Heroes Season Two DVD Review

Heroes Season Two

DVD Review
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Released: August 26, 2008

The first season of Heroes was extremely impressive, setting up the second season with a great deal of hype and anticipation by the rabid fan-base. With that said, the NBC hit arrived for season two, and did manage to capture some of the magic from the first season, but not quite all of it. Heroes Season Two has released on the DVD format from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

The first season of Heroes kicked off, combining superhero powers with all of the drama of any other show. The story proved to be an amazing success, showing ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Whenever a series starts out so hot in the first season, the anticipation and bar are set so high for the second season that it is almost impossible to achieve what is expected. This is the case with the second season of Heroes. There is nothing wrong with it, as it is still extremely solid. The problem though was that the bar was set so high, it was almost impossible to for the show to get there.

The second season of Heroes follows a very strict plot that is carried out beautifully. You see many characters take center-stage, such as Peter (Milo Ventimiglia), as well as Haitian (Jimmy Jean-Louis), Hiro, and others.

The second season does not feature a bad story by any means, it just does more to set things up for season three than it does to actually establish itself. A great addition to the cast in season two that has to be mentioned is Kristin Bell (Veronica Mars), as she adds a great new character to the equation.

The heroes will surely have their difficulties with many villains, such as Sylar making a return, as well as two new villains. All-in-all, season two of Heroes does not quite meet expectations, but could easily be made up for in season three.

The second season of Heroes had to be cut down to 11 episodes due to the writers strike, which has to be taken into account as well.

The video quality for this DVD release is presented in anamorphic widescreen, and looks absolutely fantastic. The colors are solid and very rich throughout. There is virtually no dirt to be found, as everything is extremely detailed.

The audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and is equally impressive, with the dialogue taking center stage in the center channel, as well as the music filling up the two front channels and rear channels nicely. Some scenes could have used the surround channels a bit more, but for the most part it is very solid.

There are some nice extras included in the second season of Heroes on DVD. The first big extra is the included audio commentaries, one for each episode. These commentaries are very interesting, as you get a lot of insight into the story, the characters, and more.

Beyond that, you also get a nice set of deleted scenes which are spread out over the four-disc set. This consists of 17 scenes which run for nearly 30 minutes, and focus on some aspects which fill the story of season two a bit better.

There is also a feature which gives a behind-the-scenes look into the third season of Heroes, and how the premiere episode fo the new season was made.

A 15-minute feature also showcases how the second season of the show was made, with cast interviews and more.

There are several other featurettes spread throughout the discs as well. There is a 23-minute featurette showing how some scenes were made, called Genetics of a Scene. There is also a 25-minute documentary called Takezo Kensei: Sword Saint, which looks at the history of Hiro.

Untold Stories features a 12-minute set of clips which look more closely into certain scenes, while an alternate ending is also included.

Needless to say, Universal Studios Home Entertainment went all-out with the extras on the DVD release here, as the release is stacked with plenty for fans to enjoy.

Though the second season of Heroes was not quite up to par compared to the first, it still managed to do a good job of continuing the overall story, and introducing some new characters. This one is worth picking up for Heroes fans, as the extras do a great job of filling in the blanks.

Episodes: 8.0 Not quite as good as the first season, but overall it turns out intriguing and does a great job of introducing new characters.

Video: 9.2 A great video-transfer to the DVD format, great colors, flesh-tones, etc.

Audio: 8.5 A nice audio mix which allows the dialogue to be presented very clearly

Extras: 9.2 The highlight of the release, tons of stuff here for Heroes fans to have to fill in the blanks.

Final Score: 8.5

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