Great first post hairlesscat. You make good points. Personally, I thought the R&G mini was decently organic. At least enough for me. I'm also in the boat of let's move on and just do the right thing from here going forward. You guys mention how it's a "deus ex machine" but I mean, welcome to the comics. The comic universe is a silly place where a million things happen constantly for convenience of story, to fix narratives, and to change ideas. To not be satisfied with an instance where a villain is brought in to mess with characters heads and force a character to deal with feelings, emotions and memories(finally) to where it makes her come out looking at things from a different perspective, is fine. I'm okay with it. Mostly because I thought it was done pretty well and I was never expecting them to do a really long played out working through all their specific problems. I understand some Gambit fans feeling like he is owed that. I just feel like he is owed being written well.
I also liked Gambit in the R&G mini for the most part. I know some feel like Gambit was just a sidekick but I don't really agree. I thought Gambit was confident, slick, honest, kicked some ass, and kept Rogue on her toes. People might think this is an excuse but in that particular story it makes sense if Rogue is a little more of the focus. She's the one who needs to come to terms with things and is the one with the hang-ups. She's the one that needs to figure things out. One thing that has been consistent over the years is how Gambit feels. He doesn't need the mindf^ck to know where he stands. She does. And I just happen to buy the mind messing being the thing that brought her back to how much she loves him. She's probably got a really tormented psyche after the years. They even had her genuinely apologize to Gambit and not letting him get away with the "you don't have to" line and makes sure he understands it. Again, this is more than I thought I would see from Marvel in an attempt to admit Rogue has not been wonderful to him. I like the approach that Rogue is the one that has to come correct here. And she does. Now, if you just hate Rogue at this point I understand that it's not enough. But for me I think it's a good start for moving forward.
And I totally like the proposal and marriage of the two. They're spontaneous and impulsive and just go with their feelings. It's part of what make Gambit and Rogue the hottest/sexiest/funnest couple in Marvel. And I'd love for them to get back to that. Them slipping through the back door and becoming the married X-couple instead of the highly publicized Kitty and Colossus, I think is hitting the right note. For a Romy fan anyway. I'm just hoping everything continues going in the right direction in Mr and Mrs X.