Lenny on Legend

[boxofdelights]

I've only seen the first episode of this new superheroes show called Legion, but I think it is amazing. I mean, it could still have a disappointing plot, the amazingness could be confined to its looks, but I am committed to finding out.

There's a detail I'm puzzled about: Lenny is played by Aubrey Plaza, so at first I thought she was a woman who just doesn't do anything feminine with her presentation of self, but later I started to think that Lenny is trans. Lenny says something about girls, and Plaza's delivery of the line sounds like Lenny does not think the category "girls" includes him. But another character refers to Lenny as "the girl" and David, the main character and Lenny's friend, doesn't correct him. I didn't notice whether David ever refers to Lenny with a pronoun. I'm tempted to rewatch the first episode to see if I can clear this up, but I also want to plow ahead. Do you know whether Lenny is trans?

Comments

[rachelmanija]

Lenny was originally written as a male character, but cast with a female actor; she requested that they not change the dialogue and said she's playing the character as "both male and female."

I have also only seen the first episode and also really enjoyed it. I was curious enough about Lenny to look this up.

[boxofdelights]

Cool! Thank you!

[bibliofile]

Yeah, I liked that character too -- and the actress. Plaza was also on "Drunk History," the "Hamilton" episode (with Lin-Manuel Miranda), playing Aaron Burr.

[boxofdelights]

I will have to look for that.