Line #12 Recap/XMenS1E5CaptiveHearts

Context Recap / XMenS1E5CaptiveHearts

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1	Written by: Robert N. Skir, Martin Isenberg, and Eric Lewald
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3	Cyclops and Jean go out on a date, only to see a young mutant boy being chased by a mob. Attempting to rescue him, they flee into the subway system and get captured by the Morlocks. A group of homeless mutants living underground, they are led by a woman named Callisto who plans on taking Cyclops as her mate.
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5	Jean manages to get a message to Professor Xavier, and he assembles the X-men to rescue her. Storm, while designated as the group's leader, struggles during the mission due to her claustrophobia.
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7	In the end, Storm challenges Callisto to a hand-to-hand fight and gains leadership of the Morlocks, freeing Jean and Scott.
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9	"Captive Hearts" provides examples of
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12	* AdaptationDeviation: In the comics, Callisto wanted Angel as her mate. Here, it's Cyclops, since Angel hasn't appeared in the series yet.
13	* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange:
14	** Leech is depicted as possessing telekinetic powers besides those of his comic books counterpart.
15	** Annalee's powers are more hypnotic here than those of her comic books counterpart.
16	* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Callisto takes Scott prisoner with the intention of forcing him to be her mate and providing her with an heir.
17	* BeneathTheEarth: The Morlocks are an underground community of homeless mutants, many of which can't pass off as regular humans due to their physical mutations.
18	* BroughtDownToNormal: Leech suppresses Scott's powers so he can't just rescue himself.
19	* CrazyJealousGuy: Wolverine's unrequited feelings for Jean cause him to act this way towards Cyclops. Exploited by Annalee to turn Wolverine against Cyclops for a moment.
20	* LoveTriangle: Two that overlap: Wolverine's feelings for Jean are key to the story, and Callisto takes an interest in Cyclops, but it's Cyclops and Jean that are together.
21	* MindOverMatter: Leech is capable of using telekinesis as well as draining other mutants' powers.
22	* MurderTheHypotenuse: He doesn't go through with it, but when Wolverine discovers the real Cyclops, he muses he "could make a couple women real sad right now."
23	* StabThePicture: Wolverine stabs Cyclops in a picture of him and Jean. (Yes, [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wolverine-crush that picture]].) At the end of the episode, the picture is seen in Wolverine's room, and in addition to being stabbed it's been ripped in half between the two.
24	* StalkerWithATestTube: Callisto abducts Cyclops so he can, ah, give her an heir.
25	* TrialByCombat: Callisto and Storm battle for leadership of the Morlocks this way.
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