Unacceptable
Let me give you an example of what Heroes is like. In the latest episode, "Acceptance," Peter comes to Noah and asks him to help go on a search to hunt down some potential criminals. Noah says he's not interested, he's given up on that part of his life. This could be dramatic if we had a memory wipe from the week before, when Noah asked Peter to go on a search to hunt down the same criminals and Peter said he's not interested, he's given up on that part of his life.
Meanwhile, Tracy, who an episode ago wanted to kill everyone, now just wants to be normal and return to work--except at the end, where she's off on another tangent.Hiro has a new plan--going back in time to change things--after having learned the big lesson in past seasons that he must not go back in time and change things. Oh yeah, he's also dying. You might think he'd try to deal with that somehow.
Nathan/Sylar had a whole plot about admitting to an old, hidden non-crime (Nathan is now an honest, moral guy--he changes back and forth on this), for which he was pointlessly killed, only to rise again, apparently as Sylar. Is this Sylar/Nathan, or Sylar/Sylar. I don't kow, and I'd just as soon see them both buried.
Being whipsawed like this is common on Heroes. Perhaps the stories would still be bad if the characters were consistent, but we'll never know.
The first two episodes of Heroes this season had some promise--they weren't great, but they showed the characters might still have some life in them. "Acceptance" showed us the producers don't know or don't care where they're going, so I'm not sure why they expect us to follow along.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:07 AM
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I'm thinking the writers know this is the end of the line and aren't trying so hard.
The best characters are the new carnies, though why some in the family have Irish accents and some don't, especially considering they all grew up in the US, it seems. They are good because so far they are consistently motivated, though of course they have only had 3 episodes - hard to get too inconsistent in that time.
Do you watch Glee? This show makes Heroes a model of consistency! I like the song and dance numbers, and the general feel that this is the anti-High School Musical. But the characters change their goals, plans and motivations every episode. Still, at least it has the musical productions to fall back on.
I was thinking of writing about Glee. The idea for the show I like very much, but what I've seen so far has been disappointing, including the musical productions. I don't think I'll continue watching.
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