Thursday, January 21, 2010

Dear Heroes,

I've been a fan of the show for quite some time now for better or worse.

Most of the shows I’ve watched over the years have been cancelled due to low ratings. These were often brilliant shows that weren’t given a chance to really gain momentum. I was pretty excited with season 1 of your show and felt it had some staying power. Each week I looked forward to what would happen next.

This is no longer the case. I’ve heard of the sophomore slump but it’s been almost 4 years since the first season and now it is painful to watch. Nothing has really changed with the characters. I like Sylar but despite how pretty he is the character has become more annoying than intriguing.

So I’ve compiled a list of what I think will fix the show:
1. More death and destruction. How about a smoke monster or a kooky island or a Ben Linus to stir things up?
2. Kill off the entire cast. Seriously, it’s been 4.5 seasons of the same thing.
3. Stop bringing back Sylar from the dead.
4. Stop pairing Sylar with the blond petite daughters of the men he’s killed and/or are almost related to.
5. Give Peter a haircut.
6. Bring back Brian Fueller.
7. Plots should make sense and be complete. If Hiro went back in time and told Sylar what was going to happen why would Sylar not change any of his behaviors these past seasons and yet is now troubled by what Hiro told him? What happened to the gal Peter met in Ireland?
8. No more 2 minute recaps and additional recaps during the show. We don’t all suffer from ADD.
9. Bring back Elle Bishop. I know bringing her back would mess with point number 7 but what’s one more inaccurate thing going to do?
10. Have the Haitian wipe away all the seasons that came after 1.

I’m not a writer and I have no idea what it takes to produce a show but I know when a show is bad. I don’t have to watch but I choose to because it's not too late to regain some of that past glory. You saved the cheerleader in season 1. It’s now time to save the show or at least go out in a huge nuclear explosion to put me out of my misery.

Thank you for your time.

P.S. Please stop messing up Zachary Quinto’s face. That's just wrong.