angeleyes786
TNT knew this was going to be a loser which is why they put it on the air with Agent X. Producers and directors just do not understand what drives American television. To complicate matters this premiered during the Paris attacks. TNT would have been smart to pull the episodes but since they knew the show was DOA for season 2 they let it go on. Sean Bean is a great actor, it's ashamed S2 deteriorate from S1. I know I wanted to see him use the same skills that kept him alive during the flashback bombings which will keep him alive and pursuing the people who framed him during S2. I think many of use hoped it would be a new version of Burn Notice. As usual, cable television takes good TV like Complications (I know people will trash me for this but it was a great show)and put on these loser shows which we reject. I think cable TV should have to be true with their ratings and put on TV the people want and vote for! The writers (aka show runners)control what we watch, we need to let them know what we want to watch! TNT you killed a good show in Legends! My opinion, of course!
SnoopyStyle
Martin Odum (Sean Bean) is a skilled undercover agent working for the FBI. He has had many "Legends" but unbeknown to him, his life with his ex (Amber Valletta) and son may be another Legend. The squad has Tony Rice (Morris Chestnut), Crystal McGuire (Ali Larter), techie Maggie Harris (Tina Majorino) and led by Nelson Gates (Steve Harris). The first season is part procedural and part serial of him trying to uncover his past. It's a bit muddled. It's a bit confused. I thought it eventually worked out the procedural and maybe there is a light at the end of the tunnel.Then the show is completely retooled for season 2 with mostly a new cast. Martin goes to London to uncover his lost past. Kate Crawford is part of his past and her daughter is falling into radical Islamic hands. He is hunted by the FBI. The show has constant flashbacks to various parts of his life especially around 2001 in The Czech Republic as Russian mobster Dmitry Petrovich. It's daring to completely change the show or maybe it was a Hail Mary. I appreciate the attempt. It's both good and bad.I like the edgy, more real story. I like the daughter's journey and Martin's search. I like some of Martin's flashbacks. I like him as a little kid in the boarding school and I love him as a Mormon. On the minus side, I hated the Prague flashbacks. I couldn't care less about them and the fact it devour so much time is tiresome. The first season is a 6 and the second is a little better but still a 6.
judy
Legends is an interesting take for a Spy show. The first season was good and concentrated mostly on Sean Bean's character but the second season has opened up the world for Martin Odom and that's where it fails a little. I think this format is too intricate and complicated for most people to follow. I find that I have to watch an episode three times before I understand everything; that's too much for the average viewer. This should would do better as a HBO or Showtime series. On those channels people expect complicated not on TNT. I was sad to hear that it was canceled and I doubt that NETFLIX or someone else would pick it up. I wish Amazon would consider it. I would watch.
Alberto Logan
Started watching season 1 on Netflix, first couple of episodes were good, the idea is good and could have gone in a very good direction but sadly it unraveled. I wanted so bad to be unlike the so many police shows out there and for once have some bad things happen to good people simply because that is life. I wanted to be more realistic than the other over the top shows but it derailed in the later episodes leading to the finale. Basically turned into a John Rambo kind of show, except it's and FBI agent and a couple of his buddies who are going to take down governments, global corporations and even powerful politicians. This is as far from real life as it gets, Martin who is of advanced age in the show is getting the snot beat out of him and first chance he gets, he simply stands up kills everyone in the room except one guy. Wow, he must have superhuman powers, same for his wife, you can send highly trained assassins but are no match for this FBI agents and his wife. The shootout in the safe house, Martin takes out all of the bad guys with a weapon that never runs out of ammo. Wouldn't such a powerful organization sent a small army of maybe 50 highly trained soldiers for hire? maybe it would have not matter, Martin and his wife would have killed all of them. I hate shows that take their hero over the top, why not make them more human, like suffering pain, broken bones and even making mistakes. My guess is that in season 2 Martin will take down the Saudi government, the corrupt big dogs in the CIA, FBI and anybody else who gets in his way. I wonder who would win between Martin and John McClane. I like Sean Bean better in game of thrones and Lord of the Rings, which is more realistic, a man with strengths and flaws which pays the ultimate price, nothing wrong with death of a major character.