That he was just too much same-old, same-old.
Is it too late for me to take that back?
Lets look at Sylar (a.k.a.
Gabriel, or He With the Crazy Hawk Eyebrows).
He was a blunt storytelling instrument, but effective.
(It fell to H.R.G.
to be the complex sharp instrument.)
Given the absence of his powers, hes forced to rely on other methods of control.
Hes manipulative, scheming, cruel, and, for the first time,interesting.
Hes got to work his nefarious mojo with just his intellect and all-consuming malice.
And were back to square boring.
While were in Sylarville, I suppose we need to talk about the Wonderless Twins.
(At least I wont have to call them that anymore.)
But Id love for someone to explain to me exactly how Maya figured out how to control her power.
Why could she do it this time?
Because she didnt want Sylar to die?
It just doesnt track, thats all.
And Adam Monroe/Takezo Kensei: Hes a man who knows how to do the manipulative and do it well.
He has had 400 years worth of practice.
(And Peters become such of a himbo this year, hasnt he?
Pretty, buff, and vacant.
In the first season, his guiding star was the belief that he knew how to save the world.
He knew it, no matter what anyone said.
Way to lower the stakes,Heroesguys.)
Adam works as a villain in a way that Sylar fundamentally doesnt.
Adam wants to unleash strain 138 and destroy the world because he thinks its the right thing to do.
He has for decades, centuries, maybe.
Now that, people, is motivation.Thatsa unifying principle.
Plus, hes wicked smart.
NEXT: Is this cheerleader worth saving?
Too bad the heroes didnt make as good a showing as the villains.
Claire spent a good amount of time grieving for her father.
Which wouldve been far more affecting if we still thought he was dead.
Call me shallow, but Id want some righteous payback in the form of a busted-up Electra-Lass.
Im not even gonna mention Suresh anymore.
Hes just so monumentally stupid that I cant waste my time chronicling his inane decisions.
(Like, why is he living in the same decor-by-Sevenapartment that Sylar almost killed him in?
With his new daughter?
Because its good for kids?)
Poor, poor New Orleans.Thisis the story line such a legendary city gets?
Micah showed off the valuable comics, explaining to Monica why some crime fighters tool around in masks.
And she said, Thats why Clark Kent wears those glasses.
Jeez, what a fundamental misunderstanding of the Superman mythos.
Kal-El arrived on Earth as a super human.
His costume is made of the swaddling he was packed in.
When he lets down his guard, hes Superman, not the other way around.
Id pull a Neo: Whoa…I know kung fu.
The quality of the villainy outweighed the tepidity of the heroes.
What do you think?
What does Bob plan on doing with Bennett?
Wholl die next week?
(Cmon, Mohinder!)
And will Nichelle Nichols ever actually get anything to do?
