Heroes

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Season 3
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 25, 2006
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 214 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 99 out of 214
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 214
  3. Negative: 79 out of 214
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  1. BradW.
    Sep 22, 2008
    6
    There are SO many characters running around (all of them up to something that's generally mysterious) that the show is becoming really convoluted. Cut the cast in half, throw in a bit of humor, and the show will be back on track.
  2. DavidH
    Sep 24, 2008
    4
    I was a fan from the start in earlier seasons, so I had high hopes for this premiere. Unfortunately, I was disappointed to find the plot moving in a very negative and somewhat depressing direction. Perhaps I'm a bit old-fashioned, but I prefer the good guys to out-weigh the bad guys by some measurable amount. This premiere didn't even seem to suggest a light at the end of the tunnel...
  3. BillM
    Sep 26, 2008
    4
    Really disappointing. Full of ridiculous twists and terrible writing. Seems like this crew has already told their one good story.
  4. drlowdon
    Apr 6, 2020
    5
    After a disappointing second season there were hopes that season three would see a return to form, sadly that wasn’t the case. Too often characters acted inconsistently, or were brought back in a way that felt forced and unnatural and in all honesty I never made it to the end of this season.
  5. sinadoom
    Mar 4, 2012
    6
    Pretty decent run. Volume Three "Villains" is considerably much better than Volume Four "Fugitives". All the characters' identities seem to have completely changed or taken a turn into the unknown in both volumes 3 and 4. There doesn't seem to be much interesting interaction between the characters. It's very much focused on "stopping the bad guy" rather than what made the first seriesPretty decent run. Volume Three "Villains" is considerably much better than Volume Four "Fugitives". All the characters' identities seem to have completely changed or taken a turn into the unknown in both volumes 3 and 4. There doesn't seem to be much interesting interaction between the characters. It's very much focused on "stopping the bad guy" rather than what made the first series good, which is an exploration of different characters' motives. Overall I'd certainly advise watching "Villains" but the Fugitives volume seems more like a brainstorm of ideas. You have all these chapters but none of them really connect to the end result. It's all a bit jumbled.… Expand

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Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Joanna Weiss
    50
    NBC sent the first hour of tonight's two-hour season premiere to critics, and it's sprinkled with some of the original fun: inventive special effects, a twist or two, some nifty gore. That doesn't stop it from being the same, familiar mess.
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  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Misha Davenport
    75
    Based on the first action-packed and fun episode, it looks like Kring and crew have succeeded in pulling out of their sophomore slump.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    60
    Even just a half hour in, it's difficult not to wish everyone would just lighten the heck up. The graphic novel noir feel is becoming increasingly oppressive, and everyone is just so grim.
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