This issue is all about building suspense, since nothing really happens. Sure, Magneto discovers Dazzler and frees her from her stupor, and the mysterious foe reveals that s/he can control both the X-Men's powers and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s equipment. But, despite the dramatic-sounding nature of that struggle, it doesn't really change much. We're still waiting for the revelation of said mysterious foe's identity and motives, and it's not like Mystique really has that much to lose when Dazzler re-appears and takes back her identity. Bendis is definitely going to have to explain how the foe got so powerful as to be able to hack everything from powers to technology. (Maybe it's a grown-up Hijack?) The good news is that Bendis seems likely to reveal it next issue, so he's not drawing out the story too long.
*** (three of five stars)
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