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Legion's coming April 3rd, this tuesday and screeners of the first four episodes have been sent out. Sepinwall has his season 2 review up. Very mild spoilers, but his conclusion:quote:Everyone’s bar between what’s considered audacious and what’s mere self-indulgence will be in a different place, and the show I find myself describing in this review seems like one I should rapidly lose patience for. Yet as I was watching, whatever qualms I had about whether the story was leading anywhere, whether I had any investment in who these people are and what they want, were quickly brushed by the joy I felt at seeing and hearing how each scene was put together.
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Mar 29, 2018 19:17
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Very glad to hear. If you're gonna have trashy not-really-x-men tv shows that are only allowed to vaguely gesture towards the x-men then you might as well be hella stylish and fun about it.
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Mar 29, 2018 20:00
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I think it's the 17th in the UK. So not much of a delay but I will come and bug the thread two weeks after it's finished I guess.
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Mar 29, 2018 20:10
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That seems like a whiny review. They didn't explain everything in four episodes? Omg.
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Mar 29, 2018 23:39
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They barely explained anything in like 6 in the first season and it's still top 3 TV shows I can remember lately
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Mar 29, 2018 23:49
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Intel&Sebastian posted:They barely explained anything in like 6 in the first season and it's still top 3 TV shows I can remember lately Yeah, weird take when it's a show like Legion.
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Mar 30, 2018 01:24
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Wasn't it fairly obvious what was going on by about episode four last season? Honestly, I wish the first season had been more complicated. The story was really quite simple and there weren't many surprises to be had past the halfway point.
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Mar 30, 2018 01:32
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Open Source Idiom posted:Wasn't it fairly obvious what was going on by about episode four last season? Honestly, I wish the first season had been more complicated. The story was really quite simple and there weren't many surprises to be had past the halfway point. It was obvious, but Trump is president so adjust your expectations accordingly.
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Mar 30, 2018 01:43
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I started rewatching the first season. That first episode that seemed to be wild trip actually makes complete sense on rewatch but it is actually so stylish but also charming. The afformentioned Shes like a rainbow scene is really sweet.
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Mar 30, 2018 02:30
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In case you needed more hype, AV Club's s2 pre-review is positively glowing.
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Apr 3, 2018 13:01
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Is it tonight yet?
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Apr 3, 2018 13:21
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Still no idea how I'm going to watch this season since the Fox affiliate that aired it over here can't stop talking about The Walking Dead (their Twitter account is embarrassing  ). Legion is one of the few series I'm still excited about.I actually spent some time this week updating my "inspired by" Legion playlist. I removed most of the avant garde/headache inducing songs and made it a bit more shuffle friendly. https://open.spotify.com/user/booshmee/playlist/2XlzFxy0LBDHr0FXzwxHe9
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Apr 3, 2018 13:32
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By far the best last-season recap I've seen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AKCautrK-U night slime posted:That seems like a whiny review. They didn't explain everything in four episodes? Omg. Sepinwall sucks
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Apr 3, 2018 15:48
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TV Reviewers are a shallow pool, but Sepinwall does a better job than most of clearly explaining where's he's coming from and having a wealth of TV knowledge to pull from. What's great about that teaser is that the actor who plays David is using only one of the American accents he has used in the past in other media, and I'm pretty sure that is not his native British accent as well.
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Apr 3, 2018 16:04
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zoux posted:Sepinwall sucks I like Sepinwall a lot, but I think Peak TV (and specifically the streaming model of "13 part movies!") is driving him insane.
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Apr 3, 2018 16:58
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My body is prepared for Legion, season 2, a show that is cool and good.
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Apr 3, 2018 20:49
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I've been watching Atlanta on the website for free, anybody know if they do the same for Legion? If so, is it available same day?
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Apr 3, 2018 21:42
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El Jeffe posted:I've been watching Atlanta on the website for free, anybody know if they do the same for Legion? If so, is it available same day? Pretty sure I saw a Legion promo with "FX Now" or whatever it was called being advertised. I don't know anything about it or if it's available same day though, sorry. I watch it on Xfinity on demand.
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Apr 3, 2018 22:07
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night slime posted:Pretty sure I saw a Legion promo with "FX Now" or whatever it was called being advertised. I don't know anything about it or if it's available same day though, sorry. I watch it on Xfinity on demand. Unless something is radically changed, it will be available next day through the app. Same as the On Demand services with cable providers.
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Apr 3, 2018 22:12
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Last season Hulu ran it the next day, which I didn't find out about until after I bought the season pass. Not sure if the deal still stands this year, but hopefully
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Apr 3, 2018 22:16
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Thanks dudes.
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Apr 4, 2018 00:26
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That teeth chattering thing is really drat creepy.
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Apr 4, 2018 03:23
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Who is narrating?
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Apr 4, 2018 03:32
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David got his own cerebro. Just like dad. 
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Apr 4, 2018 03:55
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That scene was wonderful.
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Apr 4, 2018 03:59
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Dance off!!!
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Apr 4, 2018 03:59
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I love how this show looks and I hope we get more and more set pieces. More dance offs too.
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Apr 4, 2018 03:59
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Big Mouth Billy Basshole posted:Dance off!!! This scene was bizarrely entrancing. Which is feel describes Legion a lot by itself.
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Apr 4, 2018 04:01
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Please stop showing the chattering people.
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Apr 4, 2018 04:02
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Yessss, White Rabbit 
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Apr 4, 2018 04:15
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No matter what you do to the song, White Rabbit will always be cliched
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Apr 4, 2018 04:18
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Henchman of Santa posted:Who is narrating? Cresits said Jon Hamm!
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Apr 4, 2018 04:21
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Henchman of Santa posted:No matter what you do to the song, White Rabbit will always be cliched Maybe, but I'm a sucker for it every time. And John Hamm was the narrator.
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Apr 4, 2018 04:22
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Henchman of Santa posted:No matter what you do to the song, White Rabbit will always be cliched That scene in The Game was amazing, actually. Edit: you are correct of course because there are plenty of othet drugs.txt songs you can choose. Ie anything else by any other SF band in 1967 or whatever without having to go back to the White Rabbit well again. algebra testes fucked around with this message at 05:51 on Apr 4, 2018 |
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Apr 4, 2018 05:00
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Big Mouth Billy Basshole posted:Dance off!!! Honestly it felt overindulgent. I liked the marienbad titles reference. I clapped I clapped when i saw it i applauded it for being different it broke new ground i clapped when i saw the floor pattern in david's dream room i know what that is
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Apr 4, 2018 05:51
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So I watched one episode in the middle of last season just to see what all the hype was about, and felt it's plot was slow moving which wasn't so bad considering similar shows have done that kinda stuff, but didn't at all get the constant weird artsy showboating that took up too much time, and made the Fargo TV series's random philosophizing seem restrained and normal by comparison. Deffo getting the same feeling with this episode, and I have a feeling it's not about plunging headfirst into a second season on a show like a fish out of water. Is this something I have to get over or is this the show's MO?
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Apr 4, 2018 06:03
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Shitenshi posted:So I watched one episode in the middle of last season just to see what all the hype was about, and felt it's plot was slow moving which wasn't so bad considering similar shows have done that kinda stuff, but didn't at all get the constant weird artsy showboating that took up too much time, and made the Fargo TV series's random philosophizing seem restrained and normal by comparison. Deffo getting the same feeling with this episode, and I have a feeling it's not about plunging headfirst into a second season on a show like a fish out of water. Is this something I have to get over or is this the show's MO? I cannot think of a dumber way to get into a show like this then watching a random first season episode and then diving into the second season. The constant weird artsy showboating is something you'll have to get over but it also makes a lot more sense when you are actually following along from the beginning.
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Apr 4, 2018 06:05
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Henchman of Santa posted:I cannot think of a dumber way to get into a show like this then watching a random first season episode and then diving into the second season. The constant weird artsy showboating is something you'll have to get over but it also makes a lot more sense when you are actually following along from the beginning. Funny that, because I think I actually get the plot despite showing up so late and how weird the iconography is, I just wish there wasn't so much weirdness to obfuscate what seems like a cut and dry story, and all these attempts to be deep when the actual content is absolutely not that. Feels like Preacher's quirkiness on steroids or something, and even that show's attempts at humor could get too big for its britches.
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Apr 4, 2018 06:09
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Loved the premiere, love that the show's back. Dance off was fantastic.
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Apr 4, 2018 06:30
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I was just waiting for Hunter S. Thompson to appear in the dance club scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJNsc7vkYlQ
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