Dearest Heroes,

Our relationship has been a little rocky for  a while.  Though we still share a home, we only pass like ships in the night.

You’ve been sleeping on the couch, and I’ve been halfway ignoring what you had to say while shoving my nose into my laptop.

I haven’t spent much time thinking about you, because we have just grown apart.  You aren’t the same person you used to be.

I’d like to say that it’s not you; it’s me.  But let’s be honest, it’s totally you.  You became an intolerable partner for a while.

But last night during our Monday night date night (that you’ve insisted we maintain during this dark period in our relationship), I saw a glimmer of what really made me fall in love with you in the first place.

For the briefest of moments, I was able to fondly remember those times we spent together saving the cheerleader, and yes, even the world.

I don’t know if this means we’re going to get back together and have the sort of relationship we used to have, but I do know that perhaps my heart still belongs to you in some small way.

Please don’t screw up again.  I just don’t think my heart could take the abuse.

With love,

Lykaon

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!’

Let’s skip to 2.12 – The Return of Sylar. Seriously, that was the best part of the episode. Sylar is my hero. Well not my hero. It’s not like I want to be like him. Oh nevermind…

This episode was a welcome one for me. It was the last episode of the arc, and a way for Kring to wrap up this disaster of a sophomore try and get back to doing it right.

He has officially apologized for the shortcomings that he fell into with the beginning of the second season, and the last few episodes of the arc certainly proved that things could change back to the right direction.

It may have been too little too late for this arc, but I have hope for the next.

The wrap-up of the arc was pretty satisfying. We got to see Maya die. I liked that. And the beauty of it is Mohinder brought her back to life so that we can see Maya die again later. That situation has win written all over it.

The Primatech fight scene with Parkman, Flying Man, Hiro, Pete, and Adam was pretty entertaining. It was the fight scene that should have happened between Sylar and Peter last season. It’s clear the budget was a little higher this go ’round.

Bennet and family was a little confusing this time around. Maybe it was because I was writing a Chuck review at the time, but I’m not quite clear on what exactly Bennet told his family and what he did for the company in return. Overall, the Bennet’s are all messed up now.

Monica, Wonder boy, and Nikki are just a mess. I should feel bad that Nikki just blew up trying to save a girl who’s not even really related to her, but instead I have no feelings whatsoever.

The only thing I did think was “See you stupid little boy. You lost your mom to save your stupid cousin. Was that really a fair trade? Call the police next time, idiot. Over a stupid comic book too.”

I’m kind of digging Elle. She’s really your classic screwed up, mistreated daughter, but she’s easy on the eyes and has a pretty interesting plot of needing her father’s love despite the fact that’s he’s a buttmunch.

Dude can turn things into gold. He’s probably a pretty good conductor of electricity. I’m just saying.

Anyway, I was glad to see it all wrapped up and primed for the next story arc. This has been a bumpy road with a better than average pay off.

Last time our teaser was Hiro in a feudal Japan. This time we got a Magneto-style resurgence of Sylar’s powers. I like the latter better.

Long live Sylar!

Today I’m going to write my review/synopsis of Heroes in poetry form. Because I’m bored of writing in normal form, and every week feels like more of the same.

Episode 1.09: The Poem

Parkman comes from a family grand,

But he’s turning into his old man,

He manipulates Nathan’s mommy to save the world,

And he even controls the mind of a helpless little girl,

Claire hates her dad, and gets him shot,

But he comes back, Seriously – is that all they’ve got?

It’s awesome that HRG manages to shoot Kristen Bell,

Too bad that doesn’t spell the end for Bob’s girl Elle,

HRG is going too soft for he didn’t kill a fly,

Why is Suresh still alive? Why, Lord, why?

West and Bennet are now best friends,

That’s really sad – West should die by his hand,

Hiro wants to change the past as he’s tried to do before,

But his dad isn’t impressed and says ‘No more!’

Surprise surprise, it’s Kensei who killed Sulu dead,

I guess ol’ Adam Takezo didn’t take his meds,

So now we just don’t know who’s side is right,

Do Adam and Pa Parkman have a relationship to hide?

Tune in next week and all will be clear,

With a writer’s strike, it all ends this year.

Look everybody! It’s the first episode of the season… eight episodes late.

We finally get to catch up with exactly what happened after last season’s finale.

Now I understand that there was some logic in presenting this information late. For one, we get the fancy (but predictable) reveal about Kensei. But did it have to be eight episodes in? We really could have had it a bit earlier.

Nonetheless, there were some shockers from the past. For one, DL didn’t die from the gunshot wound inflicted by Linderman. It turns out that Nikki’s bad little other self, Gina, got him shot at a club in LA.

Then there’s little girl shocker. At first I really didn’t like this character, but she kind of grew on me as the show went on. I’ve never watched Veronica Mars, so I don’t have a lot of experience with Kristin Bell. I actually thought she did surprisingly well in her role here.

The bit with how Nathan ended up not burnt was pretty cool. It also foreshadows that Claire’s blood may also have the same healing characteristics of Adam’s.

Then there was Maya and Alejandro. Why do they have to be so boring? Why can’t they be written better? And Maya looks distractingly too much like J-Lo. It’s true. Watch again.

Then there are the questions that aren’t answered. It’s all well and good to know what happened to Nikki and Nathan, but what about Parkman?

The man got shot in the chest multiple times, recovered, broke up with his pregnant wife, joined the NYPD, started a homo-erotic relationship with Mohinder, and became a surrogate daddy. Seems like there was some meat there that could have been touched on.

On the good side, I really like King Midas. He’s sort of the Bennet of season 2. You want to believe he’s all bad, but there are enough moments of goodness that you’re just not quite sure what to think.

Speaking of the Bennets, apparently they didn’t do anything 4 months ago either.

Overall, I’m glad the season is finally starting to heat up. The plot is interesting, the twists are unraveling, and there seems to be a point to this whole crazy season.

I like Heroes again. Though I may never forgive it for what it did to me at the beginning of the season. It may strain our relationship forever.