That said, ten-year-old Hiro needs to grow up fast. It was cute for a couple of minutes, but it feels like a comic-relief gimick. Good writing can cover that with wit (for examples see pretty much everything Joss Whedon has ever written).

On the other hand, the writers have done a very good job making most of the villains at least somewhat sympathetic and giving many of our heroes some flaws. It makes for far more believable characters.

I totally missed the scar! Thanks for pointing that out!

And am I the only one who gets so distracted by Zac Quinto’s hotness I occasionally miss some of the dialogue? The thought of him with Vulcan ears does things to my geeky gay heart I can hardly describe……..