Heroes was shite from the first episode and then mega shite in the second season.
I think the show has lost a little of its magic from season one, everything about it seems much more... standard? Probably not the right word, but it has become much more of a conventional thriller rather than the very enthralling psychological drama of the first season. The very rushed nature of the story so far doesn't help either.
That scene towards the end was a real surprise and nicely done, very brutal.
Still, it's really enjoyable to watch.
Spot on, from the shittiness of Heroes, to my overall dampened enthusiasm about the current season of Homeland, to the shock introduced by that final scene and to the fact that it's still a show worth watching, albeit with some reservations.
The series started really strongly, and I think it's probably down to the fact that there were questions regarding Brody's allegiance. Once the cat was out of the bag on that one, they had to frame what we know about his character within a realistic setting and I don't think they have managed that. The plotlines are confused, which would be ok if I was convinced that Brody was confused, but I'm not. I just think he's being dragged from one end of the spectrum to the other to serve the whim of the writers, not the other way around.