Possible SPOILAGE re: "Heroes"
I'm not quite certain what to make of recent developments but am cautiously optimistic that the writers have found their way again after two rather lackluster seasons since the first incredible one.
My favorite character has always been Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia). Peter is the ultimate anti-hero "hero"...always relishing the abilities he acquires and inclined toward using them to help others rather than to acquire power over others.
This season, Peter is working as a paramedic. He's always first on the scene, always saving folks, and has started getting negative feedback from his co-workers who are suspicious as to how he manages to get there first and save the day. Is Peter "causing" these accidents? Happily, the writers only broached this in one episode and have now intoduced a new character (Emma) who is deaf, but who sees colors in waves when she encounters "sounds". She is so attuned to the colors that she is capable of creating beautiful music of her own. The encounter between Peter and Emma was interesting and not at all "rote" the way many can be in TV series. Peter's ability to absorb powers he encounters provides the link he needed to get her attention. I am looking forward, wtih relish, to see where the writers can take this development. (It was great to see Louise Fletcher, as Emma's mom).
Our friend Silar has recovered his form. Last season, Silar killed Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar) while he was in the shape of Nathan (Silar has the ability to shape-shift, among many incredible powers). In a turn of events, a character played by Swoosie Kurtz had Nathan killed last week, and the killer also buried the body. Silar, of course, cannot BE killed...and he was healed. But...when he clawed his way out of his grave he had reverted back to the shape of Silar...and with absolutely no knowldege of who he is.
By the end of the episode, Silar had been identified by the police as Gabriel and they were going to arrest him for the murder of his mother. Silar recalls nothing of this murder of his mother (he's guilty, of course). He escaped and found his way to the circus where the new characters introduced in the season' opener are living. This circus seems to be something along the lines of the one in "Something Wicked This Way Comes" because the police were hot on Silar's trail when he found the circus, and the leader of the folks who run it. The police could not see the circus, but Silar was taken in...and has found a new family.
The episode, happily, had only a brief moment with Hiro, who teleported in to Peter's apartment building. Peter put him in the hospital after Hiro collapsed.
I was quite pleased with the episode...moreso than I've been in a long time with any episode of this show.
Also of interest is Claire who is now in college and has an unusual roommate. Last night, we learned that the circus folks have someone in the college who is doing all she can to bring Claire into the circus folks' fold. Murder was involved. Meanwhile, Claire's roomie has a "crush" on Claire and planted a big old kiss on her lips last night. We do not yet know how Claire felt about that.
End SPOILAGE.
