Despite the name, this isnt part ofTom Hollands Spider-Man trilogy or the concert doc forBeyonce.
Its funny, but her appearance is mostly stunt casting.
Both of these characters are easy for viewers to root for, which is whyHomecomingstands apart from them.
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Shes under tremendous pressure from Colin, who demands she gather data on the soldiers andnotto form relationships.
While Heidi is overwhelmed by her duties, she is tenacious about handling the stress.
After all, she doesnt know how to have a life outside of work.
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Heidi bottles up her emotions, breaking things off with Anthony to focus specifically on work.
This makesthe therapy sessions with Walter (Stephan James) feel all the more intimate.
Ignoring her boss rigid data-based approach, Heidi chooses to bond with Walter.
Whatever happened in the time gap loosened the cap on her abrasive side, too.
While she never oversteps, Heidi cant stop herself from sharing these feelings.
Their conversations in Heidis office are charged with this chemistry.
Roberts performance has her eyes failing to focuson anyone while stumbling over her words.
When an employee tries to step in, she suddenly regains control.
I wrote the script, she tells him sharply.
The beaming smile she can usually put on with ease is strained, and her eyes fill with concern.
The problems arent limited to this timeline, either.
To right the wrongs of the past, Heidi decides to go find Walter.
Her final encounter with him is both a mirror image and in stark contrast to their first meeting.
This time she wants to open up.
But the final image for the episode seems to put a peaceful future for Walter in doubt.
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He leaves behind a sign that only Heidi would recognize from their office conversations.
She watches him go with an ambiguous expression that can be interpreted in a few ways.
More likely, it’s both of these.
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Heidi never turnsinto a heroic whistleblowerand thats for the best.
And she gets to portray the kind of raw vulnerabilities she would dive into withGaslit.
She blends all of this together on screen as Heidi Bergman in her best TV role yet.
Homecomingis available to watch on Prime Video in the U.S.
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