Season 3 Review
Is Daphne really dead?? Now that would suck big time! I agree that she and Hiro have chemistry and work well as a brother and sister type competition (love/hate relationship). The pairing of Parkman and Daphne was much more realistic and their promise or development of a relationship was/is fun to watch. My hope is that Daphne is not truly dead. Her character adds humor and sarcasm to many of the doldrums and dead airtime. I honestly prefer watching Daphne over Claire's boring mellow dramatic storyline any day. Kudos for the great ideas! I agree with all the following to bring this show back on track. I don't believe the writer's strike is to blame for this mess the show is currently in at this time. The producers and creator have an equal responsibility to air a top quality show and present it to the public. Season 2 was a complete wash. It felt like the shows executives completely deviated from the successful formula of the first season. I agree, go back to the basics and slow this show down. It feels like they are trying to do so much and too soon. So what if it takes couple of episodes to build a character's back story and development? Real and true fans of the show will be here if the shows creators/writers remain true to the story and continue to produce and air quality shows.
Now for the ideas:
- yes, bring back Molly, she was great!
- yes, bring back Nikki/Jessica - I would like to see her past, how she came to be and the mystery behind her sisters. she had a wild and crazy/complex side, which left you wondering what will she do next?
- yes, please give Peter back his powers to counter balance that of Sylar's
- yes, take away Mohinder's powers - let him focus on his research, finding a cure and continue his father's work of tracking down others on the list
- yes, stop giving powers to normal humans - take away Ando's powers
- yes, keep Sylar as a bad guy - yes, stop with the switching of sides with characters, except for Bennett, he is best served as a loose cannon
- yes, slow down the stories/plot a bit. take a deep breath and look at the body of work produced so far. if it doesn't make sense to you it won't make sense to us
Kudos for Season 3 thus far:
- Great job bringing Micah back!
- Good idea bringing Parkman's baby back, but hope this storyline doesn't last long. I prefer the Daphne storyline better
- It's great that Sylar and Danko will be working together as main bad guys
- Yay, no more Arthur, Adam, Flint, Meredith, Murray, Kaito and Usutsu
- Finally, no more Maya. After her brother was killed off, she served no purpose and added no real value to the show. Her character was lame and acting was terrible. She was just filler until Season 2 ended and the writer's strike took over, imo.
Other ideas to help save Heroes:
- Kill off the Claire Bennett character, she is boring, dull and whiny. Season 1 she was great, but it is now Season 3 and her character hasn't gone anywhere. Is she still in high school? Is she getting ready for college? What's the story? She adds no value to the show anymore and her scenes are painful to watch.
- Along those lines, send the Bennett's into hiding or witness protection program just to remove the family from the show entirely. This storyline is boring and constantly rehashed every episode. Claire always wishes she wasn't so different and just wants to be normal, boo-hoo! Arrrrggghhh, nails grinding on chalkboard! Send this family off to Kansas with Dorothy and Toto.
- Take away Hiro's power to time travel. The time travel power confuses things and Hiro always seems to mess things up, like the bumbling fool that he is. It is best that he just has the power to stop time and teleport. The time travel piece complicates things. Plus, who needs it when you now have Parkman to paint visions of the future and Angela to see the future.
- Focus on 1-3 character story lines each week. Bring back Nikki and have her and Micah work together to track down her third sister. Resolve the mystery behind the scientific experiments. Return Mohinder back to following his father's footsteps, finding a cure, tracking down others on his list and take away his powers. I believe he is a core character in Heroes who can shed some light on the evolution of these powers. His narration of the show is excellent and it was his storyline that got this show started in the beginning. I liked the idea of giving him a title of top Research Expert within a secret government agency to continue his tests. Have Peter, Parkman, Daphne and Hiro work together to help others with similar gifts. Or have them each return to living their normal lives. Remember they all had professional lives/careers before they knew they each had special gifts. Why not attempt to return to normalcy under new identities?
- Give Peter more air time. Develop his character further and focus on his potential as a hero. He was an RN before discovering his powers, he can continue to do good now but behind the scenes. Introduce a new love interest. His original pairing with Simone was great in Season 1.
- Slowly introduce new characters. Introduce them toward the end of the season so it will leave viewers wanting to know and learn more about this new character, their powers, intention and history. If the characters have generated interest/buzz and curiosity then the writers will have time over the summer to develop these new characters further. - Bring Elle back and don't kill off Daphne!!!
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