Superheroes have had a hard time of it since NBC’s Heroes said goodbye last year. The Cape and No Ordinary Family came and went with disappointing results, and Wonder Woman barely got off the ground before crashing down again. Syfy hopes to reverse the trend on cable with Alphas, their sole scripted addition for the summer. Can the latest take on televised superheroes break the mold?
Alphas starts off fast and hard, giving viewers little introduction as an unknown Manhattan man is directed by unseen voices. The man follows instructions, revealing a sniper rifle and a rooftop vantage point. At the insistence of his invisible instigator, he fires.
At this point we meet our protagonists proper. Dr. Rosen (David Strathairn, The Bourne Ultimatum) is a psychiatrist who works for the FBI. He manages and supervises ...
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