Leonard Roberts, who portrayed D.L. Hawkins on Heroes, has a few things to say about show the show has gone so far. He believes the show needs to get cater to the fans more, according to Digital Spy:
I mean the fans put the show where it is and it’s only right that the creative element behind it respects that audience and gives them something that is worthy of their respect. I hope that they’ve had some time to do that – I think they have – and when everybody gets back to work I have no doubt that it’s going to be a stellar season.”
It’s good to see that he has faith in it, but as I’ve noted before I wonder if the fans having so much power is a good or a bad thing. While most people would agree that the romances were bringing the show down, I’ve met people who loved Mia, and who hated her. There are people that really enjoyed the Hiro-in-the-past storyline.
So maybe what the creators can do that would cater most to the fans is really get back to their roots, and to the enjoyment of the first season. They should concentrate on making a good show, and we’ll be pulled along for the ride.
Though not having any more romance would make me a much happier fan, I admit.
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The problem I found with Heroes is that everyone seemingly in the show has a special power(s). It unnecessarily complicated and diluted the storyline, where the beauty of the original season was the fact that you could fall in love with the characters, rather than worry about “how many other friggin’ people are they gonna introduce with powers?” The simpleness of the original season kept you glued to see how they would use the powers these people had newly discovered, vs the second season seemingly being that the “heroes” either forgot they had a power, or we had new characters come out of nowhere to be “related” and they too have powers. How many family members can “The Company” inject (or whatever) with superpowers, and why only now are they really all just figuring out that they have them? Simplicity works wonders…
I agree with both of you. I really love the show, but they do need to drop the romance down. And too many people are getting powers. Or at least, we are getting too many new people when we are still developing the original characters. Slow down on the new characters, and just hold on the older ones for a few seasons.