Yeah, I know, they getsobig, and right under our noses.
(And by much I mean coherent plot, consistency of character, and general watchability.)
Ive come to realize thatHeroesis never going to be what it was in that magical first season.
Credit: Chris Haston
One cant ever replicate that rush of the new, and thats, ultimately, where season 2 failed.
(Check out ourgallery of the best and worst momentsfrom last season.)
The fact that Sylar survived that ridiculous run for the border only speaks to the characters resilience.
Its all behind me now, like a long night after a bad taco.
While everyone else is looking so glum and constipated, Zach is reveling in Sylars skeevy awesomeness.
Thats what experience does: It teaches us.
Our greatest heroes of fiction are that great because they never want to be heroes.
They dont want glory; glory is forced upon them.
They rise to a challenge, not recklessly wobble about looking for one.
And when their quest is done, theyd be pleased as punch to return to a normal life.
All they want is a normal life.
Theres a fine line between looking for a destiny and coming off like a petulant lad with ADD.
Or left the access button on his desk.
Or made the combination Hiros fingerprint.
Or, more to the point, put the most important thing in the world in that safe.
Kaito Nakamura was a smart cat who shouldnt have been prone to doing dumb things.
(And why are fathers in this show incapable of keeping their goodies hidden?
Now, on to Claire.
Why not run headlong into a window to get out?
Why didnt she try?
Because the story needed to make her a victim in five minutes or less.
He took something precious from her, by force, and he taunted her the whole time.
And now her powers seem to have changed.
She doesnt feel pain when shes hurt now.
If you cant feel anything, do you still have a soul?
And, really, thats two too many.
Its almost like watchingThe A-Teambut if every episode had them fighting the same corrupt land developer.
And all of this time travel makes things a wee bit more confusing than they need to be.
For example: Peter shot his own brother so that he wouldnt reveal the truth.
present Peter is on the lam, literally walking in another mans shoes.
Save ourselves, save the world.
It just felt so…on the nose.
EvenKottercan be profound, if read with a stilted faux-British accent.
So, adhering to the rigorous mandates set forth by the scientific method, Mohinder tested it on himself.
really thick hair?)
sprouting from his back?
He was our way in, our viewpoint character, and now hes power-mad and possibly degenerating?
(You know what Id like to see?
A totally useless power.
SUPER-STRENGTH
Mama Petrelli
I think Im gonna like her as the head of the Company.
Shes got big brass ones, and itll make for a nice set of complications for the Petrelli boys.
(Even though shes yet another person whos got an eye on the future.)
Was this a great two hours?
As Doc Jensen told me, Its definitely become a show I like, not love.
Which is inherently disappointing, because I used to love it.
Who do you think is behind Tracy/Nikkis memory holes?
Will Hiros wrong-headed mistrust of Ando end up being precisely what causes Ando to turn to the dark side?
