By DAVE MASON
Friday, April 20, 2007
The people with superpowers on "Heroes" are finding out that everything's more complicated than the show's slogan _ "Save the cheerleader, save the world" _ would suggest. More plot twists arrive as new episodes begin airing again at 9 p.m. EDT Monday (April 23) on NBC.
Next week's episode features Malcolm McDowell, whose creepy character, Linderman, may be the ultimate embodiment of "the ends justify the means." Viewers will find out Monday what that means.
It's a chilling episode in ways that won't be spoiled here, and as usual, it will leave fans wanting to see the next episode immediately.
At the same time, the series slows down a little to allow the characters to react to sudden new events. The big question remains whether they can prevent New York City from being blown up.
Monday's episode picks up the story with the not-so-nice guy with the horn-rimmed glasses (Jack Coleman) and Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg), who can read minds, being held prisoner by Thompson (Eric Roberts). There are other plot threads involving the self-healing cheerleader Claire (Hayden Panettiere), the flying politician Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) and the most heroic geek of our times, Hiro (Masi Oka), who can transport himself and his friend through time and space.
And the powerful villain Skylar (Zachary Quinto) is still causing trouble.
As usual, "Heroes" sets events into a dramatic spin, and it remains this season's best TV show for its originality, cleverness and surprises. The only flaws in Monday's episode are two solutions that come too easily for the heroes' problems. But complications still provide good surprises for the plot.
(Dave Mason of the Ventura County Star can be reached at dmason@VenturaCountyStar.com.)
Just as long as Peter shows
Just as long as Peter shows Sylar who's boss, I could care less. I don't know what in the world that television commercial is talking about when it shows Mohinder telling Peter's mother that he is dead. How in the heck is Peter going to be dead when he was with future hero who told him about the scar? Maybe Mohinder (at some point in the future) thought that Peter was dead because someone else died who he thought was Peter, and was just confused. Either way, Peter had better surprise Sylar or else I'm going to be really ticked off.
Heroes
I missed the beginning shows, but watched reruns and got interested in the show. I like the show now. I would hate to see the network just end the show without a real conclusion.
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