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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rowport" data-source="post: 4771480" data-attributes="member: 9729">Well, this one seems a bit over the top.  I am not sure if you are totally serious, or just making the point.  The general idea about clearing away the deadwood somehow is a good one, though.There is so much leftover garbage from dropped plot lines.  What happened to Peter's Irish girlfriend?  Where the heck is Nathan's wheelchair-bound wife (and kids??)?  What happened to all the heroes/villains who drop in and out in an episode or two?  Where does the rest of Claire's family disappear all the time-- heck, even Sylar joked about forgetting Lyle in the *show*!For that matter, I personally find that as many of the characters have "grown" they have become less likable to me.  I much preferred the kind-hearted Peter to the scowling bada** version.  Claire as cheerleader (who took a job in the comic shop for... 5 minutes??) is better than as whiner.  Mohinder is an idiot.  Matt is aimless.  Hiro is... wow, I dunno, his variety of uselessness and silliness changes so often now.  Honestly, I only like Sylar, HRG and Ma Petrelli as recurring characters anymore.Frankly, I think that is the real problem.  Turning a show about normal people discovering how powers change their lives became a soap opera about the Petrellis.  And, like a soap opera (or Friends, Melrose Place, etc.), there are only so many ways for the same characters to interact.  No wonder stuff gets confusing and forgotten.Bummer, really.  The show had serious potential but lost its way entirely.</blockquote>

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