Spoilers TV Shows with Great Endings


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Whizbang Dustyboots

Gnometown Hero
I agree, but I think that the bigger issue is that the plot drove the characters, not the other way around.

There was never a consistent through-line with the characters. Instead, they simply acted in accordance with the needs of the plot, as opposed to from, you know, what the character would do.
There were definitely lots of problems with the writing, as enjoyable as the first season could be.

But when you're writing a story featuring a Superman-level character, you need to know how to effectively challenge such a character with something other than Doomsday or General Zod, which you cannot trot out every week. The folks behind Heroes had no idea how to do that.
 

Stalker0

Legend
There were definitely lots of problems with the writing, as enjoyable as the first season could be.

But when you're writing a story featuring a Superman-level character, you need to know how to effectively challenge such a character with something other than Doomsday or General Zod, which you cannot trot out every week. The folks behind Heroes had no idea how to do that.
yeah Peter and Hiro were problems from a power level. When Peter could only mimic powers, it was a cool and interesting ability that had tons of potential but also clear weaknesses. But once it was "oh you just absorb powers", he went off the rails.

Hiro when he was just able to do some teleporting and an occasional time stop (with real effort), it was good. once he could truly time travel, it got off the rails. Honestly pitting him against an immortal as his foil was a cool idea, but it still wasn't enough.
 




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