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Yeah, I keep thinking he looks a bit like that alien Peter Kay played in that Doctor Who episode. He's pretty unnerving for looking like a rejected Doom enemy though. Maybe it's because he always turns up in the dark and that's a bit spooky.  Also, The Guest, that's why he looks familiar. That was a weird but entertaining film. His character calls himself David in that too. I don't see this one rolling grenades into a diner quite yet though
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Cael posted:After just watching the second episode, I'll throw another wrench in (that someone can make fun of me for). In each of Syd's appearances in the episode, I felt like she was acting differently: sensitive on the bench in the sunset, scared and aprehensive on the swingset, and kind of stand-off-ish in the elevator. Distinctly different. And in each appearance, they've varied up the combination of what she's wearing for gloves and her scarf. If you had easily triggered body swap powers, wouldn't you ALWAYS wear the gloves? An actor playing a character with emotion and moods. And they change clothes! Wow!
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gohmak posted:Still waiting on my gif people! I stumbled on one today! 
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gohmak, did you want it as an avatar? because if not I'd love to use that.
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Escobarbarian posted:gohmak, did you want it as an avatar? because if not I'd love to use that. go for it
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Legion: Great story, I don't really care
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So Syd is real and that's a relief to me.
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Oh hey... there was a giant X behind him in that one scene. Not super subtle but I didn't see it at first. I really dig that there's no reference to the X-Men, movies or otherwise. But that also makes it kind of weird that they just jump in to "oh hey mutants are a thing" without quite explaining it. It's a little jarring for people that aren't familiar with the comics or anything.
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I caught the X in the circle in the window. Nice imagery there.AndyElusive posted:Is the fat guy in David's mind a mutant that he killed with his powers when he was a kid and now has a mental block preventing him from remembering? Is that why fat guy is skulking around inside his mind and memories? Is he the one who allows David to shift and manipulate matter? Visually he references Mojo (a yellow eyed demon lord from a twisted reality TV universe) but I believe he is leading up to being The Shadow King, a major Marvel villain, who also has yellow eyes who has a lot of history in the comics with David. Regardless yellow is a recurring bad colour for David. Syd mentions her mom, who would entertain all kinds of people. I realize the Rogue parallels are pretty much thrown out, but do note that Rogue's adopted mother was Mystique. Also remember that David killed Mystique's wife, Destiny. Baseless loose thoughts
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Got that frog gif down to avatar size, would love suggestions for quotes from the show so far to go underneath!
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I have claustrophobia and this episode made me panic a little.
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Grem posted:I have claustrophobia and this episode made me panic a little. loving hell, great episode.
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So the credited actor for the Demon is Quinton Boisclair, a man with no photos who has never done any other work except this show, and the only solid indication of being a real person is that his name is in the credits. Assuming that's just an alias, I'm not sure exactly who they'd be covering for but it smells like the kind of thing you'd do to avoid spoiling a big twist.
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Rock Or Roll posted:Oh hey... there was a giant X behind him in that one scene. Not super subtle but I didn't see it at first. I really dig that there's no reference to the X-Men, movies or otherwise. But that also makes it kind of weird that they just jump in to "oh hey mutants are a thing" without quite explaining it. It's a little jarring for people that aren't familiar with the comics or anything. Are you referring to this episode or just in general? Because the Division 3 guys that were interrogating him in the pilot said something like "he's the most powerful mutant we've ever encountered" and there was a big block of exposition about mutants in episode 2.
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Sanschel posted:So the credited actor for the Demon is Quinton Boisclair, a man with no photos who has never done any other work except this show, and the only solid indication of being a real person is that his name is in the credits. Assuming that's just an alias, I'm not sure exactly who they'd be covering for but it smells like the kind of thing you'd do to avoid spoiling a big twist. There is a Quinton Boisclair on Facebook but it definitely doesn't look like the same guy.
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each episode since the pilot cements that Rachel Keller is great, and I expect her to go on to bigger and better things.
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I am continually baffled that a show about Legion is not only good, but great.
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Escobarbarian posted:Got that frog gif down to avatar size, would love suggestions for quotes from the show so far to go underneath! Can you post the avatar sized one because I'd like to steal it too
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Does anybody get the feeling that the children's book character and yellow eyed demon are aspects of davids mind or personality that have splintered from his original? The yellow eyed demon seems linked to teleportation. Maybe the recently acquired Lenny will be linked to a power too or become a separate identity within his mind. In his mind to help or hinder him? Either that or the idea of it being the Shadow King is a solid one in my eyes. Possibly both as I don't think the Shadow King would be a singular entity within his mind but tinkering and adjusting things to lead David towards giving up control of his mind. All I can say is I'm loving this show so far and hope they keep building up the suspense for a satisfying ending.
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Looten Plunder posted:Can you post the avatar sized one because I'd like to steal it too best be for another forum mah'fucker: 
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Catsplosion posted:The yellow eyed demon seems linked to teleportation. David's teleportation- all his powers, really- seems to be provoked by a desire to escape from things that terrify or threaten him. And nothing terrifies him like The Devil With Yellow Eyes. The Devil is also closely linked to the kitchen explosion and the asylum meltdown, remember, both of which were telekinetic episodes.
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The World's Angriest Boy In The World (god, I love that title) seems to be a defense mechanism, he pops up a lot whenever some hidden/blocked/painful memories get accessed and is directly associated with the identity of David's father, the most conspicuously blocked memory of all. The fat yellow-eyed demon seems actively malicious and invasive on the other hand, so it's harder to tell at this stage whether it's an outside force preying on David or is a representation of his dark impulses/id/etc. struggling for control of his power Hulk-style. I bet this show is catnip for nerdy psychoanalysts. McSpanky fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Feb 24, 2017 |
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Escobarbarian posted:best be for another forum mah'fucker: I'll wait for you to change yours again on a whim. I've gone 10 years without getting one yet, I can wait a little longer.
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McSpanky posted:The World's Angriest Boy In The World (god, I love that title) seems to be a defense mechanism, he pops up a lot whenever some hidden/blocked/painful memories get accessed and is directly associated with the identity of David's father, the most conspicuously blocked memory of all. I have absolutely no idea what the significance is, but when Syd followed kid-David into his mind, they ran through his old home at one point and you saw his mother and father sitting at a table. You could see his father's face as he sat next to his telescope. So Syd could see his face, but David can't.
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Gorilla Salad posted:I have absolutely no idea what the significance is, but when Syd followed kid-David into his mind, they ran through his old home at one point and you saw his mother and father sitting at a table. Well it's possible that she can see him because she has no reason to doubt the memory, and he can't because he knows it isn't his real dad.
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Escobarbarian posted:best be for another forum mah'fucker: Dear lord tell me this show is doing OK in the ratings and hasn't put people off with how insane it is. It's like David Lynch directed a superhero show at his prime.
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Ornithology posted:Was I the only one who got legitimately creeped the gently caress out by that clown looking monster thing? The messed up children's book and his father with no face was creepy as hell too. Did Ornithology watch Ep.3 yet? Is he okay? 
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Blazing Ownager posted:Dear lord tell me this show is doing OK in the ratings and hasn't put people off with how insane it is. It's on FX, they don't care about traditional ratings.
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Blazing Ownager posted:It's like David Lynch directed a superhero show at his prime. With sets by Kubrick.
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howe_sam posted:It's on FX, they don't care about traditional ratings. They've gotta care to some degree. It's not premium cable.
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Henchman of Santa posted:They've gotta care to some degree. It's not premium cable. I believe John Landgraf has said that, these days at least, there are three factors to whether or not a show gets renewed: • Is the audience there? (Not as much as Fargo or People vs. O.J., which is what you'd hope for with an expensive Marvel show, but they're not terrible.) • Do the critics like it? (Hell yes they do.) • Do the suits like it? (Hard to say for sure, but they loving love Noah Hawley.) A show gets renewed if it can hit two out of three. That's why The Americans sticks around while The Bastard Executioner gets the axe.
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Catsplosion posted:Maybe the recently acquired Lenny will be linked to a power too or become a separate identity within his mind. In his mind to help or hinder him? I think Lenny is there as his id to keep him moving. She's ultimately helping him (warns him about Section 3 coming after him, provokes him enough he can project in and see what's up with his sister), but in the absolutely worst and crudest way possible. The real tragedy is Syd didn't absorb the stove with her 
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DivisionPost posted:I believe John Landgraf has said that, these days at least, there are three factors to whether or not a show gets renewed: At least they're being honest about factor #3 and balancing it. The then-president of Fox canned The Critic even though it was doing ratings gangbusters and had the best post-Simpsons audience retention of any show that ever had the slot, solely because he was terrible at humor and hated it 
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Blazing Ownager posted:Dear lord tell me this show is doing OK in the ratings and hasn't put people off with how insane it is. Good timing. Sepinwall just tweeted that episode 4 is the weirdest thing he's ever seen on TV not involving Lynch.
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That goddamn boilerplate child giggle SFX is killing me. Otherwise, amazing show.
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Webbeh posted:That goddamn boilerplate child giggle SFX is killing me. Otherwise, amazing show. I wish someone would delete this from all media forever or at least find some new kids to laugh for you. This stupid stock sound pulls me out of any show/movie i hear it in and all I can think about is Roller Coaster Tycoon.
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I'm looking through all the bad reviews out of curiosity. They seem to consist of: - It's confusing and even by episode 3 I still don't understand the plot which makes it boring. - It's difficult to follow. - Jumpy storyline. No structure. - It's pretentious. Trying to be like Kubrick. I dunno, sounds like people expected something somewhat similar to a typical Marvel superhero plot line and structure. Personally I would've rated this show lower if it ended up as one so I'm glad it went in this direction. I'm also a fan of Kubrick/Refn/Lynch so the style is up my ally. I personally enjoyed Hannibal season 3 which people made similar complaints about, so I guess I'm the "pretentious" type
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nawcom posted:I'm looking through all the bad reviews out of curiosity. They seem to consist of: Almost all of the media outlet/professional reviews I've read are positive. Who is writing negative reviews besides random social media people?
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