Two X-Men who have got a raw deal in comics are breakout characters in THE GIFTED.
Thunderbird/John Proudstar died on the team’s second mission. Polaris/Lorna has been possessed, de-powered, left at the altar, gone insane and learn she’s Magneto’s daughter.
John and Lorna (played by Blair Redford and Emma Dumont) are the power players in the new show spinning off Fox’s Marvel X-Men franchise. We learned a big part of his past and her future.
Before we continue here’s a SPOILER ALERT!
If you have not seen this week’s episode stop reading now.
Seriously.
OK.
Here it comes.
The X-Men and the Brotherhood are no more. There was a July 15th Incident involving a mutant or mutants. We suspect it mean THE GIFTED is set after the events of LOGAN in which the X-Men were accidentally killed by Professor Xavier.
Thunderbird/John Proudstar is the leader of The Mutant Underground. In this week’s episode we learned the X-Men chose John (and he’s a war veteran) for this role. Which X-Men? Why John? Thunderbird is super strong with a mutant tracking power that is still developing. He’s in a relationship with Dreamer, a mutant who can create false memories. Dreamer gave Blink false memories of being in love with John to inspire her to amp up her power. Is John under Dreamer’s influence but doesn’t know it? In the comics John’s bother James is Warpath, seen in X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. Are the Proudstar brothers the connected between the X-movies and The Gifted?
Polaris/Lorna takes charge and forms her own squad of new mutants. Lorna trains Lauren Strucker, a new mutant named Wes with his power to create illusions, Skyler – a homeless teen who appears to repel objects and an unnamed girl with either telekinesis or hydrokinesis because she appears to control water and weaponized it. Lorna was Havok’s girlfriend for years, joined the X-Men, X-Factor but always played a secondary role. Polaris is the breakout of the show. She may be Eclipse’s girlfriend on the show but she’s emerging as a tactical leader in the field and mentor to Lauren.
THE GIFTED airs Mondays at 9pm on Fox.
By Editor