To Get Down With Legion or Naa?

Legion has transformed from this suspicious shot in the dark into a bonafide 2017 X-Men hit. I know, it’s hard to believe. I’m guessing it was even harder to believe back when Noah Hawley (Fargo) and his team were crafting this world for the FX Network. And it really is its own world, more so than an X-Men world. The setting feels bleak and hopeless. There is no school for gifted youngsters sending in a team to save anybody round these parts. It’s kill or be killed out in these Legion streets. If you took One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and infused a little Heroes into it, with a sprinkle of Clockwork Orange and Trainspotting, this is the product of said cinematic orgy.

**Light Spoilers Get Handed Out Like World Peace Inducing Pepsi Cans**

The show is centered around our mentally unstable main character, David Haller. All real deal X-Men fans will know that he’s the mutant son of Charles Xavier aka Professor X, so he’s a powerful mutant. Like an omega power level mutant. One who has no idea how powerful he truly is, or any clue how to control such power. Therein lies the genius dilemma that Legion explores so bravely. How do you tell the story of a schizophrenic, hijacked, and brainwashed mutant with the capabilities to be nicknamed “World Breaker”? Stunning Visuals The pride and joy of Legion is and (hopefully) will always be its superb take on what goes on in David’s mind. Schizophrenic individuals have a lot going on in their heads (understatement of the year) so it was…