Heroes: Episode Five
By stephanie - Sunday, October 29th, 2006
OK, rule number one in reviewing: Write it down as soon as you watch it. I saw the last episode of Heroes a few days ago and my head is swimming with so much plot at this point, it’s hard to remember what’s specific to the latest installment.
One thing is for certain: Heroes, despite its obvious flaws, is somewhat addicting. I am very much curious to see what happens next. Yet, the basic problems remain, the most obvious being the sloppy writing when it comes to the mind-numbing “coincidences” connecting our Heroes together.
And I hope they just connect everyone and be done with it once and for all, because it’s this major flaw in logic that, as I have said before, is hampering my ability to fully endorse this show.
Yes, Lost has done coincidences and connections. But there’s obviously some reason for it, some force causing this to happen. We just don’t know what yet. That, however is, not the case with Heroes.
In episode five, we have more unlikely incidents of connecting the dots, with Hiro meeting the politician (Hiro “coincidentally” sees the politician fly in for a rough landing at an out of the way diner outside of Vegas). Hiro’s Japanese friend turns out to be a fan of the webcam chick, and so shows up at her house unexpectedly.
This is all ridiculously stupid! Can we be done with it already!
Plus points: Plot with the cheerleader and her evil dad gets interesting, as dad has the brain of her would-be rapist wiped. And, the politician’s brother finds a good use for his copycat superpower.
I’m hoping tomorrow night’s episode will dispense with the stupidity and bring on more of the good stuff. Writers of Heroes, if you are listening, get it together. Don’t resort to cheap plot devices to move the story along.
Thank you,
Your Friendly Neighborhood Viewer