- Hulu
- Malocchio Jr., Prock, and Muscle Man are super.
Some folks have hit their saturation point for all things comics-related, but not me. Some folks think we’ve plumbed the depths of all things superhero-related, but I don’t think that. And while I might have still been riding the high from seeing Guardians of the Galaxy (which was amazing), I enjoyed the season two premiere of Hulu’s original series The Awesomes. The show, like its titular team, still felt a little cobbled together, even after 12 episodes—but I think both are finally getting the hang of this superhero business.
Luckily, the show shook off most of its laziness by midseason, and the writers churned out better character arcs, including Hotwire’s struggle with familial obligations and her own sense of morality. Her presumed death in last season’s finale is the segue into season two; when Hotwire’s biological and “adopted” family gather for her funeral, we meet the new Big Bad, Malocchio Jr. (Will Forte). By the second episode the Awesomes have a new roster, a new nemesis, and even more government agents to evade (like Amy Poehler, as special prosecutor Jaclyn Stone).
