For David Haller onLegion, it seems to be the latter case.
So now an omega-level mutant being torn apart by multiple personalities vying for attention is on the loose.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congratulations on the season 3 renewal.
Credit: Suzanne Tenner/FX
That’s big news.
NOAH HAWLEY:Yes.
How long had you been sitting on that news?
I’ve known for a little bit.
Part of it is just that my life has gotten so complicated that things need to be scheduled.
I’ve known for about a week or so [since the interview June 5].
It’s good, though.
I don’t think that was a concern.
But, obviously, the Disney merger isn’t a done deal.
I think it’s us operating as business as usual.
We’re just going to make the things we want to make until somebody tells us to stop.
But the experience of watching it doesn’t want to be a long experience.
You don’t want to watch a 60-minute episode ofLegion, I think it’s just too much.
Compared to season 1, season 2 gave a lot of time to all the other characters surrounding David.
The season finale ends with David emerging as this villain.
Has that always been the plan with this character?
Once you see that, it becomes a different show on some level.
When he turned his back on the love story, everything started to fall apart for him.
You mentioned that maybe Syd is the real hero ofLegion.
Do you see this next phase of the story focusing more on Syd?
Jemaine Clement started out as a voice role in the first season and then appeared as a physical character.
So to have someone from inside the story narrate didn’t seem right to me.
So I want to see if I can put him through phases, I suppose.
And it may be an uneasy peace, and it may not be a lasting peace.
