Review of Heroes Season 3 Episode 12 – Our Father
Posted by: dragonblogger // Category: Entertainment, Heroes
Watch full streaming episode if you haven’t, then read my review below:
I have decided to do away with the recap of the show scene by scene and instead do full reviews which have garnered better feedback from my audience and inspire people to chime in with their opinions. I encourage everyone to let me know what they thought of the Episode which I think redeemed the Season quite well as some would have very much disliked The Eclipse Part I and II.
First off I have to say that I am still disappointed with Sylar’s sheer cruelty and shocked and dismayed Elle is indeed killed and her body was burned by Sylar at the opening of the episode. The episode though was stunningly fantastic, it explained much and left me just stunned by the end.
To see how Hiro got to see his mother again in the moments before his death and bond with her one final time was touching, she was able to heal his mental wounds from Arthur Petrelli and he convinced his mother to give the catalyst to him instead of baby Claire.
Claire meanwhile had already convinced Noah to not let them put the catalyst in the baby and even gave the term “Claire Bear” to her father in the past for him to use for her. You could tell her affection for him, and he showed his compassionate side early on for Claire.
The weakest parts of the episode were the very short scenes with Ando, Matt and Daphne trying to find the unfinished comic book of Isaac Mendez. They finally collect it after some prodding of the delivery service manager only to find that Hiro was trapped back in time with no way to return. Arthur had gone back in time just after Hiro had taken the catalyst, stole the catalyst and stripped Hiro of his powers.
Throughout the episode we see Peter and The Haitian assigned to kill Arthur and Peter having doubts and waffling on the thought of killing his own father. In one of the best scenes we learn Arthur is strong enough to withstand the Haitian if given enough time, but Peter pulls the trigger only to have Sylar stop the bullet in mid air. Sylar asks Arthur point blank if he is indeed father, and Arthur claims he is. Sylar had picked up the power to discern lies from a woman at an office in a brutal slaying earlier where he killed her and her unfortunate coworkers to acquire her powers. He realizes Arthur is lying and delivers the bullet right into Arthur’s brain.
Sylar then leaves presumably to go consume more powers around the facility, he lets Peter live claiming he has nothing of interest anymore. Peter asks the Haitian to go after Sylar, as he now may be the only one who can stop him. Meanwhile, Nathan has shown his ugly two faced side again and again and taken over as the face of Pinehearst even injecting the first marine with the formulae after Arthur had passed some of the catalyst into it.
The episode was beyond fantastic and left me with my jaw dropped over Hiro stuck in the past again but powerless this time, Arthur dead on the floor, Nathan taking over for his father and Sylar running amuck as a much more depraved and twisted individual who now seems to not just kill for taking powers but take pleasure in it.
The best episode of the Season in my opinion, with only some minor quips, mainly that Ando is going to try and get himself injected supposedly to save Hiro, this will probably lead to them being at odds again. Peter is probably so distraught about not having powers, I suspect he will ask his brother to inject him so he can be a Hero again.
Sylar is probably going to become even more deadly and take even more powers, but remember Sylar’s complex is that he wants to be the only special one, so he won’t like the idea of making more specials unless they will be victims for him to slay and steal their powers. Sylar, I have a feeling wants to be the only one with powers and doesn’t really want an army of heroes who can be a threat to him.
So tell me, what do you all think of the Episode? Like it, hate it, blah? Do you like the Evil Sylar, or the Good Sylar better?
-Dragon Blogger
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December 9th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I liked this episode too. I also like how Sylar’s evil again. I expected Nathan to behave that way. He is manipulated easily. Arthur’s dead. Finally. I liked Hiro’s scene with his mom too. I think in the next episode Ando will get his power and eventually become evil.
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December 11th, 2008 at 11:30 am
We’re lagging behind a couple of episodes here. It is somewhat sad that Hulu does not stream outside US and I see an explanation instead of the video.
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December 16th, 2008 at 1:11 am
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