Heroes 2.03 - Kindred

[fembuck]

Niki! *hugs* I missed you girl, glad to have you back. I hope you actually get something to do next week. Thanks for bringing Uhura along with you, that was awesome. Also, Niki said Uhura was family, so how is she related to Micah? She's not his grandma cause we met D.Ls mom and was not a fan of Niki's. Aunt maybe?  Also what's up with NIki running to the company for a cure?  I thought she pretty much had her Jessica problems under control, the two seemed almost merged at the end of last season and it's been four months since then.  So that leaves the superstrength, and if she doesn't want that I'll take it! *raises hand*

D.L is dead! Yay! Seriously, the dude was dead weight, and it'll make shipping Niki with everyone (including herself) so much easier.

Seriously writers, you brought Candace back for that?!? And you couldn't even get Missy for it? I mean, I hear she's got a gig on Reaper now, but seriously, you couldn't get her to come back for like an afternoon of shooting? For shame. The only good thing about this Candace appearance was her insinuating that Sylar would want to sleep with himself. That was pretty awesome.

West is a fucking douchebag. What he did to Claire in science class just killed any chance there was on me someday liking the character. He's an arrogant asshole. This love affair storyline is going to be so painful to sit through (what is this Eureka or something!?! *thinks of Jo/Zane and Zoe/Hair!boy and shudders*). Why couldn't Claire just become friends with Dana Davis and then they could bond over having powers therefore negating creepy, manipulative assface West needing to exist?

Also, the fact that he's going to be responsible for turning Claire against HRG is NOT doing him any favors.

I liked that Maya used her powers on purpose this episode, but I have to say, pretty as Dania is this storyline is boring the hell out of me. Get them to America ASAP writers, and while your at it explain Maya and Alejandro's powers a bit. Being all wishy washy with Niki's ability last year (still) did you no favors, don't do the same thing with Maya.

The Japan storyline is also kind of boring me. I'm kind of 'meh' on the Mohinder/Parkman storyline, and the bad Irish brogues need to go (I miss the Petrelli's together like whoa).

I'm feeling like they've spread themselves really thin with all of these cast members right now. I felt like I got about 5 minutes with each character this week, and it's making it hard to get into the story lines. And next week they're going to add yet another character, the Dana Davis one, and I'm like "dudes, you can barely cover the characters you've got already!'. I don't know how they're going to do it, but they need to settle down a little bit with the story lines, maybe focus on two or three an episode so that it feels like something is happening instead of a couple minutes of filler here and there.

So to end off here's a gallery of awesome Ali/Hayden pictures courtesy of sinandmisery 

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[fembuck.livejournal.com]

They've basically hit the 'reset' button and I'm like 'dammit, I already *watched* this last season!'.

Yes! I mean, Claire in High School being emo and hiding her gift. You did that, only she chose to revel her gift instead of being forced into it/spied one, Zach was a decent guy and a good friend instead of an arrogant douche, and their friendship was actually sweet instead of frustrating and in some ways OOC.

they have all these great characters and proceed to keep them seperated from each for as long as humanly possible, and then proceed *not* to mix up the character interaction.

Oh I know! I thought they finally had dealt with that at the end of last season when everyone was gathered together, but apparently after that they were all like "well, so that happened ... yeah, uh, well I have this thing ... to do, so..." and just went home. BORING! The isolated storylines also make the plot blunder along at a glacial pace because the attention needs to be shifted to a different storyline every three minutes, where if they were on screen with each other we'd get a lot more of everyone.

That and this show is reaching Lost territory with its 'no female characters shall ever interact with each other..ever!'.

Bothers me, so much! You have all the men working together and being all slashy and shit, and yet we can't even get female characters in the same room as each other. *tears out hair* I mean, with this show it can't be that they're scared of teh gay (like PKJ) or inappropriate shipping (hello incest pairing, and generational incest pairings, and rampant ho!yay).

Then again, that would require the writer knowing what to do with the female characters (which at least strongly in Niki's case) they don't seem to. Claire they're at least working with, although as covered before they're just regurgitating her story for last year and making it more annoying.

Seriously. What is with this trend with writer's thinking guys being assholes to their perspective love interest is anything resembling romantic?

I don't know, but it's hella annoying and it's popping up everywhere. What is it, the new black? Do not want.

Hee! Despite being one year older than Milo Ventimiglia, Ali getting felt up by Hayden comes off infinitely less creepy and *way* hotter than the rumored Hayden/Milo hookup!!

lol, they are hotter together. And it's less creepy because well, I have enough faith in Ali that you know she would never actually go there (unlike some people). I love the idea of Hayden having a girlcrush on her though, and Ali thinking that's the best ever and letting Hayden feel her up for fun. Best working relationship ever!

[trancer21.livejournal.com]

The isolated storylines also make the plot blunder along at a glacial pace because the attention needs to be shifted to a different storyline every three minutes, where if they were on screen with each other we'd get a lot more of everyone.

Exactly! It worked last season because it was new and fresh and we were just getting to know these characters who were on a collision course with each other. Now, it just comes across as stale and repetitive. Sylar? Seriously, are we about to go through the same shit we did last year?

More importantly, there was a central theme 'save the cheerleader, save the world' that tied everything together. This year? Um, I have no idea what the point is.. other than they're really draaagggiinngg to get to it. Three episodes of 'Typhoid Maya', 'The Whitest Samurai' and 'Peter's Lucky Charms' and I'm already *this* close to working my fast-forward button to get to the characters I actually give a damn about. Which is Niki who, apparently, is going to get as much screentime this year as she did last year, ie, not much at all.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

It worked last season because it was new and fresh and we were just getting to know these characters who were on a collision course with each other. Now, it just comes across as stale and repetitive.

I feel the exact same way. It's like 'dudes, I don't need a reintroduction, I already know who these characters are'! And the thing with Peter's memory is feeling really anti-climatic because I don't need to know what's in the box, I know who Peter is. I already know that Claire hates struggling to be a "regular girl" and wishes she could just be herself. GIVE HER SOMETHING TO DO! Give them all something to do. I'm sick of the hand shakes and how are you doing part of the party, turn on the music and break out the coolers and let's get this show on the road.

there was a central theme 'save the cheerleader, save the world' that tied everything together. This year? Um, I have no idea what the point is.. other than they're really draaagggiinngg to get to it.

Great point. I hadn't really thought of that, but it's true. It just feels like everyone is kind of meandering around. I mean there is the "Bring down the company from within" thing, but it's kind of an afterthought, not the central focus. And with all the characters divided again it just adds to that scattered, disjointed feeling.

Which is Niki who, apparently, is going to get as much screentime this year as she did last year, ie, not much at all.

I know. Niki/Ali is my favorite aspect of the show and I would get so annoyed when she was ignored last year in favor of Peter's bangs. I'm hoping this 'working for The Company' storyline will translate into more screen time, but after they've already started to ignore her in the first three episodes I'm not feeling especially hopeful. I mean, there is NO REASON for the amount of time they've spent on 'Typhoid Maya', 'The Whitest Samurai' and 'Peter's Lucky Charms' (such perfect descriptions!).

[trancer21.livejournal.com]

Niki/Ali is my favorite aspect of the show and I would get so annoyed when she was ignored last year in favor of Peter's bangs.

I was fine with Peter (and the Petrelli's) being the central focus because he was the 'gateway character' into this new world. I was hoping that this year a different character would be the central focus. Except, like you said, it all feels scattered. If it becomes 'All About Peter' again, *then* I'll be pissed. With such a strong, large ensemble cast, they can afford to give someone else the spotlight.

At this point, even though I do love the show, I feel like I should just stop watching on Mondays and wait for the SciFi marathon so I can watch the eps in one big chunk.

My biggest fear is this show is turning into Lost - brilliant first season based on a unique narrative structure that becomes stale and yet the PTB fall back on that structure like a crutch instead of moving forward. And, god, I so do NOT want to turn into a crazy!psycho Lost type fan because it's only been three episodes but, already, I'm getting.. impatient.