Comments on: Heroes Slips Once Again

By: Lifeisaglitch

Lifeisaglitch — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:20:20 +0000

Kurt Fenreer

Watch ep 4 whole…trust me

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:19:16 +0000

The only reason why im not watching Season 3 is because i havent watched Season 2 yet, which i bought season 2 on DVD two days ago.

Oops for its downfall *blush*

By: Kurt Fenreer

Kurt Fenreer — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:26:32 +0000

Last season, there was some scene or another that finally made me reach for the remote and change the channel. I came back the next week and did the same. This season is shaping up to be more of the same, with me having already simply turned the channel twice already.

They’re supposed to keep us watching, right? That’s the goal, or so I’ve been told. They aren’t doing a very good job of it.

By: steviecool

steviecool — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:42:33 +0000

It’s done.

Way too many characters. Too many plots to follow. Too many bad guys trying to out-evil each other. Too many heroes making mistakes.

It’s repetitive. Hiro makes dumb moves. RHG makes tough choices to protect his family. Peter trying to change the future. Claire pouting.

The show focuses on the wrong things. People like stories about heroes, not villains. People like simplicity, not complexity. People liked the gimmick of future-paintings, not time-travel.

As a comic reader for a very long time, if you can lose my interest halfway into episode 2 of your new season, you’re doing it wrong.

By: Craig M.

Craig M. — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:04:08 +0000

I don’t watch Heroes, so I’m not going to offer an opinion on the quality of the show as it stands now. That being said, I had to ask, WTF is up with that guy’s arm?

By: Randallw

Randallw — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:34:27 +0000

I find it interesting that a series starts out wonderful, from apparently a consensus point of view, but by the third season people are calling it crap. The devotion of fans is fickle indeed. I haven’t seen any of the latest season so far, as I’m not American. In fact the station here didn’t even make a real effort to bother ending the last season. They showed season 2 but didn’t have the last two epsiodes until 6 months later when they decided they might as well throw them both on one night. Anyway what I find of interest is fans criticising a show for going down hill as if the creators are criminals for letting down the fanbase. People seem to devote themselves to a show so much that when cracks appear they cry foul as if their childhoods were violated. If the show is rubbish, then stop watching. I used to watch BSG, and liked it,but then they had a series of boring episodes, eventually resulting in a boxing match, and I just decided then and there not to waste my time anymore. It’s as if people think the creators owe them something, or they owe the show something.

A friend was telling me of developments in season 3, stuff like oh Sylar doesn’t eat the brains, or Mrs Petrelli is his real mother. My reply, well fo course he’s not going to be doing what everyone assumes he does, and to the second one “ofcourse she is” :re:

By: Eons_past (Julian)

Eons_past (Julian) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:41:05 +0000

The writing pacing and characters are all fine. It’s the story that just starts to get stale. Give me something thaat doesn’t involve the world ending. How hard is that? I was hoping they would go public so we could see some sort of greater power rise up to challenge them.

That said, I’m loving this season way better than anything that season 2 had to offer.

By: ~wyntermute~

~wyntermute~ — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:41:27 +0000

Hoping for the McGuffin explanation, frankly…. I mean, the ‘volume three’ title is “Villains”. If there were intent to focus on saving the past/future/present, I hope they would have called it “Timecops” or perhaps something less-facetious but equally-appropriate.

By: Usagizero

Usagizero — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:56:02 +0000

I think part of the problem with them using the “future we must prevent” is that it worked so well for the first season, but then they also just really gave us a glimpse of it with Hiro and the paintings, not big chunks of each episode. Of course, only being four episodes in, it could be a huge mcguffin that gets fixed early and the real focus will be the something else.

By: Brother129

Brother129 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:46:13 +0000

I agree and I’ve said it before. They really have to let go of this Days of Future Past crap. It’s tiresome and confusing. Let’s get the Heroes teaming up and fighting bad guys.

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:57:31 +0000

I’d definitely put a moratorium on the whole “evil future we have to prevent” storylines. Between time travelers, prophetic dreamers, and prophetic painters too much emphasis is placed on this. Also, too many characters seem to hold the “Idiot Ball” far too long.

By the way. Has anyone noticed that every time the “save” the future, a worse one pops up? A few million dead in NY, a few billion dead by the Shanti virus, and now the whole world is apparently destined to go boom.

By: Lifeisaglitch

Lifeisaglitch — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:07:49 +0000

After having seen the 4th episode im confident in saying that this show still kicks ass, but slimming it and giving the next season (If its greenlighted) a better and more originale plot would be a bonus…duh

Still though, the writing is becoming better and with the added superpower fights and focus on the more interesting charcacters, namely Matt, Sylar and Hiro i think this season is my favorite so far.

Just give us more HRG and Elle with less Claire and Nikki/Jessica/David Letterman… and im all set.