Posted on March 27th, 2008 by Samuel Walters
In many ways, Heroes continues to confound me. In one scene it will do something I absolutely enjoy and in another it will do something that is utterly insignificant. And while the premise of the series, as well as the introductory voiceovers from Mohinder, are intriguing, there’s very little else within an episode that provokes any measure of deeper thought. Thus far, the series is shaping itself up to be a kind of television fast-food meal, with a small dash of something … a spice, maybe? You consume it. Once in a while a bite seems enjoyable. You feel a bit full afterwards. But you certainly aren’t satisfied or impressed. And nothing represents this dynamic better than “Better Halves.”
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Posted on March 20th, 2008 by Samuel Walters
Hiros is a decent, if uneven episode. As a whole, the series fairly perplexes me. There are moments that are a spectacle of special effects and nuanced writing. And yet there are other elements that range from merely pedestrian to downright annoying. And as a whole, that encapsulates Hiros – an episode that provides some fantastic scenes interspersed with mind numbing moments of mediocrity.
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Posted on February 10th, 2008 by Samuel Walters
Collision isn’t terrible, not by any stretch of the imagination. But there’s something about it that just doesn’t add up to a very good episode, either. In fact, it feels like it’s meant to just string us along a little until the next installment, without revealing very much by way of either character or plot. The result is an episode that, while competently produced, just doesn’t produce much for the audience to digest.
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Posted on February 9th, 2008 by Samuel Walters
With One Giant Leap, Heroes continues on a couple of growing trends, including some very dark suspense and some very gory sequences. The combination results in an episode that is good, but is also nearly overwhelmed by these same properties. Fortunately, there are enough plot revelations and humor to counterbalance these influences.
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Posted on February 7th, 2008 by Samuel Walters
With the characters introduced in Genesis, Heroes sets off to further establish and expand on those characters.
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Posted on February 6th, 2008 by Samuel Walters
I found the first episode, Genesis, to be compelling. But I have to get this out of the way first: Heroes is, without question or equivocation, a reboot of the X-Men concept. This is not necessarily a criticism. But the comparison is so blatant that any analysis that doesn’t address the similarities is incomplete. Read more »
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