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I’d never thought I would have to say this, but the premiere of Heroes disappointed me quite a bit last night.
Essentially, the series picks up 4 months after the events in the finale. The Heroes have divided up on their separate paths, or so it seems. The Bennets have moved to LA, Mohinder is touring the world doing conferences about a mysterious virus that is killing the mutants (WTF did this come from?!?), Parkman is playing daddy for the little girl who “finds people”, Nathan Petrelli has become a drunk (I guess he survived the Peter-bomb… because it didn’t bother to explain anything) and Hiro is stuck in feudal Japan. There are two new characters, Maya (and her brother), who seem to be there for the Spanish market more than the plot and a flying boy who crushes on Claire. Of course, Peter Petrelli makes a cameo at the end when some Irish blokes break into a shipping container and find him locked up and shooting lightening out of his hands. Of course, he has amnesia. Geez… why not give him an evil twin brother and a secret pregnant lover? Cliiiiccchhhheeee!
Sadly, instead of forging ahead with new ground and redefining the show (like Lost has done), Heroes seems to be falling into a routine. Without bothering to delve into the repercussions of last year’s finale (I’m sure they will eventually, but it might have made the PREMIERE episode more interesting), the inklings of the season 2 plot begin to form. As far as I can tell it involves:
- A Virus that kills our Darwinian Mutants
- A set of sinister eyes drawn by the little girl which may be the new “baddie”, though Sylar is certainly still out there.
- The fates and purposes of the “original” heroes (Sulu & Co.) and someone who wants them dead
- Noah Bennett, Parkman and Mohinder trying to bring down “The Company” once and for all
- Peter remembering his identity and scoring a bag of Nachos from the 7-11, dude.
A notable exclusion in the premiere episode is the fate of the douche-bag family (Stripper, Robber and Hacker-child) though I’m sure we’ll see them soon. After all, Ali Larter is only hot chick in the series that middle-aged men won’t feel guilty about getting a bone for (the obvious alternative being the high school cheerleader Claire).
Look- I LOVED the first season. It built up really well, but ended with a dull thud (I felt the climax itself was rushed)… and now Season 2 has started with a boring, predictable and (now, for Heroes) standard affair. All of season 1 was building up to the characters meeting, and I thought season 2 would be able to explore the interactions of all the characters where season 1 just… ended… but the show has separated them right off the bat (and skipped 4 months ahead) throwing more questions out there before it even bothered to answer any. As far as I can tell, the first half of season 2 is going to be spent trying to get back to where we were at the end of season 1, and then the real show will start.
Maybe I’m jaded. Maybe the wait from season 1 to 2 turned me cynical… I don’t know. What I do know is that I’ll keep watching the show because I do love it, and I hope that things start rolling within the next couple of episodes. But if you were expecting an EXPLOSIVE start to Heroes Season 2, let me dud your bomb right now. Unless you enjoy watching South Americans trying to sneak across borders, former politicians drinking their faces off, former cheerleaders trying to fit in at school, an ex-cop babysitting a little girl and Sulu getting killed. That’s right- Sulu bites the dust, but in a very lackluster kind of way. Sorry to ruin it for you.
No wait… I’m not sorry at all.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEEAAAASSEEE let the next episode rock the fucking world!
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