Reaction Time: An Epitaph

NBC has cancelled Heroes permanently. So it’s time for me to say goodbye.

Reaction Time: “Brave New World”

“Brave New World” was a superb finale. I wasn’t sure how they were going to find the time to take care of Hiro AND the Bennets AND Samuel AND Sylar, but it all ended up working out spectacularly. And it was beautiful. Performances were out their best, and everything was highlighted by some exceptionally beautiful [...]

Reaction Time: “Pass/Fail”

I’m so glad I got all caught up on Heroes for this week, because I think “Pass/Fail” might be my favorite episode this season. Despite the polarity that the title seems to suggest, “Pass/Fail” was actually all about middle-ground and gray area – my very favorite thing, and the one element that, even in its [...]

Reaction Time: Lightspeed Edition

Good news, kiddies: I’m finally all caught up on Heroes! Reaction Time will (finally) resume come Monday. The world is a little bit more right again. In the mean time, here’s some of my in-the-moment notes/reactions to the episodes I was behind on. There is a good amount of random hilarity, more rage, and then [...]

Reaction Time: “Brother’s Keeper”

This was an amazingly successful episode. And I’m surprised to be saying that. Considering the inconsistent quality of this season so far, I had some sizeable doubts about how such elements as the return of Mohinder and “Nathan”‘s discovery of his real nature would play out. I am happy to say that I am, for [...]

Reaction Time: “Shadowboxing”

Honestly, I feel like everyone (real and fictional) sorta dropped the ball in this week’s episode. There were a couple of moments and moves that I really enjoyed, but I’m sad to say that even the elements of this season I love tended to miss the mark this episode. I was definitely not happy to [...]

Reaction Time: “Once Upon A Time In Texas”

I think my brain just exploded from awesome. I know the folks at Heroes and NBC have been promoting the hell of this episode. Despite that – or maybe because of it – I had some serious misgivings going in. Because the announced plotline of Hiro going back in time to save Charlie, revisiting one [...]

Reaction Time: “Strange Attractors”

This week’s Heroes was a sort of The Good, The Bad, and The Other Thing situation. As a whole, it was definitely leaning over toward the positive side. The three storylines didn’t really gel together as a single narrative or complement each other intellectually, but each separate pice was enjoyable in its own right – [...]

Reaction Time: “Tabula Rasa”

See, THIS is why I keep watching Heroes. Was this week’s installment a perfect episode? No. But it was very, very wonderful and had some visual and thematic elements that tied it back to the good old days of Season One – and, even better, the story went in some genuinely unexpected directions. To start [...]

Reaction Time: “True Confessions”

Hey Heroes, here’s my true confession: THIS EPISODE MADE ME WANT TO DIE. What exactly made it so horrific and disastrous and impossible to watch without feeling sick? Let’s run down the list: 1. Claire and Gretchen and Sorority Life The sorority legacy system. The jealous best friend. Who turns out to actually be a [...]