I went into "Heroes Reborn" expecting a belated cash grab, but what I found was arguably the second best season of the "Heroes" universe as a whole, after season 1 (I also like the first half of season 3). It starts out intriguingly, takes off in the standout 7th and 8th episodes (in which an old favorite returns in a key part), and ends more strongly than any season since the first. It's tightly constructed, with some well-disguised major twists & revelations which are worthy of "Doctor Who" at his best! The special effects are spectacular for TV, and the new characters are generally engaging. The show is notably more female-centric than its "parent"; there are more women, they play more important, stronger (in both senses of the word) roles, and quite a few of them are stunning, to boot (my favorite: Nazneen Contractor - what a woman). The series is self-contained but leaves you wanting more, and I for one would like to see more. *** out of 4.

well i always wait for new season of Heroes comes and see the Heroes TV series Twice , great and new idea , stories , characters and good actors i cant explain how i was happy about coming new season of this but honestly Heroes Reborn is very weak version of Heroes and if a person not see the old seasons and had not good memories about it , maybe he stop to watch this after 3-4 episodes weak story just compare and search for one big and attractive characters and powers like tik tak of watch of Sylar or the power of stop time by Hiro , or charming characters like Nikki and Claire , you cant find one , also the old characters like hiro and Matt have not the same cute characters because of story and scriptweak actors you cant compare the new actors and their characters like Luke ,Tommy, Quentin , Malina and miko with old characters and they act like Claire, hiro, ando , Emile Danko , Niki Sanders, sylar and ... weak Special FX i don't why but after 6 years The Special FX that is very important in TV Series like this is weaker than before !The power of Malina , the fire of Luke, the power of darkness all of them is too fake and amateur , even the 3d scene of miko when she go to game world looks design by some 12 years old 3d artist Saving the world with these powers and with these 2 brother-sister characters that have not any hero or special character during whole of episodes is another wrong choice for make Heroes attractive really not necessary to stop big happens like apocalypse by two young and amateur characters anyway i think Tim Kring not came back with some new great idea , he calculate budget and potential , then he choice actors and how this season must goes in story and FXat end i'm not regret to see this series cause i'm always be a fan of Heroes . I just know that Tim Kring & his team could make this completely better and make it suitable for all ages, if ask me i say this Season is nice for 8-18 years old

I loved the original Heroes series, all of it. I want more. I liked Reborn. But that is not to say it doesn't have pitfalls. As so many have pointed out... the stuff with cheerleaders always carrying pom poms around, even leading the students out the door at the end of the day, too over the top obvious. I get the whole fate of the world kind of idea, but something that big needs more than 1 season to develop. The whole fate of the whole world thing is too over done. But I loved how many different things that the Heores universe brings together. And that it is not driven by just a handful of characters but a plethora of people cast and filmed world-wide, in different languages. I want Tim Kring and cast and company to continue to do more. That's why I give it the 10, because there is not that much out there being made that can do what this show can do. And yeah the CGI for the game world did need to be better. But I like that they brought in that concept. A little better development and setup for Miko was certainly in order. I definitely had a greater feeling for the characters of the original series, but these could have been just as good. There is still a lot of great potential for this universe, please work it.

I was a MASSIVE fan of Heroes throughout its original run. I thoroughly enjoyed all 4 seasons and was still watching it religiously after 90% of people had jumped ship by the end of Season 4. I picked up & read every little bit of information that would add to the lore & immersion of the Heroes universe & just simply loved the whole concept. So when Reborn was announced I was overwhelmed with excitement, but at the same time I was very, very cautious as to how and if they were going to be able pull it off, as historically reboots are often complete flops. Knowing that Noah (played by the excellent Jack Coleman) was returning gave me at least some peace of mind as he was the anchor of the whole show, but I still went in to the premiere will extremely low expectations. That being said, even with these low expectations, I've come away after 13 episodes feeling HUGELY disappointed, and absolutely LIVID with the finale.The show failed in pretty much every category it could fail in. The writing was awful. The actors were poorly directed. The script was shocking. The pacing was ludicrous. The CGI was absolutely cringeworthy. The character arcs were laughable & character development in itself was virtually non-existent - which resulted in literally no reason to passionately care about any single person unless they were a well developed character from the original series. Every now & then there were glimmers of what made the original series so great, and the June 13th two-parter was simply superb. But on the whole, if Reborn was a standalone series & it didn't rely so heavily on people clinging to nostalgic memories of the original, then I don't think it would've managed to retain even a fraction of the viewership that it ended up holding on to.As much as I absolutely adore the Heroes Universe and the original characters, Reborn has to be the worst high-budget network show I have watched in my life. It is an insult to the original & Tim Kring should frankly feel ashamed of himself.If you're a fan of the original like me then for the love of Sylar stay away from Reborn. It will do nothing but taint your fond memories of the original series.