HEROES - Season 1 - Episode 2 "Don't Look Back"

Okay, so I think I became solid in my belief that this show is delightful when Hiro transports himself to New York accidentally! Hiro is my favorite character so far because he's the most genuinely excited about his "gifts" he just plops right into the roll of being a hero (go figure)! And my appreciation for his character is only FURTHER solidified when he's running away from the magazine salesman (that he stole a comic he was a character in) and there's some kind of hindi mash up version of the Magnum PI theme playing behind him! (way to go music director! you just brough two parts of my life into one moment of television. rediculous comic book joy & Magnum!)

I've also noticed that this show has quite a diverse cast. And for once it doesn't feel like I'm looking at the "token" anything. There are no "token" black people, no "token" Asian people. If there's an Asian character there's a myriad of things, people, etc that belong with that character and the writing of this show shamelessly seems to be introducing these characters as being integrated into each others life without any hesitation. At first I was a little bit concerned though because it did seem like the only black people in the show were VERY light skinned, but I see that that's not necessarily the intent - because after this episode more characters are introduced. I also love that there's an even mixture of Caucasian men with women of color & the other way around!

There's no need to hide it though. It is clear that though the writers and producers were Pro-Interracial they were not QUITE ready to give up a "pretty" cast. So there are definately a couple of WB worthy cookie cutter blond girls and boyish but handsome brown haired Caucasian men! Everyone else seems a little more real - but lets just go ahead and give em a pat on the back still for diversity! They're on the right path!


Meanwhile there's another craaaazy blond lurking in the midst. So far I'm actually kind of intrigued by her hidden bad assery and the fact that she has this mysteriously beautiful biracial son! So we'll see how this one plays out!





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