Polaris back in action! Finally.  And back in action in such a good way.  This is the issue where Lorna and Alex finally resolve their differences.  I think everyone will be surprised by the maturity and class shown by X-Factor writer Howard Mackie (I believe this is a career first) In a nutshell Alex sets up a meeting between himself and Lorna to talk things out.  She, of course, ends up saving his life when Henry Gyrich and a squad of Mandroids show up to arrest Alex for terrorist actions.  I found the entire "Love on the run" aspect of it a little tiresome and thought it might have been improved if Mackie had left the action out of it, leaving room for even more character exploration. But hey, I know what sells comic books.
In the end Scott Jr and Miss Dane break things off with amazing sensitivity and panache.  There were many times in the book where it felt as if Mackie was forcing the entire issue, but the end result was ultimately satisfying, if not entirely based in reality (Come on, if Lorna were your girlfriend would you just let her slip away without a fight? would you?)
In regard to pencils  by Lee Moder, yuck. These are action heros, not heroin junkies.

Last month's review of X-Factor #147 can be found HERE.