Chapter Eighteen 'Brave New World'

I've been watching Heroes since last month. I vaguely remember it from 20+ years ago. Seasons 1&2 were good but the cracks began to show in season 3 and by season 4 those cracks were wider than the Grand Canyon. I agree with one critic who says the Samuel story could have been solved by 5th or 6th episode. But the way they handled his demise was rubbish. I was expecting a showdown between him and the other heroes. Instead the whole episode fizzled out like a dud firework.

It might have been improved if Samuel and Sylar had fought a duel. Having Claire throw herself off yet another platform in front of the cameras didn't save the episode either.. very disappointing...

There have been many brilliant minds in TV but Kring is too often overlooked. Heroes started off as one of the most fascinating arcs in TV history. Unfortunately Kring got lost in his own characters and much of the series failed to meet expectations. In this episode the auteur tried, really tried, to sort it all out, but there was too much water in the soup by that time. For fans, however, there is some closure to be found here. The suits tried to bring back Heroes 2 later on, but that attempt was farcical. Kring demoted himself to a by-the-numbers knockoff of Quincy, and avoided the limelight for the rest of his career. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))

This series was probably one of the best TV series ever made. However when they canceled it and left everyone hanging not knowing what was going to happen next I lost my mind. I was so mad that I refuse to get into any new series anymore because I don't want to go through the same disappointment. They did the same thing with Deadwood and with The Black Donelly's except at least they somewhat tried to finish the black Donelly's off in a rush episode. I don't think they will ever attempt to fix the ending of heroes either It is just so disappointing... so mad arghhhhh!!! Need an extra line of text to submit this.... heheheh. I would give the show an overall rating of 8.5 out of 10 if they had finished it proper, but because they did not i can't even fairly rate it.

I found Heroes watchable. This means I wouldn't cringe at every turn from bad acting/writing/directing. It was a refreshing change.

The problem with Heroes was that the plot never fully developed. Each season finale seemed like a bid for a new season rather than an important storyline.

When I heard the announcement that Heroes was canceled, it didn't surprise me. I lost interest during the first season, but still purchased the DVD sets.

It seems as though the writers exhausted their ideas in season 1. Each subsequent season was recycling elements of the last.

How many ways can you tell the story of humans discovering they have amazing powers? Viewers lose interest if it's the same stuff over and over.

I like the idea of Heroes, but it could have been produced/directed much better.