Yuck.
Suresh stapled to the ceiling, dripping blood. Jack Bauer clipping off people’s fingers. And I thought they were over this ickiness.
“24” actually chilled out a bit the past couple weeks after that early-season torturefest, but last night the Fox thriller seemed to be going back to its old games. Now that Jack Bauer has de-digitized and pistol-whipped the terrorist Russian consul, what will the Ruskies do with their captured intruder? Might it involve pain and suffering? (Well, are U.S. vice-presidents scheming evildoers here?)
“Heroes” got gross again last night, too, thanks to all-evildoers-in-one Sylar. The episode pretty much wasted a great twist, when resident professor/philosopher Suresh wised up to his masquerading companion and restrained the power-swallowing Sylar to “fix” the villain’s craving for other heroes’ brain matter. Too bad the script only let that last a few minutes. Then drippy flyboy Peter Petrelli arrived, and Sylar started in on buzz-sawing his skull. He should have consulted some “Heroes” fans first. We could have told him: There’s nothing in there.
[At right: Milo Ventimiglia in NBC photo by Chris Haston.]
Ah, but there was really something to this cliffhanger hour’s other great twists: Claire’s dad H.R.G. letting his “wife” in on his workplace secrets (Eric Roberts and the shapeshifting chick were not happy), and the Petrelli boys’ mom being revealed as wise to her sons’ (and granddaughter’s) otherworldly gifts.
Can’t wait till “Heroes” returns from NBC hiatus April 23 for its sweeps-month climax. In the meantime, Jack’s got the Monday night agony index all to himself.
[Rewatch last night's episodes online here: "24" and "Heroes."]