Quote:Please tell me at least one other person here has watched this besides me? FX is killing it here lately between this show and Taboo (which I ironically watch on BBC One).


Needless to say, I went into this show expecting one thing and came away from the first episode pleasantly surprised by the direction thus far.


It should be noted, Legion's comic book debut was among the first comic books I ever read (I was 8 at the time it dropped) so I'm pretty well versed in his actual back story and history. Obviously, there are going to be differences and honestly, being a dorky purist I thought those would bother me but this was so well done (to me) that I didn't even think about it until writing this post.

Okay, so I had no plan to watch this until either I go to a friend's house and catch up on it with DVR, hope it comes out on Netflix or Amazon. I didn't even know what it was until I saw all the spots for it during the Super Bowl. Soooo..... I found it online and had to watch it and dang. What a show. I don't know jack about Legion so I went to IMDB to get a synopsis because I was totally confused while watching it. I'll have to watch it again now that I know a little more. 

 

I didn't even recognize Dan Stevens at first. Dude has lost a bunch of weight from his Downton Abbey days. I have his movie, The Guest, in my queue to watch on Netflix and I thought he looked kind of skinny in the picture for it but- wow. I only thought it was him in Legion because of his eyes. Like, I had to pause the show and go to IMDB and look it up. Not many people have eyes quite like his. I think this is a show I will like very much.

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