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CatstropheWaitress posted:Legion falls into the same trap a lot of Thriller shows do, which is have characters change alliances willy nilly. The big bad from Season 1 is borderline chummy with the rest of the cast by S3, and it sucks. With some characters they write around the shifting changes - possession, reincarnation, magic poo poo - but ultimately it just becomes hard to give a poo poo about any one character when you feel like they could be on any side at any given moment. A bit off topic but if you want a show that handles this masterfully it's Golden Kamuy (it's anime, sorry). Characters shift and form alliances and might act chummy but no one for a second forgets past transgressions or motivations.
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Jerusalem posted:1st season is fantastic, 2nd season finished in an unbelievably unsatisfying and stupid way, and season 3 had to work very, very, very hard to try and recover from how bad that ending was, and I don't think it quite pulled it off. And as CatstropheWaitress mentioned, the whole big bad becoming allies with them when characters constantly said how he mentally tortured them over and over in the first seasons... Heck, I think it lead to some big innocent character deaths and they were still fine with him.
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I just assumed Legion was like what being around an Omega-level psychic mutant is like. Unconsciously retconning reality, perceived or real. How can you be friends with that? With God? Great show, very unsettling at points and very entertaining at others.
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Sir Nose posted:Lady Nose and I really dug season 1, binge-watched. Moved into season 2, and then with episode 2 or 3 for some reason it suddenly became an ordeal, not sure why, we instantly lost interest in it and bailed. Everyone talks so highly of it so I occasionally consider returning to finish it out, but nah I just don't want to. Yea it was the same for us - absolutely tore through series 1 but the other ones just felt like the magic was gone and we stopped
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Legion is commendable for making brief, echoed snippets of Captain Sensible’s “Wot” a harbinger of impending doom.
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Sanschel posted:Legion is commendable for making brief, echoed snippets of Captain Sensible’s “Wot” a harbinger of impending doom. Today in "sentences I never thought I would read..." You guys are really making me want to track down at least the first season of Legion.
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Invalid Validation posted:Go watch Legion then. I have and yes, that is the UR example of Aubry Plaza being undeniably attractively evil. Sanschel posted:Legion is commendable for making brief, echoed snippets of Captain Sensible’s “Wot” a harbinger of impending doom. I'd never heard of this song until the show but yes, every time I hear that guitar riff I'm filled the dread. The ending is great, its literally making Xavier be a better dad
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Taear posted:Yea it was the same for us - absolutely tore through series 1 but the other ones just felt like the magic was gone and we stopped Yeah the 2nd season gets rough as the budget and lack of sympathetic characters and bad situations pile up but I managed to get thru and found S3 to be a rewarding ending even if it didn't quite reach the heights of S1. It still went...places...
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I might have to track down Legion season 3 based on these posts. I'm in the same boat as others where season 2 burnt me out and I never went back for 3. I will say that in season 1 you really get such a good sense of how powerful of a mutant he can be, and how terrifying that is.
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Nov 30, 2023 22:09
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I so rarely buy soundtracks these days but after listening to "It's Always Blue: Songs From Legion" 3 or 4 dozen times, I felt like I needed to buy it. The lyrics fit the show SO WELL. The show and music stuck with me for a long time after completing the series.
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Nov 30, 2023 22:31
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Legion: Finalmente the season 3 soundtrack is pretty good too. My only complaint is it doesn't use the full-cast rendition of Peace, Love & Understanding.
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The Finn posted:I might have to track down Legion season 3 based on these posts. I'm in the same boat as others where season 2 burnt me out and I never went back for 3. I will say that in season 1 you really get such a good sense of how powerful of a mutant he can be, and how terrifying that is. If you start 3 blind without finishing 2, it's going to be confusing as absolute gently caress I mean, even watching 2, it's confusing as gently caress But also you'll miss one of the best scenes in the show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frf0HepcB7w
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The Finn posted:I might have to track down Legion season 3 based on these posts. It’s on Hulu (or Prime, but I’m pretty sure it’s Hulu), I watched it a few months ago. Except for season one, which I have on bluray. (I’m very bitter that seasons 2 & 3 are only on DVD.)
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The music is sooo good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2esSqcOMZ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaWM-hMPUx8 And for Tori Amos fans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBxTyRNweZc Barreft fucked around with this message at 01:16 on Dec 1, 2023 |
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Sockser posted:If you start 3 blind without finishing 2, it's going to be confusing as absolute gently caress I forced myself through season 2 to get to watch that scene. *chef kiss*
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A lot of the rough patches of Season 2 are saved because Navid Negahban is delightful.
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Jerusalem posted:1st season is fantastic, 2nd season finished in an unbelievably unsatisfying and stupid way, and season 3 had to work very, very, very hard to try and recover from how bad that ending was, and I don't think it quite pulled it off. Not to anyone's surprise but I feel the opposite. Season 1 was decent, but season 2 was where it finally figured out what kind of show it wanted to be, and season 3 was still better than 1. We can all agree that Legion rocks though.
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Gherkin Jerkin posted:I so rarely buy soundtracks these days but after listening to "It's Always Blue: Songs From Legion" 3 or 4 dozen times, I felt like I needed to buy it. The lyrics fit the show SO WELL. 'Behind Blue Eye's was written to be a villain song for an aborted musical Pete Townshed was making, but it's placed so well here that it feels written for Legion as well. I think this scene was what got to me to watch the show. The two psychics just slowly floating over the desert towards each other is so neat. The animated overlays genius. Hell of an episode opener. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frf0HepcB7w Still sticks with me. CatstropheWaitress fucked around with this message at 16:06 on Dec 1, 2023 |
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Also i can watch Amber Midthunder kick peoples rear end all day long.
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I had it in my head that I watched all three seasons but seeing that clip I checked and I only ever watched the first. I think I binged it all while sick which made it even more of a fever dream.
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Sanschel posted:A lot of the rough patches of Season 2 are saved because Navid Negahban is delightful. Oh yeah, monstrous character and the show made dumb decisions around how he was used, but Navid Negahban was absolutely fantastic in the role.
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twistedmentat posted:Also i can watch Amber Midthunder kick peoples rear end all day long. She was in ‘Prey’, right? Because she wrecks some people in that.
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She was the lead in Prey
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Oh man, I didn't recognize that she was the twin from Legion, she was really loving good in Prey.
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Yea, as soon as I saw she was in Prey I knew it would rule.
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Can't be stressed enough how much Prey rules, it's the long-awaited actually good second Predator film. If you've been burned by any of the others, this is the one you gotta jump back on.
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Parkingtigers posted:Can't be stressed enough how much Prey rules, it's the long-awaited actually good second Predator film. If you've been burned by any of the others, this is the one you gotta jump back on. I'm sorry, you mean 3rd good Predator film. Predator 2 rules.
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It’s been a long time since I watched Legion but wasn’t she constantly getting Worf’d on in that?
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twistedmentat posted:I'm sorry, you mean 3rd good Predator film. Predator 2 rules. Yeah, Predator, Predator 2, and Prey are all neck and neck for me. I enjoy Predators, but it's not as good as those three. The Predator is meh, and I refuse to watch AVP. The Wolverine vs Predator book is also very good, but I suspect it'll read better as a trade instead of singles.
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How many other series have Predators been in, I think Batman fought one? Feels like he fought a Terminator too.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:How many other series have Predators been in, I think Batman fought one? Feels like he fought a Terminator too. He’s been in quite a few. Judge Dredd vs Predator is quite good, as is Batman vs Predator. Aliens vs Predator vs Terminator is unreadable, avoid at all costs.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:How many other series have Predators been in, I think Batman fought one? Feels like he fought a Terminator too. I'm pretty sure Predator has crossed over with a truly obscene amount of properties. He's interacted with DC characters and as mentioned there's a recent Marvel Predator vs. Wolverine crossover. I think comics of various kinds are where most of that stuff has happened.
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NowonSA posted:I'm pretty sure Predator has crossed over with a truly obscene amount of properties. He's interacted with DC characters and as mentioned there's a recent Marvel Predator vs. Wolverine crossover. I think comics of various kinds are where most of that stuff has happened. Never forget: 
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Dang I knew Archie got shot but didn't realize it was a Predator that did him in.
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Is it as good as the Archie/Punisher crossover?
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Watched Prey last night on this threads recommendation- it was great! Particularly liked the quote early on, something like "It's not about hunting, it's about surviving." Contrast with the Europeans (better technology and an ideology of open domination) and the predator (space age technology, only hunts other predators). I liked the themes of looking out for one another and existing in harmony with the environment rather than dominating it. Predators are so full of poo poo, very unsportsmanlike to use space technology (even though he had darts instead of lasers).
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BRJurgis posted:Predators are so full of poo poo, very unsportsmanlike to use space technology (even though he had darts instead of lasers). Totes. Predators are the space equivalent of US dentists who fly to Africa to shoot lions and elephants with high powered rifles.
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I likes when the trappers fire at the predator and it's confused that they're only shooting once. Somehow muzzle loaders are a tech that they don't understand. Really good body language on the actor playing the predator.
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Megillah Gorilla posted:Is it as good as the Archie/Punisher crossover? Might even be better; the Predator one actually has people dying and stuff--the Punisher decided to not sully Riverdale with killing because the town reminded him of the idyllic life he wanted for his family.
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