The One Thought I Kept Repeating Over and Over During This Week’s “Heroes”

3:41 am EST February 20th, 2007 | News | 11 Comments

**Slight Spoilers If You Haven’t Watched This Week’s Show Yet***

Mohinder Suresh is the stupidest man alive (I’m sorry, but could Sylar/Zane possibly give off more of a “I am a crazy superpowered serial killer” vibe?).

Heroes is my favorite new show and I like it better than Lost this season (that show has lost its way and I don’t see it coming back), and I hope Claire beats the hell out of her father and runs away with Explosion Man, Brain Reader and IM Woman (yes, I gave them codenames, “realism” be damned).

And yeah, Stan Lee.

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11 Responses to “The One Thought I Kept Repeating Over and Over During This Week’s “Heroes””

  1. StarkyLuv says:
    February 20, 2007 at 8:53 am

    Heroes and Lost are my favorite shows too, but Lost IS the better show.

    The difference is that Lost has the albatross of “The Big Mystery” to maintain while Heroes is free to go the other route and do “The Big Reveal” every week.

    Lost has a finite story with a DEFINITIVE end that the writers already have thought out. They’re restricted to trying to jam stories within that framework with no way of knowing how many seasons it will go. This drags the “mystery” on too long and soon viewers will stop caring about just what and where that island is and how all those characters are connected.

    Heroes is quite literally a comic book. You can just string story after story together with no fear of living up to some big mystery or ending. That’s why every episode ends with amazing cliffhangers. You can also add or subtract as many characters as you want. The writers are free to go crazy on Heroes.

    So it’s just the different formats that allows Heroes to be more exhilerating while it seems Lost has to deliberately pace itself. Lost is the “better” show, but I’m enjoying Heroes more this season.

  2. mike in dc says:
    February 20, 2007 at 9:42 am

    It could be a cultural thing with Mohinder. He might not pick up on those social cues, though I expect he’d have to be starting to get suspicious at this point.

  3. Oliver Willis says:
    February 20, 2007 at 11:41 am

    Do you really think the Lost writers have it figured out? I honestly think they’re just throwing stuff at the wall and hoping it sticks, and that’s why the show’s had a marked decrease in quality.

  4. Duros62 says:
    February 20, 2007 at 12:28 pm

    I think I finally figured out why it’s called Lost, and it has nothing to do with the plane crash survivors. It’s how I feel every time I watch it. When are they gonna figure out that they are on Catalina?

    (yes, I gave them codenames, “realism” be damned).

    when do they get their spandex suits and Hall of Justice?

    Oh yeah, and Stan Lee. Awesome cameo or media whore?

  5. boo says:
    February 20, 2007 at 1:54 pm

    The Lost people have the story to Season 5. ABC will not guarentee a timeline however, thus the story got muddled a bit at the beginning of this season. Plus, an 8 month break will kill any show.

    For Heroes, the actor who plays Sylar/Zane is horrible. He plays the “evil guy” cliche, and it’s completely annoying. I hope they get a better bad guy … namely one who can act.

  6. StarkyLuv says:
    February 20, 2007 at 2:11 pm

    Oliver Willis asked:
    “Do you really think the Lost writers have it figured out? I honestly think they’re just throwing stuff at the wall and hoping it sticks, and that’s why the show’s had a marked decrease in quality.”

    Yes, the Lost writers have the general arc and ending planned out. But not knowing how many seasons they have to tell the story forces them to improvise DETAILS.

    The overall story (what the island is, how the characters are connected, how it will end) is already set in stone. The smaller details are what’s malleable.

  7. Oliver says:
    February 20, 2007 at 3:31 pm

    That may make sense in some abstract sense but the proof is in the pudding. The story hasn’t moved, there is resolution to absolutely NOTHING. I’m not saying we should get a magical moment that solves it all but at least one dangling storyline deserves resolution.

  8. StarkyLuv says:
    February 20, 2007 at 4:11 pm

    I agree. And that’s exactly what I’m saying. They’re figuring out just how much to reveal and when.

    That’s the main drawback. Keep the mystery going too long and people WILL eventually lose interest.

    Heroes isn’t bound by the “definitive end” like Lost. They’re free to take the story any direction they want without worrying about how to properly end it. They don’t have to pace themselves like the Lost writers do.

  9. Oliver says:
    February 20, 2007 at 5:18 pm

    I guess I don’t have your faith that there’s a definite end to Lost. And even so, its not an excuse to produce an inferior tv show.

  10. StarkyLuv says:
    February 20, 2007 at 5:33 pm

    I don’t agree that it’s inferior. It’s plodding right now.

    I guess I enjoy characterization more than others. I’m in no hurry for the “big reveal” on Lost.

    The do have to move along though…

  11. Duros62 says:
    February 21, 2007 at 12:42 pm

    And how is it that the overweight guy continues to gain weight while stranded on a “deserted” island…. with electricity, underground bunkers and internet access?

    Talk about suspension of disbelief.