Where do we go from here? This episode promised a clash, and it opens with a tremendous scene of David and Farouk, levitating towards each other, presenting a foreboding version of “Behind Blue Eyes.” And then, the promise is delivered. … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 19

As I watch these episodes, I take notes. Normally I tap out a couple pages of MS Word and then write the actual review almost immediately after the episode ends. This works out well for the writing process. But with … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 18

You are at a potluck. You arrived a little late, which was unavoidable. Everyone else has taken food. There is one main dish that hasn’t been picked over, some chicken. (For the purposes of this potluck, you are not averse … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 17

Closer. But not there yet. Things move quickly here, but there is so much ground to cover, and it does not welcome guests. This episode is one maze inside another, and everyone seems to be moving towards the same place … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 16

I am enjoying this season of television. More than anything, I’m enjoying the flexibility it has shown in exploring its space, in spending time with the characters, in developing its universe as opposed to merely advancing its plot. But having … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 15

After the previous episode, there was bound to be fallout. A response. And there will be, at least I think so. What is happening now, though is something else. As something of a casual X-Men fan, I understand who David … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 14

This episode begins with one enormous question, in the form of Lenny. Somehow, Lenny is back in the land of the living, alive if not exactly well. Nothing about this seems normal, nothing at all. Lenny is one conspicuously blue-eyed … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 13

Well then. I was getting a feel for the show, for the different characters, for the story, for the direction. Or so I thought. I suppose my fault was not in assuming where the story may have been going, but … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 12

Now, guided by Professor Narrator Jon Hamm, we see a demonstration of contagion spreading, and then, in action. There is more history, but mostly, things develop, though they do not improve. Our principals begin by adjusting to new circumstances: Cary … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 11

Things begin to move forward. There is progress, there is honesty. Mostly. We do have some explanations. But there are plenty of unknown elements, and something huge and awful, something that will put previous conflicts in perspective. The first season … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 10

Things have changed. Legion picks up right where it left off – well, right where David left off. Right where David thinks he left off. Which is not where anyone else left off, or even where David really left off. … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 9

If you’ve read any of my reviews, I think my love for the show is clear. It’s well paced, visually striking, and its characters are very well developed. Each episode has a couple spectacles, and there are a number of … Continue reading Legion S1 Recap and Rankings

Chapter 8 Nothing happens in a vacuum. There may not always be an equal and opposite reaction – no. If anything, that reaction will be greater. As it turns out, the shadowy divisions of the world’s military were not simply … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 8

There are problems. Time has stopped in the real world, where a malevolent government spook has opened fire on our leads. Nobody moves, as they are all trapped inside an illusion created by a psychic parasite. And our main character … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 7

Things are starting to make sense. To take shape. For us, the viewer, anyway. For our principals, they have some sense of truth, but for them it remains out of reach. Down a hallway, behind a door that might be … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 6

Intimacy is a frightening thing. It means vulnerability, and it means exposure. It means truth. I can only imagine what telepathy is like, but I assume it is pure mental intimacy. No pretense. Only the truth. When this episode ends, … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 5

Conflict is no longer brewing. It is live and we are go. Things move slowly, for a while. And then, not as slowly. The picture is coming together a little more, but there are some challenges. The opposition is no … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 4

Christ, what a tense hour of television. After the pilot – in which reality was continually rearranged and rarely explained – the show was due for some exposition, for some kind of direction. Which it has provided. Very little of … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 3

Sometimes moving forward means looking backward, understanding how to progress by figuring out how the present came to be. Chapter 2 is spent largely in the past, but make no mistake, this is progress. If Chapter 1 was dumping all … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 2

Chapter 1 We are in the Sixties…maybe. The Who rail against us as we speed through David’s youth, glimpses of carefree happiness sprinkled in a path of growing trouble. The pace here is harried, and the cheery music placed against … Continue reading Legion, Chapter 1