tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post3106115077208156194..comments2024-03-22T04:20:11.870-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: A Few Thoughts about HeroesAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-74585719976043351322009-09-29T09:21:19.752-05:002009-09-29T09:21:19.752-05:00The problem is that the show never lives up to its...The problem is that the show never lives up to its potential, period. Every season there are things going on that COULD be cool, but they never payoff. The show is great at setting things up, not so good at paying them off well. <br /><br />As for the Sylar/Nathan thing, it's lame not only because Angela, Bennet and Parkman aren't taking the rare opportunity to destroy an unrepentant killer, but because it shows just how desperate the show is to keep Sylar around, and how afraid they are to move on without a character who really shouldn't have stuck around this long (or at least, shouldn't have become a main character appearing in every season).Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-40825501456796833692009-09-28T15:27:01.572-05:002009-09-28T15:27:01.572-05:00i gotta say, reading all of that makes me glad we ...i gotta say, reading all of that makes me glad we dropped it from our tv list. It will never live up to the potential it had in the beginning of season one.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-6565560185209195932009-09-26T10:17:27.712-05:002009-09-26T10:17:27.712-05:00Thanks!! Sounds a little interesting except I agre...Thanks!! Sounds a little interesting except I agree the whole Sylar/Nathan thing seems a little unnecessary. I am sure I will watch the last half of that season at some point I just figured I needed to get caught up so I am not confused as all heck when I pick up on this season.Phantomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551460006238624083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-81268561700133269072009-09-25T14:36:39.166-05:002009-09-25T14:36:39.166-05:00I think you can fill-in the blanks, with a few key...I think you can fill-in the blanks, with a few key pieces of information. <br /><br />That said, the second volume of last season, Fugitives, (the last 10-12 episodes, I forget exactly how many) was a marked improvement over the first volume of the season (Villains). Which, granted, isn't saying much since Villains was so horrid. But it would be worth watching, at some point. <br /><br />But if you want to just dive into the new season without taking the time to catch up, I think you can. <br /><br />Important things to know (consider yourself spoiled): <br /><br />1. In "Fugitives" Nathan headed up a government task force assigned with identifying and capturing people with powers. His main agents to that end were a bald dude named Danko and Bennet, though Bennet was working with Ma Petrelli to bring the whole thing down. <br /><br />2. Eventually, Nathan saw the error of his ways and worked w/Bennet, Peter and his mom to set things right. In the meantime, Sylar gained a shapeshifting power and decided he was going to replace the President. In the process of stopping him, Nathan was killed but Peter managed to knock Sylar out. So Ma Petrelli and Bennet decided to have Parkman use his telepathy to shift Sylar into Nathan's form and make him think he was Nathan. Ma Petrelli did this out of grief. Parkman was bullied into it. Why Bennet agreed to such a monumentally stupid idea is unknown. <br /><br />So basically, in season four, Nathan=a Parkman-whammied, shapeshifted Sylar. <br /><br />3. Peter has his powers back, though he can only mimic one power at a time, and he must make contact with someone to copy their power. <br /><br />4. Danko killed Tracey but she got better, mainly because her ice powers are also water based (so she melted and pulled herself back together-think Hydroman) and she's pissed. <br /><br />5. Fed up with the lies and whatnot, Bennet's wife filed for divorce. <br /><br />6. At the end of the volume, the Petrellis and Bennet decided to start up a new Company, but one with different methods than the old one. <br /><br />7. Hiro got his powers back, but he can't time travel, just stop time. And using his power is slowly killing him. <br /><br />8. Parkman remains a twat.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-26263511310641634202009-09-25T13:57:06.745-05:002009-09-25T13:57:06.745-05:00So I missed the entire last half of the last seaso...So I missed the entire last half of the last season. Should I catch up on that before watching this season (which I am currently DVRing so I don't miss any), or is it going to be easy enough to fill in the blanks? Feel free to spoil me if need be.Phantomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551460006238624083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-39426065462088322572009-09-23T08:39:07.722-05:002009-09-23T08:39:07.722-05:00To be fair, if it wasn't for all the "Syl...To be fair, if it wasn't for all the "Sylar's in his head" business, my comments on Parkman would have amounted to "still a frustrating twat."<br /><br />I definitely think the compass reacts to people with powers in some way, but I think you're right and there's more to it than that. I'm also curious as to why and how Danko had it and got it, but knowing "Heroes", even as we find out more about it, I'm betting they're going to want us to forgot that it essentially came out of Danko's belly. <br /><br />I understand the writers see Hiro as their comedic relief character, but just for once I'd like to see him in a storyline that goes several chapters without reducing him to a buffoon. The actor is certainly capable of it, and some of the best Hiro moments on the show (the scene with his mom last year, the ending of his Feudal Japan story where he has to battle with his childhood hero) are dramatic, not "comedic" ones. <br /><br />Yeah, I'm pretty sure even *I* think Paramedic Peter is hot...Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-31674982059328046422009-09-22T17:37:25.267-05:002009-09-22T17:37:25.267-05:00I'm surprised you were able to pull out a full...I'm surprised you were able to pull out a full-length paragraph about Parkman. Good job. ;-)<br /><br />Also, I don't find the Carnies too impressive, but I know I'll be sticking around to find out why the compass is so very important. Dr. Bitz's first thought was that it responds to people with powers, but I feel there has to be something more to it than that. What that something more is, I have no idea, though.<br /><br />I'm pretty sick of the Ando/Hiro shtick too. Especially now that Ando and Kimiko are all googly-eyed over each other, there will be more opportunity for corniness.<br /><br />Finally, Paramedic Peter is hot. Nuff said.baroness van bitzenhofernoreply@blogger.com