Kristen Bell is an actress, but she's also a TV fan.

Therefore, she's aware of the criticism surrounding this chapter of Heroes. How does the portrayer of Elle feel about it?

Bell recently shared her thoughts in a new interview:

I think everybody deserves a get-out-of-jail-free card for last year, with the writers' strike and the nerves. No good comes out of concentrating on the bad. But I think people might be saying that because they haven't seen all of this season yet. This season is really good. It's comparable to season one—which, start to finish, I think is up there with Lost and 24 as one of the best first seasons I've ever seen.

That's what hooked me onto the show, which was why I wanted to be a part of it. Season one was just amazing. And season two may have had its bumps, but they're bringing it back now.

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