It’s interesting that the most moving moment of “Heroes”, thus far, and the UK is now exactly in the middle of the first season, is borne out of the relationship between the character who is meant to be the light relief, Hiro (Masi Oka), and a supporting character who has but a few scenes, the diner-waitress Charlie (Jayma Mays). The moment they almost kiss in the episode “Six Months Ago”, only for Hiro to be whisked away before they can consummate their affection for one another, mirrors the scene in the “Doomsday” season two finale of new “Doctor Who”, when the Doctor (David Tennant) doesn’t quite get to tell Rose (Billie Piper) that he reciprocates her love. The difference is that while the good Doctor dwells on the sentimentality of the scene, with tears aplenty, in “Heroes” it’s over in a split second leaving you dumbfounded as the drama moves inexorably on to the next scene.
To compound the tragedy of losing the one you love, not only can Hiro not alter the course of her destiny, and save Charlie from her murder, but it’s revealed she has a brain tumour and was going to die anyway. Ironically, Hiro had given her back the will to live, doting on the girl with his truly-loving gifts of origami, a Japanese phrase book and the more-traditional flowers! Their relationship lasted the course of several episodes and, although not occupying much screen time, the brief love affair made Charlie’s demise all the more potent than the ultimate fate of Eden (Nora Zehetner), blowing her own brains out in “Fallout”, under the control of the imprisoned arch-nemesis Sylar (Zachary Quinto).
To compound the tragedy of losing the one you love, not only can Hiro not alter the course of her destiny, and save Charlie from her murder, but it’s revealed she has a brain tumour and was going to die anyway. Ironically, Hiro had given her back the will to live, doting on the girl with his truly-loving gifts of origami, a Japanese phrase book and the more-traditional flowers! Their relationship lasted the course of several episodes and, although not occupying much screen time, the brief love affair made Charlie’s demise all the more potent than the ultimate fate of Eden (Nora Zehetner), blowing her own brains out in “Fallout”, under the control of the imprisoned arch-nemesis Sylar (Zachary Quinto).
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Oooh! That's a plot spoiler and a half! Mind you, you did say that Eden's character wasn't going to stay the distance. I agree, I thought it was a very moving episode and all the more emotional for the "tragedy" not being overly dwelt upon by the script writers. A few deft touches and they move on. It also honours the viewers with a bit of emotional intelligence too - we can fill in the blanks.
Sorry, Steve, I assumed everyone watched the BBC THREE screenings and had already seen the relevant episode! When posting in IMDb, I always advise potential readers that my reviews may contain plot spoilers. The problem is compounded in that "Heroes" has already aired in the States and makes the avoidance of online spoilers difficult. I needed Eden's end as a comparative to mirror the comparative used in the first paragraph.
No worries, TimeWarden, it won't impair my enjoyment of the show at all... there are so many plot twists and turnabouts that one less surprise won't make much difference. And as you say, as it's available so freely on BBC Three then I have to accept that some of the dialogue about the show is going to be referring to events that are ahead of me. I still enjoyed reading your post!
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I think Eden's death will still surprise you when it happens because it occurs so suddenly and there is one aspect of it I didn't mention! I have to admit to watching the scene a month and a half ago, on YouTube, such was my curiosity!!
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