#THE GIFTED SERIES#

#THE GIFTED SERIES#

The series has very loose connections to existing X-Men mythology, borrowing bits and pieces, here and there. What if The Gifted is part of a timeline that includes the critically acclaimed Legion, and the hugely popular, and also critically acclaimed, Logan?įor those who don’t watch Legion, the FX series takes place in the past, well before the “mutant problem” is a thing. That’s a very interesting prospect, indeed. Second, he posits that the easiest explanation is that they fit between Legion and Logan. First, the actor clearly states that they “definitely” fit into an existing timeline. So, we definitely slot into a timeline, but as of yet, we’re not allied.”Ī couple key points can be taken from this quote. In an interview earlier this summer, Moyer said, “But in terms of timeline, because obviously we just had Logan which was a lot further forward and obviously Legion which is a lot further back. Actor Stephen Moyer plays Reed Strucker, father of the show's two main teens, who goes on the run to escape the government agents.

This theory actually comes courtesy of one of the lead actors on The Gifted. The X-Men might also not “exist” if they were all executed, and Marcos doesn’t know if anyone took their place.Įither way, it doesn’t look good for the X-Men, in this scenario. This might mean that Marcos and the rest of the Underground are unsure if the X-Men “exist” because maybe the news says they were captured. The only other clue we get from the pilot episode is when Marcos says, “The X-Men, the Brotherhood - we don't even know if they exist anymore.' Exist is a funny word, out of context. As much as it pains us to admit it, the easiest and quickest way to tell fans that they’ll never see the X-Men or Brotherhood on their TV screens is to kill them all.

The gifted