After weeks of speculation, the main antagonist of the series is revealed to be Arthur Petrelli, Peter and Nathan's father. Unfortunately, apart from a brief scene when he absorbs Adam Monroe's regenerating ability, he barely features, and after all the build up it's a little disappointing.
As it turns out, Ando didn't die at the end of the previous episode. Thanks to a quick move by Hiro – involving some fake blood packs and a toy sword – Ando's “death” is effectively faked, and Hiro is given his first assignment, and teleports with Ando to Africa, to find the painter from the earlier episodes. I'm still not sure what his name is, but since he lives in a hut, has a staff, can see the future and enjoys finger painting, I'm just going to assume he's Rafiki from the Lion King. The Hiro and Ando scenes are, as usual, entertaining viewing, but it's made even better with Rafiki's input.
Mohinder adds to his collection of victims by capturing Tracy and Nathan, although it's never really explained why. The show has completely brushed over Mohinder's motivation for why he's taking these people, if he even has one. A little bit of character development would be nice occasionally, but when it comes to Mohinder and the characters closely associated with him, this concept seems to be completely ignored. If they can manage it with the other characters (Sylar and Nathan spring to mind) they can manage it for Mohinder
After Meredith's capture by Eric Doyle – who has the ability to control people's physical actions – Claire and her mother, Sandra, attempt to rescue her from Doyle's eerie Marionette theatre. The scenes with Doyle are genuinely creepy, partly thanks to Doyle's sinister ability, and partly thanks to some of the great music and sound effects. Both this, and the scenes with Hiro and Ando, are a refreshing change from the romantic angle the show attempts.
The bulk of the episode focuses on Daphne, as she travels the world, recruiting for Arthur Petrelli. Her first assignment, Matt Parkman, is found at the airport, caged tortoise in hand (that he's still irritatingly referring to as a “turtle”), and he instantly starts waffling on about how he and Daphne are soul mates. And then Heroes tries the romance angle, something that it's consistently failed to do well over the course of the series. Some of the lines are genuinely awful, and Matt even pulls the “what does your heart tell you” line out of his ass. It's still not as bad as the god-awful dialogue between Claire and West in season two, but it's getting there.
It's a step backwards from episode five, but “Dying of the Light” is still decent. What it does well is irritatingly contrasted by what it does badly, but the quality is definitely there.
3/5
How come Meredith can't user her powers when she's around Eric, when her ability is controlled by her adrenaline levels, and not her physical actions? See, these loopholes happen when you try and explain things scientifically. Next time, just tell us it's magic.
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