Ugh, why can't I let this show go?

Okay, I'm a little ashamed to say that I've posted more about Heroes than about any other show. Granted, the start of my blogging did coincide with the start of me watching the show, but that's still no excuse. And yet...I can't let go.

So it just occurred to me that wishy-washy must be a dominant Petrelli trait. It's very unclear what Arthur's goals are and whether or not he's really sticking to them so it's hard to say with him, but Angela certainly seems to have gone back and forth a lot over the course of this show about what she ought to do and what she ought to be manipulating others into doing.

And Peter and Nathan are just the same way. Maybe they're not so much wishy-washy as they are desparate for someone to tell them what to do. Both of them are so easily manipulated. They'll just listen to whoever happens to be standing next to them talking. It can be Linderman, Charles Deveaux, Simone, Claude, HRG, Angela, Matt Parkman, Arthur, random Irish chicks, Adam Monroe, Bob Bishop, Tracy, Sylar, The Haitian, each other. For god's sake they even listened to Mohinder for a while. Anyone can tell them what to do and they'll go out guns a'blazin' until they run into someone who tells them to do differently.

And, whaddayaknow, their long lost brother Gabriel Sylar Grey Petrelli is exactly the same way. He had his own agenda for a while there, granted it didn't go much beyond killing everyone and collecting their powers, but as soon as he realized he was a Petrelli the genes kicked in. He's only known for like five episodes so far and he's already been under the sway of Angela, HRG, Arthur and now Elle. Wasn't it only a couple of weeks ago that he felt really bad about hurting Claire and then saved her? And now he's back to trying to kill her just because someone told him to? Aargh. Dammit show.

Okay, now that I've vented my frustration I can return to doing the work I'm actually supposed to be doing right now.