Comments on: Heroes: The Fifth Stage http://www.pinkraygun.com/2009/12/03/heroes-the-fifth-stage/ "Did I.Q.s just drop sharply while I was away?" - Ripley Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:54:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: @cho_fan http://www.pinkraygun.com/2009/12/03/heroes-the-fifth-stage/comment-page-1/#comment-46543 @cho_fan Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:50:54 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/?p=16012#comment-46543 I agree with you on Emma. Rediscovering what it's like to have an ability from a viewpoint of someone who already felt special and socially ostracized, gave a refreshing tone to the series after a long time of shallow Marvel type superpower conflicts among the usual suspects. Needless to say, I'd really like to see Emma play some bigger part in the main plot in the second part of the season. I agree with you on Emma. Rediscovering what it's like to have an ability from a viewpoint of someone who already felt special and socially ostracized, gave a refreshing tone to the series after a long time of shallow Marvel type superpower conflicts among the usual suspects. Needless to say, I'd really like to see Emma play some bigger part in the main plot in the second part of the season.

]]> By: AlphaGirl http://www.pinkraygun.com/2009/12/03/heroes-the-fifth-stage/comment-page-1/#comment-46435 AlphaGirl Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:07:48 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/?p=16012#comment-46435 My biggest problem with Sylar (among many problems with him) is that he's become so powerful that the only way to deal with him permanently is to shoot him into the sun. If he's going to stay around, can he please calm down? Maybe see that he can cause more havoc as, say, the head of a bank or something instead of just waving his power dick around all the time?  Other than Samuel, Emma is easily my favorite new character this season. After so many end of the world plots, it was refreshing to see that - dare I say it? - human drama. Damn it. I said it.  It highlighted that Heroes is far less about people and all about foiling plots. Sometimes, people are more interesting.    My biggest problem with Sylar (among many problems with him) is that he's become so powerful that the only way to deal with him permanently is to shoot him into the sun. If he's going to stay around, can he please calm down? Maybe see that he can cause more havoc as, say, the head of a bank or something instead of just waving his power dick around all the time? 

Other than Samuel, Emma is easily my favorite new character this season. After so many end of the world plots, it was refreshing to see that – dare I say it? – human drama. Damn it. I said it.  It highlighted that Heroes is far less about people and all about foiling plots. Sometimes, people are more interesting. 

 

]]> By: TrinityVixen http://www.pinkraygun.com/2009/12/03/heroes-the-fifth-stage/comment-page-1/#comment-46434 TrinityVixen Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:55:10 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/?p=16012#comment-46434 It's a shame that they booted a fabulously subtle and understated actor like Adrian Pasdar in favor of the veritable STABLE of hysterical actors that they've kept. Nathan was, once, a very complex and hard to like but hard to disagree with sort of character. Then they threw him headlong into villainy. That didn't work. So they tried to bring him back to die a hero's death. Then he wasn't dead. Now he is. Then they did the same thing to Matt Parkman. Sometimes, you DO have to kill your darlings. I'm with you--keeping fingers crossed that they don't F up the Carnival. It has managed to wring more drama out of this tired series than anything since season one. It's a shame that they booted a fabulously subtle and understated actor like Adrian Pasdar in favor of the veritable STABLE of hysterical actors that they've kept. Nathan was, once, a very complex and hard to like but hard to disagree with sort of character. Then they threw him headlong into villainy. That didn't work. So they tried to bring him back to die a hero's death. Then he wasn't dead. Now he is. Then they did the same thing to Matt Parkman. Sometimes, you DO have to kill your darlings.

I'm with you–keeping fingers crossed that they don't F up the Carnival. It has managed to wring more drama out of this tired series than anything since season one.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.pinkraygun.com/2009/12/03/heroes-the-fifth-stage/comment-page-1/#comment-46431 Debbie Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:07:27 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/?p=16012#comment-46431 You are so right about "Heroes". Especially Sylar. He should have died in the season 1 finale. And they promised us an epic battle for control of Sylar's body. Huh? We got Sylar in Parkman's head, which left no doubt who would win. But then Parkman sacrifices himself to kill Sylar, but forgot that he always survives multiple gunshot wounds. Boy scout Peter comes to heal him, bringing his brother along, and now we get a real battle, Sylar vs. Nathan. But Nathan, the war hero, is too tired to fight. And we get the "shocking death" they also promised us. A character that is already dead. At least the Carnie people are interesting. I may keep watching to see what will happen there. I just hope the writers don't screw that up. You are so right about "Heroes". Especially Sylar. He should have died in the season 1 finale. And they promised us an epic battle for control of Sylar's body. Huh? We got Sylar in Parkman's head, which left no doubt who would win. But then Parkman sacrifices himself to kill Sylar, but forgot that he always survives multiple gunshot wounds. Boy scout Peter comes to heal him, bringing his brother along, and now we get a real battle, Sylar vs. Nathan. But Nathan, the war hero, is too tired to fight. And we get the "shocking death" they also promised us. A character that is already dead. At least the Carnie people are interesting. I may keep watching to see what will happen there. I just hope the writers don't screw that up.

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