X-men move over!

On the suggestion of some good friends of mine, I started watching the first season of Heroes while doing math homework. Before I say anything else, let me just say that it's not a show for little kids in any sense. Some of the problems that the main characters face are definitely for more mature audiences and there is a lot of blood.

One of the main reasons for the gore-factor is Sylar. He is a serial killer who appears to randomly target people and then cuts out their brains. He's sadistic, sneaky, and despicable. He's one of those characters you love to hate.

I was actually pretty surprised about how the character has developed--and I'm not even done with the first season! He starts out as a mysterious bogey-man, always shrouded in shadow so you never, ever see his face. His attacks are strange, random, and spine-chilling. But as the season progresses, you discover more and more about him and the pattern behind the seemingly random killings.

See, I'm a bit of a weirdo in the fact that I earnestly believe that a well-written villain is an integral part of any movie, book, or t.v. show. The better the villain, the better the conflict between good and evil. I believe that villains are usually the characters that receive the least planning and forethought in their development or receive too much at the expense of the other characters. Sylar, however, is just one of the many intricate characters on Heroes. I look forward to seeing how things play out further on in the series.