X-Factor/YMMV

The first series contains examples of:

 * Mis Blamed - There was no Pandering to the Base to bring Jean back. Nor was it Executive Meddling. It was simply that they finally figured out a way she could return without having killed five billion people.
 * In fact it was executive meddling that kept her from returning until they found a way (Madelyne Pryor was even supposed to be Jean reincarnated until that was nixed).

The second series contains examples of:

 * My Real Daddy: Peter David is the man behind both the second and third series, and the title's name is now always linked to him.
 * Rescued From the Scrappy Heap - Madrox, who annoyed writers and artists alike for starting life as a visually boring and bland character whose superpower was to create visually boring copies of himself. It took Peter David's addition of creatively using his powers, a sense of humor and a philosophical side for the character to take off, and even after that, most writers still don't know what to do with him.

The third series contains examples of:

 * Nightmare Fuel: Jamie Madrox
 * Also the mutant internment camps of the future.
 * Just......
 * Die for Our Ship: Some fans of Rictor/Shatterstar REALLY hate Rahne, especially after she tells Rictor he's the father of her baby.
 * Rescued From the Scrappy Heap: Layla again. She was previously regarded as nothing but a human Deus Ex Machina for House of M, but X-Factor has turned her into a genuine, interesting character.
 * Shatterstar as well.
 * Ron the Death Eater: Rahne seems to be the most common target of this. She's either a kind-hearted woman with some very serious emotional issues, or an evil manipulative she-bitch out to ruin everything.