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“Save the Cheerleader, save the world.”
It was the mantra of the first and best season of Heroes. It gave the audience a clue as to the direction of the season as a whole. Every episode in some way related back to this idea of saving the world. As we learned about each hero and watched them discover their powers the driving force behind it all was that somehow one of these individuals was going to save the world while another may try to destroy it.
While second and third season each had their villains, it seemed that the focus drifted from the core storyline. Inevitably, viewers became frustrated with the meandering paths the show took, and inevitable felt disappointed. When pacing is essential, Heroes seemed to have lost the knack for dolling out satisfying tidbits and mixing them into the individual episodes.
With fourth season, many viewers looked with hope to find a rebirth of a struggling show. Many have looked back to season one hoping that Heroes can return to its former glory. With the airing of “Orientation/Jump, Push, Fall” it is still unclear where fourth season is headed. Is there a goal? All we really have is Claire kissing her roommate, Hiro struggling with his illness, the continued conflict with Sylar and nothing but questions regarding the mysterious Carnival. The episodes to this point have been highly motivated by the characters and watching old friends try to make their ways in new lives. It has been interesting to see the internal struggles and turmoil, but is it enough? Can Heroes survive while the audience remains uncertain of the direction? Have they dolled out too little at a time? Critics and fans have had mixed opinions, and it seems that the future of Heroes is still quite uncertain.
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