FX revealed during its turn at the Television Critics Association winter press tour that the low-rated Marvel TV drama wrap with its forthcoming third season. 

FX boss John Landgraf maintains that the show has not been “canceled,” claiming that it was always planned to span three seasons. 

“Noah Hawley had always considered Legion to be a three-season show,” FX CEO John Landgraf told reporters, “and he has confirmed that he’s going to stick with his plan. This will be the final season.”

In addition, it was also revealed that that Season 3 of Legion will debut in June.

It's hard to imagine FX letting go of the show if it did not freefall in the ratings. Legion Season 2 averaged a mere 430,000 viewers and a 0.19 rating in the demo in live + same day results. 

The show was down almost 60 percent in the demo vs. Legion Season 1. As such, was somewhat surprising that it even secured a renewal for a third season. 

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Marvel is known for wheeling and dealing to keep its shows on the air, so that could be attributed to the renewal. 

“Legion has redefined the superhero drama and exceeded all expectations as the intensity and revelation build through the second season,” FX co-President of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions Eric Schrier said last summer when the renewal was announced.

“We are incredibly proud of Noah Hawley’s achievement and are honored to continue the series as it pushes the boundaries of conventional television storytelling."

"We are also grateful for the contributions of our executive producers, John Cameron, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, and Jeph Loeb with Marvel Television, as well as our outstanding cast and crew of this groundbreaking show.”

Legion follows a man who has struggled with mental illness ever since he as a teenager. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years.

But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.

It stars Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Bill Irwin, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Katie Aselton, Jean Smart, Navid Negahban, Jemaine Clement, and Hamish Linklater. 

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In fact, Legion Season 2 Episode 11 made it very clear that, despite what David himself may think, he's this story's villain. As this season has progressed, David's actions have been more morally compromised.

The lies and secrets that he promised not to tell have piled up, so much so that Syd and the rest of his friends feel obligated to save him from himself. 

That final scene, one which sees David take a step toward villainy that he may not be able to come back from, is so powerful because, for perhaps the first time, we get a sense of just how far gone David is.

He's lost touch with reality almost completely and instead is telling himself a story about what is true and what isn't, and about who is and isn't a hero. 

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Sydney, the person he wants so desperately not to lose, is slipping away from him, and instead of letting her go, he uses his power to keep her trapped. 

Legion works because of this relationship, and because, although the show is not exactly easy to follow, it always grounds its bizarre tangents and honest emotional stakes. This show is about the battle for David's mind, and Sydney's inability to save him. 

Sydney: What if you’re not the hero? What if you’re just another villain?

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The show has given time to its supporting players throughout the season, but here the show focuses almost exclusively on David and Syd and the relationship between them. 

Dan Stevens gets the lion's share of the honors for his wonderful work on this show, as he should. He played three different versions of David in this episode with aplomb. 

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Stevens' role may be flashier, but Rachel Keller's performance is so nuanced and emotionally complex that she's often the most captivating thing this show has to offer. This episode was focused on Syd's realization that the man she's in love with is not who she thought he was, and Keller sells that tragedy wonderfully. 

Farouk: It’s really sick, what you’re doing to her. Don’t you think?

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The episode's opening sequence, which depicted the battle between David and Farouk with stylish animation, was suitably surreal, but the episode was characterized by interactions between its characters. 

In fact, this finale was one of the more straightforward episodes of Legion's entire second season, in part because it attempted to be a summation of all of the ideas that creator Noah Hawley and his writers had thrown out in the previous ten episodes.

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Not all of those storylines completely track. Farouk's trajectory is still slightly muddled — he may not end the world like David is supposed to, but why exactly does that mean he's allowed to do whatever he wants? 

Sydney: David, you drugged me and had sex with me.

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Even so, Legion works because it's willing to play with complicated characters.

Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of Legion's second season was the dichotomy that it established between villainy and heroism. David wants so badly to see himself as a hero and Farouk as the devil, but Legion doesn't work that way. 

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David can stop Farouk and still be on the wrong side. He can be a mutant with incredible powers and be mentally ill. If Legion Season 2 Episode 11 was anything, it was a rejection of the idea that humans are only one thing. 

Ultimately, it's David's insistence on relying on his own worldview that leads him to completely abandon the people who are trying to help him. 

David: I’m a good person. I deserve love.

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The show remains one of the most stylish on television, in part because it is often hugely self-indulgent, unwilling to deny itself any impulse. This episode is fairly straightforward, but it still features an extended opening sequence set to The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes." 

Legion is fascinating because it seems to lack any self-control, but that also makes the show a sprawling, messy saga of one man's battle against his psychosis. The stark tragedy of this episode is that it reminds us that this is not a battle David is going to win. 

The difficulty the show has always had is that, while Stevens is compelling, David is a confusing, complicated character who often feels unknowable. He's charming and sweet, but he also clearly has a fondness for torture and murder. 

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Now, Legion has taken a step towards suggesting who David is, and all of the sweetness that Stevens played through its first two seasons may prove especially crucial now that David has decided that he doesn't need Syd nor any of his other friends at all anymore. 

Sydney: What do we do now?

Clark: Now we pray.

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David's power may be inherently corrupting. The show seems to continually be asking whether anyone that powerful can even be blamed for bending others to their will. How do you know what is right if you consider yourself a god and not a human? Why should you have to play by other people's rules? 

Through its first two seasons, Legion has asked us to sympathize with a villain who wants to be a hero. Now, it seems he may have finally given up on trying to be something he's not. 

The show is all done for the year, but when it returns, be sure to watch Legion online. 

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FX has placed an order for a third season of the trippy sci-fi drama, set to air in 2019. 

“Legion has redefined the superhero drama and exceeded all expectations as the intensity and revelation build through the second season,” FX original programming president Eric Schrier said in a statement.

“We are incredibly proud of Noah Hawley’s achievement and are honored to continue the series as it pushes the boundaries of conventional television storytelling," he continued. 

We are also grateful for the contributions of our executive producers, John Cameron, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, and Jeph Loeb with Marvel Television, as well as our outstanding cast and crew of this groundbreaking show.”

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Legion focuses on Haller as he attempts to get to grips with the powers while trying to make sense of the new normal for him.

We think it's fair to say you know it's been a tough and rocky road for him, but it's been thrilling to watch this journey on a weekly basis. 

Legion Season 2 is down a hefty 56 percent in the demo vs. Legion Season 1. It is currently averaging 0.4 million viewers and a 0.2 rating among adults 18-49.

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The show remains solid in delayed viewing, with strong gains and continues to be a hit with critics. 

There are still two episodes this season, with the finale scheduled to air Tuesday, June 12 at 10/9c. 

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That's a little later than many expected, but it's not too far away. 

In addition to the premiere month being confirmed, creator Noah Hawley revealed that Navid Negahbanis is replacing Said Taghmaoui as Ahmal Farouk. 

Yes, that's the Shadow King. If you watch Legion online, you will know he was the villain who immersed himself in the psyche of David Haller. 

With the villain being out in the open, there's no telling just how terrible things will get for the characters when the show returns. 

Aside from the Legion goodies, FX CEO John Landgraf confirmed that Fargo Season 4 is pretty much a go and that it all came down to Hawley's availability because of his schedule. 

“Noah, who’s become quite a busy bee, not only with Legion [but with novels and features, too] has told us that he has an idea, which excites me enormously, for a fourth cycle,” Landgraf told reporters. “The plan is to have that ready for 2019.”

Given that Fargo is one of the most critically acclaimed shows around, the news is hardly surprising. It was always a matter of the availability of the creative forces behind it. 

Finally, Landgraf was quick to point out to reporters that Better Things will continue to flourish without the influence of Louis C.K.

He noted that he had "extraordinary confidence" in co-creator Pamela Adlon continuing the journey alone. 

“It’s Pamela’s show,” he confirmed. “These are her stories. This is her life. Louis was her co-writer. She’s going to have to write them all herself or find another co-writer. I’m optimistic and confident that the third season will be great.”

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Legion Season 1 found David Haller suffering an identity crisis. He thought he was suffering from mental illness, and spent most of his life trying to find a treatment that helped him. 

Nothing could prepare him for the revelation that he's one of the most powerful mutants on the planet. 

Looking ahead to Season 2, the cast and crew of the FX drama made their way to San Diego Comic-Con, and they came armed with a whole lot intel for the new season. 

The biggest news, of course, is that the series will span ten episodes. That's up two hours from the first season, so we're excited for some more from the intricate world that Noah Hawley created for fans. 

A big question heading into the new run was about who was going to be the main antagonist, and we now have some insight into the character. 

Saïd Taghmaoui has been cast as Amahl Farouk, aka the Shadow King. If you watch Legion online, you will know that's who took control of David's brain. 

The villain already appeared in the form of Aubrey Plaza’s character Lenny throughout Season 1. 

Farouk has a longstanding feud with David's dad, and it looks like he's intent on making David pay for it. 

Hawley was quizzed about how he settled on Farouk as the central villain for the series going forward. 

"They're taking something that should be action and turning it into something so much more interesting," he said.

"That always stuck with me: Xavier defeated this guy, went off and had a kid. It always seemed to me that it was an interesting thing we could build into where at first you think it's Division 3 and it's the plucky rebels against the empire."

"And as we're getting ready to fight the empire, we see David's memories and learn he's not mentally ill. The real enemy was within him. I thought that was very subversive."

At the panel, Rachel Keller was asked whether her character, Syd was going to feel more proactive. 

"It's all about an exploration of who am I and what am I capable of, and how do I reckon with something I thought was wrong and made me sick, but I can now use to help people and deepen a relationship she feels strongly about," said Keller.

Noah Hawley also opened up about whether David and Syd will continue to be romantically linked in future episodes. 

"This is an epic love story between two people who can't physically be together. If season one was the honeymoon, in season two, we're going to explore how this actually works."

Fans wanted to know about whether they would see more of David's back story and Hawley had the best response. 

"We know his story pretty well now, but we don't know everybody's story really well now, so I think there are other people we may see where they came from and how it brought them to this moment."

With David's mind back to normal, it seems that he could be set to make some bad decisions. 

"Now he has to face up to the fact that without that thing in him, he's like everybody else — he has good ideas and impulses, bad ideas and impulses. It might be interesting to see his hubris: 'I'm a hero, so everything I do is heroic,'" Hawley revealed, while Dan Stevens concurred: "There are still a number of issues inside this man's head."

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The renewal was revealed by Eric Shrier and Nick Grad, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks, and FX Productions. 

“The first season of Legion was a stunning achievement,” said Schrier.

“More than a new series, Legion is a wholly original take on the super hero genre. Our thanks to Noah Hawley for taking the creative risks and shattering expectations. It’s a privilege to work again with Noah, his producing partners, the outstanding cast and our partners at Marvel Television on another season of Legion.”

"We are thrilled there will be a new season of Legion. Noah's spectacular take on David Haller and all the other characters he brought to life makes us ache for more. We're particularly proud of our partners at FX and the success we share on our first TV series together,” added Jeph Loeb, Executive Producer and Head of Marvel Television.

The new series centers on the life of Marvel Comics character, David Haller/ Legion, who is struggling with schizophrenia. A chance encounter changes his life forever as he realizes there is more to him than meets the eye. 

The 8-episode first season debuted February 8 and has been a ratings juggernaut for the network. Legion Season 1 is averaging 1.1 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in live plus same day measures. 

That may not seem very high, but the freshman series is catapulting over 160% when a week of DVR viewing is factored in. Add in online streaming, and you have one of the biggest new cable dramas of 2017. 

Legion has also struck a chord with critics, who are enjoying the different approach to the superhero show. 

Legion Season 1 Episode 6 airs tonight and will find David going back to where it all started to expose the secrets of the present. 

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Lenny tells Melanie she is the one frozen in her life, unable to move from the loss of Oliver.

Ptonomy is next, and he recounts witnessing his mother's death as a child.

The Loudermilks are next, as Lenny tells them their relationship is unhealthy.

Syd tells Lenny that the whole situation seems like a dream to her.

Syd sees a door in Clockworks that wasn't there before. She is suspicious.

In this version of David's reality, he thinks he is manic depressive, not schizophrenic. 

In a rousing fantasy sequence, Lenny romps through all of the places in David's mind.

Syd dreams of the last encounter with yellow eyes.

Syd asks the gang if they've seen the mystery door, but no one else has.

The Eye confronts Kerry, threatening her.

Cary sees the ice world of Oliver, meeting the man in the diving suit.

David tells Syd she is schizophrenic, and she adamantly disagrees.

Syd has flashes of her real memories, and is confronted by Lenny.

Lenny puts headphones on Syd, which puts her into a trance like state.

Kerry wakes up, to find Cary has disappeared.

The Eye threatens Kerry again.

David finally sees Syd's mystery door.

Melanie prays, and sees Oliver in the diving suit.

He shows her the last scene before David sent everyone into the astral plane. She attempts to stop the bullets from striking Syd and David, but can't.

She tries to move Syd and David, but can't.

Lenny reveals that she is Yellow Eyes to David. 

Cary, now in the diving suit, wakes Syd up from her trance.

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In Legion Season 1 Episode 5, David comes back from the astral plane, but he isn't the same guy who left. We now know that Yellow Eyes is mind wrestling for control of David and his immense power, and guess who has the upper hand?

It all starts out cool enough since David has found a way to finally get together with Syd.

I'm glad the writers came up with a solution for them to have a proper romance because the whole "not touching" thing was getting old.

The astral plane creation suggestion by Ollie is pretty easy for David, and he creates a white room love nest for his boo Syd.

David: I think I know what I am.

Syd: You do?

David: I’m the magic man. It’s OK. It’s OK. Just want you to know-I found a way for us to be together.

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It doesn't take long for our lovebirds to make sweet, sweet love, but wouldn't you know it, Lenny/Yellow Eyes crushes the mood. 

Yellow Eyes has only one thing in mind: rescuing Amy. At least that's what he tells David to convince him to go to Division 3. 

The REAL reason for Yellow Eyes' need to go to D3 is to get some killing done. What better way to test your powers, right?

Syd: Are we really going to D 3 tomorrow?

David: It will be fun. Kick some ass. Save the girl. Get a snack.

Syd: They’ll kill us. You know that, right?

David: They’ll try.

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It's obvious to me, what with the Jack Nicholson "Shining" crazy gleam in his eyes, that David is not himself. Syd doesn't see, but Melanie thankfully does.

Syd is in love, but Melanie has her own agenda.

She knows that David talked to Ollie, and she is convinced that he can bring him back into the real world.

Melanie: He saw him, Cary. Oliver-in the astral plane.

Loudermilk: He told you?

Melanie: He can bring him back. I know it.

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This puts Syd and Melanie at odds. Syd is only looking out for her man, and can't see that he's not the same.

Melanie only cares about getting Ollie back and endangers the entire team with her obsession. Ain't love grand?

Of course, everyone out there would probably do the same thing, right?

People are inherently selfish when push comes to shove, and will do what's in their self-interest over anything else. 

Melanie: We can’t lose him.

Ptonomy: Why? Because you think he’s going to bring Oliver back?

Melanie: No. Because he’s too powerful.

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I don't buy that for a second. She realizes that he is very powerful, and doesn't want him on the other side, but getting Ollie back is most important to her right now.

When the Summerland gang followed David to D3, the carnage left in his wake is very shocking: limbs strewn everywhere, people half submerged in walls and the ground (just like Lenny/Benny/whoever in Clockworks), everything blew up real good. 

But if you thought that was gnarly, then the CCTV footage showing David gleefully vaporizing D3 soldiers was creepy as f*ck!

David mugging for the cameras and killing with such enjoyment was hard to watch.

But the main reveal, of course, was when we saw the infrared footage, showing Yellow Eyes as the culprit, wearing David's meat suit. Dayum! 

We knew this was coming, but to finally see it as a real event was a first for this show. The "unreliable narrator" way of telling the story is finally being pared down, and it makes the whole deal much easier to follow.

I. for one, am happy they are doing a more linear strategy as far as storytelling goes. 

Loudermilk: I mean split mind. This monster isn’t David. It’s a parasite of some kind. You see, another consciousness inside him.

Melanie: What does that mean?

Loudermilk: This thing burrowed into David’s brain when he was a boy, maybe even a baby, and has been there, feeding off him ever since.

Ptonomy: The memories?

Loudermilk: Memories, exactly! Every time David sees this thing, or realizes it’s there, this creature makes him forget-rewrites his memory.

Melanie: Is that why we couldn’t see it?

Loudermilk: I think so.

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Ollie told David this in Legion Season 1 Episode 4, but the explanation by Loudermilk was a good move here. 

David still has some life left inside his noggin and can get messages to Syd in the white room from time to time. Or is Yellow Eyes allowing it, so he can get them where he wants them? Hmmm.

One such occurrence is when Syd gets a flash that David has taken Amy to their childhood home.

David uses this opportunity to question Amy about his real past.

When that doesn't work out, Yellow Eyes emerges into the real world in the form of Lenny, to scare the living crap out of Amy. 

Mission accomplished!

David plays with Amy, like a cat stalking a mouse. Then he sends Lenny in to close the deal.

Lenny transforms to Benny, then the invisible dog King, to scare Amy into a confession. 

It works.

David: My whole life is a lie. I just need to know-who am i?

Amy: You were adopted.

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They have never shown the face of David's adoptive dad, and maybe this is why. 

We know from the source material that David is the son of Charles Xavier, big daddy of the X-Men, so the fact that we now know his adoptive dad isn't Professor X makes perfect sense. 

Making the Summerland crew unable to communicate when they descend on Casa David is a cool way to handle that scene, building the tension to a decent level. 

Lenny sucking face with David while speaking in the voice of Yellow Eyes was very creepy indeed. 

A very vulgar display of power, huh?

Head of Division 3: So much power. It wears a human face. Be careful, he wears a human face.

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And just when you thought David and Syd were safe in the white room, here comes the big ugly, with sadistic intent. 

When David went nuclear at the end, I thought it was his last resort way to protect the crew from Yellow Eyes, by sending them back to the nut hut Clockworks.

But that doesn't explain why Lenny is now the head shrinker, and why was The Eye there as a patient? 

Does this mean Yellow Eyes put them all there in a sort of prison world? We'll find out, hopefully.

I loved this episode! The story is barreling forward, and the plot is much easier to follow. I can't wait to see how they escape Clockworks, and if the contraption Loudermilk came up with can help David regain control.

That's my take. Give me your theories. Is Yellow Eyes totally in control of David now? Did David send the crew to Clockworks for protection, or did Yellow Eyes send them there to control them?

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David takes Syd into the astral plane in his mind so they can be together and finally touch each other.

Melanie tells Loudermilk that David can bring Oliver back from the astral plane.

David tells Melanie that he's going to Division 3 to rescue Amy.

Melanie tells David that Oliver has powers very similar to him, and has been trapped in the astral plane for 21 years.

Loudermilk absorbs Kerry to help her heal.

David takes Syd into the astral plane, where they have sex.

Lenny appears in the astral plane, where she discusses the attack on Division 3 with David.

David leaves Syd to attack D3 alone.

Melanie tells the Summerland crew they are going to D3 to help David.

Syd tells Melanie about her astral plane encounter with David.

The team arrives at D3, and finds the utter carnage administered by David.

The team finds Dr. Kissinger in a cell, question him, but won't release him.

The team watches footage of David joyfully killing D3 guards, turning them to dust.

Infrared footage shows that David's is in fact possessed by Yellow Eyes.

Loudermilk confirms that a second entity is inside David's mind, controlling him.

Syd tells the team David went back to his childhood home with Amy.

David talks to Amy about his past, trying to find answers about who he really is.

Lenny emerges from the astal plane to terrify Amy into revealing the secret of David's life.

Amy tells David he was adopted.

Loudermilk comes up with a device that will hopefully isolate Yellow Eyes from David so they can talk to him privately.

As the Summerland crew searches David's house, he renders them mute so they can't communicate.

David retreats to the astral plane white room with Syd, but Yellow Eyes attacks. As a last resort, David sends everyone of the Summerland crew and The Eye back to Clockworks, where they are all mental patients. Lenny is now the doctor.

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