Christmas came early today when the UPS man dropped of a special delivery from Topps Trading Cards. We got our grubby little paws on a box of brand spankin' new 'Heroes' trading cards.

I am a little late with writing these but with the holidays, I applogize.

The last three graphic novels have been quite interesting.

Chapter 63 and chapter 64 in particular. Ever since I first read about Elle giving Sylar the shock of his life, in a spoiler, I started to look at Elle with big smile on my face. True the ending was changed somewhat. Elle didn't kill Sylar. And I really doubted that he would die, but perhaps that his "death" would be the reason why we wouldn't see Sylar through most of Volume 3 only for him to show up toward the end after using Candice's power through most of the volume. (My guess.)

In Chapters 63 and 64, Bob gives Elle her first assignment. Though, she has always fanatises about saving the world from the "Sylars" of the world. I fully feel that she thought she was protecting the world when Peter was kept off the streets and place in that prison, though how Bob was acting in the graphic novels. I wonder, I have this curiousity, this inkling that perhaps Bob is jealousity. See I don't think Bob knew what Claire's power was, not until Thompson saw it in Company Man. Though, he had a hunch, since I am sure he did know who she was, that she was the daughter of Nathan Petrelli. Bob wanted control of the company. That is why in my opinion he told his daughter, "She has the potiential to be the next Linderman, the next Arthur Petrelli.

Noah didn't like Elle spying on Claire, and Eden, who sometimes I feel he also cared for as a daughter, helped and eletrocuted her in the fountain. I partly covered this in a perviously entry, Noah's violence toward Elle, who, even though she is 24 years old, mentally is a child or teen in her mid-teens, bothers me.

Though, Noah did save Elle from Zach. Which was good, and then the Haitian made that little visit all go away...

Chapter 65....Normal Lives.

Of course just like the Volume 1 chapter 7, "Nothing to Hide", this title is a joke of irony. Even though the Bennets are trying to move on, Noah still has his head in the past. Not that it surprises me, but then there is him listening about a murder. A murder he suspects is from a olden days. From a specail named Marcus. And how does Noah react? Since Sandra has his gun locked he takes a bat... He took justice into his own hands and kills someone for the company! He calls up Bob to tell him what he did. And Bob askes him to come back where Noah refuses. But he what?! That is disturbing! Between shooting Ivan in cold blood to save Claire, but leaving fingers prints, shooting Elle in front of Mohinder while he preaches how he is on the good side of moral gray, and then the fact that I am almost sure he shot Nathan....

I predict a scary turn of moral gray in Volume 3.

I watched the Uncut pilot and it was great. But, I think I do like the aired cut better.

*Spoilers for those that have not seen the unaired pilot.*

Click "Read More" for the review

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The Toronto Star ran an article a few days ago criticizing the tendency of serial dramas like Lost and Heroes to focus on the "everyone's connected" theme. Given the size of the planet, the fact that our Heroes keep bumping into each other without realizing the significance of the interaction is a little... forced.

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This one focuses on last night's episode. There are some serious spoilers if you haven't watched "Company Man" yet.

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A chatty little review of Monday's episode. Entertaining enough to read.

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A number of years ago, when it first came out, I started to read Robert Jordan?s Wheel of Time. I finished book seven and realized I had ploughed through 700 pages (or so) in which NOTHING HAPPENED. I never bought book eight. I didn?t feel like sacrificing that much of my time to something that wasn?t going anywhere. I don?t know what Mr. Jordan is up to now, but I don?t believe he?s finished the series yet.

The Once and Future Lawyer has his weekly Heroes episode review posted. This is always an interesting read as he seems to not want to like the show, but keeps coming back each week anyway.

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The opening scene is a grabber. Peter clearly doesn?t know what?s going on and he manages to convey edge-of-freak-out nervousness pretty well. Masi?s fun to watch as present-Hiro, but his portrayal of a serious and dangerously competent-looking future-Hiro really impressed me.

Why can?t people from the future speak plainly? Why do they always have to talk in riddles? Does time travel do something to your brain?

Peter?s my favorite character. He?s a little too wimpy, but he?s got this earnestness and need to believe that he can be more than he is that really appeals to me.

[be sure to click "Read More" for the rest of Ulysses commentary]