My Two Dads was better with Greg Evigan and Paul Reiser. Seriously, I could go the rest of my TV viewing life without ever again watching Mohinder Suresh and Matt Parkman bicker like spinsters while Molly whines in the background. At least now, with Molly stuck in her own head, Matt's got to leave the house to confront the Nightmare Man to get her back.

Lastly, Heroes is set in a wonderful place called Coincidence-Ville. I know one of the bedrock principles of this program is that everyone is connected. But really? Everyone? Does everyone have to cross everyone else's path, even if it so defies probability that it's laughable? C'mon, tell me you didn't spit out your beverage of choice when Maya and Alejandro literally ran into Sylar. Of all the roads in all the Latin American countries these two have meandered through, the Big Bad just happens to lie down in the one our refugees just happen to be on?

And then Parkman gets a look at the Picture, featuring Superheroes: The Previous Generation. And, of course, his father's in it. (Which seems to contradict the Heroes mythology: None of the other children of that generation needed to be kidnapped and injected to jump-start their powers. Why did Parkman?) And since one level of unbelievable coincidence isn't enough, Papa Parkman is also the boogeyman that's been haunting Molly, lo these many episodes.

At this rate, someone really should keep an eye on the mailman.

Listen, if you really want a gauge on how uninspiring this show has become, wrap your head around this: Here was an episode that didn't feature two of last season's marquee characters — Hiro and Peter — and I didn't notice until it was almost over. Have the producers finally realized that those two plot strands were going nowhere fast? Or did they think that absence would make the heart grow fonder? Who knows? What's clear, though, after four episodes, is that this train better get back on track, and fast.

What do you think? Will Hiro finally get to leave his Cyrano de Nakamura story behind and return to the ''real'' world? Will Nathan be able to save his mom and get his kids back? How long until Mark Hamill shows up as the super-duper evil head of the Company?

Want more Heroes? Check out our Q&A with HRG, a.k.a. Jack Coleman, and don't miss EW's Ultimate Heroes Fan Guide, where you can join with other members of the Heroes community to fill in new details of season 2.

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