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i think the superhero angle is the only reason why i have stuck with twelve, sorry TWELVE, episodes of leadup and preamble.
i feel like we are constantly watching the opening fifteen minutes of a movie about superheroes.
i said it elsewhere on board, i think, but fuck me. it's a slow as fuck story arc that has lasted an entire series!
linderman?
still hanging.
hulk-mommy? we still have no idea what she is, or what is really going on with her.
petrelli's fear of flying? in the damn closet, still. he has only just figured out that super powers are real, despite having one himself. you can fly, dickwad. of course this shit is real.
the cheerleader? she's only just starting to realise that being invulnerable isnt a bad thing. only just! twelve episodes in! and someone had to tell her!
what the fuck? surely surviving your own murder and the violent revenge you then visited on your rapist and murderer would be enough to convince you?
what does it take to be happy with invulnerability?
slow as fuck.
even hiro, the most likeable character by far, has taken his sweet time to do anything.
well, his powers have stopped working.
of course they have. because otherwise he'd get the fucking sword out of the dead hands of takezo kensai and be rocking around the fucking timeline like he owned it.
i think american television has hit a stall wall recently, where any idea that suck the punters attention is then stretched as far as it ppossibly can so that it lasts a full 24 episodes.
lost syndrome seems a fair name for it, i think; these shitty cliffhangers every episode to make sure you keep coming back, cliffhangers that result in mundane revelations, and about one real revelation every six or seven episodes.
we've had about ten hours of heroes so far, and it feels like about two.
i mean, comic books are episodic and often end on cliffhangers too. they do. that's a part of superhero heritage, in a way.
you usually get at least one smack down and one major plot point per issue, though, and you usually feel like you are going somwehwere. if you don't, you ditch that comic for one that isnt just an expenive vehicle for adverts.
i think the lack of any real competition to these big budget shows is killing our drive to seek better stuff, and we have become complacent, accepting the torturously slow pace because if you don't, you wont get to see any superheroes on telly.
put it this way: how many times have we actually seen anyone fly in TWELVE episodes? |
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