Save the Cheerleader, Save the World – When Heroes Blew the Hatch
I’m known around the halls of CliqueClack as an unabashed Heroes fan (Though, I’ll openly admit to being out of my right mind most of the time, as I’d have to be, in order to still be a fan at this point). I had been hearing about the show in early 2006, and then got caught up in the hype during the summer. The show started strong enough, revealing more about the characters over the first couple of episodes. When Tim Kring and the gang Blew the metaphoric Hatch was when time stopped for a confused Peter Patrelli, and a figure appears and says to him, “My name his Hiro Nakamura. I am from the future. I have a message for you.”
Can Heroes get its viewers back?
The cool thing to do, these days, is dump on Heroes. I’m not saying that the show doesn’t deserve it (because I’m not stupid), but it’s almost funny the kind of hatred that has developed for this show since, well, the first season finale. Despite the meteoric fall, I seem to have been one of the few people out there defending Heroes (Well, maybe I am stupid). The question, though, is can the show turn it around and get some of its viewers back?
For most people, the answer will be no. Heroes has not exactly been kind to its fan base lately. From dropping storylines (Does anyone remember Caitlin? Peter certainly doesn’t), to confusing plots, to deaths that don’t mean anything (Seriously, there was a running joke on Kona’s liveblogs about the difference between “Heroes Dead” and “Lost Dead”), people haven’t really been given a reason to keep tuning in. Once people have changed the channel, the only thing that can bring them back is for word of mouth of how good it’s gotten. But the “getting good” is the necessary part.
Do we want Hiro to be a ’super’ Hero again?
Ivey’s back Guest-clacking about Heroes again this week….
Hiro Nakamura has been a fan favorite since the very first episode of Heroes. He was the only Hero early on that was excited about his powers. However, it’s this very power that’s been central to to some of the main complaints about the show. Do we really want Hiro to get his groove back? (Yeah, I went there… Sorry.)
Hiro’s ability to travel through time was introduced in the first episode, but it really began to affect the course of the show in the episode “Collision,” where it was a Hiro from the future that traveled back to tell Present Peter, “Save the Blah Blah, Save the Blah Blah Blah.” (That’s a direct quote. You might remember it differently because of the Ad Campaign, but I’m right. Trust me.)
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