All You Need Is Love

Monday Tally

New pages written: 9
Old pages revised on paper: 0
Old pages revised on screen: 0
Pages of revisions typed in: 0
Pages lost or gained due to revisions: 0
Total page count to date: 198 (goal: 200)
Days remaining until D-day: 11
Emails from editor in UK: 0
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Emails from continuity loop: 4

Chocolate consumed: None
Junk food consumed: None
Diet: hanging in there with the rabbit food and beans
Weekly weigh in: 133 (down 5 pounds total)
Exercise: skipped Pilates Mat Class to write
Television watched: Heroes!
Tears: yes
Clip for the day: What else but Heroes!



So what can I say about last night's season finale? Best.Show.Ever.

I'm talking about the entire season, because last night Tim Krieg and company tied everything up with a nice neat little bow as my former critique partner Monica Pradhan used to say to me. I thought the show was about ordinary people who find themselves with extraordinary abilities, a good vs. evil showdown and how power corrupts. But last night I learned Volume 1 of the show was really about love.

Yes, love.

Sure you had the battles, the deaths, the big boom in the sky, but what made each of these heroes unique is how their journey over the season, based on who they loved, culminated in their being able to save the world when it really mattered.

Peter Petrelli - He, of all the heroes, showed the most heart, the most love for everyone around him. Charles pointed this out last night perfectly. His love for his brother Nathan kept him going through the entire volume. The heartbreak clearly shown on his face last night when he realized Nathan wasn't the man Peter thought he was hit me hard in the gut. But he didn't give up. If anything that made him stronger because for the first time he truly was on his own. He couldn't rely on his big brother the way he had his entire life. Peter was finally willing to face Sylar, even die (though he has regenerative powers) to keep the bomb from exploding.

Nathan Petrelli - His love for his younger brother, Peter, was the final push for him to walk away from the lure of power and prestige to do what needed to be done-save the world even if it meant dying in the process. (I don't think either character died, however.) Nathan tells Peter: "You saved the cheerleader so we could save the world." The cheerleader, his daughter, and her final words to him are the catalyst for Nathan's turn from the dark side so to speak. Love triumphs once again.

Claire Bennett - All season she wanted to find her 'real' family only to realize her family, the one who raised her and she loved, was with her all along. Rather than take what her evil grandmother offered, "a place to belong and a family," with her blood relatives, she chose her adopted family instead. By making that right choice out of love, she was able to be there for Peter, to see her father, Nathan, redeem himself and find her adoptive father, Noah, too. Talk about walking away with the magic elixir for those familiar with Christopher Vogel's The Writer's Journey!

Hiro Nakamura - His entire life he was a disappointment to his father. He finally had a chance to redeem himself in his father's eyes last night, but he couldn't let his best friend, Ando, die. Hiro chooses his love for his friend over what his father wants him to do thus sacrificing what he wanted for himself-his father's respect. Of course by making this decision,
Hiro not only saves his friend but proves to his father and everyone else that he is a true hero.

Niki Saunders - She thought she was weak with no powers, but through her love for DJ and Micah she finds superstrength like her alter-ego-twin Jessica thus turning into a super kick-ass heroine.

Matt Parkman - His love for his wife and unborn child, as well as his promise to Molly to keep her safe, show that love isn't always rational and can be foolish at times when he goes after Sylar with a gun. But by following his heart, he's able to see what's going on and warn Siresh thus saving Molly and all of the Heroes everywhere from Sylar if he got to the little girl.

Sylar - He's the anti-hero because his desire for love sent him down the wrong path. Instead of using his ability for good, he used them for evil, wanting more abilities so that he could show everything that he was someone after all, that he was worthy. Sylar's words to Peter during the showdown show that he wants to be a hero, but Sylar wasn't capable of of being a one because he doesn't know how to love. He wants only to be loved by others.

Hope this all makes sense. I'm running on only a couple of hours of sleep and the book is calling me. Needless to say, whether the above is coherent or not, Heroes is an amazing show and I can't wait for Volume 2!