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Is it just me, or is the writing on this show getting sloppier every year? It's fun watching Hiro and Ando, as always. And Daphne is kind of interesting. But the rest... *shrug* Decent, at best.
And where's Molly in all this? Mohinder (must come up with some derogatory nickname for him... but for now I'll settle for keeping "shutting up Mohinder Suresh" on my interests list, where it's been since late Season One) is off working and being creepy and, as one friend put it, ripping off Beast. Parkman is off wooing Daphne (and, even with the fact that he's a telepath, the whole "love at first sight" thing seems to be rushed and perfunctory). So that leaves Molly... what? In her room, where she stays until someone needs her to move the plot along? Who's taking care of her? The turtle? (And how'd he get that through customs, anyway? Kidnap a wild animal from another continent, claim it as a pet, and then take it home without even a quarantine period? How many officials did he mindwipe to make that happen?) At this point, I'm guessing that the only person who knows where Molly is would be the one whose power is the ability to locate anyone just by... oh, wait. That's Molly.
What's the deal with Sylar? "We're going to make him a good guy. It'll be a fun and interesting twist! ... Oh, crap. It's not working. They're not buying it. He's not fun and creepy anymore. And the sudden and rather contrived revelation of his parenthood isn't floating, either. And neither is the sudden and contrived thing with Elle. Quick! Undo it all!"
At least it did result in some fun. "Cake!" And that elevator scene.
But this whole "catalyst" thing makes no sense. And now with "the light"? That can be willingly transferred from one person to another? What the heck is that? And where did the light go? Does Sylar have it now?
Where is all this going? What are they doing?
"Don't worry. We know what we're doing. We have a plan. It'll all make sense in the end. And it'll be really mind-blowingly awesome!"
Sylar sense tingling! You're lying!*
*I find myself tempted to make an icon of that. But I'm not sure it'd come out well. And I know I'd never use it. I also have a feeling it's a momentary thing. He got what he needed out of that power, and I don't expect he'll be using it too much anymore.
And where's Molly in all this? Mohinder (must come up with some derogatory nickname for him... but for now I'll settle for keeping "shutting up Mohinder Suresh" on my interests list, where it's been since late Season One) is off working and being creepy and, as one friend put it, ripping off Beast. Parkman is off wooing Daphne (and, even with the fact that he's a telepath, the whole "love at first sight" thing seems to be rushed and perfunctory). So that leaves Molly... what? In her room, where she stays until someone needs her to move the plot along? Who's taking care of her? The turtle? (And how'd he get that through customs, anyway? Kidnap a wild animal from another continent, claim it as a pet, and then take it home without even a quarantine period? How many officials did he mindwipe to make that happen?) At this point, I'm guessing that the only person who knows where Molly is would be the one whose power is the ability to locate anyone just by... oh, wait. That's Molly.
What's the deal with Sylar? "We're going to make him a good guy. It'll be a fun and interesting twist! ... Oh, crap. It's not working. They're not buying it. He's not fun and creepy anymore. And the sudden and rather contrived revelation of his parenthood isn't floating, either. And neither is the sudden and contrived thing with Elle. Quick! Undo it all!"
At least it did result in some fun. "Cake!" And that elevator scene.
But this whole "catalyst" thing makes no sense. And now with "the light"? That can be willingly transferred from one person to another? What the heck is that? And where did the light go? Does Sylar have it now?
Where is all this going? What are they doing?
"Don't worry. We know what we're doing. We have a plan. It'll all make sense in the end. And it'll be really mind-blowingly awesome!"
Sylar sense tingling! You're lying!*
*I find myself tempted to make an icon of that. But I'm not sure it'd come out well. And I know I'd never use it. I also have a feeling it's a momentary thing. He got what he needed out of that power, and I don't expect he'll be using it too much anymore.
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I don't follow the Heroes fandom at all, but all I can think of is that they let him be the good guy for a few episodes to play to the female fans and to showcase his acting skills -- showing that he can play sweet and funny, as well as dark and evil. (Which he can! And he has a real gift for humor!) Why they are making him evil again, though ... I don't get it at all. At least when General Hospital did it with Luke Spencer in the 1980's (he was a bad guy who sexually assaulted a girl he had eyes for, only to have such great chemistry with her that the show ended up retconning the entire event into "they fell in love and had sex even though she had a boyfriend", which led to "Luke and Laura" becoming one of the biggest, longest running romances in soap opera history), they let him stay a good guy.
My issues with Heroes this season, though, is not sloppy writing, as much as "writers who think they are being oh-so-clever that they end up just being ridiculous." I get the point of the whole, "No one is all good or all bad; we are all shades in between" theme of this season, but by making everyone a villain, and having everyone lie, to the point where you have no idea any more who is telling the truth and, as a result, what the hell is going on in the story, then it just loses all focus.
I've read that they fired the two lead writers for this season and are planning on getting back to the character-driven stories of S1. I wonder if by the time they get that going, anyone will even care anymore.
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The sudden shifts, though... not good. Making him into a good guy seemed like a stretch, but I was willing to go along with it. Except that they rushed it too much, IMO. And hit us with it a little too heavily.
Peter jumped into the future, and we found out that he was a good guy and had accepted his place in the family and they were all friends... And then, this week, did a complete 180. Because apparently that wasn't working out.
Thing his... he was more fun and had better lines and moments this week than he has all season.
Showcasing his acting skills.... Hmm. Maybe. But he's in the new Star Trek movie. As young!Spock. Maybe they were trying to rebrand him as less evil to help that project along? Maybe they saw what he did there and thought they'd give it a try? I dunno.
Have to agree with you about going over the top with all the lies and personality switches and everything. Which, in a way, is what I meant by sloppy writing.
Firing the writers... that could be promising. Depending on the replacements. I fear, though, that it'll mean yet more sudden reversals. Which, yeah... will make it much harder for anyone to care.
I guess we'll have to see what they come up with.