The last time we saw Sylar, he was lying in a pool of his own blood after being soundly beaten by Peter Petrelli, Hiro and the rest of the “Heroes†on the hit show’s season finale.
At the end of the volume one, we saw that Sylar had escaped and might live to fight again another day.
It looks like that’s what happened.
Zachary Quinto, who plays Sylar, has just signed on to become a series regular for the upcoming second season. No word yet on how or what Sylar will be up to in season two, but we’ll keep our eyes and ears open.
Not surprising....but totally cool nonetheless....I love his character
Heroes Casting News
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nick D’Agosto has landed a major recurring role on NBC’s hit sci-fi drama “Heroes†for next season.
The actor will play Claire’s (Hayden Panettiere) boyfriend, West, who is said to have “a very cool superpower.â€
D’Agosto is the second addition to the cast of “Heroes†for next season, joining recently appointed new regular Dania Ramirez.
This past development season, D’Agosto co-starred opposite Marisa Tomei in CBS’ comedy pilot “The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud.†Last year, he played the male lead opposite Mena Suvari in another CBS pilot, the drama “Orpheus.â€
D’Agosto will next be seen in the indie comedy-drama “Rocket Science,†which premiered to strong reviews at the Sundance Film Festival in January
Here is some more casting news from Kristen from E Online...
Ohmigodohmigodohmigod.
Honestly, I'm downright giddy to be breaking the news to you that David Andersâ€"known as the wonderfully sinister and sexy Sark to Alias fansâ€"is joining the cast of Heroes!
Though NBC has not yet announced it, my Heroes moles tell me it's official: Anders has been given the much coveted series-regular role of Kane, a Sark-ish character who just so happens to be 1,000 years old, for the upcoming second season of Heroes. I'm told Anders starts work on the show on Monday.
Hear that? It's the sound of Alias fans around the world shouting "Yippee!" as they bust out a happy Snoopy dance. And you Heroes fans should be, too, because, hot damn, the show just got even better.
That's cool news, but I'd rather of seen Vaughn (Michael Vartan) from Alias come over. It would of been cool to see him and his old Alias buddy (Greg Grunberg) on Heroes together again.
Oooo yeah...and Jack Bristow (can't remember the actors name). We need to have the two Jacks on at the same time. :0
Heroes Adds Six
NBC has annonced that it has added six new cast members for the upcoming season of Heroes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Joining the cast in recurring roles will be Barry Shabaka Henley, Holt McCallany, David Anders, Eriko Tamura, Lyndsy Fonseca and Dianna Agron.
Anders, best known for his recurring role on Alias, will play the ancient samurai warrior Takezo Kensei, the childhood hero of Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka). The last scene of the finale showed Hiro inadvertently transporting himself back in time to ancient Japan, where he is likely to encounter Kensei next season. Japanese pop star and actress Tamura will play a Japanese princess in the same time period.
Henley will play Detective Fuller, a New York police officer. McCallany will play Ricky, the ringleader of a group of Irish thugs. Fonseca and Agron will play beautiful cheerleaders in Southern California, where Claire (Hayden Panettiere) is expected to move. Fonseca's character April is sweet, while Agron's Debbie is a mean girl.
The six join Nick d'Agosto, who recently landed a recurring role on Heroes next season, as well as Dania Ramirez, who was cast as a new regular.
Agron, Keating Join Heroes
Dianna Agron and Dominic Keating have booked recurring roles on the next season of NBC's hit SF series Heroes, Variety reported.
Agron will play a cheerleader, Keating an Irish mobster.
Keating is best known to SF fans as Lt. Malcolm Reed on Star Trek: Enterprise. He will also be seen in Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf.
Agron's credits include Veronica Mars and Shark.
NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=42273
“Heroes†â€" Who’s In & Who’s Out Update
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/07/25/heroes-whos-in-whos-out-update/
Written by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Staff Journalist)
Television critics got a tour of the “Heroes†set yesterday as part of the annual TCA summer meetings. TV Guide On-Line reporter Michael Ausiello had a few interesting tid-bits about casting for the season season of NBC’s hit series.
These could be considered SPOILERS, so if you don’t want to know, please surf on to our next story.
The first big news is that the role of Claire’s cheerleading friend has been reduced to one episode and cut from the storyline. The actress, Lyndsy Fonseca, has been cast in a recurring role on ABC’s “Desparate Housewives†and so the potential storyline for this character has been dropped.
“She wasn’t a pivotal character,†series creator Tim Kring said of Claire’s pal, who will now appear in just one episode. “The idea was that that part would grow, but it never got a chance to.â€
New Hero Dania Ramirez revealed that when we first meet her character, Maya, “she’s on the run from the cops.â€
The critics also noted that Leonard Roberts who plays D.L. on the show was not part of the tour. This is the second time this summer that Roberts has not been part of a “Heroes†cast panel though Kring cautioned everyone to “not read too much into this.†(It wouldn’t be surprising since last time we saw D.L., he’d been shot and apparently fataly wounded).
During the tour, Zachary Quinto wouldn’t confirm nor deny that he had been cast as Spock in the upcoming J.J. Abrams “Star Trek†movie. Quinto has expressed interest in the iconic role and is heavily rumored to be the front-runner for the role.
In other Abrams news, Abrams favorite star Greg Grunberg hinted he may be involved in “Coverdale.†“Coverdale†is the mysterious trailer/project that has been generated a great deal of hype and speculation, running before summer-hit “Transformers.â€
“Heroes†is currently filming its second season and returns to NBC later this year.
All very cool news, although nothing too spoilerish. I was actually more interested in the news about Quinto and Grunbergs other stuff.
Star Trek: Heroes
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/08/12/star-trek-heroes/
Written by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Staff Journalist)
“Heroes†has added another member of the classic “Trek†cast in a recurring role. Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura on the classic series and in 6 of the 10 Star Trek movies, has signed on for a multiple episode stint on “Heroes†this fall, according to TrekToday. Nichols joins fellow classic “Trek†alum, George Takai, who has the pivotal role as Hiro’s father. Fellow “Trek†star Dominic Keating of the “Enterprise†series will also join the cast this fall.
Producer Tim Kring hinted during an interview with E! On-line that Nichols’ role, like her old friend George’s, will be a pivotal one for the show and for fans.
And it appears a star from “Heroes†is looking to jump to be part of the “Trek†franchise in the upcoming “Star Trek†film. James Kyson Lee, who plays Hiro’s friend Ando, has said he’d begun campaigning for the role of Sulu. One of “Heroes†main stars, Zachary Quinto, has already been cast as Spock for the JJ Abrams re-imaging.
No official word on if Lee would be cast in the role or if he’s even in the running. But as soon as we hear something official, we’ll let you know.
Trek's Nichelle Nichols Talks About Her Heroes Role
Nichelle Nichols by Chris Haston/NBC
First Sulu, now Uhura. Once again, Heroes has boldly gone back to classic Star Trek for a cool casting coup: Sci-fi icon Nichelle Nichols will join fellow Trekker George Takei as a recurring player on the hit NBC series.
Showing up in the season's fourth episode, Nichols will play Nana, a New Orleans doyenne whose daughter died during Hurricane Katrina. "Nana is tough and undaunted and â€" like the blues â€" she just keeps rising to the occasion," Nichols says. The character, who is in dire financial straits, has moved back into her once-flooded home, where she cares for her two grandchildren. One of them, new hero Monica (The Nine's Dana Davis), is an avenging angel intent on bringing justice to the corruption-plagued Big Easy. Nana is also a great-aunt to Micah, the junior hero played by series regular Noah Gray-Cabey. "Micah is sent to New Orleans to live with the family," Nichols says. "It's a quite marvelous, magical story, with wonderful things emerging." Does Nana have a superpower? "Well, that remains to be seen, now doesn't it?" coos Nichols.
The actress confirmed her much-rumored Heroes gig at a recent Trek convention in Las Vegas, where she reports that "the entire room went insane. I felt like I was Oprah giving out cars!" â€"Reporting by Michael Logan
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Tv-Guide-News/Treks-Nichelle-Nichols/800020534
Season 2....
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TV guide is doing a story on Hero
http://www.tvguide.com/news/070827-01 (http://www.tvguide.com/news/070827-01)
I will be glued to the couch the last week in Sept - Heroes, FG, B Woman, etc. It's going to be quite a ride.
Very cool news
one word.... WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Loved it! Great 2nd season premiere. I was expecting them to pick right up after the end of season one, but I think the few months later worked better. Hiro in old Japan was great. Love the English guy (he used to be on "Alias" which I enjoyed a lot). Surprised they knocked off Mr. Sulu, too bad. But Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) will be on this season, of course. I didn't mind the Peter amnesia thing. Oh, he looks much better without that silly long hair anymore too. Lots of stuff happened for one episode which is why this show is so good. Think my favorite part was Claire's dad tossing that dweeb down on the table when he kept bugging him on his break. Great stuff! :)
All in all I thought the episode was a good intro for the season. I was really really suprised they did not have a few minutes or even a one minute clip catching people up on what happened last year.
The Hiro segments were nice because the English actor carried the scenes. I've never been that big of a Hiro fan as some on this board but I do appreciate his story arc. You guys can flame me for not being a huge Hiro fan now :)
I still think the Claire story arc is by far the best on especially with her father and her trying to fit into a "normal" life.
The end with Peter was nice and opens up a lot of questions and thank god he but his hair!
Would it be weird to have two "heroes" threads? One for "spoilers through last broadcast episode" and one that's got all the casting spoilers, extended spoilers.
I'm trying to stay "virgin" through the season but want a chance to gab. :)
Mr. O
Quote from: Rico on September 25, 2007, 04:32:49 AM
Loved it! Great 2nd season premiere. I was expecting them to pick right up after the end of season one, but I think the few months later worked better. Hiro in old Japan was great. Love the English guy (he used to be on "Alias" which I enjoyed a lot). Surprised they knocked off Mr. Sulu, too bad. But Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) will be on this season, of course. I didn't mind the Peter amnesia thing. Oh, he looks much better without that silly long hair anymore too. Lots of stuff happened for one episode which is why this show is so good. Think my favorite part was Claire's dad tossing that dweeb down on the table when he kept bugging him on his break. Great stuff! :)
Ooops ::)
Everything about this episode was great. Claire needs to listen to HRG man a bit more. Can she stay out of trouble for just ONE day ?? So, that was Peter at the end ? Barely recognized him. I thought Nathan blew up with Peter last year but I liked that he kicked evil mom out. OMG - HRG man pins his boss down. How many of us would like to do THAT ? :laugh:
Also like that HRG has a plan.
Hero and Sark/Kinsei (David Anders) - funny. I only hope it will not be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
This is the one series return that I have been looking forward to the most and it didn't disappoint. I thought it was packed full of information. The caught up with a few of our favorite Heroes and introduced a few new ones. I loved the whole Claire/Noah stories. The family sitting around the dinner table being bored out of there minds... priceless. The Hiro/kinsei story is good, I am a Hiro fan and I just hope they don't spend to much time on his story. I knew Nathan and Peter were coming back so seeing Nathan was no biggie and I kept waiting for Peter to show up. I did like Mr. Nakamora calling Mrs. Petrelli out about their sons and was cheering when Nathan kicked his mom out. And I'm not so sure Mr. Nakamora is dead.. he may have a power, maybe he can heal?? And it was great to see more heroes with the say powers, ie the boy Wes who was floating and watching Claire, creepy.. yes.. but cool. Can't wait for the next episode and see what's going on with other Heroes.
So my biggest questions are....Who was the guy wearing the hoodie and who is that girl communicating with in her dreams?
I thought it was alright as well. My wife and I were excited for the season to start, and happy to have found a show both me and her can watch together. At first I did not recognize Peter at the end, even though I knew to expect to see him, since his name was in the opening credits. Will be interested to find out how he got where he is, I wonder if his Mom had anything to do with it. The burned(?) person Nathan saw in the mirror in the bar, was that to be an image of Peters as well, or a reflection of Nathan?
The Hiro stuff was ok as well, though I guess I was hoping for a bit more, I suspect he will spend a lot of time making Kensie a Hero before he heads back to present time. I would have to think that this is not the end of his Father as well, seemed a little sudden. My guess is he will be resurrected or something else will bring him back to life, or he never really died. We never got a close up, only Ando's perspective from the roof top.
OK, is the flying kid soposed to be syler morphed? Was the guy in the crate peter patrelli?
Quote from: space_invader64 on September 27, 2007, 11:22:41 AM
OK, is the flying kid soposed to be syler morphed? Was the guy in the crate peter patrelli?
I don't think the flying kid was Sylar.. just another Heroes who likes Claire. And yes that was Peter Patrelli in the crate at the end.
I think giving Peter amnesia was a little too...tired. Maybe it's just me, but I tend to watch too many TV shows where they have to give characters amnesia to keep the storyline interesting. I hope it goes well and doesn't get too frustrating.
QuoteThe burned(?) person Nathan saw in the mirror in the bar, was that to be an image of Peters as well, or a reflection of Nathan?
The hair makes it look like Peter but if you look closely at his facial features it's most definitely still Nathan.
I liked Hiro's plop into old Japan (especially since I like any excuse to use my Japanese skills). I'm really interested in where they're going to take that.
I'm ambivalent towards West mostly because I was feeling stalker vibes coming from him. I hope they don't make him all evil...useless as that hope may be.
Thanks for the Clarification about Nathan. Now I wonder what it means, does Nathan have something going on similar to Jessica/Niki? Is the disfigured Nathan from the end of last season when he took Peter away and there was an explosion?
Another good, solid episode last night. Lots of stuff going on. I really like how there's more interplay between the various characters for the most part this season so far. Still, they need to stay focused. Right now they have many plot threads going. Hiro in Japan, Peter in Ireland?, Suresh/Matt/Molly cure/other stuff, Claire and her family, and the wonder twins trying to get to the States. That's a lot. Not to mention Nikki and her kid, etc. And of course Sylar still running around out there. I'm really enjoying the Hiro in Japan stuff. The Claire trying to fit in and her family is good too. Overall this season is going well I think.
Quote from: Rico on October 02, 2007, 05:05:09 AM
Another good, solid episode last night. Lots of stuff going on. I really like how there's more interplay between the various characters for the most part this season so far. Still, they need to stay focused. Right now they have many plot threads going. Hiro in Japan, Peter in Ireland?, Suresh/Matt/Molly cure/other stuff, Claire and her family, and the wonder twins trying to get to the States. That's a lot. Not to mention Nikki and her kid, etc. And of course Sylar still running around out there. I'm really enjoying the Hiro in Japan stuff. The Claire trying to fit in and her family is good too. Overall this season is going well I think.
I agree that there is almost too much stuff going on that it looses focus.
I was thinking the same thing. It is really good, but not moving so fast forward. There is so much going on that we only get a little tiny bit of forward momentum.
The toe part. UGH! We were all grossing out. Very cool. :)
Yes, seems to be a lot happening, and they have yet to touch on Niki and Micha. I have yet to get interested in the story with the twins, as I still dont really understand what their powers our (besides the brother neutralizing the sister). I hope Peters Story gets more interesting as well, maybe next week with the mysterious box. I really liked last nights episode though besides the stories I am not interested in yet, I felt it was stronger then the season opener. The Suresh story through me for a loop, and was not expecting that and seeing the Haitian show up in California at the end.
Quote from: moyer777 on October 02, 2007, 07:43:41 AM
I was thinking the same thing. It is really good, but not moving so fast forward. There is so much going on that we only get a little tiny bit of forward momentum.
The toe part. UGH! We were all grossing out. Very cool. :)
Nope - I just grossing out. Claire REALLY needs to stop that. For a moment, like her I thought the toe would not grow back. I can just see the writers for this show "This week, she cuts off her pinky toe with a scissors"
I laugh my butt off every time Claire does something to purposely mess herself up. The toe was great, I was cheering her on to do it! I also love Hiro in fuedal Japan. The twins story is a TBD and I think Peter in Ireland is fun with him not knowing anything. And how about Mrs. Pretrelli? Do you think she and Sulu hooked up and that Natahn and Peter are their love children?! Oh, and Kensei having the power to heal, it's Claire's Great great great great grandfather! Maybe all of them are related back to Kensei?
I agreer....great start to the season so far.....And I am glad that somebody besides me has used the term "Wonder Twins" to describe the brother and sister. BTW What exactly IS the sisters "power" anyway? ANyone venture a guess...or has it been revealed somewhere?
Nathan is wearing one horrible beard.
We need a Jack O'Neil line there -- "Nathan, what's with the beard ?" :lol2
Great episode last night.....Will HRG survive...nobody has yet.
And was I the only one who began reciting the Tarkin/Vader scene from A New Hope when Peter had Lt Malcolm pinned to the wall chokin him?? ;D
"Enough of this. Vader release him!"
"As you wish"
:starwars:
Very good stuff. It was nice to see Nichelle
It was alright, interested to find out what happens to HRG as well. The other stories seem to be stuck in Neutral a bit for me, the Peter Story I still not getting into much.
The last story/episode was interesting. So now Claire has a boyfriend with powers. It will be interesting to see how that plays out. The Sylar story was neat to see as well (although I wish they had been able to just finish him off last season). And it's cool to see Nichelle on the show just like George. I do hope we get to see them in a scene together some way.
OK, we've made it 3 weeks in the new season and my thoughts are:
I don't really care for the new charictors in mexico because I'm accustomed to zoning out when something comes on TV in Spanish. Like when someone in the dorms is watching the Spanish speaking station, I don't normally pay attention.
Syler is back but I personally think it might be better to have him come in a couple times a season like Q did on TNG. We know it's comming and without warning, bam! There he is with new powers we didn't know about.
The story is good with Clare, her flying boyfriend, and her family living in California. I know he has been really mean but I like Mr. Bennett. Something about him protecting his daugther is apealing to me. I don't want to see him killed off. Their family is my favoirate story in the show.
Parkman's story is also doing well. I love it that he was investigating the murder of Hiro's father and probing the mind of Mrs. Petrelli. I'm glad he is watching over Molly. Looks exciting.
And Mohender is a double agent trying to take down the company, cure the heroes of a virus and assist Parkman in keeping molly safe.
Hiro is another story. I didn't really see the need to have him go to Japan of a few hundred years ago. Not a bad story but not a great one.
We finally see Niki again and I didn't really care for her in season one. Well, I wanted DL to be a villain stocking her and Micha. When this was no longer the case for me the story just fell apart. This season I am glad to see Nichole Nicoles in the story.
Glad to see Peter is back but like Hiro and Syler, having a major setback. He has no memory and awakes in Irland. His brother really needs him and I miss him being a part of the show. Nathen has grown a beard, misses his brother and doesn't do anything.
Theres this symbol that a villain worse than syler is leaving after killing hiro's father, and nearly killing Mrs. Patrilli. I'm excitied about finding out who this is. One of Isiac's paintings shows Mr. Bennett getting shot through the eye. No, please don't kill him off! Kill Nicki, please!
Where I live, the TV reception is horrible so I end up having to download the episode after I've already seen it to see all the things I missed. So I have to go on the torrent sites and get a real pretty high def download of the show. Looks very pretty on my mac. I would just do the netflix streaming thing but I have a mac and it doesn't work yet.
Very interesting comments. I'm going to merge this into the running "Heroes" discussion thread.
Why didn't Peter just take the box? He can obviously overpower those gangsters.
I think Peter is affaid he might be a bad dude.
This may have been covered before, but I just started listening to a Heroes podcast called:
The tenth wonder http://www.thetenthwonder.com/ (http://www.thetenthwonder.com/)
The guys talk a lot about what we do on this forum. It was pretty well done and I enjoyed their comments. Plus they, like Rico, have voicemails and stuff that they play. It was good. Take a listen if you haven't already.
I am loving Heroes this season... so much going on and the story is getting deeper and deeper. Tonight's was a edge of your seat kind of episode. So much fun and so much suspense. Can't wait till next week.
Lots of stuff revealed this week. Kenny have you seen a picture posted up yet anywhere of the photo Parkman got in this latest episode? If you find one post it here too. There were a couple of people I didn't recognize.
I find it funny though that I can accept all these people with powers but have trouble with the wonder twins finding Sylar on their way to the US. Seems like a pretty big coincidence.
Quote from: Rico on October 16, 2007, 07:14:38 AM
I find it funny though that I can accept all these people with powers but have trouble with the wonder twins finding Sylar on their way to the US. Seems like a pretty big coincidence.
Yeah it would have been nice to even know he was down in south America. The last we saw him he was standing in the middle of a large forrest. Next thing he's lying in the middle of a road. I don't mind the coincidence aspect because the fact that all these peoples lives are interconnected someway has always been part of the show.
Mr. Petrelli... (http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/d/d0/Mr_petrelli.jpg/96px-Mr_petrelli.jpg)
...Angela Petrelli... (http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/8/8d/Angela_petrelli.jpg/96px-Angela_petrelli.jpg)
...Daniel Linderman... (http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/f/f2/Linderman_face.jpg/96px-Linderman_face.jpg)
...Kaito Nakamura... (http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/b/b2/Hirosdad.jpg/96px-Hirosdad.jpg)
...Bob... (http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/0/04/Bob.jpg/96px-Bob.jpg)
...Mr. Parkman... (http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/8/80/Mr_parkman.jpg/96px-Mr_parkman.jpg)
...and Charles Deveaux(http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/5/57/Charles_Deveaux.jpg/96px-Charles_Deveaux.jpg) are the known members of the group of twelve.
Nathan shows Matt a photo of the group.
In addition to the known members are two unidentified ...
...men... (http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/c/c1/Unknown_man.jpg/96px-Unknown_man.jpg)(http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/a/aa/Unknown_man_2.jpg/96px-Unknown_man_2.jpg)
... and three ... (http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/4/42/Unnamed_woman_1.jpg/96px-Unnamed_woman_1.jpg)
... unidentified ... (http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/9/9c/Unnamed_woman_2.jpg/96px-Unnamed_woman_2.jpg)
... women. (http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/7/7e/Unnamed_woman_3.jpg/96px-Unnamed_woman_3.jpg)
Thanks for this Spidey
Trying to catch myself up on Heroes. Its a pity I never got to see season 1. So far the first episode of season 2 seems good.
King Linksr
I really liked the epsiode last night, and I got a sense that the season in finally starting. The previous epsiodes seemed like more setup stories then anything. I was actually glad they did not cover Peter/Hiro, as we got more out of these other stories. I to thought it was a coincidence that Sylar ran into the Twins, though I am thinking that their powers might be powers he might not want, as I still dont know what they are. Any one have any thoughts on Nathan and the reflections of himself he is seeing?
As far as Nathan I can think of a few things. One: He looked like that right after the blast with Peter and somehow got healed up. Two: He actually still looks like that and somehow is projecting a different look somehow (maybe technology??). He is just messed up in the head after watching his brother die. Also, I guess it could be some glimpse of the future too.
Quote from: Rico on October 16, 2007, 12:02:58 PM
As far as Nathan I can think of a few things. One: He looked like that right after the blast with Peter and somehow got healed up. Two: He actually still looks like that and somehow is projecting a different look somehow (maybe technology??). He is just messed up in the head after watching his brother die. Also, I guess it could be some glimpse of the future too.
I was sort of thinking the same thing as well. Also I was thinking maybe he has something similar happening to him like Jessica/Niki
Hi guys. I really am enjoying this season and as most of the characters are now known to us, I think this second season is more enjoyable than the first one. I'm not too sure about the twins, I think we need to see them meet with other heroes before we see the full extent of their powers. Nice touch with Peter in Ireland although there were some nasty accents. I also like the Hiro story although I thought he was going to have to stay there in Japan and live Kenseis life himself, thus becoming the legend that he loves in modern day Japan.
All in all, I am loving this series and always look forward to the latest episode becoming available. Speaking of which.....
P.S. Claire is looking even lovelier this year :love
Another enjoyable episode. They really have a lot of story lines to juggle right now. Is the Suresh that went to see copycat girl really Suresh? Isn't he in New York with Molly? Copycat girl is down in New Orleans. Glad to see some more Hiro and Ando. I'm enjoying Parkman and liked the new powers he is probably going to explore due to his dad. No Claire or Sylar this week. They seem to have to drop at least one or more stories each week to keep things moving. Still liking the season so far.
Well this weeks episode wasn't big on action but it did give us a lot of information.. including the next big event in New York City. This time around the Heroes really do need to save the world. I'm now liking the Hiro storyline.. I think Hiro will become the famous Kensi and live his life out with his princess.. I don't think he'll be back. And Niki teaming up with Suresh was a surprise.. but i think it's Jessica and not Niki. And of course the shocker ending that sets up the entire season.. or does it.. I read that these storylines might not last an entire season like it did with the first season. And who is this Adam?? The guy helping Peter. Claire story was filler this week and I'm not really liking the twins and sylar story.
I liked this week's show. Now the "Heroe's" have a new mission. Does Peter have Hiro's power? Is that how he saw the future? I think Hiro will be back. He is too popular to leave in the past I think.
I'm still not trusting Bob or the Company. I hope Suresh doesn't get duped. He seems to be somewhat naive at times. Not sure about the whole Nikki/Jessica connection.
Sylar is still interesting but the Wonder twins I could live without.
I am liking this season but I think I have found one problem that's bugging me a bit. Last year they spent a good chunk of the year introducing characters, having them discover their powers and getting them all together. Now this year they are mostly all scattered and kind of back to square one in many cases. I was hoping for a bit more focused, "Super team" work this year. I think it was a mistake to split them up so much. It's ok to have a few different stories going, but they have divided things up too much. Hopefully things will start to pull back together before the inevitable hiatus season break.
I liked this week's show better than last. And next weeks could be the best of season.
As T'alc would say - Agreed.
Its like a variation on season 1. Claire is a cheerleader, Suresh is finding others, paintings are influencing events, HRG man is protecting his family, Hiro is on a mission. The twists are interesting: Peter, Sylar, Midas man (name?)
I still like the show but I'm nervous about this repetition.
Just finished 202 and 203. Very interesting. I wished I had watched the first season. Oh well, maybe Youtube will help. :)
King LInksr
I thought the last epsiode was pretty good, I like that HRG is getting back to his more exciting ways, and going on interesting missions. Glad to see Peter the Peter story is getting good again, wish he would drop the Girl though. I am like Rico in that there seems to be a lot of stories going, so hopefully some will merge together. I am kind of hoping Hiro finishes his business in Ancient Japan, as would like to see him back in the present, but I am guessing that will be an all season thing :(.
I am a little worried about this season. I am hoping that it will start to pick up more.
This is not good news...
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/11/03/strike-may-cause-early-heroes-season-finale/
Strike May Cause Early "Heroes" Season Finale
Posted by Sam on Saturday, 3 Nov 2007
Michael Ausiello from TVGuide.com is reporting that the first sign of the impact from a WGA strike is already being felt by networks.
NBC is preparing for an early season finale of its big SF show "Heroes" citing the strike called for this Monday by the 1200 members of the Guild as the main culprit behind their decision to air the finale earlier than planned.
Michael's sources confirm that the cast and crew have been called back to shoot an alternate ending for the show to air December 3. If the Feds can bring parties back together before 12:01 AM Monday, then this alternate episode will be scrapped and the network's original season finale can be kept on the regular schedule.
We reported earlier in the week that the mid-season filler, "Heroes: Origins" has been put on indefinite hold due to the strike, but that too would be back on the boards if the strike can be averted.
As much as I would like to see this strike issue resolved to everyone's satisfaction, I hold out little hope of any last minute salvation. The two parties involved are so far apart on the DVD payment issue that I don't see any timely solution occuring and expect to see the pickets go up in less than two days.
I think last years heroes was really good from the first to last episodes. This season is snowballing. Wasn't so exciting at first but every episode picks up more snow and I think it will be really good at the end.
After last nights show, things are really starting to pickup. I like how they brought the Kensei/Adam forward into the present. I am happy the ancient Japan story is over, and looking forward to see how Hiro/Adam play out in current time.
Finally this weeks episode was good. I felt before this week there were just too many small cute stories going nowhere. I cant wait for next week now.
And just when the show is getting good....it's gonna get pulled out from underneath us. ANd how soon did everyone guess that Kensei was Adam Monroe?
I liked this week's episode as well. Now we can see how things are all starting to fit together. Really cool how they brought Kensei into the present. And next week's show looks like a blast - literally! ;)
Quote from: Rico on November 07, 2007, 12:15:40 PM
I liked this week's episode as well. Now we can see how things are all starting to fit together. Really cool how they brought Kensei into the present. And next week's show looks like a blast - literally! ;)
Next weeks looks cool but they previews are so silly. They make it sound like they are going to give us the answers for everything :)
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
NBC.com REALLY needs to fix their video rewind. It lags so much now due to those dang commericials its not worth the stress. I'm now watching it on youtube.com because its better.
/sigh at all but ABC.com. At least ABC makes a video player that is watchable.
King Linksr
The networks tell us to stay off the pirate sites and watch our shows on their sites; that often don't work. The pirate sites work! I always thought the networks should hire the pirates to run the network's websites.
NBC shows are moving to www.hulu.com
Kring Talks About "Heroes" Second Season
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/11/07/kring-talks-about-heroes-second-season%e2%80%8f/
Written by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Staff Jorunalist)
It's not been an easy second season for NBC's "Heroes."
After getting some of its best numbers for the season premiere, the ratings for the show have slowly tapered off, falling week after week. (This trend is not limited only to "Heroes" as overall TV ratings are down). Then, the proposed spin-off series was put on the back-burner and potentially cancelled due to the current writers' strike and last week we reported that the show may have an abbreviated second season due to the writers strike.
And then you have the critics and fans who have been using such labels as "sophomore slump" and "disappointment" to talk about the second-year series.
According to TV Guide's Michael Ausiello, the producers have heard these cries and should a second-half of the season happen, they will make some tweaks to the "formula" of the show.
Last week, executive producer Tim Kring offered a blog interview to TV Guide On-Line in which he responded to some of the fan's burning questions about "Heroes."
One question was whether or not fans can expect to see Claude, played by Christopher Eccleston, any time soon.
"We wanted Christopher back this season because he's so integrated into the mythology of our show, not only because he was Peter's mentor but also because of his connection to HRG," says Kring. "But it probably won't work because of his schedule — he's too in demand." Cracks Loeb, "Hopefully we can get him back by Season 7!"
Kring also offered some clarity on the nature of Niki/Jessica's power, saying, "Niki's power is the same as her alternate personality Jessica's: unbelievable strength. They're the same person. Niki discovered her special ability through her split personality, but it was always her ability"
He also stated that Mohinder will not be developing any kind of special abilities. "He's Mr. Science and was conceived to be the one guy in this vortex who does not have special abilities," said Kring.
Finally, Kring addressed one of the bigger criticisms of the second-season–the growing size of the cast.
"Heroes is like a shark — it's got to keep moving," Kring insists. "If this world becomes too insular — if it's only about the characters we've gotten used to — then we lose the sense of wonderment that this phenomenon is happening in many places." Loeb reminds us that several of the old favorites — Peter, Claire, Niki, Micah, Matt, Sylar — in essence started over this season "and that required new locales and new characters for them to interact with. And the new powers are fun for the audience to watch." Those who are crabbing about too many newbies "should be patient," Loeb says. "They haven't gotten to the Dec. 3 episode, when we do our big house-cleaning!"
"Heroes" continues its second season Mondays at 9 p.m EST on NBC.
Good article Kenny. Nice to know I am not the only one who thinks this season is slipping. It seems others may feel this way as reflected in the ratings. Hopefully we will see it pick up soon.
Are the rest of you rooting for Mr. Bennett? I don't want him to get shot.
If Nicki were to die, sigh, the show would still be ok.
Quote from: space_invader64 on November 07, 2007, 02:26:58 PM
The networks tell us to stay off the pirate sites and watch our shows on their sites; that often don't work. The pirate sites work! I always thought the networks should hire the pirates to run the network's websites.
Youtube techniqually isn't a pirate site. But yea, they at least work, even if the quality isn't that great. NBC and CBS need to rework it.
King Linksr
Man...how do you stop someone that is practically invincible? This will be interesting. I say Cheerleader VS Samurai VS Confused Person...lol "The battle of the gods!!"
LOL
King Linksr
I liked this week's show but have to say I was also a bit disappointed in it. I expected more to be shown just after the big fight in the plaza. They didn't show how Sylar got away. Also, DL surviving and then later getting shot again was frankly dumb and not needed. He managed to let the guy's punch pass through him but not a bullet?? Come on. It would of been much better dramatically for him to of died right after the big boom. Also, how did Peter really survive that? I mean he can heal and everything but that was a lot to heal from and he seemed perfectly fine seconds later. Last, the Wonder Twins need to go. I see no point in them and the fact fact that she is killing a lot of people isn't helping me like them anymore. I did like the stuff with Peter, Adam and Elle (she's a bit nutty). Anyway, I'm still a fan but I think they are making some dramatic mistakes this year now.
They said last night only 3 episodes left. Do you think they are modifying the story lines because of the strike ? Yeah, I'm getting tired of "plague girl" too. She wipes an entire wedding party and nobody is reporting this ? With the other heroes, their impact was low-key but this kid is a WMD. Electro b**h - a little too SM for me.
Quote from: markinro on November 13, 2007, 06:33:22 AM
They said last night only 3 episodes left. Do you think they are modifying the story lines because of the strike ?
They have always said that this story would end mid season that the story wasn't going to run the entire season like last year. Now that there is a strike they did go back and re-tool the last episode so it would serve as a season finale and as the finale of the current storyline. If things continue to go the way they are with the strike then in three episodes we will see the season finale.
Quote from: Rico on November 13, 2007, 05:20:39 AM
Also, DL surviving and then later getting shot again was frankly dumb and not needed. He managed to let the guy's punch pass through him but not a bullet?? Come on.
It would of been much better dramatically for him to of died right after the big boom.
They have shown in past episodes that DL phases when he knows something is going to happen.. like when Niki shot him and then the second bullet went through his head because he was expecting it. The guy pulled the guy and shot in a matter of seconds.. they slow motioned it but it still happened in a matter seconds and he didn't have time to phase.
As for him dying from his previous injuries.. I like that he did not. They had to have a reason for Niki going to "The Company" and she is the reason that DL was killed.
Quote from: Rico on November 13, 2007, 05:20:39 AM
Also, how did Peter really survive that? I mean he can heal and everything but that was a lot to heal from and he seemed perfectly fine seconds later.
Peter's body didn't explode... I see it as he is in the center of the explosion, it radiates from him or from his skin rather. Remember Ted did quite a bit of radiation and it never effected him, and when he almost went nuclear he was fine after that.
Quote from: Rico on November 13, 2007, 05:20:39 AM
Last, the Wonder Twins need to go. I see no point in them and the fact fact that she is killing a lot of people isn't helping me like them anymore.
Okay I agree with you on this on Rico... not liking the wonder twins so far but I'm willing to see where they go. Tim Kring has admitted that he has taken a chance this season and it did not pay off.. He has said that if they come back after mid season things will change.. but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. So will have to wait till next season for the changes.
I still think this TV series if far above most TV shows and I'm loving every minute of it.
Yeah - I recall Ted not being affected by his radiation now more. They just made it seem for so many episodes that Peter going nuclear was such a huge thing that I thought it might of hurt him some.
I know DL needed time to react to a gun shot at him, but just moments before he reacted just fine to someone tossing a punch at him - a much quicker action by far than pulling gun out and firing it. My bigger problem is the impact of his death due to that. It reminded me of Kirk dying in Generations from a fall. Not very dramatic or particularly heroic. Now, if DL had stepped in front of the gun to save Nikki and didn't phase because if he did she would of been hit - much better I think.
Anyway, I still really like the show and it has great potential. But some of these little details that could be so much better are bugging me a little.
How are you going to end this show with only 3 episodes?? There is way too much left to explain. I'll admit that the Wonder Twins need to die, they aren't needed. And what the heck, the bullet kills him?? I mean, can his body just not handle high-speeds?? Its an incredibly poor way to kill him. His powers aren't that great if a bullet can kill him but not fire or wall. But otherwise, its a great episode, much better than it has been.
King Linksr
Although there story has been so-so up to now, the Wonder twins power is VERY spooky and kinda disturbing, so in that respect I give the writers props. I also thought that DL getting shot again was lame. I'm glad Peter is out and about, his whole not remembering his powers was getting old.
I thought this one was good but not really nessessery. I enjoyed it but I wanted to see some more of the clare story line which I guess is comming next week.
I agree that it would have been nice to see DL go out in a bit more grand style, but I guess as well, he went through a lot of major things, to come to end in a disagreement at a club might have been the point the writers wanted to make. It was nice to see that he was able to fulfill his Hero promise to Micha by saving the girl in the fire.
I think they have dragged the wonder twins story on far to long, I have not learned anything more from the first time I saw them until this epsiode. I think we all had gathered that she had done something bad, so last nights episode was really no surprise. Hopefully this story with Sylar turns it interesting, as I am really having a tough time seeing where their powers fit in.
The Peter/Adam story has me really thinking. The episode before they had left me with the thought that Adam was bad after his time spent with Hiro and him behind taking out the people in the pictures. After last night, he seems good, and a poor soul held against his will. I like how this story is going, and glad that Peter has got his memory back. I like how they work the Haitian into these stories, and how he is helping them out in his own special way.
Yes, the moral "gray area" this year is huge....who is good and who is bad...is there good and bad? It will be interesting to see where it leads but to wrap it up in only 3 more episodes???? I have a hard time seeing that, so hopefully the writers were on their game.
And was Mama Patrelli doing something to Nathans wife or was she just being creppy touchy feely?
Quote from: Darth Gaos on November 14, 2007, 09:44:55 AM
And was Mama Patrelli doing something to Nathans wife or was she just being creppy touchy feely?
Yeah I wasn't sure about that.. might be her power to persuade people like Eden. Or it could just be creepy touchy feely thing.. it could go either way with her.
Quote from: Darth Gaos on November 14, 2007, 09:44:55 AM
Yes, the moral "gray area" this year is huge....who is good and who is bad...is there good and bad? It will be interesting to see where it leads but to wrap it up in only 3 more episodes???? I have a hard time seeing that, so hopefully the writers were on their game.
And was Mama Patrelli doing something to Nathans wife or was she just being creppy touchy feely?
Is it confirmed they are only doing 3 more episodes? Thats really going to suck....
King Linksr
Would any of you mind if I start refering to the brother and sister from mexico as Donnie and Marie?
I won't say much about tonights episode... I'll wait for tomorrow but I loved tonights episode.. so much happened and we really only followed two stories.. Claire and Hiro and a little of Matt. This shows you that if you focus on less characters you can have a really kick a$$ episode. Okay.. more tomorrow. Oh one last thing.. what a cliffhanger. :jawdrop
Yes Kenny, that was truly and amazing show tonight! WOW~
Can't wait to hear what people thought.
I agree guys, loved the show last night. Really well put together. Loved the stuff with Hiro and his father. And also the parts with Claire, HRG, etc. Wow - what a shocker some of that was. And the ending! It's really sad that now that the show is really building up steam there are only 2 episodes left to air.
I really enjoyed that! I'm so glad that Noah Bennett lives on. Glad to see he approves of Clares boyfriend
Cmon, we need to kill that electric woman. She really needs to die. ;) But great episode. Of course, they also visited why Hiro can't change things in the past. It would be too much like acting like a god. Which Mr. I can read minds is already starting to dangerously visit. His power is just a little much. I really can't wait for the next episode....but curses to the whole writer strike thing, they are going to kill this season too quickly. :(
But yay! Great episode!!!
King Linksr
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on November 19, 2007, 10:33:31 PM
I won't say much about tonights episode... I'll wait for tomorrow but I loved tonights episode.. so much happened and we really only followed two stories.. Claire and Hiro and a little of Matt. This shows you that if you focus on less characters you can have a really kick a$$ episode. Okay.. more tomorrow. Oh one last thing.. what a cliffhanger. :jawdrop
/agree Kenny. It was such a good episode when they focused on only a couple ppl rather than the entire cast. I'm kinda hoping that the twins "disappear" but am doubtful as they have that sycho path with them, w/e his name is.
King Linksr
Quote from: Kinglinksr on November 20, 2007, 10:01:36 AM
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on November 19, 2007, 10:33:31 PM
I won't say much about tonights episode... I'll wait for tomorrow but I loved tonights episode.. so much happened and we really only followed two stories.. Claire and Hiro and a little of Matt. This shows you that if you focus on less characters you can have a really kick a$$ episode. Okay.. more tomorrow. Oh one last thing.. what a cliffhanger. :jawdrop
/agree Kenny. It was such a good episode when they focused on only a couple ppl rather than the entire cast. I'm kinda hoping that the twins "disappear" but am doubtful as they have that sycho path with them, w/e his name is.
King Linksr
I agree totally. I am sick of the twins story. It does nothing for the story!
I thought it was pretty good, and how they continually surprise me when they already told me what will happen with those paintings ;) . I like what they Did with Matt and Mrs patrelli, and how they subtly indicated that he probed her mind at then end to get the name of the mystery lady in the picture. I am confused again about Kensei/Adam, as I thought he was a good guy last week, but now back to wondering what his plan is, though I suspected for the last little while he was the one to kill Hiros Dad. I really liked the HRG/Claire story, as that is getting very good, and looking forward to next week episode. I have not cared for West all that much, but after this episode I like him a lot more, and the Alliance he formed with HRG to get Claire back. I like Elle a lot as well, even though she is bad, hopefully she sticks around.
Maybe it's just me, but if I wasn't happily married and if I was living in that universe, Elle would be my type of woman. I perfer the crazy that you ca see as opposed to the crazy you find out about later.
Quote from: jedijeff on November 20, 2007, 08:31:55 PM
I thought it was pretty good, and how they continually surprise me when they already told me what will happen with those paintings ;) . I like what they Did with Matt and Mrs patrelli, and how they subtly indicated that he probed her mind at then end to get the name of the mystery lady in the picture. I am confused again about Kensei/Adam, as I thought he was a good guy last week, but now back to wondering what his plan is, though I suspected for the last little while he was the one to kill Hiros Dad. I really liked the HRG/Claire story, as that is getting very good, and looking forward to next week episode. I have not cared for West all that much, but after this episode I like him a lot more, and the Alliance he formed with HRG to get Claire back. I like Elle a lot as well, even though she is bad, hopefully she sticks around.
I love the fact that West kicked the electric woman's butt. Best part of the whole episode. Electricity VS Air power. Air wins!
King Linksr
Quote from: Kinglinksr on November 21, 2007, 02:14:56 AM
Quote from: jedijeff on November 20, 2007, 08:31:55 PM
I thought it was pretty good, and how they continually surprise me when they already told me what will happen with those paintings ;) . I like what they Did with Matt and Mrs patrelli, and how they subtly indicated that he probed her mind at then end to get the name of the mystery lady in the picture. I am confused again about Kensei/Adam, as I thought he was a good guy last week, but now back to wondering what his plan is, though I suspected for the last little while he was the one to kill Hiros Dad. I really liked the HRG/Claire story, as that is getting very good, and looking forward to next week episode. I have not cared for West all that much, but after this episode I like him a lot more, and the Alliance he formed with HRG to get Claire back. I like Elle a lot as well, even though she is bad, hopefully she sticks around.
I love the fact that West kicked the electric woman's butt. Best part of the whole episode. Electricity VS Air power. Air wins!
King Linksr
Elle did get the upper hand on West in the end as she shocked him and Claire out of the sky, but that was probably pay back for knocking her out earlier in the episode. Once HRG shot her, I guess that gave them a second chance to escape.
Quote from: Just X on November 20, 2007, 09:09:11 PM
Maybe it's just me, but if I wasn't happily married and if I was living in that universe, Elle would be my type of woman. I perfer the crazy that you ca see as opposed to the crazy you find out about later.
I agree with you on that, she would probably be my type of lady as well if I was not married and living in that Universe.
I had a thought about Clare's blood. It healed her father. The virus is a living orginism, would it hurt it or help it?
OK, I know most of the board loves Hero's but I just got to say this....
I am about done with this show. This year has done nothing for me personally. They keep starting stories like this cat women person when there is only 1 episode left? huh? Also, who cares about this girl and her brother that Sylar is hanging around? I don't really care about this year's story arc and there are way way to many story lines.
There is so little to care about right now in the show. Trust me I want to like this show and I have been sticking with it just like I did with last seasons LOST but it's starting to totally loose me :(
Sorry venting after seeing tonights episode.
I found this episode to have a lot of story lines going, which they probably needed to do to wrap things up next week, but hurt the episode. I cant really see how the Sylar story will fit in with the saving the world from the virus story, as they have yet to show any relation. I think that next week they are going to have a lot of ground to cover, I hope the Micha/Nikki/Monica story does not take to much time away from the main story.
Quote from: Blackride on November 26, 2007, 07:06:00 PM
OK, I know most of the board loves Hero's but I just got to say this....
I am about done with this show. This year has done nothing for me personally. They keep starting stories like this cat women person when there is only 1 episode left? huh? Also, who cares about this girl and her brother that Sylar is hanging around? I don't really care about this year's story arc and there are way way to many story lines.
There is so little to care about right now in the show. Trust me I want to like this show and I have been sticking with it just like I did with last seasons LOST but it's starting to totally loose me :(
Sorry venting after seeing tonights episode.
X2, well said. Peter is a moron, the Mica story line is lame, Claire's story goes no where, and the twins story is so bad to be laughable. And I really like this show too. Huge bummer, IMHO.
Guy you have to keep in mind the show is being seriously messed up due to the writers strike. They are only getting half the season now. While I agree some of these new stories and characters are not the best, the season was not intended to end in only one more episode. You really have to cut them a bit of slack for that. Now, while I agree season 2 has been a bit rocky it is still, for me at least, one of the coolest and most fun shows on TV.
I understand that and the season has been ok, but last night's episode was awful. Peter just looks like a know-nothing side kick to Adam, following him around and his motivation is what? Save his Irish girlfriend?! The Mica story felt like an afterthought. The Sylar/Wonder Twins is just dull and I could have cared less that he killed the brother. And Claire and her boring boyfriend did absolutely nothing but mourn and trhreaten to expose her powers to the world, which we know won't happen.
It was just bad.
The only thing I can think about the Mica/Nikki/Monica storyline and why it is still going is that possibly one the 2 heroes we are going to lose is going to come from that story. Just a guess on my part, as it does feel like an after thought story. If the story plays out with Mica getting Nikki to help and she rescues Monica, it just feels like it is pointless and really does not add much.
I thought Mica should have used his power to turn the streetlight back on. To frighten the thugs.
I think it's about time for Nikki to go. The other I'm guessing will be Marie Osmand (my name for the female wonder twin) because Syler will kill her.
I would like to see future Hiro come back and end the fight between present Hiro and Peter.
I the heroes fans should caputre all of the writer's strike negotiators on both sides and lock them in a house until they come to an agreeable situation.
I think that it's going to be Sparky and Lady Death that bite the big one.
I also think that now that Peter has access to the powers of the Hatian ... Sylar doesn't stand a chance.
Quote from: space_invader64 on November 27, 2007, 10:23:00 AM
I thought Mica should have used his power to turn the streetlight back on. To frighten the thugs.
I think it's about time for Nikki to go. The other I'm guessing will be Marie Osmand (my name for the female wonder twin) because Syler will kill her.
I would like to see future Hiro come back and end the fight between present Hiro and Peter.
I the heroes fans should caputre all of the writer's strike negotiators on both sides and lock them in a house until they come to an agreeable situation.
Quote from: Rico on November 27, 2007, 04:40:56 AM
Guy you have to keep in mind the show is being seriously messed up due to the writers strike. They are only getting half the season now. While I agree some of these new stories and characters are not the best, the season was not intended to end in only one more episode. You really have to cut them a bit of slack for that. Now, while I agree season 2 has been a bit rocky it is still, for me at least, one of the coolest and most fun shows on TV.
I agree with all of this. The writers strike is the one that hurt the show this season. I'm fairly certain that if it wasn't the 2nd to last episode, that we wouldn't be having these issues. I myself enjoyed the last episode, but I will agree that "wonder twins" which is now "wonder death girl" lol needs to end along with Sylar. But we'll all see how this ends next week. It should be interesting.
King Linksr
I thought last nights episode was good. I'm just glad they are trying to resolve it before we don't see it for awhile.
Has anybody heard how talks are going this week?
While I have a warm place in my heart for Heroes that makes me try very hard to enjoy it, I agree with many of the comments above about the weaknesses in recent stories. On one hand, possibly there are some problems with the directing, where they are just not keeping an eye on telling a smooth-flowing story. On the other hand, we are only now noticing how thin many of these characters really are.
In season 1, we were just getting to know them, and also we were constantly being surprised by plot developments and the overarching build-up towards the climax. This season, there are too many stories going on to spend much time with each character. We don't get to really understand why anyone is doing anything, so they seem to be making all kinds of rash decisions (Peter, Maya, Micah, etc. all seem to be suffering from that).
Plus, after last season's virtually deathless finale, I don't think there is much suspense regarding the climax this time around. Does anyone think that they're not going to stop the virus? It would be a pretty dull Book 3 if there's only 7% of the population left.
I just hope for a cool wrap up of Book 2, and look forward to an exciting start to Book 3 (whenever that comes out).
They will stop the virus due to the fact that the production costs of having a post-virus world would most likely be too high. Just my opinion.
I just read this on E Online "Watch with Kristen" WARNING... it does spill some beans about the winter finale.. you've been warned!!!!!
Heroes Redux: One to Go; Three to Die
Categories: heroes
Hayden Panettiere, Heroes
"Two Heroes will fall. One villain will rise."
Trust me, that NBC promo dude ain't kiddin' in the Heroes teaser that aired tonight! And frankly, I'm a wee bit scared about the two impending deaths in next week's winter finale...which I have a little exclusive scoop on below.
But first, let's dig into what went down tonight!
Heroes, Milo Ventimiglia
WHAT WE LEARNED
Peter Petrelli Is a Selfish Little Prat: Sorry, Milo, me still love you long time, but that was some ridiculous motivation you kept expressing in tonight's episode! Let me get this straight: You went to the future. You saw that ninety-freaking-three percent of the entire world population had perished because of that pesky virus, but your primary concern is to save some Irish trollop you met in a bar a few weeks ago? Yes, Caitlin is perfectly lovely, but if The Bachelor has taught us nothing else this week, it's that you cannot develop strong feelings in that amount of time. How about a little concern for humanity at large?!...Ahem. Sorry. Had to vent.
Claire-Bear's Never Been Better: Okay, granted, I can't really follow her logic of how showing the world her ability will make her story about her father's death automatically true, but hot damn, Hayden P was certainly on top of her game tonight, giving the likes of Sally Field in Steel Magnolias a run for her money as far as believable and heart-tugging tears. (Okay, maybe that's a bit of a stretch, but still, I was moved!) (And psst...Worry not! Claire won't be crying much longer.)
Alejandro, We Hardly Knew Ye... But we knew ye a lot longer than we were supposed to! Don't forget what Shalim Ortiz told us when he stopped by the illustrious WWK studios (aka my office) to chat: He was only supposed to be in one or two episodes. So he was living on borrowed time and should move on to greener and fan-friendly pastures. RIP, Alejandro.
Adam Is 100 Percent Bad Boy (and Not in the Fun Sort of Gangsta Way): Lest it not be clear, Adam's sole intentions are to release strain number 138 of the virus on the population, in order to wipe the slate clean on humanity and enact his plan for world domination. Sorta makes Sylar look like a wounded putty-tat, does he not? (Not to mention David Anders' original evil mastermind on Alias, the delicious Mr. Sark.) This is some serious evil!
Heroes: Zachary Quinto
WHAT LIES AHEAD
In next week's winter finale, three Heroes will die.
We'll call the first death Final, the second death Uncertain and the third death Reversed (thanks to Claire's miracle juice—yay!). (And no, they don't go down in that order.)
Although you may be shocked by all of these deaths—because they are all series regulars and very pretty people!—you probably won't cry over Final or Reversed (that's just my hunch). But if Uncertain turns out to stick, well, let's just say the Heroes producers best be stocking up on some hazmat suits for the s--t storm that's about to erupt! The fans will not be happy.
(P.S.: In other winter-finale news, Mama Petrelli just might be the worst mother ever in the history of the planet, while Noah Bennet has my vote for Father of the Year, while Sylar is the Comeback Kid.)
I'm glad someone else agrees with me about Peter's motivation based on last weeks episode!
What if Sylar was half brother of the Petrellis?
Oh boy, sounds like next week is going to be the week where my entire dorm floor will be cursing all week. "Better turn on that profanity filter....."
LOL
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Man, I am so looking forward to this episode. Personally, I think Mohinder and Nathan will die. Just my opinion, but hey, you never know. I hope they dont kill Adam, because it would just seem that his entire season buildup didnt pay off in the end. I hope he continues, they just stop his plan. But anyways, cant wait till Monday, and hope the WGA strike ends soon so we can get more of Season 2 (and Origins)!
Wow, that was something....
What did all of you think?
I still have two hours before it airs here... can't wait.
So is it possible that they would have a miniseason in the spring if the srike ends any time soon?
Well it doesn't sound like it.. but anything is possible.
Wow.. that was pretty good....What an ending. I love that they gave us a sneak peek at Volume Three "Villains" Looks like we lost several of our Heroes. I'm bummed that this is the last episode possibly until September of 2008. I'll wait for more people to watch it before I go into more details.
I really liked it. Good way to tie things up pretty well, at least for now. I'm glad them seemed to destroy the virus rather than drag that out more. I'm really wondering if that was done due to the strike in this episode. It seems a virus that could almost wipe out the world would of been stretched out a bit more. It was cool seeing some of the "heroes" going up against each other. Any episode where Hiro yells out, "flying man" is a good one in my book. The show tied up a lot of elements and did so well. Too bad we probably won't see anymore until fall of 2008. Oh, Nathan might not die. Remember he has some of Adam's blood inside him now. Not really buying that Nikki is dead either. All in all, a cool season finale.
I thought it was a pretty good episode as well. I pretty much expected Nikki would be one of the Heroes to go (maybe), as the story just seemed last minute and did not really fall in with the rest of the arc. A bit surprised about Nathan, but for the most part this season he has had a very small role. I wondered the same as Rico that he had Adams blood, but I wonder if that only occurs at the time it is injected. I wonder if Peters would be enough to cure him, or if they would need to get Claire's possibly. My guess is that Noah Bennet was the one who shot him as well, as the long shot of the person walking out after looked similar to him. Looking forward to when it returns, and liked how they built it up with the Villains, so will be good to see Sylar at full strength again, and I wonder if Adam will escape his coffin prison.
Does Adam need to eat? Breathe?
I thought that was the best episode of the year. I have one complaint. Sylar's last line which was "I'm Back" was lame :)
I could tell it wasn't as tightly written as we are used to but I guess they did the best they could.
Now that Nikki bit the dust, I'm kind of sad because I was starting to like her in the last couple of episodes.
I think they should have given it more of a virus climax. It seemed pretty forced.
I wanted to see more of Claire's visit with her father.
What do you want to bet that Nathen somehow survives? Or is brought back? Nathen can time travel and there is healing blood in three characters!
Oh crud. I forgot my favorite part. Sylar uses his "force" power to pull the empty spinach can into his hand at the end. Someone must of watched a lot of Popeye cartoons growing up! ;)
My favorite part was what Hiro did to Adam.. that was genius.
He put him six feet under.
So do you think Peter was after revenge or healing blood when he left? He is Claire's uncle. Maybe he went to find her.
Peter never left.. he held Nathan. the person you saw the back of was the shooter.
Quote from: Rico on December 04, 2007, 06:18:44 AM
Does Adam need to eat? Breathe?
Eat no. As someone with the power to heal and given that they have not required their food intake to be increased after healing I would say that he wouldn't need to eat because the damage of starvation would repair itself.
Now breathing ... that's the good and bad part. I thought about it and explained it to my wife after the show.
He has enough air to survive for a few hours at the most.
Then he will suffocate and die.
Now here's the evil part. Once he dies, his body will repair the damage only the have him back in the lack of breathable air situation.
So he will wake choking and then die in a few minutes only to wake again and die again. If he doesn't break out with the air supply, he should be in a constant state of suffocation and death, but without enough time to claw his way out before he dies again.
This is just a theory however.
It just makes sense with the information we've seen about how his and clair's powers work.
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on December 04, 2007, 10:33:24 AM
My favorite part was what Hiro did to Adam.. that was genius.
Yes, I loved this episode. However, am I mistaken in thinking that mabye the virus is not gone? Mohinder said something about Nikki's blood. I'm worried that the virus is still out there...which will make things interesting. Oh, and Adam is so pwned. I think it was Clair's father that shot Nathan. He would be able to. All in all a great episode. I cannot wait for the next season of heroes. It promises to be interesting.
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Quote from: Just X on December 04, 2007, 11:03:33 AM
Now here's the evil part. Once he dies, his body will repair the damage only the have him back in the lack of breathable air situation.
So he will wake choking and then die in a few minutes only to wake again and die again. If he doesn't break out with the air supply, he should be in a constant state of suffocation and death, but without enough time to claw his way out before he dies again.
I agree with Just X's theory. I don't see Adam digging himself out in that state. Besides, thats 6ft of dirt. Compact...it will hold him for Centuries at the least.
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Quote from: Just X on December 04, 2007, 11:03:33 AM
Now here's the evil part. Once he dies, his body will repair the damage only the have him back in the lack of breathable air situation.
So he will wake choking and then die in a few minutes only to wake again and die again. If he doesn't break out with the air supply, he should be in a constant state of suffocation and death, but without enough time to claw his way out before he dies again.
That was a fate worse then death... you could tell Hiro will be effected by this for a long time.
Who's coffin was that? I doubt that Hiro could have teleported himself and Adam into the coffin because there isn't enough room. How did he get him in there?
I thought it was Hiro's father's coffin.. would be kind of fitting. And we don't really know how Hiro's teleportation works.. does he need to see the place visually before you transports or does he just have to think about the inside of a coffin. And I think there was room for two of them in that coffin.. at least for a few seconds that he need to teleport in and out.
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on December 04, 2007, 11:27:14 AM
I thought it was Hiro's father's coffin.. would be kind of fitting. And we don't really know how Hiro's teleportation works.. does he need to see the place visually before you transports or does he just have to think about the inside of a coffin. And I think there was room for two of them in that coffin.. at least for a few seconds that he need to teleport in and out.
I believe it is Hiro's father's coffin or right by his.
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Then where is his father's body?
Quote from: space_invader64 on December 04, 2007, 02:38:03 PM
Then where is his father's body?
Uhh...umm.....well....we just don't ask those questions in the land of Heroes. ;)
Idk, its a thought.
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Could he have used Adams blood to heal his father? I don't think so personally but it would be interesting.
FInally saw the episode last night (I know, I know but we have been dealing with 2 kids having pneumonia...long couple of weeks).
AWESOME. tied up thinkgs fairly well. I also think that Noah was the shooter (although that may be a bit too obvious). I do not think that NIki or Nathan is dead. The ad for this episode said "Two heroes will FALL" not "Two heroes will DIE".
Love the tail end of the flying scene with Nathan and Matt...funny. I thought the whole Mohinder/Sylar/Maya/Molly scenes were great.
Anyone figure out where any of those props in the safe came from or where they might be used in the future? The small "squiggly" dagger in the safe was seen in St. Joans hand on the cover of the "9th Wonder" comic so I wonder if she will get that somehow. SOme of the other things in there were a set of playing cards, a brain...anything else anyone remembers or has an idea about?