But all this talk about his soul really makes me conclude we're supposed to see him as the Heroes version of either Spike or Angel, and either way - no. Just no.
Yeah, seriously. You know, I'd been sort of going along with what they were doing with Sylar's character this season. I wasn't thrilled about it, but I was going along with it. But this episode does really indicate to me that they are going for total woobification of the guy, and just... Ugh. It's such a damned shame. First-season Sylar was a mysterious, creepy, very scary bad guy, which was cool. Second season Sylar was a complex, layered bad guy, with a twisted psychology you could sort of vaguely sympathize with even while finding his actions utterly reprehensible and inexcusable... which is my very favoritest kind of bad guy. But currently they seem to be aiming to convince us that no, he's a good guy, really! He's just an innocent victim of his power, and of those meanies at the Company! And it's losing me.
Actually, a lot of things about this show are starting to lose me, to be honest...
Yeah, seriously. You know, I'd been sort of going along with what they were doing with Sylar's character this season. I wasn't thrilled about it, but I was going along with it. But this episode does really indicate to me that they are going for total woobification of the guy, and just... Ugh. It's such a damned shame. First-season Sylar was a mysterious, creepy, very scary bad guy, which was cool. Second season Sylar was a complex, layered bad guy, with a twisted psychology you could sort of vaguely sympathize with even while finding his actions utterly reprehensible and inexcusable... which is my very favoritest kind of bad guy. But currently they seem to be aiming to convince us that no, he's a good guy, really! He's just an innocent victim of his power, and of those meanies at the Company! And it's losing me.
Actually, a lot of things about this show are starting to lose me, to be honest...
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