Are you ready for Season 4?!?

Poster courtesy of Lost wiki (where it came from before that, I’m not sure…)

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Intriguing episode. (spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen the episode)

I definitely want to know more! Like, who put a hit out on Hiro’s father and Angela Petrelli – what were their powers anyway? Who was the black-hooded figure who delivered the hit and where did he go? He sent Ando (everyone’s favorite normal guy!) to get a sword, but I believe he had no intention of fighting back…

Hiro’s storyline with Kensei started off slow, but I’m sure it will be pivotal to the story.

What is with Nathan Petrelli and the complete fall from the public eye? What do you think it meant when he looked in the mirror and saw Peter’s face – burned and deformed? Surely he’s not Peter in the form of Nathan, right?

Claire’s struggle to remain normal – I will be disappointed to see her as only the normal teenager. I’m sure that will soon change. Especially with someone at school who also has a secret to share. It seemed he had good control of his flying powers. Hmmm…

Suresh – I love that he is trying to infiltrate The Company! Should be very interesting. So, when he speaks about a virus and “they bought it”, is there truly a threat to our Heroes?

Bennett - his “break” time tete-a-tete with the “Copy King”. Classic. Ironic. Their dinner time conversations – OMG – what a miserable life! Such a 180 from the father-daughter conversation next to the Nissan Rogue. Oops, I slipped that in. Tricky, no?

Molly’s dreams of the man who can see her – I assume he may be the initial antagonist. Possibly associated with the person/group who put a hit on Mr. Nakimura? Who the heck knows at this point LOL.

Parkman abandoned his wife and child to protect Molly. Of all the characters, his seems so out of place and disconnected. Perhaps that is why they ditched the wife and child? Unless he has them under some protection or something.

We also meet Maya and catch a glimpse (pun intended) of her potential power as she and Alejandro run to the American border.

No sign of creepy Sylar (if he hasn’t assumed another form).

Peter wearing the symbol necklace. What was he doing chained in a transport container? Who “sent” the thieves searching for ipods in in container 909?

What the heck happened in the last 4 months???

So, there are (some of) my initial thoughts from the episode. Did you watch the premiere? If you blogged about it, please add a link to your Heroes 2.1 post! I would love to read! Forgive my ignorance; I’ve purposely avoided spoilers over the summer, so I’m sure these questions have been posed or possibly answered.

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“There are 500 million cars worldwide – over half in the US alone. And, as long as there have been cars there has been ‘The Race’. Secretly moving across America’s roads and highways, it may be happening around you now. So the next time some jerk cuts you off on your way to work, cut’em some slack. They could be racing for their lives.” – opening monologue

I am a sucker for TV show premieres.

As a steady fan of writer Tim Minear, Nathan Fillion (Buffy & Firefly) and Amy Acker (Angel & Alias), the previews for Fox’s new drama ‘Drive’ had me interested.

In the two-hour launch of the show, I felt a little bit of LOST (gradual character development in small doses and the presence of “Them”, the people running the race), a little bit of Heroes (a group of diverse people brought together by circumstance) a little of 24 (deadlines to meet, lives at stake), a little bit of Nowhere Man (in the freaky way normal people were involved with the race like the waitress and the truck driver), a little bit of “The Fast and the Furious” driving action (illegal racing, but with no nitro), and a lot of “Bullrun” on Red Bull.

I’d love to post a full blow by blow synopsis, but since the next episode is tomorrow night and tonight’s was 2 hours long, I will be short and post links

Contestant profiles:
On official FOX Drive site
Drive The Race fansite
Reason 2 Drive database (FOX site)

Good stuff

• I look forward to finding out why contestants were chosen – especially Alex and Wendy – and what Corrina will bring to the race.
• The tie-in with the waitress and the truck driver (I knew they had something to do with the race before they revealed it)
• The clues to their destination
• Don’t come in last
• Corinna’s flashback from 27 years ago. Pretty graphic and grabbing.
• Brian Bloom and his blue eyes
• The plastic baby
• How Wendy figured out her dilemma with “the package”
• The brothers coming to the aid of another team

Will I keep watching? Sure! Especially since it comes on before 24 and I have an opening in my TV viewing schedule… But, mainly because it is compelling to me and I like the characters thus far. At least, most of them. The team of 3 ladies from New Orleans and the military husband and his wife literally drove me nuts. I suppose we’ll get more of their backstories tomorrow and maybe I’ll like them more.

Did you watch the premiere episode? What did you think? Will you keep watching?

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