Warning: Spoilers ahead!
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The same way the African dude who misteriously hinted at time paradoxes knew who Britney Spears was (if that’s not fame I don’t know what is) the same way the entire planet is aware of Heroes. In a way the show is the pop music of television. It’s pretty, it’s fun, and it caters to a lot of people without achieving greatness. But it is fun.
Now the first season was good. There’s no denying that. Who didn’t like the quirky Hiro or sexy Nikki? Who didn’t want a showdown between Peter and Sylar? I enjoyed every moment of it, including the anti-climactic ending. The second season was, if not as good, at least good enough, despite some missteps (the weepy Maya and a lot of loose ends to name a few). Now comes the third, serving us with two episodes right from the start. Was it worth the wait? Let’s see.
The good: Hiro’s need for a quest leads the likable clockstopper to create a possible armageddon he fought so hard to save the world from, twice. I loved Ando’s possibly extended role. Maya? No longer as “important” as in the first season, now love interest (fits the part) for Mohinder. Nikki’s back (hurray for that! ), well, uhm, Tracy now I guess. Spock, errr, I mean Sylar back to his old self, same as HRG. Developing Claire’s character, always a good idea. Same “save the world” quest as before, works fine for me, all I ever want from it a decent plot and a lot of fun with characters. Cameos from dead characters? Check. Possible love interest for Hiro (“Nemesis”)? Check. Special effects? Check. Doomsday gleaming? Check. Action? Check.
The bad: How dares Kring change characters? Making them act against their nature? Mohinder was the one character I liked throughout the first season, he was the one with his feet on the ground, the string that tied them all together. Now he’s back and I hate him. Where’s his good nature when he refuses to help Maya? Why this power hungry individual arisen out of nowhere? Prisoners let loose? Hope it won’t turn out to be a “villain” of the week thing. Peter stuck in bad guy’s body? Come on! You’ve done the amnesia thing to him already, why throw in another cliche? Possibility of Adam coming back? As much as I love David Anders, please let him rest in peace, well screaming away eternity in a coffin, same thing. And where’s Micah? I rarely like kids in movies or TV shows, but he was interesting.
Overall? Pretty damn fun, despite the drawbacks. I can’t wait for episode 3!
Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by MrWiseguy
Filed under: TV
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