Looking for an escape…

Just something I’ve been thinking about ever since the episode aired… if you saw the episode where Hiro went back in time to save Charley (the waitress) from being murdered, you’ll remember that at the end his friend found a photo of him with Charley at her birthday party. When he asked another waitress about it, she commented that they were really close but that he had “popped” out of her life some time ago. I just thought that was such in interesting choice of words for her to use, considering that when Hiro teleports, he does kind of “pop” in and out of time/space.

Also, she said he’d been gone for a while. Where did he go? Is that when he went to see Peter on the subway to warn him about the cheerleader? If so, why isn’t he back yet? Also, how long has he been gone? It makes me wonder if something hasn’t happened to him. The whole concept of time travel is that you could theoretically return to the exact moment you left – so why hasn’t he?

One last thing – why haven’t the cops been asking where he went? If this was a murder investigation, even if he wasn’t considered a suspect before, his disappearance would probably make him one now. How long is it going to be before anyone else realizes he’s been gone? And man, did that diner clear out of cops and investigators quick. I don’t know much about crime scenes, but I wouldn’t have thought that they would get back to business as usual in a matter of hours… unless I’m just not getting how much time the show is trying to say has passed.

Thanks for Superhero Profiles at b5 for the tip – Spiderman is set to return this May with the 3rd installment of the web-slinger’s movies. This one should be really awesome – not only does Mary Jane finally know why Peter has been so flaky the past few years, but his best friend also knows his true identity now and has it out for him for the death of his father. On top of all that, Peter comes face to face with his uncle’s true killer and finds himself fighting off a vengeance that wants to overtake him.

All in all, that means Spidey is facing 3 separate enemies this movie. Sounds like an edge-of-the-seat kind of movie to me! Now if May would just hurry up and get here! Check out the official site for the trailer and more info on the Spiderman legend.

Who better to play a heroe’s father than Captain Sulu from Star Trek?

Looks like George Takei has been recruited to play Hiro Nakamura’s father on the show Heroe’s starting in January.  Playing the overbearing, overprotective father, Takei is apparently a big wheel in Japan and has come to bring his son home. That should be interesting with Hiro’s ability to alter time…

Check out the story on E!Online for more info.

By the way, if you’re a fan of Heroes at all, do yourself a favor and check out the online comics. No only are they awesome – the art is great – but they fill you in on “in-between” storylines.

Want to know how DL got out of jail? How about a little more to the conversation between Claire and Brody when she crashed his car? Or maybe a little more insight into what exactly happened when Niki set up her own husband?

All this and more if you check them out!

I don’t know about anyone else, but there are several characters on Heroes that I’m just not sure yet if they’re hero material, or if they’re being set up to become the villains. Not only do they not seem to appreciate their powers, but their personal life leaves a lot to be desired.

Nathan Petrelli, for instance, is on his way to being a crooked politician, regardless of how much you want him to be the good guy. He is in bed with some shady characters to the tune of 4 million dollars for his senatorial campaign, and he is literally in bed with some woman he just met. He refuses to acknowledge his power of flight, although he’s obviously used it several times, and he doesn’t seem the least bit interested in exploring his new-found ability. He also seems to have a serious superiority complex over his brother, and lies to him about being able to help him – then destroys the painting he said he couldn’t get.

Next, there’s DL, who although it’s become obvious that he was framed, has just escaped from jail. As soon as he gets home, he comes across as threatening to his wife, and eventually takes their son and runs – but only after leaving mommy dearest on the floor unconscious. Sure, he’s trying to be better, and with his son’s help he just might make it, but in the meantime, he’s got some work to do.

Lastly, there’s Niki/Jessica – split personality girl who has a seriously mean streak. Although she has been unaware of her so-called ability (I’m still questioning that one) for the past 6 months, she’s now given evil-girl Jessica the okay to take over. It looks like Nikki could pull things together and have a pretty good life if she could just get rid of that pesky murderess living inside of her. How is she ever going to become a “hero,” I wonder.

Maybe the point of characters like these is to see how they overcome their character flaws to truly become heroes. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.Besides, if Heroes wasn’t such a good show, character dichotomies like this wouldn’t bother me – and that’s really good news for the show, because it means that like many other viewers, I’ll keep watching each week.