Comments on: Heroes: Season 4 Finale Review & Discussion

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:33:03 +0000

Hey world, i would just like to say, i think that heroes is one of the best showes made maybe even before Smallville. I think it should go on, and want it to go on. I love the show, and please continue it. I am definitively looking forward to see the new season.

By: Chace

Chace — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:28:21 +0000

@tom; hey u are right about the storylines were kinda down, i havent seen the 4th season yet, but i notice from 2nd seasson that the story got all confusion to me, i dont understand why would peter’s father took away all of his powers, he could have been a hero, at least the very first main character. i seriously think the writers and author should have done it better, i wont buy 4th season until it is cheaper, why waste $40 for a simple 18 episodes with almost 40 minutes each? too short for me, i’d rather buy more smallville than heroes for 1 reason storyline is waay more clearer than heroes, i do love heroes alot from the beginning but expected more than poor writing skills that the storyline is.

By: tom

tom — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:31:59 +0000

i agree, this finale was crap the entire series has been building up to this massive carnival show and in the space of a minute, the entire new york being destroyed goes to samuel losing his powers. what happened to mohinder? and what about matt? couldn’t he just turn up and make samuel believe he wasn’t going to show the world? or the haitian? making samuel lose his powers? there were so many flaws in this episode and the entire series. series 1 was amazing and so was 3. Series 5 looked good, but i think right at the end hiro would go back i time and stop claire from showing the world as this is what heroes does now. no-one ever dies. personally i’m glad they’ve cancelled the show, even thought i liked it originally. i think a movie would be good if they have a strong enough plot and some character deaths

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sun, 16 May 2010 01:05:44 +0000

Yeah, i found some problems with it too. Although i’ve been watching Heroes from series one, and its always been my favourite series, i do believe that the writing on this was..not the best. However, there was a few aspects i wasn’t very happy with..mostly with Sylar’s powers. Do the writers not remember that during season 2/3, he acquired powers such as super-hearing and the ability to know when somebody is telling a lie? There were moments in the last few episodes when he could have used these powers to get instant results! ALSO, when that tattoo girl was shot (can’t remember her name..Ivy i think?), Claire could have easily just given her some of her blood, like she did with Noah at the end of series one. AND also the fact that Peter flew into Noah, when he had Matt’s power? Urgh, all these little facts really annoy me!

By: paige

paige — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:59:31 +0000

Agreed 100%! Upon reading this “review” I was more annoyed with the fact that I had to correct the author over and over again. I also think think the whining me just want to disagree with the author more.

Heroes is a good a show, and it needs some work, but most shows do anyway. Its not a mindless sit-com that tells you when to laugh, aw, or cry. GET REAL.

By: paige

paige — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:52:17 +0000

Some episodes for me did drag, however it is what Heroes has always been. Lots of filler and character building, if it were just the cool action scenes we were waiting to see it wouldn’t really be that interesting.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:27:25 +0000

I must say that even tho im a big fan i was left deflatted by the last episode it was building up to so much and just never delivered. a few of teh episode during the season were some of the best but to few and far between.
As much as i hate to say it i think heroes has run its course. i do think we need another season to give us some closure and its Tim Crings and all the writers chance to redeem themselves.

It would be a shame for it to end this way

UK calling

By: sarahgregory

sarahgregory — Sun, 02 May 2010 16:05:16 +0000

You are spot on

By: asaint_iam

asaint_iam — Sat, 01 May 2010 10:48:34 +0000

It took me a while to get into the show at all during season 1. At the end I was hooked and couldn't wait until the next season; but this last season was watched all through DVR so I could fast forward through the crap. The best episode all season was the Peter/Sylar wall breakthrough. I do want to see another season, but it must get better. The show has so much potential to stay on longer.

By: keronjin

keronjin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:48:17 +0000

I definitely agrees that this is by far the worst season ever. Nobody cares abt the carnival heck i don't even see why everyone is so obsessed over it. it's not such a big issue like nathan's freaks camp from last season either.

i could answer some of the question here over where did peter get his flying abilities on tackling samuel.

Did everyone forgets that Sylar killed Nathan? and did everyone also forgets that he can gain power without killing. He said so with lynette, killing was just for fun. So yeah, i guess the explanation was peter took sylar's skills .

I think they basically change every single heroes past scriptwriter that's how it went this bad from previous2 seasons.

By: keronjin

keronjin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:48:17 +0000

By: joeuk

joeuk — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:39:03 +0000

In comparison to other great Heroes episodes season 4 finale was terrible – like he said above it was a an anti climax to say the least. The whole season leading up to that episode….very disappointing. The only good thing about that episode was the possibility of seeing a potentially awesome fight between Peter & Sylar against the man who can multiply and even that didn't materialise. Also Sylar is far too strong to be held by the puppet man as demonstrated in the episode where primatech burnt down. I am a die hard heroes fan but it has seriously gone down hill – this season the worst by far….please give peter his powers back….oh and matt needs to man up!!!!

By: vivarockvegas

vivarockvegas — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:59:09 +0000

Also, grammar, spelling and paragraphs were invented for a reason. Please use them in the future ThisShowNeedsToEndNow. You made many mistakes yourself.

The entire season wasn't built only around Samuel, he was only a villain. The show was built around all the characters. What are the plot holes?

Heroes is definitely not one was the worst shows on television.

Thank You.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:42:25 +0000

No, not really. This season was just boring… next season looks good, but every episode is just a lead up to nothing.

By: ThisShowNeedsToEndNow

ThisShowNeedsToEndNow — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:16:50 +0000

Really? Deserves an Oscar? The entire season built up Samuel to be this huge, powerful person and they finish the season off with him moving around a pile of dirt. There are so many plot holes it is ridiculous. I don't even worry that a character will die anymore because at the last minute, someone from season 1, 2, 3 will mysteriously come back and save them and then vanish again.
Don't get me wrong, I have been watching since season 1, which was incredible by the way, but this is one of the worst shows on the television currently. Also, grammar, spelling and paragraphs were invented for a reason. Please use them in the future.

By: Luipaard

Luipaard — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:17:13 +0000

I actually enjoyed the season finale. But here's the thing: I haven't watched Heroes since Season 2. I didn't even know it was still on until about a week ago, and then I only watched the season finale, and the episode before that (The Wall).

Why did I watch The Wall, you ask? Because Sylar and Peter are my favorite characters (even if Peter has obviously been stunted for all these years) and I love to watch them interact. And then I was pulled in after The Wall, and I watched the season finale, and it was...sweet. It was very sweet, and I liked it.

But no, I don't think your review was too harsh.

By: cj

cj — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:22:06 +0000

I agree with a few things you said but I think you are being a little too harsh. Everyone knows that season 1 was the best season Heroes has had and most likely ever will, okay I get it. Although, considering seasons 2 and 3 I would say that season 4 was pretty good. Maybe I'm being too blind to all the "issues" Heroes has but honestly I love the show. Through it's ups and downs I remain a big fan and really really hope that they return for one last season. I do agree that at times it has been a little bit boring and needs some more excitement but I've stayed enertained by it. To me the season finale was the best episode of season 4. I thought most of the story arcs were tied up nicely and the cliff-hanger great. I loved the season 1 inspired ending for Claire. It brought me back to the good ol' days.
Claire definitely needed something more exciting going on with her character because she hasn't had too much going on this season. Not that I'm a big fan of what was going on with her and Gretchen but I still thought it was wierd how they completely dropped Gretchen without nicely ending that story arc.
I think Sylar's story throughout this season was great and him turning into a hero for the time being was a pleasant change of pace. Although, I do like Sylar the villain better.
Peter...needs to get his powers back but I still really like him.
I loved the introduction to the new villain Samuel in this season though, he really helped keep things exciting with the carnival, so kudos to the writers for putting that into the show. I also think that Robert Knepper did a great job playing his character.
H.R.G dying would have been better than the way he was saved but in a way I'm glad he's still here.
The actress playing old Charlie did an amazing job so that was a major plus. I was really glad that they finally tied that story arc up because for a long time it seemed to have been forgotten which was disappointing. I really like Hiro though so hopefully we will see more of him next season.
So again, can't wait till next season!

By: James Tillman

James Tillman — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:18:30 +0000

The minor arch of Sylar seeking redemption was a great idea one that I hoped his character would progress into. Unfortunately it happened during the run of a really uncreative major arch. All this talk of archs makes me want to burn bridges or a mcyd's. I feel like we as fans were let down with Hiro's development. And peter's power needs to settle on one darn identy. Come on, first its take on all powers of people that I touch. Then he starts losing control, then loses all powers, now one at a time. Don't give me a duck and tell me its a chicken. I'm surprised nobody aksed this question- How on earth did Hiro's dead mother heal him? How honestly if this can be answered logically I'd like to hear it. I think the only reason I watch it is for Sylar but good acting can only take this franchise so far until the writers start using their brains again. NBC wake up! Breath some new life in this once Epic series with some of the best new actors in the world to date. Do them all a favor and let them keep their jobs by firing bad writers or hiring new ones. Maybe an actual comic book writer e.g. Todd “The Awesome” Mcfarlane. I will still watch the next series even if I have to watch every ep online.

By: SMatt

SMatt — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:30:16 +0000

Not that I don't completely agree with most of this, I just want to point out that Peter didn't fly, he had super speed-Edgar (easily one of the new characters I liked). He touched Samuel when he grabbed him, took his power then. Unfortunately, about 80% of this season was a giant miss. A shame, really, there is a lot of potential in the show.

By: lacreoleman

lacreoleman — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:27:15 +0000

Anthony, my friend I've got to go with you on this one. This season of Heroes was just too much of a roller coaster ride, between not being able to decide if Nathan/Sylar could get along together in one head, to Sylar/Matt not being able to get along inside one head, to Nathan's sacrifice and Sylar's return and on and on, I couldn't really find a lot to like or dislike, it was so confusing a season. This season ending episode came as a surprise,which portends a possible end to the franchise which if they try and over saturate us with too many story layers next season might be a good thing.

Didn't like the next season teaser. Claire has become the whiny poster child for teen angst and comes off too confusing at times. The writers can't decide whether she wants to hide her powers, embrace her powers, become a hero or whatever. She could get offed next season and I would be fine with that unless they get the stories and subplots all figured out for her and then I might care again.

Sorry about the rant but I want a much better Heroes if it returns next season. Or maybe they'll get picked up by SyFy and it will get the BSG treatment and really take off from there. One can only hope.