Chapter 24

"Chapter 24" is the fifth episode of the third season of the American cable television series Legion, based on the Marvel Comics character David Haller, and connected to the X-Men film series. It is the 24th overall episode of the series and was written by co-executive producer Olivia Dufault and producer Ben H. Winters and directed by Arkasha Stevenson. It originally aired on FX on July 22, 2019. The series follows David Haller, a "mutant" diagnosed with schizophrenia at a young age. Struggling to differentiate reality from fantasy, Haller tries to control his mutant powers and the sinister forces trying to control them while evading a government agency, Division 3. Summerland and Division 3 eventually team up in order to catch Amahl Farouk from finding his original body. While Farouk was captured, David is now labeled as a threat and hunted down, prompting him to escape. In the episode, David sets out to find Switch in the airship, no matter how many people he has to kill to do so. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.288 million household viewers and gained a 0.1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, pacing, narrative and conflicting nature of the characters. Plot Daniel Debussy (Keir O'Donnell) is traveling in a van, protected by Vermillion. The van is intercepted by David (Dan Stevens), who kills the Vermillion and confronts him, restoring all of his lost memories to reveal the location of Switch (Lauren Tsai). After Daniel confirms that she is on an airship, David erases all of Daniel's memories.