According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.377 million household viewers and gained a 0.1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
A young girl named Jia-yi (Lauren Tsai) lives a sophisticated life, all while listening to Mandarin lessons on time travel in her headphones.
Despite Switch's pleas, David stubbornly stays in the cult and fends off some of the agents, only to be distracted by the presence of Farouk (Navid Negahban) and getting killed by Syd again.
In May 2019, it was reported that the first episode of the season would be titled "Chapter 20", and was to be directed by Andrew Stanton and written by series creator Noah Hawley and co-executive producer Nathaniel Halpern.
[1] In January 2019, it was announced that Lauren Tsai would join the series in the role of Switch, described as "a young mutant whose secret ability serves as the key to executing David Haller's plan.
"[2] In its original American broadcast, "Chapter 20" was seen by an estimated 0.377 million household viewers and gained a 0.1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
[5] Alicia Lutes of IGN gave the episode a "good" 7.3 out of 10 and wrote in her verdict, "Legion's third season premiere is as quirky and whimsical as you want it to be.
Lauren Tsai, the latest addition to the cast, is fantastic in her first-ever acting role, and Rachel Keller and Aubrey Plaza still feel like the beating heart of the show.
But as the series continues its inevitable roll towards villainy (with a chance of redemption) for David, the path towards a resolution feels hollow, often thanks to Hawley's overreliance on music to do the emotional heavy-lifting for him.
"[7] Nick Harley of Den of Geek gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Though Legion's whacky ways could be grating last year, the Season 3 premiere successfully splits the difference between psychedelic eye-candy and intriguing story developments.
"[8] Kevin Lever of Tell Tale TV wrote, "Coupled with Switch and a strong visual command, the show is confident heading towards its end, Noah Hawley & Nathaniel Halpern's clever writing setting a stage of completely open possibilities.
The site wrote, "Legion's final season finds telekinetic mutant David Haller as the leader of a far-out hippie commune, and Dan Stevens was hilariously blissed out in this week's premiere as he welcomed time traveler Switch into his flock.
Stevens also showed off his action chops, storming through a couple of high-intensity fight scenes that set up the major battle ahead — but honestly, we'd be happy just sipping tea and listening to the Zen wisdom of the Magic Man.