Topher: "Small price to pay. I didn't want to cause any more pain."
Talk about going out with a bang, huh? I'd like to thank Joss Whedon for giving us such a positive ending. I honestly wasn't expecting it.
Chloe: "Think like the CIA, with arrows and plaid skirts."I feel like I'm beginning to rate the success of Heroes purely on how much happens in an episode, how quickly, and how well it keeps me entertained. See, if I rate it on storytelling complexity or my emotional connection to events, it's still barely working at all. "The Art Of Deception" was better than last week's dross because it had more relevance to the season's storyline, and there were a few scenes I rather enjoyed, but that's about as upbeat as I can get about Heroes now, as it plods towards it finale... (For the entire review, click here.)
This week’s episode, “The Art of Deception,” lived up to its title. Samuel, Noah, and Parkman were featured prominently, and each of them acted deceptively in one way or another. Overall, it was a pretty strong episode and added some new twists to the overall story arc. (For the entire review, click here.)
This week's episode of Heroes focused on one undeniable fact: Every character is a complete and utter moron. (For the entire review, click here.)
“Some things are meant to be left alone, Agent Farnsworth.”
“What’s it like being a world-class spy?”
Tricia Helfer: "You wore a vest? Where's my vest?"
Boyd: "Topher. Think."
“I think I scratched my espionage itch.”
As I mentioned previously, I reviewed every episode of Heroes up until "The Fifth Stage" but couldn't make myself continue after the loss of Nathan Petrelli. So in order to finish the run of reviews and satisfy my urge for completion, below are links to what I thought were the best reviews of this episode.Overall, "Close To You" was pretty average but it flowed a lot better than last week's insulting double-bill grind. The annoying thing about season 4, right now, is that you get the impression there was a really good story to be told, and that if the writers could go back in time with knowledge of how these episodes have panned out, they could rewrite the show to fine effect. (For the entire review, click here.)
Ah, much better. Last week's two-parter on Heroes was boring, but "Close To You" had some life. Mainly because of the silly, but cute, great escape out of the mental hospital with Ando, Hiro and Mohinder on the run. (Link deleted because unfortunately, this review is no longer on the web.)
“Unless you believe, you will not understand.”
“I know it felt like I chose being a spy over you, but that’s not what happened.”
“The problem is not with the computer. It’s with you.”
Topher: "I always had a crush on you even when I thought you were a dude. (Pause) This is better."
Dawn: "Were my pores that big when I was–?"
Willow: "We can all have futures, Buffy. Even you."
Doctor: “I don't want to go.”
Buffy: "Twilight is tracking us. We need to learn to not be magical."