The downside to all that closure that Heroes bends over backwards to give you is that, once an arc ends, the show has to tap-dance pretty fast to set new stories in motion. Gotta get those balls back in the air! Can't let the fanboys start saying we're boring! That said, Heroes 2.0 did a decent job of picking up some existing storylines (Molly's visions, Noah vs. The Company) and establishing new ones (the Honduran Wonder Twins; the sins-of-the-fathers storyline; the menacing Squiggly Thingy of Death that appeared in Molly's dream, the threatening photographs, and Kensei's standard). There was enough going on that I scarcely noticed that we had hardly any Peter and absolutely no Niki.

Heroes Watch: The Squiggly Thingy of Death! [Time]

Long story short: “Heroes” got off to a laughably pathetic start. Granted, last season the show hit it’s high point about half way through (”Company Man”, “Five Years Gone”, “Parasite” = excellent television), but it’s not looking good. Here’s why…

10 Things That Make Me Fear For This Season Of "Heroes" [equinox-of-insanity]

...and WHAT IS THIS SYMBOL? It’s everywhere: Molly draws it, its tattooed on Jessica’s shoulder, burnt onto DL’s arm, in isaacs painting, a shape in the genetic code by Suresh, on the cover of Chandra’s book!, necklace of the haitian, Hiro’s/Kensei’s sword, ITS EVERYWHERE. There is more to this damn symbol than we think.

Heroes Season 2 Questions Part 2?! [fallslikeleaves]