I felt the same way, except I didn't care for the Mohinder and Molly stuff--it felt forced and false to me. And I was kind of disappointed to learn that Nathan's mother is part of the conspiracy--I was hoping that she was working against the company in some capacity or other. And the stuff with Skylar and his mother played out too quickly (and besides, I already knew that it was going to end badly between them through this week's article in Entertainment Weekly, though they had it in reverse!)
I just don't get that DL is willing to live or even be in the same room with Jessica or even work with her to find Mica. And the chameleon woman who kidnapped Mica also has mind-bending powers? How suddenly convenient.
I also couldn't understand how Nathan would allow Claire to remain in his house just as the rest of his family is arriving. How does he explain her to his wife? And wasn't there some kind of urgency a few episodes back to get Claire out of the country? The same thing with Peter's worriment about going nuclear--why doesn't he just leave the city? And what happened to the Invisible Man?
There's just been too many holes in this show lately. And compared to the richly textured and layered storytelling that's been going on in LOST, HEROES has been sorely lacking.
Totally DISagree with the both of you.
Every episode reveals more information about the story's characters and motivations.
The "Silar" arc is VERY revealing, IMO. It offers a glimpse into the nature of his sociopathic rages.
Why does D.L. stay with "Jessica"? He stays because she's "pretending" to be Nikki...and mostly because of Micah, who LOVES his mother and doesn't want to be away from her. I know that D.L. is aware of the dual identity, but I don't think he knows that Nikki is trapped, so to speak, and that Jessica pretends to "be" Nikki.
The hour moves so quickly that the show seems to be over just moments after it starts....for me. They cannot possibly track each and every "Heroes" character in each episode, either. The "invisible man" was rather adamant about not wanting to associate with anyone. Several episodes back, he got paranoid when Peter was interacting with others like them and he decided Peter wasn't respecting their "arrangement." The invisible man then "disappeared", so to speak. I'm certain they'll bring him back at some point.
As for Nathan's mother -- wow! Have you missed the episodes she's been in? She could teach Angela Lansbury's "The Manchurian Candidate" mother a thing or two. She's a totally manipulative and wholly controlling person (I'll bet you thought I was going to say "bitch" here, dintcha!). Sure, she wants to protect Claire, her granddaughter, just like Nathan, Claire's biological father, was trying to do all her life. The entire family has "powers", including the mom, if I'm not mistaken. Just don't know what hers are yet.
As for Peter...the time has not arrived yet when he will "blow up" the city. He remains in New York because it's his home, it's where others of his kind are, and, I suspect, because he really hopes he can find a way to undo what hasn't yet happened. He knows absolutely that "the future", as painted by the now-decesased artist, CAN be changed/altered....it's all part of the "Save the Cheerleader, Save the World" imagery/message that started everything up in the first place.
I'm not at all sure what you mean, Dan, about mindbending powers of the woman who can shape-shift. Can you elaborate? If you are referring to Micah's attempt to escape, only to find himself back in the same room, I'm not certain "she" did that. I was thinking more along the lines of its being a Linderman arrangement.
But I could be wrong...
