Thoughts on Heroes Season 3 - Spoilers Alert

[johnnyjay]

It seems that critics and fans alike are down on the current season of
Heroes (following are a few links to reactions from critics):

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/10/hero...
http://blogs.nypost.com/popwrap/archives/2008/10/im_starting_to.html
http://www.time-blog.com/tuned_in/2008/10/the_morning_after_sylar_is_...

But I am liking Season 3 so far. It is definitely better than last
season, if not quite up to the quality of Season 3. It has been a bit
uneven at times, for example the scene with future Sylar's son dying I
thought was overly contrived and manipulative (introducing a cute kid
to only kill him off a few minutes later). I'm also not thrilled that
they are centering the current story arc around yet another potential
"end of the world" scenario. But still, for the most part I have
found it quite enjoyable after the premiere and two subsequent
episodes.

What do other Heroes fans think so far?