US TV

In the US: Mondays, 9/8c, ABC Family
In the UK: Trouble, BBC2, Living in that order, at some point this year and next

Since Kyle XY first started, it’s gone through something of a mutation. At first a sci-fi mystery series – Who is Kyle and why doesn’t he have a belly button? – along the lines of John Doe crossed with Dawson’s Creek, it slowly became something of a Roswell – teen angst set against a backdrop of weird sci-fi-ness. Revealed as a cloning experiment designed to unleash the full potential of the human mind and body, Kyle has slowly accumulated more – and occasionally better – superpowers than Peter Petrelli. However, much of the mystery has disappeared, replaced by the thrills of conspiracies and shadowy organisations.

When we left Kyle at the end of last season, his girlfriend had been abducted by one of the aforementioned shadowy organisations; Jessi XX, his slightly demented, equally super-powered friend, was just about to run out of town with clone mum Ali Sheedy; and everyone else was worrying about whether to shag their partners after the prom or not. So far, so complicated.

With the return of the show for its third season, it looks like Heroes is going to have a run for its money this year.

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