So at an early point in my Envisionings journey, I came across this interview with Mike Dougherty, one of the credited writers for X2, on what the third X-Men movie may've been had he and the original director* worked on it.
*I do not support abuse of any kind. I'm just responding to the art. A movie is a work of many.
The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 73 - Making Trick 'R Treat (GUEST: Mike Dougherty, Director Of Trick 'R Treat) (slashfilm.com) (timestamp skip: 24:55, or you can read a summary here, or alternately here).
As well as this concept, mentioned by X2 writer Dan Harris, for a version of Emma Frost: Sigourney Weaver Was Going to be Emma Frost - Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News - SuperHeroHype
I found that take on Emma interesting and Mike Dougherty's idea for X3 infinitely more captivating than X3: The Last Stand (not to mention smoother and more interesting to work off from).
This is what I've taken to calling "X3: Unseen" as a reference shorthand.
From there, inspiration filled in details to where I also have my take on X3:Unseen, which for reference to readers of Envisionings is as follows: -Emma Frost is a (closeted mutant) therapist who uses her powers in her sessions, unbeknownst to her clients. -Xavier, aware of her (though with a false idea of what her powers are) arranges for Cyclops to see her to help with his grief and guilt over the loss of Jean Grey.
-Cyclops is unreceptive to the therapy, until the end (with Emma Frost discovering she can't even find his emotions to touch -a first for her- until that point) (Note: a video by youtube channel Bullets and Blockbusters describes additional details regarding Emma Frost's role in X3 Unseen. I'm not aware of what their source material is on that and I actually find certain details less compelling, so considering them I would also have the adjustments of: -no romantic history between Xavier and Emma, placing her more in the age range of Cyclops -any manipulation of Jean Grey by Ms. Frost it not realized by the X-Men).
With that explanation set, I hope you'll enjoy joining the ride of my Envisionings.
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