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[tirminyl]

My heart can't take this.

 

[Burt]

yoooo

YOOOOOOOO

But rather than gush, I do have a question...

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email?

And as for Xavier giving away David, I would definitely ascribe that to the Shadow King being an astral being, which would presumably make it difficult for Xavier to guard him literally all the time -- especially if the SK was just looking to get in and poison David as revenge. Even though the SK found David anyway, having some room to breath and explore David's capabilities without worrying about Xavier obliterating him might've saved David's life.

 

[DangerMouse]

Been looking forward to this.

This first scene is fucking amazing lol. Ooh villain name drop.
Jules Verne
"No shit." LOL "I've been paying attention."
Nope, not him. LOL Oliver just pops up.

 

[-griffy-]

This episode used black and white, silent film with title cards, animation, and different aspect ratios as storytelling devices.

 

[DangerMouse]

Yeah. This is good stuff.

LOL
"I'm you. You're having a breakdown." LOL
"You're British?" LOL

Damn this deduction scene is GREAT.

Oh wow, that was unique!

I know the creator has said that this season's story will get a conclusion, but I hope that doesn't mean that they get rid of Lenny and as a consequence Aubrey's role in the show. She's too good to be a single season villain.

She's been great and a memorable villain, but I think she's gotta go. Or at least get kicked out of David so we can move the story on.

 

[Ponn]

She's been great and memorable, but I think she's gotta go. Or atleast get kicked out of David so we can move the story on.

SK isn't the kind of character you just kill off and forget about.

 

[The Driver]

Episode was amazing. Equal to or maybe even better than the last one for me. Fuck. This show is a treasure.

That whole silent film sequence just kept upping the ante.

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The eye getting folded like origami. Bird creating his musical shield. David going super sayian in the hallway.

. Then that cliffhanger. NO TV SHOW SHOULD BE THIS HYPE.

Even the TK guy got to do something cool.

Fuck.

The preview for next week was something lit too. I'm so sad we only got one episode left.

 

[DangerMouse]

Yeah that was a great sequence. Amazing and packed ep!

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Damn. Those feels.

Damn cliffhanger!

Damn it sucks there's only one more left in the season.

SK isn't the kind of character you just kill off and forget about.

Not sure what that's supposed to mean as I don't know him, beyond I guess obviously you can't kill him so I guess he's always a threat, but there's got to be something so it's not kept around forever in all stories.

 

[Zoe]

Was that his Patrick Stewart impression? :lol

 

[Burt]

Was that his Patrick Stewart impression? :lol

I love the metaness of him in his natural British accent being incredulous at his American accent failing at a British accent.

But seriously? Nobody's with me on the "email" drop? With all of the purposeful chronological markers in this show - the beat poetry, the tube TVs, the cars, Melanie's hair in the psych ward, The Eye's hair period (git got, sucka), the big-ass spinning plate psychiatrist recorder, the hippie aesthetic, the every single thing in this show - and this episode goes and drops "email" and then immediately hits us with the "key piece of information truncated by the conversational hard cut due to BIG IMPORTANT ISSUE" trope?

Something still ain't right.

Oh, and Oliver is a straight up Final Fantasy bard.

 

[Cornballer]

That was an impressive episode of television.


- Onion A|V Club review
- Sepinwall's review
- The Ringer
- Vox
- Promo for the season finale (please spoiler tag any discussion)

 

[shawnbuddy]

Officially my favorite superherhero show ever. I was thinking the villain might be the Shadow King ever since we first saw that ugly fat form, because of the Haller/Xavier connection, but the way it has played out has been delightfully exciting and interesting anyway. And the "dog's" name was King, ha! Kind of surprised they got rid of The Eye without giving us more of his backstory first, which sounded worth exploring.

 

[LotusHD]

Yup, if there was any doubt before (there hasn't been for me since like what, 2-3 episodes ago), this is the best comic book show.

 

[Noks415]

I love the metaness of him in his natural British accent being incredulous at his American accent failing at a British accent.

But seriously? Nobody's with me on the "email" drop? With all of the purposeful chronological markers in this show - the beat poetry, the tube TVs, the cars, Melanie's hair in the psych ward, The Eye's hair period (git got, sucka), the big-ass spinning plate psychiatrist recorder, the hippie aesthetic, the every single thing in this show - and this episode goes and drops "email" and then immediately hits us with the "key piece of information truncated by the conversational hard cut due to BIG IMPORTANT ISSUE" trope?

Something still ain't right.

I wouldn't be surprised if this entire season is just some crazy framing device for a larger story, and is just setting up for season 2 or 3 lol. My theory is that David's mind is so fucked,that we as the audience are seeing shit like tube TVs, 60's aesthetics and email because thats just how warped his fucking mind is. Either this how he views things even though they may not actually be like that in reality or he literally has a "reality distortion field" that shapes and molds reality into whatever his mind is comfortable dealing with.

 

[shawnbuddy]

Another great thing was the brief flash of Xavier's chair. Just a subtle blink and you miss it detail with a huge impact.

 

[Zoe]

Ptonomy got shafted in this episode. Though I suppose he had a decent flashback in the last episode.

 

[shawnbuddy]

Ptonomy got shafted in this episode. Though I suppose he had a decent flashback in the last episode.

Yeah, it was odd that he was MIA.

 

[SRG01]

I wouldn't be surprised if this entire season is just some crazy framing device for a larger story, and is just setting up for season 2 or 3 lol. My theory is that David's mind is so fucked,that we as the audience are seeing shit like tube TVs, 60's aesthetics and email because thats just how warped his fucking mind is. Either this how he views things even though they may not actually be like that in reality or he literally has a "reality distortion field" that shapes and molds reality into whatever his mind is comfortable dealing with.

I mean, his rational mind did appear because he literally created it in a time of distress, no?

Also, locking up Shadow King in a box makes me think of how Legion kept his powers in cages from X-Men: Legacy.

 

[TWrecks310]

How did they make something this weird so good.

Also, GIVE AUBREY PLAZA ALL THE AWARDS AND ALL THE ROLES SHE WANTS NOW. She's incredible in this show.

 

[DangerMouse]

That Edward Scissorhands too.

So many great and different styles in this show.

I love the metaness of him in his natural British accent being incredulous at his American accent failing at a British accent.

Oh, and Oliver is a straight up Final Fantasy bard.

LOL that was too good. As was the whole scene. Probably my favorite from the ep since the chalkboard thing was genius too.

LOL.

Hmm, interesting observation with the email thing, no idea heh.

Another great thing was the brief flash of Xavier's chair. Just a subtle blink and you miss it detail with a huge impact.

Yeah.

 

[Zoe]

The show is deliberately all over the place in depicting the time period. They've shown modern technology in other spots.

 

[Sean C]

But seriously? Nobody's with me on the "email" drop? With all of the purposeful chronological markers in this show - the beat poetry, the tube TVs, the cars, Melanie's hair in the psych ward, The Eye's hair period (git got, sucka), the big-ass spinning plate psychiatrist recorder, the hippie aesthetic, the every single thing in this show - and this episode goes and drops "email" and then immediately hits us with the "key piece of information truncated by the conversational hard cut due to BIG IMPORTANT ISSUE" trope?

Quoth the showrunner:

When I wrote the script I assumed it was set in present day and in our world, and I think the network assumed that too. Then when it came time to make it I thought about it more as a fable on some level and I realized I wanted to make something subjective. Which is to say this whole show is not the world, it’s David’s experience of the world. He’s piecing his world together from nostalgia and memory and the world becomes that. I found myself watching A Clockwork Orange and Quadrophenia and a lot of ’60s British films. Yet there are elements that are futuristic too. You’ll notice there’s only one car in the whole first hour, and not many in the whole season, because cars really date something. Costume wise Clockwork had a specific look to it that I wanted to play with. I wanted to create a world that had its own rules, and that was about putting you into David’s head and seeing things that are there or aren’t there. You wonder: Who is this guy if everything he’s thought about himself is wrong?

 

[Burt]

The show is deliberately all over the place in depicting the time period. They've shown modern technology in other spots.

Yeah, that's true - there have been a few monitors that have stuck out, like those ones where his sister was being held that seemed to be hi-res, but were also like... projected onto tarp or something? But I didn't know what to make of that. The coffee machine seems retro-futuristic as well, and I'm sure there are plenty of other tidbits. "Email" just seemed like a bit of a hard drop, especially with the quick pivot away from it while I still in the middle of my double take.

Quoth the showrunner:

This is awesome, thanks. Guess it really isn't something to concentrate on too heavily, then.

 

[DangerMouse]

The show is deliberately all over the place in depicting the time period. They've shown modern technology in other spots.

Yeah.

Quoth the showrunner:

Cool, thanks.

 

[Noks415]

Quoth the showrunner:

Thanks for that, great read.

"He’s piecing his world together from nostalgia and memory and the world becomes that"

Cool that I wasn't too far off in my interpretation.

 

[platakul]

Thanks for that, great read.

"He’s piecing his world together from nostalgia and memory and the world becomes that"

Cool that I wasn't too far off in my interpretation.

I think it makes sense for the X-mansion stand in here to be fairly Mod 70s style since Melanie pines for Oliver. Were David to go clear headed back out into the real world it would be modern day I assume

 

[Einchy]

This episode used black and white, silent film with title cards, animation, and different aspect ratios as storytelling devices.

Love all the ways they use different styles in the show.

 

[Mariolee]

The Eye getting folded had my jaw on the floor dear god.

And I caught that email drop too.

 

[HellBlazer]

Yeah, that's true - there have been a few monitors that have stuck out, like those ones where his sister was being held that seemed to be hi-res, but were also like... projected onto tarp or something? But I didn't know what to make of that. The coffee machine seems retro-futuristic as well, and I'm sure there are plenty of other tidbits. "Email" just seemed like a bit of a hard drop, especially with the quick pivot away from it while I still in the middle of my double take.

I mean, the dude in the very first episode was using a tablet. Modern technology is not a new thing that is suddenly mentioned for the first time...

 

[Burt]

I mean, the dude in the very first episode was using a tablet. Modern technology is not a new thing that is suddenly mentioned for the first time...

Yeah, completely forgot about that tablet. Didn't even notice it first time around, to be honest. I think I could chalk up the anachronistic feeling of the first episode to the psych ward setting and the incongruencies didn't really start to hit until they got out into the world.

Also, just skimming through that first episode on the FX website... this show's gonna need a rewatch. That "You ever feel like something's happened before, but different?" line is great. Like, I remembered the first drool thing but forgot the specifics, and things like David talking about cherry pie I completely forgot.

 

[AstroLad]

This fucking show. Watching it with my wife and trying convince everyone I know to watch it, and I'm never That Guy. Hope they're able to retain their confidence and creativity going forward. Honestly could do with near zero exposition and just a ton of impressionistic scenes in jarringly different styles.

 

[kirblar]

The David-on-David talk is totally priming the audience for the Syd-is-David reveal.

 

[Triz]

This fucking show. Watching it with my wife and trying convince everyone I know to watch it, and I'm never That Guy. Hope they're able to retain their confidence and creativity going forward. Honestly could do with near zero exposition and just a ton of impressionistic scenes in jarringly different styles.

Yeah, I have tried to get my all my friends to watch it...no luck so far. My wife and I are loving it.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

I've introduced it to one friend so far and he is enjoying it..my wife digs it as well. Great show.

 

[DaveH]

David mentions email... is that the only anachronism so far? I haven't been keeping track.

 

[Sadsic]

apparently the far right likes this show too

 

[Discotheque]

apparently the far right likes this show too

lol just skimming through the posts and they gauge whether or not they're into watching something based on amount of "gay stuff" and "homo content"

 

[TheNatureBoy]

If Legion doesn't win some kind of award for its visuals, it would be a shame. So much inventive stuff every episode.

I never would have expected it to have such a horror vibe going in. Shadow King is the most terrifying villain in a comic book show since Killgrave in Jessica Jones.

Can't wait to see how the finale goes down next week.

 

[Maximo]

apparently the far right likes this show too

The nice thing about watching shows and movies online is that ability to move past undesirable scenes.

I’m pushing 60 now but I, as a male, cannot ever remember a time when watching two people kiss was something I wanted to see. Now they have two guys kissing and two girls kissing. I definitely don’t want to watch any of that garbage. It’s not that it offends me when people do that in private, I literally don’t care, but I don’t want to be forced to watch it in the course of an otherwise decent show.

As time goes on I’m getting more and more PO’d about these deviant sex scenes (not the girl/boy type). Something really needs to happen to put the brakes on this and force the networks, cable included, to put nudity type warnings in big block letters at the beginning of every show that has that kind of thing in it.

Lol what the fuuuuuuuck.

 

[TheOddOne]

- A|V Club Review: The Legion team confronts David’s nemesis in a singular showdown.
- Sepinwall: ‘Legion’ Explains It All With A Thrilling, Audacious ‘Chapter 7’
- Vox: Legion episode 7, “Chapter 7”: the most satisfying episode yet makes a challenging season worth it.
- EW: 'Legion' recap: 'Chapter 7'.
- TVLine: Legion Recap: Out, Patient!
- Ringer: Too ‘Legion,’ Too Late?

 

[Black Mamba]

apparently the far right likes this show too

Would love to hear their thoughts on Kerry and Carey! I'm sure it would be informative!


But really, just chimed in to say this is the most interesting show on TV. My knowledge of X-Men does not go beyond the movies and 90s cartoon show and I've loved this show. The acting, cinematography, concepts, everything. Parts of it is also real horror/thriller which I love.

I feel like the actors and director(s) are having fun making this show. Especially Plaza who seems so comfortable and has given a superb performance.

Can't wait for the finale!

 

[RatskyWatsky]

That was utterly brilliant. That entire silent "The Monster Appears!" sequence had my jaw on the floor. Really impressive stuff. Aubrey Plaza is doing fantastic work - she definitely deserves an Emmy nom.

Ptonomy got shafted in this episode. Though I suppose he had a decent flashback in the last episode.

Yeah, that was oddly sloppy of the writers to just remove him from the plot this week. I had actually completely forgotten about him until he showed up again at the end of the episode.

 

[Grazzt]

Episode 6 and 7 are one of the best things I've seen on TV. So good.

 

[Maximo]

This episode used black and white, silent film with title cards, animation, and different aspect ratios as storytelling devices.

I fuckin love the creativity some seriously smart minds running this show.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Good episode. I particularly enjoyed the classroom scenes.

 

[The One Who Knocks]

That was a great episode, especially the chalkboard sequence and the silent film sequence, but the ending has me conflicted. The Division Three individual not being dead but badly burned seems to directly conflict with what we were shown at the end of the first episode, and while it does allow there to be a noteworthy character still present in the organisation I'm not sure it was worth how jarring it was for him to appear (The Division regaining it's strength in a second season after David attacked the compound to rescue his sister, now trying to deal with a more confident and self-assured David, seemed like a more natural way to handle it). It'll depend largely on how it's follow up though, the next episode might be able to justify the ending very well.

She's been great and a memorable villain, but I think she's gotta go. Or at least get kicked out of David so we can move the story on.

I agree. As great as she's been this season, she'll very much wear out her welcome if they keep her around longer than the final next week. The show needs to continue to move forward and keeping her around is only going to keep David regressing and stunt it from moving on to more interesting developments; we've already had a season of David being uncertain of himself and this being added to by his possession, we don't need another season of it.

 

[Lifejumper]

Not just the best super hero show. One of the best TV shows ever period.

 

[Nategc20]

Both Syd's headphones and Kerry's bed sequences was probably some of the greatest scene transitions I have ever seen in a tv show.

It was brilliant.

 

[Finalow]

such a goddamn good show. that was another superb episode.

give Noah Hawley and Aubrey Plaza all the Emmys already.

 

[shadow_shogun]

David's english accent was terrible!

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There are some people actually saying this. lol