So the third season is over and I just don’t know what to make of this show anymore. As we all know season 1 rocked, and as we all know season 2 sucked. Season 3 however was a different beast. It had a big hole to climb out of in trying to recapture the fans they lost during the writers’ strike, and they had to impress the suits over at NBC to make sure they could return for a fourth season. So how did it all pan out? Let’s investigate.

Season 3 began with strong ratings. Stronger than I would have thought considering the trash they spewed in season 2. Then something strange happened. Contrary to what the ratings showed (steady decline and bad reviews) I enjoyed the show more and more (read here). I thought that the end of Volume 3 and clearing the slate for the very dark volume 4 was superb and I was back in, man. In it to win it. Then it happened again. Things started to roll downhill again. I’m not sure what the writers were/are thinking, but making every character on the show a Petrelli IS NOT GOOD WRITING! I was honestly sick of that.

The season finale then rolls around and it was less than stellar. The second to last episode was a yawner. You can’t have a yawner leading to a season finale. Nathan’s death was awesome, I gotta say. That part I liked. But then tricking Sylar in thinking that HE is Nathan? C’mon…

Enter Volume 5. Here comes the cliffhanger; Sylar Nathan can fix clocks!! He’s remembering!! Oh no! I saw that coming a mile away. And Tracy’s liquidy return? No! Her death was awesome! Why would you take that away from us!? Picture this: Jack Bower in season 8 gets shot in the chest and dies a slow-enough death to spew some touching words. He dies, we cry. Three episodes he comes back and says, “man, good thing I was wearing that bullet-proof vest!” You don’t do that! I understand that Heroes has the ability to cheat death since these guys have super powers, but enough is enough. Next they’ll be able to bring back the real Nathan finding a Hero that can bring dead things back to life. Mark my words, it will happen.

Heroes is now in line to get renewed for another 18-20 episodes. That’s a long time for more things to get totally screwed.

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