TV shows I'm watching - Heroes (Episode 16)

Episode 16 – Unexpected - ***1/2 out of 4

Proving that last week’s episode wasn’t just a fluke, Unexpected finally starts to tie some loose ends together and, dare I say it, move the plot forward.

This episode follows a lot of separate storylines. Suresh and Sylar (pretending to be all innocent) meet a new hero with super hearing, Radioactive Man starts to realize what all those weird scars and blackouts mean, Claire’s adopted mother has some serious health issues, Hiro tries to save Ando from the crazed Vegas showgirl, and Isaac and Peter finally unleash some repressed anger in New York.

What makes this episode work is that there is urgency to each of these storylines. What is Sylar planning on doing to Suresh? What happens when Radioactive Man gets angry again? Is Hiro really going to leave Ando and go off on his own? And….well….let’s just say the real question of the day is asked at the end with a very exciting cliffhanger.

The only storyline that didn’t thrill me was Matt Parkman’s diamond tale. This storyline is starting to frustrate me a lot. Matt’s all concerned about how to make money to support his family, so he steals a boatload of diamonds. Dude, you read minds!!! You can’t find any legal way to make money with that talent? Just thinking on the spot there’s poker playing, spying, interrogating, heck even chess in the park can make you a few bucks!

But all quibbles aside, Unexpected looks like the ignition that will propel Heroes toward a satisfying season finale.