The rehabilitation has been long not only because it has been happening all this season, but even more importantly in the distance that Sylar has had to travel to become anything close to a decent human being. He was evil incarnate in the first season, and the only reason he wasn't quite that bad the second season was because he was without his powers for most of it.
Last night we learned, as many viewers suspected, that Sylar deliberately softened Peter's fall from the window - which Sylar hurled him out of - so Peter was not hurt. And Sylar learns empathy last night, as he takes not just the power but the pain from Elle, and without hurting her in the slightest. This part of the story is not for the cynical.
Arthur's villainy is intense that Sylar would not seem so bad, even if he were as bad as the first season. But it will be interesting to see where Arthur and Sylar go. Although Nathan and Peter seem the more likely heroes to stand up to Arthur, the ultimate contest this season may be between Arthur and Sylar.
It was also good to see more of Parkman and Daphne last night. The ancient god Mercury combined something of both of their powers - communication and speed...
But next week will be not about powers, but losing them. It will be interesting to see how our heroes and villains function without them - and who will recover first.
See also Heroes 3 Begins: Best Yet, Riddled with Time Travel and Paradox ... Sylar's Redemption and other Heroes and Villains Mergers ... Costa Nuclear ... Hearts of Gold and the Debased ... Seeing the Future Trumps Time Travel ... Superpowered Chess with Shifting Pieces ... Villains and Backstories
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5 comments:
i always read your post as soon as i watch the episode from nbc.com, usually tuesday evenings. it's the only way i know i'm not alone in my love of this show!
ah, the power of empathy... the ultimate superpower imho. the ultimate weakness, too. i love that sylar is becoming as spongelike as peter once was. and hiro-as-child's cry "comic books are the source of all knowledge!" warms my heart. huzzah.
cheers!
Excellent point about Hiro and comic books, tunab...
You're definitely not alone ... glad you're reading here...
omg this show is getting lame. i've watched pretty much from the beginning and it going downhill fast. sylar has empathy powers and that was originally peter's powers. how did peter almost go mad with "hunger" if he already had empathy. if i recall correctly that's how he uses others' powers. honestly it seems like shitty writing
There's no doubt that the first year had something really special. Few episodes since have equaled that. But I think the exploration of the characters and their relationships this year is a lot better than what was on last year, in the second season.
The reason that empathy had different results for Peter and Sylar is that they were/are on different trajectories - Peter going from good to bad, Sylar from bad to good.
No Elle, no more Heroes for me.
for now, works for me.
Daphne second.
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