Heroes talk SPOILERS in the link and in the cut

[gategrrl]

 Heroes spoilers there be here....

Well, let's see... Hiro is still in Olde Tyme Japan for two more episodes and Peter is still with the faceless Irish girlfriend, who still has no meaning, and we find out something is going to happen with Sylar and Alejandro - the brother feels something's up with Sylar and his deadly sister with the black tears. And then there's Claire with that VERY bad of an influence boystalker West convincing her to stand out. 

In other words, bye bye interesting storylines, and hello, we're back to the boring again, for two episodes in a row. Joy. 

If you're a fan and you want to complain, write on Greg Beeman's blog. Others have. Of course, with the WGA threatening to come down and black-ball writers who even *talk* about their scripts (won't be hearing from Tim Kring anytime soon, if he wants to continue writing for a Union job), here's to hoping that, for good or ill, that Heroes and other shows have finished or bought their scripts before this nasty strike happens.

Comments

[szeretni.livejournal.com]

Not just me who feels like there's too much romance then?

[nialla]

I'm rewatching the last half of season one on G4 today, which is interesting because it's been a while since I watched it, and it's also adding new layers since I know where it's going. While there were some story threads that seemed to go round in circles, the majority eventually went somewhere.

The only one I was completely unsatisfied was the whole Niki/Jessica thing. We never really found out whether the split personality was part of her power, or if she was just superstrong with a side order of another personality. I get the impression that's still going to be an ongoing question, but right now, I don't really care as long as they're not wasting a lot of time on it.

This season, it seems like the majority of time they bring in new characters it's focused on romance (the Japanese princess for Hiro and West for Claire) and not advancing the overall story. Even with the Wonder Death Twins, it does the same thing -- drags the story to a screeching halt.

I read an article recently which talked about Heroes having the same problem that Lost had with its sophomore season, focusing too much on new characters instead of the established ones that the audience were familiar with and wanted to see.

Not that new characters are necessarily a bad thing, but I think of it like trying to add cold milk into a sauce while cooking. You don't dump it all in at once, you have to add a little in at a time, or the sauce goes lumpy. I think someone needs to fish out the lumps or start a new roux. ;)

What's interesting to me from a technical standpoint is three characters who were prominently featured last season are the ones stuck in the going nowhere plots this year. I have to wonder if it's an attempt to balance out the cast a bit, or if they just don't know what to do with them now that their raison d'etre from last year is gone.

I am still interested in the storylines about finding out about the history of the Company and how they relate to our modern-day heroes. And the "Molly Has Two Daddies" bit gives me massive amounts of squee, and not just from the slashy POV. I'm really curious to see how they rescue Molly, and how much Matt will kick his father's ass... and whether or not he lets Mohinder and Nathan help him do it.