10 Best TV Performances Of 2017 (So Far)

7. Aubrey Plaza - Legion

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Another Noah Hawley series packed with excellent performances (and a whole load of weirdness), credit must also go to the likes of Dan Stevens and Rachel Keller for their roles in Legion. It's a show stuffed with strange creations who are often difficult to get a read on, and no one showcased that better than Aubrey Plaza.

A Parks & Rec vet, Plaza displayed all her comic sensibilities in the early going, playing the supremely funny friend to Steven's David Haller, and the biting humour and oddball nature she brought was impressive enough.

Plaza's performance got even better as the show went on and more reveals came, as she turned out to be a manifestation of the Shadow King. Over the course of the season she goes from funny to terrifying, giving a performance that is at once disturbing, insane, and - whether it's in a silent movie homage or an extended, alluring dance sequence - completely mesmerising.

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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.