HeroesThe first episode in the “Fugitives” volume set up what looks to be a good story-line. It was an awesome episode in my opinion and a great way to reset the series. My one request was that the bad guys stay bad guys and the good guys stay good guys. No flip-flopping. Yet, already in the second episode we’re seeing Nathan soften and HRG’s motivations are unclear.

I don’t know what the think of HRG anymore. He can’t seem to decide if he wants to hunt or save the heroes. He’s been on both sides of the fence enough times I have stopped caring too much about his character. If he really is being compelled to help Nathan’s against his better judgement then that should be made more obvious.

I used to really like Claire’s character. With “used to” being the operative phrase. The “tough as nails” version of Claire is really annoying. How many more times can she clench her teeth and mutter lines like, “do you think you can get away with this?” before it gets old.

Daphne is dead? Seriously? That’s kind of a big deal but the event seemed to pass by without much weight being given to it. They made a bigger deal of out the plane crash than Daphne’s death. If you’re going for emotional impact I would think the horror of Daphne getting shot and killed and Parkman’s reaction of causing the soldiers to turn on each other would be a much better opportunity than a plane crash where practically everyone survives.

Speaking of Matt Parkman, he was and still is my favorite character on the show. What I don’t understand though is exactly how he got the painting-the-future power. It just seems kind of random.

On a positive note, the Sylar story is excellent so far. There were moments where I felt genuinely uncomfortable with what Sylar was doing. He’s a bad guy that’s easy to despise and he plays that part so well.

Anyway, let’s hope the series finds a solid footing and move forward in a positive way with the next episode.