Heroes - S04E04 - Acceptance

79 Posted on Oct 5, 2009 in articles by Conor Kilpatrick |


Volume Five: Redemption

I suspect this will be the final season for Heroes.
Ratings are in a free fall and they weren't all that great to begin with. The only thing that might save it is that NBC literally has nothing else to air and what they are airing isn't doing all that much better than Heroes is.



As always, I look forward to your thoughts, opinions, gripes, live-blogging, etc.

Comments

yeah i normally try to defend heroes but i can not defend this season at all

Posted by oldmanlogan88 on 10/05/09 at 07:10 PM

I've been enjoying it so far. It's been quite strong.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 07:11 PM

the problem is that im only intrested in one story line (matt and slylars) and i dont care about any of the others

Posted by oldmanlogan88 on 10/05/09 at 07:33 PM

That certainly would be a problem.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 07:48 PM

also has anyone notice the simalrity between what petars doing in this and what clark kent is doing in the new season of smallville

Posted by oldmanlogan88 on 10/05/09 at 08:00 PM

And here we... go...

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:00 PM

sorry for the poor gramer

Posted by oldmanlogan88 on 10/05/09 at 08:01 PM

Normally I'm all down for heroes, but come on guys. The Packers are playing tonight. Look in your hearts and see what more important.

Posted by thisisegan on 10/05/09 at 08:01 PM

woops. What is more important

Posted by thisisegan on 10/05/09 at 08:02 PM

I hate this music.  A lot.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:02 PM

Not that I'm entirely against it, but I think Ali Larter's current character is an excuse to see her practically naked every episode. Good evening boys.

 

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 08:02 PM

Yep, the music sucked.

Posted by ThePunisherMAX on 10/05/09 at 08:03 PM

So far, the only storyline I don't really care about is Hiro/Ando.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:04 PM

Haha... Hiro has a bucket list.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:04 PM

@conor yeah, I'm not a big fan of it either. I havent really liked Hiro's storylines since season 1.

Posted by ThePunisherMAX on 10/05/09 at 08:05 PM

I do like that his powers have a consequence to his health.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:05 PM

@conor yeah that is quite smart

Posted by oldmanlogan88 on 10/05/09 at 08:07 PM

Hiro goes back in time to prevent a guy from copying his butt?  THAT'S the story?!  I don't know if that's awesome or stupid.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:08 PM

I'm kinda with you Conor. I like Hiro and Ando better than I did last season, when I felt they real drug the show down consistently. They are probably still the weakest link, though.

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 08:09 PM

I don't know that they have learned their season two lesson, which is whne you keep Hiro seperated from the rest of the cast, it hurts his character and the show. He needs to interact with everyone else. His strength in the first season was that he was the only hero who wanted to be a hero and enjoyed it and his enthusiasm rubbed off on the others. Keeping him sequestered in Japan is no different than keeping him sequestered in the past (in Japan).

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:09 PM

They could have thought of a better mistake for the guy than copying his butt. Some sort of real story at least.

Posted by ThePunisherMAX on 10/05/09 at 08:09 PM

So Hiro is going to be 'leaping' back in time and putting right what once went wrong?

Posted by Devastron on 10/05/09 at 08:09 PM

I think they just don't know what to do with Hiro. He's much, much too powerful to let him run wild.

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 08:11 PM

@zombox thats always the problem with time travelers. There's just way too much control they have and there end up being way too many plot holes.

Posted by ThePunisherMAX on 10/05/09 at 08:12 PM

Hiro is about to learn a tough lesson, I think. You can't always change the future. Some thngs are meant to be.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:16 PM

A lesson only useful to people who have the opportunity to change the future. Well, I'll disqualify myself immediately.

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 08:17 PM

This man was DESTINED to photocopy his ass.

Posted by Devastron on 10/05/09 at 08:18 PM

Hiro's learning about the inflexibility of past events.  We call it the Butt-Copy Effect.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:18 PM

I think it wuld be funny if we found out that Nathan was a secret serial killer.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:23 PM

So they're trying to make Nathan into a Anthony Michael Hall from Deadzone.

Posted by ThePunisherMAX on 10/05/09 at 08:23 PM

That would be awesome, Conor. Awesome.

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 08:24 PM

Or Christopher Walken.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:24 PM

That was a nice reaction take from Claire.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:25 PM

I like Noah's approach to sales.  He should move to Scranton.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:25 PM

Boozy Swoosie Kurtz is always a +1 for any TV show.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:25 PM

I bet Nathan killed all his high school girlfriends. Kiling's always easier than those break-up conversations.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:26 PM

I've never had anyone show themselves out of my apartment. No one has ever offered it to me, either. "I gotta leave, so you do too."

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:27 PM

Nathan was Chaci in high school.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:28 PM

Nathan = Ted Kennedy?

 

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 08:28 PM

What kind of weirdo wears a basecall cap and a swimsuit in the middle of the night?

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:28 PM

I wonder if real Nathan covered it up or his Mother did.

Posted by Devastron on 10/05/09 at 08:29 PM

Angela probably had the Haitian wipe Nathan's memories.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:30 PM

@conor the best kind

 

Posted by oldmanlogan88 on 10/05/09 at 08:32 PM

Actually that'd be an interesting episode; where Nathan/Sylar grabs the Haitian's necklace and learns stuff.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:32 PM

I bet it was Angela who covered it up. Mothers always do.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:32 PM

@Tork that'd be awesome. All the different conspiricies and events that have been covered up by him in the past. It would open up a whole new set of storylines.

Posted by ThePunisherMAX on 10/05/09 at 08:33 PM

HA! I called it.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:33 PM

Its good personal drama. It lacks a certain impact given the character it is happening to is dead.

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 08:36 PM

I really like HRG. I think he's one character they havent done too bad with in all four seasons.

Posted by ThePunisherMAX on 10/05/09 at 08:37 PM

I think that Claire should worry that her dad has suddenly started dressing like Hank Moody.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:37 PM

I'm not liking mid-life crisis Noah...

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:37 PM

I have figured out what they are going to do with Hiro. He's going to keep going back in time to save this suicidcal dude and by the end he'll be covered in toner to the point of black face, and then he'll have a seizure and drop dead. The end.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:38 PM

@Tork: I think it's terribly fascinating. What does a cold-blooded secret agent do with his life when he's out of work?

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:39 PM

@conor yeah, Hiro has an admirable death trying to stop a man from copying his butt. Lol.

Posted by ThePunisherMAX on 10/05/09 at 08:40 PM

@ThePunisherMAX: Well, that and killing himself. That's pretty admirable.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:41 PM

Eh, it's an interesting question to ask about Noah.  I'm just not sure sweat pants and take-out is something I really want to watch Noah doing as opposed to previous seasons.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:44 PM

What a sleazy dude.

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 08:49 PM

@Tork: Characters need dramatic arcs, they can't remain stagnant or they get boring.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:49 PM

Sure, I'm just kind of wanting something else.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:50 PM

Hrm. Are all the powers becoming unstable?

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 08:50 PM

Just the artificial ones.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:50 PM

Was that a syringe or a knife?

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:51 PM

Nathan's phone works in a parking garage.  That's amazing.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:52 PM

I think this is the most verbose I've ever seen Ray Park be in a role.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:55 PM

Not really. Not living in a big city, my phone works almost everywhere.

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 08:56 PM

Mine does not

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:56 PM

My phone even works in some subway stations.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:56 PM

Wow! Boozy Swoozie had him killed!

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:58 PM

2 Sylars?

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 08:59 PM

Nathan's going to bust out of that grave an start dancing Thrill-- SYLAR!

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 08:59 PM

Wow in the heck does that not look suspicious to the nth degree?  You could wait a bit before having him killed.

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 08:59 PM

HA!  Gretchen...

Posted by Tork on 10/05/09 at 09:00 PM

So far, I'm digging this season of Heroes. I just wish they'd go back to the 9 PM start time. :P

Posted by zombox on 10/05/09 at 09:02 PM

I'm all the way out here on the west coast, so I just barely finished watching this episode. It was good. This season is off to a good start, but the Hiro story did bother me too. I thought he had already learned that some things he just cant change (like when he couldnt rescue that waitress in season 1). Also, what was up with Tracy's power?; was that her way of crying?... Whatever, i still enjoyed it.

Posted by comixfan on 10/06/09 at 12:13 AM

man Zachary Quinto is killing it this season

Posted by oldmanlogan88 on 10/06/09 at 03:16 AM

Zombie Sylar now. His mind is in Matt Parkman, now his body's gonna be a zombie until his mind is reunited with it.

Posted by IroncladMerc on 10/06/09 at 05:13 PM

Heroes is crossing with Dollhouse-Tabula Rasa Sylar!!  But seriously, it is an interesting idea.

This was the least annoyed that I have been with Claire in a long time.  

A guy whose destiny it was to photocopy his butt.  I don't know if it is idiocy or genius writing.  I lean towards the latter.  

I kinda hope that Pasdar is done now.  I don't have anything against him or his acting, but I did not like what they were doing with the plot of his character.

Posted by MisterJ on 10/06/09 at 05:47 PM

Ok.. here's what i don't get... Didn't Hiro ALREADY learn that you can change the past in Season 1.  He went back over and over again trying to save Charlie only to realize that no matter what he did, he couldn't save her from getting killed. Sooooooo... why does he think he can now??????????????

Posted by Superyan on 10/07/09 at 11:20 AM

i meant CAN'T change the past

Posted by Superyan on 10/07/09 at 11:21 AM

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