Heroes Season 5

**The Cusp** · 09-22-2009 08:23 PM

For a two hour episode, not much happened, but it was all right I suppose.

I like the introduction of the Carnival element. Has a Clive Barker Feel to it. They seem to know about Peter's general type of powers, calling him an empath, so hopefully they can teach him to use them effectively. His shifting powers are getting annoying.

And Tracy's powers rock! Water body and cold? Hell yeah!

Now unless the writing has improved, my guess is Claire's new roommate killed her old one in order to move in with her.

**slash112** · 09-22-2009 10:06 PM

Wait... a new season?!?!?!

Why was I not informed?

**Amethyst Star** · 09-23-2009 03:46 PM

Haven't read what was written because I haven't seen it yet, but it's technically Volume 5, and season 4. Ugh! I can't wait to watch it!

**Photolysis** · 09-23-2009 04:35 PM

Meh, I dunno if it's worth watching now. Maybe I'll wait to hear how it starts to pan out rather than make any emotional investment in it.

**Eonnn** · 09-24-2009 07:57 AM

yeah i didn't think much happened in it either. There were also a lot of times when i was like "What?! When did that happen?!" for example, why aren't they being chased by the government anymore? as if the government would go to all the effort of trying to capture them then just completely stop. There are a lot of things that just dont make sense and dont follow on from previous episodes, its kinda annoying. If it weren't for the super-powers and special effects I would have stopped watching the show long ago.

**Eonnn** · 09-29-2009 10:02 AM

omg boooooooooooooooring we need some action ffs! there needs to be less drama and more super power usage. i forgot to mention this before but why the hell did they make the actor from prison break have a scottish/english accent? he keeps slipping it sounds so bad and fake.

**The Cusp** · 09-30-2009 12:37 PM

Claire's new roommate really bugs me. Her head is just shaped so weird, her face is all lumpy. Isn't there a law against putting ugly people on tv?

**Eonnn** · 09-30-2009 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by The Cusp

Claire's new roommate really bugs me. Her head is just shaped so weird, her face is all lumpy. Isn't there a law against putting ugly people on tv?

lol i know right? i bet she's the one that clair has the lesbian moment with.

**Jeff777** · 10-01-2009 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by The Cusp

Claire's new roommate really bugs me. Her head is just shaped so weird, her face is all lumpy. Isn't there a law against putting ugly people on tv?

**slayer** · 10-01-2009 09:56 PM

Heros should have ended on the first season with Syler (sp?) dieing.

Why does everyone ruin things just for the money?

**spockman** · 10-01-2009 10:15 PM

Season 1- Good plot development, good characters
Season 2- Characters pretty much remain good, plot notsomuch
Season 3- WTF?
Season 3 1/2- Didn't get to watch much of it...
Season 4- It seems... Well, forced? Is that the right word? At any rate, the story doesn't flow or have a nice feel to it. Nothing in particular that I can point out.

EDIT: @Slayer. Because 'retaining the original essence' of something doesn't have a price tag on it- so it's not worth anything. Unless, of course, you are Star Trek and come back from a gap of nothingness exceeding ten years. Only to come back from the second, (albeit shorter,) gap of nothingness with a Star Trek more successful than the last. I'm ranting now. I'll stop.

**dostoevskyblue** · 10-02-2009 04:41 AM

syler just stood around bitching the first two episodes,they should give him his body back soon

**Eonnn** · 10-02-2009 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by dostoevskyblue

syler just stood around bitching the first two episodes,they should give him his body back soon

yeah and give peter all his powers back too then have an epic battle between them.

**slash112** · 10-02-2009 04:15 PM

Yeah that would be epic.

**spockman** · 10-02-2009 05:02 PM

BTW, as far as the accent slipping goes- watch Mohinder in season one episodes 1-3. Then watch him any other time. For some reason, being out of India for two weeks made him lose his Indian accent. Of course, rather than go from Indian to American- he has to do an accent inbetween and switch to British...

**The Cusp** · 10-03-2009 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by slash112

Yeah that would be epic.

Like the season finale battle of last season? Not what I would call epic...

**spockman** · 10-03-2009 03:46 AM

I think I finally figured out why I liked Heroes one so much. It felt like a role-playing campaign, (albeit one where the players are totally disjointed,) if you know what I mean. Of the other seasons, two felt second most like an rpg. It all goes downhill from there.

**The Cusp** · 10-03-2009 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by spockman

I think I finally figured out why I liked Heroes one so much. It felt like a role-playing campaign, (albeit one where the players are totally disjointed,) if you know what I mean. Of the other seasons, two felt second most like an rpg. It all goes downhill from there.

Season 3 and 4 had a crappy DM.

**Amethyst Star** · 10-06-2009 08:45 AM

Maybe it's just because I love Heroes so much, but I loved the first three hours! The man who can control earth is going to be a very interesting character and I'm curious to see in which direction they take him. Also, I was pleasantly surprised by the deaf lady who can see sound. I can't help but wonder how she's going to play a role in all of this, though I have some very abstract ideas.

I usually just like to enjoy what I watch rather than pick it to pieces (unless it entails what I/others think is coming next). I'm enjoying to so far and am glad that at least one of my roommates is as excited as I am.

**Eonnn** · 10-07-2009 05:34 PM

guess who's back? yay!

**The Cusp** · 10-13-2009 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Eonnn

lol i know right? i bet she's the one that clair has the lesbian moment with.

Good call!!!

She didn't even push the girl away and let her finish the kiss! I think she liked it, lumpy head and all! That show would be twice as good if Claire was a lesbian.

I had a feeling that's who would end up joining the Carnival.

**Secret Neo** · 10-13-2009 04:49 PM

The only reason i watched last nights episode was for the kiss, which was cool, but not long enough lol. i gave up heroes this season, iunno what the hell is goin on with the carnies, i dont really care, but the kiss was good. after that i just changed it back to House.

**dostoevskyblue** · 10-13-2009 05:13 PM

great episode,slyers with the carnival,claire gets some lesbian action,cant wait till next week,

**Sandform** · 10-14-2009 02:13 AM

A bit of a Spoiler for those who haven't seen the latest episode.

I'm torn on the inclusion of the gay character. I'm glad to see that they finally put one in, lets just hope they don't turn her straight like they did poor Zach. Of course there was the other lesbian, April, who was lost because the actress who played her was hired for desperate housewives. One episode and then she was gone.

But back to me being torn. Maybe they are just trying to go for a less audience splitting character, I feel like lesbians are more easily accepted in our culture than gay males, and maybe I'm a little biased myself here, but I would have preferred a male character to be gay. Of course I can see the difficulties in plot with a male character being gay. Who would it be? At this point in the story the new characters are busy being given a back story, simply saying "this character is gay" wouldn't be a very good set up, and finding a way to bring two new characters into one of the current main characters' lives at the same time would be a little more of a writing difficulty than just one. And, as seems to be the norm on heroes, we like to see new characters as almost completely alone if not entirely before they become relevant to the story. I suppose that goes along with the whole antihero concept. A nobody becomes a somebody. Although other superheroes are often seen as alone, solemn, etc, this is usually a consequence of their heroics and not something that would exist natural had they not had the burden of their abilities. Of course in this instance heroics don't matter since, as far as we know, this new character has no powers.

On the other hand if you can establish a crush in the way that they did on the last episode then you have a pseudo relationship (even if it only exists in one person's head) that can take the place of the real one and allow that character to develop in a way that allows you to connect to that character. Something that would be difficult to do with any of the other characters, and, as I stated before, adding two new characters who are centralized around only one other main character would be incredibly annoying for the writers and the audience. Of course I've never thought of heroes as focusing on love interests that often, there are instances to be sure, but it never felt like a heart of the story line, so maybe it is good to have it set up the way they have it (assuming Claire doesn't go lesbian) so that the show can keep on neglecting budding romance plots.

I'm glad that lesbians are getting attention in a less demeaning situation than they are usually portrayed, either as ugly butch lesbians or slutty lipstick lesbians, even if they had to include the obligatory hot girl scene with Claire to do it, which if she reciprocated the relationship would actually leave me a bit disappointed. (Unless someone can give me a reason why being a lesbian would fit with her character, I know she mentioned that her past relationships with boys was complicated in this last episode, but that is a bit of a stretch to go on, and was possibly a plot device to give Gretchin a false sense of hope)

But, what do you guys think am I over thinking this, or maybe under thinking it?