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apocalypsosSo here's the thing. One of the writers (it may have been Kring, it's early and I just rolled out of bed two minutes ago) said something about Hiro having the best storyline's he's had so far when next season rolls around. After the last few episodes, I think I see the writing on the wall:
They're going to send the son of a bitch to learn to be Batman.
Think about it. They've been dropping Batman's name for the last few episodes, how Ando's Superman and he's Batman, and meanwhile Hiro's been having trouble with his powers. Hiro wants to be a hero, so much it's ALL he thinks about. We've already seen hints of the Batman thing all season long -- he has tons of money, he built Ando a lair, he's smarter than we all give him credit for. If he took these headaches as a sign, if Ando brought up the Batman thing again and something clicked, it would be a HUGE step forward for the character.
With any other character, deciding to turn themselves into a weapon rather than depending solely on their ability (I discount Sylar on that if only because his situation is definitely more of the latter than the former) would seem silly and childish. With Hiro, it would be smart. He knows about his earliest future self, that he was calmer, stronger, that he knew the sword and could kick all sorts of ass. What if he went off to study, to rest his powers, to intensively train to be the Hiro that he could be?
If they did this, if Hiro pretty much said, "FUCK THIS NOISE," and spent next season pulling a Bruce Wayne in the beginning of Batman Returns, I think I would find myself loving the writers like CRAZY. The whole ninja!Hiro plotline's been dropped if not outright forgotten since season one, and that would be an AWESOME way to point out, "You know what? You don't need superpowers to be a hero."
And for Hiro to be the one to realize that lesson?
THANK YOU, AND PRAISE THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER.
They're going to send the son of a bitch to learn to be Batman.
Think about it. They've been dropping Batman's name for the last few episodes, how Ando's Superman and he's Batman, and meanwhile Hiro's been having trouble with his powers. Hiro wants to be a hero, so much it's ALL he thinks about. We've already seen hints of the Batman thing all season long -- he has tons of money, he built Ando a lair, he's smarter than we all give him credit for. If he took these headaches as a sign, if Ando brought up the Batman thing again and something clicked, it would be a HUGE step forward for the character.
With any other character, deciding to turn themselves into a weapon rather than depending solely on their ability (I discount Sylar on that if only because his situation is definitely more of the latter than the former) would seem silly and childish. With Hiro, it would be smart. He knows about his earliest future self, that he was calmer, stronger, that he knew the sword and could kick all sorts of ass. What if he went off to study, to rest his powers, to intensively train to be the Hiro that he could be?
If they did this, if Hiro pretty much said, "FUCK THIS NOISE," and spent next season pulling a Bruce Wayne in the beginning of Batman Returns, I think I would find myself loving the writers like CRAZY. The whole ninja!Hiro plotline's been dropped if not outright forgotten since season one, and that would be an AWESOME way to point out, "You know what? You don't need superpowers to be a hero."
And for Hiro to be the one to realize that lesson?
THANK YOU, AND PRAISE THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER.
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Date: 2009-04-28 12:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-04-28 12:17 pm (UTC)Seriously, though, it's just a hop, skip and a jump to him turning himself into Batman. He just has to see the open door.