User blog comment:Bigez620/"Heroes vs. Villains" Review/@comment-1756703-20130911050407

Great review! My thoughts:

- I like Zoey in general, but she was great in this episode, even if she didn't get a chance to speak much. It's a lot better seeing her bail her friends out of trouble instead of them always having to rescue her.

- Duncan was amusing, especially his scenes with the always-entertaining Jo. I don't know what's in store for him though, especially with Courtney and Jo in the mix. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me at all if he ends up cheating on Gwen with Jo, thus causing Gwen to finally empathize with what Courtney went through in TDWT, leading the two girls to ditch Duncan entirely and become friends again. Let the speculation begin. xD

- I was annoyed that Dakota was revealed to still be a mutant, but I'll admit, that photo of her and Sam together was still sweet and adorable. Sam's a lovable guy.

- On the subject of seemingly-permanent character disfigurements, am I the only one who doesn't care about Ezekiel being feral? Frankly I find him more amusing as a Gollum knock-off than as the sexist hick hoser he was originally portrayed as, even if the joke is wearing a little thin by this point.

- Alejandro's reveal was great, especially Heather's reaction to it. And his voice is perfectly fine. I'll admit, I still prefer Marco Grazzini's lower pitch, but Alex House is going to do a fine job as his VA.

- I'm glad Gwen is finally attempting to apologize to Courtney and make up with her, but I'm also a little fearful about how this is going to advance. I expect a happy ending for the two girls, but at what cost? Hopefully they don't make Gwen's botched attempts at apologizing be the reason that Courtney is eventually eliminated... assuming she is eventually eliminated, which I hope isn't the case this season.

- And yeah, Gwen denying that Duncan and Courtney were still in a relationship when she kissed Duncan was just annoying. Um, hello? Earth to Gwen? You saw them EMBRACE moments before you kissed Duncan in I See London...! Gwen is either in denial or Duncan's been lying to her about the circumstances of the relationship. Either way, it doesn't make her look good. Hopefully the writers are leading up to something with this.

- Courtney's chat with Lindsay regarding Gwen and Duncan was surprisingly mature. It's good to see her attempt to put those two behind her and move on, although you can tell she's still stinging from it, especially regarding Gwen. On the bright side, that's a clear sign to me that those two are probably going to reconcile at some point.

- I love the idea of having the winners watch the losers' elimination ceremony! That's something that should have been done in every other season, tbh. And it could add an additional layer of drama. What if one of the winners interferes on behalf of one of the losers?

- The ROTI newbies on the Hamsters team were a bit dull tonight. I'd like to see more interaction between them and the veterans. A Courtney/Zoey friendship, perhaps? After all, Sam and Sierra seemed to get along perfectly fine when they were walking to the challenge.

- Scott was great and surprisingly sympathetic. I want to see him go far this season, so I hope his refusal to jump isn't going to come back and bite him in the butt. I don't mind Fang's return either, since his recurring subplot with Scott in ROTI was fairly amusing.

- I'll miss Lindsay. She had some great lines tonight, and her sweet attitude is always welcome. But I'm surprised she didn't mention Tyler! D:

Overall, I thought it was a great season opener. Obviously there were some things I wasn't too thrilled about (Gwen's state of denial, Dakota still being a mutant, Mike/Zoey/Cameron being somewhat dull), but I didn't mind them so much in light of how good the rest of the episode was. I'd give it a B+.