Clichéd doesn’t do justice to the overwhelming predictability and general lack of intrigue that aired on NBC’s controversial continuation of Heroes last night. For months prior to the premiere countless interviews, a new team of writers and additional all-stars to the cast later, hope, the centralized theme of the said TV show was alighted in the millions of fans worldwide, yet still the media remained skeptical and here’s why:

  • Heroes is in a crucial stage of production, this could very well be the last season if the ratings continue to drop. The first season of Heroes had something kin to Lost and Supernatural in it’s pilot episode. With a spin-off of comic book superheroes meets 21st century reality, the characters were real, mysterious and political as well as incorporated numerous sectors of society from escaped convicts to mobsters and Senators. There was just something about Heroes that was inspirational in its moral convictions and the ever present fight to save humanity from its true villains, the people themselves.  
  • The second and third seasons while, in my opinion, still very lively and addicting ( there were some days I couldn’t help myself from watching 2-4 episodes in a row) lacked in storyline and believability. This is the key issue. In spite of the core cast being equipped with a series of  mega superpowers they still suffered defeat, they still fell, lived and died…until they dying off ceased to be truly definite. In the case of Daphne and Peter, while in all appearances they died, somehow they were always brought back so that even now in season 4, we have to question whether characters may yet be brought  back to life by some unforeseen, extenuating circumstances.
  • Masi Oka (Hiro) and Hayden Panetierre (Claire Bennet) in their interview on life and death in Season 4 talked about the changes that would be made to steer the series back in the right direction. This time characters would truly die and the Heroes would have more of a normal life, plagued with the sorrow and self-doubt of the average person as well as the triumphs and happiness that can be found in small packages, like Matt Parkman with his son, little Matt Parkman. I have my doubts after watching the new episode.

 

 

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