Recap: Heroes

I've held off giving a "LOST" like recap of Heroes for a few reasons. 1) I had to give it time to see if it was a few episode fluke (like The Nine), 2) I didn't want to seem too one dimensional (a guy that can only review TV shows on this blog). A few things happened -- the show has progressively gotten better, and I've come to realize that I really like recapping (and LOST is on hiatus till hell freezes over).

Quick Season Recap
• What is the show? So far its about the genetic evolution of the human species, as discovered by one man -- Chandra Suresh. But Suresh has died and his son; Mohinder, is left with pieces to a puzzle (not only about his fathers death but also about what his father was studying, what he had discovered, and what he planned to do with his discovery). The show starts with Mohinder, and branches out to all the people believed to be "affected" with this genetic evolution.
• What is this genetic evolution? Think of it like the mutants in X-Men. People with an extraordinary ability - a heightened sense or physical ability.
• Who has the abilities? The revolves around 9 men and women (and a teenager and a child), with a few more introduced on a (nearly) episode basis. We have: Peter -- Peter is a nurse. Brother to Nathan. His father just committed suicide. Peter can "take on" the abilities of others that touch him. Nathan -- Pete's brother. Running for political office. Nathan can fly (really really fast). Issac -- Issac is a painter, and a heroine addict. Issac paints/sees the future. Hiro -- Hiro works in a cubicle in a run of the mill business in Japan. Hiro can jump between space and time. Recently it seems that his power has vanished (or at the very least, he can't control it). Claire -- Claire is a high school cheerleader. Claire is (virtually) invincible, she can regenerate any injury (even death). Matt -- Matt is a police officer. Matt can hear people's thoughts. He's able to follow clues to Sylar (as well as find out that his wife is cheating on him with one of his co-workers). Niki -- Niki is an online stripper. Niki's a hard "super power" to figure out. She more or less has Dissociative Identity Disorder (as she changes personalities into Jessica -- who we learned is her dead sister -- to protect her). Either Jessica or Niki has super strength. Her husband also has "powers" (to pass through any matter). Their son Micah also has abilities -- to use use electronics?
• What's going on? Chandra Suresh made a map (with names, addresses, etc) for all those he suspected to have "evolved". Someone has found these names and seems to be systematically killing them off. All the while, those with abilities are just learning and coping with what seems to be happening to them. Testing themselves and harnessing what they can of these new found abilities. Hiro found a comic book, painted by Issac, which seems to foretell the future, and Hiro and his friend embark on a journey to find those in the story and save the world from destruction.

So, now you can expect my Recaps of Heroe's every Monday night (oh joy for all of you, eh?), you can watch the last episode here