Heroes... you're fired...
Okay, maybe not yet; but, I gotta say, tonight's episode was the stinker to end all stinkers.
It's like they looked at last week's ep and said, "Hey, wait a minute... we're taking the show in new and interesting directions. We're making characters grow and plots turn and watchers wonder if this season might not just feel like a rerun. We better nip this in the bud! This is WAY too much for our users to expect from us."
So, lets recap....
Now, that said, there are differences between this episode and last season:
At this point, I really feel like I'm watching out of habit. Maybe they'll redeem themselves, but it's been 2 years and all they've done is make literary promises they can't keep.
I hope I'm wrong, but Heroes may have jumped the shark.
It's like they looked at last week's ep and said, "Hey, wait a minute... we're taking the show in new and interesting directions. We're making characters grow and plots turn and watchers wonder if this season might not just feel like a rerun. We better nip this in the bud! This is WAY too much for our users to expect from us."
So, lets recap....
- Sylar seemed to be gaining a soul. Good thing that's over, we haven't seen him buzz-saw people's heads enough.
- Sylar's dead... wait... NO HE ISN'T!
- Noah is angry that someone messed with Claire. So, rather than take care of his daughter, he runs away and avenges her while she needs him.
- Claire has been shot and killed and her Mom is sad... wait... NO SHE HASN'T!
- Hiro is infantile and excited about his powers. Also, he's a comic book buff.
- Matt Parkman has gotten himself into a co-dependent relationship.
- One of the heroes is in love with a woman who has a disability and it causes friction between them.
- Nathan Petreli has decided that power is more important than not being a douche.
- Mohinder is back to his old self and is once again interesting... wait... NO HE ISN'T!
Now, that said, there are differences between this episode and last season:
- Matt Parkman's love interest is blonde, spunky, and speedy; albeit judgmental, self-damning, and whiny.
- Angela Petreli didn't show up to sneer at her kin. I expect her to make up for it double next episode.
- "The Haitian" is no longer silent, nor is he referred to as "The Haitian." In fact, I don't think they referred to him at all, outside of pronouns. He simply speaks and they listen. His power knows no end.
At this point, I really feel like I'm watching out of habit. Maybe they'll redeem themselves, but it's been 2 years and all they've done is make literary promises they can't keep.
I hope I'm wrong, but Heroes may have jumped the shark.