X-Men "Gifted" TV show discussion and speculation

[jmc247]

Soulsword323 I figure you would like this.



The Gifted Writers have a message to fans.

https://twitter.com/DaniSantos1992/s...01318982565888

[wano]

Agree a thousand percent. They drag the show down to a crawl whenever they appear and all they ever do is constantly flip flop on whether there kids should get involved as if they have a choice.

That's why the X-Men have no parents or their parents are gone (Except for cyclops because corsair is cooler than him and enables his antics). Although it'd be sad to see Amy Acker go because... Uh I don't know, she has fans I guess? Also the X-Men usually have human allies but they're scientists or liaisons for the government, strucker dad could be that but strucker mom....

Anyways, this show needs FRENZY

[MaddieGrey]

Woot! Finally, Season 2! They earned it. Hopefully, they can play with more IP toys now. Maybe give the Struckers a rest or a new plot.

Aside, I just wonder what this means for the old X-men/XCU going forward.

[silence.]

Hope Singer has nothing to do with S2

[Ambaryerno]

That's why the X-Men have no parents or their parents are gone (Except for cyclops because corsair is cooler than him and enables his antics). Although it'd be sad to see Amy Acker go because... Uh I don't know, she has fans I guess? Also the X-Men usually have human allies but they're scientists or liaisons for the government, strucker dad could be that but strucker mom....

Anyways, this show needs FRENZY

Still think they ought to use X-23 now that Weapon X has been referenced. Do a spin on NYX, only it's the Underground that finds her and breaks her free from Zebra Daddy.

[wano]

Still think they ought to use X-23 now that Weapon X has been referenced. Do a spin on NYX, only it's the Underground that finds her and breaks her free from Zebra Daddy.

I don't think the suits will allow them to use a movie character, considering they're writing an spinoff for her.

[Ambaryerno]

I don't think the suits will allow them to use a movie character, considering they're writing an spinoff for her.

Didn't stop them from using Blink.

[Soulsword323]

Soulsword323 I figure you would like this.



The Gifted Writers have a message to fans.

https://twitter.com/DaniSantos1992/s...01318982565888

Lol, I was going to post that but didn't. You're right though, love that image! A nice celebratory picture to go with this great announcement!!

[salarta]

Kill off the flatscan parents and the show will improve

I mostly held my mouth on that until renewal happened, but the focus on the Strucker parents and how they went about it became an anchor very much driving things down more then repeated arguments in the Underground by the time we got past the first iteration of them wanting to live an ordinary life vs accepting they are in extraordinary circumstances. Last episode we were in the fourth of fifth of it with them trying to leave the Underground to go to Mexico to live as ordinary people.

I would agree that minimally a radically different formula needs to happen with their characters next season. I suspect they already signed the contracts for coming back as a press release like this comes after the contracts are signed. But, the core point is they need to find a way to integrate them into the show in a very different framework then took hold this season.

The show has many problems it needs to correct if it's going to continue past season 2. One of them was acting like they were on season 3 or 4 instead of season 1.

The focus on the Struckers would've worked much better for a season 4. Season 1-3 would've given audiences time to warm up to them as secondary characters before putting them in the spotlight. Similarly, both Polaris' pregnancy and time in prison came way too early. Both storylines would've offered more if the writers waited to do them until after Lorna was established on the show.

The winning formula for season 1 of the show would've been watching the Mutant Underground rescue various mutants from Sentinel Services. Would've done more to help people get to know all the characters and had a fun factor of "what mutant(s) will we see this week."

Hoping Sage and Shatter become series regulars. They deserve it.

They deserve it as much as Dreamer did. If the writers don't bring Dreamer back, they may as well kill off Sage and Shatter too. Get rid of all the characters they clearly don't care about all at once.

[ChildOfTheAtom]

I wouldn't get attached to any made for TV mutant. I always considered them redshirts or obstacles in the way of something (Blink & T-bird). I'm realdy for Eclipse to die so lorna can snap and go Dark Polaris Saga. Made for TV mutants must die so the real mutants may live.


Edit: I guess dreamer was a morlock. Meh I like T-bird with blink so I'm fine anyways

[PsionicHero]

I wouldn't get attached to any made for TV mutant. I always considered them redshirts or obstacles in the way of something (Blink & T-bird). I'm realdy for Eclipse to die so lorna can snap and go Dark Polaris Saga. Made for TV mutants must die so the real mutants may live.

I'd prefer if the Struckers all die before Eclipse. I really like Eclipse...plus he's super hot.

[wano]

Didn't stop them from using Blink.

Blink had a non speaking pseudo cameo in a movie with big stars, X 23 was the co protagonist of Logan and set up for a spinoff, while blink is gone for good. So there's a big difference there

I wouldn't get attached to any made for TV mutant. I always considered them redshirts or obstacles in the way of something (Blink & T-bird). I'm realdy for Eclipse to die so lorna can snap and go Dark Polaris Saga. Made for TV mutants must die so the real mutants may live.


Edit: I guess dreamer was a morlock. Meh I like T-bird with blink so I'm fine anyways

Wasn't dark polaris written by Chuck Austen? And why all females characters have these crazy super powered evil sides?

[salarta]

I wouldn't get attached to any made for TV mutant. I always considered them redshirts or obstacles in the way of something (Blink & T-bird). I'm realdy for Eclipse to die so lorna can snap and go Dark Polaris Saga. Made for TV mutants must die so the real mutants may live.

Edit: I guess dreamer was a morlock. Meh I like T-bird with blink so I'm fine anyways

Whether or not they're made for TV doesn't matter. If the show is going to do anything much with any character, it has to either not kill them off at all (ideal) or do it right with respect to the character's worth and attachment to them by viewers.

Who people like Thunderbird with doesn't really matter. Dreamer had a lot of other possibilities that didn't involve that love triangle.

As for Eclipse, I expect him to die in the season finale, and his death will possibly be better handled than what they pulled with Dreamer purely because the writers have more respect for the character. That or he gets a power boost.

[ChildOfTheAtom]

I'd prefer if the Struckers all die before Eclipse. I really like Eclipse...plus he's super hot.

Now that Hellfire Club is around I want Von Struckers to be members or at least Andrew after Esme seduces him some more. I want Lorna to go evil too and join Hellfire Club.

So then SS can be given a rest

[ChildOfTheAtom]

Whether or not they're made for TV doesn't matter. If the show is going to do anything much with any character, it has to either not kill them off at all (ideal) or do it right with respect to the character's worth and attachment to them by viewers.

Well different strokes for different folks I guess. To me she was most annoying after Strucker parents so I'm glad she's dead.

And because she's gone Sage can get more lines of dialogue it seems.