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My initial thoughts.
1) Since lobotomized Jean is the "copy", the reason we are seeing her fade is because Phoenix is no longer keeping her in existence. That's my guess. This means eventually we'll only have the real Jean. I assume the reason JB is going with the "copy" story is to make sure Jean herself is not tainted by Phoenix's crimes in any way.
2) Obviously this means the X-Men will recover the real Jean at some point to replace the copy. Can't have two Jeans running around, can we?
3) Knowing the original story really undermines the shock and surprise the reader should have of this revelation. Can you imagine actually reading this in 1981? Phoenix made a copy of Jean - what does that mean? I'd be totally confused (and possibly iffed that the "Jean" I'd been reading about for the past 4-5 years wasn't the real one). Remember how people reacted to the Spider-clone fiasco of the nineties! Of course, this wouldn't have happened back then. JB can do this now because of all the retroactive continuity that's been established, and which we already know.
4) It's easy to dislike Lilandra for not informing the X-Men. But remember that she is the leader of the Shi'ar Empire and has certain responsibilities. Leaders need to act in best intentions for the group they are responsible for, not their own personal feelings. We need to learn more about what's going to happen before we judge her (even though we know the results have been disastrous).
5) I am assuming Lilandra is attempting to harness the Phoenix in the same way the Skrulls were established to have used a Cosmic Cube to protect their own empire. It began with good intentions, but ended in disaster for them. There is some amount of power that just can't be safely handled by mortal man (or alien).
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