So I watched the second season of Heroes a few days ago... and WOW is it way slashier than the first. Like, with the first season I was all, "eh, I'm not really seeing all these pairings people are going on and on about" but with the second season I was all, "OH GOD MATT AND MOHINDER FOREVER!!!!" etc. Speaking of Mohinder, I am still totally in love with him, even though he's being a dummy. He means well. And is obviously also the prettiest person on the show (other than Kristen Bell, of course).

I liked the way many of the character arcs hearken back to "Five Years Gone." Peter's style of dressing, Claire with a boyfriend, Nikki being a bit more stable, Hiro becoming more disillusioned, Mohinder's loyalties being even more confused, etc. FYG was one of my favorite episodes from the first season (because of Peter's sexy scar, probably, idk why I found it so hot but I did), so I was glad to see the second season moving the characters in that direction. I like the idea that even if the events in the future aren't so horrible, the characters will turn out similarly. It's nicely poetic. I don't think the writers are going to actually run with that, though. I don't have that kind of faith in them.

And OH GOD, DL's death in "Four Months Ago." That scene just gutted me. The way the blood splattered on Nikki and she just froze was heartbreaking. I liked how abrupt and senseless it was -- very Joss Whedon (when he chooses to actually kill characters off for good, anyway), I thought. It definitely called to mind Wash's death in Serenity.

Also, can I just say that the music choices of Heroes are sometimes entirely too hip? They had this problem in the first season as well, but it was more noticeable to me in the second (although I'm sure I'll pick up on it whenever I rewatch the first, hah). I mean, I like the songs, but that's kind of the problem... whenever they're playing music that the characters are supposed to be listening to it sounds less like reality and more like some indie-rock-loving hipster kid's version of reality. It sounds like, somewhere deep down, all Heroes really wants is to be a Wes Anderson (or, god forbid, Zach Braff) film. So now I have this strange mental image of the show Wes-Andersonified, with bright colors and the character's quirks played up and Owen Wilson mysteriously present all the damn time.