X-Men ‘The Gifted’ Trailer: Are We About to Get That X2 Fire from Bryan Singer Again?!

[divider type=”space_thin”]This new X-Men TV show is flying under the radar something severe. I had no clue the trailer dropped until I went on one of my midnight trailer binges, then I hit play and by the end I was… not mad? I can’t really put into words how much trash I was expected to see. I’m talking about NYC garbage truck juice dripping from every scene levels of trash. But that’s not what happened at all. I was pretty dam impressed. I was pretty fuckin’ hype at the prospect of Bryan Singer getting back on his X-Men & X2 fire emoji game. You know, before that trilogy turned landfill. Peep the Gifted trailer to see what I’m talking about.

Do you want to know why I think Gifted could be a good show? Because I watched Legion, which was amazing, and it appears the creators/showrunners of Gifted borrowed a few pointers from that show. This appears to focus on some real shit that millions of people go and have gone through. Bullying in school. Simple enough. But when the victim of said bullying is a mutant who finally reaches their breaking point and fucks shit up because they can’t take the torment anymore, you have yourself the basis for a pretty good X-Men tale. Legion took the torment one man went through, and used that pain to create one of the most unique and captivating shows I’ve ever seen. I pray to the Old Gods and the New that this show will have a similar outcome. Andy Strucker, our main character is very David Haller, in that he is not your typical looking…