We start our adventure with footage from the original Wonder Man, where we also see a young Simon and his father watching it with joy and awe. Fast forward to the present, we see Simon getting ready for his next role. He is then brought to the set, preparing for the role with some other actors, and constantly trying to make changes to his character and actions. Simon is then told that the showrunner called and is cutting his character from the show.
At the theater, Simon confronts Trevor Slattery, who is talking loudly on the phone. The two end up talking after, and Terry reveals that he’s auditioning for the role of Wonder Man in the remake. Simon tries to get Janelle to convince her to let him audition for the role, which she doesn’t go for. After acquiring the info about the casting agency, he manages to get himself put on the audition list.
When he gets to the building, Trevor is also there. Trevor asks to speak with him, because he looks like a hot mess. Simon tells him that he is having a hard time getting a hold of the character, since he’s seen the original too much. Trevor tells him his notes are shit, and that he has to get out of his head.
After the audition, Simon and Trevor talk at a bar, where they talk about the auditions. After their discussions, Simon leaves, and Trevor gets a call from an unnamed man. The man warns Trevor that Simon is superpowered, unstable, and dangerous, and that he needs him in his custody. Trevor assures the man that Simon is buying the act and hangs up the phone.
This show, so far, is definitely an interesting take on the superhero genre. It didn’t feel much like a superhero show. If you weren’t told that this was a show about a superhero, you would likely believe that it was just about a struggling actor trying to relive his childhood by playing his childhood hero. I was cool seeing Trevor Slattery (the guy who impersonated The Mandarin in Iron Man 3). So far it isn’t bad, but it feels like the focus for this show might be less on the superhero side of the character, and more on the alter ego of the character, who is trying to achieve a simple goal.
Rating: 7/10