Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Heroes: Pandora's Box

The internet really is great. Though this wasn't what I'd intended to do next (webseries are up next), this serves as a great interlude that fits in with the theme. As I said earlier, the alternate ending to the second volume of Heroes was going to be a deciding factor in the worthiness of buying the second season DVD set (I will do a post series on Heroes soon, where I will go in depth into my problems with the second season, but they are pretty much in line with the problems EVERYBODY had with it). Well, thanks to the internet, here it is, and it is awesome:



I don't know how long it will be up, since one YouTube posting of it had the embed feature disabled by request. But this ending not only was great, it had promise for the future. It showed Nathan in a leadership role and reminded us that he used to be a politician. It showed Parkman using his powers in a way that could one day turn to misuse, in order to serve the greater good. His influencing of the police men could also lead to Nathan gaining political power in Odessa (assuming he and the town survives the plague). We get to see the bridge from "Company Man" again, which had one of the series' best scenes. And Rose Petrelli's "Pandora's box" remark has much more meaning here.

Up next: Serialized stories enter a new medium...

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