Legion (FX)

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Spoiler: S01E06

One thing I'm not sure about are these colours and lack of the technology. Do you guys think they somehow places Legion in seventies (while Xavier was off his face from various cocktails) or is there a section in the states that hasn't got an update on what has happened in last four decades?

MRI machine however was invented back in the seventies, but torus form didn't come in the play until little later when MRI started getting out from the laboratories and into the hospitals.

So what do you guys think when Legion is happening? Our time?

In fact, later you go into this episode, more you start to realise that getting stuck inside David's mind is a nightmare. It will never end, but it gets weirder and weirder until you are sure nothing is real. It is almost as if there no connection Marvel universe or to our reality.

How can you escape hell that is made in David's head?

At the moment I'm not even sure who is real and who are invented? Legion keeps me guessing on everything, even on who's bad and who's not.

Two episodes to go. How will this end?

 

[Kylara]

Loved thes week's episode. Very well set uf by the slowing down created by last week's. They always end just right and without giving in and explaining anything.

David's blackboards weren't givinp us any new info, but just helping give all the info we had - no more dramatic irony (one hopes)

 

[Gonk the Insane]

The penultimate episode aired last night (well, over these parts it did anyway) and I'm still loving it. I'm kind of wishing I'd recorded the whole series as waiting another week for the next installment seems to feel like forever. Still loving it though

 

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CBR were involved in the call, and they heard Hawley comparing Legion season 2's comic book connections with his other show, Fargo, and how that one relates to its source material (the original Coen Brothers film)

"I think as we do with Fargo, I think fans who are really familiar with the at world, they really appreciate certain connections and a sense of being rewarded for knowing the stories so well, [...] But at the same time, my goal was always to sort of use this character as a way to have a conversation and tell a story that was my story, that was interesting to me, and to try to get at the heart of what this character is and [what] this journey is for him, not literally sort of reenacting issues of the comic book, or storylines from the comic book.

“So, I don’t think you’ll see the show suddenly look to the comics for storylines," Hawley continued, "but you may see ideas or characters or images that are familiar to you."

And what of Professor Charles Xavier, David Haller's dad from the comics? Will he show up in Legion season 2?

"I think that’s something we’re definitely going to approach," Hawley teased. "It’s a creative conversation, but it’s also a sort of corporate conversation, you know, on some level, in terms of the movie studio and their relationship to the X-Men and the characters they want in the movies and want to protect potentially.

"And were we to want to have Professor X on the show, or even Patrick Stewart on the show, James McAvoy or one of those actors, [it] is a conversation both with the actor and with the studio. So, I don’t know, I haven’t really dived into that quandary yet, but certainly I need to start thinking about it."

Legion season 2: Noah Hawley talks comics, Professor X

 

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For a one season one Legion would have been too weird at the end. If they allow Legion to pass on to second season all of this will change and David's insanity looks more like a redemption from the curse that was the Yellow Eyed Demon. At the beginning, we knew nothing and it was really hard to understand what was going on, but as this series has progressed it had become sane.

All that weirdness swept away by excellent acting and some very disturbing images. I still don't know who to recommend this series. A child might understand this better than someone with an adult mind.

 

[Lumens]

Just finished watching this. Absolutely brilliant! I'll have to watch it again, I think. Not straight away but soon. I look forward to a second season.

 

[Gnrevolution]

Can happily report that it didn't go the way I feared, loved every episode! The cinematography, set design, acting, music, everything was just fantastic! Still not convinced that everything is as it seems, but it's one of those series that would definitely be worth re-watching. So many unanswered questions, but in a good way, my biggest question is will they stick with a Pink Floyd theme or will there be a different prog rock theme to Series 2 - Led Zep perhaps?

 

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So many unanswered questions, but in a good way, my biggest question is will they stick with a Pink Floyd theme or will there be a different prog rock theme to Series 2 - Led Zep perhaps?

Maybe. It would be lovely to hear some other songs as well from other major stars. I think we'll have to ask about it at some point - if we get a chance.

 

[Cli-Fi]

Just started watching this last night, it's a cool mix of Daredevil and American Gods. The visuals in particular remind me of American Gods while the flight & fight scene at the end of Episode one reminded me of Daredevil hallway fights, and of course Noah Hawley has to put in a touch of Fargo. I'm liking it so far.

 

[hardsciencefanagain]

There's a Syd Barret in the series.is all I'm saying.
First series finished.
Commercial breaks are a nuisance,i've recorded the lot so I can skip over them.
Together with Preacher it shows us series can move into new directions.
Fazit/personal opinion: acting in series has stepped up.
Several good to excellent performances.
Did anyone noticed Philip K.Dick influences,BTW?

 

[Droflet]

Yep, this was a winner for me. Looking forward to season 2.

 

[Lumens]

I rewatched it. I really love the characters, the acting is great and the whole story is just delightfully quirky. It grows on you.

 

[Cli-Fi]

I can't decide if American Gods or Legion is weirder but I think Legion might have a leg up on American Gods. I just finished season one. The first half was better than the second half but only by a smidgen. It's probably the most unpredictable show I have ever watched. Love the interrogator and Aubrey Plaza was a blast. They left the stories of some of the secondary characters hanging. Very surprised about the Emmy snub being that FX is a favorite channel of the emmys.

I don't know if it's because I have a brother named David but did anybody else find the way all the characters said the name, "David," creepy?

 

[Gonk the Insane]

did anybody else find the way all the characters said the name, "David," creepy?

Not personally, but there was so much creepiness and general weirdness going on I could have missed it.

There's a Syd Barret in the series.

And a Pink Floyd cover as one of the episodes' outro music. I liked how they varied it actually, with different tunes at the end of each episode.

Did anyone noticed Philip K.Dick influences,BTW?

No, but I'm interested - what stood out most?

Can't wait for Season 2...

 

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I don't know if it's because I have a brother named David but did anybody else find the way all the characters said the name, "David," creepy?

Yes, I noticed it! It was almost dreamy, or like somebody calling your name while you are sleeping. Very cleverly done, and so simple.

 

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Yes, I noticed it! It was almost dreamy, or like somebody calling your name while you are sleeping. Very cleverly done, and so simple.

I just told my brother david to watch the show. I'll see what he has to say about that.

Fun fact: Dan Stevens played a character named david in the action thriller The Guest.

 

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April 3rd

 

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[Cli-Fi]

April 3rd

David!

 

[Cli-Fi]

Some people are afraid of clowns. Well, I have always been freaked out by people in commercials who are cartoons, (why not use real actors?), and mannequins. Now I have to add chattering frozen people to the list. There were only glimpses of them in the season 2 opener but I'm assuming this is gonna escalate. I have a theory about who the Shadow King's body belongs to and thus why the people are frozen, but I'm not revealing that yet.

Jon Hamm is in this now, and there is a random dance-off!