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Not locking in votes yet, just throwing out thoughts.

Mutant Underground: This is pretty easily the biggest jump in quality from round 1 to 2 across the project for me. The reworked concept, although not super unique, makes much better use of this excellent roster. My only real complaint is that the "twist" loses some impact now that death has been kind of rendered meaningless in the current X-Men continuity, but considering the rest of the setup there's ways to explain away even that, and I don't know if it's completely fair to zero in on such a recent development that hasn't been deeply explored yet anyway. Nice work here.

MLA: Still love this roster and the simplicity of concept, but Shaw really does feel shoehorned in to his role. I think I'd like to see some sort of plan for the future where he's concerned. This is gonna be a tough match to vote on.

Object Impermutants: Still awesome.

Rocket X: I think the star-studded lineup could be a real benefit to this series, and the addition of Sabretooth adds intrigue to the pitch, but their roles really need to be actually addressed for that to be the case. Right now, the great concept and pretty good lineup is being obscured by the fact that I can't tell what the team dynamics are really like.

X-Treme: Despite being annoying as all get-out in a fight, the roster and concept really don't grab me in any way. There's an interesting lineup of powers here and I'd prefer to see something that plays to their strengths rather than effectively making them auxiliary pieces to another Xavier-led story.

Brotherhood of Righteous Mutants: I'm just not quite sure where to go with this. I'm not as down on this pitch as others - some of the justifications for certain inclusions are stretches, but not quite to the point of being complete dealbreakers for me - but it really seems like this team would be better served taking hits to some of the star power and power-power in favor of a stronger thematic union that doesn't necessitate jumping through so many hoops.

Mutant Intent: I like the roster and the overall idea of this team quite a bit, but I wish the story pitch was a little more specific in terms of an actual plot. Several teams in this project have a very clearly defined direction that just doesn't quite make up for an uninteresting base concept. Mutant Intent has the opposite problem.

eXcalibur: The new and improved name is perfect for the sleek, stylish team that's been assembled here. I don't know if I quite buy some of these characters' involvement in this concept - would like to see individual motivations addressed in a little more detail where possible - but the roster itself is so good and the idea feels so complete that that's really a nitpick.
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