I quickly grew tired of all the CW and ABC/CBS superhero attempts at creating a show with substance, as they mostly just fail to deliver anything else than cheesy relationship clichés with a superhero skin on top of it. Netflix'd Marvel shows are on top of that but are still not really offering what some non-superhero/supernatural shows can. I was psyched when I ran across Legion by accident as it breaks up the genre completely by putting strong images and ideas into your mind, coupled with a surreal plot as much as its entangling soundtrack. It's not really about powers and the cliché superhero god complex like in other shows, it's more about what mark a single idea can leave on an individual, or, even better, on a group, and that's what every episode of Legion is wildly offering. If you want to follow a straight line and see static movements, you're wrong here. Legion likes to upset order and structure with every episode, which is what the human mind tries to attach to in order to understand and feel comfortable. I can only recommend to let loose and embrace getting confused, and you will be rewarded with creative stories and stunning visuals which do not have to embrace big battles in order to impress.
Easily the best show right now as other great shows seem just too "traditional" anymore in direct comparison.
Review by makitangoBlockedParent2018-05-17T08:32:00Z
I quickly grew tired of all the CW and ABC/CBS superhero attempts at creating a show with substance, as they mostly just fail to deliver anything else than cheesy relationship clichés with a superhero skin on top of it. Netflix'd Marvel shows are on top of that but are still not really offering what some non-superhero/supernatural shows can.
I was psyched when I ran across Legion by accident as it breaks up the genre completely by putting strong images and ideas into your mind, coupled with a surreal plot as much as its entangling soundtrack. It's not really about powers and the cliché superhero god complex like in other shows, it's more about what mark a single idea can leave on an individual, or, even better, on a group, and that's what every episode of Legion is wildly offering.
If you want to follow a straight line and see static movements, you're wrong here. Legion likes to upset order and structure with every episode, which is what the human mind tries to attach to in order to understand and feel comfortable. I can only recommend to let loose and embrace getting confused, and you will be rewarded with creative stories and stunning visuals which do not have to embrace big battles in order to impress.
Easily the best show right now as other great shows seem just too "traditional" anymore in direct comparison.