Five ordinary people with superhuman physical and mental abilities are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas. Operating within the U.S. Department of Defense, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities.
No, sorry, we have seen this before over and over and over again.
And though you do have shows like Poltergeist Legacy that did it and managed to be entertaining and as brilliant as Kolchak....
.... Alphas does it and offers nothing new to the table. There are a lot of shows like this that have at least added something new to the concept.
That isn't saying that it can't be enjoyable, it just adds nothing to the concept we have seen so often in the past.
In the crowded landscape of early 2010s superhero television, Alphas carved out a distinct and compelling niche. Eschewing flashy spandex for a more grounded, almost procedural approach, the series asked a fascinating question: what if superhuman abilities were simply advanced, yet flawed, extensions of the human brain? For two seasons, it built a compelling world of science-powered metahumans, only to be tragically axed just as its narrative engine was hitting its stride.
Alphas excelled at its core concept. The titular team wasn't comprised of gods or billionaires, but of individuals with hyper-specific neurological abilities. ...
