15 Best TV Moments Of 2017 (So Far)

4. The Kitchen Explosion - Legion

Legion David
FX

Episode: Chapter 1

Speaking of TV shows that exist as puzzles the viewer has to try and solve, Legion flipped the script on the typical superhero TV show, giving us a beautifully bizarre take on the genre.

While the episodes that followed would be at times infuriating, at others incredible, the very first was a perfect introduction into this new world Noah Hawley had created, and the centrepiece moment was the kitchen explosion.

The show examines the idea of David being mentally ill as well as having powers, and doesn't immediately reveal him to possess abilities until this stunning sequence. David, stressed-out, unwittingly loses control and causes the contents of his kitchen to fly around in dizzying slow-motion.

It's a brilliant display of power and the lack of control he has over it, and becomes more important as the series goes on and constantly revisits it. The visuals, meanwhile, are stunning, with impressive direction from Hawley, and wasn't even done with CGI.

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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.