Heroes Recap and Review “Into Asylum”
So last week we had a winner of an episode with Cold Snap. In it we found out who Rebel was, Tracey made a heroic sacrifice, Angela was rescued by Peter and Hiro got one of his powers back. This week is”Into Asylum. The main characters this go around are once again Danko and HRG on the trail of a new powered individual, Claire and Nathan on a bit of field trip in Mexico and Peter and Angela having some fun at church. Check back after the break for a full review.
Claire and Nathan- OK this plot bored me to tears. Aside from the interesting question of what happened to Claire and Nathan, this was just an attempt for the two characters to bond. I don’t really care about their bonding though, so the scenes felt wasted to me. I did like however, that Nathan was trying hard to be a better father without saying it. Claire manages to win the drinking game and we see that she just wants him to act normal. Bit of an aww moment when she helps him while drunk and he says he wants to fix it all. Cute moement with Claire givin her dad a pep talk, but the Superman talk was a bit much.
Peter and Angela- Peter is angry with god and just about everyone else, while Angela is seeking forgiveness from God and everyone else. An 
interesting development from the callous woman we met in season 1 and the peaceful man we met there as well. HRG and agents come in, but HRG takes pity and doesnt turn them in. Angela reveals she was like Peter, but no one listened to her and so she went bad. I am totally oversimplifying that to be a bit snarky, but it is funny. She decides to lie and manipulate to save the world. No sympathy here. Angela has a sister they have to see? Yeesh.
HRG and Danko- HRG was sent to go find Angela so the views could spend time with Danko and his new partner Sylar. Danko is holt on the heels of a shapechanger who has to touch and concentrate to gain the appearance of a person. Sylar is a silver tongued devil saying he is the only one that can really catch these people, and Danko starting to beleive him. The words of HRG really ring true in the sense that the “one of us, one of them” axiom really is true. Danko and Sylar buddy movie in their chase of the shapeshifter was a ton of fun though. Scary scene when Danko lets Sylar take the powers of the shape-shifter, even giving him the tip not to leave the tell-tale Sylar cut on the head. Great moment when HRG sees the dead shapeshifter who looks like Sylar.
A fun episode that seemed to be moving the characters eith physically or emotionally to where they needed to be. Claire and Nathan are not exactly tearing up the scree, but they are getting some bonding time while Angela nd Peter are inching towards reconciliation. Danko and Sylar were my favorite parts simply because Danko is so new to working with someone and Sylar is having so much fun. Good effort, but I hope we get more meaty story next week. Though for the Heroes fans reading this, now that Sylar has the ability to shapeshift, how are are we fromt he future of Season 1?
Jeff “DarkSpirit82” Adams
