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Mage_Boy posted:Syd's maze is her re-living her youth/teenage years? Odd. given the opening scene I wouldn't be surprised if it's her trapped in reliving her entire life
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:11 |
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I bet it's her mom, it looks like she can actually touch her, and she was one of the few people who actually cared about Syd.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:22 |
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Mage_Boy posted:I bet it's her mom, it looks like she can actually touch her, and she was one of the few people who actually cared about Syd. syd mentioned during season 1 that the first time she had sex was as her mother after switching with her, so her mother isn't immune I think what Syd wants is to actually break free with her powers and let loose
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:24 |
flatluigi posted:syd mentioned during season 1 that the first time she had sex was as her mother after switching with her, so her mother isn't immune I should have rewatched the first season before this season started, I didn't remember that at all.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:27 |
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Mage_Boy posted:I bet it's her mom, it looks like she can actually touch her, and she was one of the few people who actually cared about Syd. This episode is making great pains to show that she can't
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:27 |
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Cool Cream cover!
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:28 |
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that's cheating, davidMage_Boy posted:I should have rewatched the first season before this season started, I didn't remember that at all. i've really liked syd as a tragic character and it's probably one of the saddest things we know about her
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:31 |
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this is the first time I've watched the show as-it-airs instead of on demand without commercials and these interruptions are ridiculously frequent
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:39 |
flatluigi posted:this is the first time I've watched the show as-it-airs instead of on demand without commercials and these interruptions are ridiculously frequent I was just thinking the same thing. I usually watch this later in the week, but I happened to be free tonight, so I decided to watch it live. I think I prefer on demand.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:40 |
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Well this is an episode of Syd's life I never really wanted to see
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:47 |
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oh no
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:50 |
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oh no
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:56 |
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I'm a little mad at the show for using this burning down the house cover as end credits music. It was a total filler episode, and I don't care.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:57 |
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howe_sam posted:I'm a little mad at the show for using this burning down the house cover as end credits music. eh, it was a good character study
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 03:58 |
flatluigi posted:eh, it was a good character study Yeah, it was basically Syd saying "here is how I survive through the apocalypse: determination, will and stubbornness due to emotional scarring."
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 04:00 |
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That was the most Noah Hawley episode of anything ever
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 04:31 |
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behind-the-scenes note: this was directed by Ellen Kuras, who is known most relevantly as the cinematographer for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 04:39 |
Henchman of Santa posted:That was the most Noah Hawley episode of anything ever right, it was a very good episode
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 05:04 |
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oh good, the psycho fictional junkie amalgamation has escaped Mind Jail without permission no seriously it's good, this is gonna be fantastic
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 05:23 |
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That was great. Yea it didn't progress the story, but delve into Syd's past was fascinating.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 05:41 |
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The intro-style "FX presents..." right at the end was interesting, seems to suggest poo poo is about to get real. Or unreal given that it's Legion. Can't wait.Henchman of Santa posted:Cool Cream cover! The soundtrack for this episode was great
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 06:07 |
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Mage_Boy posted:I should have rewatched the first season before this season started, I didn't remember that at all. It's amazing the poo poo people forget about this show. I've forgotten all about all kinds of different scenes but not that one.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 06:10 |
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Wafflecopper posted:The intro-style "FX presents..." right at the end was interesting, seems to suggest poo poo is about to get real. Or unreal given that it's Legion. Can't wait. Turns out the crazy apocalypse plague was just Aubrey Plaza acting like herself!
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 06:23 |
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Holy poo poo this episode.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 08:29 |
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Rewatched episode 3 and I wonder if Fukyama isn't Professor X. He kind of offers a flimsy dodge when he says "another crisis then another" like the Shadow King just happens every day and the Monk calls him on it.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 09:32 |
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Wafflecopper posted:The intro-style "FX presents..." right at the end was interesting, seems to suggest poo poo is about to get real. Or unreal given that it's Legion. Can't wait. No wait. Lenny. A real Lenny being handled by real people!
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 09:56 |
Syd and David appear in an empty white room at the end, just like in the John Hamm intros 🤔
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 10:34 |
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night slime posted:Rewatched episode 3 and I wonder if Fukyama isn't Professor X. He kind of offers a flimsy dodge when he says "another crisis then another" like the Shadow King just happens every day and the Monk calls him on it. He can stand
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 14:26 |
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Henchman of Santa posted:He can stand He wasn't always in a wheelchair, but I also doubt it's Professor X
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 14:47 |
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Ultra late title cards are kinda my thing. This episode ruled. Totally ready for this thing to kick into overdrive now but i would also settle with more high concept, beautifully shot and executed television.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 15:42 |
Milo and POTUS posted:It's amazing the poo poo people forget about this show. I've forgotten all about all kinds of different scenes but not that one. After this episode. I doubt I'll forget that detail again. I think the problem was that I binged a bunch of episodes, so I didn't take in everything as well as I would watching them one or two at a time. (This show is much better watched slowly.)
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 16:05 |
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Syd's line at the end about sinners sounded pretty sinister to me.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 16:06 |
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It's hard to square "love makes you weak, buckle up princess" Syd with "He's my man" Syd that's been presented thus far unless she's just cynically staying close to the biggest heavy in the room.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 16:46 |
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Her point is that love is precious but vulnerable and a vulnerability, not that it's worthless.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 17:21 |
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Syd is desperate for love but cynical and scarred enough to know what to not give up for it, even when she knows that David is genuinely her only chance at ever having a physical connection with someone. When she says David's her man (her magic man), it's honest and with no metaphor; he's the one for her. The issue has been, of course, that despite David fawning over her and her being genuinely up for whatever he does, their relationship is extremely basic from what we've seen on screen. There's been room for a lot of time for them to have been together off-screen (whether that's at the mental hospital, at the mutant retreat, or in their white room), but it definitely seems to be the case that this latest episode is the first time they've really had a deep conversation about how she really feels (especially since David was putting forward some very basic readings of her whole deal at the start of the episode). I honestly don't really know if it's a bad thing or if it's a genuine representation of how their relationship has been, and if it is actually "we're made for each other and should be together, let's work together to actually justify that" it's a really neat take on a relationship that I haven't really seen anywhere else
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 18:25 |
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That was one of my favorite episodes of television ever. It was like a Rosetta Stone for understanding what Legion is really about.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 18:44 |
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all I can think is that Syd wasn't wearing orange in that white space scene. Which may be bad, may be good, i donno with this show.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 18:49 |
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Their relationship was presented as rather superficial in the first season, so I think you're right that this does help me understand the appeal for Syd.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 19:00 |
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And here I was expecting Lenny to be put into a cat.
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# ? Apr 25, 2018 19:15 |
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The late title cards totally got me because when I watch Legion, I lose all track of time. Also, Amber Midthunder is awesome.
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