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Well, it seems
something with a little more gusto, and something that moves a bit
quicker.
Heroes
is a bit like a metropolitan train – it speeds up, then slows down,
then speeds up, then slows down, then comes to a complete stop… before
leisurely getting going again.
The show kicked off rather
intriguingly, setting up some great storylines and characters, but then
got bogged down in waffle and inane sub-plots that might have worked…
in season 9 (once we've gotten to know everyone more and there is
nothing much left to explore).
It just seems that there is a lot of missed opportunity with the show – I assume they don't want to follow the X-Men template too closely, but they could probably afford to follow it a little closer than what they have been.
Even at this stage, I still don't care about many of the characters – something that can't be said for Marvel's X-Men
series. And for the most part, it feels like we have stumbled upon an
open Webcam for a bunch of people we don't really know yet – and as a
consequence, don't really care much about what they are doing.
Maybe I feel this way because Season 2 was just so slow and all-over-the-place (which isn't a good thing for an infant series). Season 2 is the important
season, the one where struggling shows usually find their feet, attract
new fans, and start generating some major ratings points.
Heroes
obviously didn't get that memo – it undid a lot of the good of Season
One by serving up a rather ho-hum bunch of episodes that felt more like
those uninteresting webisodes networks put on the internet to hold fans
over until a broadcast.
It's possible that the writers strike
is to blame for the 11 bland episodes, the show was hurt pretty badly
by the work stoppage – as evidenced by the rather short season.
Granted,
the water treading does seem to die down a bit towards the end of the
season and the show does start to find its footing again. Is it largely
due to the introduction of the fab Stephen Tobolowsky? Is it because
they have given Kristen Bell's fiery femme fatale more than a few lines
of dialogue? Or is it because that crazy mutant has finally finished
with his Star Trek commitments and appears in more scenes?
Probably a combination of all of those things.
The
main plot line of the season has to do with 'The Company' (Tobolowsky's
character plays the evil head honcho, Bell's character is his mutant
daughter) and their efforts to control the 'Heroes'. Not nearly as
interesting as the whole 'Save the Cheerleader, Save the World' plot of
the first season.
Maybe in the next series things will get better?
Look,
it is still worth watching, and there are some good episodes among the
rather average bunch, it's just not what it should be.
Not yet anyway.
DVD EXTRAS
Extras (of which there are many) include commentaries, numerous
featurettes, an alternate ending (with optional commentary), and a
sneak peek at Season 3.
Conclusion:
Movie 60% Extras: 70%
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