who are both bitter divorcees at that point.

Chad -

I just realized that Johnny was still married to "Alicia" at that point.  I think that is what made it so painful for Johnny and Crystal when they met again after all that time.

Well, now Crystal's engaged to Ronan the Accuser.

Really.  She is.

Hannh?

Brad -

You're kiddin', right?

 I never understood Crystal's relationship with Quicksilver.

I didn't either.  The end of her relastionship with Johnny seemed too abrupt.  And her "love" for Quicksilver didn't seem real.

You got me in the mood to revisit my FF Essentials.

Cool !  :-)

--what made their relationship especially poignant were the obstacles that were tossed between them. Sometimes by circumstance, sometimes by decree yet they always managed to find one another.

You hit the nail on the head, Ron !

Paulo -

Is that in the new Secret Invasion: Inhumans #3 (which I haven't read yet!) ?

Which one is a Skrull?

LOL !

Neither.

Paolo's correct. 

The Skrulls have Black Bolt captive.  Medusa made a deal with Ronan to give Crystal to Ronan as his wife in exchange for help against the Skrulls to rescue Black Bolt.

I am going to have to assume that in some way Ronan fails to live up to his promise to somehow let Crystal out her "betrothal."

Aren't there SO many other stories more interesting and congruent with established character lines that would have fit so much better?

Talk about not giving the customer what they want/expect... but this is ridiculous.