The Gifted Season 2

28.08.2019

43:07. Full Episode. Season 2 Episode 16. Reeva prepares to carry out her plan for the Inner Circle, but not everyone is on the same page. Reed struggles to manage his powers and the family realizes that without enough of the serum, it’s only a matter of time before he completely loses control. Season 2 of FOX's American Action/ Adventure television series The Gifted, was renewed on January 4, 2018. The series started airing on September 25, 2018. This season deals with the aftermath of the season 1 finale, where a group of the Mutant Underground joined the Hellfire Club.

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The Gifted (season 2)
Starring
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	16
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 25, 2018 – February 26, 2019
Season chronology
List of The Gifted episodes

The second and final season of the American television seriesThe Gifted is based on Marvel Comics' X-Men properties, and follows ordinary parents who take their family on the run after they discover their children's mutant abilities. The season is connected to the X-Men film series, set in an alternate timeline where the X-Men have disappeared. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television in association with Marvel Television, with Matt Nix serving as showrunner.

Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker star as the parents, alongside Sean Teale, Natalie Alyn Lind, Percy Hynes White, Coby Bell, Jamie Chung, Blair Redford, and Emma Dumont. They are joined by Skyler Samuels, promoted from a recurring guest role in the first season, and Grace Byers. A second season was ordered in January 2018, and began filming that June. It depicts the different approaches to the fight for mutant civil rights that are taken by the Mutant Underground and the Hellfire Club, and also introduces the Morlocks and further explores the Purifiers—all groups originating in the comics.

The season aired between September 25, 2018 and February 26, 2019, and consisted of 16 episodes.

2Cast and characters
3Production
4Release
5Reception

Episodes[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
14	1	'eMergence'	Robert Duncan McNeill	Matt Nix	September 25, 2018	2LAJ01	2.58^[1]
After recruiting the mutants Lorna Dane/Polaris and Andy Strucker for the 'Inner Circle' of the Hellfire Club, Reeva Payge stages a coup and takes control of the organization. Six months later in Washington D.C., the new Inner Circle buys a large munitions factory to clear out so Polaris has a place to safely give birth. The Mutant Underground works to save endangered mutants from the government agency Sentinel Services. Marcos Diaz / Eclipse, the father of Polaris's child, and Andy's mother Caitlin try to gain information on the Inner Circle from the mutant hacker Wire; but only learn of their vast resources and power. Caitlin's husband Reed and daughter Lauren are ready to stop looking for Andy, and Reed is also concerned by his latent mutant abilities manifesting. When Polaris goes into labor, her powers cause electrical disturbances across the city and the Underground unsuccessfully tries to follow them back to her. The Frosts give Polaris a vision of the future she wants for her child, allowing her to give birth to baby Dawn.
15	2	'unMoored'	Steven DePaul	Rashad Raisani	October 2, 2018	2LAJ02	2.25^[2]
Three years ago, Evangeline Whedon recruits John Proudstar / Thunderbird to lead the Atlanta station for the Mutant Underground. In the present, she refuses to take on the Inner Circle but gives Thunderbird the location of a mutant, Erg, who may know more. Caitlin and Reed continue to argue about Andy while Lauren reveals to her father she has her own trauma from killing fifteen people back in Atlanta. Meanwhile, Jace Turner tries to be a lawyer but is still obsessed with mutants, before telling his wife that he can move on. Andy and Lauren have shared dreams which interfere with his training. As Reeva and the Frosts kill any humans involved with Dawn's birth, Reeva considers killing Andy for trying to contact his family, but instead motivates him to complete his training. Polaris discovers baby Dawn is very sick.
16	3	'coMplications'	Michael Goi	Michael Horowitz	October 9, 2018	2LAJ03	2.06^[3]
Six years ago, Marcos' dying father rejects his son because he was a mutant. In the present, he is kidnapped by the Frosts to cure baby Dawn's jaundice. As Lauren and Reed return from a supply run, Reed's powers manifest, melting the steering wheel and causing them to crash. Jace Turner heads to D.C., despite what he told his wife and checks out the scene, glimpsing the Struckers and realizing they are not dead like the authorities believe. The police refuse to listen because of his dismissal from SS. Marcos is able to cure his daughter. He briefly overcomes the Frosts' telepathy to try and fight for his family, but he is disarmed by Reeva and she removes him from Inner Circle headquarters. Johnny and Clarice search for Erg's group in the sewers. Erg tells Clarice that mutants live down there away from everyone else. Erg offers information if Clarice agrees to be his spy on the surface. Reed confesses his powers to Caitlin, which also melted their information on the Inner Circle. Clarice finds that the Frosts were looking into the Health Department. Marcos returns swearing revenge, as Reeva prepares for the next phase of her plans.
17	4	'outMatched'	Deran Sarafian	Marta Gené Camps	October 16, 2018	2LAJ04	1.93^[4]
Sixteen years ago, Caitlin refuses to terminate her pregnancy of Andy even though it represents a high risk for both of them. In the present, the Underground, seeking a hacker's help again, discover that the Frosts have killed Wire. The Underground kidnaps his brother Graph, who refuses to help them until Caitlin exploits his addiction to Kick. Graph discovers the Inner Circle is attacking an old mental hospital where Lorna was held years ago. Lauren, Marcos, Johnny and Clarice go to stop them. When Sage blocks Graph's hacking, Caitlin gives him more Kick, which induces a near-fatal overdose. Johnny and Clarice confront Lorna in the facility and she releases the other patients to cover her escape. As the Inner Circle tries to escape with a patient, Marcos and Lauren block them. Andy rejects his sister and blasts them away, knocking Lauren out. His parents are devastated and Reed's powers violently manifest again. On television, the hospital staff confess to inhumane treatment of their patients and the attack is seen as a rallying point for mutant rights. Jace's wife leaves him because he refuses to move on and he is approached by the Purifiers, who he ultimately joins when he sees news of the hospital incident.
18	5	'afterMath'	Scott Peters	Melissa R. Byer & Treena Hancock	October 30, 2018	2LAJ05	1.96^[5]
Twelve years ago, rookie police officer Jace does not like his partner harassing a mutant but goes along with it. In the present, he suggests the Purifiers win over the public by rounding up the fugitive mutants that escaped from the mental hospital. At the clinic, Caitlin and Johnny treat the hospital escapees and Lauren, who is distraught about Andy. When the Purifiers attack, they are forced to let one mutant die to keep themselves hidden before the Purifiers flee from approaching police. Stealing some files, Jace comes up with another plan. Meanwhile, the Inner Circle prepares their new mutant Rebecca/Twist for her role in their plans but she is unresponsive. Andy takes her out for her first taste of freedom in years as she was the clinic's most dangerous patient. She shows Andy her power of turning things inside out and they destroy a police car together, kissing when they return. Clarice takes the other patients to hide with the Morlocks. Erg takes them on the condition they brand a 'M' mark into their cheeks, disgusting Marcos. Erg also encourages 'Blink' to not hide who she is, like she does with the Mutant Underground.
19	6	'iMprint'	Michael Goi	Dawn Kamoche & Ariella Blejer	November 6, 2018	2LAJ06	2.31^[6]
Jace realizes the Mutant Underground has a base in Baltimore. He sends the Purifiers bomb a church to flush people out. Reed, Clarice, Marcos and Johnny go to help out, reuniting with several mutants from Atlanta, including Shatter and Pedro. The Purifiers attack, handing over Pedro to SS. Jace kills Shatter in the attack. Reed melts a wall for the others to escape but then cannot turn off his power. Lauren and Caitlin track a former doctor of the mental hospital, learning Rebecca used her powers to kill her family by turning their skulls inside out. Lorna grows frustrated with Reeva hiding the plan so Esme shows her the bank they plan to attack, which has mutant detecting technology. Lorna seems to like Esme but attacks her when she realizes Esme was in baby Dawn's mind. Esme apologizes, revealing she and her sisters were quintuplet clones created as weapons. They killed their handlers at age 13, but the other two sisters, Celeste and Mindee were killed-the remaining triplets felt them die. Esme swears to protect Lorna and Dawn, and Lorna stays with the Inner Circle.
20	7	'no Mercy'	Nina Lopez-Corrado	Brad Marques	November 13, 2018	2LAJ07	1.89^[7]
Eight years ago, Reeva wants her local mutant community to work with humans but her friend, a mutant, is killed right in front of her by human racists. In the present, she dates Quinn, a bank employee, genuinely liking him but using him as part of the plan. The Inner Circle attacks the bank promising nobody will be hurt if they cooperate. Draining their funds, having the Frosts force a confession of mutant persecution and getting something from the vault, they prepare to leave. But Rebecca, wanting to punish humans, happily kills all the employees; horrifying even Reeva. The Mutant Underground moves Reed to the now abandoned clinic and Caitlin convinces him to go see his father's old assistant Madeline. Marcos and Johnny confront Clarice for working for Erg, which she admits, reasoning that at least the Morlocks have a plan to help mutants while the Underground is a mess with no vision. Jace meets with television reporter Benedict Ryan who wants Jace to expose the lies of Sentinel Services. He refuses at first, but is convinced after he hears about the bank incident.
21	8	'the dreaM'	Robert Duncan McNeill	Carly Soteras	November 27, 2018	2LAJ08	2.17^[8]
Flashbacks show Lorna was a rebellious teen living with her aunt and could never talk about her birth father, whose only contact with her was leaving one gift of a medallion for her. Rebecca leaves the Inner Circle while escaping the bank. With anti-mutant attacks on the rise, Lorna fears for Dawn's safety. Esme suggests a mutant school in Switzerland. Lorna lets a distraught Marcos say goodbye to Dawn; but actually takes her to her aunt, realizing her own father did the same to keep her safe. Lorna turns the medallion into a helmet for herself. When Johnny and Clarice try to track the Inner Circle, Rebecca tells them they were looking into the tech company Regimen. Rebecca is later captured by Fade. The Struckers meet Madeline who is able to temporarily stabilize Reed's powers but wants to study Lauren to make a cure as she does for any mutants who come to her. Her assistant Noah got control of his vibration powers and convinces Lauren she might have a normal life, but Lauren is horrified that Madeline wants to cure all mutants; also her brother Matthew founded the Purifiers.
22	9	'gaMe changer'	Allison Liddi-Brown	Melinda Hsu Taylor	December 4, 2018	2LAJ09	2.02^[9]
One year ago, Rebecca's parents turn her in to Sentinel Services. In the present, Andy disagrees with Reeva imprisoning Rebecca as the humans did. He decides to free Rebecca and run, but she wants to kill the entire Inner Circle instead; Andy accidentally kills her in the process of thwarting her attack. Johnny, Marcos and Clarice kidnap an analyst from Regimen. Clarice leaves John after his obsession with stopping the Inner Circle causes a manhunt for all mutants in the area. The analyst reveals Regimen controls every mutant prison collar in the country. Fade arrives and kills the analyst on Reeva's orders but is captured by Johnny and Marcos. The Purifiers find them, and Johnny stays behind so Marcos and Fade can escape, which leads to his capture by Jace. Lauren convinces her parents to destroy Madeline's research, while Madeline reveals Lauren's DNA has two strains of the X-gene. Madeline and Noah stop the Struckers, but after Madeline says mutants, including Noah and Lauren, should not have been born, Noah turns on her and destroys the research so the Struckers can escape. Lorna and Andy destroy the Regimen servers, freeing every incarcerated mutant in the country.
23	10	'eneMy of My eneMy'	Gregory Prange	Michael Horowitz	January 1, 2019	2LAJ10	1.73^[10]
Three years ago, Marcos, Lorna and Johnny all promise to be there for each other when it matters most. In the present, as Jace interrogates Johnny at a Purifier compound, the Mutant Underground reluctantly asks Lorna for the Inner Circle's help in rescuing him. Lorna and Andy find the compound and join the Underground to assist. Andy's parents are happy to see him and tell him about Reed's powers, though Lauren does not trust him. Jace believes the Underground has been behind the mutant uprising but pauses to consider Johnny's claim that Andy and Lorna left for the unsubstantiated Inner Circle—until he sees Lorna and Marcos attack the compound together. Believing Johnny has lied, he becomes enraged and shoots him with a shotgun multiple times. Jace flees before Clarice, Andy and Lauren arrive to rescue Johnny. On the way out of the compound, Andy delights in torturing a Purifier who tried to shoot Lauren, disgusting his family when he says they deserve to be wiped out. Caitlin determines they must destroy the Inner Circle to get him back. Lorna kisses Marcos goodbye but claims it does not change anything between them. Clarice reaffirms her love for the wounded Johnny. The Strucker siblings train, separately, to increase their powers.
24	11	'meMento'	Maggie Kiley	Jim Garvey	January 8, 2019	2LAJ11	2.07^[11]
In 1985, after his sister's death, Andreas Von Strucker has the music box altered and leaves something behind after killing a shop owner with a powered sword. In the present, Reeva gathers new recruits to the Inner Circle but their sadistic past makes Lorna realize Reeva must be stopped. Lauren studies the Von Struckers, dreaming Andrea's death by being shot and mirroring Andrea's power of turning her barriers into cutting disks. Caitlin approves of this to take down the Inner Circle, though Reed is upset when Lauren risks exposure to distract cops that appear at their home. Lauren later intimidates the landlord (who called the police) with her powers, after finding hair samples from both Original Fenris in the music box. Benedict Ryan sends the Purifiers out and they invade a youth shelter, which is said to house mutants. While Jace seems remorseful, he decides to cover up his partner killing a mutant teen in cold blood; he is seen as a hero in the media but cannot face his ex-wife. Marcos and Clarice seek Erg for a tip. Lorna and Marcos reunite as a couple. Evangeline Whedon calls Johnny to gather the Mutant Underground. Investigating the tip, Lorna and Marcos see Reeva meet with Benedict Ryan.
25	12	'hoMe'	Dawn Wilkinson	Marta Gené Camps	January 15, 2019	2LAJ12	1.59^[12]
Fourteen years ago, Clarice and her foster sister Lilly escape their abusive foster father, but Lilly goes back to save the other foster children and is killed. In the present, Evangeline arrives and is pleased Lorna is their spy. She coerces Erg to come to the Underground meeting; he and Evangeline founded and led the Mutant Underground together until a human ally betrayed them, and he left to form the Morlocks. The Inner Circle's recruits are sent on a mission to kill Evangeline and the other Underground leaders. Despite Lorna's warning, Johnny and company are too late to save them. With Johnny determined to keep fighting, Clarice tearfully leaves to join the Morlocks. Caitlin and Lauren reach out to Caitlin's brother Danny for government intelligence on the Purifiers and Reeva. He can only tell them the government is compromised before Lauren has to fight off SS agents so she and Caitlin can escape. The Frosts discover the dream link between Andy and Lauren, convincing him to attempt to persuade Lauren to join their side by telling him it will save his family; actually their intent is to increase the Inner Circle's power.
26	13	'teMpted'	Jonathan Frakes	Melissa R. Byer & Treena Hancock	January 22, 2019	2LAJ13	1.82^[13]
Six years ago, Erg is in love with a human woman, but she is caught by SS and betrays Evangeline and the Underground. Erg rejects her and vows never to trust a human again. In the present, a Morlock named Glow is shot on a supply run. Given the similarity of her powers to Marcos', Clarice brings him and Caitlin to the sewers to save Glow's life. Erg does not trust Caitlin but accompanies her and Clarice out for medical supplies. Purifiers attack but the three fight back and escape. They save Glow and Erg honors Caitlin. The Frosts use Andy to reach out to Lauren in her dreams and she decides to give in. Johnny and Reed track her down; Reed confesses he feels the allure of their family's power as well. Lauren agrees to return, and takes the serum to suppress her powers, cutting off her connection to Andy. Meanwhile, Lorna discovers that the Inner Circle's new recruits are targeting government buildings. Lorna sends Marcos after the recruit Max, ending with Marcos being shot before Max's car explodes.
27	14	'calaMity'	Stephen Surjik	Jason Lazarcheck	February 12, 2019	2LAJ14	1.60^[14]
Four years ago, Benedict Ryan is a failing radio host. Reeva promises to make him famous. In the present, she has him send Jace's Purifiers to attack the Morlocks in the sewers. Though the Morlocks kill a few Purifiers, Jace leads his team through, killing the Morlocks' fighters. Clarice asks for help evacuating the sewers. Lauren and Reed decide not to take the serum and face their powers. As the police close in on the evacuated Morlocks, Caitlin shoots her way through a police blockade to get away. Clarice has to stay behind in the sewers to get everyone out. While saving a mutant girl with Erg, Clarice is shot by Jace and her portal closes in front of John. Jace is shocked to find that they attacked children. When the Inner Circle discovers that Max is dead, Reeva locks down their headquarters to find the spy. Because Lorna was using Sage's password to spy on Max, Sage is blamed for his death. With Sage's brain immune to their telepathy, the Frosts are unable to determine her guilt or innocence, and Reeva – convinced Sage is the spy – kills her, devastating Lorna.
28	15	'Monsters'	Scott Peters	Carly Soteras	February 19, 2019	2LAJ15	1.61^[15]
Two months ago, Clarice does not believe she deserves to be happy because of her past; John says everyone deserves redemption, even Lorna and Andy. In the present, John saw her fall into a portal, unsure if she survived. While Jace processes what he has done, his partner Ted finds Reed. Reed's powers activate, killing Ted. Caitlin and Lauren take cover in an abandoned building as Lauren's powers return. Reed and Marcos rescue them. Reeva prepares her plan; she and Andy will attack and kill SS headquarters through the sewers, Lorna will take down communications, the Frosts will telepathically impose the idea of a mutant homeland as the solution, and the rest will destroy government buildings. Lorna tells Andy of Reeva and Benedict Ryan's arranging the attack on the Morlocks to clear out the sewers. Andy does not believe he can return, convinced he is a monster. Reed, empathizing with Andy, confesses to killing Ted out of anger. Jace confronts Benedict Ryan, who tells him another mutant attack is coming. Andy and Lorna reunite with the Mutant Underground; while John hears Clarice's voice. Upon learning Andy and Lorna defected, Reeva declares they will be killed.
29	16	'oMens'	Robert Duncan McNeill	Matt Nix	February 26, 2019	2LAJ16	1.61^[16]
Five years ago, after the 7/15 incident, Reed becomes a mutant crimes prosecutor to protect his family. In the present, Reeva has Benedict Ryan send Jace's Purifiers to attack the Mutant Underground. The Frosts sneak in with Fade and force Andy and Lauren to leave with them. John distracts the Purifiers so the others can go after them. Erg appears and helps Johnny, giving Johnny the chance to have Jace at his mercy. The Frosts force Andy and Lauren to destroy the SS headquarters, killing many. Lorna is able to speak to Esme of their friendship, weakening the Frosts' grip, allowing Marcos to knock out Sophie and Phoebe and save Andy and Lauren. As the adults battle the Inner's Circle's recruits in the parking garage of their base, Caitlin kills Fade. Reed goes to confront Reeva alone. She turns her ability on him, which further destabilizes his already volatile powers—as he intended. He loses control of his powers and explodes, killing them both. Weeks later, Esme joins the group, forcing a confession out of Benedict Ryan. Jace is left in the hospital. Lorna and Marcos reunite with Dawn. The Struckers mourn Reed. Erg meets with them telling them mutants need new leadership; a new Mutant Underground. Clarice appears out of a portal-stating she must show them all something.

Cast and characters[edit]

Main[edit]

Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker^[17]^[18]
Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker^[17]^[18]
Sean Teale as Marcos Diaz / Eclipse^[17]^[18]
Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker^[17]^[18]
Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker^[17]^[18]
Coby Bell as Jace Turner^[17]^[18]
Jamie Chung as Clarice Fong / Blink^[17]^[18]
Blair Redford as John Proudstar / Thunderbird^[17]^[18]
Emma Dumont as Lorna Dane / Polaris^[17]^[18]
Skyler Samuels as the Frost Sisters^[19]
Grace Byers as Reeva Payge^[20]^[21]

Recurring[edit]

Hayley Lovitt as Sage^[22]
Michael Luwoye as Erg^[23]
Anjelica Bette Fellini as Rebecca Hoover / Twist^[24]
Jeff Daniel Phillips as Fade^[25]
Tom O'Keefe as Officer Ted Wilson
Peter Gallagher as Benedict Ryan
James Carpinello as Max^[26]

Notable guests[edit]

Ray Campbell as William^[27]
Erinn Ruth as Evangeline^[25]
Frances Turner as Paula Turner^[28]
Sumalee Montano as Dr. Taylor
Kathryn Erbe as Aunt Dane
Kate Burton as Dr. Madeline Risman
Ken Kirby as Noah
Jeffrey Nordling as Daniel

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

In October 2017, showrunner Matt Nix said that he had planned 'a couple of seasons, in broad strokes' for The Gifted, and stated that he wanted 'to be doing this show for a long time.'^[29] On January 4, 2018, the series was renewed for a second season,^[30] of 16 episodes.^[31]

Writing[edit]

Following the end of the first season, Nix said that the second would further explore the Hellfire Club and the Purifiers, and would introduce the Morlocks.^[32]^[23] Following the destruction of the mutant underground's base, the second season sees them become more of a network rather than remain in a single location, and forces them to hide in plain sight and interact with other mutants out in the world. Nix thought this was both an interesting change and 'thematically more resonant'. Their situation is contrasted with the Hellfire Club also hiding in plain sight, but within 'the halls of power'. Nix continued that the season would show how these two factions go about helping mutants in different ways, and also how they come together at times due to the relationships between people in each group.^[33] He later expressed interest in also exploring the 7/15 incident that was mentioned in the first season, potentially through flashbacks, and said that such an exploration would take place over multiple episodes as 'it’s kind of at the center of everything we’re doing.'^[34]

The second season features a new organization from the comics after the first featured Trask Industries. Nix noted that the story for the season had been broken before this decision was made, and then the writers looked through the comics to see which elements lines up with the direction they wanted to go.^[23]

Casting[edit]

Returning from the first season to star are Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker, Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker, Sean Teale as Marcos Diaz / Eclipse, Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker, Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker, Coby Bell as Jace Turner, Jamie Chung as Clarice Fong / Blink, Blair Redford as John Proudstar / Thunderbird, and Emma Dumont as Lorna Dane / Polaris.^[17]^[18] By January 2018, Skyler Samuels, who recurred as the Stepford Cuckoos in the first season, was being looked at to be promoted to series regular for the show's second season, and she stated that her characters would be appearing more in the second season than the first either way.^[19] She was confirmed to be doing so in June along with the announcement that Grace Byers would also be joining the series as a series regular, in the role of Reeva Payge.^[20]^[21]

Also returning from the first season are Ray Campbell as William,^[27]Hayley Lovitt as Sage,^[22]Jeff Daniel Phillips as Fade,^[25] Erinn Ruth as Evangeline,^[25] and Francis Turner as Paula Turner.^[28] Additionally, Michael Luwoye was announced to have been cast as Erg, the leader of the Morlocks, in August 2018. Nix also revealed at that time that an original mutant named Twist would have a 'big role' in the season.^[23] Newcomer Anjelica Bette Fellini was soon announced as cast in the role, which was described as coming across as 'a sweet wounded bird' who reveals herself to be 'a sociopath who lives for chaos'.^[24] In October, James Carpinello was cast in the recurring role of Max, the undisciplined leader of a group of new recruits.^[26]

Filming[edit]

Filming for the season began on May 30, 2018.^[35]

Release[edit]

Broadcast[edit]

The season began airing in the United States on Fox on September 25, 2018,^[36] and ran for 16 episodes.^[31]

Marketing[edit]

Nix, executive producer Jeph Loeb, and much of the cast promoted the season at San Diego Comic-Con 2018,^[37] where the first trailer for the season debuted; it gave the season the subtitle Dawn of the Mutant Age.^[38]

Reception[edit]

Ratings[edit]

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	'eMergence'	September 25, 2018	0.9/4	2.58^[1]	0.6	1.74	1.5	4.32^[39]
2	'unMoored'	October 2, 2018	0.7/3	2.25^[2]	0.6	1.62	1.3	3.87^[40]
3	'coMplications'	October 9, 2018	0.7/3	2.06^[3]	0.5	1.60	1.2	3.66^[41]
4	'outMatched'	October 16, 2018	0.6/3	1.93^[4]	0.5	1.35	1.1	3.28^[42]
5	'afterMath'	October 30, 2018	0.6/3	1.96^[5]	0.5	1.36	1.1	3.32^[43]
6	'iMprint'	November 6, 2018	0.7/3	2.31^[6]	0.5	1.41	1.2	3.71^[44]
7	'no Mercy'	November 13, 2018	0.6/3	1.89^[7]	0.4	1.31	1.0	3.20^[45]
8	'the dreaM'	November 27, 2018	0.7/3	2.17^[8]	0.5	1.33	1.2	3.50^[46]
9	'gaMe changer'	December 4, 2018	0.7/3	2.02^[9]	0.4	1.22	1.1	3.24^[47]
10	'eneMy of My eneMy'	January 1, 2019	0.5/2	1.73^[10]	0.5	1.47	1.0	3.20^[48]
11	'meMento'	January 8, 2019	0.6/3	2.07^[11]	0.4	1.20	1.0	3.27^[49]
12	'hoMe'	January 15, 2019	0.5/2	1.59^[12]	0.5	1.61	1.0	3.20^[50]
13	'teMpted'	January 22, 2019	0.5/2	1.82^[13]	0.4	1.30	0.9	3.12^[51]
14	'calaMity'	February 12, 2019	0.5/2	1.60^[14]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
15	'Monsters'	February 19, 2019	0.5/2	1.61^[15]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
16	'oMens'	February 26, 2019	0.4/2	1.61^[16]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Critical response[edit]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 83% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.83/10 based on 12 reviews. The website's consensus states, 'The Gifted continues to explore shades of grey, but with a more streamlined story that sets the show up for a stronger — if slightly more simplistic — sophomore season.'^[52]

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The Gifted
Genre
Created by	Matt Nix
Based on	Marvel Comics
Starring
Composer(s)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	29 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Stan Lee Karim Zreik Jim Chory Matt Nix
Producer(s)	Neal Ahern
Production location(s)
Running time	45–47 minutes^[1]
Production company(s)	Flying Glass of Milk Productions
Distributor	20th Television
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	October 2, 2017 – February 26, 2019
Chronology
Related shows	Legion
External links
Website

The Gifted is an American superherotelevision series created for Fox by Matt Nix, based on Marvel Comics' X-Men properties. It is connected to the X-Men film series, set in an alternate timeline where the X-Men have disappeared. The show is produced by 20th Century Fox Television in association with Marvel Television, with Nix serving as showrunner.

The series stars Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker as ordinary parents who take their family on the run after they discover their children's mutant abilities. Sean Teale, Natalie Alyn Lind, Percy Hynes White, Coby Bell, Jamie Chung, Blair Redford, and Emma Dumont also star in the show, with Skyler Samuels and Grace Byers joining them with the second season. The series received a put pilot commitment at Fox after a previous attempted X-Men television series did not move forward at the network in 2016; The Gifted was ordered to series in May 2017.

The Gifted's first season aired from October 2, 2017, to January 15, 2018, and consisted of 13 episodes. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and 'solid' viewership. In January 2018, the series was renewed for a 16-episode second season, which began airing on September 25, 2018. On April 17, 2019, Fox canceled the series after two seasons.^[2]

3Episodes
4Production
6Reception

Premise[edit]

Two ordinary parents take their family on the run from the government when they discover that their children have mutant abilities, and join an underground community of mutants who have to fight to survive.^[3] At the end of the first season several members of the underground leave to join the Inner Circle, and the second season sees conflict between these groups as well as others with their own extreme ideologies.^[4]

Cast and characters[edit]

Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker:
A mutant father trying to balance his family responsibilities with his job as a district attorney.^[5]^[6] Moyer said of the character, 'He thinks he's doing the right thing by moving [the mutants]. He does know these camps aren't particularly nice. He knows a few people he's captured have disappeared. He also knows this could happen to his kids. He has no choice but to go on the run.'^[7]
Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker:
A mother and nurse struggling with her 'increasingly challenging' teenage children.^[6]^[8] Showrunner Matt Nix said that though Caitlin does not have mutant powers, she is not 'just a mom' or 'just the doctor' in the series, and 'over the course of the show I really love the idea of showing the evolution of a suburban mom into an underground warrior.'^[9]
Sean Teale as Marcos Diaz / Eclipse:
A rebellious mutant who can absorb and manipulate photons.^[10] Eclipse was rejected by his human parents, and grew up smuggling drugs from Mexico to the United States. The mutant underground uses him to smuggle mutants to safety in Mexico.^[11] The character was created for the series, but has had his powers compared to Sunspot and his personality to Wolverine and Scott Summers.^[12]
Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker:
One of the series' central children, a 'perfect' kid.^[6]^[13] Her mutant power is creating force fields.^[14]
Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker:
One of the series' central children, a sensitive loner who keeps to himself.^[6]^[8] His mutant power is a form of telekinesis, being able to move and destroy things with his mind.^[15]
Coby Bell as Jace Turner:
A man struggling with the cold-blooded requirements of his job.^[16] Turner is a Sentinel Services agent, trying to find the Struckers and the other mutants. Nix said the character is 'more than just a villain hoping to round up every last superpowered human,' but is instead trying to balance protecting society with taking away the rights of mutants.^[17]
Jamie Chung as Clarice Fong / Blink:
A 'sarcastic, lively' mutant with teleportation powers.^[18] An 'independently minded' member of the mutant underground, Blink begins the series using her abilities as 'a way out of situations she doesn't want to be in', but her abilities and relationship to them evolve throughout the series.^[19] Chung wears heavy-duty contact lenses to portray Blink's mutant green eyes,^[20] and also has pink markings on her face.^[21]
Blair Redford as John Proudstar / Thunderbird:
A strong-willed mutant possessing superhuman strength, durability, enhanced healing and superhuman senses, leader of the underground community.^[6]^[22] Nix said the character is 'dealing with his own issues of feeling the weight of thousands of years of Apache history and mutant history and an obligation to both families.'^[23]
Emma Dumont as Lorna Dane / Polaris:
A brave and loyal mutant whose abilities include controlling magnetism.^[8] She is introduced as being 'unstable' due to bipolar disorder.^[11]^[24] Nix explained that, within the series, there is 'some awareness' that Polaris is the daughter of Magneto, leading to the question 'does she accept the mantle of her birthright? Is it her job to be Magneto in his absence?'^[11]^[25] The character is depicted with green hair, as she is in the comics, but 'subdued shades of green'.^[12]
Skyler Samuels as the Frost Sisters:
Esme, Sophie, and Phoebe Frost are telepathic triplets with their own agenda, separate from those of the mutant underground, Sentinel Services, and Trask Industries. The effect of the three characters together was created with a mixture of effects: split-screening, green-screening, and face replacements over doubles when Samuels worked with two other actresses portraying the other sisters.^[26]
Grace Byers as Reeva Payge:
Leader of the 'Inner Circle' with an elite band of followers who is introduced in the second season. She possesses destructive sonic powers.^[27]

Episodes[edit]

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
Season		Episodes		First aired	Last aired
1	13		October 2, 2017	January 15, 2018
2	16		September 25, 2018	February 26, 2019

Season 1 (2017–18)[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	'eXposed'	Bryan Singer	Matt Nix	October 2, 2017	1LAJ01	4.90^[28]
2	2	'rX'	Len Wiseman	Matt Nix	October 9, 2017	1LAJ02	3.79^[29]
3	3	'eXodus'	Scott Peters	Rashad Raisani	October 16, 2017	1LAJ03	3.46^[30]
4	4	'eXit strategy'	Karen Gaviola	Meredith Lavender & Marcie Ulin	October 23, 2017	1LAJ04	3.36^[31]
5	5	'boXed in'	Jeremiah Chechik	Jim Campolongo	October 30, 2017	1LAJ05	3.43^[32]
6	6	'got your siX'	Craig Siebels	Melinda Hsu Taylor	November 6, 2017	1LAJ06	3.17^[33]
7	7	'eXtreme measures'	Stephen Surjik	Michael Horowitz	November 13, 2017	1LAJ07	3.00^[34]
8	8	'threat of eXtinction'	Steven DePaul	Carly Soteras	November 20, 2017	1LAJ08	2.90^[35]
9	9	'outfoX'	Liz Friedlander	Brad Marques	December 4, 2017	1LAJ09	2.81^[36]
10	10	'eXploited'	Craig Siebels	Jim Campolongo	December 11, 2017	1LAJ10	2.78^[37]
11	11	'3 X 1'	David Straiton	Melinda Hsu Taylor	January 1, 2018	1LAJ11	2.54^[38]
12	12	'eXtraction'	Scott Peters	Michael Horowitz	January 15, 2018	1LAJ12	3.42^[39]
13	13	'X-roads'	Stephen Surjik	Matt Nix & Jim Garvey	January 15, 2018	1LAJ13	3.42^[39]

Season 2 (2018–19)[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
14	1	'eMergence'	Robert Duncan McNeill	Matt Nix	September 25, 2018	2LAJ01	2.58^[40]
15	2	'unMoored'	Steven DePaul	Rashad Raisani	October 2, 2018	2LAJ02	2.25^[41]
16	3	'coMplications'	Michael Goi	Michael Horowitz	October 9, 2018	2LAJ03	2.06^[42]
17	4	'outMatched'	Deran Sarafian	Marta Gené Camps	October 16, 2018	2LAJ04	1.93^[43]
18	5	'afterMath'	Scott Peters	Melissa R. Byer & Treena Hancock	October 30, 2018	2LAJ05	1.96^[44]
19	6	'iMprint'	Michael Goi	Dawn Kamoche & Ariella Blejer	November 6, 2018	2LAJ06	2.31^[45]
20	7	'no Mercy'	Nina Lopez-Corrado	Brad Marques	November 13, 2018	2LAJ07	1.89^[46]
21	8	'the dreaM'	Robert Duncan McNeill	Carly Soteras	November 27, 2018	2LAJ08	2.17^[47]
22	9	'gaMe changer'	Allison Liddi-Brown	Melinda Hsu Taylor	December 4, 2018	2LAJ09	2.02^[48]
23	10	'eneMy of My eneMy'	Gregory Prange	Michael Horowitz	January 1, 2019	2LAJ10	1.73^[49]
24	11	'meMento'	Maggie Kiley	Jim Garvey	January 8, 2019	2LAJ11	2.07^[50]
25	12	'hoMe'	Dawn Wilkinson	Marta Gené Camps	January 15, 2019	2LAJ12	1.59^[51]
26	13	'teMpted'	Jonathan Frakes	Melissa R. Byer & Treena Hancock	January 22, 2019	2LAJ13	1.82^[52]
27	14	'calaMity'	Stephen Surjik	Jason Lazarcheck	February 12, 2019	2LAJ14	1.60^[53]
28	15	'Monsters'	Scott Peters	Carly Soteras	February 19, 2019	2LAJ15	1.61^[54]
29	16	'oMens'	Robert Duncan McNeill	Matt Nix	February 26, 2019	2LAJ16	1.61^[55]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

Matt Nix, a fan of the X-Men since he was young, serves as showrunner and writer on the series.

In July 2016, after a series based on the Hellfire Club, an X-Men comic property, did not move forward at Fox, the network made a put pilot commitment for a different X-Men based series. Hanuman dandakam telugu pdf full. The new pilot, written by X-Men fan Matt Nix, was for an action-adventure series based on ordinary parents discovering their children's mutant abilities. Fox Entertainment President David Madden said that 'developing a Marvel property has been a top priority for the network—and we are so pleased with how Matt Nix has led us into this thrilling universe.' The series is produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Marvel Television, with 20th handling the physical production of the series, and Nix executive producing alongside X-Men film series producers Bryan Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Simon Kinberg, and Marvel Television executives Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory.^[3]

Nix pitched the series to executives as 'Running on Empty with mutants'.^[56] He created an elaborate presentation using Prezi which included photos of actors that he had altered to look like mutants, and graphics to explain how the series would fit in with the X-Men films as well as the larger X-Men universe of the comics. The presentation was met with applause, according to Loeb. The biggest criticisms that Nix received about his pitch was that he wanted to include too much story in the pilot, with some of his initial ideas becoming the stories of several other episodes.^[57] Early versions of Nix's pilot script were received 'enthusiastically' by Fox executives, and Fox chairman and CEO Gary Newman was expecting a final draft in early January 2017, with a pilot pickup within a few weeks of that.^[58] Newman noted that 'development across the board this year is a little slower than usual', but the network hoped to begin airing the potential series during the 2017–18 television season.^[59]

Nix said that as a fan of the X-Men comics, 'you don't want to be slavishly doing the same thing over and over again that everyone else has done, but at the same time, you're conscious that this is important, and that I owe something to my 10 year old self right now.'^[60] Fox officially ordered the series to pilot, as 'untitled Marvel action-adventure series', at the end of the month.^[61] Donner referred to the series as Gifted in March, which was clarified to be a temporary title for the series.^[62] On May 9, Fox ordered the show to series as The Gifted. The pilot had been called 'one of the hottest pilots of the [2017] broadcast development season' by commentators.^[6] The first season consists of 13 episodes.^[63] In August, Len Wiseman joined as a director and executive producer for the season.^[64] That October, Nix said that he had planned 'a couple of seasons, in broad strokes', and stated that he wanted 'to be doing this show for a long time.' Noting a growing trend in shorter, self-contained television seasons, Nix said that he wanted the show to feel more like a traditional, long-running story and so have each season end in a satisfying way that does not feel 'close-ended'.^[56] On January 4, 2018, the series was renewed for a 16-episode second season.^[65]^[66] Described as being designed for 'limited runs', Fox had not been in a hurry to give the series an early renewal before then.^[65] On April 17, 2019, it was announced that the series had been cancelled by Fox.^[2]

Writing[edit]

Nix described the series as coming 'at the world of mutants from the side'; the films and comics 'have generally started with the X-Men and encountered the world outside' from their perspective, but the series looks to 'take place inside the world of people who are [not] already X-Men and [do not yet] know that world.' He said the show would tell a more intimate story than the films have done as 'it also explores issues surrounding mutants and what that experience is in a way that's hard to do in a two-hour movie because [a movie] needs to move very quickly and needs to get to big action.'^[67] These issues reflect modern, real-world problems such as police attempting to kill mutants just because they look different, or the government only taking issue with mutants if they reveal themselves in public. The series' mutant underground is inspired by the Underground Railroad.^[68] Madden said that the series also took inspiration from Heroes, particularly for its themes of family and 'that loner, outcast, people with superpowers thing', though he felt The Gifted would take 'that thread [in] a very different direction than anything that happened on Heroes.'^[69]

Nix was particularly influenced by the comic District X which is 'just about a district in New York. It's where the mutants are .. the show is not a procedural [like the comic] at all, but it was seeing mutants in society, dealing with crime, drugs, their relationships to each other. We didn't take any characters from it. It was one of my favorites.'^[70] Elaborating on the series not being a procedural, Nix said that it would not have a 'save the mutant of the week' formula, and would instead follow the ongoing story of the mutant underground as they both try to save other mutants and fight to protect themselves,^[71] though each episode still has a beginning, middle, and end.^[56] When approaching mutant abilities in the series, particularly for the Strucker children who are just discovering theirs, Nix wanted to avoid clearly defining exactly what those abilities are immediately since 'when your powers manifest, they don't come with a label. It's not like somebody pops up and says, 'Hey! You can do this!' When we think about powers on the show, what's the organic relationship between this person as a living, breathing human being, and their power? The idea is that what your power is and what you can do is influenced by who you are as a character.' The series explores how it feels for the characters to use their abilities, and shows those abilities evolving along with the characters.^[23]

Casting[edit]

By early January 2017, 'exploratory casting' for the series had begun, with the process expected to 'ramp up' after the official pilot pickup.^[58] The next month, Blair Redford was cast as a mutant leader;^[22]Jamie Chung was cast as popular mutant Clarice Fong / Blink;^[18]^[72]Stephen Moyer was cast as Reed Strucker, a father and the series' lead;^[5]^[6] and Sean Teale was cast as Marcos Diaz / Eclipse, a mutant created for the series.^[10] In March, Natalie Alyn Lind joined as Lauren Strucker, one of the series' central children.^[13]^[6] She was followed by Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker, a mother and the series' female lead;^[8]^[6]Emma Dumont as mutant Lorna Dane / Polaris;^[8]Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker, another of the central children;^[8]^[6] and Coby Bell as the morally ambiguous Jace Turner.^[16] Acker auditioned alongside the already-cast Moyer; the pair did not meet the actors playing their children, Lind and White, until the table read of the pilot episode.^[73] With the series order in May, Redford's character was revealed to be John Proudstar / Thunderbird.^[6]

Moyer, Acker, Teale, Lind, White, Bell, Chung, Redford, and Dumont all return to star in the second season.^[74] By January 2018, Skyler Samuels, who recurred as the Stepford Cuckoos in the first season, was being looked at to be promoted to series regular for the second,^[75] and this move was confirmed in June, along with the announcement that Grace Byers would also be joining the series as a series regular, in the role of Reeva.^[27]

Filming[edit]

Production on the series' pilot took place through March and April 2017, in Dallas, Texas.^[76]^[62]^[77] The rest of the first season was not filmed in the city after a decision on tax rebates in the state to be made by the Texas Legislature took too long for the series' schedule,^[78] with production moving to Atlanta, Georgia.^[79] The series' setting was subsequently changed from Dallas to Atlanta, including a retroactive change to the pilot.^[7]

Music[edit]

It was revealed in October 2017, ahead of the series premiere, that John Ottman and David Buckley were composing the score for the show; Ottman previously scored several of the X-Men films for Singer, and he collaborated with Buckley on the score for the film The Nice Guys.^[80]

Shared universe connections[edit]

'There are things from the movies that we would regard as canonical. It's just that we're not saying, 'This happens before this movie, and that happens after this movie. We're setting up this thing that's going to happen in this movie, and paying off another thing from another movie.' .. It wouldn't be satisfying if we tried [that], because not even the movies are related that way anymore.'

—Showrunner Matt Nix on connections to the X-Men films^[81]

Donner explained in January 2017 that, unlike the previous X-Men television series Legion, this series 'is much more a part of just the world in terms of there are mutants, mutants are hated .. you feel like you're here in the X-Men world'. Despite this, the 'cinematic universe will not worry about .. these TV worlds at all. [The films] will just continue in the way that they have been continuing'.^[82] Nix added that the X-Men films 'don't all line up perfectly. So it's not like I'm slavishly fitting myself into a particular slot [but] if you like that world and the world of the movies, there are definite nods to it, it definitely exists in the same general universe'.^[60]

Nix wanted to avoid repeating the connection between Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by having a more general relationship,^[60] with existing characters from the films appearing in different ways in the series such as the new adaptation of Sentinels, mutant-hunting robots that have appeared in several of the films.^[82] Moyer stated in June 2017 that The Gifted would be set between Legion, in which mutants 'are still largely not understood', and Logan, which sees the title character as one of the last mutants. He added, 'we definitely slot into a timeline, but as of yet, we're not allied. I think they have given themselves a lot of leeway in order to be able to go places, but we've enough story within our universe to propel us forward without having to do that.'^[83] The next month, Nix noted that the film X-Men: Days of Future Past established multiple, different timelines or 'streams' in the X-Men universe, and that the series would take advantage of those to avoid the films and comics and instead do 'our own thing'. He explained that in the series' 'stream', the X-Men have disappeared,^[84] which is 'not just [because] they're too expensive for television' and something that the show would explore.^[84] He soon called this one of the central mysteries of the series,^[85] and revealed that it is due to a 'bit of a 9/11 event, that caused enormous social upheaval and a lot of hatred towards mutants.'^[86]

Broadcast[edit]

The Gifted airs on Fox in the United States,^[87] with CTV acquiring the broadcast rights for Canada.^[88] The series launched in more than 183 countries on Fox, following its U.S. debut, using a 'day-and-date launch' format.^[89]

Reception[edit]

Ratings[edit]

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		TV season	Rank	Avg. viewers (millions)	18–49 rating (average)
Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)	TV season	Rank	Avg. viewers (millions)	18–49 rating (average)
1	Monday 9:00pm^[90]	13	October 2, 2017	4.90^[28]	January 15, 2018	3.42^[39]	2017–18	99	4.97^[91]	1.7^[91]
2	Tuesday 8:00pm (1–9) Tuesday 9:00pm (10–16)^[90]	16	September 25, 2018	2.58^[40]	February 26, 2019	1.61^[55]	2018–19	132	3.32^[92]	1.1^[92]

The pilot's viewership was called a 'solid start' to the series, and was noted to be higher than the season premiere of Lucifer in the same timeslot the year before, as well as the debut of the other new Marvel series of the season, Inhumans.^[93] By the series' second season renewal, it was considered to be a 'solid ratings performer' for Fox, performing 18 percent better than the same timeslot the year before, and ranking the third best new drama series of the season.^[65]

Critical response[edit]

Season		Critical response
Season		Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
1	75% (52 reviews)^[94]	63 (22 reviews)^[95]
2	83% (12 reviews)^[96]	TBD

The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 75% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.81/10 based on 52 reviews. The website's consensus states, 'The Gifted's first season lays a solid foundation for an involving superhero drama that powers past the origin-story doldrums by focusing on grounded, topical stories over mindless action and special effects.'^[94]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 63 out of 100 based on 22 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.^[95]

Comparison to Nazism[edit]

Discussing the series, Drew Koch of Bustle magazine noted that it explored themes such as the persecution of minority groups, sacrificing freedom for safety, and criticizing 'big government'. He highlighted the antagonistic agency Sentinel Services, feeling that giving it the initials 'SS' was a reference to the Schutzstaffel, a paramilitary division of Nazi Germany.^[97]USA Today's Brian Truitt also noted this reference, and the character Polaris directly calling out the government agents as Nazis, along with the mutant underground being patterned after the Underground Railroad.^[98]

Accolades[edit]

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2018	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series – Lead Teen Actor	Percy Hynes White	Nominated	^{[citation needed]}
2018	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Teen Actress	Natalie Alyn Lind	Nominated	^{[citation needed]}

The Gifted Season 2 Episode 1

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