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“Out With a Bang!” [Heroes] |
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Monday, 26 November 2007 |
By Frederic Germay
It looks as though this radically shortened season of “Heroes” may end on a high note, despite the palpable disappointment regarding the show’s evident sophomore slump. Obviously it is a little too late to redeem the season from its drop in quality, but at least this it will now have some really notable episodes worth remembering, and hopefully this upsurge in brilliance will last on to the premature finale.
Peter’s character seems to be falling in a Mohinder-ish direction while he associates with known killers, and pushes away obvious do-gooders like Hiro. Concerning the imminent clash between the two of them, I think it is obvious that Peter will inevitably win due to his huge advantage in the supernatural powers department. However, I, like many, want the strong-hearted Hiro to win. I honestly don’t think that this fight will become a massive battle, but if it does, Peter has the larger repertoire of powers, yet Hiro has greater control over his power…and he is the good guy in this story.
The Bennets were delegated to the back seat of this episode after being at the center of last week’s plot. Apparently, Mohinder is working of his own accord to bring the company down, a feat that I don’t believe he can possibly accomplish – especially after turning down assistance from the Noah Bennet, who is quite possibly the only person who could have helped him out. Mohinder’s character switches sides so often and continuously make bad decisions, and after a season and half of this repetitive behavior – I think his character has outlived its value. I wouldn’t be too terribly surprised (or sorry) if he is included in the body count of the finale.
Sylar, Maya, and Alejandro were brought back into the midst of the story after a few gleeful weeks of their absence. Sylar managed to coax the unbelievably stupid Maya to trust him, and then he proceeds to kill Alejandro (finally!). As much as I enjoy Sylar’s characters, this plot story keeps progressing from mildly irritating to painfully annoying. I can’t wait for him to regain his powers, steal Maya’s, and go about wreaking mayhem again. (Yes, I know I’m a glutton for villainy…)
Concerning plots that I couldn’t care about if I tried with all my might, Niki and Micah were finally reunited. As is often the case with Niki, this plot barely kept me awake. Fortunately, the new breath of fresh air that is Monica Dawson came to the rescue of Micah. I mentioned before how potentially powerful she could end up being if there was a video of Sylar or Peter on her iPod. However, it seems as though her character has been sidelined for much of the season. I highly doubt she will have that big of a role to play in the finale.
The character that most “Heroes” fans are undoubtedly curious about is the seemingly villainous Sark…er…Adam Monroe. (If you aren’t an “Alias” fan, then just ignore the Sark comment.) We witnessed the beginning of his descent during Hiro’s imprisonment, and that descent has had four hundred years to fester as he made the transition from Takezo Kensei to Adam Monroe. However, what I don’t understand is how Peter can’t see Adam’s corrupt nature and why Peter is willing to go as far as to fight Hiro to protect Adam.
Overall, this episode was a good episode, albeit not as strong as the previous installment. There is some well-scripted dialogue here, but the acting is below par – especially in the scenes with Maya and Alejandro, who make the odd decision of overacting every single line. However, the plot is moving in an interesting direction now, so for that I give this episode an 8/10 |
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