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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 4652420" data-attributes="member: 4936">Praise Hulu! I saw it.I remember about a third in being surprised to find I was into it. The storytelling was tense, and while I didn't like every little throwaway line, the actual characters seemed interesting and the situation full of potential. It was like a trip back to Season 1, almost. Then the nonsense with Parkman sort of destroyed that, though the plane scene did help end the show on a good note.Other reactions:1) Hiro/Ando. More or less what I expected. Hiro's behavior is irksome, but it makes sense to me. I think it's -supposed- to be irksome (look at Ando's reaction). The only plot relevant aspect of it all right now is that Ando has powers, and Nathan doesn't know, so he's not after him AND Hiro has a GPS tracker that is right now the only easy way for anyone to know where the supers landed. I approve of the developments.2) Claire. I was relieved that 'Dark Claire' appears to be gone. Claire is no longer the helpless swain she was, but hasn't gotten all angsty, really. The corniness of some of her lines was something I could forgive, because I appreciated the development of her character in a broader sense.3) Syler. It was nice, and cathartic, to see SOMEONE kick some arse. I am...cautious...about the 'seeking the father' plotline. It dovetails nicely from the train wreck of the preceding 13 episodes, and has a good motivation beyond the atavistic 'hunger' that drove him in Season 1...but it has a lot of potential to turn into kitsch. We'll see.4) Parkman. God, why WHY do they INSIST on bringing the oracle back?!?! And in the worst possible of ways!! Parkman HAS a power. A really GOOD one. Time travel's gone. We don't need a seer now. I thought this was one of the points of all the horribleness that came before...to hack all the gimpy writing shortcuts away, leaving leaner meat. It was working! Well! Then they -brought the oracle back-! And, in a disturbing parallel to the, "Hell with it," attitude from before, they ignore all previously established lore to just parcel out the power to Parkman, for no rhyme or reason...not even TRYING to make us believe that it's anything other than blatant service to a plot they don't know how to exposit without the overused hack mechanism of prophecy.That said, this was the best episode since the end of Season 1, IMO.</blockquote>

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