Heroes Season [Volume] 2 (#34)---12/03/07-'POWERLESS' Mid-Season Finale (or the End)

[Felon]

Personally, I think Adam deserved his fate since he was stupid enough to slice open Hiro's neck during his monologue. Think about it, he knows that Hiro can slow down time and teliport, but what does he do? He gives a two minute long monologue while resting his sword half a slice away from Hiro's jugular vane.

See, that's the show being true to its comic-book inspirations.

/sarcasm (refer to my posts above)

 

[Hand of Evil]

He'sused-up. Bbone dry. A two-dimensional thug whose closure is long overdue. Time for him and Peter to be moved along and let some other heroes and villains drive for a while.

I caught the episode you refer to, and he was quite happy to gobble up Claire's powers the second he was able, griinning evilly the whole time like a true 2D dastard. So, he wasn't all that tired of stealing powers, was he? He became the evil president because that's what evil two-dimensional thugs do.

While I agree Sylar has not moved into being a mastermind villian, that is what makes him a good villian, emotions drive him; the things that are not heroic, vengenance, vice, ego. He is needed just because he is not noble or good, he is petty and mean.

 

[John Crichton]

Wow, some of you guys really just love to hate, and if you don't, it sure seems like it.

Enjoyable ep. Looking forward to seeing more whenever the writers come back.

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

It was a good episode with some nice twists at the end.

Has anyone mentioned Peter and DL's power? Because... why didn't he just walk into the high security safe? Was it too thick or something? I don't recall an explanation on that, but I could've easily missed it.

I think those who are saying they're done with Heroes may be disappointed next year. Sure, Season 2 wasn't even close to Season 1, but given that a) we only got half a season and b) Tim Kring has apologized to the fans and vowed to make changes, I expect Season 3 will be vast improvement. Rather than be cynical, I look to Season 1 as a model and I believe they'll try to reach this quality.

Also, remember that Heroes lost a great writer/producer in Bryan Fuller, who moved on to his brainchild, Pushing Daisies. You have to realize that that can have a profound impact on the show. He may not have many episode credits, but that doesn't illuminate his entire influence on the show, which I think was quite strong.

So yeah, Season 2 was not up to snuff for a few reasons. But things were improving, and I think they'll continue to get better.

 

[Arnwyn]

It was a mediocre episode that felt disjointed, much like the rest of the season. The big redeeming feature was the death (maybe?) of Nikki, in which I wildly cheered. I don't want to see her again.

A little disappointed with Nathan's (maybe?) death, as I liked it when him and Peter were together.

Not too keen on this season's "regenerative blood" schtick, and I think it was a poor decision. And yeah - Sylar's played out. Boring!

 

[Remus Lupin]

Personally, I think Adam deserved his fate since he was stupid enough not to slice open Hiro's neck during his monologue. Think about it, he knows that Hiro can slow down time and teliport, but what does he do? He gives a two minute long monologue and only decides to drop the vial once Hiro tried to grab/teliport him.

<INCREDIBLES>You got me monologuing!</INCREDIBLES>

 

[Taelorn76]

On Peter opening the safe, I think it would have been easier to pop or slide each bolt individually instead of trying to mind muscle them all at once.

 

[Taelorn76]

It was a mediocre episode that felt disjointed, much like the rest of the season. The big redeeming feature was the death (maybe?) of Nikki, in which I wildly cheered. I don't want to see her again.

A little disappointed with Nathan's (maybe?) death, as I liked it when him and Peter were together.

Not too keen on this season's "regenerative blood" schtick, and I think it was a poor decision. And yeah - Sylar's played out. Boring!

As soon as that I've missed you scene, between Peter and Nathan, aired I thought right away that Nathan was going to be the second dead hero. Then he steps up to the podium and it confirmed it even more.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

Last season--err, pardon me, in "volume 1"--Sylar is primarily just a shadowy, faceless, brain-splicing boogeyman. He gets three or four episodes of focus, tops. And all we find out is that he's a momma's boy who wanted to be special, and this turns him into a remorseless killer. Then he kills mommy and decides "ah, what the helll, I'll blow up New York".

Good times, good times...

 

[DonTadow]

Seems like you've missed some episodes. Peter has known Adam for more than five minutes. He's been his sole confidant for months now, and--more importantly--has been the only person in the know to earn Peter's trust. He may love Nathan more, but he doesn't side with Adam out of love, but rather because he seems to have good intel. The Company has indeed been sitting on top of a super-virus.

Adam taught Peter how to recover his memories using his regenerative powers.

If Grandma Patrelli can shield her mind from telepathy, it's likely that all of the old-school heroes can.

Having said that, most of the characters in Heroes are indeed inexcusably incapable of connecting the dots. Mohinder has failed to develop into a worthwhile character. He should've been bumped off a long time ago, but tonight would have been good too. On top of not being an actual hero, he's also been consistently stupide and no longer has any excuse for being so naive. He's basically a damsel in distress.

Thanks for filling in some of the blanks. I missed where adam taught peter about memory regain. I thought peter was gradually getting it back because of what his mom did. And it makes sense that the old generation know how to protect their mind, ala always carry a rock of kryptonite with you. I still have a problem with peter being manipulated so easiliy. He only saved the world with Parkman, Hiro and Nathan last time.

Note: never trust the person who helped you break out of prison.