Well, this was a hell of a hard-hitting episode, with some interesting character development thrown in as well.
The way it was framed, with Nathan's phone call alternating with flashbacks to the events he's discussing, was very effective and at times made for some excellent creepy foreshadowing.
Nathan is so difficult to figure out -- at times he really seems sincere about everything he's doing, and at other times he just seems like a cynical manipulator, and it's impossible to tell when he's actually being real -- or even if "real" has any meaning any more where he's concerned. Sometimes it seems like he may not even be sure himself what his real motivations are. In a way, he's creepier when he does seem sincere. It's kind of reminiscent of that quote that "Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right." Tracy remains an fascinating, if not entirely likable, character -- it was interesting watching her loyalties and judgment wavering back and forth -- I just wish she'd actually manage to do the right thing once in a while. And Matt showed a harsher side of himself this time around than we've seen before.
And I really like the way Sylar's being handled in this volume, but I'll write more about that in my comment on episode 16, since he really stands out in that one.
All in all, a very intense, and at times gut-wrenching, episode - if volume 4 can keep up this pace, I'll be seriously hooked.
The way it was framed, with Nathan's phone call alternating with flashbacks to the events he's discussing, was very effective and at times made for some excellent creepy foreshadowing.
Nathan is so difficult to figure out -- at times he really seems sincere about everything he's doing, and at other times he just seems like a cynical manipulator, and it's impossible to tell when he's actually being real -- or even if "real" has any meaning any more where he's concerned. Sometimes it seems like he may not even be sure himself what his real motivations are. In a way, he's creepier when he does seem sincere. It's kind of reminiscent of that quote that "Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right." Tracy remains an fascinating, if not entirely likable, character -- it was interesting watching her loyalties and judgment wavering back and forth -- I just wish she'd actually manage to do the right thing once in a while. And Matt showed a harsher side of himself this time around than we've seen before.
And I really like the way Sylar's being handled in this volume, but I'll write more about that in my comment on episode 16, since he really stands out in that one.
All in all, a very intense, and at times gut-wrenching, episode - if volume 4 can keep up this pace, I'll be seriously hooked.
