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Again, spoilers ahead.
So, we’re almost mid way into the third season and what has transpired so far? Sylar, err, Gabriel, is Peter and Nathan’s brother (would like to see Nathan’s reaction on that one), Nikki had not one but two twin sisters, Arthur Petrelli is still alive, and apparently the biggest villain yet, Hiro’s not the brightest in the bunch, Mohinder will ultimately be a bad guy, Claire’s a bit of a drama queen and most importantly, Tim Kring likes playing with his characters, much like a child plays with action figures, switching their roles from time to time.
Overall Heroes is still entertaining, well acted and fun. But as far as characters go, there’s just a bit too much running around from side to side. Sylar was bad, next he was good, now he is bad again(possibly misleadingly bad). What bugs me most is the fact that, for one of the most intelligent “heroes” out there (as far as season 1 and 2 go), this season he’s been a pushover. Sure, they played to his weaknesses – his need for parental figures and their approval of his persona. I could get him staying in captivity just to see how the whole new found family thing goes, but feeling sorry for himself because Peter hates him? I don’t buy that.
Peter’s never been the smart one in the family but he seems to have suffered serious brain damage over the course of the past events. He manages to unshackle himself and then what does he do, powerless as he is now? Go after his father, who was accompanied by two other guys, with a chair(or whatever metal contraption that was)?
I don’t buy the whole Daphne subplot either. She knows she’s working for bad people. She likes Parkman, and yet continues to do Arthur’s bidding? I truly wonder what they have on her, that she won’t just quit. Also, Matt is way too trusting for a guy who can read minds(he should’ve learned more from the affair involving his ex-wife).
All in all, Robert Forster is a welcome addition to anything, nice to have Elle back, good to have Maya leaving, and shame on the writers for creating some interesting situations(like Meredith throwing Tracy some looks, or dialogs between Peter and his father or Sylar) but not taking advantage of them by cutting those scenes short.
Posted on October 28th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
Filed under: TV
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