Legion, FX’s Marvel TV show—the first set in the X-Men universe—has a new trailer. (Thanks to byzantine licensing agreements, the X-Men universe is separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe of Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Avengers movies, et al.) The show is about the son of X-Men founder professor Charles Xavier: David Haller, aka Legion, played by Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens. Legion is a mutant like his father, but his powers are mitigated by mental illness, including a dissociative disorder.
The new trailer gives viewers a look at Jean Smart, who plays Haller’s therapist, offering the troubled mutant an unconventional way to “rewrite the story of your life.” It seems like it involves some sort of electrical sensor handles built into a table (looking suspiciously like the Domination game in Never Say Never Again), which is definitely unconventional. But then there’s not much conventional about Haller’s ability to send everything in the kitchen flying through the air either, so desperate times, desperate measures. Will Smart’s therapy save Haller before he loses control of his kitchen-destroying powers and destroys his kitchen forever? Audiences will find out on Feb. 8 when the show premieres.
