Legion

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Season 1
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 8, 2017
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
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Critic Reviews

  1. Slate
    Reviewed by: Sam Adams
    Feb 8, 2017
    60
    It’s handsomely shot, and smartly acted, and ingeniously constructed enough to suggest there’s something mind-blowing lurking at its center. But as Hawley pushes from jazzed-up origin story to psychodrama, it starts to feel like a show with a Rubik’s cube where its heart should be.
  2. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Feb 7, 2017
    60
    At least initially, though, Legion is intriguing but well short of extraordinary.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Feb 7, 2017
    60
    As creator, writer and director, Hawley does everything he can to suppress the yawns that will surely come from the superhero-disinclined, setting the tone for a show that favors personality over powers, with dialogue that thankfully lacks the sonorous ballast of most superhero movies.
  5. Las Vegas Weekly
    Reviewed by: Josh Bell
    Feb 2, 2017
    60
    The show’s narrative trickery is a reflection of David’s fractured psyche. That can be more frustrating than illuminating, but the dazzling visual style makes the deliberately confusing narrative easier to embrace, and Stevens is fantastic as the conflicted but eager title character.
  6. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jan 27, 2017
    60
    David, and the viewer, can't be so sure [the things you see are real], as every journey into his mind reveals a freaky maze of disturbing memory. Not an easy show to watch, Legion is even harder to shake. [30 Jan - 12 Feb 2017, p.19]
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  7. Time
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Feb 7, 2017
    50
    Legion is worth saving on your DVR but not, quite, worth taking the leap of investing real time. A show this ambitious shouldn't take the easy way out when it comes to building a character worthy of being called a "hero."
  8. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: David Sims
    Feb 7, 2017
    50
    Stevens (probably best known as the handsome heir of Downton Abbey) is doing fine work at the center of all this, holding the camera’s focus even when Hawley’s dialogue feels like it’s going nowhere.

Awards & Rankings

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#24 Best TV Season of 2017
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#10 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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#21 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 578 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 495 out of 578
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 578
  3. Negative: 48 out of 578
  1. sonder
    Feb 8, 2017
    10
    Legion hits the ball out of the park. It's delightfully confusing, with reveals stripped off two layers of the onion at a time, only to haveLegion hits the ball out of the park. It's delightfully confusing, with reveals stripped off two layers of the onion at a time, only to have one more layer added back on. The cinematography is excellent, the acting is great, and the characters are engaging. A hell of a lot is packed into a single episode, making it worth another watch. For its genre, Legion is as good as it gets. I'm not a Marvel fanboy, and I've been a bit bored with their recent releases, other than Guardians of the Galaxy. The decision to produce Legion was a great call, and based on the first episode, the series is in good hands. I can't wait for more!… Full Review »
  2. EludiumQ36
    Feb 10, 2017
    3
    This is a real person's review. All those 10s are incestuously review-promoting network shills. "Legion" starts as a study in mental illnessThis is a real person's review. All those 10s are incestuously review-promoting network shills. "Legion" starts as a study in mental illness and like time travel tropes, it's very confusing. This doesn't make for good tv or even basic storytelling. Because it's steeped in mental illness - paranoid schitz - the plot/storyline is VERY confusing. You're never sure what's reality and what's fantasy, again, not good tv. You cannot be someone's favorite show when you confuse them at every turn. On the plus side, the visuals are stunning at times, but that's supposed to be "icing on the cake" but when the cake is made of mud then even the icing loses its appeal. And it doesn't help at all that the premiere episode was the length of a feature film at 90-mins! "Hey, everyone, let's get mind-twisted for almost 2 hrs!" The closing scene was straight out of "Sucker Punch" so while I found that familiar it just confirmed how bat sxit crazy "Legion" really is. Look, I'm a mainstream tv viewer, and if "Legion" doesn't make more sense by E02 then it'll sadly be a one and done series.… Full Review »
  3. Ironjohn
    Feb 10, 2017
    10
    Better than any of the X-Men movies. Again, Noah Hawley starts from the assumption that his audience can keep up with his storytelling and itBetter than any of the X-Men movies. Again, Noah Hawley starts from the assumption that his audience can keep up with his storytelling and it pays off for us.… Full Review »
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