The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
01-15-18, 11:07 AM
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The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
THE MUTANTS MUST STICK TOGETHER AS THEY FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES ON THE ALL-NEW, SPECIAL TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE OF "THE GIFTED" MONDAY, JANUARY 15, ON FOX
Garret Dillahunt ("The Mindy Project") and Skyler Samuels ("Scream Queens") Guest-Star
Dr. Campbell attends an anti-mutant summit, attempting to take the Hound program national, and some of the team at Mutant HQ goes on a dangerous mission to stop his efforts. Polaris learns more about her past and makes a crucial decision that could have impactful consequences. Meanwhile, the Mutant HQ comes under attack and, with everything to lose, relationships are put to the test and alliances shift in the all-new ""eXtraction/X-roads" special, two-hour season finale episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (GIF-112/13) (TV-14 L, V)
Cast: Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker; Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker; Sean Teale as Eclipse/Marcos Diaz; Jamie Chung as Blink/Clarice Fong aka Clarice Ferguson; Coby Bell as Jace Turner; Emma Dumont as Polaris/Lorna Dane; Blair Redford as Thunderbird/John Proudstar; Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker; Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker
Guest Cast: Garret Dillahunt as Dr. Roderick Campbell; Andrew Benator as Campbell's Aide; Skyler Samuels as Esmé; Elliot Grey as Director Wolcott; Jeff Daniel Phillips as Fade; Hayley Lovitt as Sage; David Norona as Senator Matthew Montez; Alex Collins as Jack Campbell; Sharon Gless as Ellen; Kurt Yue as Trask Employee; Cristian Gonzalez as Insurance Agent; Charles Green as Political Strategist; Angela Oh as Chief of Staff; Andrew Masset as Franklin Bennett; Duke Jackson as SS Agent #1; Jermaine Rivers as Shatter; Charles Nix as Skyler; Jessica Goei as Naya; Renes Rivera as Mark; Dinarte De Freitas as Pedro; Erinn Ruth as Evangeline; Vishesh Chachra as Agent Novak; Matthew Cornwell as Tech
Garret Dillahunt ("The Mindy Project") and Skyler Samuels ("Scream Queens") Guest-Star
Dr. Campbell attends an anti-mutant summit, attempting to take the Hound program national, and some of the team at Mutant HQ goes on a dangerous mission to stop his efforts. Polaris learns more about her past and makes a crucial decision that could have impactful consequences. Meanwhile, the Mutant HQ comes under attack and, with everything to lose, relationships are put to the test and alliances shift in the all-new ""eXtraction/X-roads" special, two-hour season finale episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (GIF-112/13) (TV-14 L, V)
Cast: Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker; Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker; Sean Teale as Eclipse/Marcos Diaz; Jamie Chung as Blink/Clarice Fong aka Clarice Ferguson; Coby Bell as Jace Turner; Emma Dumont as Polaris/Lorna Dane; Blair Redford as Thunderbird/John Proudstar; Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker; Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker
Guest Cast: Garret Dillahunt as Dr. Roderick Campbell; Andrew Benator as Campbell's Aide; Skyler Samuels as Esmé; Elliot Grey as Director Wolcott; Jeff Daniel Phillips as Fade; Hayley Lovitt as Sage; David Norona as Senator Matthew Montez; Alex Collins as Jack Campbell; Sharon Gless as Ellen; Kurt Yue as Trask Employee; Cristian Gonzalez as Insurance Agent; Charles Green as Political Strategist; Angela Oh as Chief of Staff; Andrew Masset as Franklin Bennett; Duke Jackson as SS Agent #1; Jermaine Rivers as Shatter; Charles Nix as Skyler; Jessica Goei as Naya; Renes Rivera as Mark; Dinarte De Freitas as Pedro; Erinn Ruth as Evangeline; Vishesh Chachra as Agent Novak; Matthew Cornwell as Tech
2 episodes back to back tonight.
This was renewed for a 2nd season
01-15-18, 02:04 PM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
Looking forward to it.
01-15-18, 02:07 PM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
Finally caught up, and it's been a fantastic season. The Esme thing was well telegraphed (especially to comic readers) and yet still surprising and gave a new direction to the show just a few episodes ago. They actually do a really good job of setting up the racist/anti mutant backdrop that is at the core of the X-men, especially relevant in today's climate.
01-16-18, 01:36 AM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
I know nothing of the comics, but really enjoyed this show and thought where they wound up is pretty great as it changes the entire dynamic of the show. Pretty obvious who Lornas dad is, I was half expecting him to show up. This and Legion are the only super hero shows for me anymore. I grew really tired of the others.
01-16-18, 02:23 AM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
Predictable but still fantastic. I felt like the digging through the vault plan was pretty dumb but that's pretty much what we just saw in Star Wars and they got away, so why not? I was most surprised that cyber girl turned.
01-16-18, 12:46 PM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
That was a pretty cool sequence when Lorna took down that plane.
Guess that's the end of Dr. Campbell.
Pretty solid season finale. Glad it got renewed because that would have been a very unsatisfying ending, especially with the Mutant group splitting apart along with Andy joining them.
So that "cameo" from the Evangeline Whedon character....does that sort of tie this into the actual X-Men universe? I've never heard of her and had to read up on her to see who she was. She was never part of the X-Men movie universe.
Guess that's the end of Dr. Campbell.
Pretty solid season finale. Glad it got renewed because that would have been a very unsatisfying ending, especially with the Mutant group splitting apart along with Andy joining them.
So that "cameo" from the Evangeline Whedon character....does that sort of tie this into the actual X-Men universe? I've never heard of her and had to read up on her to see who she was. She was never part of the X-Men movie universe.
01-16-18, 01:08 PM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
That was a pretty cool sequence when Lorna took down that plane.
Guess that's the end of Dr. Campbell.
Pretty solid season finale. Glad it got renewed because that would have been a very unsatisfying ending, especially with the Mutant group splitting apart along with Andy joining them.
So that "cameo" from the Evangeline Whedon character....does that sort of tie this into the actual X-Men universe? I've never heard of her and had to read up on her to see who she was. She was never part of the X-Men movie universe.
Guess that's the end of Dr. Campbell.
Pretty solid season finale. Glad it got renewed because that would have been a very unsatisfying ending, especially with the Mutant group splitting apart along with Andy joining them.
So that "cameo" from the Evangeline Whedon character....does that sort of tie this into the actual X-Men universe? I've never heard of her and had to read up on her to see who she was. She was never part of the X-Men movie universe.
Lorna also really reminded me of Malice, but while Esme and the Cuckoos are no doubt manipulating them, I don't think they'll have it to where they were subtly brainwashing them. I like that they mentioned that being bipolar doesn't cause someone to go on an assassination attempt. I also liked that when it was brought up that this all started with the Fenris kids coming to the hideout, the mom rightly mentioned that the Hounds were coming no matter what... though as usual it was the Strucker family that screwed up and led them right to the hideout anyway, they just didn't know it.
I did kind of feel like the whiney Fenris kid, Polaris, and the Cuckoos, had the right idea. I understand the no killing code for heroes but the dad basically let those conjoined mutants walk up to the building without pegging them, which is crazy. And they were always running away, I mean Eclipse basically wanted to run away again.
That was kind of a gratuitous scene with Blink (and Polaris), but I'll allow it.
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01-27-18, 10:10 AM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
So glad this renewed. Best comic show on TV until Legion comes back. I can't believe we set these aside and chose to keep up on shit like Supergirl and Arrow. Not next season!
So we have Magneto's daughter in The Gifted and Xavier's son in Legion. Good stuff.
So we have Magneto's daughter in The Gifted and Xavier's son in Legion. Good stuff.
01-28-18, 12:47 AM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
I was surprised we didn't get any distant Summers' relative on this season. I don't think we are ever getting Scott or even Alex, but there are others...The FX on this series showing mutant powers were pretty inventive for television.
They set up the brother leaving the family for the other side a little too much.
They set up the brother leaving the family for the other side a little too much.
01-28-18, 06:46 AM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
I'm sure there's a word for it, but from the beginning he was nervous and impulsive, as if he's under extreme stress 24/7. His leaving was inevitable. I'm amazed anybody could stand being around him for more than 5 minutes, that kind of emotional energy is incredibly draining to be around.
01-28-18, 02:14 PM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
I'm sure there's a word for it, but from the beginning he was nervous and impulsive, as if he's under extreme stress 24/7. His leaving was inevitable. I'm amazed anybody could stand being around him for more than 5 minutes, that kind of emotional energy is incredibly draining to be around.
01-28-18, 03:32 PM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
Just finished The Gifted. Should I bother with Legion?
01-28-18, 03:59 PM
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01-29-18, 02:27 PM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
Absolutely. Totally different shows despite both being tied to the X-Men universe.
It takes a few episodes of Legion till you really know all the characters and are fully able to understand the plot, so don't give up if you find the first couple episodes totally confusing.
It takes a few episodes of Legion till you really know all the characters and are fully able to understand the plot, so don't give up if you find the first couple episodes totally confusing.
03-18-18, 05:21 AM
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Re: The Gifted (S1E12/13) -- 2 Hour Season Finale -- "eXtraction/X-roads" -- 1/15/18
Finally got round to watching the finale
Overall the series wasn't bad. a bit too much focus on the morals side of things. don't like the way how they fabricate a story to factor out all of the major players in the mutant universe
the show is well cast and the action and FX are decent so it has real potential
Overall the series wasn't bad. a bit too much focus on the morals side of things. don't like the way how they fabricate a story to factor out all of the major players in the mutant universe
the show is well cast and the action and FX are decent so it has real potential
07-21-18, 06:43 PM
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