"Like a long night after a bad taco"?

3.01 "The Second Coming"

This is "better than ever"? Really? Hmph.

First of all, Mohinder is annoying. Maya is annoying. The two of them put together are more annoying than I could have possibly imagined. Aside than that, I don't quite understand where this amoral version of Mohinder came from. I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't even remotely remember his story arc from last season and how that might have led to this drastic shift of values, but something about this is seeming a little forced. And super strength seems like a kind of tired power for him to have. Aren't there any new powers? And, oh God, are these voiceovers really still necessary? What is he even talking about anymore?

I love how in every version of the future, no matter what caused that future, Peter manages to get that scar on his face. And it stands to reason that no matter how many times they stop the world from finding out about them by going back in time, and no matter how many times they avert some kind of world-ending catastrophe, they're really just postponing those things because both problems, like the scar on Peter's face, seem determined to happen no matter what. Oh, and Nathan not dying seems to fall into this category too.

I'm glad to see Sylar's back, but wasn't there a better way to pull the knife out of his chest than to pull firmly downward?

One of these days Hiro is going to learn to stop jumping into the future. He only ever sees bad things and almost gets blown up when he does that. I'm pleased for Ando, though. If he's got a power of his own he won't be such a tag along anymore. Speedy girl annoys me. She seems like a replacement for Elle and I don't like that.

What's the point of Matt anymore? And Nikessiginaracy? I guess they've managed to get rid of Molly, at least for the time being. But what about Micah and Monica? Based on the website, I'm thinking they're gone for now too. Well good riddance. The fewer characters there are, the less likely this is to get out of hand again. Well...we'll see.

Anyway, that's enough of this. I'll watch the second episode tomorrow night. I'm going to bed.