Heroes Report on "Landslide"

And finally, at 4:45 a.m., I've finished watching "Heroes" and can report on it. Thank God for VCRs (remember, TiVo's older brother?) for allowing us to have a life and not miss great TV.

Anyway, where to begin?

It looks like we are finally full-speed ahead on the big final showdown, with every Hero in N.Y. at the start of the episode. And, it looks like the end of the year deaths have already started adding up. I had a feeling that we would see a lot of death in by the end of the season, just to make room for next year.

Let's count the deceased, shall we? 1)Ted Sprague had his head cut open by Sylar (giving Sylar the ability to blow up). 2)Thompson was shot by Mr. Bennett (serves him right for constantly showing too much chest hair). 3)D.L. put his fist through Linderman's head (Kitty Pryde, eat your heart out!) 4)And D.L. was shot in the stomach, presumably killing him (though he is pictured in the preview of next week's finale).

Some thoughts on the fallout from the death: 1) With Linderman and Thompson both turned into worm food -- who is running the company now? Momma Petrelli was a friend of Linderman after all... 2) If Mr. Bennett somehow finds out that those two are dead -- is there a need to kill Molly? 3) With Linderman dead, does Nathan and family have a way to escape the city? It would kind of be hard for Nathan to let the bomb happen if he and his family are there, wouldn't it?

Meanwhile, the other big development was Hiro's Dad revealing himself as a special person, and revealing that he supports Hiro's "destiny." In one afternoon, Hiro's Dad (we might as well just call him Mr. Sulu, right?) teaches him how to be an expert swordsman... Riiiiiiight. I love this show and all, but COME ON! Why couldn't Hiro have teleported him and his father to the past, where they would have plenty of time to train (just like in "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey!")?

Some other random thoughts:
1) I'm predicting a few more deaths in the finale... in fact, the only person I think has no chance of dying is Claire, only because the show has no other young female heroes (and only two youngsters total, counting Micah)
2) And speaking of Micah, I think Jeb Bush employed him in 2000...
3) This is the first episode that shows a kinder side to Candice... which is either setting her up to be a good guy, or to have a more compelling death...
4) And speaking of Candice (who I only love more now for her taste in comics), she's on Micah's good side now... I'm thinking Micah is going to get his Mom to spare her life...
5) And Speaking of Nikki/Jessica, her line to Parkman "Didn't I throw you out of a window?" has got to make the list of top ten quotes of the season.
6) Rena Sofer can walk! Which, like Candice, either sets her up to have a bigger role in season two, or could give her a more compelling death...
7) I literally cheered out loud at 4:25 a.m. when watching Mr. Bennett off Thompson
8) Where has the Haitian been for the last few episodes???
9) I'm starting to think Nathan is going to sacrifice his life to stop the bomb, as penance.
10) And speaking of the bomb, with so many cast members in New York right now, is there any shot at all of this thing going off? I say No Way.