La cadena NBC ha presentado varios adelantos oficiales del décimo segundo episodio de la cuarta temporada de Heroes, llamado The Fifth Stage.

En este episodio, H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) es sorprendido por unos visitantes inesperados, mientras que el gran plan de Samuel (Robert Knepper) comienza a convertirse en realidad.

Al mismo tiempo, Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) tiene problemas para aceptar la verdad y toma medidas extremas para conseguir lo que quiere, mientras que el viaje de Claire (Hayden Panettiere) la lleva a un destino inesperado.

La cuarta temporada de Heroes continua este lunes por NBC.

A quarta temporada de Heroes já tem data para estrear no Brasil, será no dia 12 de janeiro, às 21h no Universal Channel.

Intitulada “Redenção” a temporada que já começou faz tempo nos EUA, não trouxe nada de novo e a audiência só cai a cada semana. Mas os produtores da série estão tentando de tudo, beijo lésbico, novos atores como Robert Knepper (Prison Break) e Madeline Zima (Californication), morte de um importante personagem e outras surpresas sem graça.

Heroes que tinha tudo para ser um grande sucesso, virou uma série chata e que já deveria ter sido cancelada faz tempo.

Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) gives his brother "Nathan" (Adrian Pasdar) a much-needed hand next week on Heroes. Photo copyright of NBC TV

SPOILER ALERT!! - H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) is greeted by some unexpected visitors and Samuel’s (Robert Knepper) grand plan begins to come to fruition. Meanwhile, Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) struggles to accept the truth and takes extreme measures to get what he wants. Elsewhere, Claire’s (Hayden Panettiere) journey leads her to an unexpected destination. Adrian Pasdar, Zachary Quinto and Cristine Rose also star, while Jimmy Jean-Louis, David H. Lawrence XVII, Madeline Zima, Dawn Olivieri, Todd Stashwick and Elisabeth Rohm guest-star. The Fifth Stage airs Monday, November 30th @ 8 p.m. EST on NBC.

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“Dig, Dug, Damn!” is a series of posts where I talk about things I like, love, and enjoy more than anything else in the world.  It’s pretty much a top list for my life.  Note: Everything listed is really, really great.

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Playboy magazine

I like to read the articles.  Seriously.  No, not in that crazy moon language on the cover of the one pictured, but in English.  It’s painfully well written and is, in my humble opinion, the best written periodical in the world.  It’s varied coverage and from-the-left-but-kind-to-the-right reporting is addictive and unarguably intelligent.  I understand the stigma people have with it being a fantasy magazine and such, but I don’t see what one thing has to do with one another.  It’s bunk I can’t read a copy openly in public, which is why I came up with the idea of Playboy Lite, the articles-only version.  Putting this out would allow people to not have to wait until they get home to grab their copy from under the mattress where it stays hidden from the wife, and increase the public opinion of what the publication is really all about and earn it sophistication points.  Brilliant, right?  I know.  Really, though, I love Playboy and reading about breasts the world at large. (playboy.com)

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Howard T. Duck

A personal hero of mine.  First of all, the film Howard the Duck was incredible and if you disagree you are dead wrong.  It is the best production ever touched by George Lucas (better even than Star Bores), and is the Citizen Kane of Jeffery Jones vehicles (better even than the damn fine Beetlejuice).  The incredibly sexy Lea Thompson was killer in it, and the laughs were a plenty.  I love it so much I have it on my Samsung Eternity.  Live action aside, his comics are some of the best action-comedy ever written.  I mean, it’s such a jovial, if dark, and silly property and Marvel can’t find more use for Ducky and Bev?  A new on-going should be started, with portions being given to different artists and writers, a way for them to recharge their batteries and have fun with something bizzare that isn’t as constrained by continuity complications like every other title out there.  Do you hear me, Joe Quesada?  Take notes.  Furthermore, Howard and Beverly are a real inspiration when it comes to breaking down the walls of hatred and bigotry in the world and where were they in all the chaos of Obama’s election and his subsequent appearances in titles across the comic shop wall?  They could have really taught us all a kick-ass lesson with the new President in tow, but they weren’t allowed a voice and that is so sad to me.  Like, I want to cry, because I’m a huge baby, but also because getting a new fix for my Howard addiction is as rare as me not being awesome.  Please provide me with more stories.  I’ll be your best friend, Joe.  I’ll do whatever you request of me.

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Demetria Devonne Lovato

This may take some explaining.  Okay, here goes- I plain think she’s awesome.  Of course there is the fact that she is both adorable and gorgeous, sometimes simultaneously, but I genuinely enjoy Sonny With A Chance, happily admit her two albums have some real jams on them, and even got a creepy kick when Robert Knepper was getting inappropriate with her on Prison Break.  She seems intelligent and earnest, and a person as devoted to their best friend as she is can’t be all bad.  Heck, I even like Selena’s Wizards of Waverly Place, and what started as a curiosity as to what all the hoopla was about Disney properties has turned to fandom for the young ladies, esp. Demi.  And while it may seem weird to like a girl that is currently 17, I was once 17 and things I once liked I still like on a certain level.  That is true for everyone on Earth and if you claim otherwise you are a liar with pants aflame.  (demilovato.com)

So, Matt Parkman is truly a wise man!  He definitely gets the kudos of the week! But I have to tell you that I would be majorly upset if they killed off Detective Matt Parkman!  He is far to valuable of a character, and much beloved to us fans!

This week we got to see our characters in the current element, which seems far superior to last week’s dull HRG story.  Noah is back to his old self, on a mission to destroy heroes (excluding Claire Bear, of course),  and taking names!  He does so with a surprise visit (well, surprise to us anyways!) with the Haitian, Renee.  But explaining to Gretchen that our mysterious Haitian’s ability isn’t enough, and she leaves Claire to go home.  This led to some very akward moments between our cheerleader and her ro0mate/best friend/partner? 

It didn’t seem very clear to me their relationship, and it seemed like Claire was expecting a whole lot more out of it than we initially suspected.  Could Claire have been ready to experiment that way?  Would it have been beneficial to the story?  Absolutely not!  It’s trite, the writers seemed to have just added for shock and awe, and honestly Sylar and Parkman’s story is way more awe and shock inspiring.

Speaking of which, I have really got mad props to send to both Parkman and Sylar for this week’s episode!  That chess match or poker game that they were playing was definitely hardcore!  Yikes!  I see your tire iron, and I raise you a dead waitress!  One has to admit that the funniest moment was Sylar trying to tell the security guard at the airport “you don’t see a gun in my bag!”  And the security guard saying “yes I do!”  Parkman hiding his ability was fantastic!  But honestly how long can they keep that up? 

But as always, the snooze fest story line continued about Emma and Peter…  So, if you are following either of my Twitter feeds (@C_Go or @TVDuchess), you would know this complaint already…  What is up with Peter’s ability?  This section of the story has more holes than a sponge!  He can only have one power at a time, and if he touches you he gains your ability, I get it.  It’s a lame ability, I miss his old one, it made him a far better nemesis to Sylar.  But the problem I have is that he was touching Emma, she was touching him, and there was no transfer of her weak ability to the Petrelli.  What the heck??  Don’t try to give the excuse that he can pick and choose when he wants to take the abilities, because that is definitely not the case!  He accidently got Emma’s ability in the first place.

Someone needs to explain this!  Or give back his original ability!

THEORY:  Nathan runs into Peter right?  Nathan transfers Sylar’s abilities to Peter and he gains back his old power. *fingers crossed*

What did YOU think of this week’s episode?  What are YOU hoping to see what happens next??  Do you think Sylar will take control of Matt again?

Comment below!

I would like to say a big thank you to the writers, thank you for finally giving Hiro a big story this season, and thank you so much for the big reveal at the end of the episode!  Matt Parkman (and I) have been wondering where Mohinder was hiding all season!  Thank you for making a truly valiant effort in saving this beloved series, because honestly, you’ve finally started picking up the slack!  KEEP IT UP!

I was resistant at first to see Hiro attempting to save Charlie again.  I seem to remember Mr. Nakamura trying that years ago, and consistantly failing.  But this time, he really did cover all of his bases, crossed all his “T’’s, and dotted all of his “I”’s!  He saved her, even going so far as to get Sylar to help her.  Very impressive!  Now if only he could get Sylar to help him.  All of the fans would be sorely ticked off if we lost our lovable Japanese hero!

But I think the most pointless storyline of the episode was that of Noah’s love interest.  Did it matter that he didn’t actually have an affair?  He never would have slept with that woman anyway, she honestly looked too much like Claire.  I think he would’ve thought that creepy, because I sure did!

And speaking of Claire, world’s worst faux ponytail ever?   Save the cheerleader, lose the wig!  Are they ever going to explain how she cuts her hair though?

But we have Samuel (the most interesting character by far this year) trying to enlist Hiro into his collective.  Is Samuel good?  Is he bad?  I have no idea yet, but I am actually guessing that he isn’t.  He is feeling far too much guilt over the loss of Mohinder Suresh and the kidnapping of Charlie Andrews. 

This episode brought it’s A-game and really knocked it out of the park!  I am loving this season!  Except for all of this nonsense with the deaf doctor, she can see colors, wow…  Unless they can show me how this is beneficial to the show, kill her off, or lose her like Micah.  I’m bored with her.

What did YOU think of last night’s episode?  What are YOUR thoughts on the season?

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Confirmando que la serie ha recuperado algo del nivel presentado durante la primera temporada, la cadena NBC presentó varios adelantos del octavo episodio de la cuarta temporada de Heroes, llamado Once Upon A Time In Texas.

En este episodio, cuando Hiro (Masi Oka) decide viajar tres años en el pasado, el tiene una segunda chance para salvar a Charlie (Jayma Mays) antes de ser asesinada por Sylar (Zachary Quinto), aunque la presencia de Samuel (Robert Knepper) termina complicando la misión.

En el tiempo presente, el pasado de  H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) con su compañera de Primatech (Elizabeth Rohm) es revelado.

La cuarta temporada de Heroes continua esta noche por NBC.

SPOILER ALERT!! - When Hiro (Masi Oka) travels three years into the past, he has a second chance to save Charlie (guest-star Jayma Mays from Glee) from the hands of Sylar (Zachary Quinto). However, Samuel’s (Robert Knepper) presence serves to complicate Hiro’s mission even further. Elsewhere, H.R.G.’s (Jack Coleman) past is revealed. Once Upon A Time In Texas airs Monday, November 2nd @ 8 p.m. EST on NBC.

Charlie (Jayma Mays) and Hiro (Masi Oka) are reunited next week on Heroes. Photo copyright of NBC

Says Masi Oka, “This was one of my favorite episodes of the series. I had the opportunity to explore the many layers of Hiro. It was truly wonderful working with Jayma again, and I even got to play against a younger me. Ah, how naive we were. It’s an episode full of joy and tears. It’s Hiro’s Company Man and our homage to episode 8 of Season One. This scene is where Hiro finally gets his long-awaited kiss. His dream upon the thousand cranes, the origami in his left hand, came true. But is there a happy ending? It’s Heroes after all. I hope you enjoy watching the episode as much as I had making it. Thank you!”

As noted above, photo is courtesy of and copyright of NBC-TV, so please no unauthorized copying or duplicating of any kind. Thanks!

La cadena NBC ha presentado varios adelantos oficiales del séptimo episodio de la cuarta temporada de Heroes, llamado Strange Attractors.

En este episodio, Matt (Greg Grunberg) toma medidas extremas para exterminar a Sylar (Zachary Quinto), quien continua atormentando su mente. H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) decide pedir un favor a Tracy (Ali Larter) para ayudar a un chico con problemas.

Además, mientras Claire (Hayden Panettiere) y Gretchen (Madeline Zima) sufren las bromas de ser las nuevas miembros de su fraternidad, descubren que las bromas podrían no ser su mayor problema.

No se olviden ,esta noche de lunes ,un nuevo episodio de ”HEROES”, por NBC

Logo no início do filme “O Resgate Final (The Final Break)” (filme esse que traz uma visão do que acontece logo após a exoneração dos membros da “gangue”, que acontece no episódio final da série), Michael e Sara se casam. Porém, em sua festa de casamento, a polícia federal aparece para prender Sara pela morte de Christina Hampton. Michael então é obrigado a fazer um novo plano para resgatar Sara da prisão.

Durante a fuga, Michael toma uma decisão, já planejada, na qual somente Sara consegue escapar. Michael deixa um vídeo antes de morrer e o resultado de um exame onde há o diagnóstico de que ele ainda tinha um tumor em seu cérebro, e que morreria logo de qualquer maneira. No emocionante vídeo deixado para Sara e Lincoln, há o depoimento de Michael, no qual ele diz que não se arrepende do que fez e que os ama muito. Ele ainda ressalta a importância de finalmente todos estarem livres.

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Luego de la sorpresa de la semana pasada, la cadena NBC decidió no perder mucho tiempo para presentar los primeros adelantos del sexto episodio de la cuarta temporada de Heroes, llamado Tabula Rasa.

Bajo la guia de Samuel (Robert Knepper), Sylar (Zachary Quinto) comienza un camino para redescubrir su verdadera identidad. Hiro (Masi Oka) ayuda a Emma (Deanne Bray) a aceptar y entender las grandes posibilidades asociadas con su habilidad.

Al mismo tiempo, Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) enlista a HRG (Jack Coleman) para ayudarlo a encontrar a un curador que pueda salvar la vida de Hiro.

La cuarta temporada de Heroes es presentada los lunes por NBC.

Can anyone think of a reason why Nathan Fillion is not one of the biggest stars around? His star vehicle, CASTLE, owes its success entirely to his lead character. This is basically, “MURDER, HE WROTE,” but Fillion (ex-Joey, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) is so charming that the premise doesn’t really matter; it’s just an excuse for Fillion (ex-Mal, FIREFLY) to smirk and deliver the show’s best one-liners. Sure, co-star Stana Katic (ex-Hana, HEROES) gets in her licks as Detective Beckett, and the able supporting cast (including GENERAL HOSPITAL’s former Ian Devlin, Seamus Dever)…er, supports ably, but it’s still Nathan’s show. Take this line from last night’s second-season premiere: Upon discovering a corpse with all its internal organs carved out, Castle declared, “Somebody hated his guts.” Okay, so it’s not a gut-buster or even shockingly original, but it’s damn funny and Fillion delivered it with aplomb. The killer turned out to be… ah, nobody really cares. This series isn’t about the hunt for a killer, it’s about the people hunting for a killer. And the chemistry between Fillion and Molly C. Quinn, who plays Castle’s daughter, Alexis, is fantastic (even if Alexis is just a little too perfect to be believed).

Killing and mayhem and fathers and daughters all figured into the fourth-season premiere of HEROES last night, as well. But most of it was far less compelling than on CASTLE. I love watching Hayden Panettiere and Jack Coleman play out the Claire/Noah father/daughter dynamic. And it was funny that Claire’s roommate from hell was played by a fellow soap vet, DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ Rachel Melvin. I know Claire will get along much better with Gretchen, played by Madeline Zima (Mia, CALIFORNICATION). It was a little hard to judge where the season will go from here because the two-hour block was dedicated to setting the stage for what’s to come. But Robert Knepper (ex-T-bag, PRISON BREAK) has the potential to turn Sam Sullivan into a classic villain. I’m taking a wait-and-see attitude with HEROES — as in, I’m waiting to see what the deal is with that freaky tattoo ink…

Un fuerte rumor que viene circulando desde hace días, indica que el drama de superheróes de la NBC, ”Héroes”, estaría a punto de matar a uno de sus personajes principales.

A pesar de que no se sabe la identidad de este, si se ha revelado que es uno de los miembro masculinos del elenco y que ha estado en el show desde el comienzo. También se sabe que es uno de los personajes más populares y reconocibles de la serie.  Esto (en mi opinión) reduce las posibilidades a 3, Nathan, Hiro o Sylar. Al mismo tiempo su muerte será sumamente controversial ya que el actor se molestó por el tratamiento recibido por su personaje al ver que lo matan de una manera cruda y poco inteligente.

Damas y Caballeros, se abren las apuestas. ¿Será Hiro? ¿O Sylar? ¿Quizá Nathan?. Personalmente no me arriesgaría por ninguno aunque sí debemos considerar que Sylar, interpretado por Zachary Quinto, es en este momento el actor más popular del elenco luego de participar en el éxito de taquilla ”Star Trek”, el cual se sabe tiene una secuela en preparación.

Esto haría muy poco razonable querer deshacerse de uno de los actores más reconocibles del show. Sin embargo en lo que respecta a Hiro o Nathan…..no me atrevería a decidir. Es posible que esta medida este diseñada para renovar el elenco y bajar gastos pero por el momento, es imposible decir que sucederá.

¿Quien creen que morirá?

(Season 4, Episode 5)

I know I’m starting to sound like a broken record, but sometimes I wonder if we don’t have more people reading TV Squad than Heroes has viewers. And so I want to keep reminding fallen fans who may have jumped ship over the past two not-so-great seasons that things are going much better this season.

There’s a better balance in each episode than there’s been. In the past few weeks, we’ve been sticking to mostly three storylines per week. This time around, we checked in on Peter, Claire and Sylar (after his unearthing last week). They’re allowing the characters room to breathe and be themselves, rather than just rushing into the next adventure.

It was character growth and development that I’d missed the most, and we’re finally getting it. Zachary Quinto was fantastic this episode, and even Hayden Panettiere showed an inkling of range. Oh, who am I kidding, she was as wooden as ever, but that’s why we like her … right?

–>to continue reading, follow the link over to the full article on TV Squad

(Season 4, Episode 4)

What are you doing with your life? Are you happy with what you do every day, 40 or more hours a week? If not, then you’re not truly living your life, you’re living someone else’s. Only when you realize that this life is a gift and it’s so much shorter than any of us can possibly realize, can you truly start to live for yourself. Take a risk. Do what you want. Do what makes you happy.

That’s pretty heady stuff, but it was apparently on the Heroes writers’ minds tonight, because that’s exactly what this episode was about. And it turned out pretty well. There were moments of true growth for several of our characters, some good and some probably not so good.

–>to continue reading, follow the link over to the full article on TV Squad

A pesar de estar muy cerca del peligro de cancelación, la cadena NBCcuarta temporada de decidió presentar varios adelantos del cuarto episodio de la Heroes, llamado Acceptance.

Mientras la vida de Hiro (Masi Oka) continua en peligro, el se distrae salvando las vidas de otros. Al mismo tiempo, Angela (Cristine Rose) intenta ayudar al nuevo Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) a recordar su pasado, con el riesgo de que recuerde demasiado.

Además, Tracy (Ali Larter) esta determinada a conseguir su viejo trabajo, pero rápidamente descubre que necesita un mayor impacto.

Recuerden que esta Cuarta Temporada de ‘‘Heroes”,va todos los Lunes por NBC.

(Season 4, Episode 3)

Let’s talk candidly. After all, it looks like you and I are the only ones left watching this show. Remember the good old days when Heroes was the top-rated show on NBC and all the talk at the proverbial water coolers? It feels like it was only three years ago.

It’s a shame that it looks like this ratings erosion is a permanent one, as tonight was a good installment. Unless things turn around immediately, it’s a pretty safe bet this will be the last volume of Heroes. They need to sneak in some stunt casting or film a live episode or whore the stars out to all the talk shows relentlessly if they want to save the show. If they want to.

–>to continue reading, follow the link over to the full article on TV Squad

Aunque para muchos el inicio de la nueva temporada no tuvo mucho de especial, la cadena NBC presentó la primera promo oficial del tercer episodio de la cuarta temporada de Héroes, llamado Ink.

Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) enfrenta inesperadas consecuencias por sus actos heroicos y encuentra a un nuevo héroe (Deanne Bray). Mientras Claire (Hayden Panettiere) continua adaptándose a su nueva vida, ella debe pensar como enfrentar que su habilidad ha sido revelada.

Al mismo tiempo, Samuel (Robert Knepper) mueve cielo y tierra para recapturar las memorias de su hermano Joseph, mientras que Matt (Greg Grunberg) tiene problemas para enfrentar sus demonios internos con Sylar (Zachary Quinto) reapareciendo misteriosamente.

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Aunque para muchos el inicio de la nueva temporada no tuvo mucho de especial, la cadena NBC presentó la primera promo oficial del tercer episodio de la cuarta temporada de Heroes, llamado Ink.

Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) enfrenta inesperadas consecuencias por sus actos heroicos y encuentra a un nuevo héroe (Deanne Bray). Mientras Claire (Hayden Panettiere) continua adaptándose a su nueva vida, ella debe pensar como enfrentar que su habilidad ha sido revelada.

Al mismo tiempo, Samuel (Robert Knepper) mueve cielo y tierra para recapturar las memorias de su hermano Joseph, mientras que Matt (Greg Grunberg) tiene problemas para enfrentar sus demonios internos con Sylar (Zachary Quinto) reapareciendo misteriosamente.

Recuerden que esta Cuarta Temporada va todos los Lunes por NBC.

Dear Heroes -

I know I said it last year, but I’m serious this time. You and me, we’re done if you let me down this season. I keep holding on to hope, but if I have to sit through another implausible storyline where all the characters I love act like crazy people I don’t even recognize, I will go mad myself. So you’ve had your 100 millionth chance, and I’m not going to just sit around forever.

Love, Nisi

Phew! Now, I don’t mean to be mean but that just had to be said. However with the season premiere behind us now, I can vouch that things are definitely on the ups in Heroes-verse. As Peter said, “There’s a lot of change going on with me.” Volume Five is title “Redemption,” and could they have picked something more fitting? The tone of this season is very similar to the first season that made it a breakout hit. It’s dark and mysterious, as if each week we’ll be ripping off layer after layer until we’re finally illuminated.

The focus has returned to the show’s characters and how they balance being normal and extraordinary at the same time. It’s about their thoughts and emotions, and not so much about throwing as many battles as humanly possible into an hour or two in this instance. It’s a thin line to tread, being too character driven or acting like you’re making a live action comic book. The truth is we want both, but not if one is a detriment to the other.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
“Redemption” will focus on a band of circus folks who actually have REAL powers. Robert Knepper (aka T-Bag from Prison Break) joins the cast as the carnies’ leader Sam, a man with a power I still don’t get but has to do with a compass. Not much has been revealed yet about their motives, but it’s clear they’re about sticking with their own. The things we have learned are that Sam wants to travel back, possibly to change his brother’s death, who’s buried during the show’s opening. I’m sure you can guess who he turns to, but how finding our other Heroes will help his plan is still to be determined.

Sam has the ability to control earth, but he can also create powerful tattoos. He uses another carnival worker Lydia’s ability to discern information from these tattoos when they’re put on her body, and he also uses a tattoo to choke Edgar when he gets a little mouthy for his liking. Edgar is another carnie with lightning fast speed and some sweet knife-wielding abilities. When Sam sent him out to find a compass, that’s important for some reason I’m sure they’ll clue us into later, he’s a little doubtful about following Sam’s lead. Maybe another hero with a conscience?

IT’S 9 O’CLOCK. DO YOU KNOW WHERE OUR HEROES ARE?
Peter is still Mr. I Need to Save the World, but he’s doing it on a much smaller scale nowadays. He’s working as a paramedic using his powers to help people who would most likely be goners if the man attempting to save them didn’t have super strength and super powers. Sadly, he’s regressed socially, ignoring calls from both his mother and Nathan.

Claire starts college but quickly becomes the odd frosh out when her roommate seemingly leaps to her death from their dorm room window. She also meets a new friend who finds out Claire’s abilities when she sees her bloodied and broken after jumping from the aforementioned window in a forensic experiment. Her friend Gretchen is played by Madeline Zima (Californication), and she was such a naughty girl on that show, I can’t really trust her just yet.

Tracy has been murdering people left and right, seeking revenge on those who tried to hunt her down and kill her last season. Danko’s still holding a grudge, but can you really blame her. It’s a kill or be killed world. A perfect example of how the show’s direction is changing, and hopefully will continue to do so, is the fact that the focus isn’t about the chase in this case. It’s about how Tracy reconciles what she’s done with what she knows is right. And the fact that Noah offers her a helping hand (even after she tried to kill him), and erased Danko’s mind to forget her and give up his hunt, gives her a second chance. Unfortunately, it’s the last chance for Danko since Edgar takes him out.

Noah, on the other hand, is getting the second chance that I think he deserves. As the poster boy for everything the Company did wrong, he’s gotten the short end of the stick. His wife still isn’t speaking to him, so he’s living a sad and lonely life. He gets a smack in the face when he calls her and a man picks up. Ouchie! All Angela wants to do is pull him back in though all he wants is his family back. And when he does get involved by finding the compass, Peter acts as his bodyguard but only for a short time, rescuing him from Edgar but leaving him with the compass. Since Edgar won’t give up, in the end Noah ends up without the goods and in the hospital. Poor HRG.

But there are two in an even worse state. Nathan, who we know is really Sylar without Sylar’s consciousness and with all of Nathan’s memories, has begun to realize that something is off. Powers he never had are starting to emerge. And when he turns to Peter, who went through a similar abilities transition, he gets no love back. Good thing he doesn’t notice how warily Angela regards him since she sees Nathan acting as Nathan but looking like Sylar in her visions.

It’s actually so burdensome that she turns to Matt, the one who locked Sylar away, to help straighten Nathan out once more. But like so many other Heroes, Matt just wants to spend time with the family he neglected and almost lost. What he did last season, though, haunts him quite figuratively. Sylar taunts at him saying what he did left a piece of him in Matt, and he wants his body back.

And across the world, Hiro is still not doing so hot since he still has the nosebleeds.  Taking it easy, he’s not doing the grand version of saving the world anymore without his time traveling powers, so he starts a cute little business with Ando called Dial-A-Hero. During  his first and only assignment so far, he freezes time but then ends up freezing himself. While he and Ando try to figure out what’s going on, he ends up going back in time and meeting Sam. He pushes Hiro to use his powers to help other people by rewriting the past. But having always thought you shouldn’t change time because of the butterfly effect, he’s hard to convince. But when he does something so small as to prevent Ando from spilling a slushy on his sister Kimiko’s favorite dress when they were kids and when he returns to the present, Ando and Kimiko are in love. Is he a fairy godfather or playing with fire?

WRAP IT UP
Just know that things are looking more and more like the Heroes so many of us loved before they went off the deep end and stated writing like they were writing fan fiction. This season is off to a promising start, but it’s happened before, and I will not get my hopes up this early on. So far so good though. Heroes, you can still take me out on that date next Monday if I didn’t hurt you too bad earlier. I can’t promise you any more than that.

Season 4, Episodes 1 & 2: Orientation & Jump, Push, Fall (originally aired September 21, 2009)

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El quinto volumen de la nueva temporada de Heroes se titula “Redemption“, y ha empezado con un doble capítulo de casi hora y media en el que nos presenta esta nueva historia con el episodio titulado “Orientation”, un buen título ya que nos sirve para orientarnos por completo en las nuevas tramas y nuevos personajes que nos presenta la temporada.

En primer lugar vemos al gran fichaje de la temporada, Robert Knepper (más conocido como T-Bag de Prison Break) interpretando al feriante Samuel Sullivan y su tropa de feria. Éstos buscan algo, es un poco extraño,  Samuel quiere volver al pasado y para eso busca a Hiro para que lo ayude… inquietante.

Nathan Petrelli, perdón Sylar Petrelli, no entiende que le está pasando. El final de la temporada pasada fue brutal y este será uno de los puntos fuertes de la presente… Sylar debe volver, ¿Cuándo? ahí está el misterio. A su vez Sylar revive en la cabeza de Matt Parkman, lo inquieta y lo está volviendo loco.

Claire entra en la universidad y conoce al segundo fichaje de la temporada, Madeline Zima interpretando a Gretchen. Ésta será la nueva amiga de nuestra “superwoman”… o eso es lo que parece. Un extraño ¿suicidio? en la universidad abre las puertas a otra nueva trama.

Un interesante primer capítulo en el que se nos muestra por donde van a ir los tiros en esta cuarta temporada. Mi nota: 7,25/10

I’m not a review kind of person so this is just a soft-core rant.

I must say, Heroes is one of the most annoying shows I’ve ever watched.. Season one was ok.. Season two and three are just really bad.. But unfortunately I am hooked.. Today I watched the first episode (a double) of the fourth season and I must say it’s looking a bit better than before… So my hopes are a little elevated for this season. Still going to file this under the Crux Dislikes though.. Until further notice. :p

I am, however, thrilled about having Robert Knepper as a new charactar! He was so good in Prison Break.. But somehow.. I can’t seem to imagine him except as a bad guy! I wonder if he really is a good guy in heroes.. I doubt it anyway! Love the new accent anyway!

And Hayden Panettiere just keeps getting prettier.. Except for the false eye lashes of course!

(Season 4, Episode 2)

Things are definitely getting interesting again. I’m glad Heroes went with a two-hour premiere, because it wasn’t until the end of this hour that we had enough to really grab our attention again. As expected, Samuel Sullivan and the Sullivan Brothers Carnival are right at the heart of the mystery right now.

There’s another mystery brewing at Claire’s college. Or maybe there isn’t. Could what happened with Annie be as straightforward as everyone seems to want us to believe? But now that’s the least of Claire’s problems, due to her little impromptu experiment.

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(Season 4, Episode 1)

A new volume and new faces … on the show, that is. At this point, I think it’s a bit of a pipe dream by NBC to think they can nab new viewers. And as much as I was hoping they’d make this as accessible as possible, things are still pretty hopelessly complex. The situation with Nathan/Sylar alone is enough to make any new viewer change the channel. Maybe see how House is coping with life in the asylum.

On the other hand, Robert Knepper has joined the cast as Samuel, the leader of the Sullivan Brothers Carnival, and I couldn’t be more excited. No matter how ridiculous Prison Break got over four years, Knepper was just deliciously villainous as T-Bag. And he’s just as enigmatic on camera here.

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