I have been holding my breath about Heroes. Last year was such a big disappointment. I didn’t want to jinx the chemistry that they have started building for this year. Bringing Heroes back to it’s roots (what roots it has after only a couple years on TV)… The whole eclipse thing is great. Good vs. Bad. Heroes vs. Villians. I LOVE IT! Angela (who the show has built us as being a villian, but it really a hero) facing off against Arthur (her long presumed dead husband who is a really bad villian). Making Sylar their son. Turning Sylar into a kind of good person that no one really knows what to think of. Getting rid of Hiro’s memories, turning him into a 10-year old again. Nikki/Jessica/Tracy…is she on the good side or the evil side? Bringing back scenes from the first season, tying it all together.
Now this all being said, I have some problems with the show. The eclipse took their powers away? We are led to believe in the first episode that Sylar had his powers before the eclipse. So did Angela and Arthur Petrelli. And so did the Haitian. We know Sylar and the Haitian have lost their powers. The original eclipse (the one in the first season) did not bring about these two people’s powers, so why is it taking their powers away?
If anyone has any thoughts on this let me know. I hope that the writers can explain this away…because as we know, anything is possible in the Heroes universe.
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This post was written by jjanvrin on November 25, 2008
I would exhale if I were you. This show is on the road to bombing big time. It was cool at first but now it just goes nowhere. Somehow the writers took a turn for the worst and there’s just no going back.
I kind of agree with you, but I’m an eternal optimist when it comes to TV shows I love. The writers do seem to be on a downward spiral, but maybe, just maybe they can pull out of it. Monday’s episode was pretty good. This season the writers at least gave the heroes something to battle. Although, Hiro’s comments to his mother about saving the world three times or whatever seemed a bit Mary Sue-ish.
I can understand you’re an optimist – you have a blog about show for Pete’s Sake! But I think it’s fair to say that writers of any show have to give their viewers a reason to come back to every new episode. There are so many choices out there to turn to that you have to make every episode count, let alone an entire season. Like House, that’s one of the best “dramedys” on television. Every week is entertaining and has skilled writing. Or Desperate Housewives, while I’m not a fan, I can see where that show draws people in every week.