Comments on: Review: Heroes Season 3 Premiere

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:39:16 +0000

Honestly, i liked the 2nd season. Yeah it was slow, but then sometimes it will pick up speed and then go back to slow. Ask the actors and the actress on the show, as they all said that it was a season that was too slow, and that they wish it was more action in it for season 2. Hiro’s story is yes the worst of all in season 2, the two twins Maya and her brother were the most useless characters that they ever created, Sylar was different don’t like, Claire needs to mature, Angela was cool, Matt was a bit annoying, Mohinder was extremely annoying, Matt’s dad was awesome, and out of all the characters in season 2, Noah Bennet to me was the best of the entire season. Because his character was developing was a reason why i liked him the most. Peter to me was also useless, but it made more sense at the end. i just started watching season 3 on netfix, the first 2 episodes were good, until right now, it is starting to get lost on its way. I’ll keep on watching, even it might be terrible. it will just feel unsastifying if i stop in the middle of Heroes. so i want to finish it until the end of Heroes of all together.

By: Introspective

Introspective — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:38:12 +0000

I was watching first two seasons breathlessly. I haven’t seen something so interesting for a while. I couldn’t wait for a next episode. But when the third season started I was so disappointing. I couldn’t believe that they can make such a big turn to worse. Pity.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:23:34 +0000

Sorry guys, but i’m very dissapointed with season 3. Hope
season 4 will be back with a vengeance!

By: Sci-Fi movies

Sci-Fi movies — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:02:56 +0000

I am looking forward to fourth season.

By: ‘Heroes: Villains’ Is Over - What Did You Think? - Screen Rant

‘Heroes: Villains’ Is Over - What Did You Think? - Screen Rant — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:51:41 +0000

[...] finally over – This half season of Heroes has been hotly debated over the past few months… It started off with a bang but then seemed to quickly spiral into confusion and convoluted plots and character motivations. [...]

By: Fadian

Fadian — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:30:04 +0000

Thanks Ergo Proxy, jc. I’ve seen up to episode 7 and it looks like it’s going to continue screwing up the series. The way it’s going now it seems like they HAVE pumped it full of adrenaline. It’s gone hyper. It’s out of control. There’s just too much happening in each episode. In series 1 you would get a cliffhanger at the end of each episode; series 3 you’re getting cliffhangers every 15 minutes, new characters appearing and being killed off or ‘dealt’ with in the space of a single episode and regular trips to the future to see an event or timeline that has to be stopped. It’s like the show developed ADD and took a sugar overdose at Disneyland.

I really wonder what people saw in the first series that they think they are now seeing in series 3.

“This could have been a very dark year for heroes, with some closeups on how powers can be abused and the thirst for power can corrupt.”

Agreed. Instead they gave us characters doing 180′s on themselves with no hesitation and constant whining about being indestructible and superpowered. Peter and Sylar should’ve slowly changed over the series, perhaps with the two of them facing off at the end, Peter turning villain and Sylar trying to stop him. A reversal of series 1.
As it happens, Kring just needed Peter to lose his powers and the only way he could think of doing that, presumably, was by giving him Sylar’s so he would run headlong into Pinehearst and get vamp’d by his dad. Similarly the only way he could think of making Sylar turn good was by making his murderous tendencies a part of his ability that he could not control. Which is just a cop out, in my opinion.
The show now seems to favour the people with the more flashy abilities. The ones that look good in action sequences. Micah had a really interesting ability which could’ve been used in some great storylines. Monica aswell. But the writers want people that can fly at light speed and shoot lasers out of their eyes. It’s all “INCREDIBLE POWER!!!” and “UNIMAGINABLE DESTRUCTION!!!” as HRG said.
The action is much more exciting when there is something to lose and the main characters in series 3 are just too powerful.

“I think Kring is playing to the High School Musical fanbase that doesn’t want anything “really” bad to happen to anyone. Don’t “really” change Peter, don’t “really” change Mohinder. Don’t “really” kill Nikki.”

Again, I agree, unfortunately. Who honestly thought for a second that Hiro had killed Ando? Was Matt really stupid enough to not use his mind controlling ability on Knox and let him tear out his heart?
Don’t “really” kill anyone. Don’t “really” do something unexpected. Don’t “really” think up an original storyline. Don’t “really” write an interesting script.

Cheers

By: jc in chicago

jc in chicago — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:02:59 +0000

Fadian,
Great post! This could have been a very dark year for heroes, with some closeups on how powers can be abused and the thirst for power can corrupt. The issue with Peter’s power-rape of Sylar was an example. Also excellent irony: Peter already displayed “hunger” when he ripped this out of Sylar. (And in the ensuing episodes, did he use this power to “fix” time? Wasn’t that the premise of snagging the ability of “knowing how things work”?)

The Peter-turned Sylar is something I imagined from season one, where I thought the twist was that Peter would absorb Sylar’s power (we did hear the “Sylar voice” out of him once or twice) and that it would in fact be Peter, not Sylar, who killed Isaac in Hiro’s future.

Too bad the Dark Peter lasted shorter this year than it did in season 2. I’m assuming his “hunger” is gone into his dad. But because the road to obtain these powers again would be long, I’m sure that Kring’s favorite plot device–the Reset Button–will be called into play and Peter will be just as we knew him, minus The Hunger.

>>Remember when Angela said Matt would be just like his father if he forced the name of that company woman out of her? What happened to him turning villain and abusing his ability?<<

I agree, Fadian. This too would have been a great natural Hero-to-Villian change, but I think Kring is playing to the High School Musical fanbase that doesn’t want anything “really” bad to happen to anyone. Don’t “really” change Peter, don’t “really” change Mohinder. Don’t “really” kill Nikki.

By: Ergo Proxy

Ergo Proxy — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:40:11 +0000

@ Fadian,

I couldn’t have said it any better… yet there’s so much more that’s gone rotten in this show that, it’s amazing to see people who actually thinks this is as good as last season. Somehow those people just didn’t get the point of the first season or they’re just able to really pay attention to quality and will watch anything with eye candy.

Having said that I did in fact give up on Heroes, I did that after 5 episodes into season 3. I gave them a full season and 5 episodes to justify why I should keep watching after knowing that season 2 was one horrible mess that simply couldn’t get better even if they pumped it up with adrenalin.

Either way, we’re looking at a show that’s going to be talked about, referenced to and probably laughed at for years to come. The truth about Heroes and Tim Kring or whatever he’s called, will be on E faster than you can find an episode with substance in season 2-3 and 4 if they ever get that long.

Ultimately this show called HEROES, is nothing but LOOSERS and for me is one EPIC FAIL in the history of over confident PR on a show like this.

RIP Heroes.

By: Fadian

Fadian — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:35:59 +0000

I thought Season 1 was amazing. Season 2 had a few good episodes but on the hole it was a rehash of season 1 but without the mystery and done in half the time. Season 3 is just wretched. There’s no continuity : what happened to Caitlin/Monica? Peter was missing presumed dead for the whole of series 2 but upon seeing him on the news, Claire just picks up her phone and calls him on his mobile. It took her a whole 11 episodes to think of that?
Characters swing from being bad to good and vice versa within minutes. Sylar/ Mohinder/Claire/Peter have all done u-turns on their characters but there is no progression detailing how they got there. Sylar is now Angela’s son so he is trying to be good. Peter got “The Hunger” (ugh) and is suddenly a psychopath. Mohinder is The Fly (a reference here and there would count as an homage to the Cronenberg movie, this is just an outright ripoff). If this was series 1, Peter’s descent into homicidal maniac would’ve taken 3 episodes at least. We got it in 10 minutes. It’s too fast. Plus “The Hunger” is just a massive backtrack of a retcon of a failed plot device. Sylar was just a puppet all along and he didn’t murder because of his obssession with being special?
Remember when Angela said Matt would be just like his father if he forced the name of that company woman out of her? What happened to him turning villain and abusing his ability? Instead we get a “spirit walk” in Africa with another precognitive painter.
The show seems to be about ability theft now. Sylar/Peter/Arthur all do this in some form or another. It’s just about who can get the most abilites. Having Arthur steal all of Peter’s powers was one of the biggest mistakes the writers ever made. Remember how stupid they had to make Peter look in order to carry on the storyline? Like how he had a gun pointed at him and a child whose life was at risk but he wouldn’t stop time and save him? That’s just one example. Arthur should be unstoppable now but I;m sure he’ll end up dead due to not using the most obvious ability at the right time. All this time travel BS has to end aswell.

By: Freddie Puszka

Freddie Puszka — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:23:48 +0000

Hi !!!! I just hope that the screen director from heroes will take a look at this. I think that if he puts it on screen, that will help heroes !! hE SHOULD MAKE Daphne millbrook and Elle bishop be sisters. (bob bishop puts Daphne in an orphanege because he is scared of his daughter)Elle is born 2 years after, he keeps her because now he knows what are abilities, now that he is working for the company. Then Freddie Bishop is born (ability: meteorologique elements(tornados, storms ..+ electricity from his sister and superspeed).And finally, Nick bishop age 12, put into care because the agents at the company tell him to abandonne Nick
(ability:earthquaques)
That would be fantastic, im a huge fan !!
PLEASE DO IT, PLEASE !!!! With the special affects, they would be incredible ! Good luck !!

By: the old man

the old man — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:56:54 +0000

thriller said,: “They really need to bring some badass comic book writers, those guys know what people want to see and can develop superhero characters.”

Fire the producer and bring this guy on board.. Been reading this rant since September, and the first time this has been suggested here, that I can find.

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:23:45 +0000

@thriller

“You would thing that he would grow some pair after leaving feudal Japan”

EXACTLY. I don’t recall the amount of time he was there, but it was quite a while, and the showed that he grew as a person and in maturity. Apparently that’s all gone and he’s back to “goofy Hiro.”

At least they DID explain why sometimes the “going back in time one minute” might not work.

Vic

By: thriller

thriller — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:12:20 +0000

I can just hope that the writers know what they are doing with Heroes

(Sorry for the spelling errors in the previous post)

By: thriller

thriller — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:07:32 +0000

After watching the new episode last night I am still f…ing mad at the show. I understand they want to change good characters to evil and vice versa, but it is done the wrong way. Peter becoming evil, Claire wanting to be a renegade, Sylar turning good and Mohinder wanting power happened so quick, that you(the viewers) don’t believe. And not only the writers are using the same basic plots, but they are making it more confusing. Each episode has so many stories going at the same time, that is it impossible to keep track of all of them( hince the reason you have so many holes in the stories)You would think that Ali Larter’s ice character would care about her sister and her son since she wants to know what happened to her. And What he hell happened to copycat girl from new orleans. I don’t need to see her but at least let me know what happened to her. Man, I hate lose ends. And what the hell is wrong with Hiro? He’s always looking dumb whenever something happens. You would thing that he would grow some pair after leaving feudal Japan, but no, same dumb Hiro. Ando should have his power and he’s smarter. And how did that speed girl get into level 5 facility and past their security? I am just mad because the show could blow every other show out of the water, but the writers are killing it. They really need to bring some badass comic book writers, those guys know what people want to see and can develop superhero characters.

By the way where the hell is Elle? That’s the only character I cared about for the moment, since everybody on Heroes acts so dumb and stupid .

By: Crichton

Crichton — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:25:59 +0000

OMG. First there was Sylar who could steal powers, now there is an old guy who just happened to be the father of Peter Petrelli who can more or less do the same thing except he really steals them. And oh, lets make Sylar more or less a good guy now.

Have they lost the imagination to write good stuff ????

By: Is Heroes Season 3 Awesome Or Ridiculous? - Screen Rant

Is Heroes Season 3 Awesome Or Ridiculous? - Screen Rant — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:16:37 +0000

[...] was pretty excited by the Heroes Season 3 premiere and have been watching the show progress over the last few episodes. Saying that the pace has sped [...]

By: 790@movieguys.org

790@movieguys.org — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:23:59 +0000

Yeah in the South Park Cartoon wars epic 3 parter.
Its reviled that Manatees write the show.
Season 11, I believe….
(Damn funny)

LOSERS, hahaha!!
I smell a South Park Episode !!!!

By: Ergo Proxy

Ergo Proxy — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:02:01 +0000

Wait, wait… Manatees???

Wasn’t that an episode of South Park?

Or did Family Guy steal that idea too?

Yeah, if the producers of Heroes have a pair, they should rename the show “LOSERS”…

Maybe if it lives to see another season, we can all sign a petition to call the season for : LOSERS or Garbage… Pick one…

By: 790@movieguys.org

790@movieguys.org — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:58:56 +0000

Thanks for that link Ergo,,,!
There’s a cool link there “Why Stephen King loves Prison Break”,,,,

I think the Family Guy, Manatees are writing Heroes this point. Lol.

By: Ergo Proxy

Ergo Proxy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:44:41 +0000

Just saw another episode of Heroes…

It’s now officially laughable how the writers are pulling hairs just to come up with something and it’s clearly NOT WORKING…

Good grief… what are these people doing?

And that super lame company logo placement was just beyond dumb. The new Future Painter black guy was walking around with a UNIVERSAL Studios t-shirt… uughhh how lame,…

I guess it’s not just us who find the show to be a huge disappointment!
http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/10/monday-ratings.html