TV: Heroes (spoilers!)

Heroes

I want to talk about TV tonight.  So be forewarned.  This is the first.  Spoiler alerts.

HEROES

• Mohinder: Is this guy the most clueless guy on Earth?  As a scientist, I would expect him to be a bit smarter and more logical.  Instead, he just amazes me week after week with his naivete.  He goes to NY and decides to stay in the apartment where his father was murdered, AFTER some strange dude showed up carrying a gun and finding out the apartment was tapped.  He doesn't trust Mr. Bennett, who says he knows about the heroes and can help them, but decides calling the FBI with this information was the smartest thing to do.  Hasn't he watched movies or TV? Doesn't he understand that trying to make normal law enforcement agencies understand that people have special powers probably isn't going to work.  And he knows some psycho named Sylar is out there killing people for their powers, including Eden, the girl next door that he took at face value almost up until the day she died.  Yet he just randomly starts getting in touch with people on the list and just shows up with no back up, completely trusting whoever it is that answers the door.  And now, he's wandering around with weirdo Sylar who, surprise, surprise, has killed another hero right under Mohinder's nose and the idiot doesn't even consider the fact that maybe "Zane" is that psycho.
• Peter:  He's surprising me.  Initially, I was bored with him.  It was like, fly already!  Tell someone!  Do something except wander around and try to convince your brother you can fly and then keep dreaming about it.  I'm still not sure how I feel about him.  I don't think he's all that hot and I personally think he's bit of a whiner.  Okay, the sensitive type, I guess.  Whatever.  I'm liking him a bit more now that Claude is helping him learn to control his powers and he's getting a handle on them.  But maybe that's because I like Claude.  But last night, when Peter stop the tasers and then flew away.  Awesome!  I can't quite figure out if he's stronger than Sylar because he's absorbed all of his powers but they seem pretty evenly matched.  Eventually, you know there's going to be a face off between the two of them.  Should make for awesome TV.
• Issac: I love the fact that he finally learned to do his paintings without shooting up.  But I think he got the short end of the stick.  You know he genuinely loved Simone and yes, she did what she had to do because it didn't look like he was going to get better.  But he finally cleaned things up and she was still not all about him.  She had suddenly fallen deep in love with Peter and frankly, I don't believe it.  The chemistry between Peter and Simone is no where near the chemistry between her and Issac.  And I'm interested to see where things will go between Peter and Issac now that he accidentally shot and killed Simone.  Frankly, Peter could whop Issac's ass, as we saw he almost did last night.  He's got a crap load of active powers and Issac just paints.  But I don't want this to turn into a whole Cyclops/Jean Grey/Wolverine thing.  So Simone's dead, but there's still going to be all of that tension between the two.  It doesn't bode well for the future.
• Nathan:  I thought Nathan was an ass from the beginning.  But he's grown on me over the past few weeks.  I still wish he would embrace his kick ass power but that will come in time.  I think they've shown a nice soft side of him that makes him more likeable and human.  He's motivated by his career and by power.  Can't blame him.  We've all been there - where we want something so bad we'd do anything to get it.  I wasn't too surprised that he was Claire's father.  I figured it would be him or Linderman.  There had to be a tie there somewhere.  And he seemed like he really wanted to see her but knew better, for the sake of his family and his career.  Had he known about her, I can imagine he would have supported her, if even monetarily.  And I know all he wants to do is to protect Peter.  I'm just interested to see what his role in this whole "end of the world" storyline is going to turn into.
• Claire: Poor, poor Claire.  What a time she is going through.  While most girls are worrying about boys and makeup and stuff, she's worrying about the fact that she can't be hurt, that her mom is pretty much brain dead because her dad kept erasing her memory and whether or not she should be trusting her father.  Plus, there's the whole finding out that her real mother is a human lighter and her real father doesn't want to see her.  And there's the fact that the one good friend she had in the world had his memory erased.  Oh, and now the three "crazies" (Matt, Ted and Wireless) have showed up in their house pointing guns at them.  She still has the most kick ass power though.
• Matt: I really feel for Matt too.  All he wants to do is to make something of himself and support his family.  Between his bad run of luck with the police force and his newfound powers, he's just not having any luck.  And to be honest, it's changing him.  We see him take the diamonds last week because he knows he just going to get in trouble if he gives it to the cops.  They're not going to believe him.  He's stronger.  He's not letting people walk all over him.  He looks like he's going to kick some ass this season.  The fact that people are treating him like crap just got the best of him and now he's looking out for just himself and his family.  No more Mr. Nice Guy!  And while deep down he wants to do what's best for everyone and find out the truth, I think it's going to be interesting to see the unconventional methods he takes in finding out this information.
• Nikki/Jessica & family: First off, Micah was a brat when his mom was in jail.  He bitched at her before about how his dad was a good person and she needed to be nice to him.  Then, when his dad was taking care of him, he bitched at him about he wasn't as good as his mom.  Aside from that, Micah and DL's powers are pretty cool.  Nikki/Jessica is getting kind of old.  The whole Jessica as an assasin thing - not so much.  Particularly when she was hunting that guy Matt was protecting in a tight fitting suit and high heeled boots.  Because that's practical assasin clothing.  Anyway, I'm interested to see where the whole thing with Nathan as the mark is going.  And I'm interested to see how they tie Nikki/Jessica and her family into the whole end of the world thing.  They are the only ones to have yet to be more completely integrated with the rest of the heroes.  How they play into the scenario should be interesting. And I'm also interested to see who finally takes over: Nikki or Jessica.
• Hiro:  I love Hiro!  Love, love him.  He is the only one who seems to fully embrace his destiny and understands that he needs to develop his powers.  I just wish he could get his sword.  And I want to see him be less naive.  Because between him and Ando they sure do get themselves in trouble.
  
  Final Thoughts: Every week I want more and that's, of course, what the shows wants from you.  I want to see all the heroes come together.  I want to see the end of the world storyline come to a close.  I want to see how all the connections play out and see if Sylar eventually self-destructs.  I want more!
  
  Oh, and I love the whole alliance of Matt, Ted ("Radioactive Man") and Wireless.  What a cool power Wireless has!