Maybe considering Heroes as NBC’s Lost was giving it too many props too soon. Tonight’s superpower du jour was predictability, but a kickass cliffhanger was its weakness. Until the end came, the show was a bit too predictable and there were no surprises or intelligent twisting of the plot.
I knew from the get-go that Eden was a plant. She just pops out of nowhere with her shy wallflower innocence. The lizard’s name is Mohinder, oh, how sweet! Plus, how could Mohinder (the man) trust her so quickly? Further proof that men are too stupid; trusting the words of a woman just because she’s so pretty. Dude, it’s New York! Wake up. But she made Daddy meals; that’s good enough for him.
You are a scientist sitting on what could possibly be the next world-changing break in evolution and you tell everything to the little pixie down the hall? If they found your father’s home in India a day after he died, isn’t possible they found the apartment in NY, after they found you in a cab in NY? Out of 18 million people, they found YOU. Not so smart after all, are we, Mister Smarty PhD? But then as he leaves, she plants one on him; how could he not want to stay? Is she a mutant for hire working for Mr. Bennet?
Our funny-man, Hiro Nakamura, and his reluctant sidekick Ando Masahashi call Isaac Mendez’ studio. Isaac tells Peter Petrelli not to answer, that it was some Japanese guy leaving him messages. Peter picks up and tells Hiro what future Samurai Hiro told him in the train frozen in time in last week’s episode: they must save the cheerleader. Peter and Isaac struggle to put the paintings together that tell the story, but one piece is missing, one of the pieces Simone took away to sell. But with this love triangle going on, just how complicated will it be to get it back?
Save the Cheerleader, save the world. But things never are so simple. Hiro and Ando are prevented from leaving by last episode's cheated poker player, who wants his winnings back by having our Japanese duo play in a private poker game. When Ando notices one of the players is armed, he panics and takes Hiro into a storage area. Meanwhile, we hear a ruckus in the game room.
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Article comments
1 - ClubStyle_DJ
David,
Good review, BTW. Personally I missed the first two episodes of Heroes. I half assed watched the third and started getting into it with full concentration these last couple.
I'm not a big fan of "cliff hangers" or 2 part episodes, I always think something is going to come up and i'll miss it, (which usually happens). Interesting theory on Micah, he can probably fly, stop time, walk through walls is indistructable and can physically split into two different people. However I'm reminded of the end of Hide & Seek when cute "innocent" little Dakota Fanning's character draws a dual headed self portrait. (the kid playing Micah is a "real life" child prodigy on the piano among other things too ya know). Evil Nicki will probably be the dominate character now and sweet Nicki will be in the mirror. Now there's a plot twist for ya.
Keep up with the review, ya done good.
CSDJ
2 - Dave
Thanks you :D
The Niki reversal could be a good twist...
3 - Baronius
Wow, I had a totally different impression of the episode. I thought it was great. D.L. went from being an off-camera murder suspect, to a loving father and husband, then a dupe, then a mutant who may have killed one of the stars. Some of the episode was predictable, sure, but the D.L. story covered a lot of unexpected ground. And between him and Eden's (not-so-shocking) revelation on the same episode, it's got me wondering about every minor character we've met so far.
Will Niki survive? I think the cheerleader is too young to be a breakout star, and Eden probably won't be a major character, so Niki's going to be the pretty face of Heroes. Then again, having someone strangle you through your chest always hurts, so I don't know how she's going to make it. Either way, I'm interested, which is a good sign for a first season show during November sweeps.
4 - ClubStyle_DJ
OMFG "HEROES" ROCKS and there's NO FRESH commentary about it!.... Somebody needs to light a fire under you people. There's a fresh comment about Britney "freakin" Spears' stupid life today...but nothing on HEROES (as per a ROLLYO search...) WTF. Am I the only person watching this show? I guess I'll have to break out my HS creative writing text book so I can BC with myself.
CSDJ
5 - DAVE
Thanks ClubStyle_DJ. I share the sentiment. But then I could never get celebrity worship. How did trailer park trash like Britney ever become so popular? (a rhetorical question)
6 - ClubStyle_DJ
So Micah is a "super" after all, and a TechnoSuper at that. ATM's are gonna be spitting $20's at him as he walks by...LOL And evil Niki has a name. I was reading a blog that called her ikiN, thought that was cleaver. Heroes has got potential. Of course I thought "Comander and Chief" with Gina Davis had potential too...look what happened to that.
7 - DAVE
Thats why my mantra is often "please don't suck, please don't suck, please don't suck " :D
8 - ClubStyle_DJ
11-20-06 heroes episode:
Kind of an anti-climatic ending for a super-hyped climatic ending...huh? Let's chant the mantra together...please don't suck....please don't suck... PLEASE DON'T SUCK.
(Funny... I still hear a faint sucking noise) LOL
PS: why the hell doesn't anybody have a regular write up on this show...?
Answers own question with
see line above PS
CSDJ