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Monday, October 6, 2008

Heroes 3: Costa Nuclear

Time travel's a tricky thing. If the Bennett home, now Sylar's (turned good) home, goes nuclear four years into the future, taking with it all of Costa Verde - because good Sylar went understandably nuclear himself - what can the heroes who are still good, four years back in the past, or right now in our present, do to prevent this catastrophe?

Thus does the fourth hour of Heroes Season Three - actually the third episode, because the season began with a two-hour double episode - re-situate us on the horns of Season One's dilemma, or how to change time and stop the nuclear devastation of New York City not that far in the future. Except, this time, Costa Verde is gone...

And along with it ... Sylar, the good father of a son (named Noah - wow, it be a neat trick in time if somehow he survived and became HRG). And also Daphne, who fast as she is, can't get to the scene fast enough to stop it, nor to escape unscathed. But present Peter survives, because, like Claire, he can't be killed. But ... wait ... maybe that means that Sylar will survive this, too, because he now has some of Claire's power, too.

And while we're on the subject of immortality, how is it that Peter of the future is apparently killed - what happened in four years to strip him of his immortality? (Was the Haitian around?)

Well, one thing that's not too difficult to understand is Mohinder's sad story. Like a fly caught in the flypaper of the classic science fiction movie The Fly, Mohinder's serum not only gives him super powers, but is turning him into a scaly creature. He can barely tell present Peter what happens when he comes to see him.

And Tracy is beginning to make a little more sense, too. She's a triplet, along with Niki/Jessica and a third sister, which explains why she and Niki look exactly the same. Tracy will go on to marry Nathan, and become First Lady to his President of the United States-

But, not if someone in our present prevents that Costa nuclear future from happening.

Paging Hiro ... he saved the world once, sort of. But now Claire may be becoming his enemy, not to mention Ando, not to mention Adam, whom Hiro now diggs up because he needs his assistance.

As they say in Creeque Alley, "Make up, break up, everything is shake up..." The Mamas and Poppas and Heroes...

See also Heroes 3 Begins: Best Yet, Riddled with Time Travel and Paradox ... Sylar's Redemption and other Heroes and Villains Mergers






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5 comments:

steph_angel said...

Aha... I'm not falling for that little trick twice. I'll comment on this when I've seen this episode :-)

One thing I will say though, after watching episode 1... I think I'm finally getting a little cheesed off with Heroes :-( A little toooooo much time travel (which is always a dodgy road to go down), people who simply can't die (where's the fear in that?) and Mohinder with an ability (Oh come on!!!)...

Brian McFadden said...

Have to disagree, Steph. I'm extremely curious about our favorite Heroes' respective futures and I can't get enough of the time travel. I think that the writers are doing a much better job with it this season, in fact (last season the whole Kensei story-line was a bit long, I thought).

Dr. Lev, I said the same thing about "The Fly" to my girlfriend when we first started seeing Mohinder's mutation two weeks ago. I'm curious to see what/how exactly Peter can tell/help Mohinder because it appears that he's already begun his journey to the mutated Mohinder of the future.

Finally, a note on future Peter, Claire mentioned having to "put a bullet in the back of his head." Just like the piece of scrap metal that handicapped her in Season One, I think that, perhaps, she attempted to lodge a bullet in Peter's brain, thereby preventing him from regenerating completely (because if Sylar's taught us anything, it's that each Hero needs the full use of their brain to function).

Paul Levinson said...

Good explanation about future Peter's "death," Brian - thanks.

And, if you can't get enough of time travel, what to you see The Genesis Virus (still a long way, though, from the world seeing it)...

Steph - the key with time travel is, don't think twice about it - think an infinite number of times...

Anonymous said...

The Haitian was also there because when present Peter was running from future Claire, the Haitian popped up only to be struck down again.

Paul Levinson said...

Thanks - you're right.

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