Four Months Ago

Now that's an episode. Lots of good things in this one.

We learn exactly what happened to Peter and to Nathan after the explosion. I'm glad they cleared up my question about how Nathan healed so quickly from his burns. I even like that they threw in a little line from Peter that he couldn't fly because it was taking all his will to just stop himself from exploding. Still think it's a little fishy, but it at least passes the plausibility test. One of the things i really liked about their story is the clear bond that these two have for each other. At times in season 1, you have to question how much Nathan really loves Peter. Throughout this season we have seen he really does. One of the things reveled was that Peter is able to "heal" himself into remembering the things the Haitian made him forget. That suggest that part of the Haitian's power really is to damage parts of the brain. Interesting.

Ma Patrelli shows some of her evil side, by convincing Nathan's wife that he was delusional. Not sure if her squeezing Heidi's arm was an indication of some sort of power that she has? Could it be a form of persuasion that she has?

We are introduced to the Adam Monroe of the present. But something is going on here. I'm not really convinced that Bob and Adam are actually opposing each other. If they are, it's really bad storytelling again. First off, from all indications, Linderman was running the company yet he was a disciple of Adam. Why would Linderman allow Adam to be imprisoned for thirty years? Further, they put Peter in their jail, yet they planned on controlling him by giving him pills? Really? The company is meticulous, but allowing the two evolved humans they would consider the most dangerous to just walk out because Peter didn't take some pills? And why on earth would they allow two prisoners to so easily communicate through their cells?

We find out how DL died. Kind of a bad way to go. I for one hope they keep DL dead. I've said it before, I don't like people coming back from the dead. It's a very weak plot element. Dead should be dead. It is too bad though. DL, for all his problems, really had a heroic attitude. Running into the fire to save the woman, true act of bravery, even with powers.

We find out the back story of Maya and Alejandro. These two still don't interest me too much. I'm still not 100% sure how they fit into this plot. Again, I think they were going to be key to the 2nd half of the season, but with it seeming very likely that there won't be a second half, I'm not sure how they will try and tie everything up with the three episodes they have left.

Maya and Alejandro - Their Role?

Heroes is all about people and the roles that they play. They generally waste much time with telling stories of things that aren't important to the final outcome. This explains why they spent so much time in Japan with Hiro, they needed to develop the Adam Monroe character. (They still spent too long there, but at least it had a purpose).

The people I still haven't figured out yet are Maya and Alejandro. Heroes has spent a lot of time developing these two, and have not yet revealed what role they will play. I would have to believe their role would be as major as Adam's, because they have spent almost as much time on their stories as they have on Adam's.

My analysis of this issue isn't very deep, partly because I haven't really cared about their storyline. But as we draw closer to understanding what is going on, I get more and more interested. What actually crosses my mind is that their story would have been key to what happens in the second half of the season. I thought at first that Maya would be the cause of the disaster the Heroes would have to prevent, but now that we know it was caused by a mutated version of the Shanti Virus, then something else must happen.

I actually think they are not supposed to be part of the main story in the first half. Much like last year, Heroes first focused on "Save the Cheerleader" Heroes this season would focus on stopping the Shanti Virus the company has let loose on the world. In a little bit of misdirection, the Heroes would rush to try and prevent the spread of the Shanti virus, and they would succeed. But we would learn that the Shanti Virus was not the real danger, it was Maya.

It would be the second half of the season where we would have to deal with Maya and her dangerous power, much like they dealt with the bomb last year. But now with the writer's strike underway, I'm not sure what Heroes is going to do, since there have been hints that they would prematurely end the season, by making an alternate ending to the first half, if a resolution doesn't happen soon.