Legion (FX)

[Huntn]

This show Season 2, I’m one episode behind currently S2:E5, because of the abstract story telling, I really don’t much about what is happening although I think the cinematography is still stellar and it looks like:

Spoiler

Farouk turned David’s Sister into Lenny who he had previously killed or who had died?

 

[Huntn]

Just watched season 2, episode 14, I’m currently 2 episodes behind. Intriguing images, situations, and beautiful photography can only carry a show so far, so please, please producers get back to telling a frick’n story! A friend was head over heals about season 1 and quit watching season 2.

 

[AustinIllini]

^That's kind of where I'm starting to go. It's just so hard to follow

 

[Huntn]

I forgot to mention what happened to David’s Sister was a bit shocking, but who knows with this crazy story telling.

 

[Huntn]

Two episodes of season 2 left, is this the wasted season? Taking an hour to cover a single plot point with a bunch of fluff...

 

[Huntn]

I just watched the Season 2 final, finally. It was good. I really want to continue to like this series, as you know, I loved Seaon 1. Season 2 will have to be rewatched, but it strikes me as too much cutting edge imagery, and not nearly enough coherent story telling. Overall, the final was not enough to make me excited about Season 3, as I anticipate more laissez faire story telling.

 

[MechaSpanky]

Huntn,

I'm with you, Season 2 was nice to look at but the overall stories felt like they lacked cohesion. There were a few good episodes but too many were just too weird or too slow moving to really interest me. I thought things were going to pick up halfway through but they didn't. I agree with you about David's sister, shocking and weird. I'm not even sure I'll watch season 3, season 2 was more than weird (and slow) enough. I do like the actors/actresses and the characters are great. The writers have a lot of great stuff to work with if they could just make it less like an acid trip and more comic book like.

 

[Huntn]

Huntn,

I'm with you, Season 2 was nice to look at but the overall stories felt like they lacked cohesion. There were a few good episodes but too many were just too weird or too slow moving to really interest me. I thought things were going to pick up halfway through but they didn't. I agree with you about David's sister, shocking and weird. I'm not even sure I'll watch season 3, season 2 was more than weird (and slow) enough. I do like the actors/actresses and the characters are great. The writers have a lot of great stuff to work with if they could just make it less like an acid trip and more comic book like.

This exactly:
if they could just make it less like an acid trip and more comic book like.

 

[D.T.]

This exactly:
if they could just make it less like an acid trip and more comic book like.

Just as an FYI ... this is what the comic was like

 

[Huntn]

Just as an FYI ... this is what the comic was like

I never read the comic, but two counterpoints: 1) Here is a coherent narrative in the text block on the right and 2) were entire multiple comic editions filled with this kind of imagery?

 

[D.T.]

I never read the comic, but two counterpoints: 1) Here is a coherent narrative in the text block on the right and 2) were entire multiple comic editions filled with this kind of imagery?

I'd say Legion S1 and S2 had plenty of moments of coherent narrative, and the comics have just as much surreal, fantastic imagery and non-conventional story telling (by comics I mean the original Legion material by its creators).

 

[Huntn]

I'd say Legion S1 and S2 had plenty of moments of coherent narrative, and the comics have just as much surreal, fantastic imagery and non-conventional story telling (by comics I mean the original Legion material by its creators).

Well, S1 was among the best TV I have ever watched while S2 dropped the ball spending too much time on visual imagery and not enough on moving the story forward, but I’ve said this already so...a difference of opinion.

You know in its day, 2001 A Soace Odyssey was critiqued for it’s imagery sequence without explanation. Maybe in the Legion TV show they should include a text box to describe what important plot point they are portraying when they take us on a trip.

 

[D.T.]

Well, S1 was among the best TV I have ever watched while S2 dropped the ball spending too much time on visual imagery and not enough on moving the story forward, but I’ve said this already so...a difference of opinion.

You know in its day, 2001 A Soace Odyssey was critiqued for it’s imagery sequence without explanation. Maybe in the Legion TV show they should include a text box to describe what important plot point they are portraying when they take us on a trip.

Maybe you're just not drunk enough, hahahaha
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Just as an FYI ... this is what the comic was like

BTW, that is the unbelievably talented Bill Sienkiewicz, one of the talents who elevated the medium into art.

Raw, abstract, work like this:

Beautiful work from real like and an emotional place like this:

 

[Huntn]

I might have already said it, but I’ve gotten around to watching the 8 episodes of Season 3, and although it is still somewhat of an acid trip (my impression of what an acid trip might be ), I have to continue to give it kudos for visual imagery and I’m actually following along with the story. I’m about half way though where David is back in time with the Japanese time traveler, trying to change his past as if this will fix the present mess, they have to fight time demons, which is very cool how they filmed this with time stop animation. I do want to like this more!

Eventually, I may go back and watch it from the beginning to see if I can better digest Season 2.

 

[mscriv]

It just might be the strangest show I’ve ever watched.

 

[Huntn]

It just might be the strangest show I’ve ever watched.

The most imaginative?


OK, I just finished the Series Final. My Summary:

• Season 1 is stellar and worth watching as a stand alone season. Wow, Season 1 was fantastic! I've got to keep going!
• Season 2 is a mess, the story lacks cohesion, great visuals though, but I'd categorize it as a waste of time story wise. Huh, what? But then you may feel obligated to see the ending.
• Season 3 involves a lot of time traveling and characters interacting with each other from different times even different realities, but the story gets resolved. Don't even try to think about the time travel paradoxes.

The bottom line is that I can't recommend this series as a whole, but I can recommend Season 1. Everything in that first season marches forward with coherence and you can fairly easy follow what is happening, and if like me, be thrilled by it.