Heroes (10/29)

[Chi City 81]

This sets up the rest of the season nicely.

 

[FuerteJ]

Damn you Good Doctor. I look forward to making this thread each week. Yes, that says a lot about my life.

Seriously, though, I'm kidding.

And yes, I liked this episode. It didn't have the "action" I was expecting, but it definitely started tying things together a lot better.

Is it me, or was Peter in Gabriel's clock shop at the end of the episode, before he jumped to the future? And who is Adam? I don't recall an Adam Monroe from any of the previous episodes, unless he was a bit character last year whom Sylar killed.

I'm also nearly positive now that West is who killed Hiro's father.

I'm really, really interested in seeing how Hiro's kiss interrupted and messed up the space time/continuum. I think that could play out splendidly for the rest of year, seeing how what one kiss can do to where all of the other characters are.

And Hallelujah for them putting the NOLA girl back in NOLA. I like letting them develop her in town.

 

[Chi City 81]

Who would have thought Ned Ryerson would develop a heart? Actually, it likely was part of some grand scheme. But I digress ...

 

[FuerteJ]

Who would have thought Ned Ryerson would develop a heart? Actually, it likely was part of some grand scheme. But I digress ...

Oh, there's no doubt that it's part of some grand scheme. But I'll take it for now.

EDIT: Wait, did I miss something? Who is Ned Ryserson? Is that the bald dude with glasses who can turn things into gold?

 

[outofplace]

Who would have thought Ned Ryerson would develop a heart? Actually, it likely was part of some grand scheme. But I digress ...

Oh, there's no doubt that it's part of some grand scheme. But I'll take it for now.

I agree he is scheming, too....but I'm wondering if he's going to be developed as more of a gray-area character than a bad guy.

 

[Chi City 81]

Who would have thought Ned Ryerson would develop a heart? Actually, it likely was part of some grand scheme. But I digress ...

Oh, there's no doubt that it's part of some grand scheme. But I'll take it for now.

I agree he is scheming, too....but I'm wondering if he's going to be developed as more of a gray-area character than a bad guy.

Like Claire's dad last year?

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Too much Sylar with the useless brother and sister.

Too much One Tree Hill with the high school kids.

Everything else was excellent.

God, Suresh is dumb. And now he's screwed. I do like that Niki's loyalties are in question.

So is Hiro, on both counts.

Loved the stuff with Mr. Bennett, still interested in the other plots, for the most part.

The preview for next week . . . . . . they seem to be going to the "New York, everyone DIES!!!!" well again a little too soon.

The paintings predicting the future, and the ability to travel into the future and past and change history, were intriguing plot elements last season. Now, they're in danger of becoming stale.

Six episodes in, and it hasn't yet really defined where it's going this year. (Which is a nice way of saying it hasn't been compelling television, as it was last year). Having this many characters means they need to spend some time figuring out and showing where everyone is.

In two weeks comes the episode where they explain what happened between last season's finale and this season's opener. But that isn't nearly as interesting a story as filling in the blanks of what in the world Sulu and friends were doing 30 years ago. Yet I haven't seen any casting news of "Young Hiro's Dad," "Young Mrs. Petrelli," etc.

I hope they get to that story with more than just snippets of dialogue, and soon.

 

[Chi City 81]

The preview for next week . . . . . . they seem to be going to the "New York, everyone DIES!!!!" well again a little too soon.

This time it's not just New York, though. It's 93 percent of the population. That they showed New York is logical, since Peter is from there.

 

[JayFarrar]

this episode was shrug worthy.
and at some point, hiro is going to realize he's his own great, great, great, great grandpa, sort of like Frye was his own grandfather in Futurama and that's where all the powers come from.
And it isn't a coincidence that flying boy lives in the same town as Claire. He's the bad guy this time around.

 

[outofplace]

Who would have thought Ned Ryerson would develop a heart? Actually, it likely was part of some grand scheme. But I digress ...

Oh, there's no doubt that it's part of some grand scheme. But I'll take it for now.

I agree he is scheming, too....but I'm wondering if he's going to be developed as more of a gray-area character than a bad guy.

Like Claire's dad last year?

To a point, but possibly with different motivations. I just don't think he is a completely evil character. Just one that is willing to be ruthless.

Oh, and that sure seemed like Nikki's bad half was back tonight, didn't it?

 

[ArnoldBabar]

Who would have thought Ned Ryerson would develop a heart? Actually, it likely was part of some grand scheme. But I digress ...

BING!

 

[GBNF]

Who would have thought Ned Ryerson would develop a heart? Actually, it likely was part of some grand scheme. But I digress ...

Watch out for that step...it's a doooozy!

 

[Batman]

I can definitely see a heel turn for Claire coming up. The trust issues between her and her dad come to a head, and maybe she and West kill him.

I was rather enjoying the story of Hiro living and teaching his hero Kensei, and the relationship they had developed. It's kind of sad they blew that up, but also should have plenty of repercussions. Although...if they had major repercussions, wouldn't they have shown up already? Like the scrolls in the sword? I mean, if Hiro changed something 300-plus years ago, then it already happened and the changes in our time would be instantaneous, right?
Time travel makes my head hurt.

Overall, thought it was a good episode. Not a lot of slam-bang action, but a lot of plot and character development. The last 10 or 15 minutes were really good.

 

[Philosopher]

I thought this was a great episode. I'm not as bothered by the abundance of storylines as most people, especially since they're now starting to come together.

The scene where the potential catastrophe (93% of the world's population dead) was revealed made me think that Sylar and Maya are mostly red herrings this season. Her ability can't affect 93% of the population easily -- at most, it can affect the people right around her. My guess is that while we're overly focused on Sylar/Maya, the real menace is The Company, which inadvertently creates a virus that kills off most of the world. Maybe Maya or Maya's ability is somehow involved in that, but I think it's a smaller role than we now think.

I loved the Hiro plot twist this week. Very in-character and it will be interesting to see the repercussions of it.

Anyone else wonder if "Kensei" is not the real Kensei after all? Maybe he has more powers than he's letting on, and he's someone from the future who is coming to screw up the past?

I agree that West and Claire are taking a dark turn. Claire just ruined a girl's high school career in order to help herself get on the squad so she can hide her relationship. This is a fairly obvious first step down a bad path.

One thing I thought was interesting is that the moral line between HRG/Suresh/Haitian and The Company is not very bright. Both believe the end justifies the means. Both are willing to hurt others to achieve their goals.

Niki's character is definitely more interesting this season. I think this isn't really Niki, it's "Jessica" and the Company has found a way to destroy the Niki personality and make "Jessica" dominant. Which is why "Jessica" is very grateful to the Company. I suspect that Micah will be in danger and ultimately Jessica will turn on the Company to save/help him.

I was also glad that they left the New Orleans girl on her own. I suspect that she is going to don a costume and fight evil in New Orleans in an old-fashioned superhero(ine) way that inspires the city. Ned's statement to her when he gave her the ipod seemed to foreshadow this.

 

[Philosopher]

As a side note, who is "Adam Monroe"? His name is on a folder that Ned is carrying, and then Peter sees a note from "Adam" about the Company. Maybe he's the carrier of the supervirus.

 

[outofplace]

I'm not sure The Company is the source of the virus. I'm thinking the danger has something to do with Hiro's trip into the past. One of the paintings Bennett found had a picture of what could have easily been Hiro fighting Kensei.

 

[Philosopher]

I'm not sure The Company is the source of the virus. I'm thinking the danger has something to do with Hiro's trip into the past. One of the paintings Bennett found had a picture of what could have easily been Hiro fighting Kensei.

One thing I don't understand about that, though. Once Hiro wakes up, why can't he just blink back in time and stop himself from kissing her? Or is the idea that they keep him unconscious somehow, so Peter Petrelli has to do it?

 

[outofplace]

**** like that is exactly why time travel stories suck.