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Heroes Destiny: “Let Us Pray” and “Intervention”

Posted by Michael LaPenna

November 21, 2008 |

To watch before you read, go to nbc.com/Heroes/heroesdestiny.

Synopsis

Heroes Destiny is the latest incarnation of the show via NBC.com and the online fans. The story follows Santiago - a young man in his late teens to early twenties who is trying to find the proper direction for his life in the busy Latino city of Lima, Peru. In the first episode, “Let Us Pray,” Santiago finds himself introduced to mysterious powers when he is able to avoid being hit by a bus by slowing down the world around him through his newly found powers of “accelerated perception”. Convinced he has been saved by God, he attends church with his mother and hears a sermon that reminds him that “Many suffer while others feast.” Deeply inspired, he then meets the new girl in town Elisa whom he comforts after she tells him of her family member’s sickness. Santiago claims he has a feeling Elisa’s prayers will be answered as he goes about his way to play a game of pick-up soccer. However, Elisa is not at all who she seems when she is met by an unnamed blonde woman to whom Elisa assuredly declares, “He’s ready.”

Next in Chapter Two - “Intervention” Santiago is hard at work in a soccer game. The team is losing and his teammates are losing all hope of winning the championship when Santiago tells one teammate that victory is guaranteed if the teammate will agree to give all of the winnings to charity. They both agree and Santiago, in a Matrix-like dash scores the winning goal.  He’s then met by Elisa as she sneaks on him a kiss and an injection of some kind which staggers Santiago and leaves him open to the blonde woman’s tazer.

Analysis

Santiago is an excellent character to move the heroes’ story along. He is confused - torn between his impulses and what he feels is his calling from God. He’s fun-loving, loves soccer, his family and his God but cannot seem to make up his mind which callings to heed and whose advice to take. His mother has told him that he must have direction in his life and now with his power that direction seems to be a little clearer. But with him captured,  Chapter 3 brings Santiago a new purpose - escape! Many questions come to mind. Might Santiago be brought into the series full time? He has the mark of a younger, much more innocent Peter before Peter was bitten by Sylar’s evil hunger for death. He also seems to be as his mother says, a dreamer believing all things are truly possible. But only time will tell if Santiago has what it takes to be the world’s next great hope.


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  1. Joe on November 22, 2008 10:36 am

    Very cool, thanks for making me aware of this!

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