It's not just because we spoiled ourselves--it's also because, compared to the majority of the earlier episodes, it just wasn't as good. They cut out a lot of show time to make room for advertising, taking full advantage of the shows popularity. Popularity which could only have grown in the past month and a half as new viewers caught up and old viewers introduced their friends to it.
The entire thing felt stilted; Bennet's talking to Matt in his head was cool, but their escape felt way too easy. If this organization is as experienced in dealing with 'special' people as it seems to be, they should have thought of contigencies for the most outlandish situations possible. The interlude with Claire showing up at the Petrelli household, a moment that could have been immensely emotional and intense, was taken for granted. Peter's being dead and then coming back from the dead was also sort of treated as a given--as though, since the audience knew he couldn't die, they didn't expect us to care about the reactions of those around him. And he stayed dead waaaay too long. The conversation with Nathan after he came back was, as far as I can tell, inane and largely pointless. The only things I can remember from it are Peter asking what he should do with the thing that killed him, and then saying, "She's your daughter!" over and over again. I did sort of like the conversation that Nathan had with Claire, but again--where was the emotional moment of connection, the "holy crap, this is the kid that I thought had died, this is the person that could have been my family?" Nathan is that kind of person, much as he might not want to admit it. Peter's mom was out of character, too. Suddenly she's so election-focused that she proposes the burial of her suposed favorite without even blinking, when a few weeks ago she was stealing socks and making her future-senator-son come to the police station to cover it up.
That's disregarding the issue I had with Sylar being PASSED OUT ON THE FLOOR, with a GUN in the ROOM, and Mohinder NOT killing him, and then turning around and saying, "We have to stop Sylar!" to a complete stranger who looks less than trustworthy just in the way he smiles.
The standout moments for me were Sylar levitating the glass (thank God for smart villians), and Hiro meeting Hiro. Beyond that, I was heartily dissapointed.
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Date: 2007-04-25 02:13 am (UTC)The entire thing felt stilted; Bennet's talking to Matt in his head was cool, but their escape felt way too easy. If this organization is as experienced in dealing with 'special' people as it seems to be, they should have thought of contigencies for the most outlandish situations possible. The interlude with Claire showing up at the Petrelli household, a moment that could have been immensely emotional and intense, was taken for granted. Peter's being dead and then coming back from the dead was also sort of treated as a given--as though, since the audience knew he couldn't die, they didn't expect us to care about the reactions of those around him. And he stayed dead waaaay too long. The conversation with Nathan after he came back was, as far as I can tell, inane and largely pointless. The only things I can remember from it are Peter asking what he should do with the thing that killed him, and then saying, "She's your daughter!" over and over again. I did sort of like the conversation that Nathan had with Claire, but again--where was the emotional moment of connection, the "holy crap, this is the kid that I thought had died, this is the person that could have been my family?" Nathan is that kind of person, much as he might not want to admit it. Peter's mom was out of character, too. Suddenly she's so election-focused that she proposes the burial of her suposed favorite without even blinking, when a few weeks ago she was stealing socks and making her future-senator-son come to the police station to cover it up.
That's disregarding the issue I had with Sylar being PASSED OUT ON THE FLOOR, with a GUN in the ROOM, and Mohinder NOT killing him, and then turning around and saying, "We have to stop Sylar!" to a complete stranger who looks less than trustworthy just in the way he smiles.
The standout moments for me were Sylar levitating the glass (thank God for smart villians), and Hiro meeting Hiro. Beyond that, I was heartily dissapointed.