{"id":364,"date":"2007-04-27T10:41:51","date_gmt":"2007-04-27T16:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.codedread.com\/archives\/2007\/04\/27\/heroes-returns-paradoxes-remain\/"},"modified":"2007-04-27T10:41:51","modified_gmt":"2007-04-27T16:41:51","slug":"heroes-returns-paradoxes-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codedread.com\/blog\/archives\/2007\/04\/27\/heroes-returns-paradoxes-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroes Returns, Paradoxes Remain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Monday, NBC's Heroes returned from its many-week hiatus. The story kept moving and there were lots of cool things that happened or were revealed this week.  Spoiler Warnings apply if you haven't seen it yet.  <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>First, some of the revelations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Linderman has an ability to heal things<\/li>\n<li>Linderman used to be part of a super-group<\/li>\n<li>Linderman is actually trying to engineer Peter's future explosion in New York<\/li>\n<li>Ma Petrelli probably has a super-ability herself (I'm also assuming she was part of the same super-group that Linderman was part of)<\/li>\n<li>Isaac knew his death was coming and was ready to die as his one heroic deed<\/li>\n<li>Hiro meets his future self 5 years in the future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I especially liked the confrontational scene between Sylar and Peter with the cool uses of their abilities.  The comic book geek inside of me would like to see more battle scenes - especially ones involving multiple heroes using their powers in a cooperative fashion to defeat an enemy.  I'd also like to see the Heroes using their powers in public to avert catastrophes, robberies, and - you know, actually being \"heroes\".  But of course the next several episodes need to be focused on resolving most of the big story arc.  Maybe we could see some scenes like this in the start of Season 2 before the main story arc for that season takes over.<\/p>\n<p>It was interesting to confirm that the Future Hiro (the badass that speaks perfect English and carries around a sword) comes from a timeline where the explosion in New York has happened.  I wonder what Younger Hiro will find in the future to avert the disaster... I wonder what Lindermans' plan with Micah is...<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see how (if) the writers handle the paradoxes inherent in stories involving time travel.  At the moment, I see one paradox:  If Future Hiro knew Peter well, then he must have known him after the explosion in New York City, which means that Peter was able to survive the explosion.  But how could Peter have survived the explosion if he hadn't absorbed Claire's healing power?  Peter would not have met Claire (and Claire would not have survived the encounter with Sylar) without Future Hiro delivering the \"Save the Cheerleader\" message to Peter in the first place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads\"><object type=\"text\/html\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" data=\"http:\/\/www.codedread.com\/gads.php\"><\/object><\/div>\n<p>Putting aside time travel paradoxes, another thing that bugs me is how powers are supposedly passed down through generations.  Suresh has already established that it's a genetic thing, meaning a person with super-powers has a better chance of having a super-powered child. However, what doesn't make sense to me is how someone who can fly (Nathan) and someone who can control fire (Claire's birth-mother) would have a child who can heal herself (Claire)?  And why does a person who can phase (D.L.) and a person with super-strength (Niki) have a child that can manipulate electronics (Micah)?  How are those genes related?<\/p>\n<p>I suppose it's possible that Linderman (healing power) will later be revealed to be Nathan's father (making Peter his half-brother).  This would partially explain where grand-daughter Claire's healing powers come from.<\/p>\n<p>Other lesser inconsistencies are things like:  Turning horned-rimmed glasses man from the villain (I'm sure he was originally intended to be \"Sylar\") into a pseudo-good guy.  Turning Peter into Claire's uncle (it felt like there was some natural chemistry between the two when they first met).  Introducing Simone as a major character and then killing her off.  I guess these types of changes are inevitable in a big series like this because you never can tell which way fan reaction will go.<\/p>\n<p>Oh well, even though I've spent too long thinking about the show, I still enjoy the heck out of it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads\"><object type=\"text\/html\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" data=\"http:\/\/www.codedread.com\/gads.php\"><\/object><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Monday, NBC&#8217;s Heroes returned from its many-week hiatus. The story kept moving and there were lots of cool things that happened or were revealed this week. 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