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Written by: Tim Kring
Directed by: Greg Beeman
Rating:
Verdict: Given the buzz that built with the first season of Heroes, you’d be forgiven for expecting season two to hit the ground running with a showy, explosive debut. But this special 50 minute episode is a surprisingly muted opener, content to quietly establish new plot strands and reconvene a scattered cast. This feels truly global, dashing from Cairo to Japan to Honduras. There’s an excellent sense of dread as we discover that there’s a new killer at large, but this clashes mightily with the broad comic business of Hiro with the samurai. It’s like someone’s spliced Zodiac with A Knight’s Tale. Shame they went and bumped off Takei, too.
Highlight: The scene where West watches Claire, floating in midair, drips pure Heroes magic.
Star Turn: Jack Coleman unlocks the inner badass in Bennet in that brilliant scene where he stands up to his bullying manager.
WTF?: What’s up with the horrific burned reflection that Nathan catches a glimpse of in the mirror? And we won’t even mention the Beard From Hell...
Best Line:
Molly: "Shouldn’t I be eating some vegetables once in a while?"
Matt: "That’s why I got you a vegetable pizza, smartypants."
Nick Setchfield
