The Gifted Pilot Review A New Start for New Mutants. Have we reached superhero fatigue yet Theres the DC universe on the CW, the Marvel universe on Netflix, stray series like Gotham and Legion, and several new projects in development or premiering soon across cable and streaming Inhumans, Cloak and Dagger, Marvels Runaways. The Gifted enters a crowded, noisy arena, one that isnt even taking into consideration the movie universes, which is notable with this project which quasi reboots, again, the story of the X Men. Gifted-2017-2.jpg' alt='Gifted Full Movie' title='Gifted Full Movie' />But in this case, Matt Nixs 1. Fox drama focuses on a time post Brotherhood, one where mutants are not just ostracized but hunted by Sentinel Services, a federal agency with cutting edge tech to aid their cause. It also, smartly, focuses on two families one a traditional nuclear family, the other a collected group of mutant misfits to ground the drama and keep it compelling. Image via FOXThe Gifteds pilot directed by X Men regular Bryan Singer splits its time between those families before bringing them together for the cliffhanger ending. Reed Strucker Stephen Moyer prosecutes mutants, which makes it complicated when his wife Caitlin Amy Acker tells him that their children Lauren Natalie Alyn Lind and Andy Percy Hynes White are mutants themselves. The revelation of those gifts works very well, as Lauren the protective and outgoing older sister keeps hers quiet until troubled younger brother Andy lets his be known in an explosive, Carrie esque scene. Its that scene, and the build up to it, that helps The Gifted stand out. Andy is bullied, tortured, and distant. The pilot doesnt have enough time to really dive into it, but its clear enough. As for Lauren, her perfect image would be besmirched by a mutant reveal, so she represses it. The X Men have always been a metaphor for those who are different and excluded because of it, or who feel they cant reveal their true selves. With Lauren and Andy, the show takes that concept back to its purest form. The other faction are the Mutant Underground, who are pretty generic and still Heroes y, but not an unlikeable group. They each have a particular set of skills, the full power of which is not yet known at least, to non comic readers like myself. The Vampire Diaries Season 7 Episode 14'>The Vampire Diaries Season 7 Episode 14. Sean Teale, Jamie Chung, Emma Dumont, and Blair Redford make up the core group who help to save other mutants and resist the ban but after Dumonts Lorna is captured for using her power in public, she becomes a bargaining chip for Reed in getting the group to house his family. Though most of The Gifteds beats are typical of a drama pilot it movies quickly and explains a lot, but not with distracting exposition, there are elements to Nixs script that suggest a superhero series that wants us to really know its characters beyond their abilities. Despite all of the action and intensity, there are lighter moments, which a show like this needs. Lauren and Andy are teens, and that should matter narratively here, it does. As for the powers, weve only seen glimpses and they vary widely, from the manipulation of light and tracking abilities to the creation of portals and extreme destruction and the effects are very good. Watch Betrayed At 17 Online Idigitaltimes. But importantly, most of the mutants are only just learning how to control and use their powers, which is one of the things that made a movie like X Men First Class such a delight. Still, the aesthetics of The Gifted are, for now, largely dark and serious, and its hard to know as always with a pilot what the rest of the show will choose to focus and follow up on. But The Gifted has come out of the gate with a solid first hour and memorable cast something thats hard when there are so many of them, and there are plenty of things that should make viewers optimistic assuming it can cut through the noise and prove that it deserves to. Rating Good Proceed with cautious optimism. The Gifted premieres Monday, October 2nd on Fox check back then with Collider for episode recaps from Kayti Burt. VKkta65eDvc/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Gifted Full Movie' title='Gifted Full Movie' />Gifted movie reviews Metacritic score Frank Adler Chris Evans is a single man raising a child prodigy his spirited young niece Mary Mckenna Grace. The movie, from Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo, is even wilder than that sounds. Watch Monk Series Finale Online more. It is original and surreal and perfectly weird. Its a film that deals in. Gifted Full Movie' title='Gifted Full Movie' />