It seems Heroes has run out of ideas of what they can possibly do with their original baddie, Gabriel ‘Sylar’ Gray.
They have one of the most interesting villains ever conceived — played by one of the most charismatic and interesting actors on television — and what do they do?
They start treating Sylar like a bad run of 1980s Barbies.
This week we got ‘Secret Agent Sylar’ complete with HRG sidekick and slick New York accent. Push his belly and he’s sure to say funny things that all Secret Agents say.
For example, “We’re going to need some coffee!”
Next week it looks like we get ‘Housewife Sylar’ which is sure to set villain rights back about 50 years. Perhaps he’ll come with a vaccuum cleaner and some baking pans.
Oooh maybe they will also release the ‘Housewife Sylar’ dream kitchen, complete with Peter Petrelli in his slippers and smoking jacket!
Push Peter’s belly and you can hear him say, “Get in the kitchen and make me a pie or I’ll stop time, freeze you, nuke your hair, sonically destroy your ears, and tell you your future as a Barbie!”
Don’t get me wrong. Season 3 is thus far leaps and bounds better than the disaster that was Season 2, but they have to find something better for Sylar to do. He’s simply too good of a character to treat this way.
Why make him the partner of HRG for only one episode? The concept of Sylar being an agent was actually a good one that could have led to tons of creepy dialogue and interesting character development.
And what’s with him suddenly being the (half?)-brother of Peter and Nathan. Seriously? Can we say left field?
Sylar is the best character Heroes has. I literally cringe to see him treated like a bad Barbie doll.
Tune in next year to see ‘Star Trek Sylar!’
I think EW agrees with you, but I enjoyed the episode. I had fun with it, I think you’ll find Mama Petrelli has a long term plan.