The gang was all here for the season 1 finale episode of Legion. The series, which stars Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, and Jean Smart, wrapped its mind-blowing debut season with an episode that left many fans wanting more — in a good way.
#LegionFX give me more pic.twitter.com/R2aXxjffCT
— Anthony Travis (@WinduDarksith) March 30, 2017
#LegionFX is one of the best series I've seen in a long time – great finale…is it time for the new season yet? #Legion #Marvel #XMen pic.twitter.com/T4qKxgRQ2O
— Dan ⚜️ (@STLUnity) March 30, 2017
But that just means everyone loved it, right? “Chapter 8” brought with it satisfying answers to a few burning questions, pulse-pounding action sequences, and a cliffhanger that has us chomping at the bit for the already-ordered season 2.
Did you tune in? Catch some of the best fan reactions below.
Believe it or not, Legion mastermind Noah Hawley managed to warm us a little bit to the Interrogator. Played by Hamish Linklater, the mysterious man started as the season’s villain before it became clear that there were more pressing dangers afoot (see: the Shadow King). But after seeing him with his partner and adopted son in the hospital, some audience members started feeling bad for him — until he proclaimed war on David, that is.
Man the interrogator is really being humanized here! Another reason to love this show! #LegionFX
— Joseph Golden (@CCstar1138) March 30, 2017
Oh man. Of course they had to go and make the villain have a partner and a son and make my heart hurt #LegionFX #Legion
— Nerd Girl Says (@Rachael_Conrad) March 30, 2017
To the Interrogator, just tell yourself: #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/2ceNmrUlWC
— Annie (@popartery) March 30, 2017
Why is #LegionFX trying to make me feel things for the Interrogator?! pic.twitter.com/Zo26C6Zv3q
— We So Nerdy (@WeSoNerdy) March 30, 2017
But some still just saw him as the villain.
The Interrogator makes for a great villain, 3rd degree burns, killer suit, and a spectacular walking stick. #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/44pc1Q99rD
— We So Nerdy (@WeSoNerdy) March 30, 2017
Too bad it looked like he and David were going to have to join forces by episode’s end.
With the Shadow King under control (for now), David was beginning to realize the magnitude of his powers. “I’m so sick of myself,” he told Syd. “This only works if it’s not about me.”
You can't be sick of yourself, David. Embrace it. Remember, mutant and proud. #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/dNOJi3gxIv
— Omari Daniels (@TheOtherBigO) March 30, 2017
Of course, Syd was in love with David and couldn’t let him think that he came second to anyone else. Back in the astral plane, she had a run-in with the Shadow King as Lenny, who was slowly learning how to override his system. (Was that soup metaphor not the perfect descriptor of just how deep she’s ingrained within him?) Syd learned that the only way the Shadow King can leave David without killing him is to enter another vessel—another person. Could it be her?
The Shadow King doesn’t go down easy #LegionFX @LegionFX
— Lee Travis (@lostthenumbers) March 30, 2017
Shadow King is breaking free so we got to get moving! #LegionFX
— Amber Surratt (@ams92096) March 30, 2017
Syd's gonna say HELLO, SHADOW KING. COME ON IN. #LegionFX
— BAMF! (@J_Jammer) March 30, 2017
Fans took a moment to revel in Plaza’s fantastic performance throughout the season.
AUBREY PLAZA IS SO CREEPY IN THIS ROLE I LOVE IT AND THEN SHE TURNED INTO THE CREEPY SHADOW KING AND I DON'T LOVE IT ANYMORE #LegionFX
— michele (@davidshallerss) March 30, 2017
Aubrey Plaza is so freaking good as Shadow King #LegionFX
— Steven Kruger (@IAMACT0R) March 30, 2017
Damnit Lenny, why are you so freakin' awesome? You're the worst. And the blob freaks me out. But I love you. #LegionFX
— Katie Nohr (@KatieNohr) March 30, 2017
Aubrey Plaza this entire season tho #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/g8rONv67t9
— Tobi Or Not Tobi (@ummmm_tobi) March 30, 2017
No one else but Syd knew that David risked dying if they separated him as host to the Shadow King, so Cary and Oliver hooked him up to a cerebral machine and prepped David for removal…only to learn that the Shadow King had created roots within David to dangerous effect.
The Shadow King is holding on for dear life! It's got David's psyche in it's clutches and it's got no desire of letting go. #LegionFX
— David Richard P. (@DavidRP91) March 30, 2017
Grappling with co-dependency issues. #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/y6OefKHNzu
— Legion (@LegionFX) March 30, 2017
#LegionFX pic.twitter.com/Wo5NRTEKgl
— Dexter Goad (@ShadowDogProd) March 30, 2017
Watching David slowly die while strapped to a medical exam table was not on Syd’s agenda. Instead, she went into the room and gave him a kiss, effectively absorbing the Shadow King into herself.
What a sly evil eye. #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/KQfQb6szt7
— Legion (@LegionFX) March 30, 2017
Worst game of tag ever #LegionFX @LegionFX
— Lee Travis (@lostthenumbers) March 30, 2017
Kerry stepped out from monitoring the Interrogator to see what all the hubbub was about. What she found was a yellow-eyed Syd ready to attack. With one touch, the monster transferred from Syd (who promptly passed out) over to Kerry, who then rendered the rest of her team unconscious.
The Shadow King is in Kerry now. #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/FHw6Oq3pP0
— We So Nerdy (@WeSoNerdy) March 30, 2017
Next thing we knew, David was back up and running and clear-headed, ready to take Kerry (and the Shadow King) head on.
This is everything you want a climactic showdown to be. #LegionFX
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) March 30, 2017
David finally gets to fight the thing that has been messing with him since birth #LegionFX
— Lauren Nickols (@LaurenNickols) March 30, 2017
aaaaaand boom goes the dynamite #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/qOQJyE8uO4
— james mcavoy taylor (@DAVIDPERCEVALS) March 30, 2017
Upon their collision, Kerry and David were both thrown back and knocked each other out. The Shadow King, meanwhile, found the one conscious body in the place: Oliver. Perhaps most heartbreaking is that Oliver had just remembered who Melanie was before losing himself to the yellow-eyed demon. He walked out the door, got into his car, and, upon Lenny’s insistence, set his sights on somewhere warm, leaving the rest of the team in their dust.
#LegionFX Shadow King was strutting outta there like pic.twitter.com/OOa1H9P64Y
— Dexter Goad (@ShadowDogProd) March 30, 2017
Shadow king taking off in Oliver like #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/IzS9p3O5UO
— stanley kubrick (@DalaiMamaa) March 30, 2017
Some were optimistic for the pairing of Plaza and actor Jemaine Clement as next season’s villainous duo. Can you say mixed feelings?
Happy because two people with insane charisma are sharing a role next season and sad because….my homie just remembered, man. #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/kmSk0115ef
— Devante Gordon (@Lycanvenom) March 30, 2017
Oliver and the Shadow King driving off while David, Syd, Melanie, and the rest regrouped would have been a satisfying ending. But did you stay for that post-credits scene? David. Was. Captured. A flying, spherical droid simply flew up to him, scanned his identity, and sucked him up into its orb before flying off. We were left speechless, so all we can say is thank goodness that season 2 will provide some answers (eventually).
Man David just can't catch a break #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/I8smDkZ1r9
— Darren Geiger (@kage_darronimo) March 30, 2017
Bye bye david #LegionFX
— stanley kubrick (@DalaiMamaa) March 30, 2017
The episode was a fantastic ending to one of the hottest freshman series of the season, and still had many fans grappling with their emotions.
Me during every episode of @LegionFX #LegionFX #ImFreakingOut pic.twitter.com/3mAzKADjUE
— Lady Amber Tejeda (@ambermlynn) March 30, 2017
Fam! I'm over here stressin'!#LegionFX #LEGION pic.twitter.com/aXb6TI6hkt
— Octavius Prime (@OctaviusANewman) March 30, 2017
#LegionFX pic.twitter.com/M3vXloyDRm
— Jazmin (@JazminsThoughts) March 30, 2017
