I've never actually seen a single episode of Heroes. Or even a scene, I don't think. I'd heard good things about the first season, but am to understand that things tapered off afterward....
If I'm just starting out with a character, whether it's my view of karma or the natural order of the universe or whatever, I just think everything bought must be paid for, every advantage comes with an equal and opposite disadvantage. There's just a harmony in that equilibrium that appeals to me. You can be the world's greatest detective and an unparalleled martial artist, but you go to bed each night (or morning) with your dead parents' blood on your hands. You can be the most powerful entity on Earth, but you are bound by the expectation from everyone -- including yourself -- to be the living icon of justice and virtue, or to disguise yourself as a bumbling cornfed fool.
And ultimately I think every character, no matter what their background or ability, needs to have something they want which they can't have. Understanding what that is, what obstacles they face, and what they will do to get it sometimes makes all the difference.
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Date: 2011-02-25 01:59 am (UTC)If I'm just starting out with a character, whether it's my view of karma or the natural order of the universe or whatever, I just think everything bought must be paid for, every advantage comes with an equal and opposite disadvantage. There's just a harmony in that equilibrium that appeals to me. You can be the world's greatest detective and an unparalleled martial artist, but you go to bed each night (or morning) with your dead parents' blood on your hands. You can be the most powerful entity on Earth, but you are bound by the expectation from everyone -- including yourself -- to be the living icon of justice and virtue, or to disguise yourself as a bumbling cornfed fool.
And ultimately I think every character, no matter what their background or ability, needs to have something they want which they can't have. Understanding what that is, what obstacles they face, and what they will do to get it sometimes makes all the difference.