Episode two of Villains, titled “The Butterfly Effect”, begins with a vision of a horrific future, this time courtesy of Angela Petrelli, mother of the series’ main protagonist Peter. As well as stopping the apocalypse, the heroes will have to fight a selection of villains as well. Go figure.
In the present day Mohinder, the Indian scientist and source of most of the shows inane waffling, is adapting to his newfound powers, thanks to a syringe taken from Maya (a South American woman who is essentially a walking plague). And, after a short conversation detailing how he injected himself against Maya’s wishes, he ends up in bed with her.
So let’s get this straight: despite Mohinder completely going against what Maya wished (injecting himself instead of destroying the syringe), she’s willing to let that pass, and have a quickie because he’s now able to climb up walls? What was good about Heroes was that, despite the ridiculous premise, the relationships between the characters still could have been real. This completely ignores that idea, and instead just goes for a few seconds of shirtless face eating. It takes away part of what made the show interesting, and is a total dick move in that respect.
Episode two also introduces the season’s namesake, the villains, who have been ripped out of X-men with all the subtlety of being kicked in the crotch. There’s genuinely a villain that controls metal, who is nicknamed “The German”. It’s a miracle Stan Lee hasn’t sued for copyright. But, in a fairly interesting turn of events, Peter is inside one of the villains, and it could be interesting to see how his situation turns out over the course of the series.
Another plot development is that, since his near death experience in the first episode, politician Nathan has gone a little mad, and is now seeing Linderman in his mind. This kind of madness is something the show has explored before and been surprisingly good at, and it could be interesting to see how the situation is tackled this season. Hopefully it won’t be cast aside for some pretty special effects.
Hiro, the shows comic relief, is one of the main focuses of the episode, which is bound to please fans. The childish banter between him and his friend Ando is a refreshing change from the rest of the show, and one of the few reasons why Heroes is still watchable.
“The Butterfly Effect” is no better than “The Second Coming”. While the pretentious blathering has been toned down (with only the cheerleader Claire getting in the on the act this time round), the storyline doesn’t really develop. Villains continues to be a disappointment, and at times is painfully slow moving. The series needs to do more than incessantly offer questions to keep it moving. Maybe a cattle prod will do the trick.
2/5
Yes, Dania Ramírez gets her top off at the start of the episode. No, you don’t see any boob. Anyone else feel cheated?
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