Heroes, Arc 4

[webbstre]

The fourth Arc of Heroes has started! Here are my thoughts on Arc 4. This is a running commentary as I watch it.

Disclaimer: I caught up on all the comics before this episode... The last month's worth have been pretty good. It gives hope that Mohinder isn't a dooche anymore.

This episode is starting out really good... No more leaving bitches out to cause trouble (bitches being bad women).

I am glad Ando is still cool... Hiro is in denial obviously. That is a cool bike though.

Peter is back to being who he was too. He is obviously in denial too.

Claire... I saw in the comic she was living with her grandma and checking out colleges. Is she in denial too?

Nope, Sylar is still there... and so is the song that I first heard in Fallout 3. THREE DOG! CALLING YOU FROM MY FORTIFIED BUNKER IN THE CAPITAL WASTELAND! Erm... Oohh... daddy time.

The happy couple! Ooh, ghost attack.

The seawater guy was shown in the comics... it was kinda cool. Nathan is an ass.

Back to daddy time. Ohh... now the backstory makes more sense. Uncle time? He isn't lying, which is great. That may be the best ability sylar has stolen.

The way this episode jumps between scenes is kinda hectic... pretty good though. Peter sounds normal again. Must be strange not to be super powered anymore... OH NO A TAXI! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Nostalgia. lol. Mohinder is normal again? Everyone is just trying to stay out of trouble. Good stuff. Mohinder is normal now... right? Oh No. ah?

This episode is certainly setting the tone well. If things go at the pace they have in the first 22 minutes then no one will be left by the end of the episode.

I can see jack-ass-ism in Nathan's eyes. Peter is good at the wordplay. What CAN Peter do? He flew... but if his powers started over from what they were before... could he do more?

Ghosts! And what is happening to Parkman? Mental brain software copy?

Nice satellite. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I like Ando. I wonder what else he can enhance. Hey, Hiro doesn't have powers... leave him alone!

Nice shot.

Here it comes. Nathan is a hypocrite. He really does want forgiveness... or something... and when he doesn't get it... yup, figured.

Daddy time? Nope. HAHAHAHA, finally, monster time. At least someone may make it to the end of the episode.

Hah, ridiculous password.

This is kinda creepy stuff... not too far off the mark of what has happened over the last couple years. Claire is cool.

Please don't let this be some kind of gas chamber. Good, just an airplane.

HAH! Go Claire! This could become painful... No, no problem. Hey, that was odd... good but odd.

Now everyone can have a party! A red kool-aid party? HAH! Unexpected! Oops, that wasn't Nikki....

There is no super suction in airplanes... I saw it proved on Mythbusters.

Holy crap... that was the best ending to an episode they have done since the end of season 1... Maybe even better than that. I have no idea what is going to happen in the next episode. I'm stunned... but not speechless.

[jonwings]

I am doing my best not to read this right now. With 24 in full swing, I taped Heroes last night. I figure I'll watch it either tonight or Thursday (must no interfere with Lost goodness). I will be sure to comment then. The Superbowl commercials got me a little psyched for new Heroes.

[webbstre]

Whoa... I have the same number of posts as Jonwings... UNTIL NOW! (until he posts again)

[jonwings]

well the lack of a new sports shows has put a cramp in my posting.......

[jonwings]

I think I can leave the new in there. Even if there isn't a sports show anymore, it IS the lack of new shows and sports talk that has cut down my posting a bit.

[jonwings]

Back to the show,

Ugh, I don't know, unless something really cool or interesting happens I might be done with Heroes. The whole Nathan rounding up the other Heroes to Super Gitmo just seems way over the top too me. I have a hard time buying Nathan as the big bad guy and I have a problem HRG working with him. That whole situation rings false to me and seems forced.

And what is with Parkman suddenly being able to draw the future? Can you just get another power out of the blue like that for no reason other than it might fill a whole in the plot.

I did like the Hiro-cave and the Ando-cycle.

It is episodes like these that remind me that Tim Kring was also the showrunner on Crossing Jordan.

I'll keep watching and hope the new storyline ends up being good.

And where was President Worf? Maybe we can get a Vice President Data too.

[webbstre]

Am I the only one who thought the Hiro cave was one of the worst parts of the show? I mean, sure Hiro is a japanese bruce wayne now, but still...

Ando using the bike to pick up strippers fits back with how he was in season 1 though. Go ando!

[jonwings]

The Hiro/Ando stuff was the only part of the show I really liked. The stuff they are doing still seems in character.

I mean if you had a kick ass bike like that, wouldn't you use it to pick up strippers too?

[webbstre]

Feb 4, 2009 10:04:24 GMT -5 jonwings said:

The Hiro/Ando stuff was the only part of the show I really liked. The stuff they are doing still seems in character.

I mean if you had a kick ass bike like that, wouldn't you use it to pick up strippers too?

If I was a single guy with a good job and a cool motorcycle... yes... yes I would.