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Heroes #3--One of Us, One of Them/Sept 2008
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<blockquote data-quote="DonTadow" data-source="post: 4490587" data-attributes="member: 22622"><p>But the turn was not "not" getting the bad guys. the instant turn was not slicing over mama petreli at an instant, which he normally does with super villians. The turn was him going along with it to begin with. Sylar was so defiant last year, but one woman says he's his mother and in 20 minutes he's in a new suit and working for. That is too fast for me, and way too fast for the casual viewer. </p><p></p><p>I wrote a columist Monday because she wrote how disjointed she felt watching the season premier, and I kindly told her that she was not watching well. But looking at this from a casual viewers eyes, I can see her point. The show has so many characters who don't know how or what they are it steadily writes a different role for them every episode depending on convinence. One minute Hiro is bad enough to entomb someone forever in a coffin, the next minute he can not bring himself to save the world at any cost. One minute Peter's using multiple powers and is in full control, the next he seems clueless when chasing down the then surprise killer. One second Nicki dies a hero bravely risking her life for her son, the next minute she's ressurected as a government fluzy with ice powers... oh and she was a clone all the time. One minute Sylar had a cool backstory of being a neglected child who never felt important and is a serial killer because of it and now he's a top agent for the company. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not saying make them instantly super useful with their abilities, but give the characters some credit that they know how to use them somewhat now. Hero spent a year or more honing his skills in Japan. Two seasons ago, we saw him bend places in time and space, not just the whole thing. That was abandoned last season. </p><p></p><p>For the audience its been 3 years, (despite it being much less on the show) and its hard to fatham so little change and undertanding to a typical audience member in three years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DonTadow, post: 4490587, member: 22622"] But the turn was not "not" getting the bad guys. the instant turn was not slicing over mama petreli at an instant, which he normally does with super villians. The turn was him going along with it to begin with. Sylar was so defiant last year, but one woman says he's his mother and in 20 minutes he's in a new suit and working for. That is too fast for me, and way too fast for the casual viewer. I wrote a columist Monday because she wrote how disjointed she felt watching the season premier, and I kindly told her that she was not watching well. But looking at this from a casual viewers eyes, I can see her point. The show has so many characters who don't know how or what they are it steadily writes a different role for them every episode depending on convinence. One minute Hiro is bad enough to entomb someone forever in a coffin, the next minute he can not bring himself to save the world at any cost. One minute Peter's using multiple powers and is in full control, the next he seems clueless when chasing down the then surprise killer. One second Nicki dies a hero bravely risking her life for her son, the next minute she's ressurected as a government fluzy with ice powers... oh and she was a clone all the time. One minute Sylar had a cool backstory of being a neglected child who never felt important and is a serial killer because of it and now he's a top agent for the company. I'm not saying make them instantly super useful with their abilities, but give the characters some credit that they know how to use them somewhat now. Hero spent a year or more honing his skills in Japan. Two seasons ago, we saw him bend places in time and space, not just the whole thing. That was abandoned last season. For the audience its been 3 years, (despite it being much less on the show) and its hard to fatham so little change and undertanding to a typical audience member in three years. [/QUOTE]
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