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Ugh. Heroes. I must be desperate for entertainment since I'm still watching this. I had this unfounded belief it'll get good again now that they've got a whole season and actual willing writers to work with. And yet there is Tracy.

Heroes was never exactly the most female friendly show. Lots of people have analyzed that in better ways then I can. But Tracy is just pushing the boundaries beyond all reason! 
They've said she was a completely separate character from Niki and Jessica, but they seem to be forgetting this. A lot.
She was put on the show to be the sexbomb, but the Tracy character doesn't fit that description at all anymore! And yet they keep trying.

Tracy's setup is this; Smart sophisticated career woman. Power behind the throne. Beautiful and presumably well educated.
And yet what they've managed to turn her into in just a few badly written scene's is this; Sleezy blond sleeping her way to the top.

I could have stomached her sleeping with her boss maybe. They tried to make it digestible by her stating that she slept with him for free, but got paid for her job (how romantic). But I could have handled that. From my perspective the only reason a smart woman in her position would have done that thought, was because she was seriously in love with him. Why take the risk on just a fling? Except now she's already moved onto Nathan. The old boyfriend forgotten when she moved to the new office. Seriously WTF?!? Is there a clause in  her contract that say's she has to sleep with every employer?!

If they'd kept her involved with just the other guy I could have overlooked this, because it would have read; woman in love making a bad choice, but what can you do.
If they'd not written in that sleezy plot in the first place (because seriously what did it add, except for the change to see some skin. They could have just had her parade around naked for a bit, like they do with Peter), I could have overlooked this, because it would have just been Nathan/Tracy. Love interest grown over mutual experiences and atraction.

By having both they've turned Tracy from a sophisticated character into a slut. Someone who didn't reach her position on merit, but by opening her legs.
Why am I not surprised.

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In other news, I was hoping the existence of Niki clones would mean that she was somehow channeling her alternates all this time. twin(?) sister jessica. That other one that took over when DL got shot. But it looks like they're not doing anything with that. More's the pitty. 

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