Look, if you don't get it, you don't get it. But claiming it's not able to be enjoyed because it's out of your range is nonsense. Sure, the show has a lot of loaded visuals, but it's not to compensate for lack of direct plot. The show embraces a surrealistic nature and chooses to unfold the answers to its story slowly, something can can be appreciated by the right type of audience, usually the one overdrawn by conventional superhero and comic clichés. It's a little campy at times, but it recognizes itself as such and tends to lean into it. If you don't let yourself get on board with it, sure, it'll seem ridiculous. Any art is ridiculous if you don't surrender to it. But if you let yourself fall down the rabbit hole, it can become a really cool show to try and keep up with. It's always got something up its sleeve and it's never heavyhanded about what it's explaining, something one can choose to appreciate after bein spoonfed most Marvel properties. Pretentious? Nah, just different.
7 Reviews
What a ride!
michelle-897-65947815 April 2018
This show continues to outdo itself. In a sea of tired superhero tropes, Legion truly shines. Stylish, inventive and utterly cerebral. If you're looking for a spoon-fed hero story, best not look here. You'll need to pay attention. Even more, you'll likely need to revisit previous episodes. The answers are there but you may not recognize them on the first viewing.
Chapter 10 offered some clues to where things are headed unless Syd's plan works. It's not pretty. A mind can be a scary place. Especially if you're a powerful mutant.
Chapter 10 offered some clues to where things are headed unless Syd's plan works. It's not pretty. A mind can be a scary place. Especially if you're a powerful mutant.
Just like every other episode!
miguelgalego15 April 2018
Brilliant.
aquilank28 September 2021
And.................still confused.
sharcomer14 April 2018
What a mess!
rsvp32112 April 2018
Nonsensical, psychotic, hallucination, schizoid, bad trip, idiotic, confused, illogical...and getting worse!
If this was the first episode of season 1, it would be cancelled shortly after.
If you're expecting something quality, as is everything else with the label "Marvel" attached to it, you're in for a disheartening surprise.
From Marvel's wonderful spectrum of Lucky Man to Deadpool, they're all enjoyable...but Legion doesn't fit!
I've said it before - anyone writing reviews calling this artful, and complimenting the plot is being pretentious and lying.
What a mess!
If this was the first episode of season 1, it would be cancelled shortly after.
If you're expecting something quality, as is everything else with the label "Marvel" attached to it, you're in for a disheartening surprise.
From Marvel's wonderful spectrum of Lucky Man to Deadpool, they're all enjoyable...but Legion doesn't fit!
I've said it before - anyone writing reviews calling this artful, and complimenting the plot is being pretentious and lying.
What a mess!
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