User blog comment:LoveWaffle/"Days of Future Past" Will Take Us to Another Timeline/@comment-5473242-20121202013419/@comment-1895174-20121202024920

They could erase some, but the problem is that the continuity issues in First Class are numerous and often severe. The Emma Frost in Origins and the one in First Class could be a completely different person (albeit with similar names and abilities), and the same could probably be said for the Shaw in X2 (which is most likely just an Easter Egg, anyway). But take Prof X's paralysis, for example. Patrick Stewart plays a younger Xavier in Origins and The Last Stand, one that can walk and stand up, but the one in First Class is much younger (with hair even) but is paralyzed in the 60's. That can't be explained by a simple retcon - it's just a plot hole. A big, glaring plot hole.

I thought First Class was alright. Not amazing by any means, but probably the second best in the series. Outside of X2, I don't really hold the X-Men franchise in the highest regard, but it's definitely a step back in the right direction after Origins.

And, yeah, I probably could, but I can't really devote too much time to anything for another week or so.