Synopsis of 5×12: The ensemble cast gears up for the finale by converging on a location that isn’t the one where they need to be. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Trust is one of the most complex of human concepts. Trust is easy to lose, difficult to garner, and too frequently thrown in […]
Heroes Reborn: Send in the Clones Recap
Synopsis of 5×11: Showdown in a cornfield; Miko Marty McFlies; basically everyone storms Sunstone Manor for a whole episode. Rating: ????? It is said that absence makes the heart grow fonder. But that cliché was not made with Heroes Reborn in mind. Whoever came up with that little ditty couldn’t […]
Heroes Reborn: 11:53 to Odessa Recap
Synopsis of 5×10: Erica’s plan is revealed; a tornado happens. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ I can no longer consider Heroes Reborn under a critical lens. It has moved beyond that level of scrutiny. After my mental breakdown last week, I think it is in my own best interests and the interests of […]
Heroes Reborn: Sundae, Bloody Sundae Recap
Synopsis of 5×09: Nathan taps into his powers; Carlos and Dearing go to camp; things get gnarly in an ice cream shop. Rating: ????? I am beaten. Heroes Reborn has defeated me. I am no longer the man I once was. I no longer like doing the things I once […]
Heroes Reborn: June 13th – Part 2 Recap
Synopsis of 5×08: The backstories of literally everyone are filled in as part of a midseason episode that should have been the second episode. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Now that’s more like it! After last week’s half of this here two-parter gave some undue hope that Heroes Reborn may be able to […]
Heroes Reborn: June 13th – Part 1 Recap
Synopsis of 5×07: Noah and Hiro journey back in time to June 13th to uncover the mysteries of the attack on the Evo summit. Rating: ★★★☆☆ Heroes Reborn has done the impossible. After managing tasks as varied and fruitless as out-crazying itself and being incomprehensible, Heroes Reborn has topped itself […]
Heroes Reborn: Game Over Recap
Synopsis of 5×06: Noah joins forces with Miko and Ren to release Hiro Nakamura; Luke gets wet; Carlos is still around. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ How can it possibly be that we are six episodes into Heroes Reborn and there are still fundamental concepts of the show that remain a mystery? Heroes […]
Heroes Reborn: The Lion’s Den Recap
Synopsis of 5×05: Luke flashes back; Miko attacks; Carlos punches. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ It has been five episodes, and Heroes Reborn is struggling to become a show with any form of identity whatsoever. It’s not an action show, as Reborn only manages about thirty seconds of action sequence per episode. It […]
Heroes Reborn: The Needs of the Many Recap
Synopsis of 5×04: Luke comes out; Noah finds the precogs; Milena’s powers somehow get even more vague. Rating: ????? There exists somewhere in the infinite swirling randomness of the multiverse a universe where Heroes Reborn is good. In this strange world, Tim Kring never went so fully, completely off the […]
Heroes Reborn: Under the Mask Recap
Synopsis of 5×03: Each of the show’s many plots inch forward as new villains come into the light, a deadly app is revealed, we meet an invisible eskimo, and the subtitles go insane. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ (This could be a one hundred star rating system and my score would be the […]
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