Fixing “Heroes” – or – Hey NBC, Give Me a Job!

Meanwhile, established characters played musical powers, frustrating even diehard fans. Matt Parkman can suddenly paint the future, like Isaac? But I thought his power was to read minds…

Now, I say all of this as a person who really likes Heroes. I’ve been recapping it all along, and I will go out of my way to find things that I like about it. No matter how bad it gets, there are some characters who I want to watch. Unfortunately, the writers seem to think that Claire is one of those characters. She is not. Still, I love Heroes, and I really want to be excited about it again. To this end, I’m offering my suggestions on how to fix Heroes, both in storytelling approach and in specific plot points. First, some general ideas about the show as a whole.