I'm still wondering if there's some kind of shared knowledge/experience besides just passing it down orally. Remember, Sam is older than he looks.

I didn't have a lot to latch on to until about Lotus Flower. It sounds more like a spiritual sequel to The Eraser for me…very busy front half. The back half fared better on first listen, although it's still very muted. Nothing here has grabbed me like Bodysnatchers or Reckoner did on the first run of In Rainbows.

Two opposite forces
I'm an unabashed 24 fan, but not even Kiefer could have saved Heroes. Kring has a mighty power for trite, confused storylines. Without a balancing creative force/producer (see Bryan Fuller), I can't see this being anything good.