In contrast to my usual "emo" posts, I will try to make a post about something else this time.
Today, we, or rather I, will talk about Heroes. (Potential spoiler alert.)
If you were to ask which ability I would prefer, I would state "time travel", which is Hiro's. Well, sure, you can't really use it to defeat enemies and such. While it would be advantageous to use such powers to change any undesirable past experiences we might have had, we are not supposed to do so, because as we all well know, screwing around with the past can have disastrous consequences.
I prefer said ability because such an ability would help me understand more about said undesirable experiences. Remember Dumbledore's Pensieve? It is easier to view events from such an angle because your mind isn't like a video camera that records everything that you've experienced completely. When viewed from another viewpoint, you can understand more what exactly you did or said that offended your friend, or something like that. You aren't allowed to change the past, but you can use it to change the future.
Also, I prefer Hiro as the main protagonist instead of Peter. I suppose the show tries to have human characters instead of invincible and inhuman ones. Then again, there are some characters who are just too human, like Peter. Being human isn't about having emotions, loving someone or sex. Being human is rising above yourself and your limitations, and overcoming difficulties due to the unique abilities and choices you make. It's being able to do the right thing, in spite of how hard it is. It's about choosing between what is right and what is easy.
Hiro figuratively cut out his heart and gave it to the dragon, because he knew he had to do so. It was the right thing. Peter on the other hand was all emo about his girlfriend so much that he let himself be played like a puppet by Kensei. Peter is like Marcus Brutus; brave, yes, and caring, but still undeniably stupid. Yes, sure, it was the fault of Cassius/Kensei, but such things wouldn't have happened if he wasn't that stupid. First of all, he trusted Kensei too much just because he did something good for him. Didn't it ever occur to him how Kensei knew there was a secret deadly virus strain somewhere, and it just happened to screw up the future? It was supposed to be secret. Didn't he ever bother to think how it could have leaked out? He's really, well, stupid and naive. Still, I suppose it is good that he cares a lot about the people he loves.
Now that Nathan's dead (oh no! what a spoiler!) I suppose Peter and Hiro would somehow end up fighting again. Peter would be kicking the Company's butt, I suppose. That's another flaw of his - the fact that he's too dependent on his brother all the time. Now that his brother's gone, I suppose Peter would go be stupid again. He's like Brutus; he loves, but he has no thoughts of his own. If he can be goaded to do something he believes is right, he would pursue it until he is proven wrong, or is dead. What a tragic hero.
That concludes this day's commentary. Next issue: bending disciplines (Avatar: The Last Airbender.)