This article contains majorStranger Things 2spoilers.
Like the pesky Upside-Down itself, the shadow of mutanthood is always there.
And she has been the heart of their very own Phoenix Saga ever since.
However, Ms. Browns littleFirestarterwas never sidelined during this sophomore effort.
Instead hers was a season of maturity and dawning self-awareness.
It was, in short, a louder echo of Jean Greys comic book embrace of the Phoenix.
It is in these sequences whereStranger Thingsmost leans into its X-Men influences.
She preaches mutant and proud, in essence, and instructs her how to use her powers.
Like Eleven, Jean Grey is host to an awesome power that borders on the horrific and supernatural.
InX-Men#130, Jean Grey joins fellow X-Men mutants on a reconnaissance mission to New York City.
ButStranger Thingsalso does it more deftly.
Both involve all-black costuming and some pretty fabulous hair and makeup transitions.
They even have Eleven embrace her original name as Jane.
That too has a familiar ring to it.
), and Jean ultimately goes the fullExorcistherself and becomes a threat to the entire cosmos.
So is Eleven / Jane also Phoenix / Jean?
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