Heroes Turns the Corner

I'm back for now. Just wanted to write a few brief thoughts about Volume Four, Fugitives. I am not sure I will write on any regular basis, but I will write when the feeling moves me.

The first thing that strikes me is that the writers have taken a lot of my suggestions and it has gone a long way in improving the show. Here are some of the better things they have done.

• They have essentially leveled the playing field by toning down several of the Heroes' powers. I wrote before, that it was important they did not have all-powerful characters. Peter was a god. He could do almost anything yet he seemed almost powerless at times because his character was too stupid to fully exploit his powers. This became extremely frustrating. Hiro suffered from the same problems and they have corrected that by completely removing his powers.
  
• They have severely cut down on ancillary heroes. No more Micah, no more Monica, no Maury Parkman, no Arthur Petrelli. As I wrote when they killed Maury, they need to focus on the main characters. The Petrelli's, Claire, Hiro, Matt, and Sylar. Doing any more than that is just dilutive to the character development
• They are focusing a lot on their best character, Sylar. Too bad he is evil. But the more they dig into Sylar's past, the better his character becomes
• Claire isn't so useless, and I like the change.
• HRG continues to be a big question mark. Are we ever really going to understand this guy?
• Angela is fantastic. I hope they continue to develop her character more. She is cunning and has lots of depth.
• The pace is faster, which is better. Too much storytelling actually makes things drag. This is an action show, lets not forget that.
  

I do think that they swung the pendulum too far the other way when it comes to toning guys down. While Peter being as powerful as he was upset me, now he is too weak. I'm glad they took away the ability to time travel from Hiro, but now what? Hiro was the best character. Without a power, he is a lot less interesting.

So I hope they continue down this trend. Season two was bad. Season three was mediocre. So far, this volume is looking to be much better.

Quick Thoughts on "Dying of the Light"

Show starts out with the truth about Ando and Hiro. Like I had stated in the earlier post, there was no way that Hiro actually stabbed Ando. Hiro is clearly on the "good" side and has been from the beginning

It moves on to Arthur Petrelli killing Adam Monroe in a demonstration of his powers. Arthur Petrelli has the ability to "suck" powers out of others. This is pretty interesting development and gives us insight on why he is able to instill so much fear in others. I for one hope that this ability will have its limits. I hope his powers are similar to the Parasite. He is only able to temporarily absorb the powers of others. Otherwise, we will run into the same problem we have with Sylar and Peter, characters becoming much too powerful.

I'm happy that they are bringing another Pre-cog back. I tend to think this makes the show much more interesting. The scene with him and Hiro was hilarious. I have selfish reasons for wanting another Pre-cog back on the show. The paintings provide me clues on what is going to happen next, and gives me my material to write this blog. For example, we are treated to the picture of the four villians this season. Three of them are easily recognizable. They are Arthur, Knox, and Flint. The other one is not as easily identifiable, and I believe has not been introduced as of yet.

Peter the bad guy and Sylar the good guy? What is going on with the world? Here we see the crux of this season's plot. Who are the real villians in this story?

Of course the Peter development with his father was rather predictable. As my girlfriend often says, Peter doesn't deserve his power. He is rather naive if not outright stupid, and that isn't a good quality for someone has powerful as Peter. It seems now that he has lost all his powers. In my opinion, this is a good thing. Like I stated earlier in this post and in another one, I never liked Peter being as powerful as he was. It creates problems with storytelling that are difficult to reconcile.

Season 3, Episode 1 - The Second Coming

Going a little bit backwards, since I missed the first week. So here is my review of Episode 1.

One of the first things that immediately jumps out to me is the question, who was Angela Petrelli talking to one the phone immediately after Nathan is shot? Clearly she wasn't talking to the attacker and she wasn't talking to anyone who planned the attack. Right now, the only explanation is that she knew the shooting was going to happen, and was talking to someone about why they didn't prevent the attack. I'm thinking she is the reason Nathan was able to heal. She knew about the upcoming attack, and made arrangements to be sure Nathan would survive. She even confirmed her knowledge of the attack at the end of the episode as she talked to Future Peter.

I'm not sure the person who Nakamura refers to as having "purity of blood, the "light" to safeguard against the darkness" is Claire. That is clearly the easy answer to go to. We have all seen what her blood is capable of. We also know she is "special" thanks to Sylar. But I have a hard time believing that the writers would make it that obvious. So far, not a big fan of the "formula" story arc. I'm sure the formula will become more important over time, but right now, it is particularly uninteresting to me compared to the rest of the action.

Mohinder continues to be my least favorite character. He makes mistake after mistake. I'm not sure if the writers are doing this on purpose to make a point about him or this is just being done by accident. He didn't kill Sylar when he could have (multiple times) and now he is essentially opening up Pandora's box. Who really thinks it is a good idea to give powers to everyone?

They finally shed a little bit of light on how Sylar gains his ability. They even made a joke about Sylar eating brains, which was a popular explanation among Heroes' fans. I am NOT a fan of Sylar getting healing abilities. It's not that I don't want the bad guy to get powerful. In fact, I think there needs to be a balance between good and evil in this show. But invulnerability should only be reserved to a special few. I wasn't a huge fan of Peter getting the power either. I didn't mind Claire and Adam having the ability because they were limited in their powers. But when you combine the defensive power of Claire with the offensive power of Peter and Sylar, it becomes a little much.

I don't think Linderman is real in this case. I totally think it is a figment of either Peter's imagination or that he is being manipulated by Maury Parkman. Nathan seems like a pawn. Someone who keeps getting used by those around him. I'm almost certain at this point that his mother is behind this manipulation, but thus far don't have any proof.

Overall, an OK way to start the season. Episode 2 coming soon.

What were your thoughts on the first episode of the new season?

Why Nathan Being Dead is a Bad Idea

I hate people who nit-pick at a show to death, but this last episode has some real problems with it and I'm going to talk about those over the next few days. The writers, while perhaps having a compelling story overall, are just missing or ignoring crucial details and it's causing for rather frustrating developments.

The most frustrating is the shooting of Nathan. This is not because I want them to keep Nathan on the show. If they feel like killing him off to further the overall story, fine. But absolutely nothing good can come out of Nathan's death because it presents two very big problems for the show.

1. If Nathan is indeed dead, than Peter is an idiot. All he has to do is use his blood and viola, Nathan is healed.
2. If Peter does save Nathan, now we have a problem with storytelling. I mentioned it in my post about bringing back the dead. Allowing a plot element like this is going to mean that death is meaningless.

Neither scenario is good for the show, but one must be true. What are your thoughts on Nathan's Death? What do you think about the storytelling? Are you having problems with some of the details the writers seem to not be thinking about?

Update: One alternative is that the shot to the chest are not fatal, but that would be a problem too. Would the company really send an inept assassin, someone would couldn't place to shots to the chest that would kill somebody? That would be almost as lame as the other two.

Powerless

A little less of a recap than normal. I'm going to try and space out my blogging a little bit so that we have something to read each day. Overall, I was a little disappointed with this episode. Several things in the plot really bothered me, more on that during the rest of the week.

Sylar kidnaps Molly and Suresh. Why Sylar shows up to the apartment unarmed and unprepared is absolutely beyond me. He further acts like an idiot when he takes Sylar's blood. Sylar puts down the gun, and gives Mohinder access to his veins to draw blood. Gee, don't think Mohinder could have done something here. For someone as brilliant as Mohinder is in the lab, he sure acts dumb sometimes. As Mohinder diagnoses Sylar, Molly attempts to locate Alejandro. She fails of course, because he is dead.

The funniest scene in the season occurs as Nathan and Matt arrive at Odessa, Matt "riding' Nathan all the way from New York. Matt states. "Ok. We don't talk about that, ever again." Funniest line in Heroes ever.

Peter does indeed defeat Hiro, although Peter was a little more gullible and dumb than I would have believed. The one thing I liked about the battle was the fact that Hiro is now displaying a lot more control of his abilities than before, making pinpoint shifts in space. Peter too is displaying a lot more confidence in his abilities, which I think is a good thing. He is even able to resist the powers of Matt.

He and Adam successfully break into the vault containing the virus. They are met by Hiro, Matt, and Nathan. Peter becomes a lot more dark than I would like to see from his character as he looks prepared to kill Hiro. Peter is one of the good guys. If the writers plan on turning him bad, which is very possible, I think they are making a mistake. The beauty of Peter's character is that he is an Empath, he is able to feel and understand those around him. People like this are by their nature compassionate. This is why Peter entered the field of nursing. It makes perfect sense. To turn him bad now would just be for the sake of having an interesting plot twist, but would otherwise harm the character development overall.

In the end, Adam drops the vial containing the virus, just before he is teleported away by Hiro (more on this later). Then, just as predicted, Peter saves the world with a well placed bit of TK. Nathan calls a press conference where he is going to go public with his ability. Before he can, he is shot. (More on this later)

I was right on about Niki dying, it made the most sense to me even though I was sad to see her go. I was wrong about Elle dying. We see her character evolve a little bit. When we first met Elle, she was sadistic, glad to cause pain and feeling little remorse about murder. Her character turns a little bit showing a much softer side, and taking pride in the fact that she is able to help Mohinder. She is just a girl, a girl who loves her father and will do anything to gain his approval.

The story ends with a preview of Chapter three which will be titled "villans". All sorts of interesting things there if they dive deep into it. Sylar is seen injecting himself with the cure for the virus, and has now regained his much beloved TK ability. He is back, and perhaps more bloodthirsty than ever.

That's all for now. Will get into more detail about some of the events during this episode and the season over the next few post.

Quick thoughts before Final Episode

So what do you think is going to happen in the final episode. Here are things I think might happen.

1. They will "stop" the virus. But we will see a preview yet another, more serious threat on the horizon. It will turn out that the Shanti Virus will be stopped, much like Sylar was stopped, but that there really is another threat, like Peter being the real bomb.
   
2. Peter will team up with Hiro to stop Adam. I actually think Peter knows Adam is bad, even before he talks with Hiro
   
3. Elle will die, but she will die in order to save the world and maker her dad "trust her" again. This was hinted at when she and her Dad talked in the car.
   
4. Who is the second hero who will die? Don't have a real good guess here. Want to say it will be Niki, but would they really kill her off this early when I think there is so much they can do to develop this character. The only other person I can see is Maya, but I think they need her for what will be the next chapter of this story.

That's all I got for now. What do you think is going to happen?

See you after the final episode!

Peter Defeats Hiro?

We last leave Heroes with Hiro about to attack Peter with the Kensei sword. But what happens after that is a big mystery.

Here is what we know to be true from next weeks preview

1. Peter isn't going to die. He is seen talking to Adam right afterwards
2. Peter, Matt, and Nathan are standing at a Podium in front of the press

So I believe that Peter is indeed going to be able to "stop the virus". There is a scene where it appears the vial is falling and will smash on the floor, but Peter should be able to stop that with a little bit of well timed TK (then again, when has Peter ever shown the ability to control any of his abilities well?)

You don't have a press conference like they appear to be having for no reason. What exactly the reason is still perplexes me though. I doubt it is to talk about the virus, as I would imagine the company would want to keep that secret. Then again, Nathan did say, "No more secrets".

But what happens between Peter and Hiro? Does Hiro convince Peter that Adam is evil, and thus they don't have to fight. Peter could only be pretending when he tells Adam "let's go destroy the virus". I doubt that though. Adam has a very funny look on his face. I have to believe that Peter at least told Adam about Hiro. I doubt Hiro was defeated, or at the very least there to be seen by Adam since they are in a very public place, and nobody seems to be alarmed that there is a dead body on the floor. That and they aren't going to kill of Hiro, I can guarantee you that one. (There are actually three people I think are absolutely safe for the time being. Peter, Claire, and Hiro. Too integral to the success of the show to get rid of these three any time soon)

So what do you think? How is the virus going to be stopped, and what are Hiro and Peter's role in all of it?

Truth and Consequences

Yes, my post are slowing down. Mainly due to the fact that I'm a little disheartened by the writer's strike, and the eventual abrupt end to my favorite show, but also because this is getting a little hard when it seems like I'm talking to myself. So if you have comments, please share :)

An OK episode. Most of the action happened at the end. Not a full recap, just the interesting parts.

Show starts out with Peter again seeing himself in the future, deserted, New York City. It appears to be one of his dream sequences again. They are going to have to explain this sooner rather than later, and I hope it's sooner since I hate things that drag out for extended periods of time without explanation. He teams up with Adam to find Victoria Pratt and "save the world". Peter finds and talks to her. In the end, he reads her mind to discover where the virus is, and she ends up being killed by Adam Monroe. Adam leaves his calling card, and they head off to Texas to go find it.

Bob returns Noah's "ashes" to the Bennet Family. Of course, these aren't real since we know that Noah was in fact saved by Mohinder and locked up by the Company. Claire wishes to forget and considers asking the Haitian to wipe her memory (which of course she could always recover as we know from Peter). She scatters the ashes and notices Elle watching her. She threatens to tell the world about her abilities. I'm not exactly sure how this gives her an advantage over the company, but for some reason Claire thinks it does.

Elle has a testy exchange with her father who chastises her and tells her that she has to regain his trust. I don't think this exchange bodes well for one of these two characters. Heroes hints that two heroes are going to die next week. My money is on Elle being one of those.

Sylar teaches Maya to "control" her power in an attempt to get rid of Alejandro. She succeeds and sends Alejandro away, believing she is doing the right thing for him. Alejandro, ever the good brother, refuses to leave and confronts Sylar. During the confrontation Alejandro is killed. This storyline is really starting to bore me as it has little relevance to the rest of the plot. I'm sure it will turn around in the 2nd half of the season, but for now, it is dragging on. It also really bothers me the trust Maya puts in a stranger over her brother, who clearly loves her. Come on now, is that at all realistic?

Hiro goes back to discover why Adam Monroe was locked up, and discovers that Adam attempted to release the virus that would cause total devastation. He travels to Odessa to find him, bringing along the Kensei sword. He freezes time, only to find an unfrozen Peter Petrelli. Despite being told that Adam murdered Kaito, Peter refuses to let Hiro have Adam. The show ends with Hiro charging Peter with the sword, Peter ready to fire an electric bolt at Hiro.

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.

Nathan - How Did He Heal?

During the previews for next week, we caught a glimpse of a man who was severely burned, and it appears to be Nathan. Throughout the season, we have seen Nathan look into the mirror only to see himself severely burnt. Up until now, I believed that he was more or less seeing things, much like Niki sees Jessica in the mirror. This alter-ego was formed from the guilt he felt because of what happened to Peter. Now I'm not so sure.

This picture would seem to indicate that Nathan did indeed suffer from serious burns from flying Peter into the atmosphere. (On a side note, did it bother anyone else that there was no need for Nathan to do that? Peter can fly too after all.) Now this leads me to the following two conclusions

1. Nathan was somehow miraculously healed. No way someone with seemingly third degree burns heals to look normal after four months (if ever). That means an evolved human with healing powers must have healed Nathan. As Linderman is dead (I hope the writers somehow don't bring him back to life. It's a cheap story telling technique), there must be someone else with this power.
   
2. Nathan is indeed burnt, but somehow other's don't see him that way. We have no indication from anyone that Nathan is burnt. Everyone treats him normally as if he is fine, so it is unlikely that we, the viewer, are somehow the ones who are being fooled. Perhaps there is an illusion going on in the minds of everyone else. As this seems to follow Nathan around everwhere, I think this is somewhat unlikely. Then again, we never did get to know the full scope of Candice's power. After all, In the future, Sylar is able to trick Billions of people that he is Nathan, and this power seemed to have no limitations.
   

I don't see a lot of other ways out for the writers. Perhaps this has to do with the "dark secret in the Petrelli Family" referred to by Angela Petrelli in next weeks preview. I guess we will find out soon exactly what happened.

Another thing about Nathan did cross my mind. He won the election. What the heck happened to his seat in Congress? Nathan is obviously not going to Congress every week, so what is going on with his seat? I hope this question is answered in next week's episode. It looks to be a good one.

Out of Time - Review

Good episode from Heroes. We learned quite a bit in this episode, and many of the scenes from the series of eight paintings were revealed. We found out that the blond was indeed Niki, trying to come after Bob and of course we discovered exactly why Peter was shown next to a bio-hazard sign.

Although it has yet to occur, we do know that it is indeed Mohinder with the gun and why he has a broken nose. The big mystery now is who is he shooting and why? Could it be Noah? Is Noah really going to die?

Some other things were confirmed. I'm glad I hit the nail on the head about Adam Monroe actually being Takezo Kensei. I wonder if my reasoning was sound though? Interesting to see if the writers ever confirm my theory about him being named "Adam" for the reasons I mention. I now also got confirmation about my theories that Kensei was bad. I actually was pretty accurate with my reasoning that Hiro was indeed Kensei and how the dragon story would eventually unfold. I have to pat myself on the back one more time for my correct assumption that Kensei would indeed be immortal.

One of the things that did happen was that things are a little more polarizing at this point. In my post about Heroes never being black or white, I mention how difficult it is to really know who is good or evil. I don't see how Adam Monroe can be anything but the bad guy at this point. His motives are clear. He wants revenge on Hiro for what Hiro did. If that is indeed the case, that means the company is lining up on the side of "good" for now. One flaw I think the writers are making at this point is that it is very hard to root for or against anybody right now because it is ambiguous at best who you should be rooting for. In this genre, it is important for fans to know who we should be pulling for. At this point, confusion reigns. Those that the fans have grown to love, Hiro, Perter, and Claire, all seem to be heading down a path where they are clearly aiding the wrong side. It will be interesting how the writers try to get these stories back on track.

The other major developments are of course that Matt is gaining control of his powers a little more. I hope they continue to go down this path for all the heroes. One of the most frustrating things is to watch these people with extraordinary gifts unable to use them. I'm still pretty pissed at Smallville that Clark for some reason can't fly yet. It's getting ridiculous.

I believe we also learn why Noah is in trouble. Claire, and her rebelliousness, is going to be the downfall of Mr. Bennet. Not sure exactly how it is going to happen yet, but I'm pretty positive that the whole Wes-Claire story is going to what ends up "killing" Noah. I put killing in quotes because I still don't believe that Heroes will kill off Noah, he is too popular and is easily one of the better actors on the show. His character is fantastic and extremely complex. Makes for interesting story telling.

Peter - A Dream Sequence?

After this weeks episode, I assumed that Peter had used Hiro's power to actually teleport himself into the future to see a deserted Time Square. But another thought comes to mind. What if this is actually a different power that Peter possesses?


Remember, in Season 1, Peter had several dream experiences which seemingly predict the future, albeit not in an exact fashion like Isaac's paintings have done. The first time we see it is in the first episode, where Peter imagines he is flying through the skyscrapers of New York. We see it again in Fallout when Peter passes out only to wake up alone on the pavement in New York.



Could Peter have another, yet unknown power? If so who did he get it from? Could this be a power he got from Charles Deveaux? The first time this "power" manifests itself is when Peter is sitting by Deveaux's bedside. This power may have been used again after Peter is knocked unconscious in New York only to find himself on the Deveaux rooftop.

Again, while some may assume this is Peter teleporting and using his invisibility to hide from himself and his own mother, another possible answer is that this is some strange, yet to be talked about power. Remember, Deveaux is able to detect that Peter is there. So unless this is some new power, part of Deveaux's power must be able to detect when invisible people are around, which somehow just sounds less plausible to me than some sort of "Dreaming"power.

It would also parallel nicely the dream sequence that Peter originally had in "Fallout" which was clearly an instance of him dreaming and not an instance of him somehow teleporting himself into the future.

Who is Adam Monroe?

We don't have a lot of details yet on who Adam Monroe is. We only know three bits of information.

1. He is one of the founders (as said on the Heroes Mobile Game)
2. His name appears on a folder Bob had


3. Peter was seemingly working with him at one point



There are only two males thus far unaccounted for in the twelve.

So Adam is seemingly one of these two. But is he the killer? Hard to say at this point. It certainly seems to be the most logical choice. Clearly, Adam is one of the missing twelve, which would corroborate what Kaito says at the time of his death. He has left a note to Peter suggesting he knows the Company to be up to no good. If he had left that note to Peter several months ago, he might have started to take matters into his own hands.

One interesting thing that popped to my mind when I heard the name Adam was that it would be very appropriate if Adam was the first of the Evolved Human, much like Adam was the first Human. If that is the case, it might mean that Adam is actually Takezo Kensei, who seems to be the first to have developed powers. It would also correlate nicely with Kensei meaning "God Send". Wouldn't that tie everything up quite nicely? It would even further explain how Kaito recognized the killer, and the killer survived the fall (since he could regenerate). I don't really think all the above is true, but it would make things interesting.

The Line

An interesting episode overall. For a recap you can go here. My thoughts are below.

For one thing, glad my theory of what was going to happen between Kensei and Hiro was right. I'm still not 100% sure that Kensei has gone over the edge and can't return, but it sure isn't looking too good right now. While I agree with Kensei that it was a back-stabbing move on Hiro's part, handing everybody over to the enemy isn't the answer. I still think Kensei is going to have to make an appearance in modern times. Heroes would not have a story line disjunct from the main thread. Remember, everything is connected, and there is little doubt that the Kensei story is going to have an impact on the current plot. I think Hiro, to preserve the timeline, is going to have to complete the Kensei story himself. He is going to be the one who "sacrifices his heart" for the princess when he leaves this time, to return to his own. Remember, he pronounced to his father in Landslide, "To save what is most important, to cut out my own heart." Perhaps this is an allusion to what he will have to do.

The two other interesting things that happened were the discovery of the remaining paintings. In it you clearly see a couple of events happening. Mohinder is firing a gun. Perhaps he is the man who kills Mr. Bennet in the final picture. You see Peter with a kind of ghostly look on his face. You see a blonde woman trapped in what looks to be a large metal container. You see hiro and Takezo in a sword fight. And you see a vial, no doubt holding the virus that is going to wipe out the world.

Which brings us to the end scene. Peter makes it to Montreal, and discovers a note left to him from an Adam. We were introduced to the name "Adam Monroe" earlier when Mohinder saw Bob holding a folder with that name. Rumors have it Adam is one of the twelve. It may be that Adam is the "killer" of the twelve, but that would mean the killer is a good guy. He clearly has worked with Peter in the past (probably in the missing 4 months) and Peter is a known good guy, so I doubt he would knowingly help a "bad guy". As he embraces, Caitlan, he unknowingly uses Hiro's power to transport to the future and finds himself in a deserted Time Square. He picks up a piece of litter, to discover it is an evacuation notice for June 14, 2008.


My theory is that they did indeed mutate the virus, and it has reached the general population like Mohinder has feared. That is what is in the vial depicted in Isaac's painting.

Fight or Flight

Rather than do a recap of the episode, which you can get in a lot of different places, I thought I would just give my random thoughts on the episodes. If I think something deserves a more in depth analysis, I will do it sometime in the week.

Kristen Bell's new character, Elle, seems interesting. Her electrical power is similar to Peter's new found power which probably means Peter has encountered her. Many have guessed that Peter's power was a different form of the power he acquired from Ted, but that doesn't quite make sense in light of Elle. Peter's power much more closely resembles her. This can only be explained if he somehow met her before. Perhaps sometime in the four months missing in his life.

Maury Parkman being evil, even after being seemingly innocent, did not come as a shock. He is clearly a "bad guy", but I'm not so sure he is the bad guy. His body type just doesn't match that of Kaito's killer. It has been suggested by some, that he perhaps caused it to be an "illusion" to Kaito, but I don't think so. It just doesn't quite fit.

I still stand by my previous post. Takezo is about to go bad. Something is going to happen when they attack Whitebeard's army. I believe I caught a glimpse of Takezo hitting a man from behind, most likely Hiro, in the preview. If I can get a screen capture of it, I will post it up.

Why is Mohinder showing up at Monica's door? She doesn't seem to be in any danger, so it seems odd that the Company would just send him there to do anything about her. Perhaps if he was in the same capacity as HRG was before he left, but he isn't. So it seems unlikely that the company would just send Mohinder to bring Monica in.

Sylar - Where are His Powers?

In episode three, we are reintroduced to Sylar, but this time, things don't seem quite right. He is injured, and being cared for by Candince. When he attempts to move a cup using his TK, he fails. Candince explains to him that his powers will return with time, as soon as his chest heals. Sylar then promptly kills her in an attempt to obtain her power of illusion. When he attempts to use it, he fails, showing that not only are his old powers gone, but so are any newly obtained ones.

In episode four, even though he seems to be relatively OK, he is still unable to use any of his powers. He must take a brick and kill Dennis by smashing in his skull. Even his original ability seems to be non-functioning, as he is unable to discover Maya and Alejandro's abilities on his own.

So the question remains, when will Sylar's power return? Will they all return? I for one hope not. Here is my big problem with both Sylar and Peter, their powers can grow almost limitlessly. At some point, Heroes is going to have to address this. Peter is already WAY to powerful. He is like Superman (flight, strength, invulnerability, energy projection) with the ability to teleport, manipulate time, read minds, move objects with his mind, turn invisible, etc. They are going to have to find a way to limit the power of these characters (much like DC did when they toned down Superman).