It's sad really

[catalyst2]

I've just finished watching the first seven episodes of Heroes S1. They were so good - I remember watching each episode as it aired and recording it at the same time so I could watch it again for all the bits that everyone else saw but I never did (despite innerbrat's best efforts to sensitize me!)

Hiro's first "Yata!"
Claire waking up on the autopsy table
The near-invisible yet menacing presence of Sylar
The first time Jessica takes over
The first time DL does his Kitty Pryde thing
Peter/Nathan verbally sparring every second on screen
Isaac actually coherent for brief periods
The reveal of HRG as Claire's Dad

I managed to watch until the end of S1 (which was really good), watched S2 intermittently (and didn't like much of what I saw) and then never really watched it after that. What very little I have seen has seemed very disjointed and not too coherent - but that may also be a result of me not following story lines, I will admit.

What happened to that excellent start?

Comments

[saltygoodness24.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with you about Heroes. The first season was wonderful. But just like with Lost, I lose interest and get absolutely frustrated when Abrams starts doing all the jumping around in time. I can't keep anything straight and I don't want to have to work so hard to follow the story. When almost every episode begins with "Six months earlier..." or "Five years later..." it just gets old. (he even did this type of thing in the last season of Felicity.)

You are right though, Heroes S1 was extraordinary. And there are parts of other seasons that I do really like, but I get very frustrated with the constant bringing in of new characters when older characters stories are left hanging in limbo, the time-jumping and the overall mess that it seems to be.

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

"mess" sems to be exactly the right word from what I can see of much of the later seasons! It really is a shame because there was so much potential there - and some damned good actors too!