Oh, don't worry. No matter how cute individual episodes sound, I'm not going back until I hear enough assurances they managed an entire worthwhile season. And even then I'm deterred by the prospect of Sylar the eternal.
I can live with Sylar so long as he's killing people unrepentantly, but by golly his plotline post-Mohinder has been boring and convoluted. Sadly, Zachary Quinto is so Sylar-specific now for me, I don't know if I'll be able to shake it off for the new Star Trek movie. Monday night's episode featured him with a beautiful smile for one scene, and I just couldn't appreciate the sheer aesthetic quality because of the character.
I have other worries re: the new movie, but the Spocklar factor is definitely one of them. I mean: I adored Michael C. Hall as David Fisher in Six Feet Under and yet had no problem to accept him as Dexter Morgan, a completely different character, in Dexter from the pilot onwards. (Ditto with Julie Benz as Darla and Rita respectively.) But I'm not sure Zachary Quinto is versatile enough to make me see him as Spock...
Its more Matts baby (and indeed wife) make a return after her sudden departure between S1 & S2. We may see Nathans family back yet. Of course that means the speedster is fodder for the plot bunnies, and I don't mean Sylars stuffed one ...
I'm still watching but I'm on the fence. The show really has to find a direction. It's still being somewhat scattered and feels like it's wandering around like a drunk during Mardi Gras.
And I do wish that Hiro would get to work with the others more often...
This is pretty much how I feel about Lost. I keep hearing that it's gotten better, and the episodes I've seen here and there certainly seem to confirm that, but I can't work up the energy to become invested in the show and its characters again. I think if I'd pushed through the lousy seasons the way I did with Heroes (and don't ask me why I stuck with one but not the other - mainly I think that I was less invested in Heroes to begin with and so less disappointed when it went south) I'd probably be following it quite happily right now, but I've lost the fannish momentum and can't make myself care enough to get it back.
Heroes has gotten a lot better these last few weeks, and this week's episode was quite strong, but I can certainly understand someone who's untangled themselves from the show not wanting to dive back in.
Losing the fannish momentum is depressing enough, and I just don't want to do it twice with the same show. (BTW, yes, we have reversed position on Lost and Heroes.) And the original emotional investment certainly makes a difference. I fell pretty fast for Heroes and found it very inspiring for fanfiction - I think over 30 stories in less than a year - whereas with Lost there was like, not love, plus I watched it on dvd until season 4 and so could zip through the weak episodes instead of having to wait weeks for good ones.
Comments 12
Also, I'm pretty sure Matt has a baby, not Matt is a baby.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
And I do wish that Hiro would get to work with the others more often...
Reply
Heroes has gotten a lot better these last few weeks, and this week's episode was quite strong, but I can certainly understand someone who's untangled themselves from the show not wanting to dive back in.
Reply
Losing the fannish momentum is depressing enough, and I just don't want to do it twice with the same show. (BTW, yes, we have reversed position on Lost and Heroes.) And the original emotional investment certainly makes a difference. I fell pretty fast for Heroes and found it very inspiring for fanfiction - I think over 30 stories in less than a year - whereas with Lost there was like, not love, plus I watched it on dvd until season 4 and so could zip through the weak episodes instead of having to wait weeks for good ones.
Reply
Leave a comment