Heroes sucks way less when you're watching it like a casual viewer. I find that I can't bring myself to care about the stupid mistakes they're making, and I'm actually enjoying quite a few of the storylines (not in an "OMGSQUEE!" sorta way, but in a regular, moment-to-moment sorta way). I like Emma, I enjoy watching Hayden's acting, and I like her scenes with Gretchen, Peter doesn't suck so bad, and the Matt/Sylar stuff are lulzy.
I was surprised Aaron Coleite wrote this episode. He's written some good ones in the past. This ep definitely had some great moments, but I kept getting distracted by lines that would have given the scenes so much more impact if they'd been left out. (Gretchen's "Yeah, made it up..." about her bulimia, Sylar flat-out saying that he used Matt's power against him, a lot of Samuel's monologue at the beginning, etc.) Seriously, guys. You don't always need to write in an awkward line of dialogue to state the obvious, when a meaningful look or smirk or awkward silence can do the trick. Give the actors and the audience some credit.
What?! The audience can't understand SUBTLETY! That's like asking them to remember past seasons. IMPOSSIBLE!
Heroes sucks way less when you're watching it like a casual viewer.
I discovered that with Supernatural. I hated the first season, and a fair number of things about the second season, but I found that bitching about it engaged me enough to keep watching. (What can I say, I like making fun of things.) Then it actually grew as a show and got better over time, and I could slip into watching it as a casual viewer without thinking too critically about it. It'd be nice to see Heroes get back to that place.
NOTHING IN THE LAST TWO SEASONS HAPPENED. NOTHING. DON'T BE SILLY, YOU SILLY PERSON.
I was surprised Aaron Coleite wrote this episode. He's written some good ones in the past. This ep definitely had some great moments, but I kept getting distracted by lines that would have given the scenes so much more impact if they'd been left out. (Gretchen's "Yeah, made it up..." about her bulimia, Sylar flat-out saying that he used Matt's power against him, a lot of Samuel's monologue at the beginning, etc.) Seriously, guys. You don't always need to write in an awkward line of dialogue to state the obvious, when a meaningful look or smirk or awkward silence can do the trick. Give the actors and the audience some credit.
What?! The audience can't understand SUBTLETY! That's like asking them to remember past seasons. IMPOSSIBLE!
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I discovered that with Supernatural. I hated the first season, and a fair number of things about the second season, but I found that bitching about it engaged me enough to keep watching. (What can I say, I like making fun of things.) Then it actually grew as a show and got better over time, and I could slip into watching it as a casual viewer without thinking too critically about it. It'd be nice to see Heroes get back to that place.
NOTHING IN THE LAST TWO SEASONS HAPPENED. NOTHING. DON'T BE SILLY, YOU SILLY PERSON.
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