Comments on: Legion: Stunning Visuals Do Not Compensate for Rape Culture and Mental Health Portrayal

By: Matthew Sardo

Matthew Sardo — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:59:47 +0000

In reply to R. This is a review of the first episode.

By: R

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 05:20:24 +0000

Also Lenny deffinitely rapes David later in the show while he is unconscious so that would be a better example.

By: R

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 05:14:20 +0000

Throwing the term Rape culture because of that scene? A bit much don’t you think? Maybe a bit of a slippery slope lol

By: Sergio Silva

Sergio Silva — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 13:42:28 +0000

Wow a insightfull review from someone whho’s watched 2 episodes at most. Congratulations, you’ve jumped the gun.
This show is so much more than visuals, and probably has the most complex storyline among tv shows today, no wonder only half of the initial viewers were able to make it this far. It’s a future classic this one.

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 06:37:38 +0000

Wait what about the part where Lenny steps of Davids junk in the shrink office without his consent?

By: DAVID heller

DAVID heller — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:40:58 +0000

As someone whose life has been molded by mental illness, I am quite a fan of this show’s take on the subject. I’m not familiar with the source material and I don’t see why it matters if the creators chose to not go with the fictional characters autism, in this show he is believed to be a paranoid schizophrenic. The rest of the season has him tackling and addressing what it’s like to feel like an other because of your perceived or actual mental health problem. The other part I like is that David feels like any one of my friends from my time in the institute. More importantly than that is showing the toll it takes on someone’s concept of self, when you’ve been sick for most of your life, people trying to downplay how much it incapitates you hurts. As the season goes on, the show incorporates a mental-parasite as the villain and cause of David’s issues. Exploring his problems in this supernatural way serves as a nice metaphor to explain to people what it’s like to feel sick. My illness isn’t a strength, it’s a disease that feeds on me, the show runners and actor seem to get how a lot of us feel. From a fantasy perspective, it’s a lovely escapist idea that helps me and my friends cope with the pain, seeing someone who can go through the transition that most of us will not be lucky enough to follow.

Overall, maybe your right that it doesn’t portray mental health issues in the most positive way, but goddamn did they do a wonderful job tapping into the emotion of people like us. I can’t speak for everyone, but I want people to have empathy for us, not sugar coated sympathy.

By: Karen Walsh

Karen Walsh — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 16:16:32 +0000

As someone who has been through both mental health problems and sexual assault and abusive relationships, about which I have publicly written on other websites, I am one of those voices. I’m sorry that you disagreed with my opinion, but that’s what opinions are for – disagreement.

Academic research, however, supports the impact of television on things like rape culture. If you’d like to read more, here is a collection of resources: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1557085115576386

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 01:06:21 +0000

The most ridiculous assessment I have ever heard