Heroes – Episode 1

So tonight is the next episode for Heroes, and one episode in I have to say I am really excited about the possibilities this show is presenting.  It’s really nice to see Super Heroes making it into the mainstream, I think the success of Marvel’s movies lately has really done a lot for changing societies perceptions, it’s OK to enjoy geek stuff.

The interesting thing is the ground work for at least a couple seasons is laid in the first episode.  The concept of the Patient Zero as if the mutations of humans is like a contagion or virus is an interesting take.  As apposed to Marvels ancient gods having traveled to earth and manipulated cro-magnon DNA making Homo Sapien and thus Homo-superior, or DC’s spontaneous mutation for Meta Humans.  I really like the lines on the maps, tracing someone traveling about the world, I wonder if this person will even end up being the first villain.

I suspect the big rocky creature on the Japanese guys screen is going to be the villain, much like the artists paintings foretell what is going to happen weeks in advance.  I hope it’s not that his imagination creates the villain, that’s a little too much like lost.  Although this show owes a great deal to Lost’s success.

The funny thing is I find myself identifying with the Japanese guy the most, that aspiration to be a hero.  The code of conduct, and everything being a hero is trully about he embodies.

Nikki’s character I find to be intriguing, is the multiple personality like the hulk.  I mean she wakes up to one of the guys being torn in half.  I hope they let us watch the video tonight.

Unfortunately I think either the Nurse has no powers or the brothers access flight together.  But his conversation with his mom about knowing things had happened may mean he is a precog, and he just misinterpreted his brother being there to save him and he himself flying.  Or like the Canadian Twins in Alpha Flight, they access powers simultaneously.

The cheer leader could be extremely interesting.  Does her father work for the federal gov’t or corporation that knows about, or caused patient zero.  if it’s evil, this could be our Lex Luthor in the series, maybe his boss.  But why adopt a girl, who is going to have super powers, why didn’t they just keep her in a lab.

Well tonight we get introduced to more characters, and I hope the pattern of Patient Zero starts making more sense, connect the dots, with some string for us, at least I hope so.

Well those are my raw thoughts about the show, can’t wait till tonight and see where they go with this show.

~ by mechakaiju on May 23, 2007.