Legion Season 2 Episode 11 "Chapter 19" Review

David battles Farouk and tries to prevent the future.

This was a really amazing finale that had so many great moments to it. I really loved the battle at the beginning of the episode where David and Farouk were fighting with each other in any way possible. Then finally seeing Lenny's roll in this whole fight and what it is that she is supposed to shoot with a sniper was interesting but it was a little sad that her location was given away because of the second shot she did to save David. The whole conversation between David and Syd was great with Syd brings up how she is the true hero and David is the villain. I really liked how quickly the fixed the problem around David mind whipping Syd so that she would forget their conversation and just how everyone discovered David's tension was really great. I also really loved the ending where the trial that was supposed to be on Farouk changed and because about David and his future crimes. And it was so great how they finally brought up how David is not just crazy or powerful he is both and that is the problem when it comes to his power he can't figure out what is real and what isn't. Then the ending of David's escape from Division 3 was just amazing and I'm super excited to see what will happen now that it is David and Lenny vs everyone else. And just overall this was a really great episode and I can't wait to see what will happen next season.

Legion Season 2 Episode 10 "Chapter 18" Review

David is ready for his revenge, while Syd learns something shocking about him from Melanie.

This was a really great episode that did an amazing job of setting up for the final fight coming in the last episode. I really loved everything with Lenny, Cary, and Kerry with them getting into the place where David told them and Lenny planning for her chance to get her revenge on the Shadow King. Then everything with Syd was really interesting with her and Melanie having a conversation about the true nature of David and how much of a villain he truly is. I especially loved those moments with how they were connected back to David who was torturing Oliver for information at the same time these conversations were going on. Then just all the little tricks and characters out in the desert to try and stop everyone from reaching the Shadow Kings body was so entertaining and great. Then just overall this was a really entertaining and fun episode to watch and I’m very excited to see what will happen in the season finale.

Legion Season 2 Episode 9 "Chapter 17" Review

Inner demons take control.

This was a really interesting but slow episode that did have a lot of great moments to it. Everything around Melanie in this episode was interesting because we finally have gotten to see all of what she has been up to this season. Which basically has been that she has been taken over by Farouk through Oliver coming and talking to her about what she needs to do so that they can be back together. Which I did really love seeing some of the flashback moments of what things were like when Melanie and Oliver were younger as well as the good build up to the events that happened at the end of the last episode. Then everything with Cary and Kerry was great with them finally getting their mission from David on what they need to do to help him out which was they needed to deliver a weapon from Division 3 to this random parking lot outside of a motel. I really loved how this episode kept Cary and Kerry separated so they could interact with each other more and we could see the separation growing between Cary and Kerry. But having them separated so often and Cary's hard work to make Kerry more independent makes me really worried that something might happen to Carry. Then what was all going on with Lenny once she escaped Division 3 was really great because we saw her attempting to go back to her normal life but the want to help David was still there lurking in the back of her mind. The addition of having Amy come back as sort of a conscience for Lenny was a really great idea because they are such opposites of personalities and it just is a really great way to keep Amy around. Then just overall this was a really great episode and I'm excited to see what will happen next as the final showdown is about to start. 

Legion Season 2 Episode 8 "Chapter 16" Review

David gets a lead on where a certain person's body might be, and he has a crazy plan to get there.

This was a really interesting episode that was really kind of boring and nothing in this episode was very impactful it was more just a lot of set up for the episodes to come. It was really cool to watch David put thoughts in peoples heads on how they're going to help him find the body, then actually watching some of them start going on there missions to help was fun. I did really love the scene where Syd and Clark are talking about David and how much of a problem he is and could be in the future and it was really great to see Syd evaluating her life with David and finally seeing some aspects of there relationship without the "love goggles" on. Then the little interlude in this episode talking about Plato's cave theory and how that and smartphones relate to the idea of people not caring about things that aren't right in front of them, that whole thing was a really great moment but it seemed really out of place and I could figure out how it tied back into everything else that is going on in this episode. Everything with Melanie in this episode made me both really angry and excited because I'm angry with how they have been treating Melanie in this season because she was such a strong and great character last season and now she has been withered to almost nothing. But I'm also excited to see what a mind-controlled Melanie might get up to in the episodes to come. Then just overall this was a really boring and unimportant episode and I'm very curious to see what will happen next. 

Legion Season 2 Episode 7 "Chapter 15" Review

A delusion starts like any other idea ... But ends in disaster.

This was a really great episode with a lot of great moments to it. There wasn't a whole lot of David in this episode but what they did show was really great. With David finally confronting the Shadow King about what happened to his sister and making a statement that he will do whatever it takes to kill the Shadow King, all of that was just so amazing. Then everything with Syd, Ptonomy, Clark, and Kerry was just really great with there delusion and question about Admiral Fukyama taking over in drastic ways that they believe he is a lizard monster set to eat them and they decide to try and kill him before he can. I'm very curious to see what they are going to do with Ptonomy now that he is dead and kind of stuck in this weird cyberspace. The Shadow King going into the future to talk to the future version of Syd was really great especially with what it revealed, which was that without the Shadow King David becomes the villain. And that sounds like a great plot in the future if it comes true or I'm very excited to see what everyone will do to stop it from happening. Then just overall this was a really great episode and I'm excited to see what will happen next. 

Legion Season 2 Episode 6 "Chapter 14" Review

What could have been...

This was a really great and fun episode that is a little disappointing because it was definitely a filler episode that had nothing to do with the main plot of the season but it still was a really amazing stand-alone episode. It was such an interesting episode because the way I interpreted the episode it was all focused on David's broken mind coming up with ways to cope with the loss of his sister and in that he created multiple realities to see different ways his and his sister's lives could have gone. I really don't know how to describe this episode as a whole so I'm going to break it down between the five different lives of David that we are introduced to. The first one is a life where David somehow becomes the richest man in the world and because he is so focused on work he has little of a relationship with his sister and this was an interesting life to see because it showed a bit of an evil side to David that I hope gets explored a bit more. Then there is a version of David where he is completely taken over by his illness and is homeless because of it and this was a great life to see just how out of control David's powers could be. Then there is the life where David is taken over by the drugs to stop his illness and in that life, he is more like a sleepy robot but it is also the life where he has the closest relationship to his sister. The life that I wish they would have gone more into detail with was the version of David where he is at a dinner talking about multiple realities and he really seems like a version of David where his own self-medication from illegal drugs have taken over his life. I wish they would have gone into more detail with this version to show more of what his life is like and what his relationship with his sister is like but still, it is kind of understandable why we got very little of this version because he kind of served as a narrator for the whole episode. Finally, there was the David we already know and have been following from the beginning but this episode gave more detail of Davids relationship with his sister and some events all leading up to him going to Clockworks which was so interesting to see. Then it was really interesting with how each of the version of David dying at some point in the episode except for the David we know so I'm wondering how much is that foreshadowing that for everyone to live in peace David has to die. Then just overall this was a really entertaining and amazing episode to watch and I can't wait to see what the next episode will bring. 

Legion Season 2 Episode 5 "Chapter 13" Review

An uneasy reunion leads to a shocking truth.

This was a really great and amazing episode that told such a great story and had so many fantastic moments. I really enjoyed the return of Lenny and everyone at Division 3 trying to figure out why she is there and if she is still working for the Shadow King. It was really interesting how they chose to show Lenny in this episode where she is a very broken person trying to put the pieces of her life back together again. Along with that, they kept bringing up how Lenny's eyes changed from brown to blue so clearly, the Shadow King gave her someone else's body. Which kept me thinking throughout the whole episode who have we encountered with blue eyes because I knew it had to be someone we've already met and not just some random person. Then I figured out who Lenny is a few seconds before they gave the first major hint which was in the scene where David finally confronts Lenny. Then everything around Oliver and the Shadow King was really interesting in this episode with them being on this mission that is a secret until near the end and Oliver sort of tells the Shadow King how he plans of escaping. Then the ending of this episode was so amazing and so sad with the character that was killed off so that Lenny could live. Then just overall this was a really amazing episode that had so many good moments to it and I can't wait to see what the next episode will bring.   

Legion Season 2 Episode 4 "Chapter 12" Review

David is tested. And tested. And tested.

This was a really interesting and great episode that did an amazing job of establishing some of Syd's backstory and also showing the relationship between David and Syd. It was really interesting to see the replay over and over again of Syd's history growing up and how she adjusted to life with her powers and how she struggled to form relationships because of it as well as how her powers affected her mother's relationship to other people because she was very protective over Syd. I really loved the idea of showing the same memories over and over again and David have to figure out what they all mean and with each time through we got an additional memory to help figure things out and each time David got something wrong. Then the whole story that Syd was actually trying to tell David was interesting with her stating that love is a very important thing but love alone can't protect them from what's to come with the Shadow King or something else. Then everything else at Division 3 was interesting with everyone waking up from the monk's hypnosis and discovering Syd and David and trying to figure out why they weren't waking up. Then just overall this was a really amazing and fun episode that was so interesting to watch and see how everything played out

Legion Season 2 Episode 3 "Chapter 11" Review

After being in the tank to talk to Farouk, David realizes something has changed in Division 3.

This was a really great and interesting episode that had so many amazing moments to it. I did really enjoy the whole scene with Farouk and David talking to each other and trying to plan out how best to find Farouk's body and what his plans are to do with it. In those scenes, it was also great with Lenny and her trying to convince David to help her find a way to escape from Farouk's mind and well David and Farouk are talking she is doing all these different things to try and kill herself but none of them are working. Then everything at Division 3 with the Monk was interesting with the Monk's power is being able to trap people inside there perfect world's essentially but for some reason, it doesn't work on children so he uses some other abilities to sort of control them. Then each of the different world's David had to go through to free his friends was interesting with Ptonomy's world being his wish to forget and Melanie's world being her wish to control everything and how David managed to free both of them was just so amazing with him finding ways to get around their wishes essentially. Then the whole backstory of what actually happened to the monks and where they put the Shadow Kings body was so amazing with just how the whole storyline played out and it slowly revealing what this one monk did to the rest of his group. Then it was interesting with Cary and Kerry and them finding a way to free each other because one of them trapped inside their mind while the other isn't. And the ending makes me very curious to see what is going on in Syd's mind because of what the preview showed it looks like the next episodes could be a lot about Syd's past which I'm really excited to see. So overall this was a really amazing and entertaining episode to watch and I'm really excited to see what the next episode will bring.

Legion Season 2 Episode 2 "Chapter 10" Review

David meets his oldest enemy.

This was a really great and entertaining episode that had so many great moments to it. I really loved the whole plot around David trying to use his connection to the Shadow King to track down the Shadows Kings movements and figure out what he's up to without revealing that he's working with the Shadow King to the rest of Division 3. It was a little confusing on the part with Syd and how they find this old music box that connects back to her and she somehow blames David for it. Then I really really loved finally being introduced to the real Shadow King and him and David fighting off in a battle of the minds to just show off how powerful David actually is. Then the storyline around Cary and Kerry was really interesting with the Shadow King messing with their abilities so now the male Cary goes inside the female Kerry and them sort of having to learn how to deal with that and find a way to fix it. Then the whole storyline around David working to find a way to get back to the future said to ask her more questions was interesting and fun with the female Kerry having to take over for the male Cary on the science side of things and their little bickering and stuff like that. But then once they actually did get David to the future it was interesting to see his whole conversation with the future Syd and learning what happens in the future if the Shadow King were to die. And with that, I'm really curious to see what parts of this potential future might actually play out with this newer bigger threat that's supposed to come and wipe out a lot of the population and I want to know just where the Shadow King plays and all that. Then I also want to know just how far in the future this actually is because they continue to do a really good job of hiding Syd's face a bit so you could see just how old she is. Then the ending was really great with David working around this loophole of telling the current Syd about the future Syd and everything around the future Syd wanting David to help the Shadow King and him working around not telling anyone because of the fact that Syd is the one who told him not to tell anyone. And just overall this was a really interesting and great episode and I'm really excited to see what they're going to do next with the Monk that is inside Division 3.

Legion Season 2 Episode 1 "Chapter 9" Review

Unlikely alliances are formed and the search for the Shadow King begins.

This was a really entertaining and fun episode that continued to do a good job of playing with what is real and what is in David's head. I really liked that they finally showed Division 3 and just how everything there looked and the weird guy who is in charge who you can't see his face it was just all really great. I'm a little confused by the sudden change in Division 3 where last season they seemed like this really secret service group that worked in the shadows but now in this one they are much more public and a much larger group of people. Then everything with David and Syd in this episode was great with them dealing with the fact that they have been separated for a year and everything has changed. Then I really liked the moment where Syd talks about how much David has changed and he reminds her that technically she is the one who has changed and he is still the same as he was the day he disappeared because to her it was a year but to him, it was a few hours. Then I really liked the scene inside David's head where he is talking to a "future" version of Syd and just how that whole scene was done with them talking without really talking and her using a light wand to communicate was all really great. Then the moments with the Shadow King were great with it being these random little pieces slowly being put out there of what Oliver has been up to since he left Summerland. Then the truth being put out there that David might be lying because Ptonomy saw David hanging out with the Shadow King in the year that David says he can't remember. Then the weird illness infecting people that are being spread around by the Shadow King is a really cool side story that I'm really excited to see what they are going to do there. Then just overall this was a really great first episode and I'm really excited to see where they will go next.

Legion Season 1 Episode 8 "Chapter 8" Review

David faces his biggest challenge yet.

This was a really great and entertaining episode that didn't really have a lot to it but it was still so interesting to watch everything play out. I liked how David is now more in control of his powers and is using them more frequently now. It was really interesting how they brought back the one guy who was interrogating David at the begging of this season and had a whole chunk of this episode dedicated to what happened to this guy after David left. I loved the conversation between this guy and Melanie about David and how powerful he truly is all the while all the other people are listening in on this conversation. I really liked how because the Shadow King could no longer talk to David it instead switched over to talking to Syd. And the scene where they are working to get the Shadow King out of David was really interesting but also a little boring at first with David just traveling back through all his memories to see how the Shadow King was never really there. The ending was awesome with the Shadow King leaving David and traveling through almost all of them at some point. And I knew that somehow the Shadow King had to end up inside of Oliver because they had to have brought him back for a reason. And just overall this was a really entertaining and great episode to watch and I can't wait for next year to watch some more.        

Legion Season 1 Episode 7 "Chapter 7" Review

David tries to find a way out of his predicament.

This was a really great and entertaining episode that was so great to watch and see how they all escaped from David's mind. I really liked how they decided to take the astral plane idea with Oliver being in control of it and can create anything in the to block the monster in David's mind, but then also this monster pretty much has its eyes on every part of the astral plane and knows where everyone is. And I really liked how this episode was broken up into three really great story plots, one being Syd going around trying to collect everyone, another was Cary, Melanie, and Oliver trying to fin a way out without anyone dying, and finally David is trying to regain control of his mind. I really liked the idea of the glasses Syd got helped show the truth from all the illusions. I still want to know what happened to The Eye that he went all crazy and who is he, but with how this episode ended it is very unlikely we will know that. And I loved when part of this episode kind of went into a silent movie style with text coming in instead of them actually talking when Kerry and Syd had to face the monster. And I loved the scene where David comes up a way to escape and get his mind back but also works through what is true in his life through a bunch of chalkboard drawings. I liked that they kind of hinted at and confirmed that Professor X is David's father, so I'm excited to see what they will do there. The final reveal of the monster in David's head being the Shadow King is kind of cool and I can't wait to see where they will go with that. And just overall this was a really entertaining and great episode to watch and I can't wait to see what they will do for the season finale.    

Legion Season 1 Episode 6 "Chapter 6" Review

David goes back to where it all started.

This was a really great episode that was so good with how the choose to do and show things. I really liked that this how episode mostly focused on the group being stuck in a mental hospital and each of them not fully believing everything around them is true. All the moment with Syd were especially great because every time she started to figure out the truth something would happen in this dream state to mess with her. And I really liked how each of the people eventually found a way somewhat out of the dream state to an area where they are in a little bit more control. The creature inside David's mind was also great with the whole montage moment they in the middle of this episode. And I really liked how they took everyone's mutations and made it into a mental problem that could be diagnosed. And I liked that even David's sister made it into the dream world by having her be a really mean nurse constantly bothering the rest of the group. I really want to know what is going on with The Eye because he seems even more messed up then the rest of them and I want to know how he plays into the rest of the story. And just overall this was a really great episode and I can't wait to see what the next episode will bring with how this episode ended for each of them.   

Legion Season 1 Episode 5 "Chapter 5" Review

David faces a new threat.

This was such a really great episode that did an amazing job at establishing things and pay attention to a high amount of detail. I really like how this whole episode they made David seem a bit off and had it seem like it was because he finally came into his power but I actually see it as he and this creature finally see eye to eye. And I really liked all the moments David is using his powers to get around and just creating and destroying everything around him. I liked the moments between Kerry and Cary where they are talking to each other and healing from the fight in the last episode. And I liked that the creature in David's head was kind of finally reviled as another being that has found its way inside of David and this creature is in charge of almost everything and is recreating memories for everyone. I really loved the scenes where the creature finally took over David and talked to his sister about the secret she has been hiding all these years. Which the idea of him being adopted and always being out of control is kind of cool for the fact the parent really had no idea what they were getting into. And the last like 15 minutes of this episode were so cool with the creature fully taken over David and everyone else trying to find a way to either help him or stop him and the creature is just messing with them the whole time. And just overall this was a really great episode and I can't wait to see what will happen next with how this episode ended.         

Legion Season 1 Episode 4 "Chapter 4" Review

David's in trouble, while his friends search for answers.

This was a really great episode that had some really interesting and entertaining moments it is as well as more great surprises. I really liked all the different narration that was going on in this episode from Syd narrating and not really being sure what is really and what is in David's mind to Dr. Baird narration at the beginning of this episode that was so good. I really liked seeing Syd, Ptonomy, and Kerry out searching for the truth about David and finding out some of the things in David's life are not real. And I really liked the idea that was brought up in this episode that David reimagined some of his memories to hide the truth even from himself. And just all the surprises that can along with David past were so good and I hope in the episodes to come some more truth will be reviled. Syd choosing to use her abilities to fight The Eye was fun with all the problems that arose from it. But I'm a little annoyed that they have yet to really explain what The Eye's power are because he isn't a character in the comics so he is a complete mystery and I want to know more about him. Then David being trapped in his own mind was very interesting with him meeting Dr. Baird and slowly going a little crazy. Then how he eventually got out of his mind and showed up to save his friends was really cool. And just overall this was a really cool and fun episode and now that only half of the first season remains I'm curious to see what they will do.

Legion Season 1 Episode 3 "Chapter 3" Review

David searches for answers, while a threat looms.

This was a really great and interesting episode that didn't really cover much but it was still really cool watching everything play out. Most of this episode consisted of the same things the last episode was about which was going into David's memories and figuring out how he works. I really liked how they played with the ideas of reality and fiction with there being some things that only David can see inside of his memories and the rest of the group has to work to try and find a way to see those same things too. And I found it kind of interesting that Syd could see those same things too like the weird little creature and the other figures in David's mind, but I think that be because she was him for a couple of hours so that makes it easier for her to see things. Then it was kind of cool in the moments where David spied on the location of Amy and The Eye saw him. I also liked the idea they did in this episode where the group got split up in David's mind and they each went on a different adventure because of it. And just overall this was a really great and entertaining episode and I can't wait for more.

Legion Season 1 Episode 2 "Chapter 2" Review

David reflects on his past with the help of new friends.

This was a really interesting and entertaining episode that was so much fun to watch. I liked that this whole episode revolved around going into David's past and figuring out when his powers first started acting up and what sort of triggers them. It was really interesting how David kept avoiding trying to talk about the little demon that he keeps seeing whenever they were in his mind in the past. The man whose abilities were to go inside dreams was really cool and I liked it when David started to get annoyed by him and started to take over the control. I really liked the comment David made to Syd where he said that they have a relationship of the mind. And it was fun to watch all the incidences of David using his powers now that he is aware of them and can control them a little bit more. Then his whole vision moment where he saw his sister in trouble was very interesting with how they decided to show it, and I'm very curious to know what they are going to do now that The Eye has his sister. And just overall this was a really fun and entertaining episode to watch.   

Legion Season 1 Episode 1 "Chapter 1" Review

David considers whether the voices he hears might be real.

This was a really cool first episode that was very exciting and a little confusing which I feel is the perfect style for what the show is about. I really do agree with the comments saying that this is in the style of if West Anderson tried to do a superhero movie. Because this is a very bright and colorful show with a lot of music and it is completely that style of look. It was a little too jumpy with how it moved through the scenes, I was expecting it to be a bit jumpy with the material of Legion's story that there telling but this was a bit too much. All the interrogation scenes were really cool with how with each moment the intensity of everything rose and the ending where they had David in the pool ready to shock him if he didn't answer the questions. Syd was also a really cool character that was fun with how she wouldn't let anyone touch her, and her powers seemed really cool and hopefully will be shown in more detail as the episode progress. I also really like how they made it seem like you really don't know what is really and what isn't and who is real and who isn't. Then the whole body switch moment was interesting with how it was shown and hopefully in the episodes to come they will show how they got back into the correct bodies. And the ending was just so cool with all the action kind of thrown in there all at once. And just overall this seems like a really cool but confusing series so far and I am defiantly going to keep watching it for a few episodes to see how the story progresses and see if I continue to like it.