Should this episode be watching in a vacuum, it is extremely satisfying. It continues an exciting story and has interesting characters.
Should you have watched this and expected something big from the previous week's previews, you might be disappointed. It was oversold as the end-all-be-all before January 22, 2007. It isn't.
The aptly named episode concerning the save cheerleader brings more of the heroes to Texas. Peter has been arrested by the local police, and his brother Nathan shows up with lawyers and bail to secure his freedom. Isaac, the precognitive artist, also finds time to meet with his Japanese comic-book fans Hiro and Ando. Hiro flashes him the traditional greeting of Vulcans, something I thought was both cute and appropriate for the character. I'm also glad we get to see Isaac a little out of his element, no longer doped up, and do something more than acing out the symptoms of addiction and withdrawal.
We get a powerful vision at the end of the episode thanks to Peter, enough to keep the hardcore fans debating its relevance for the coming 6 weeks until new content. The vision itself is more surreal than past episodes: an empty New York City finds Peter confused in the middle of empty cars, but the other Heroes see him and approach; unfortunately his hands start glowing (or... irradiating?), Claire mouths, "I'm sorry," and the other Heroes run away while New York City is destroyed behind them with Peter at its core.
Its enough to keep me interested.
The aptly named episode concerning the save cheerleader brings more of the heroes to Texas. Peter has been arrested by the local police, and his brother Nathan shows up with lawyers and bail to secure his freedom. Isaac, the precognitive artist, also finds time to meet with his Japanese comic-book fans Hiro and Ando. Hiro flashes him the traditional greeting of Vulcans, something I thought was both cute and appropriate for the character. I'm also glad we get to see Isaac a little out of his element, no longer doped up, and do something more than acing out the symptoms of addiction and withdrawal.
We get a powerful vision at the end of the episode thanks to Peter, enough to keep the hardcore fans debating its relevance for the coming 6 weeks until new content. The vision itself is more surreal than past episodes: an empty New York City finds Peter confused in the middle of empty cars, but the other Heroes see him and approach; unfortunately his hands start glowing (or... irradiating?), Claire mouths, "I'm sorry," and the other Heroes run away while New York City is destroyed behind them with Peter at its core.
Its enough to keep me interested.
