Heroes 2.05

Introduction

What? Heroes came on again? I’m sorry I must have been sleeping.

Seriously, guys, can’t you come up with better than this? If I wanted to watch a tortoise, I would have gone to the zoo.

This episode was so painfully slow that I wanted to gouge my own eyes out with a gold-plated fork.

Parkman, Nathan

So these two have a really interesting relationship. At first it was kinda funny, but then you realize that these characters really don’t have a lot in common and seem misplaced near each other.

At any rate, they take off after Parkman’s daddy only to find themselves trapped in their own minds fighting one another. Good thing Parkman can counteract his daddy’s mental hijinks, though it isn’t a quick process.

Interesting revelation about the baby really being Parkman’s afterall. I was happier believing that he wasn’t a total scumbag.

Sureshy

So, he takes Molly to the company. Oh that’s a good idea. Let’s take her to the place that captured her in the first place and wanted to use her as a human GPS device. That’s smart.

Geez, Mohinder. Were you born yesterday? Too bad Niki didn’t kill him when she broke out of her cell and went on a rampage.

Hiro, Ando, & Company

Why was this even in the episode? It seems like the writers themselves are even bored of Hiro’s stupid derivate storyline. The plot advancement in this episode for this story was pretty much non-existent.

The New Orleans Freaks

So Micah has some weird unhealthy crush on his cousin. I’m sure it’s just bad acting on the part of Micah, but seriously it was a little bit creepy.

At least we learn more about Monica and her powers. It doesn’t have to be from just television. She’s a muscle mimic. That’s one of those powers that sounds cool in theory but I think will prove to be a little bit overpowered.

I am interested in seeing what the limits of these powers are, though. If she sees someone fly, can she?

Pater, Veronica Mars

Yes, that’s not a typo. That’s the spelling of how Peter is said with an Irish accent.

Anyway, Veronica Mars shows up with electric fingers, desperately trying to find Peter so she can show him a good time. In the process, she fries his friend (who I actually kinda liked).

Now we know where Peter got his lightning powers, but what we don’t know is who Veronica’s daddy is. The obvious choice is that he’s King Midas over at the company, but I’m hoping for something a little more surprising.

Conclusion

No Sylar, no real Niki to speak of, and no Bennets. Okay, so the latter two were a blessing but I really could use some Sylar. The guy’s leaving to work on Star Trek soon and we need to cram as much as his little evil self in as we can.

Overall, this one was downhill from the previous few episodes. I hope they step it up. I have to keep watching out of morbid curiosity, but I really do wish it didn’t feel wasteful.