Heroes - No spoilers please!

[Chris 2.1]

Well I'll let this programme reinforce my theory that americans do a brilliant job at.....american shows. I don't know if calling it drama is right.

Anyway Lost's mystery meets X-Men's content as Heroes follows the lives of a group of normal people with odd, supernatural abilities. I absolutely love it. I'm in the Uk so please no spoilers outside of the UK airings.

Ep 5: Hiro was on Wednesday. I didn't like the first two episodes really...but I stuck with it and really really like it. I'm fond of most characters, I like Claire, something about her is really cool. Maybe the magnitude of her abilities and her creepy father.

Peter and Nathan are interesting....Peter has a Rogue Xmen sort of vibe, being able to use other peoples powers; at first I thought HE was able to fly as well as Nathan, like...they were both born with it.

Nikki is another intriguing character simply because her power seems to be that she's schitzophrenic. I'm sort of thinking she has an alter-ego, or like the person in the mirror is a manifestation of a decision she doesn't make. Like when she chose NOT to sleep with Nathan, and that decision was in the mirror and switched with Nikki to save her. Maybe it's like her guardian angel or conscience, doing the lesser of two evils?

Can her 'power' really be useful though? Hmm.

I like the mind-reading guy because it really explores the downside to reading peoples thoughts, ie, when he got a gigantic headache and passed out in the store. Nice that his wife loves him and stuff. But who was that shadowy guy that threw the woman into the wall? He's probably the bad guy.

Oh and big black guy in the orange shirt. He can erase memories!?

Hiro is the most endearing guy ever. Liked how he came from the future....

...it's all coming together! Discuss characters, and anything really!

[Jeff]

Wow, you guys are pretty far behind if "Hiros" just aired. Season two starts here next month! Anyway, so as not to spoil anything for you, I won't mention what happens later, but yeah, it did start slow, but it got better. There are some good plot twists to keep the show interesting.

I'd have to say my favorite characters are Peter and Hiro. Probably because both of them are very set on their respective "missions" in the early part of the show (Hiro trying to save New York and Peter trying to "Save the cheerleader, save the world"), but also throughout the show, Hiro and Ando's conversations are pretty funny. I also really like the other characters too, they all have their own interesting qualities. Also, I don't know if you know this, so this is only a spoiler if you think future cast members are a form of spoiler but (Spoiler:) Another one of my favorite characters is Christopher Eccleson's character "Claude", who shows up later, but that's all I'm saying.

[Chris 2.1]

Whoa Christopher Eccleson is in? Thats awesome!

Saw ep6 on the 'net; I work wednesday nights now and my VCR is awful so I cant tape it without feeling deaf blind and sleepy. I'll leave a sorta comment on it on wednesday/thurs after it airs.

But generally it felt like one of the most character-driven episodes yet. I wasn't fond of it really but there were two very very cool twists. More on thurs.

[Chris 2.1]

Started watching eps most nights, so I'll put spoiler tags in

Really liking the direction the story is going; just saw episode 18 and WHAT a cliffhanger (Spoiler:) Peter's head being sliced off by Sylar. And Mohinder.....eesh. Poor guy.

I was a bit dissapointed about Mr Bennet (Spoiler:) being sort of good and the episode Company Man was difficult for me to understand, so I watched it a bit more. Loved seeing Gina from Nip Tuck playing as (Spoiler:) Claire's mother and the reveal about her father was....erm.....revealing.

Peter is now my favourite character; odd because he irked me so much at the beginning. I clearly misunderstood his powers and he's now very much become the 'main character'. I think Sylar will want (Spoiler:) Matt next since his power is so useful. Also did he (Spoiler:) eat the brain of Eden, aka absorb her power?...because he CLEARLY should have!

I'm a little dissapointed with Nikki's storyline since it's evident she (Spoiler:) doesnt have a super power, she's just schitzophrenic. Although I think (Spoiler:) DL and Micah's powers are cool. Who bailed her out, though? I thought DL turned himself in but apparently not? I'm confused.

Hiro and Ando continue to amuse me; Hiro's endearing little noises when he's scared are so funny.

Trying to watch ep 19 now!

[pokemasterfrank]

Started watching eps most nights, so I'll put spoiler tags in

Really liking the direction the story is going; just saw episode 18 and WHAT a cliffhanger (Spoiler:) Peter's head being sliced off by Sylar. And Mohinder.....eesh. Poor guy.

I was a bit dissapointed about Mr Bennet (Spoiler:) being sort of good and the episode Company Man was difficult for me to understand, so I watched it a bit more. Loved seeing Gina from Nip Tuck playing as (Spoiler:) Claire's mother and the reveal about her father was....erm.....revealing.

Peter is now my favourite character; odd because he irked me so much at the beginning. I clearly misunderstood his powers and he's now very much become the 'main character'. I think Sylar will want (Spoiler:) Matt next since his power is so useful. Also did he (Spoiler:) eat the brain of Eden, aka absorb her power?...because he CLEARLY should have!

I'm a little dissapointed with Nikki's storyline since it's evident she (Spoiler:) doesnt have a super power, she's just schitzophrenic. Although I think (Spoiler:) DL and Micah's powers are cool. Who bailed her out, though? I thought DL turned himself in but apparently not? I'm confused.

Hiro and Ando continue to amuse me; Hiro's endearing little noises when he's scared are so funny.

Trying to watch ep 19 now!

She damaged her brain shooting herself, I think - so he couldn't steal her power.

Hmm...I think you've missed something

[Chris 2.1]

Oh I see. Yea makes sense. WhatdidImiss? whatdidImiss?

Seen up to the five year ep. It's.....interesting but adds little to the dynamic of the story. It explains a lot, and was very very interesting but...well, you know.

Also: 0.07% is the best title EVER. It was so clever.

[DarkestLight]

Did you just buy the box set Chris? Jus wondering, cause yer flying through episodes. I did too, and yeah, this show ...Can't wait for Season two. And I'm trying to piece together what you may have missed...but I think you got it all so far lol.

[Chris 2.1]

Nah its not out yet, I'm watching it online *isntsureifthatsillegalsoifitishe'sgoingtorunaway* err I just realised there's like 3 eps left.

One interesting thing; in ep 20 they said (Spoiler:) Sylar exploded. I assumed it was going to be Ted....


ps I hope Clare's mum comes back. She rocked.

[pokemasterfrank]

So, what you missed was (Spoiler:) Nikki, as her persona (persona is a term for a lack of a term. I'm not sure if it's just schizo, or if it's spirit inhabiting body, or whatever - it's not fully explained, at least not to the point you are at), Jessica, has super-strength.

[Chris 2.1]

Oh yea that's a fair point. I gathered from that 6 months episode that Jessica was her sister. And she died, but that Nikki gathered Jessica's personality only 6 months ago. But Mohinder has not (as of yet) made any attempt to track her down. The hero mentioned in ep 20 who (Spoiler:) can suck oxygen out of the atmosphere sounds DEADLY! Thank god he doesn't exist yet.

I guess I can see where Nikki might fit into everything a bit more.

[Crystalmaster Mike]

Well, if you love the episodes, maybe you'll also appreciate... the graphic novels! So yeah, the latest ones already take place after season 1's finale, but at the rate you're consuming episodes, you'll get to that point in no time.

Well, to comment on your original post: the Amazing Flying Petrelli brothers would have been nice, but since the Petrelli's (Spoiler:) turn out to be some sort of super-powered family, ((Spoiler:) Petrelli Sr. is tied in to all this in one of the web-comics ('War Buddies')), the alternative seems better, don't you think?

I also do like how every character in some way seems to be connected to all others. The comics and websites tying into the Heroes universe ((Spoiler:) one of the sites is given at the end of one of the Hana Gittelman's saga's) continue this trend on-line.

If I could choose a power... it might be omnilinguism, being able to understand every language (spoken and non-verbal alike). Might help to be more extravert.

[Weasel Overlord]

I thought that (Spoiler:) super strength was Nikki's power alone, and not just Jessica's...

You'll see how useful she is in the last episode, Chris. XD Unless you have done already, in which case... yeah.

Personally, my favourite part of the last episode was (Spoiler:) "to be continued" cos before that, I had no inkling that there'd be a second series! XD

[Chris 2.1]

Oh I saw the rest of S1 but compiling it into a single TPM post would be difficult!

Anyway

-it was amazing!
-(Spoiler:) I think Peter + Nathan are alive. I've heard the 'old gang' (ie Angela Petrelli, Linderman, Petrelli Snr)'s origins will be expolored. Does Angela have a power?
-I think Matt (Spoiler:) is alive but (Spoiler:) DL is dead. Shame, i loved DL's power. Since he can cause items around him to phase, he could essentially phase his car out so he could avoid car crashes ala the knight but in HP3 :p


Read some of the graphic novels. That Greta girl is awesome I hope we see more of her.

I'm dissapointed (Spoiler:) sylar is alive. I mean........I hope he doesn't come back every week like a maniac. Quinto is a brilliant actor though.

Urgh what else to discuss? Oh who is the person Molly doesn't want to see? He sounds creepy.

(Spoiler:) http://www.spoilerfix.com/heroes.php is a great heroes teaser site. No spoilers as in OMFG GUESS WHO DIES. Instead its like just like casting info and info on S2.

[Crystalmaster Mike]

(Spoiler:) http://www.spoilerfix.com/heroes.php is a great heroes teaser site. No spoilers as in OMFG GUESS WHO DIES. Instead its like just like casting info and info on S2.

How smoof, now I won't be surprised! Nah, it's seems like a great site to check if you can no longer bear the suspense; besides, the comics are bound to contain some spoilers as well.

[DarkestLight]

Actually, the comics don't contain many-if any real "spoilers" at all. They're just insights into the lives of other characters we don't see as much on the show, like Candace and regrettably, Hana. Hana was awesome, but I guess she's even more awesome now..

[MToolen]

I'm glad the producers of Lost decided to make another series like this. I mean, it's just so deep! I could think about how each is related to the others for what seems like an eternity. What's more, I don't really think there's a character I really dislike just yet. I mean, sure, there's a villain, but they all have their own reasonings and backstories and all. With so much depth, it'd be hard to have a clean-cut villain anyway. All in all, Heroes is perhaps the first show I have meticulously followed. I'm glad it was my choice.