Heroes (season one spoilers)

[kate_nepveu]

Further thoughts on Heroes, now with spoilers.

Comments

[mmcirvin]

Heroes and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip premiered at the same time. Heroes had a weak, turgid pilot and I wanted to hate it--but there was just enough interest there to keep me watching week after week. Studio 60 had a strong pilot and I wanted to like it, but it just didn't deliver in the long run.

Heroes is still a deeply frustrating show. Some of the characters are poorly handled--the women worst of all, as you've noticed (which I suppose continues the tradition of the comics). On the other hand, the stupidest characters tend to be male (Mohinder Suresh the brilliant-yet-incredibly-stupid scientist, and Matt Parkman the telepathic cop, who seems to blunder through life entirely on impulse and can't even work his ability into an advantage most of the time

[kate_nepveu]

Thanks, that's useful. (And another vote for "Company Man," too. Obviously I need to watch at least that.)

[coffeeandink]

"Company Man" is probably my favorite episode, but it reveals the backstory of a character they've been building up all season, so I don't know how strong it will be as a standalone.

[filkerdave]

"Company Man" and "Five Years Gone" are both Hugo-worthy, IMHO

[kate_nepveu]

I don't know if I like superhero comic books; I don't read them because the weight of backstory seems like an insurmountable barrier.

[kate_nepveu]

. . . which means I should care about the soon-to-be-retconned events why?

[kate_nepveu]

Thanks--sounds like I'll give most of S1 a pass (people seem to think highly of "Company Man" & "Five Years Gone", so I may watch those individually).

And yeah, stuff really did happen, huh? The plot summaries and such at Wikipedia nearly made my eyes cross.

[markerikson]

I liked that they managed to fairly aptly explain why Hiro's actions where the deciding factor in the bomb plotline. Although there were a few bits and pieces that didn't quite make sense, such as how did Bennet, Parkman and Nicki survive the explosion to be alive in "Five Years Gone"? Because unless Hiro affected their lives in some way I didn't notice, they were all doing exactly the same things they would have done in the "Five Years Gone" timeline.

Also, why didn't Claire just shoot him? Why didn't Peter say "Are you insane Nathan? She can just shoot me and nobody has to die."

[kate_nepveu]

Why didn't Peter say "Are you insane Nathan? She can just shoot me and nobody has to die."

Yup, hence the Jean Grey comparison in the third _X-Men_ movie.

[kate_nepveu]

I'll probably watch at least those episodes, thanks.

Mr. Bennett is kinda freaky.

[kate_nepveu]

Thanks.