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<blockquote data-quote="F5" data-source="post: 4490474" data-attributes="member: 4607"><p>Interestingly, when we had the episode from the first season that did exactly that, it was one of my favorite episodes. Peter and Hiro just wading through waves of mooks..."Should we stop time?" "Naw...I could use the work-out" This was cool stuff. </p><p></p><p>Problem is, the whole premise of the show is the journey these folks take from regular shcmoe to "Hero" (or villain). Once they stop being stupid, and start doing everything they're capable of...the show's done. </p><p></p><p>Hiro, by way of example, is incredibly powerful. They keep up dramatic tension with the character by making him do stupid things. You know how he fixes this situation with the speedster? He goes back in time, about a week before everything went down, and replaces the formula in the safe with a fake. Or, when Daphne told him that she's just in it for the money, he can say "I'm the head of my fathers' corporation. I cam pay you off...how much will it take?" But, they feel the need to stretch this out over multiple episodes...so he plays silly games with "tracking devices" and costume changes.</p><p></p><p>In their defense, Hiro and Ando, as they are, make great comic relief. Ando had the best lines of the episode; </p><p></p><p>Ando: "Holy crap, it worked!" </p><p>Hiro: "What are you doing?"</p><p>Ando: "Being awesome!"</p><p></p><p>You know what's finally occured to me about this show? It would be much, much improved if they didn't put everyone in the same episode. The Hiro/Ando/Daphne storyline might have made an amusing episode all on its' own. The same with the HRG/Sylar team-up. Same with Parkman's spirit-walk. We won't forget the other characters exist, if we don't see them for a few weeks. Honest, we won't...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="F5, post: 4490474, member: 4607"] Interestingly, when we had the episode from the first season that did exactly that, it was one of my favorite episodes. Peter and Hiro just wading through waves of mooks..."Should we stop time?" "Naw...I could use the work-out" This was cool stuff. Problem is, the whole premise of the show is the journey these folks take from regular shcmoe to "Hero" (or villain). Once they stop being stupid, and start doing everything they're capable of...the show's done. Hiro, by way of example, is incredibly powerful. They keep up dramatic tension with the character by making him do stupid things. You know how he fixes this situation with the speedster? He goes back in time, about a week before everything went down, and replaces the formula in the safe with a fake. Or, when Daphne told him that she's just in it for the money, he can say "I'm the head of my fathers' corporation. I cam pay you off...how much will it take?" But, they feel the need to stretch this out over multiple episodes...so he plays silly games with "tracking devices" and costume changes. In their defense, Hiro and Ando, as they are, make great comic relief. Ando had the best lines of the episode; Ando: "Holy crap, it worked!" Hiro: "What are you doing?" Ando: "Being awesome!" You know what's finally occured to me about this show? It would be much, much improved if they didn't put everyone in the same episode. The Hiro/Ando/Daphne storyline might have made an amusing episode all on its' own. The same with the HRG/Sylar team-up. Same with Parkman's spirit-walk. We won't forget the other characters exist, if we don't see them for a few weeks. Honest, we won't... [/QUOTE]
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