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Having said that, Kensei in the future is pretty badass.
Claire's character is getting beyond annoying.
If they keep up with her spoiled, daddy-I-love-him storyline . . . I might have to stop watching.
I'm tired of her ass and all her juvenile stupidity.
Having said that, Kensei in the future is pretty badass.
ing awesome episode. can't ing wait for next week now. .
Kensi in the future wasn't a shock at all to me and I'm sure he'll be a bad guy and yadda yadda yadda.
I hate Claire's boyfriend, I hope sylar comes and rips his head off.
Yea, that bull is getting real old, real fast.
Also looks like it was Adam that killed off Sulu, prob. did it himself cause it was personal
who is sulu? and man the previews for next week look insaine.
Sulu is Hiro's dad.
We refer to him as Sulu because that was his name in the Star Trek series.
I saw the previews for next week. It's a flashback episode where we see what happened to the characters right after the last episode of season 1.
After ep 11 no more for a long time
From EW.com
'Heroes' Creator Apologizes to Fans
By Jeff Jensen
On the chilly Monday morning that Hollywood's writers went on strike, Heroes creator Tim Kring called from the streets outside the Hollywood studio where his NBC series is shot. ''Yes, I'm picketing my own show,'' says the 50-year-old writer-producer. ''So surreal.''
But Kring wasn't calling to discuss labor woes — he was calling to explain why Heroes, suffering a creative decline and a 15 percent ratings drop from the same period last year, went from Human Torch hot to Iceman cold. The good news? A turnaround appears to be under way. After weeks of sluggish storytelling, the Nov. 5 episode recaptured some of last season's fanciful energy. We've also seen the next two episodes — and we like them, too. The cliff-hangers are back. Narrative purpose has been discovered. Old favorites like Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) and Horn-Rimmed Glasses (Jack Coleman) take center stage. Even more encouraging: Kring himself is keenly aware that Heroes is broken. Here's his candid critique:
THE PACE IS TOO SLOW ''We assumed the audience wanted season 1 — a buildup of intrigue about these characters and the discovery of their powers. We taught [them] to expect a certain kind of storytelling. They wanted adrenaline. We made a mistake.''
THE WORLD-SAVING STAKES SHOULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED SOONER The premonition of nuclear apocalypse created a larger context that unified every story line last season. Kring now sees that Volume 2 (the first 11 episodes of season 2) would have been better served if Peter's vision of viral Armageddon had appeared in the season premiere rather than episode 7. ''We took too long to get to the big-picture story,'' he says.
THE ROOKIES DIDN'T GREET THEMSELVES PROPERLY New Heroes Monica (Dana Davis), Maya (Dania Ramirez), and Alejandro (Shalim Ortiz) ''shouldn't have been introduced in separate story lines that felt unattached to the show. The way we introduced Elle (Kristen Bell) — by weaving her in via Peter's story line — is a more logical way to bring new characters into the show.'' (That said, Kring says a few newbies won't make it beyond this second volume, which wraps Dec. 3.)
HIRO WAS IN JAPAN WAY TOO LONG Hiro's (Masi Oka) time-bending adventure in 17th-century Japan — where he mentored samurai hero Takezo Kensei (David Anders) — finally came to an end on Nov. 5. But Kring says it ''should have [lasted] three episodes. We didn't give the audience enough story to justify the time we allotted it.''
YOUNG LOVE STINKS Kring regrets sticking Claire (Hayden Panettiere) with a super-dud boyfriend and forcing Hiro to moon over a cutesy princess. ''I've seen more convincing romances on TV,'' he admits. ''In retrospect, I don't think romance is a natural fit for us.''
Yet while Heroes has finally found some dramatic traction, this second volume is pretty much a wash. The Dec. 3 episode has been retooled to function as a potential season finale — a move inspired by the writers' strike and a desire to give the show ''a clean slate'' when it goes back into production for Volume 3. At that point, Kring wants to craft a rebooted Heroes that can attract new fans and win back those who've tuned out: ''The message is that we've heard the complaints — and we're doing something about it.''
i dont care what anyone says i still love this show very much!!!
Man, at least he gets it. The romance ing SUCKS.
Yea it does.
I almost stopped watching because of all that Claire-West bull .
I could have predicted the Season 2 decline. The show was so different from anything else on television and it kept viewers engaged episode to episode, but its originality masked the lousy dialogue and bad acting.
Kring makes a great point about the stakes... For the first few episodes this season, there was no "looming disaster." So there was no reason to wonder how and why all of these characters would eventually connect.
I also think there's a poor balance of humor and drama. In season 1, you had Hiro as the comic heart of the show... this season he's been a total emo downer.
only one more episode left. thoughts......?
I can't say much but I am going to save the day, what do you think?
Cut. Print. Gay.
Every time I watch the show and I see a cheerleading outfit, I throw up a little bit in my mouth.
Hated it then, hate it a uva lot more now. Teenage drama should be reserved for teenagers. Adults interested in the love lives of adolescents is weird to say the least.
This entire season was a plodding affair. Horribly crafted together in a mish-mash attempt at cliff hangers.
Seriously disappointed....I dont care how cool the season finale is, its still going to feel sudden and jarring due to the lack of rising action (or the negligent attempt at rising action).
It's been pretty good, but now I'm asking questions that kind of kill it for me.
Like:
- Why can't Hiro just travel back in time and chop Adam's head off?
- If Peter has the power to time travel as well, why doesn't he just go back and destroy the virus himself instead of relying on Adam?
- Why was Maya all of a sudden able to control her black eye-death powers?
- If the copy cat chick in New Orleans learned kung-fu by watching it on TV last week, why couldn't she just kick some ass yesterday instead of letting herself get caught?
There are other questions, but these are the main ones that get to me.
It is starting to feel a bit rushed.
Here's something I've never understood... How is it that every single person on this show can immediately tell if someone's a Hatian?
Because Hatians are black.
The show is conveniently ending at episode 11, which for those not savvy on television programs, is half a season. Most programs tend to run for 22 episodes, which some obvious exceptions like 24 which requires 24 episode seasons for its format to work out.
Could they possibly be going on hiatus while the union strike negotiations continue, or is it confirmed that Heroes Season Two is only going to be a half season.
The cliffhanger for the mid-season break is being turned into the season finale because of the strike. They ordered 24 episodes but only completed 11.
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