Heroes Reborn: Game Over sees the return of Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) and the apparent death of Miko Otomo (Kiki Sukezane) although the clues seem to point to the video game girl living on, she is, after all, “an aberration.” Regarding death, Harris Prime cannot replicate if shot in the head, or after being cut in half with a Kensei Sword and Quentin Frady (Henry Zebrowski) finds his sister Phoebe but she is not pleased to see him. Exit Quentin at the tendrils of his evo sister.
Before death pervades the episode, Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman), Taylor Kravid (Eve Harlow) and Quentin enthusiastically torture Harris (Clé Bennett) to learn where Hiro may be. Although the episode ends on a sad note, and a pretty worrying one for El Vengador, there are moments of humor.
Luke Collins (Zachary Levi) calling up his wife:
“Hi honey. This is your loving husband. You know, the one you nearly shot in the face…Anyhow, I was just calling to touch base, let you know that I sold the practice, and tell you that I burned down the house. “
The adding on of the “house burning” had a hilarious “oh by the way” tone to it that was comically perfect.
Ren Shimosawa (Toru Uchikado) not realizing that Miko “Katana Girl” was right next to him till she slaps his arm startling him was another comic moment as was the obvious delight that Noah, Quentin and Taylor took in “questioning” Prime. It should be mentioned that Collins’ bit with the yacht salesman was also quite amusing; holding up the boat he made with son Dennis and saying, “I’ll take this one…but bigger.”
Miko Otomo once again ruled the episode, her appearance in the Midian facility hallway where Frady, Bennet and Prime are heading to rescue Hiro was well done. Frady’s surprise that Noah could speak Japanese was another funny moment.
Ren and Katana Girl’s battle with the big boss was impressive and the two shouting “Leroy Jenkins” before the attack was brilliant. (Leroy Jenkins as a battlecry originated on the MMO online game World of Warcraft) Miko and Ren attack and win but Ren’s in-game character suddenly disappears and back in the real world Ren is seen cursing his laptop’s battery failure.
Taylor splits after Prime coughs up the info needed, namely the secret facility where the evos are being taken, as well as where Hiro is being held captive. It is revealed that he is actually powering a time machine. The scientist who works for Erica, Richard Schwenkman (Michael Therriault) has an expository moment where much is explained about Hiro and Miko Otomo. He also reveals that a certain select few are being sent to the future.
Nakamura has been imprisoned in the only world that has no real space or time, “Evernow” the video game. Miko Otomo is not real at all, as pointed out by Schwenkman, the game’s designer created her to resemble his dead daughter, and she is intricate to the release of Hiro. The “aberration” realizes this and tells Noah, Ren and Quentin that she must overcome herself to free the Master of Time and Space.
Katana Girl succeeds and when she plunges the Kensei Sword into the door’s lock, she vanishes into a burst of pixels. Hiro comes out of the game and makes everything, with the exception of Noah, stop. (Great bit of business where the bullet from one of the Primes’ gun stops in front of Bennet and he pushes it gingerly to the side.)
Meanwhile, Tommy and Claire find an old copy of The 9th Wonder comic book in Paris, it’s title appears to be “Nathan Visits the Future.” Tommy’s normal girlfriend points out that the figure on the cover looks like him and that the comic book painter (from season 1) is rumored to be an evo. She also does a riff on the old “with great power comes great responsibility,” mantra of all comic book heroes.
Quentin Frady dies. Killed by the sister he was trying so hard to save. As a furious Phoebe plunges a tendril down her brother’s throat, Noah stops her with a well aimed office bench to the head. A bloody Quentin asks Bennet if he “saved her” and Noah replies, “You did good buddy.” A moment guaranteed to bring a lump to the throat of all but the most hardened of viewers.
El Vengador (Carlos) is tricked by Captain Dearing, outside the entrance to Sunstone Manor, into taking a vial of something that knocks him out.
Luke Collins and Malina hook up. After he attempts to help her at the vending machines, they talk and then he takes his new yacht and jumps off with a backpack full of bricks. Malina reacts instantly and uses her uber powers to yank the man, and a good portion of the water, to shore.
Afterward, she shows Luke the picture of Tommy and tells her new friend that she and the boy will save the world. Collins remembers Clark all too well and he helps Malina. Meanwhile her future world saving partner is having his chip removed and he then zaps it to the Arctic.
As Claire and Tommy begin kissing, Erica sees Taylor’s video message to Hero Truther. Harris Prime calls Kravid to tell of Hiro’s release and the head of Renautas is not happy at all. The recently freed Nakamura and Noah have returned to Odessa June 13 and Bennet tells his friend that he has a plan.
Next week on Heroes Reborn, the first of a two parter, titled June 13th Part One, will hopefully show fans of the show what that plan is and just how Malina and Tommy will “combine” to save the world.
This series has managed to bring the first world from Kring’s original tale into focus with nods and winks to previous characters. The name Nathan on the comic book title must refer to the elder Petrelli, brother of Peter. Other references abound in the new show and the viewer that pays attention will catch them. The series airs Thursdays on NBC, tune in and get captivated by Tim Kring’s newest tales from the Heroes verse.
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