It's been a week since my wife and I watched the premier and I've used that time to think over how I felt it went. I think that overall, it was "uneven". I say that because after my somewhat let-down at the ending of last season, I was hoping for a nice explosive jump from the gate. It seemed more like a "hey, we're back, and here's a bunch of new questions...and oh yeah, here's Peter."
I'm not that excited about Hiro's storyline, but I do have some hope for it. I think the best part so far was that his hero is actually English and not Japanese. It was fairly weak to use Molly's teacher to let us know Matt was divorced. How should she know all the things she knew about Molly's homelife?
Shouldn't Nathan be in Congress or something? I've talked to a couple of people who are having problems with him dropping straight down into a deep depression like that. I can see it though with a character that was high strung, having the things happen that happened, causing him to downward spiral.
They are definitely pushing this new boogeyman and whatever is going after the old generation. I'm going to go out a limb and say they are one and same. The new twins and their powers will be focus of this week's episode I believe, that should be interesting. Oh, and the plot with "midas", or as I can only think of him "NED! NED RYERSON?", seems also promising.
I guess in the end, I didn't feel like the plot made and leaps forward, just kind walked out of the gate. Things need to pick up this week since this volume is supposed to wrap by Christmas.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
On the eve of Volume 2
Here we sit on the eve of the Volume 2 premier of Heroes. We have some unanswered questions going into it like what happened to Nathan and Peter? What happened to Sylar? Who's the big bad boogeyman? WHo has Hiro run into in ancient Japan? How did Linderman know that having Jessica and DL have a baby would create the power in Micah?
I'm hoping the intro episode takes care of several of these, but I figure the boogeyman question will be the focus of this volume. And since it's being called "Generations", I'm also hoping we learn about the abilities of the parents of those heroes we currently know.
What are you guys ( and gals ) looking forward to this year?
I'm hoping the intro episode takes care of several of these, but I figure the boogeyman question will be the focus of this volume. And since it's being called "Generations", I'm also hoping we learn about the abilities of the parents of those heroes we currently know.
What are you guys ( and gals ) looking forward to this year?
Unaired Pilot Episode
If you have bought the Heroes Season 1 DVD set, on the first disk is the unaired original version of the pilot. About 85% of this episode is the same as the first episode ( but it contains parts of the first 3 ), which one major plot difference. In this version, there's a whole terrorist angle for the cause of the bomb in New York. This replaces the Molly Walker portion of the plot, but leaves in Matt Parkman. In this version, Parkman finds a terrorist hidden in the house where he will find Molly in the actual version of the show. In fact, they apparently recast his wife and cop buddy for the final version of the show. And instead of Detective, he's trying to make the SWAT team.
My wife and I both agree this version of the story is not nearly as interesting as the one that aired. Having the terrorists being the source of the bomb would have been very tired. The one thing that struck us is that they went through all this production and after viewing realized they needed to change it. I need to listen to the commentary on that episode to see what they might have to say about why they changed it.
My wife and I both agree this version of the story is not nearly as interesting as the one that aired. Having the terrorists being the source of the bomb would have been very tired. The one thing that struck us is that they went through all this production and after viewing realized they needed to change it. I need to listen to the commentary on that episode to see what they might have to say about why they changed it.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
How to Stop an Exploding Man
So, that's the end of the first season, er, Volume. So my idea didn't come to fruition, but I'm still confused how Hiro, with the changes made in the past by saving the cheerleader, still went to a bad future?
Most everything was resolved, except for a few minor things, like, who can't Molly think of? What went down the manhole? What's Hiro doing in ancient Japan? ( seriously, he really needs to hone his use of time travel ) What exactly happened with Nathan and Peter? Why do all the people who can see the future see the bomb still going off and it being Peter? Or were the flashes in Sylar's eyes that vision that he knew he would be killed?
This has been a great week catching up. It's like how my wife and I got sucked into LOST. We missed the first half the season, but caught up mid-way through via the magic of Tivo ( we had every episode but the pilot, and it re-ran during the winter break, so over Christmas we caught up ). The rush is being able to immediately go to another episode after a good cliffhanger helps hook you even better than having to wait the week.
But this season, we'll be watching in time. Can't wait until the 24th.
Most everything was resolved, except for a few minor things, like, who can't Molly think of? What went down the manhole? What's Hiro doing in ancient Japan? ( seriously, he really needs to hone his use of time travel ) What exactly happened with Nathan and Peter? Why do all the people who can see the future see the bomb still going off and it being Peter? Or were the flashes in Sylar's eyes that vision that he knew he would be killed?
This has been a great week catching up. It's like how my wife and I got sucked into LOST. We missed the first half the season, but caught up mid-way through via the magic of Tivo ( we had every episode but the pilot, and it re-ran during the winter break, so over Christmas we caught up ). The rush is being able to immediately go to another episode after a good cliffhanger helps hook you even better than having to wait the week.
But this season, we'll be watching in time. Can't wait until the 24th.
Landslide
Alrighty, all the pieces are in place. Although I have a snag now that Sylar went after Ted's power and got it. Also, Peter is nowhere near to Candice. ( Side note, what does Candice really look like? )
I think Hiro's dad is who Linderman was speaking of when he talked about those in the past who tried to heal the world using their powers but failed and gave up. Although I don't see him as a quitter. I'm a little scared for Ando since he's decided to go after Sylar. I think his destiny is still to die. It would give Hiro more reason to want to kill Sylar.
I didn't pick up in an earlier episode when Bennett said the name of the new tracking system was the "Walker System". I had remember Molly's name, but didn't connect them. But, I did call the use of Micah about 15 minutes before it was shown.
Ok, final episode is next, and we'll be all caught up. I'm hoping most of the missing pieces are filled in, but I suspect that only the most important are. Gotta leave some things for next season.
I think Hiro's dad is who Linderman was speaking of when he talked about those in the past who tried to heal the world using their powers but failed and gave up. Although I don't see him as a quitter. I'm a little scared for Ando since he's decided to go after Sylar. I think his destiny is still to die. It would give Hiro more reason to want to kill Sylar.
I didn't pick up in an earlier episode when Bennett said the name of the new tracking system was the "Walker System". I had remember Molly's name, but didn't connect them. But, I did call the use of Micah about 15 minutes before it was shown.
Ok, final episode is next, and we'll be all caught up. I'm hoping most of the missing pieces are filled in, but I suspect that only the most important are. Gotta leave some things for next season.
The Hard Part
Good episode and my theory is starting to hold more water. It's definitely apparent that Linderman ( who I still believe is behind The Company ) wants the explosion to happen so that he can control the world through Nathan. Sylar is looking like he really doesn't want to blow up and kill that many people, but using his mother's blood sees that "he can be president".
Peter now has Ted's power, which is another step along the road for things to go the way I think they will. But for my theory to work, Peter is going to need Candice's power so that he can look like Sylar when Hiro stabs him. Although at this point, Hiro should know that the real Sylar doesn't have the regeneration ability. I'll be interested to see if things play out this way and how Hiro reacts to that.
I'm also interested to see what causes Nathan's polls to go from losing to "landslide". I'm also interested in how Linderman uses Molly's ability to find people.
Only two more episodes and I'm starting to think that I've got all these great ideas, and in the next 80 minutes of TV, they are going to get blow apart ( figuratively that is ).
Peter now has Ted's power, which is another step along the road for things to go the way I think they will. But for my theory to work, Peter is going to need Candice's power so that he can look like Sylar when Hiro stabs him. Although at this point, Hiro should know that the real Sylar doesn't have the regeneration ability. I'll be interested to see if things play out this way and how Hiro reacts to that.
I'm also interested to see what causes Nathan's polls to go from losing to "landslide". I'm also interested in how Linderman uses Molly's ability to find people.
Only two more episodes and I'm starting to think that I've got all these great ideas, and in the next 80 minutes of TV, they are going to get blow apart ( figuratively that is ).
Five Years Gone
What a trippy episode. Showing us how the future turns out if they don't stop the explosion is very interesting. Most of my questions remain, but a couple of new ones popped up.
At what point did Sylar kill Nathan and take his power? Was it before the explosion or after? At what point did he kill Candice to take her shape-shifting power?
Also, there's a paradox problem with the timeline. If Claire has survived in this 5 years forward, that means that Sylar couldn't have regenerated and would be dead since Hiro supposedly stabs him in the past. But since we also know that it's actually Peter that blows up, I wonder if Peter had been near Candice to get her shape-shifting power to make himself look like Sylar before he blew up? Thus convincing Hiro it was Sylar all along and making him believe he had the cheerleader's power?
I'm still convinced that they are trying to show it's impossible to change the future. But I'm guessing since we don't want the future painted in this episode to come true, that Hiro will have to find a way to really change it.
Only 3 more episodes for this to play out. It might be a late night.
At what point did Sylar kill Nathan and take his power? Was it before the explosion or after? At what point did he kill Candice to take her shape-shifting power?
Also, there's a paradox problem with the timeline. If Claire has survived in this 5 years forward, that means that Sylar couldn't have regenerated and would be dead since Hiro supposedly stabs him in the past. But since we also know that it's actually Peter that blows up, I wonder if Peter had been near Candice to get her shape-shifting power to make himself look like Sylar before he blew up? Thus convincing Hiro it was Sylar all along and making him believe he had the cheerleader's power?
I'm still convinced that they are trying to show it's impossible to change the future. But I'm guessing since we don't want the future painted in this episode to come true, that Hiro will have to find a way to really change it.
Only 3 more episodes for this to play out. It might be a late night.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
.07%
Finished the 19th episode ".07%" this afternoon. (Yes macelangelo, that means I have my own copy now, thanks for the loaners ) And now things are really starting to come together, at least a little.
Now that Sylar has taken Isaac's power, it appears he can't use it quite as well as Isaac ( or even Peter ) could. That makes me wonder if Sylar doesn't absorb the powers correctly?
Linderman seems to know the future, but also noted that "the plan has started to unravel", which says to me that what he's been told via paintings or other knowledge is being changed. That challenges my idea that changes can't happen by altering the past.
I'm also wondering if both parents need to have powers for the child to have powers? Nathan's two boys haven't been shown to have powers yet. But Claire certainly does.
Hiro has run into himself ( or at least, we think it's him ) 5 years in the future. Shouldn't that cause a time rift? Or is it really Hiro?
What is Micah's power exactly and why does Linderman need it? My guess is that it's the ability to use any electronics or make them do what you want. What Linderman needs with that, I don't know.
Only 4 more episodes left. I think it's going to be a wild ride.
Now that Sylar has taken Isaac's power, it appears he can't use it quite as well as Isaac ( or even Peter ) could. That makes me wonder if Sylar doesn't absorb the powers correctly?
Linderman seems to know the future, but also noted that "the plan has started to unravel", which says to me that what he's been told via paintings or other knowledge is being changed. That challenges my idea that changes can't happen by altering the past.
I'm also wondering if both parents need to have powers for the child to have powers? Nathan's two boys haven't been shown to have powers yet. But Claire certainly does.
Hiro has run into himself ( or at least, we think it's him ) 5 years in the future. Shouldn't that cause a time rift? Or is it really Hiro?
What is Micah's power exactly and why does Linderman need it? My guess is that it's the ability to use any electronics or make them do what you want. What Linderman needs with that, I don't know.
Only 4 more episodes left. I think it's going to be a wild ride.
Catching up with Heroes
My wife and I both missed the boat on watching Heroes while it was going on last season, but with all my friends here at SnaggleTruth talking about it, I decided that we should give it a try once it hit DVD. That time has come and in the past week, we've watched the first 18 episodes of the series. We're both hooked and were so after about 3 episodes. The writing is great and gives an excellent story to follow and guess at. I can now see why Heroes was being talked about way more than LOST.
I got a suggestion from a couple of others here at SnaggleTruth to write down my predictions and observations from my first watching of the first season since I have no idea what's going to happen or anything like that. I thought that was a good idea, so I'm going to run with it.
Up till this point, I've gotten a few things right after some clues where left around. At first, the show wants to make you think Mr. Bennett is Sylar, but I recognized he wasn't ( even before the Sylar reveal ) because when he took in "special" people, he sent them back home and didn't, you know, chop the top of their heads off and eat their brains. I also noticed pretty quickly that Peter's power was to absorb the power of those around him without that nasty need to eat their brain.
The most stunning 2 reveals for me were that Nathan is Claire's father and when Hiro stops time to give Peter the "Save the Cheerleader, Save the World" message on the Subway. That scene was awesome and also ended an episode! So we had to watch the next one.
The last episode we watched last night was our first actual view of Linderman, Claire's dad has had his memory messed with, but at the same time, the Company knows that he might now where Claire is after using the shape-shifter ( which I called her power when a now alive Simone walked through the door ).
Questions remaining:
Why is that the only name Mr. Bennett has is Mr. Bennett? Even when they reveal his license, it just says "Bennett" on the name line. Also, the writers made a point of pointing it out when Sylar asks Mrs. Bennett "when she expects Mr. Bennett home?" and her reply is "You all call him that? I just knew him as..." and something interrupts her. Very strange.
Did saving the cheerleader from Sylar at Homecoming save the world? I don't think so, I think she needs further saving. I think Isaac was painting the future we saw play out and that there's something else that she needs to be saved from. Maybe the Company?
Who is The Company? Who runs it from the top? My guess here is Linderman, but for what purposes, I don't know.
Can Hiro use his power to change the future by making changes in the past? The show has gone to a couple of great lengths to show us so far Hiro hasn't been able to make any changes. I'm guessing that the answer here is "maybe".
Will they be able to stop Peter from blowing up? And what ultimately makes him blow up? He's currently training to learn to control his powers, so I'm wondering what might go wrong.
So now, I'm going to try and post after each episode my changing thoughts and questions.
I got a suggestion from a couple of others here at SnaggleTruth to write down my predictions and observations from my first watching of the first season since I have no idea what's going to happen or anything like that. I thought that was a good idea, so I'm going to run with it.
Up till this point, I've gotten a few things right after some clues where left around. At first, the show wants to make you think Mr. Bennett is Sylar, but I recognized he wasn't ( even before the Sylar reveal ) because when he took in "special" people, he sent them back home and didn't, you know, chop the top of their heads off and eat their brains. I also noticed pretty quickly that Peter's power was to absorb the power of those around him without that nasty need to eat their brain.
The most stunning 2 reveals for me were that Nathan is Claire's father and when Hiro stops time to give Peter the "Save the Cheerleader, Save the World" message on the Subway. That scene was awesome and also ended an episode! So we had to watch the next one.
The last episode we watched last night was our first actual view of Linderman, Claire's dad has had his memory messed with, but at the same time, the Company knows that he might now where Claire is after using the shape-shifter ( which I called her power when a now alive Simone walked through the door ).
Questions remaining:
Why is that the only name Mr. Bennett has is Mr. Bennett? Even when they reveal his license, it just says "Bennett" on the name line. Also, the writers made a point of pointing it out when Sylar asks Mrs. Bennett "when she expects Mr. Bennett home?" and her reply is "You all call him that? I just knew him as..." and something interrupts her. Very strange.
Did saving the cheerleader from Sylar at Homecoming save the world? I don't think so, I think she needs further saving. I think Isaac was painting the future we saw play out and that there's something else that she needs to be saved from. Maybe the Company?
Who is The Company? Who runs it from the top? My guess here is Linderman, but for what purposes, I don't know.
Can Hiro use his power to change the future by making changes in the past? The show has gone to a couple of great lengths to show us so far Hiro hasn't been able to make any changes. I'm guessing that the answer here is "maybe".
Will they be able to stop Peter from blowing up? And what ultimately makes him blow up? He's currently training to learn to control his powers, so I'm wondering what might go wrong.
So now, I'm going to try and post after each episode my changing thoughts and questions.
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