Kim Tring, creator of heroes, strikes again with the same issues.
Heroes started off promising, interesting and with a great central theme or 'MacGuffin' for all characters to chase after.. then, I don't know what happened but it just fell apart. The show was cancelled, but love for it obviously brought it back as 'Heroes Reborn'.
Here, the same thing seems to happen. There is a lot of time wasting with voiceovers about 'fate' and pseudo philosophical twaddle.. then the formula starts. The boy writes some numbers, Keifer goes on a quest to help someone out.. its like the A Team + Quantum Leap + Numbers.
Then the writers seems to sort of give up on effort, coast for a while, play the hand theyve been holding back - Amelia, Child Protection Services and the algorithm.. then, the first series ends.
Its .. okay.. its watchable.. but it's really difficult to binge watch because if I hear the words 'Buddy' or 'Jake' one more time, I'm going to scream. As the boy doesn't talk, the father has to talk AT him using those two nicknames for him over and over and over.. And its clearly for the audience as you would have thought as the boy doesn't speak, talking to him is completely pointless by now.
If you want Autism.. try the Good Doctor. Its more realistic. This is interesting, but its too magic/pseudo science for my taste.. either go ALL OUT with magic, super powers and stuff.. this ambiguous nonsense about it being part of Gods plan and all the religious Jewish Hokum doesn't do it any favours at all.
Heroes started off promising, interesting and with a great central theme or 'MacGuffin' for all characters to chase after.. then, I don't know what happened but it just fell apart. The show was cancelled, but love for it obviously brought it back as 'Heroes Reborn'.
Here, the same thing seems to happen. There is a lot of time wasting with voiceovers about 'fate' and pseudo philosophical twaddle.. then the formula starts. The boy writes some numbers, Keifer goes on a quest to help someone out.. its like the A Team + Quantum Leap + Numbers.
Then the writers seems to sort of give up on effort, coast for a while, play the hand theyve been holding back - Amelia, Child Protection Services and the algorithm.. then, the first series ends.
Its .. okay.. its watchable.. but it's really difficult to binge watch because if I hear the words 'Buddy' or 'Jake' one more time, I'm going to scream. As the boy doesn't talk, the father has to talk AT him using those two nicknames for him over and over and over.. And its clearly for the audience as you would have thought as the boy doesn't speak, talking to him is completely pointless by now.
If you want Autism.. try the Good Doctor. Its more realistic. This is interesting, but its too magic/pseudo science for my taste.. either go ALL OUT with magic, super powers and stuff.. this ambiguous nonsense about it being part of Gods plan and all the religious Jewish Hokum doesn't do it any favours at all.