So That's How He Got Burned
The latest Heroes finally answered all the questions we had about the transition from last season to this one. Since they could have done it bit by bit, I was glad they did it all at once. (Actually, they left open what happened with Sylar, though we already have some slight idea about that.)
We also discovered out of a possible five or six, no one died during last season's finale, not even D. L Hawkins, making it even a bigger dud. It turns out Hawkins, after being shot last season, survived only to be shot again.
The Company returned to feeling sinister, after a few episodes where it seemed practically enlightened. Stephen Tobolowsky actually had the best moment in the hour, when, without any special effects, he walked up a hospital hallway and magically appeared to Niki from behind a doctor.
Speaking of Niki, it looks like she may have another double personality. I hope not--we've already done that and it wasn't so great the first time.
And with all the characters they have to juggle, no Claire or Noah Bennet, no Hiro or Ando, no Matt or Molly or Mohinder (though he still narrated), no Monica. But a lot more Elle. Do the actors get paid for every episode?
posted by LAGuy @ 1:03 AM
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D.L. has been presented as the most heroic of the heroes - his motives have always been pure, and and he's a lot tougher or street smart than Hiro (who also is presented as having pure motivations).
So this is the character they choose to kill, not once but twice! I liked the last episode a lot, but that bugged me - bad enough to bring D.L. back, but then kill him again! What are they trying to say?
While Adam clearly has some moral ambiquities, I still think they will place him as relatively good compared to the relatively evil Company as led by Bob.
Do you know how many scripts they have in the can if the Writer's strike goes on too long?
I believe the final new episode will be shown on December 3, unless the strike is settled. So steel yourself.
We already knew D.L. was dead, so the point of his plot was to show how it happened, which also led to Niki doing what she's been doing lately. I've always felt D.L. was one of the least interesting characters in the show, so I'm glad they killed him off. Not soon enough for me. (Note the regulars they killed in the first season were also among the more boring.)
Until this show, I'm not sure it was clear that Bob was bad. Should we have been supporting him against Adam, for instance? Was he doing right by Niki? It was only in this episode that we saw the return of the big bad Company.
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