It's really funny to see Rogue and Gambit arguing about all kinds of ridiculous things as a married couple. I don't know how to feel about Mystique being at the wedding since I'm not sure where she stands with the X-Men at the moment since I haven't really kept up with Marvel comics recently. I'm really happy to see them working well together, though. It very much feel alike watching Mr. And Mrs. Smith, so the title is very fitting. Can't wait to read next issue.

Greg Rucka does not disappoint. Lois Lane starts off strong pursuing a story that publicly reveals the amount of corruption that there is in the government. We got to see a glimpse into how she balances her work life and marriage with Clark despite how little sleep the both of them seem to get. I'm looking forward to the rest of this limited series.

Some fans may call this blasphemy, but I was so excited to get to Thatcher and Jane’s story that I skipped book 3 of this series. I’ll go back to book 3 eventually, just not now. I was happy to get to know Thatcher better because I think he was probably highly misunderstood by Farrow and Moffy. Turns out that despite seeming to have a stick up his butt, he has a deep loyalty and love for his family and takes his job very seriously. Jane and him seem to be an odd match from an outside perspective and I liked the implications of that. Society tends to judge couples based on how they look together rather than on compatibility and Jane specifically seems to feel that pressure. Thatcher loves Jane with all her quirks, awkwardness, and insecurity and he’s not shy about letting her know that. Thatcher is able to make Jane feel comfortable enough to share them with him and he responds to her insecurities with comfort and acceptance. Despite appearing very different on the outside, I think they both balance each other out. Thatcher is really caring and outside of her own family I don’t think Jane has ever felt cared for in a romantic context before. Thatcher is able to offer her that. Jane’s family and Akara are, understandably, not thrilled about the implications of them being together, but I would like to see how the dynamic between Thatcher and her siblings ends up working out. It will be interesting to see. I’m also really curious about Donnelly and Luna. I am now intrigued to see if they become an official couple and how well that will sit with Moffy (not well I suppose). Anyway, I’m looking forward to see how things develop in the next book.

It’s so rare to find a male lead in YA novels that embody the Clark Kent “boy scout” trope and Reid embodies it so well. Reid is an interesting exploration of a character that is loyal to a set of laws that he has used as a basis for his morality. His relationship with Lou is incredibly interesting because it allowed both characters to explore the other side of the same coin. Lou is the antithesis of law and order and it brought me such joy to see her help bring Reid out of his pretentious and religious bubble of higher moral ground. On the other hand, Reid was able to show Lou that not all Chaussers are horrible people that are going out of their way to destroy the lives of witches. Like himself, the Chaussers believe that they are helping to bring about God’s will for the greater good. Most of the conflict between Chaussers and witches can be broiled down to a huge misunderstanding of both parties towards one another. Thankfully, both Lou and Reid through their romantic link are able to understand each other past that ancient conflict because they see each other as individuals in the end.

 I appreciated the pacing in the relationship being slow because it made the progression feel very natural. Reid still had feelings Celie at the beginning of the story, but we see how living with Lou makes him grow out of those feelings into his love for Lou. Despite being so different, when you really break down both Lou and Reid, they are both people that seek moral good and just have different concepts of what that looks like. They are more alike than they seem at the beginning as their goals and morals end up converging by the end of the story as their characters grow together through their relationship. 

The subplots present in the main story are not heavily explored, but they are hinted at enough to garner curiosity and add to the plot. We get hints of how Coco became friends with Lou and get to see through her conversations with Reid and even Lou herself how much she care for her friend. Coco and Ansel were some of my favorite side characters. Coco is a shameless flirt but also very honest, straightforward, and conniving. Ansel is innocent and naïve in many ways as a boy who has grown up confined in the church, but despite that is surprisingly caring and open minded. I was really surprised when he accepted Lou despite knowing she was a witch. We also get a glimpse into Reid’s backstory exploring how he has grown up as an orphan and has been raised to hunt witches. Ironically, as Lou later finds out, he is in fact the child of a witch. This is something that Reid also realizes later, but he has yet to reveal to Madame Labelle that he is her son. I am wondering when Madame Labelle will discover that Reid is her kid. I think it’s quite funny that they have been exposed to such different atmospheres, Madame Labelle being a practicing witch and Reid being a confined Chasseur. It makes me tinker with the idea of how awkward their interactions will probably be. I’m always a sucker for the exploration of familial relationships, though, so I’m down for that. 

Super happy with this ending. Remy was able to prove that he deserves his place as a leader among the guilds. His speech was probably the best part of this issue. It was also great to see how Jean-Luc has a pretty good relationship with Gambit to the point that they were able to plan a way to help Remy end up mostly unscathed from this mess. Remy and Rogue had some nice family moments following his visit home. The ending to the mini series is hopeful and I'm super happy I picked it up. I might start reading a bit more X-Men again after this. Hopefully I don't regret that.

It was quite interesting to enter a world full of killer vampires in this issue. I can also totally see a world where Batman turned himself into a vampire for the greater good and everything got out of hand. Wally is having a hard time right now with losing Roy Harper for a second time, even though this time actually wasn't his fault. We'll see where this takes us next issue.

The Justice League has given Arthur a chance to prove his innocence. Mera continues to be concerned about how the prophecy of the destruction of Atlantis, possibly by her hand, will affect the approval of her marriage to Aquaman. It sucks that Mera is this concerns about the issue, but I can understand why the elders would be against their union. I would like to know if they have precedent to how accurate their predictions of the future are, though. Aquaman doesn't look to be in the best light to the United States by the end of the issue, unfortunately. This N.E.M.O. organization sure has a talent for framing the poor dude.