Heroes Season 4 Spoilers-Robert Knepper Talks

Casting Robert Knepper for Heroes season 4 bad guy was a win for the embattled one-time-wunderkind. Knepper crafted one of the best anti-Heroes in existence, the nefarious Tea Bag of Prison Break. It was the level of performance that one could say might make or break a series. It is difficult to imagine Prison Break being half as intriguing without Robert Knepper in that role.

But let’s be honest with each other, Knepper is at the mercy of the Heroes writing staff that has, by many accounts, completely blown it over the last couple of seasons, particularly the last. No amount of expert delivery can save a poorly conceived plot.

Sylar morphing back and forth from himself to his mother, anyone? Zachary Quinto could probably play a pretty interesting head of lettuce, but that tripe was simply beyond salvage, with any amount of talent.

Knepper’s comments have some Heroes fans worried, mostly because of the mention of one term that has turned out to be the bane of the series: Time travel. It’s not a topic that has exactly worked well in the Heroes universe. For one thing, the device gets thrown around all willy-nilly as if there were no rules to follow. Note to Heroes writing staff: there are rules, and your stories will look just plain silly without them.

“A couple of weeks ago, we shot this huge scene where I’m in a carnival and I’m standing next to this thing where you throw the ball and knock over the milk bottles. It’s supposed to be set in the past, like I time travel back 14 years or so into Japan, so all the actors were Japanese-American” Knepper told DigitalSpy in a recent interview.

The substance of the character itself seems an excellent fit for Knepper. Picture Iggy Pop with shades of Charles Manson. Knepper’s description says it best, “Think Keith Richards – a young Keith Richards. He’s kind of my role model for it. I don’t know what the hell I’m doing with the accent – I’m trying to put a little bit of a lilt into it. You don’t know if he’s Irish, you don’t know if he’s English… he should be all-worldly. There’s something about it that screams out British or Irish. I don’t want you to ever pinpoint where he’s from and as soon as you think you’ve got it, I’ll change it! I’m having a ball with it. It’s good to play such a crazy character. It’s kind of like a ‘I don’t care’ rock and roll look.”

Knepper went on to say that his run on the show is, so far, open ended. He has signed on “indefinitely” to the Heroes skein. Knepper also indicated that so far he has worked with Masi Oka more than any other characters. This is another encouraging point for me. One of my complaints with the series has been how Hiro and Ando have been pigeonholed as the keystone cops of the series.

The rare moments that we have seen Hiro played dark have been impressive. It’s difficult to imagine that Knepper’s ultra-dark rock-star will be tied to a slapstick fish out of water story. Then again, after the ambling storylines, missed opportunities, and melodramatic character arcs of the last couple of seasons I wouldn’t rule anything out when it comes to Heroes.
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