Heroes Meta Returns...
Oct. 10th, 2009 03:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
starvinbohemianOkay, so I apparently have enough thoughts on the first four episodes of Heroes this season to write meta. Better late than never.
I wish this season had been last season. It's moving slow as molasses and I don't really care all that much about what's happening so far, but at least there hasn't been any fail!science or further continuity rape yet. Of course, Mohinder hasn't come back yet, so I'm not gonna hold my breath on this continuing. Sorry, Mohinder, I love you, but you bring the fail!science like bees to honey. And I stopped listening to those opening monologues back in S1.
Hiro/Ando: I love how insensitive Ando was about Hiro's imminent death. Sorry, Hiro, but you're practically dead anyway so you can't interfere with my wedding plans. And I love how I got to watch, like, three versions of it. Nice.
Hiro/Tadashi: Seriously, Hiro, let the dude jump. Anyone that easily driven to suicide is going to do it sooner or later.
Tracey/Governor Guy: That scene where Tracey walked into the room and every male in the building paused to drool while she laid out the why, yes, I'm hot shit smile reminded me why I desperately want Ali Larter off this show. Because that scene sums up everything that's gone wrong with the writing for her all along. And I'm expected to believe that Governor Guy never heard about his lobbyist/adviser/whatever the hell she was becoming public enemy #1? Just, I haven't had sex with you in a while, so welcome back to your job? Seriously?
Bennett Divorce: NOOOOOESSS. I know HRG deserves this like whoa, but I miss Sandra and Lyle so hard. Couldn't she just deny him sex to punish him?
HRG/Peter: "That's a very nice arm." Oh, ho? New ship? Seriously, people need to start listening to Peter's crazy delusions. They usually turn out to be true.
Random Peter/Claire: *Has most anti-climatic season reunion ever*
Sylathan/Peter: I would be full of squee that Nathan flew all the way to NY just to talk to Peter and at Peter's adorable excitement at Nathan's new powers-- but I can't be. Because that's not Nathan, and, no, I'm still not over that. And didn't Peter actually see Sylar using that memory power before? I could have sworn he did. You'd think he'd remember that...
Claire/Gretchen: I have a ton of issues with this evolving Claire/Gretchen business-- as in the way that networks always seem to see fit to deal with failing ratings by "trotting out the lesbians" when they would never consider actually giving me the male equivalent. Despite the fact that Peter is ripe to be shipped with literally ANYONE in the cast, and Claire's gay-until-graduation comes out of nowhere and fails to feel organic to her character. Not to mention that if Gretchen actually killed Annie to get closer to Claire (as it looks right now) then this is going to be one more case of the offensive "psycho lesbian" syndrome. Kring should know better. You know, those kind of issues.
But I must say that becoming a lesbian has so far done wonders for Claire's disposition. She was darn right pleasant to watch this episode. Though, she appears to have developed a case of severe selective memory. HRG spent the majority of his life trying to "help" people? HAHA, seriously?
Samuel: Okay, Samuel is hot. I'll give him that. And I would find his ink power intriguing if it weren't already confused with magical compasses and whatever he used to destroy that house full of people. Samuel/Bennett backstory, however, is definitely intriguing.
Ted Kennedy-- err, I mean Nathan: I have no issue whatsoever with the idea that Nathan accidentally killed his girlfriend-- I'd be shocked if he never did-- but I do question the fact that the only memories he picked up from the pool were of himself and Kelly. Millie is a sassy lady, and I don't believe for a second that the pool doesn't have a whole mess of memories of her and the various pool boys from over the years. Yes, that was my first thought during those flashbacks. And, yes, ewwwww.
Millie: *Is back!* Yay! I also have no issue with her attempting to off her best friend's son. Because this is the kind of friendship I always pictured Angela having. You know, the kind where they cover up the murders of their respective children and still go out afterward for drinks in the city. I was confused by the idea of her having normal friendships.
I wish this season had been last season. It's moving slow as molasses and I don't really care all that much about what's happening so far, but at least there hasn't been any fail!science or further continuity rape yet. Of course, Mohinder hasn't come back yet, so I'm not gonna hold my breath on this continuing. Sorry, Mohinder, I love you, but you bring the fail!science like bees to honey. And I stopped listening to those opening monologues back in S1.
Hiro/Ando: I love how insensitive Ando was about Hiro's imminent death. Sorry, Hiro, but you're practically dead anyway so you can't interfere with my wedding plans. And I love how I got to watch, like, three versions of it. Nice.
Hiro/Tadashi: Seriously, Hiro, let the dude jump. Anyone that easily driven to suicide is going to do it sooner or later.
Tracey/Governor Guy: That scene where Tracey walked into the room and every male in the building paused to drool while she laid out the why, yes, I'm hot shit smile reminded me why I desperately want Ali Larter off this show. Because that scene sums up everything that's gone wrong with the writing for her all along. And I'm expected to believe that Governor Guy never heard about his lobbyist/adviser/whatever the hell she was becoming public enemy #1? Just, I haven't had sex with you in a while, so welcome back to your job? Seriously?
Bennett Divorce: NOOOOOESSS. I know HRG deserves this like whoa, but I miss Sandra and Lyle so hard. Couldn't she just deny him sex to punish him?
HRG/Peter: "That's a very nice arm." Oh, ho? New ship? Seriously, people need to start listening to Peter's crazy delusions. They usually turn out to be true.
Random Peter/Claire: *Has most anti-climatic season reunion ever*
Sylathan/Peter: I would be full of squee that Nathan flew all the way to NY just to talk to Peter and at Peter's adorable excitement at Nathan's new powers-- but I can't be. Because that's not Nathan, and, no, I'm still not over that. And didn't Peter actually see Sylar using that memory power before? I could have sworn he did. You'd think he'd remember that...
Claire/Gretchen: I have a ton of issues with this evolving Claire/Gretchen business-- as in the way that networks always seem to see fit to deal with failing ratings by "trotting out the lesbians" when they would never consider actually giving me the male equivalent. Despite the fact that Peter is ripe to be shipped with literally ANYONE in the cast, and Claire's gay-until-graduation comes out of nowhere and fails to feel organic to her character. Not to mention that if Gretchen actually killed Annie to get closer to Claire (as it looks right now) then this is going to be one more case of the offensive "psycho lesbian" syndrome. Kring should know better. You know, those kind of issues.
But I must say that becoming a lesbian has so far done wonders for Claire's disposition. She was darn right pleasant to watch this episode. Though, she appears to have developed a case of severe selective memory. HRG spent the majority of his life trying to "help" people? HAHA, seriously?
Samuel: Okay, Samuel is hot. I'll give him that. And I would find his ink power intriguing if it weren't already confused with magical compasses and whatever he used to destroy that house full of people. Samuel/Bennett backstory, however, is definitely intriguing.
Ted Kennedy-- err, I mean Nathan: I have no issue whatsoever with the idea that Nathan accidentally killed his girlfriend-- I'd be shocked if he never did-- but I do question the fact that the only memories he picked up from the pool were of himself and Kelly. Millie is a sassy lady, and I don't believe for a second that the pool doesn't have a whole mess of memories of her and the various pool boys from over the years. Yes, that was my first thought during those flashbacks. And, yes, ewwwww.
Millie: *Is back!* Yay! I also have no issue with her attempting to off her best friend's son. Because this is the kind of friendship I always pictured Angela having. You know, the kind where they cover up the murders of their respective children and still go out afterward for drinks in the city. I was confused by the idea of her having normal friendships.
