Ryan Kanno: The diary of an Enginerd in Hawaii

“Fallout”

*Spoiler Warning*: Plot and ending details about the latest Heroes episode.

Considering how disappointed I was with the last two episodes, “6 Months Ago” and “Homecoming“, to be perfectly honest, my expectations weren’t too high.

Thank goodness for low expectations!

I was pleasantly surprised since this week’s episode only quarter-sucked.

Some of my weekly thoughts:

1. I really, really enjoy the Sylar storyline, especially how Mr. Bennett implies there are many more Sylar’s out there, i.e. reminds me of Highlander - “there can be only one.” Yet, how in the world did Sylar grab Eden through the glass? My co-workers think it was because Haitian dude wasn’t there… which brings me to my next point…
2. I’m lost at what “Playa” Haitian’s (as Ed calls him) powers are. Some co-workers and I have come to a conclusion on a few of his powers including 1) mind eraser 2) brain static inducer and 3) sleepy hand waver. I can’t figure out *how* Sylar activated his power in the cell - just doesn’t make sense.
3. Apparently, Peter not only has the power to absorb, but the power of vision, ie his brother and the accident, speaking with Sylar, and himself as the bomb. Why the hell is he getting sick… and why in the world is *he* the bomb?
4. I like the fact that Mr. Bennett is working for someone. There’s something always intriguing about the ‘mystery voice over the telephone.’ Not to mention, “Playa” Haitian has his own agenda. I love how the writers alluded to the fact that mind erasing the Bennett’s had occurred many times and though it wasn’t something new, but this time would be different. Why!@#$?
5. I’ve commented on the Jessica/Nikki story in my last blog and based on this episode, I still strongly feel that this storyline is weak and needs to be taken care of - . In a perfectly Darwinian world, this plot line would’ve been dead episodes ago.
6. Hiro and a T-Rex. C’mon… can’t they do better than that? “I better find that sword.” Where the hell are they going with that?
7. What happened to the Suresh storyline?

So my personal feelings on the episode… not bad. It only half-sucked. Ok, a quarter-sucked. They answered a lot of questions, but opened up a whole new bag of worms. I’m suckered. I guess the only option we have now is to wait for next year…

“6 months ago”

*Spoiler Warning*: Plot and ending details about the latest Heroes episode.

The more I watch Heroes, the more disappointed I’m getting, and I’ll tell you why. As a man of science, I need a science-fiction story with as few holes as possible. In my last post, I pointed out a few of the discrepancies that bothered me. Well, I think the writers need to go back to the drawing board after this one.

The biggest issue I have with this episode are the following:

1. In the scene where Sylar kills Brian Davis with the quartz crystal, Sylar momentarily has a revelation that he can either feel or detect there’s something ‘wrong’ with Mr. Davis’ brain. I felt it was implied that Sylar could detect the abnormalities in a person’s brain - much like his fascination with the intricacies of a watch. I’m suspecting he absorbs a person’s power by glimpsing at the workings of their brain - hence, the reason for chopping off people’s heads. In any case, if he could detect Mr. Davis’ powers, why in the world did he kill the wrong cheerleader in the last episode? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
2. Finally, the Jessica/Nikki storyline is old. If they don’t connect them to the others in the next episode, I say just kill them off because this past episode was a serious distraction to the original theme.

I know, I know - I was all excited about Heroes, but the more I think about these episodes, the more disappointed irritated I’m getting. We can only hope they do a better job next week…

“Save the cheerleader, Save the world”

*Spoiler Warning*: Plot and ending details about the latest Heroes episode.

I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t been following Heroes as closely as I would’ve liked. A television show based on the premise of real-life X-men initially didn’t appeal to me. Yet, after being hook, line, and sinkered with angst-ridden anticipation, this last episode was just plain crap.

Plain crap I tell you.

Here’s my list of reasons why:

1. Sylar’s a wuss. Sure, he can magically teleport, slice people’s heads off with his invisible finger light saber, and survive 20 foot falls, but he can’t avoid Eden’s voice. Yeah, I know… I’m not saying I could resist her either (voice that is), but this leads me to my second point.
2. If Eden could control Sylar, why in the world didn’t the Doctor just let Eden hang around Claire for one night? Was he trying to protect his daughter from finding out what he really does? Did he not know how strong Eden was? In the episode, he seems to imply that he knew Eden could handle Sylar. All in all, a really murky storyline.
3. Third, When Sylar is near Peter in the hallway tossing lockers @ him, why didn’t Peter absorb Sylar’s power?
4. If a guy who just chopped your former BFF’s head off is missing and the guy who’s purportedly there to save you is all bent out of shape, do you… a) run off alone into the dark to find help or b) run off alone into the dark to find help?… Seriously now.
5. “I’m just a cheerleader.” Need I say more?

Overall, I was just really, really disappointed with how anti-climatic the Sylar-Claire-Peter scene was. As ominous a figure Sylar’s been portrayed as, the writers really pulled a fast one on us. Not to mention, the entire episode was so… predictable. However, through all the clouds, there is a ray of sunshine - in the Mohinder Suresh storyline and the exploration of his relationship with his recently deceased father. I also enjoyed how the subject of pre-destination was touched upon… all very interesting topics indeed.

Even though I thought this episode wasn’t up to par, I am still wondering where Hiro teleported off to, if radioactive guy is the key to the nuclear explosion in New York, and what’s in store for Sylar. I guess we can’t find out until I see you next week… on the same bat time, on the same bat channel.