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Heroes Reborn is Good.....So Far....

52082.jpg..but so was Heroes season 1.

Last night, a friend of mine and I were talking about Heroes and I remembered all of the great characters, Sylar, Hiro, Noah Bennett, sometimes, Peter Petrelli, sometimes, and Matt Parkman, rarely. I also remembered the terrible characters, Ando, Nathan Petrelli, Niki Sanders, UGH, DL Hawkins, Micah, Angela Petrelli, and the list can go on and on and on. And that was the problem with Heroes post season 1, in my opinion. Too many characters, too many powers, too many story lines, and too much crisscrossing. Oh Sylar is evil, oh wait now he's good, oh wait now he's Nathan? It was the definition of too much.

But in an attempt to get that fan base excited and watching something again a reboot of the show was ordered and thus Heroes Reborn was made. Check out the trailer for an idea as to what you can expect from this show.

It looks fairly good right? At least for those who were fans of the first season, some characters have returned and the story line looks fairly easy to follow. That being said, I have some tips to offer the show as it continues throughout the seasons to hopefully keep it alive and fresh.

1. Don't mess with their superpowers. One of the most frustrating things that happened in Heroes post season 1 was the impotence of Hiro's power, the impotence of Peter Petrelli's power, the impotence of Sylar's power, the impotence of Niki's powers. Do you see where i'm going with this? In my opinion the only time this plot device works is if it's used once or maybe twice but in younger children or individuals discovering his or her powers. It becomes frustrating and utterly boring when it happens to people who have a good understanding as to how his or her powers operate and "just can't get it to work".

2. Don't crisscross the hero villain line too much. I like stories that are developed over time in which the hero becomes the villain or vice versa but to just have it happen in a few episodes is too rushed and and cheap. Really develop these characters, Do some flashbacks, those are nice, and let us get to the roots of these characters.

3. Don't overload the show with characters. Please oh please don't do this. Don't spend half a season introducing us to new characters only to kill them off halfway through the season. It's frustrating. Build you're original characters, introduce some as the universe expands but for the love of God have an end game.

4. Which brings me to my next point. End game. Please have an idea where you want this show to end because it did not appear to have any understanding as to where it was going Heroes post season 1. Please have an idea of where these characters will end up and how they are going to be there.

5. Finally, please no stupid powers. Please? Like being invincible but then having an Achilles heel but then being able to move that one spot, yep that was an actual plot device and paraphrasing of what Sylar did at one point. So please don't overwhelm us with powers because eventually some of them are going to be stupid. And don't explore or try to expand on them too much either. Like Claire not feeling pain or someone just getting powers, like Ando.

I believe that if you, the show writers, stick to these points, the show won't be terrible and I will continue to watch it.

Thoughts on my points? Watched the first episode of Heroes Reborn? Comment below and let me know what you think.

Written by cwm on Sep 29, 2015

Comments

AhmedGamalJimmy posted 7 years ago

Good show but not as good as the original.

IceFlow posted 8 years ago

At the end, this show was just a disappointment. It's a shame, because they could have made a great show with all the materials they have, but as usual the scenario couldn't keep up.

NevP posted 8 years ago

The writing is less than stellar but when the old familiar characters started to show it got really interesting and actually worth watching.

coldboy posted 8 years ago

Watched 3 episodes, but can't really get into it. I'll wait till the season ends and watch all back to back.

beLikeWalter posted 8 years ago

The reboot is fun in a "popcorn" kind of way. I'll keep watching but I don't expect too much depth.

TonyMayhew posted 8 years ago

Really not sure about this series.

Loved the original, but this new version just hasn't got me as hooked.I can't see it going beyond season 1.

cindylou62 posted 8 years ago

Nothing about this series has left me excited about seeing next week's episode. I really wanted to like as well as the original.

sammy_hunt posted 8 years ago

This show started off really great, but I can already see it creeping into old habits. The last episode... I thought this was supposed to be a NEW show with NEW characters. Having one old character to cement us in the Heroesverse is okay, having old characters drop by for a one episode one-off is okay but don't do it too much. This latest one better be gone by the end of the next episode (oh wait it's a two-parter) the episode after that, or I swear to the Invisible Pink Unicorn I will freak.

naveed7862 posted 8 years ago

Heroes reborn is not as good as original one

davidt18 posted 8 years ago

So far watched all episodes including the dark matters webisodes that come before heroes reborn. I think so far the show is good I hope that they are able to give a good ending and be able to tie things up and not really leave us hanging like they did in the original series. All though I think they kinda tied things up or showed us the after effects of clair showing the world what she can do. I just hope they tell us how she died since in the original series it was made to believe she couldn't.

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