Heroes traveling through time to save the world from destruction! Go! No, not the premiere of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. I’m talking about the finale of the Heroes Reborn miniseries, which aired in the same time slot as DC’s newest superhero show. There has been a lot of hype about…
All season, Erica Kravid (Rya Kihlstedt) has been a mustache-twirling, one-dimensional villain convinced that her plan to rescue a chosen few from the End of the World™ is morally justifiable. I’ve gotten used to that. But instead of using the show’s penultimate episode to show how our heroes gather to save the world, Erica’s backstory…
Two episodes left in this mini-series, and we still don’t have the twins united. That’s a good indication of everything wrong with this show. It had an intriguing start that centered around Noah Bennett (Jack Coleman) and his twin grandchildren, with several characters meandering in and out, but the two-part time travel episode where Hiro…
With 3 episodes left in this “event” miniseries, we break for the holiday season being no closer to saving the world than when we began. Tommy is still without his memory or real allies, and Malina is stuck with our mass-murdering psycho, Luke. Okay, he’s reformed now, but I’m with Noah—no reason to trust this…
Last week, I wished for more character development from the mustache-twirling villain of Heroes Reborn, Erica. I’m not sure viewers got that, but we sure got something. In a scene straight out of Game of Thrones, Erica shot and killed a deer and was later seen butchering it. I guess this was meant to show…
As I was watching the second part of “June 13th,” it occurred to me that the date has a double meaning, not just referring to the bombing, but also to Nathan and Malina’s birthday. Given that these are the kids who will save the world, that’s not a coincidence. I expected this second part to…
I had several theories about what would happen when Hiro and Noah went back in time to Odessa on June 13th. One, I doubted they would stop the bomb. Two, I thought that Noah was the one who mind-wiped himself. Three, I hoped Claire would be alive. Right on one. Two remains to be seen…
“Game Over” was the best episode of the reboot so far, and not just because it reunited Noah and Hiro. It’s because the storylines finally overlapped, collided, and the stakes became even higher. The fact that the two deaths this episode felt more like side issues is indicative of how much was packed into this…
Quick cuts between multiple plotlines seems to be one of the trends in episodic television, the theory being that viewers might forgot about one of the main cast members if they’re ignored for an episode or two. Or perhaps they’re worried viewers might tune out if the episode doesn’t focus on their favorite. What’s lost…
The visual of humans being hooked into part of some machine has become cliché. How do I know this? Because the Heroes Reborn scene last night immediately reminded me of similar scenes in two recent films. One, in Maze Runner: Scorch Trials, is played as horror. The other, in The Lego Movie, is played for…
