Heroes LogoAfter the slight misfire of season 2, its become the norm for Heroes to take a bit of a kicking.

Now I had the same problems as most people with season 2. Hiro’s character had most of what made him likable removed, the Claire/Flying Boy plotline was a bit dull, etc, etc. However with Season 3 I’ve generally felt Heroes has been back on form. Its a bit of a shame for me to be continually reading complaints about the show, while I think its improved a lot over last year.

While I’m still not completely sold on Sylar being revealed as a Petrelli, I’ve otherwise been really enjoying this year. Hiro’s been back on form, and teamed up with Ando where he belongs. A lot of the misfiring plots from season 2 have been forgotten, and the introduction of Arthur Petrelli as the new villain of the piece has been a big success.

I like the grey area with the Heroes being forced to side with the untrustworthy Angela against her even-worse husband. Sylar’s struggle against his nature has been interesting (although I’m hoping to see him renewed as Heroes’ number-one boogeyman by the end of the season) and the idea of flipping the characters in general has been interesting (I loved some of the Peter stuff earlier in the season).

There’s been some issues granted. Aside from the Sylar/Petrelli revelation, I’ve found Claire fairly annoying again this year. Her plotline about not wanting to sit on the sidelines hasn’t really worked for me, although I did enjoy the episode with her, and both her mothers being held captive by the puppet master guy.  Mohinder also seems to be staying true to form by siding with the nearest available villain each year.  Surely the guy should’ve figured out by now that he’s a lousy judge of character? (ok, I know he’s desperate, but then he’s the one who shot himself full of that experimental syrum)

Overall I’m loving the heck out of this season.  Its just a pity that its taking such a kicking elsewhere.