things I love about Heroes

Out of the ten credited cast members we've met so far, half of them are of color. Once you add in Leonard Roberts, that puts the credited cast member number at 11 with 6 being of color.

The background characters are largely of color.

It's not just black and white. Dude, I can't begin to tell you how much I love this. Seriously.

Yes, it is a boy-heavy cast. I do not deny that. But the women who are there? For the large part are more dynamic, have more agency, and are flat out scarier than any of the guys. And neither Claire nor Niki's storyline is an adjunct to a male storyline. Frankly, when DL finally shows up, it wouldn't really surprise me to see that his storyline is secondary to Niki's.

I love that Heroes is a Marvel story with DC sensibilities and a dash of Vertigo for the truly fucked uppedness.

It *looks* like a comic book. It sounds like a comic book. The whole thing is *structured* like a comic book.

It's taking its time. I can see every step the characters are taking on whatever road they are on and those steps make sense given who they are and what they want.

(as an aside, these last two things are a large part of why I love Superman Returns with the fire of a thousand exploding kryptonian sons.)

It's not relentlessly grim.

more later, after a Costco and BN run.

this is (or should be) a surprise to no one

But man, Theoden is *hot*. As is Karl Urban. And Mirando Otto. And Guy I Don't Know Who Played Theodred.

ETA: I had forgotten *how much* I like Orlando Bloom. I still hate me some Will Turner and lord knows, he couldn't carry Kingdom of Heaven *or* Elizabethtown, but he is awesome as Legolas. Not, you know, brilliant, but let's face it: Legolas is not the sharpest knife in the elven cutlery drawer. Clueless! Bombastic! OTT! Totally in love with Gimli!