twop recaplet» Heroes » Genesis: In tonight's premiere episode, we meet the son of a prominent professor who was 'disappeared' while he was researching the possibility of human beings with supernatural powers; an indestructible cheerleader who can walk through fire without getting burned (and a kind of evil shadowy government bad guy who appears to be her adoptive father); a cyber-porn yummy mummy who either has the ability to divide herself in two and kill people or is actually totally schizoid; a whiny Emo hospice worker who thinks he can fly; his bitchy brother with political aspirations; a heroin addict with visions of the future; and a Japanese geek who not only believes in his superpowers, but actually seems to understand them AND be able to control them. An eclipse of the sun seems to be involved, but just how is never really articulated.

1-1: "Genesis" 2006.09.25

--I may be the only Ali Larter fan in the world
-Oh, you're totally not. Color me intrigued with her character- she seems to have the hardest-to-place power. A psycho insivible twin guardian angel?

-I liked the way Nevada mom's power didn't make sense. me too.
I loved the characters. They weren't generic (at least most of them weren't). Cheerleader with a dog-obsessed mom? Rich male home-care nurse? I haven't seen these characters before. They were sketched quickly and well. I'd been looking forward to this show and Jericho. Jericho disappointed me with unimaginative characters introduced uninspiringly. Heroes introduced us to just as many characters, and I feel like I know them. I've even got theories about a few of them.These are the starting players, and Grunberg is on the bench. This is a good team.

-One thing I found interesting about the show is that the most active powers were given to female characters huh while passive powers usually given to "the female guy" on a comic super team were given to males... 'course we don't know the extent of everyone's powers yet and Hiro could get pretty powerful.
At San Diego, Ali Larter was asked about her character's powers. She offered a few possibilities but, essentially, this is going to be one of the series' mysteries.
I'm still a bit perplexed at how shocking the ending is. When I step back and think about it, it doesn't seem like such a wild twist, but I've seen that scene twice and each time my reaction is pure surprise.

--The TV show takes place in a nonexistent city, which IIRC is called Denton
-Well damn! I didn't know that Denton didn't exist...especially since I LIVE in Denton, Texas
I go to school in Denton, which is only 30 minutes from Dallas, and is home to the University of North Texas. I think our only claim to fame is Mean Joe Green having played college ball here at the university. Oh. And we have an albino squirrel on campus.

» 16 It will be interesting how many connections are latent (e.g., long-lost parent) vs. forged, as the heroes find each other and discover a shared purpose.