The Cape Review "Kozmo"

I'll watch anything that involves Summer Glau doing whatever it is that she is doing in this picture. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a pretty big fan of Summer Glau, so much so that I've stalked her at conventions and watched everything that she has ever appeared in (no matter how bad, search "Mammoth" on youtube). If I was ever to be in a photo with her I probably would be so nervous that I would pull a hover hand:

So it only makes sense that I would check out NBC's new superhero drama that attempts to fill the hole left behind by the canceled "Heroes". Now let's be honest, that hole is used to being filled with material of questionable quality, so the bar isn't exactly set high. That being said, I found myself mildly entertained by two-hour premier of "The Cape". I felt it had major issues with pacing (way too much plot in two hours) but I decided that I would give it a chance mostly due to the presence of Miss. Glau and the future promise of seeing her dance around in the air in a circus tent.

The 3rd episode, "Kozmo" aired Sunday night, 9pm on City TV and Monday night, 9pm on NBC. This episode was much more entertaining to watch than the pilot but is not without problems. I think the show needs to decide what tone they are going for. At times it is incredibly silly with lines such as "You can't hand the Cape" and Glau's "I don't squeeze." At other times it is moody and try to create a sense of drama. I think someone needs to make a decision here. I'm all for camp as long as they don't half-ass it.

This show definitely has potential to be good if it gets a more consistent tone and comes up with some original material that hasn't been explored by every other example of the genre. The backstory of Glau's character "Orwell" is more interesting than most of the predictable stuff that is going on with the Cape himself.

I suppose none of this really matters anyway, because with Summer Glau on board this show definitely has an expiration date.