Critical Reception
At the San Diego Comic-Con 2008, Kring screened the first part of "The Second Coming", which received a positive response from fans.
Robert Canning of IGN felt that "The Second Coming" was "like a wasted opportunity". He saw the most noticeable difference between this episode and the last season as "the quick pacing", and found the revelation of Nathan's would-be assassin to be "the best part of the episode". He hoped that the Petrellis would continue to get focus, and questioned the choices made by Hiro and Mohinder, saying that their actions did not seem to reflect anything they would have learned from their past experiences. Canning said that although "The Second Coming" was "not exactly the second coming it may well turn out to be a solid start to a season of redemption".
Sean O'Neal of The A.V. Club rated this episode, together with the next episode, a B+.
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