TAGGED AS: Comic Book, FX, Marvel, Superheroes, X-Men
This week’s Legion answered a big question about Lenny (Aubrey Plaza), but of course the answer only raised more questions. This is Legion after all.
SPOILERS AHEAD!
STOP HERE IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN EPISODE 4 OF LEGION.
Plaza herself told Rotten Tomatoes that the character of Lenny was originally written as a 50-year-old man. In “Chapter 4,” Syd (Rachel Keller), Ptonomy (Jeremie Harris) and Kerry (Amber Midthunder) learn that David (Dan Stevens) didn’t have a female friend named Lenny. He had a friend named Benny, who looks about the way Plaza originally described Lenny. Needless to say, fans were blindsided.
https://twitter.com/scottym27/status/837155452559507460
https://twitter.com/melbtvfan/status/837191395278372864
https://twitter.com/mandycin26/status/837147841109843968
https://twitter.com/NeeeAnn/status/837192869148385280
https://twitter.com/thenerdygirlexp/status/837147776978939904
https://twitter.com/cammiecoltmtv/status/837152251063980038
It was hard enough getting over the fact that a major star like Plaza was killed in the first episode of her new series. But she kept coming back in David’s head, so life and death are a little flexible in Legion. But to learn she’s not a she? Some fans were able to express their confusion in GIF form!
https://twitter.com/bronsonclub_/status/837147780250537984
https://twitter.com/ccstar1138/status/837147755516657664
https://twitter.com/designergwen/status/837194749278736384
Even before the episode ended, fans started coming up with theories about why David remembered Benny as Lenny. This isn’t the first time David has seen someone — or something — else in place of one of his friends. He often sees a figure dubbed the Devil With Yellow Eyes, and some think Lenny/Benny might be the same as that other vision plaguing David’s mind.
https://twitter.com/kemmybelle/status/837152978473639936
https://twitter.com/auroraknite/status/837148126863581185
https://twitter.com/chiefcannon/status/837154080497741825
Of course, others just have questions.
https://twitter.com/nicholasbpayne/status/837148752867622912
https://twitter.com/Batroman/status/837197678530330624
https://twitter.com/badgrgrl21/status/837152425152770054
Sometimes the simplest reaction gets right to the point.
https://twitter.com/kate_wowa/status/837147772788801540
Sometimes politics seep into comic-book TV show discussions.
https://twitter.com/andrewtobey/status/837148704805117955
Sometimes your comic-book TV show drops an Easter Egg! If Anthony Falcon here is right, then Dr. Poole is an enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D. (we can neither confirm nor deny the validity of this speculation — sometimes an octopus is just an octopus).
https://twitter.com/falcolaflame/status/837149585273417729
Legion had more than just Lenny’s big secret to unload this week. After a prolonged battle with The Eye’s troops, Kerry took a bullet for David. The fans are all praying it’s only a flesh wound.
https://twitter.com/lmeating/status/837151766969999360
https://twitter.com/chiefcannon/status/837153590313693188
https://twitter.com/ealasaid1743/status/837153843066568704
Judging by the teaser for next week’s episode, it looks like Kerry is going to be OK.
https://twitter.com/alang770/status/837155198191697922
By the way, did you notice the exact minute the episode ended? FX frequently exceeds the one-hour time block, but Legion has people analyzing everything!
https://twitter.com/nerdydoubled/status/837153609045446656
Legion airs Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. on FX.
