The cover to this issue has Rogue doing the “come forward and fight” taunt created by Bruce Lee. Or is it Morpheus?

Rogue helps the Stepford Cuckoos try to find Phoenix Force by absorbing their psychic powers into a single body.  The side-effect is that Rogue gets glimpses into the thoughts of the extended cast.  It also enables a retrospective of her on-again/off-again relationship with Gambit.

This is largely a device to justify an issue that reminds readers of all the ongoing plotlines, with Rogue as the focal point.  In a series this complex, I find these check-ins useful as a reader.  For the purposes of overview, though, not much here.