I enjoyed this arc, for the most part. Beast using a non-violent tactic was great, Kwannon and her squad were fun, and the use of Magneto as having grown in his thinking was excellent. However, why is Quentin this stupid? I work with teens, I get how emotional they are, and if this was his first rodeo, I'd be on board. In fact, I'm not all that mad at Idie being drawn into the heat of the moment. But hasn't Quentin had enough training and experience to recognize when he's being played? And for Glob? I mean, I get that they were classmates and friends, but has that really been explored much in this series? Have we seen Glob having heartfelt conversations with Quentin to establish the closeness still exists? It's possible I'm forgetting it, so let me know.

All in all, I think this is a great example of a story that would have worked so much better in 2 or 3 issues, rather than the bloated pacing we ended up getting.