X-Men "Gifted" TV show discussion and speculation

[Harpsikord]

I lovelovelove Skyler Samuels, she'll do wonderfully.

I wonder if she's JUST going to be Esme or if the other Cuckoos will show.

[Frontier]

I lovelovelove Skyler Samuels, she'll do wonderfully.

I wonder if she's JUST going to be Esme or if the other Cuckoos will show.

I wonder if they'll at least reference Emma and her sisters...

[Maestroneto]

I lovelovelove Skyler Samuels, she'll do wonderfully.

I wonder if she's JUST going to be Esme or if the other Cuckoos will show.

I can see them introducing her and then revealing she's part of quintruplets in some kind of twist.

[ChronoRogue]

Oh I didn't even notice Esme, cool. They might just introduce her by herself, but couldn't they just duplicate her image if they wanted do the Cuckoos w/o hiring other actresses? Or however Orphan Black works.

Also so many X-siblings lol. Random thought, but I wonder if we'll see James anytime this season. Seeing the brothers interact would be nice, since we rarely (if ever?) saw it in the comics.

[Harpsikord]

They would need doubles, ala Orphan Black or The Parent Trap.

They may not even be identical, they wouldn't have to be, if they wanted.

[Ambaryerno]

They would need doubles, ala Orphan Black or The Parent Trap.

They may not even be identical, they wouldn't have to be, if they wanted.

I'd be disappointed if they introduced Esme, but not the rest of the Cuckoos. Their hive mind is part of what makes them stand out from other telepaths (and the X-Men have a TON of them).

[jmc247]

Oh I didn't even notice Esme, cool.

I did, but I wasn’t sure without the last name.

[AbnormallyNormal]

We'll see if Esme is actually a Cuckoo and if they reference Emma Frost. That would start making this show into like must-see TV for any fan of X-comics

[Heroine Addict]

If they do introduce the Cuckoos, as in plural, maybe they'll be a product of Dr. Campbell's machinations. Or related in someway, considering his interest in Mutant siblings.

Also suspect we might see Fenris only in flashback, via Reed's dad Otto telling him the story of what happened here:

[Harpsikord]

I'd be disappointed if they introduced Esme, but not the rest of the Cuckoos. Their hive mind is part of what makes them stand out from other telepaths (and the X-Men have a TON of them).

Maybe the Cuckoo's are Hounds? And Esme ends up defecting.

She always was the one that strived the most for individuality.

[Heroine Addict]

The way the press release reads to me is its one of the refugees. I'm not getting from that wording that it's a main character.

You are correct, now that I've reread it:

... More refugees pour into the Mutant Underground, but the group faces a threat when they discover one of them is a spy working for Sentinel Services. ...

And my first thought was, one of these 3?

... Skyler Samuels as Esme; Renes Rivera as Hulking Mutant; Michelle Kim as Chloe Tan ("Vicious")...

Cuckoos (?), Hulks, and Hounds (?), OH MY!!!

[Heroine Addict]

BUT, then I remembered something from episode 7's synopsis, "eXtreme measures":

... Reed and Sage (Hayley Lovitt) comb through some secret files they recovered and find alarming information about Lauren's new friend. ...

Who I think may be this guy:

His name is "Wes", he's played by actor Danny Ramirez, and we'll first meet him in this upcoming Monday's 6th episode... aptly titled, "got your siX".

[Heroine Addict]

Maybe the Cuckoo's are Hounds? And Esme ends up defecting.

She always was the one that strived the most for individuality.

Maybe, and wasn't she a bit of the bad-girl of the bunch, being kinda defiant & unruly?

[Harpsikord]

Maybe, and wasn't she a bit of the bad-girl of the bunch, being kinda defiant & unruly?

Yup!

By Emma's own words she was the one that was most like her.

[Heroine Addict]

Yup!

By Emma's own words she was the one that was most like her.

Great! Makes me look forward to seeing her even more, now. Really like your avatar, too, BTW - can't wait for that, either!