"Something" is coming... and I don't think it is "Winter"
This new version of Heroes picks up a few years after Claire Bennet famously outed herself as an“EVO” (evolved human) at the carnival of
doom. As with the original series, there are several characters with parallel
storylines. So there’s a lot going on.
By watching the prequel web series Dark Matters we learn that after Claire’s public
proclamation, people with powers (EVOs, Heroes or whatever you want to call
them) started coming out of the woodworks. Among them a girl called PHOEBE who
can control the shadows [It is terribly creepy].
It was all novelty and acceptance at first but
– as it happens in all sci-fi shows ever made – people got scared of the evos
because they were different and started discriminating them. Discrimination
turned into persecution [with concentration camps already in place in China and
Russia] and the rest is history.
Tensions literally explode at an EVO/Humans
summit in Odesa Texas where something [or someone] detonates killing hundreds
of innocents. The attack is labelled an “EVO terrorist act” and the fall guy is
none other than Mohinder Surresh [which is probably NOT true or his brief
tenure as Gabe Lowen turned him into a bad guy]
So, as Heroes Reborn begins EVOs are being hunted and everyone is
trying to flee to Canada because Canadians are nice [I want to move to Canada].
Let’s break down the story
NOAH BENNET (A.K.A. HRG) AND THE CONSPIRACY
THEORIST
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| Fret not, he eventually gets his glasses back |
Right out of the gate, we learn that Noah and
Claire had a falling out and he hasn’t seen her in years [I am really glad that
they are not just pretending Claire doesn’t exist but I still wish she was a
larger part of the narrative]. During these years apart Noah acquired a new
identity, moved to the suburbs, got a job selling cars and even managed to find
a fiancée. He also lost the glasses [GASP!]
Obviously, his quiet lifestyle doesn’t last. He
is approached by QUENTIN, who looks like the average conspiracy nut-job but… he
is actually SHADOWY PHOEBE’S brother [and he has been in touch with Micah].
Basically, Quentin believes that RENATUS (the new Primatech/Company)
kidnapped his sister and are behind the Odessa attack. Unfortunately,
Noah has no recollection of the day…
His lack of memory leads him to his old pal:
the Haitian. However, what happens next is far from a happy reunion. The
Haitian tries to kill Noah, but Noah kills him first. Before dying The Haitian manages
to tell Noah that was just doing what he asked him to do. Apparently Noah had a
master plan that included SUICIDE BY HAITIAN, but he disrupted his own plan.
Dun dun dun.
But let’s meet the new characters…
LUKE AND JOANNE COLLINS
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| NOT Chuck |
Next we have Luke Collins who is definitely NOT Chuck. He is SO not Chuck, that I am not even going to
call him Chuck as I normally would. Let’s just say that Luke doesn’t have an
issue with guns and he definitely does not stay in the car. Luke and his wife Joanne were
pro-EVO humans [?] and took his 9-year-old son to the Odessa summit. Sadly, the
kid died in the explosion.
After their tragic loss, the Collins became
EVO-hunters. And they don’t discriminate, kids, senior, dangerous or not… they
are going to kill them. Joanne seems to be a cold blooded murderer at this
point, but Luke seems a bit conflicted about not having a killing code [even Dexter had one].
TOMMY , THE “NOW YOU SEE ME” KID
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| Not Peter Pan (he is actually nice on this one) |
Young Tommy – played by Robbie Kay - is just a nice high school kid with the
ability to make people disappear and send them to Neverland. OK, maybe not Neverland, but wouldn’t that be
cool? Tommy has been flying under the radar [and escaped Evo Hunting Bonnie and
Clyde] but that may change soon. Having a man with a case full of pennies
stalking you is never a good omen [My theory is that COIN MAN works for Mamma
Petrelli]. In addition, Tommy has been getting mysterious texts which I assume
are coming from Micah.
MIKO, THE JAPANESE ACTION GIRL
Heroes is not complete without a trip to Japan. In
Tokyo, we meet MIko. A girl who has the ability to transport herself into the
video game world. And no… I am not talking about an avatar, she actually gets
into the game… you know, like Japanese Tron.Anyway, Miko has a few souvenirs from her
unknown father who seems to be trapped in the game [see? Tron]: a hair ribbon and a samurai sword. So… could
it be that she is Hiro’s daughter?
She might be my new favourite character FYI.
MOLLY WALKER
Finally, we have Molly… who is all grown up and
working as a Casino collector. Not a very good one, since she gets abducted by
Peter Mooney and the girl from The 100. And yes, in case you were wondering, she is
apparently the key to everything. Save the human locator, save the world. [Not
that catchy, but yeah…]
We also have a Hispanic vet with a vigilante
complex [because you can’t have a show without latinos these days] and a girl
in Island who keeps playing with the Aurora borealis… oh! And apparently
“something is coming” [and I don’t think they are talking about “WINTER”].
Verdict: Perhaps the only justifiable revival
I was not disappointed by this. The first two
hours of the new Heroes felt like the beginning of S1 and I thought all
the new characters were interesting. For obvious reasons it doesn’t feel as new
as it felt the first time around, but that feeling of wonder is replaced with a
fair bit of nostalgia. And that’s not a bad thing.
All in all, I really enjoyed the premiere [and
the prequel videos] and I am excited to continue watching. I really think the
limited season will work to the show’s advantage and we will get to see one
contained, [hopefully] well planned series.
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