Héroes

Genesis - 80% - Future, inevitability, fate, end of the world, and Hayden Panettiere. A very above-average and original spectacle, where the creators openly draw inspiration from comic book sources and occasionally even quote them directly. However, it's a pity that as time goes on, the detours and hints that suggested many hidden triumphs disappear, some heroes do not fulfill their potential, and unfortunately, they start to become annoying in the final episodes. However, this slightly negative feeling is mainly caused by the unsuccessful gradation of the final episodes and the complete ending of the series. The first central storyline concerning Sylar ends strongly unsatisfactory and surprisingly ambiguously, while the second, involving a catastrophe, ends excellently. That's why I tend to criticize and unsatisfactorily comment on the events, even though Heroes have become almost inseparable from my TV program. Save the cheerleader, save the world. Generations - 85% - Exactly the opposite effect than last time. While at the beginning, I suffered through Traveling with Kensei and fruitlessly sought the comic-philosophical enchanting atmosphere, from the fourth episode, the script picks up an incredible pace. It presents many twists and turns leading from the Company and introduces us to a new and absolutely perfect antagonist. Some characters still remain in the background, but unlike last time, their occasional involvement in the main events benefits rather than hinders. And that drive is truly incredible. I forgave all of Kring's hesitations and expected a television event of the following year since the third season. However, stumbling should not have been the end. Villains - 70% - They maintained their face and managed to twist the plot into a different level, but in the end, the Heroes prepared an inevitable disappointment when confronted with the Villains. However, I resist any derogatory labels because until the Eclipse, all storylines were of similar quality as before. Gabriel's rise, the magical newcomer Daphne, Claire's indecisiveness, or the ambiguity surrounding the main villain can still keep me in suspense, but as soon as the motivations of various characters started to change from episode to episode and the main heroes sided with whoever suited them at the moment, it went downhill. So with the expectation of Fugitives, a somewhat disappointed skepticism appeared, but certainly not aversion. Fugitives - 80% - A successful adventure ride, sufficient psychological subtext, a return to the roots, and Kring's slight repentance. If Hiro hadn't gone off on pointless Indian detours, and if Claire hadn't kept saying a thousand times that she doesn't know who she really is (to which Noah replies a thousand times that he does everything only for her), it could have been the peak of the series. Emile Danko is a great villain who can put even the usually infallible heroes in check, and Nathan and Angela together have a hard time dealing with him. So even though the mythology deepens again and again in seemingly exhausted places, and in the end, coincidences decide everything, I feel surprisingly satisfied. I really didn't expect a dramatic-thriller series. However, next time, please show us a final battle. I won't forgive a confrontation (literally) behind closed doors for the second time. Redemption - 80% - The pace slowed down, and the (unplanned) finale is approaching in a very calm but fortunately captivating spirit. The whole Heroes shift to a very modest level, where Claire returns to her studies, Peter wants to help people, and the characters' psychology plays a greater role than a few seasons ago. Although everything gets tangled in the usual (sometimes too usual - see Parkman or Hiro) way, the new characters of Emma and Samuel inject the necessary energy into the story, the returns of old acquaintances please, and paradoxically, the final episode, thanks to a subtle cliffhanger, feels like the culmination of the entire series. P.S.: I'm only slightly disappointed by how much Heroes are criticized after their departure. I'm not saying that certain periods didn't suffer from various problems, but it's sad that the same people who knew only Heroes during the first two seasons are suddenly above it all and seemingly disgusted a year later. For me, the series is leaving just as it came. Without grand fanfare, but as a reliable adventure entertainment that adheres to comic book principles, always returns to established characters, and sometimes dispatches the new ones quite insensitively. However, it ultimately maintains its face until the very end. (31.01.2007) (menos) (más)

I was very pleasantly surprised with the pilot. And I’m also pretty curious how things are going to pan out from here. So far the most interesting character seems to be the spacetime Jap (I think his name is Hiro) and the fox played by Ali Larter has two main features (a) she’s a fox, b) an ability to look like really really really weird? :-). Several episodes later... What we saw in the pilot was chicken feed. Season one of Heroes has had an incredibly high tempo from the start and thanks to the generally high quality screenplays, it maintained that tempo to the end. The wonderfully written characters were excellently cast too and the actors do more than just a good job. And Kring managed to think up some really ingenious powers that he equipped the heroes with and he has great fun with them. He also has a good idea of what people want to see and so he gives them that. Most important is how easy it is to identify with the characters. And the problems that they find themselves in. That is Heroes’ trump card. Because you care if Hiro manages to change the future because you care if Peter learns how to fly (or later how to control himself). And the constantly growing mythology. Characters who are not as they originally seemed and events that you hadn’t thought important turn out to be crucial. I just can’t wait for season two and season one has only just finished. Chapter two, due to the screenwriters’ strike, was one eleven episodes long and, you have to admit, it was a lot less powerful than the excellent season one. The beginnings of season two seem to copy the first episodes of season one. But here we no longer have any moment of surprise, no new heroes and not even any suspense. I expected more and I think everybody did. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the preview of chapter three of Heroes. Because the fact “that He is back" is much more significant for me than the entire second season. P:S: I think the only thing that made me happy was the electric Kristen Bell. Chapter three (certainly not season three) literally takes your breath away. Events pick up speed, time travel back and forth and Mr. Petrelli comes onto the scene to add to things. I call this really exploiting potential. The newly arrived characters don’t matter, but don’t stick in the memory at all (apart from the aforementioned daddy) and thanks to the serum, the cards dealt to Ando and Hiro were shuffled very inventively. And if you add the situation between the two main brothers... well, we’re in for some interesting stuff. P:S: I really relished the double episode with the eclipse of the sun, which brought in a unique, uncustomary atmosphere. Chapter four heads off somewhere completely different than was hinted at in the first half of season three. Everything is more down to earth all of a sudden. Even so, the illogical bits are annoying. This could have been a 24 with superheroes. Too bad. It’s disappointing that they put Sylar out on the sidelines, sending him off to find daddy. While his involvement in the main story always produced the best episodes (this is very evident at the end). If it were up to me, I would rename the series “Sylar" and forget about the other heroes. Let’s see what the next season has to offer. Things look very promising so far. Chapter five marked my words about the series focusing more on Sylar and at the beginning we’re even offered two versions of him. Luckily the quality of the other characters’ stories has risen (even Claire’s) and the new villain Robert Knepper is really good, as was the whole idea with the carnival. I’m curious if we’ll get another season, because the short clip got me interested. (25.01.2007) (menos) (más)