CBR

Dark Phoenix shows Jean Grey gaining an uncontrollable power boost from a cosmic entity. 1 / 9

Jean is engulfed by the Phoenix Force while on mission with Mystique, augmenting her telekinesis. 2 / 9

This contradicts X-Men: Apocalypse, which shows the greater power dormant within Jean. 3 / 9

Professor X had helped Jean repress the full extent of her powers. 4 / 9

During the film's finale against Apocalypse, Xavier encourages Jean to tap into her full potential. 5 / 9

Jean confronts Apocalypse telepathically in the astral plane and obliterates him. 6 / 9

In the physical world, Jean is able to incinerate him completely with her new powers. 7 / 9

Most tellingly, a symbol of the Phoenix engulfs her when she targets Apocalypse. 8 / 9

The retcon may be to distance Dark Phoenix from Apocalypse's weak reception. 9 / 9