Heroes talk, back at BBC speed: Sylar
Sep. 19th, 2007 10:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
craigoxbrowI'm bending space and time to discuss episodes as they air here again, despite being three months ahead due to the wonders of t'internet.
Sylar is creepy. Considering he's the Big Bad, that's a success.
(I spotted his pre-Sylar self right away due to his since being cast as Spock in the new Star Trek film, and there being no other likely suspects in the flashback episode, but you can't have everything.)
His relentless heartless desire for more power for its own sake, his gruesome method of acquiring it, the reminder that everything he does apart from his own ability is stolen from another murdered victim - it's all good stuff.
The way he ties in - completely fairly and reasonably, without big old coincidences - with Mohinder's background, and reflects Peter's all-natural ability, helps build him up as a villain as well.
And next week, Sylar versus Bennet. Rocking.
Sylar is creepy. Considering he's the Big Bad, that's a success.
(I spotted his pre-Sylar self right away due to his since being cast as Spock in the new Star Trek film, and there being no other likely suspects in the flashback episode, but you can't have everything.)
His relentless heartless desire for more power for its own sake, his gruesome method of acquiring it, the reminder that everything he does apart from his own ability is stolen from another murdered victim - it's all good stuff.
The way he ties in - completely fairly and reasonably, without big old coincidences - with Mohinder's background, and reflects Peter's all-natural ability, helps build him up as a villain as well.
And next week, Sylar versus Bennet. Rocking.
