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[kermo]

I read a really interesting analysis of the final episode, which actually redeemed it a bit in my eyes, on Salon.com

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/30/heroes/

[mindmetoo]

Hmmm Season 3. A little rough. A little confusing. I hope Evil Peter isn't around for long. I like Good Peter. What happened to season 2's disease plot? Last I remember Peter's Irish lass was being carted off to some camp. The Indian scientist seemed way too gung ho to shoot himself up with X Men Juice. He was always this careful guy.

They seem to have dumped the campy theme from Season 2 and went back to the darker, tension filled mood of Season 1. But I think Season 3 tried too hard to get back. A bit too dark.

I'll give it a chance. It's on Monday nights here and if it's no better than Season 2 it's a fine way to start the week.

[Newbie]

[kprrok]

I just sat there watching the first two episodes going "what?" If they don't improve, I'm stopping watching it. It's just getting too confusing, complicated, and out there. Kind of like Lost. I think the show was really hurt by the long break. If there hadn't been a break, it probably would have been easier to watch.

for now, I'm waiting to pass judgment, but I hope the next episodes get better.

[ED209]

It's a mess, and the Indian guy's voice overs are enough reason to stop watching. Give it up, stop wasting band-width on this show. It was ok for a while, then they saved the cheerleader. Pretty much should have stopped there.

[yingwenlaoshi]

I stopped watching that show after only a few episodes in season one. No way I'll watch it again. Same with Lost. Never seen it and don't want to.

[mindmetoo]

I had to go back and rewatch the last couple eps of season 2 to remember what threads they picked up. Here's the 411:

The Aryan killer woman with the miscegenation kid was killed in a crack house explosion. A subtle warning to race traitors? Odd she looked pretty good in her casket for being immolated by fire. A plot hole or a plot device? Not sure what happened to Uhura or the daughter who can watch TV and do whatever. The daughter might have gotten pregnant between seasons and is looking for the father.

The whitey rice boy who lived forever was buried alive by the Japanese nerd time traveler. Foreshadowing of what the Chinaman is about to do to the American economy.

Sylar (Shylar... Shylock!) got away with a vial of the cheerleader's blood and between season 2 and 3 cured his power loss, although not his hooked nose. A solid reference to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and blood rituals.

The cheerleader's flying boyfriend "took off" when he feared the cheerleader would "out" him and he could no longer have a beard. Yeah, great cover, no one will think you're a nancy boy if you're squiring around the head cheerleader. You didn't fool me, you Queen.

[kermo]

I've given up. While I'm relieved to hear of the demise of the "ricey white boy" with the appallingly bad accent, I just couldn't stand Peter and his "Irish" friends (more bad accents there) and the mopey Mexicans. Now I hear Mama Petrelli has another super-child! It's just too much of a convoluted, crappy soap opera.

[mindmetoo]

[Young FRANKenstein]

[mindmetoo]

Ep 4:

Shylar has a kid and is nice. His kid dies so he goes nuke. How'd Peter and the whole bunch get away?

Hiro uncorks the rice boy from his grave.

Peter gets Shylar's watch fixing ability and also gets his hunger for killing people 'n' stuff?

The fat cop gets the future painting ability?

The camel jock scientist turns into a lizard or something?

Meh.

[Juregen]

I am quite lost too atm

I haven't seen Ep.4 but i'll give you my interpretation.

Sylar is trying hard to fulfill a destiny
Claire is having an Identity crisis
The mind reading copper will have some minuscule but determined effect on the outcome.
Petrelli is trying very hard to keep the future bright for everyone.
The mother of Petrelli has other plans (what the hell is her power again?)
Ice-Queen, i don't predict much for her
The doctor wanted to test his theory and the easiest subject was himself, and yes he is changing into soe kind of reptile. My guess is a nocturnal reptile .....


I just see to many plot holes.
1. Petrelli could have silenced his brother in a different way, why shoot him?
2. Future Petrelli is working together with now Petrelli, there are no time continuum issues? Did now Petrelli copy all the abilities of his future self?
3. Why did Claire loose the ability to feel pain?
4. These Level 5 chumps were way too easy. Sylar just has to blink his eye lid ffs.
5. Sylar now knows his "real" past, and changed his behavior accordingly. They must go deeper into that.

The problem is, once you start playing with time as freely as they do, anything can happen. It gives them a huge freedom to do whatever. That sucks, once you control time by blinking your eyes ..... you can do whatever you want, change whatever needs changing. thus there is no point in any other ability.
I guess Hiro is a bit of a loser, because he has no Destiny and needs his daddy to give him one .... and then he messes up, even though he controls time.

Powers should be checked by a certain "cost" of using it. There is no cost in using your powers, thus they can be applied freely and you can achieve anything.

[RACETRAITOR]

[greedy_bones]

Whatever happened to Peter being invincible? I was pretty sure he got the healing power from the cheerleader in Season 1, but future Peter dies when he gets shot. The whole series would make a lot more sense if Peter's powers would actually make sense. Also, why did he never get Sylar's abilities(not the watchmaking one but the secondary ones like telekinesis) until season 3?

[TexasPete]

I want to know why Hiro just doesn't go back in time and put a benign formula in the safe and keep the real formula somewhere else. I also wonder just what the he!! really happened when Hiro stabbed Ando.