So it goes then that this episode concerns itself entirely with the full force of the Skrugg invasion, as we see their troops landing on Earth and then laying waste to it as the populace flee in horror. Inevitably, even the armed forces are left powerless in the wake of the alien technology and firepower they find themselves facing, leaving nobody to stand in the way of the destruction of the human race. Apart from a certain boy and his toy robot, of course.
Speaking of Joey, his primary concern is to check that his grandmother is safe and rescue her from any immediate danger, a task which puts him into some sticky situations, some of which he manages to avoid before being left no option but to deploy Heroman and, once again, kick some serious ass. While Joey is playing out a role as a reluctant hero however, Lina's brother Will is trying to be a hero in a far more direct manner... and I'm sure we can all guess how that's going to turn out.
While the first couple of episodes of HEROMAN delighted in offering up their Saturday morning cartoon look and feel, I have to admit that this third instalment sees the series running the risk of diving headlong into full-blown cliché, with an alien invasion that pinches aspects of Independence Day and War of the Worlds but without anything like as much drama or excitement. Aside from that, we have our reluctant hero and our traditional American jock bully to add little in the way of innovation in the characterisation department. Still, even with these failings there's still a certain amount of fun to be had from the episode, and seeing Heroman himself strut his stuff is genuinely pleasing, helped along by some solid production values on BONES' part. As long as you aren't expecting some kind of unique and innovative take on the time-honoured alien invasion story, then there are worse ways to spend your time than with HEROMAN right now.
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Well... I knew that alien leader's voice sounded vaguely familiar. It's Van Hoenheim...
I hope you're not hoping for anything more out of this series, Hanners. Like I said before, this series is not pretending to be what it's not. It's mindless kiddy fun.
If it gets any deeper and has any surprises... well, I certainly will be surprised.
Well, judging from the OP there are going to be more villains than the Skrugg, anyway. It looks as though the CIA in a hostile role as well given their phalanx of ominious shadowy G-Men, so with suggestions that at some point Joey's going to be on the run from the government I'd say that there's room for some surprises yet.
The action's also on a level above most SatAM stuff I experienced back in the day as well. I mean, being the bloodthristy brat that I was (and really still am!) I loved "The Animals of Farthing Wood" for all the blood'n'guts it had as forest folk perished on the long road to White Deer Park, but that was pretty much the only cartoon which showed it. Here in Heroman we're not just getting miscellaneous property damage but gore (even if it is green alien as opposed to red human) and people being literally consumed by explosions! Blue Peter it ain't.
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