Heroes

Genesis – 80% – The future, inevitability, fate, the end of the world, and Hayden Panettiere. A very above-average and original show, where the creators openly draw inspiration from comic book sources and occasionally even quote them directly. However, it's a pity that as time goes on, the detours and hints that suggested many hidden triumphs disappear, some heroes do not fulfill their potential, and unfortunately, they start to become annoying by the final episodes. However, this slightly negative feeling is mainly caused by the unsuccessful gradation of the final episodes and the complete ending of the series. The first central storyline concerning Sylar ends strongly unsatisfactory and surprisingly ambiguously, while the second, involving a catastrophe, ends excellently. That's why I tend to criticize and comment unsatisfactorily on the events, even though Heroes has become almost inseparable from my TV watchlist. Save the cheerleader, save the world. Generations – 85% – Exactly the opposite effect from last time. At the beginning, I was suffering through Travels with Kensei and fruitlessly searching for that comic-philosophically enlightening atmosphere, whereas from the fourth episode on, the script picks up at an incredible pace. It presents many twists and turns leading from the Company and introduces us to a new and absolutely perfect antagonist. Some characters still remain in the background, but unlike last time, their occasional involvement in the main events benefits the overall impression rather than hindering it. And that drive is truly incredible. I forgave all of Tim Kring's hesitations and anticipated the television event of the year with the third season. However, stumbling should not have been the end. Villains – 70% – It maintains its face and manages to twist the plot into a different level, but in the end, Heroes prepared an inevitable disappointment when you are confronted with the Villains. Still, I resist any derogatory labels because until The Eclipse, all storylines were of similar quality as before. Gabriel's rise, the magical newcomer Daphne, Claire's indecisiveness, and the ambiguity surrounding the main villain still kept me in suspense, but as soon as the motivations of various characters started to change from episode to episode and the main heroes sided with whoever suited them at the moment, it went downhill. And so a somewhat disappointed skepticism appeared as I waited for Fugitives, but certainly not an aversion. Fugitives – 80% – A successful adventure ride, sufficient psychological subtext, a return to the roots, and Kring's slight repentance. If Hiro hadn't gone off on pointless Indian detours, and if Claire hadn't kept saying a thousand times that she doesn't know who she really is (to which Noah replies a thousand times that he does everything only for her), it could have been the peak of the series. Emile Danko is a great villain who can put even the usually infallible heroes in check, and Nathan and Angela together have a hard time dealing with him. So even though the mythology deepens again and again in seemingly exhausted places, and in the end, coincidences decide everything, I still ended up feeling surprisingly satisfied. I really hadn't been expecting a drama/thriller series. However, next time, please show us a final battle. I won't forgive a confrontation (literally) behind closed doors for the second time. Redemption – 80% – The pace slowed down, and the (unplanned) finale approaches in a very calm but fortunately captivating spirit. All of Heroes shifts to a very modest level, where Claire returns to her studies, Peter wants to help people, and the characters' psychology plays a greater role than it did a few seasons ago. Although everything gets tangled in the usual way (sometimes too usual – see Parkman or Hiro), the new characters of Emma and Samuel inject the necessary energy into the story, the returns of old acquaintances are welcome, and paradoxically, the final episode, thanks to a subtle cliffhanger, feels like the culmination of the entire series. P.S.: I'm only slightly disappointed by how much Heroes was criticized after it ended. I'm not saying that certain periods didn't suffer from various problems, but it's sad that the same people who only knew Heroes during the first two seasons are suddenly above it all and seemingly disgusted a year later. For me, the series is leaving just as it came. Without grand fanfare, but as reliable adventure entertainment that adheres to comic book principles, always returns to established characters, and sometimes dispatches the new ones quite insensitively. However, it ultimately maintains its face until the very end. (31.01.2007) (vähemmän) (lisää)