Here’s our full, spoiler-filled review for episode one of FX’s new X-Men adjacent series, Legion.
This Legion review contains spoilers.
To read a different, spoiler-free review of this episode, clickhere.
Consider this review a continuation of the spoiler-free version.
Legion Episode One
Im worried aboutLegion.
No, Im worried about it finding an audience.
Implausibly, thats what my brain is on fire about.
Will the superhero fans embrace the shows avant garde leanings?
Will the more seasoned TV viewers dismiss this as just another comic book show without watching?
Can I stay here forever?
No doubt hes quite the troublesome guy.
As far as unreliable narrators go, David may take the cake.
Syd is an optimist who feels self-assured despite the fact she cannot make physical contact with another person.
She traps everyone in the hospital in their rooms and makes their doors disappear.
I also cant wait to discover more layers to David and Syds relationship.
How do you have a relationship with someone you cannot be physically close with?
How do you recreate that proximity in other ways?
Will Syd begin to covet the power that David has?
Will David relish the escape from his piercing mind?
Im eager to learn more about our antagonists too.
What organization does Hamish Linklaters humorously droll agent work for?
Hell, lets ignore those two completely and talk about the beast with yellow eyes!
I havent been that creeped out by a monster since the Winkies Diner scene inMulholland Drive!
Did you see him in the background of the final scene?!
Hell, maybe that was the desired effect.
David sure seemed jarred too!
I should stop worrying.
The Best of the Rest
Rating:
5 out of 5
