So concluding (for now) the series of Marvel Television reviews, let's do the final seasons of Fox's pair. So after spending a long time doing
X-Men films, Fox decided to create their own TV shows set within the every changing universe that they have created. One is about Professor Xavier's very dangerous son and the other is set in an alternate universe where the X-Men have dissappeared. So let's finish things off by doing a double review of these two shows' final seasons. You may remember when these first started, I did a double review then. So let's bring things full circle:
The Gifted (Season 2)
Comprising of 16 episodes, the second and final season of
The Gifted sees four different factions (two to begin with) each with their own but different approaches to the fight for mutant civil rights. Sibling and love/hate rivalries take place, new mutants are introduced and it all ends with one mutant wanting to show people something, but we will probably never know what that thing is. Now as far as I can remember, Fox have done much better than Marvel themselves when it comes to making live action TV shows based on their characters and with this final season of
The Gifted, its a bit more simplistic with story telling, but adds some depth to the fight and just generally giving us a great series. Very
Civil War like with how its seeing a government act from two different (and later on four) sides. But most of what makes the mutant heroes of Marvel are all about finding acceptance and purpose which is what we got here. 9/10
Legion (Season 3)
Legion has always been seen as one of the most unique shows when it comes to superheroes. Every episode is visually stunning and offers some depth to the character that is David Haller (reprised by Dan Stevens) aka Legion. In the eight episode final season of the show, we come to a point in David's life where he has gone off his meds and is now becoming far more dangerous than before. The question is can he get out before all hell breaks lose? Only time will tell as he spends this season experiencing time travel and we get someone else playing Professor Xavier this time which is interesting. I have always loved the show for its visuals and its fresh take on mental health combined with that of a superhero that just so happens to be a mutant. This final season continues to explore this with the complex subject of time travel as it continues to bend the mind all for the sake of one man trying to get what he wants. Its a great final season which unlike the above, managed to wrap everything up to give us a satisfactory ending. 9/10
At the time of writing this, it is unclear if these shows will continue on as part of the ever expanding
Marvel Cinematic Universe or we see new versions of these characters in that universe instead. But only time will tell. Still very good shows though and definitley worth a watch if your mind can take it.
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