Heroes kicked off the new year with a two hour block of episodes, and some parts of them were actually okay! So instead of just complaining about this show, I am going to point out what I liked about these two episodes, "Upon This Rock" and "Let it Bleed". Then, I'm going to complain.
So, on to the good!
-Claire realized that something is up with Samuel and that he is not all he says he is. I have never seen a character act more obviously nefarious and still be treated as if he seems like a totally nice and normal person. Good job spotting how clearly evil he is Claire! (I'm just going to pretend that she didn''t buy into that whole "creating a beautiful new home with this homeless guy I lured here" thing. Because that would be stupid.)
-Um, I'm glad someone finally told Claire that her bio-Dad is dead.
-Peter's eulogy was really nice and heartfelt, and it almost made me forget the time that Nathan rounded up people with abilities, tortured them and sent them to internment camps. Almost.
-Actual time dedicated to mourning Nathan, who, though a douchebag, still managed to be one of the most interesting characters on the show. Credit really goes to Adrian Pasdar, who gave all of Nathan's thinly written motives and half-assed plans layers that lesser actors could not have managed. Also, that guy could really fill out a suit.
-HRG and Angela admitting that trying to turn Sylar into Nathan was a terrible, terrible plan. It was so terrible I am surprised it wasn't Nathan's idea.
-Claire's awesome "casual superhero in mourning" outfit that she rocked at Nathan's fu
neral!-Peter and Claire! Broken up in real life or not, Milo Ventimigila and Hayden Panettiere have great chemistry together! And I am talking "kind of inappropriate for uncle/niece chemistry but still incredibly watchable" here. I have to say that honestly both actors are chemistry machines, and I was happy that the show remembered that these two are the best and most engaging main characters they have. Now if we can just have them in more scenes where they actually talk to each other about feelings and why they are acting totally insane (Listening to the police scanner and trying to foil a 1990's- style office shoot up? You're not Batman Peter!) I could really start getting behind this show again. Seriously people, that is all it would take. Put your two best actors together and have them speak to each other like humans. That's it. Why is that so hard?!!
-Brace yourself here, because you are not even going to believe what I have to say next. Something I liked about these two eps? HIRO and ANDO. I know, I know, that is insane and Hiro is back to being a weird annoying man-child on a "quest" or ten. But there was something kind of fun for a pop culture junkie like me in trying to figure out Hiro's references and what they mean. Plus, Ando is always pretty cute.
-Chuck Season 3 extended promo! It premieres Sunday at 9, watch it if you like really good TV! (WATCH IT)
-No Matt Parkman! Again! Yes!
-That incredibly weird and homoerotic picture of Peter and Nathan that Angela was cradling. It was awesome. Way to honor Peter and Nathan's totally inappropriate chemistry by reminding us that those two brothers always seemed to want to make out. Because they looked like they were about to in that picture.
Okay okay, it was still Heroes, and there was still a bunch of stuff that annoyed the crap out of me, such as:
-Mohinder droning on in the beginning. Even locked in a mental hospital this guy won't shut up!
-Pretty much the entire HRG/Blonde lady/Darth Maul storyline, including it's weird shoehorning of the whole "not trying to throw my liberal agenda in your face but torture is bad" thing. I think everyone besides Dick Cheney is pretty much on board with that these days Heroes, but thanks anyways. Also it had all the hallmarks of an annoying as hell storyline, the most annoying being a potentially awesome team-up that is scuttled before it even begins. What will I do with all my HRG/Darth Maul fanfic now?!
-Emma. Oh Emma, please help Samuel lure some slow homeless guy! Samuel seems like a totally nice and not weird guy, so his crazy request should definitely be carried out! Oh wait, the opposite of that is true. Also she didn't get into med school, and I still don't care.
-Claire being all pissed and surprised that HRG and Angela lied to her...again. She should really just be jaded at this point.
-Claire even considering for five minutes quitting college to lug stuffed animals for these weird carnies.
-Lydia and her completely incomprehensible plan to kill Samuel but somehow protect him at the same time. Or whatever she's doing.
-Lydia creepily throwing herself at Sylar to get info from him.
-Lydia saying to Sylar "You want love, but you're afraid you don't deserve it." GAG.
-Samuel explaining the concept of a "gray character" to Sylar, again, by way of pointing out that they're "not good guys, but not all bad either." Now you know I love Sylar, but he's a remorseless serial killer and Samuel is trying to rule the Earth with his power of dirt control. Maybe they're not all bad, but they're pretty close. Sylar's just hot and funny. Samuel's got nothing. Stop trying to make me feel for these guys.
-Emma has a 'siren song'? Oh please.
--They mentioned Wes. I don't care if seeing Peter fly again was actually kind of poignant, because Wes should be forgotten forever. Can't we be reminded of Claire's cool gay friend or even the underwater kissing guy instead?
-Sylar not killing Samuel.
-Sylar not being badass, again, even though that is how he should be.
-Samuel has a lost love. Do.not.care.
Just an FYI for the kids out there, when someone keeps saying to you, over and over, that something is "your choice" and you are "completely free" they do not mean it. That someone is probably a cult leader or a carnie bent on ruling the world with dirt control. Don't trust him! Or her! Just a little free advice there.
Next week: Sylar is all half Nathan and crap or something! Also, Claire is pissed and Peter is tormented! And carnie stuff, as usual. Sigh.
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