Legion Season 1 Episode 2 Review

Hey guys, welcome back to the channel, and today we will review Legion episode 2, chapter 2. And guys, um, we were left last week with Legion, the show, or our main character David Haller being, um basically rescued from this shadow government organization and along with his girlfriend, um, taken away by this group of people with special abilities, seemingly like David himself. And this week we get to learn that these are a, uh, resistance against the government. And we get to understand that the government agency that's hunting, uh, David— or rather, uh, we get to understand that it is the government and that they're called Division One, and their objectives are try to find people like David and control them. And if they can't control them, they usually, uh, destroy them or, or kill them. And so, um, this team that rescued David, um, the woman who introduced herself at the end of episode 1 Uh, we get to find out she's kind of like this teacher who helps people like David to, uh, adjust to their abilities, to use them in order that they can fight against Division One. Um, and so kind of interesting enough, to me she seems kind of like this Charles Xavier type person, you know, who's basically kind of has like this school or this place, this facility where they can teach these people with special abilities how to cope with their abilities. And we find that even in the case of David's girlfriend who's there, uh, that she was taken by accident because her and David switched places and they thought she was him, uh, but they found out when, when they, uh, changed back into each other's bodies or into their rightful bodies, we find out that uh, or they found out that it wasn't David. But, um, you know, interesting enough, David's girlfriend, she was trained by this group of mutants or this resistance, and she was, she was trained by them. And then she later came back as a team with them to rescue David. So they were able to help her adjust to her abilities. And we also get to notice that she's wearing these gloves throughout the series, and my guess is those gloves are, you know, a way to keep her from having physical contact, or in which, uh, you know, her body will swap with someone else's. Um, so we get to understand David's abilities a little bit better, uh, you know, that he's a telepath, uh, or rather he has telekinesis, uh, in which, you know, he has the ability to, uh, manipulate matter. And the woman— and, um, I'm not sure if she's been introduced, her character, yet by name, but, um, I just kind of again think of her as this Charles Xavier type figure. She's, uh, trying to help David to drown the voices out, because, uh, you know, with his, uh, psychic ability, with his telepathic abilities, he's being just overwhelmed with hearing the voices of so many different people. And so she's teaching him how to focus on one particular voice and let the other voices just kind of fade away. So, um, I thought that was very interesting. And like I was saying last week, my concern was that what I, what I got from last week's episode was I really enjoyed the portions of the program where it dealt primarily with understanding its power and, you know, having us go through these mysteries of is this reality or is this real. And I just found that very interesting. When they went to the action sequences of them fighting against Division One, for some reason I wasn't as interested. So I was kind of concerned that in episode 2 they were going to get away from, um, uh, you know, going deep, more deeply into, uh, David's powers. It did more focus on the outside or outside the hospital in Division 1, but they didn't do that. They kind of went right back to how last week's episode was, and I really enjoyed that. I, I really like this episode. Uh, I thought that, uh As it ended last week, I thought they were gonna make the mistake of, you know, basically trying to create this just yet another show about mutants fighting against the government and things like that. And, you know, we were gonna go into that and this and that, and— but it didn't do that. It went back to the areas that intrigued me personally, and that's just reviewing the psychological effect of David having these tremendous telepathic powers and these telekinetic powers. And so also how they explaining it, how they would step into David's mind in order to help him and to train him. I thought it was cleverly done and I really enjoyed it. The black gentleman who was in last week's episode, who was part of the team. I was wondering what his ability was. I saw him with this weapon or this gun, and I was assuming that maybe he would be like this crack shot or somebody that's really good with a gun that maybe never misses, that maybe can curve bullets or manipulate bullets or something like that. I really thought that's what they were going for this character, but we find out that he's some type of, uh, self. And, um, I believe the term that they, uh, used to describe him is memory artist. And he has the ability to go into someone's mind and recreate the framework, you know, in the memories and try and kind of create this virtual reality, if you will, situation where they can all kind of stand seemingly inside the person's mind, and he can go back and he could recreate the memories, uh, and they can relive them. And I just found that very— I just like how they did that, how they showed how, um, you know, they were able to back into David's memories and just how they explained that Uh, you know, that was what his role was. Um, you know, also, um, there was, um, uh, they, they went on to explain that they want to continue David's training and that the next segment of it, or the next portion of it, would have to do the talking part, or more the psychological part, you know, helping him to come to terms with, uh, you know, his abilities and, uh, differentiating it from schizophrenia, you know, as he— and they're explaining to him that he's not really crazy. And I, and I also like that part as well because, um, I— when I watch shows like this, confusing, and you don't know reality from, um Uh, you know, uh, you know, the fantasies or hallucinations that's going on in his head. If you're looking for keys to try to see what's real and what, what isn't, you know, because for all we, we know, David could have just still been sitting in the, uh, mental hospital and all this just kind of happening in his head. But you know, there are certain parts of the show I noticed where they make it a point to try to differentiate to David what's real and what isn't. Uh, in last week's episode with his girlfriend, they went— his girlfriend, he specifically asked her, was this part real? She went, yes, this is real. And we kind of get that again in this week's episode with his, um, teacher, or, you know, this person who I'm just going to call the person like Charles Xavier, where she's, you know, telling him that you're not crazy, that You know, you're schizophrenic. You have real powers, and that's what you're experiencing. And so that, like, you know, that kind of draws the line of what's real and what isn't. Also, what I found interesting in this episode was as they're going into David's mind with him, this woman here who's like Charles Xavier and the The gentleman, um, you know, there's— Dave is so strong psychically that, you know, he's kind of doing this, uh, memory suppression thing, and he's so powerful he can keep them out of certain parts of his mind that he doesn't want, uh, you know, them, you know, to have. Um, you know, now if it's anything like the comic book suggests this character is You know, I'm wondering, is it his other personalities is doing this? Uh, you know, also we still have the same issue with, um, the, uh, his, his friend from the mental hospital, the one that was killed by his girlfriend. And she, uh, specifically mentions that she's— or apologized to him for killing her because she didn't really— when they swapped places, she didn't really know how to control his powers, and he understands that she wasn't able to control the powers. But in a very weird scene, he's quoting, uh, you know, some things about his friend saying something like, oh, uh, newbies don't, uh, know how to, uh, you know, do things, or something to that, something to that, uh, effect. And, uh, uh, you know, so, um, you know, this is one of these where it kind of keeps you guessing what's going on. So you really got to try to keys to see what's real and what isn't. And, uh, you know, obviously by now we know that the friend from the mental hospital is, you know, uh, it's probably pretty clear she is really dead. And she's kind of, you know, I don't know if she's a created personality from his mind, or I don't know if she's just kind of, uh, some kind of memory he's, uh, you know, created, or some reality surrounded her he's created. But, uh, just interesting. I, I know, very much enjoyed, you know, what was going on. We also get, uh, you know, during their exploration of David's mind, we get a character I didn't, um, talk about last week because I didn't know much about him, but I also forgot to mention him. The, uh, very, uh, horrific, uh strange and odd-looking figure. It looks like some type of humanoid or some type of person, and they're always kind of in the corner and popping up in David's mind and never explained. And, you know, through a little bit of research and looking around, you know, I found that that character may be this character in the comics known as the Shadow King. Supposedly this very powerful telepath, you know, who has— who's basically trying to possess the minds and bodies of other powerful psychics and telepaths, you know, mutants of David's level. Apparently he must be pretty strong. I think he's actually in the comics actually stronger than David. And I think at some point, if I'm not mistaken, I think Charles Xavier is able to destroy the Shadow King. But if this is the character from the comic books, the Shadow King may very well be who's invading David's mind, and he's trying to take it over, you know. But, um, so we get that. We also get, um, you know, in the next, um, you know, the next scene as it moves on, we get them wanting to do some more technical studying of his brain, or, you know, using scientific instruments, things like MRIs and things like that. And, uh, that really triggers a lot of stuff. That sets off a lot of different, uh, memories and abilities in David, um, and they can just see the activity in his brain just, uh, just going crazy. But a strange thing happens, uh, you know, it appears that his, his abilities as David Haller, or this particular, you know, character, or personality of him. And again, I don't know if it's going to be like the comic books. It may be nothing like the comic books. In the, in the comic books, he— and I, and I think I understand why they're doing it like this now, because in the comic books he was said to have multiple personality disorder where he could move and, you know, and have all these different personalities using different powers. But I noticed they said schizophrenia in this one where he kind of just thinks he's hallucinating and this person or that person. So they may not even go with the idea that he's more than one personality. They may just go with him as David Haller hearing various voices in his head, sort of like his friend from the mental hospital, things along that nature. We're still pretty much, um, you know, this one main character because I noticed as David Haller in the scene where he was in the MRI, he's able to kind of project out to his sister who's looking for him at the mental hospital he was at. But they've, uh, moved everything from this mental hospital. They're trying to make it— make her seem like crazy, and maybe they need to place her in the mental, um, and, uh, of course, um Division One is there, that she's looking for, um, David. And they've also factored at this point, you can take her, they can use her for bait so they can draw him back out and so they can recapture him. So they actually end up abducting, uh, you know, David's, uh, you know, David's sister, or at least that appears that's what's going on. And she's looking for David. And, you know, another interesting thing I found was that David, there's these scenes where his father is reading this book to him, but his father's face is never shown. And I'm just wondering, basically, you know, who's this person he's seeing. I wonder, are they gonna try to reach out to the X-Men universe and, you know, somehow when they deal with the issue of his father, that it actually turns out to be Charles Xavier like in the comics. But not sure what direction they're taking with this because I think they're doing a lot of various changes because I can also see that, um, you know, again with the changes from these multiple personality disorder to the schizophrenia, I, I think what they want to do is kind of have Haller remember, um, who he was and his abilities and kind of get him back as David Haller. And then instead of him kind of turning into different personalities or suffering a multiple personality disorder, just kind of have these voices in his head playing out But, um, you know, as David's kind of projecting out and he can see where his sister's at, you know, kind of like he's traveling through the— on the astral plane or something like that, or he's, uh, connecting, you know, through telepathy or, or something like that, or remote viewing, or, you know, whatever you want to call it, uh, whilst he's doing all that, he kind of goes in and he wakes up He was in the MRI as they were studying him, but he wakes up on the floor. They found— they find that the MRI has been tossed outside of the facility, uh, you know, several dozen feet away, uh, you know, in the, in the outdoor park area. And, uh, so, you know, it appears that David is discovering how to use, you know, uh, you know, many parts of his powers. And, uh, you know, they really believe he's the key to, um, uh, you know, being able to end the war that's going on with the government. And, you know, as they're hunting the mutants, um, and I think I've just about covered everything in this week's episode. I don't think I missed anything. Uh, you know, again, this is a pretty complicated show, a complex show, but I like it so far. I, I thought that I was going to kind of fall off for last week's episode. I thought it was going to kind of go down, but it surprised me. It, it stayed where I wanted the show to stay, and I think it's a good show. It's got my attention. I'm gonna, I'm gonna keep watching and I'm gonna keep doing reviews on it. Uh, there was a member of the team, um, we didn't get anything from. Uh, I kind of seen her doing some kind of martial arts training or something. And I'm wondering, I'm curious as to what her ability is, you know, as they didn't really, you know, do much with her, talk about her. But obviously there are more people part of this team because we did get the guy who could kind of, you know, toss images with his mind or use some type of telekinetic powers himself. And so that'll be interesting to see what they, you know, you know, what the next, you know, thing is going to be about. But We were just kind of left off with his sister being held captive with Division 1. David's girlfriend talked him out of rushing off because he wanted to rush off and save his sister, but she talked him into, hey, just do the work, go through the training, wait till you're ready and fully understand your power, and we will all go rescue your sister together just like we rescued you. So, um, great show, great show. Um, you know, only predictions I have is that, uh, you know, like I mentioned earlier, that I don't think they're gonna do it like the comic books. Um, you know, with, uh, him, you know, turning to these different people. Um, I think they're gonna pretty much— it's pretty much like a memory thing, and that's what they kept, uh, referring to or going back to in this week's episode that his memory, um, you know, it seems he's lost his memory and they want to get his memory back and they're trying to go back into his memories and he seemingly has them hidden away someplace. And so I think they're going to stick with that part, uh, that part of the show. And, and, you know, my other prediction was just that, yeah, his— I think his powers are gonna— he's gonna be powered down a lot from the comics to you know, to more of a reasonable power. You know, he's still the most strong— the most strongest, uh, psychic they've, you know, seen so far, mutant to that ability that they've encountered so far in their particular universe. But, uh, very interesting show this week. I enjoyed it. I hope you all enjoyed it too. Um, please don't forget to like and subscribe. And until next time, guys, take care.