Evil Veronica

This is what EW said:
And, finally, the most familiar piece of this week's puzzle: Kristen Bell. Let's see...a little slip of a blond thing who talks like a sorority girl but turns deadly serious when its time to get down? Where have I seen this before? Buffy, perhaps? Or — wait for it — Veronica Mars. What's even more frustrating is that she didn't do anything.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20153633_2,00.html

And sadly, it's true. They tackled it exactly. That's what I loved and hated about the epsiode. The Heroes character was basically an evil Veronica Mars. She still played on the apparent fragility of the little blonde chick in order to kick ass, but in this case it was only to kick ass for the evil side. And of course, the anti-Veronica is totally controlled by a "Daddy" figure. she can't resist the patriarchy, she's evil! But this could be enjoyable. It could be great! We could see little VM shocking the hell out of people and developing a maniac laugh. but instead, as EW noted, she is severely underused. and its the writer's fault. they have everything in line- great actors, beautiful style, a treasure trove of comic history for plot fodder and this season just founders. please rescue KB!