Hey what happened to the folks from last week who were convinced Sylar wasn't really a Petrelli and Angela was lying? 
The Haitian is the only hero with powers Peter cannot absorb since he can't use his absorption power while the Haitian is using his. Ironic. But I wondered why Peter couldn't use that nifty mind-control ability of his to orderClaire to drop the gun. I also wondered earlier why he didn't turn invisible while Claire was shooting at him (or turn invisible in the house, there's another solution). Or stop time! Jeeze! Peter still forgets about his powers way too much. Making him evil and insane may be a good solution if it stops him from being stupid.
My favorite TV villains are Dukat and Scorpius, both of which lasted for several seasons. Dukat had six good seasons in him before they wrecked him with one plot twist too far. Scorpy was good from first to last (the better part of four seasons). And that's not even counting Dexter Morgan, who not only is a villain but the lead character of his series (and a serial killer, which shows that there's nothing about being a serial killer which keeps a character from being as deep, complex and durable story-wise as any character ever devised). He's not just the best villain character in TV history, I'd call him the best character of any kind. His only competition would be Spock.
I don't see why they can't get 4 or 5 good solid years out of Sylar, if the show has that long. They should simply have established from the beginning - or at least implied - that Gabriel used to be normal, if nerdy, and became obsessed with opening brains when his powers kicked in because the powers themselves create that need. They've been all over the map in their rationale - why was "needing to be special" ever part of the explanation, now that we know it's not necessary? - but if they manage to settle in and stick to their current rationale, fine by me.
I knew they'd never kill off one of their most popular characters, TV shows don't do that and especially ones whose ratings are getting ever more sketchy. They'll cling to Sylar (and Peter, Hiro and Claire) like a life raft, because as far as they know, the viewers who remain are watching just for their favorite characters (and with the silly writing, what else is there to watch for?) and if Sylar goes, there goes another million or two viewers and the show gets cancelled. They'll never take that risk.
Speaking of ratings, PI Feedback is sounding alarm bells but TV by the Numbers calls Heroes a winner for doing well in the hard-to-please 18-34 demo. My hunch is that the viewers who are leaving in disgust tend to be the over-34 crowd and the kids are staying because they luuuuuv these characters and the nutty plot twists are working for them.
And the NBC suits don't know how to fix Heroes. They don't know how to come up with shows that won't crash and burn catastrophically, so why would they think they can fix Heroes? (Other than being self-deluded egomaniacs, I mean.)
The Haitian is the only hero with powers Peter cannot absorb since he can't use his absorption power while the Haitian is using his. Ironic. But I wondered why Peter couldn't use that nifty mind-control ability of his to orderClaire to drop the gun. I also wondered earlier why he didn't turn invisible while Claire was shooting at him (or turn invisible in the house, there's another solution). Or stop time! Jeeze! Peter still forgets about his powers way too much. Making him evil and insane may be a good solution if it stops him from being stupid.
My favorite TV villains are Dukat and Scorpius, both of which lasted for several seasons. Dukat had six good seasons in him before they wrecked him with one plot twist too far. Scorpy was good from first to last (the better part of four seasons). And that's not even counting Dexter Morgan, who not only is a villain but the lead character of his series (and a serial killer, which shows that there's nothing about being a serial killer which keeps a character from being as deep, complex and durable story-wise as any character ever devised). He's not just the best villain character in TV history, I'd call him the best character of any kind. His only competition would be Spock.
I don't see why they can't get 4 or 5 good solid years out of Sylar, if the show has that long. They should simply have established from the beginning - or at least implied - that Gabriel used to be normal, if nerdy, and became obsessed with opening brains when his powers kicked in because the powers themselves create that need. They've been all over the map in their rationale - why was "needing to be special" ever part of the explanation, now that we know it's not necessary? - but if they manage to settle in and stick to their current rationale, fine by me.
I knew they'd never kill off one of their most popular characters, TV shows don't do that and especially ones whose ratings are getting ever more sketchy. They'll cling to Sylar (and Peter, Hiro and Claire) like a life raft, because as far as they know, the viewers who remain are watching just for their favorite characters (and with the silly writing, what else is there to watch for?) and if Sylar goes, there goes another million or two viewers and the show gets cancelled. They'll never take that risk.
Speaking of ratings, PI Feedback is sounding alarm bells but TV by the Numbers calls Heroes a winner for doing well in the hard-to-please 18-34 demo. My hunch is that the viewers who are leaving in disgust tend to be the over-34 crowd and the kids are staying because they luuuuuv these characters and the nutty plot twists are working for them.
NBC has nothing to replace it with. Everything it tries tanks. Heroes is the second healthiest scripted show in its lineup, after The Office. Here's the Review/Cancel Index (the top of this list are the weakest shows; Heroes is seventh from the bottom, eg, best). It's doing better than CSI: Miami!
And the NBC suits don't know how to fix Heroes. They don't know how to come up with shows that won't crash and burn catastrophically, so why would they think they can fix Heroes? (Other than being self-deluded egomaniacs, I mean.)
How can people tune out of Heroes after an episode like this 
