Out of the frying pan and into the fire...
The question I asked my friend, right after watching Parasite, was "Which Hero in mortal danger will survive the hiatus? From the looks of things, HRG is not in good shape. Now, from a viewer standpoint, I know that Jack Coleman has signed on as a series regular, and the HRG character is shaping up to be an important foil to the company. So the question is...how do they write him out of this?
If you've been following the online comics (and once again, you'd better...there's a huge storyline going on during the hiatus), you know that Mr. B contacted Wireless on his way to "turn in" Claire. We're starting to learn more about the Lonestar File and The Company's motivations. According to things I've read elsewhere (the Entertainment Weekly piece with Maclolm McDowell, if I recall), we won't really find out The Company's agenda until Season Two. Until then, it seems like OWI are the bad guys, with HRG the man who has turned from the dark side.
So what's up with The Company (OWI - the Organization Without Initials)? Well, they've recently collected themselves a mind-reading cop, who may or may not join up with them, depending on Thompson's whim, apparently. Matt certainly would be an asset to OWI, but I think their recruitment program has slipped lately.
We used to have a creepy-cool Haitian and the cutest Siren ever to grace the TV screen. Now we get a dyslexic cop and the worst-written character to yet be on the show. Seriously now, writers; what's up with Candice? Could you possibly give her any worse lines? Did we really need the wisecracking, uber-evil punk chick? I think that the behind-the-scenes crew needs to remember that this show is about people and not powers. Candice is not a person; she's a cartoon, more suited to facing off against Batman or Spiderman than the Heroes we love so much. Plus, is there anyone who didn't see the little trap coming a mile away? Soooooo disappointing.
Well, that leaves us with the question of how we get Mr. Bennet/HRG (I call him Phil) out of that hotel room? The only way I can see it happening is if Wireless is already on her way to help him, or if (pleasepleaseplease don't do this) HRG suddenly manifests a power of some kind that lets him get away. So we either have the cavalry or the "you had it in you all along" bit. Either way, I'm afraid that the writers have typed themselves into a corner that they can't get out of without some particularly cheesy Deus Ex Machina. I'm counting on them to prove me wrong.
Stay tuned, Sidekicks! Next up, we'll talk about Peter, Mohinder, and Sylar. Hold on to your skater-dos!
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