Superb Pilot. I really could not fault it. I tried. Stevens pulls off the character beautifully. Fox really pulled out the stops on this one with regards to production too. Its going to be hard to carry this kind of momentum. I did not expect them to go in this direction. But so glad they did. When I first heard about the possibility of a Legion series. The first thing that came to mind was the story he is infamous for in the comics. The Age of Apocalypse. Possibly the most renown X-men story ever told. Then I thought. Too many important heroes you can't leave out including many of the X-men. That and time travel means CGI will need a massive budget. A film would make far more sense. Fox is actively trying to expand on their character rights within Marvels universe. Why are they doing this? Whats the angle? Surely a series will flop? Then I watched the pilot. Doesn't seem to be an origin story either. Looks like its set back in the day. So maybe Muir Island? But no Moira McTaggert? Besides she was already cast as a CIA agent in the X-men movies instead of a doctor. F's going on here? For those who don't know who Legion is. Even Especially if you watched the pilot. Here's a quick run-down... David Haller (Legion) is the son of Charles Xavier (Professor X) and Gabrielle Haller. In the Marvel, or more accurately, the X-men universe. He is classified as a class 5/Omega mutant. Which is just jargon for very, very powerful. It basically means he is a threat to an entire plain of existence. Let alone a planet or civilization. His character is inspired by the gospels of Luke and Mark where the story of a man possessed by demons is encountered somewhere and asked what his name was. He responds by saying. 'We are Legion. For we are Many' As you guessed from watching the pilot. Legion (or David), is a schizophrenic mental patient being treated in an asylum. The truth is David is not schizo at all. Its his power. He is able to absorb the psyche of anyone around him. Before he learns to control his power. David inadvertently (over the years) absorbs thousands of people. Not only does he absorb their personalities, their memories, their talents, knowledge, secrets, strengths and weaknesses. But in a world of mutants, heroes, villains, and a plethora of intergalactic beings. He also absorbs their power. Try an imagine how dangerous this makes him. Magneto is classified as an omega mutant because of his vast ability to control magnetic fields and moving metal on an infinite scale. It means he could drive the earth into the sun if he wanted to. So what does that make Legion if Magneto is just another psyche among so many others he could just absorb. To make matters worse. As legion absorbs more and more people they fight for control of his body and power. You never really know who you're talking to. Who will be in control next or what they would do. As David's mind becomes saturated with personalities and power. Something else happens. Legion starts manifesting these various psyches as beings in the real world. Tangible representations of these various personalities imagined out of thin air into being. Most of them dangerous. It looks like the show's premise puts David in a place and time where mutants or super powers for that matter is not prevalent. Its certainly not a world where the general public is aware of their existence. At least not yet. But these doctors in the hospital know what David is capable of. At least for now, they are only just scratching the surface. David is also clueless as to whats going. Whats more is his acknowledgement of his 'schizophrenic' condition. Means he thinks he is sick. But what he thinks are hallucinations are actually lapses from another time and place. He tries to differentiate between what is real and what he imagines but the truth is he will soon realize that its ALL real. The second episode airs tomorrow...
