heroes blows. --teeny

That's terribly unfair. Since then they've added a truckstop waitress.

Oh, uh - nevermind, then.

yes.
this is more like the way frat boys view women.

for a more accurate view of the way comic book dudes view women watch the venture bros.

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a friend of mine is pushing venture bros on me. hm.

but i can't just sit there re-watching "the wire" on my on demand now, can i?

Ah, ou sont les Neige Crashes de yesteryear etc...

And looks like Jason Schwartzman! Actually, JS's cousin was going to my school for a while and looked exactly like Sylar.

Plus bonus points for use of "Avalon"

I wuv Hiro and Ando

Katie Holmes circa Dawson's was up on that wall too.

No kidding. The Wikipedia synopsis are often better than the actual shows.

She was in the movie!

And I am officially laying FIVE AMERICAN DOLLAR on DL being dead in ep11 (which sucks because I loved him).

- 1st time: GOD the show sucks, but Hiro is pretty great, so I'll stick around
- 2nd time: hey, the politician dude, he's not half-bad, either
- 3rd time: god bless Hiro & Ando
- 4th time: OMG WATCH OUT FOR SCALP BLEEDING

Whuzzat?

http://summer-glau.net/gallery/albums/4400_3x09/4400_3x09_006.jpg

Yup.

slocki,
"so badly written... "hey are you a mind-reader or something!" [to telepath guy] "you can really soar!" [to guy who can fly] etc etc"

isn't it s'possed to be campy with the puns and stuff?(I really thought it was; but I may be way off course) It's that cartoonish comicbook hero thing that makes it funny.

Characters I hated when the show started: Peter Petrelli, Isaac Mendez, Eden McCain. Characters I am growing to love and find oddly beautiful: Peter Petrelli, Isaac Mendez, Eden McCain (RIP).

OMG I R SUCH FANBOY I KNOW THURR NAMES.

Also wtf with Haitian dude?

(cue "The Final Countdown")

HOLY SHIT!!!!

http://www.abc1tv.co.uk/show/home_improvement/profiles/cms_res/prof_hi_tim.jpg

http://heroeswiki.com/images/e/e7/Sylars_watch_midland.jpg

ihttp://poplicks.com/images/masi-oki-time.jpg

I'm not sure I want to dip into such levels of obsession/geekery (or rather, I'm not sure I want Heroes to replace Lost in that category) but I'll probably end up reading them at some point.

Oh shit!

He really does have command of space and time.

I'm looking forward to everybody meeting up at Linderman's place all like "hey didn't I fuck you?/save you from an exploding car?/absorbd your abilities?/ate yr brains?". And then Sylar will molecularly destabilize them all or whatever it is he can do now.

"Stop saying the things I say to you!" - Hiro

I'm liking the Dark Parkman story! That shot where he was laying busted up across the sign with the cruisers pulling up underneath was really gorgeous. I hope he kind of gets PLUNGED into a world of BADGUYNESS (the preview for next week showed him with Radioactive Man!).

parkman and niki/jessica are my two least-favorite characters but that was kinda fun

I am pretty much sick of claire's storyline now. whoooooooooo cares

I like hiro but he is starting to get on my nerves. JUST GET YOUR POWERS BACK ALREADY KTHX

and WHY NO PETER AND INVISIBLE DUDE??? that was the only thing I was looking forward to!

Two actually kind of heartbreaking things in this episode, both Claire related:

1. the way Nathan and whatever Claire's mom's name is both seemed to secretly deep down want a real reunion, but Nathan can't not be a douche, and wtf with Firemom keeping 75%? I bet she owes money to LINDERMAN.

2. Claire's adoptive mom I think has been memory-wiped one time too many, she has nothing left...she has been so annoying (albeit sometimes hilariously so), but I genuinely found that saddening (maybe more for Claire, who keeps getting pushed further and further into a corner [save the cheerleader Uncle Peter Petrelli!])

It was nice that Psychic Copy/Madam Mirrors avoided emoness and went for glass-breaking and powers-using hijinks.

I was also put off by lack of Dr. Invisible and Spongetastic Peter Parketrelli, mostly because now physical abuse of PP is justifiable and welcome.

If someone called me with that stupid fake accent I wouldn't return their phonecall either.

I like Missy Pyle though and find it weird she always plays creepy and/or wrong people.

Yes he can! Hurrah!

Massive lolz at Hiro once more. "I come in peace" *Star Trek fingers*, also Hope calling him Sulu, DO YOU SEE?

"Stop saying the things I say to you!" - Hiro

I really liked that Ando's subtitles in that scene were all in quotation marks (not as good as the Gulp though)

Sylar won't kill Mohinder because Mohinder isn't a HERO (or is he?). I really want Mr Muggles to have a HEROpower too.

(we explained away Hope's knowing that Hiro and Ando would pop along to save her as that she has a HEROpower of clairvoyancy. Though perhaps it was just crappy writing)

ONE OF US!! ^_^

No More Shoes Bennett suggested that annoying floppy haired Indian bloke might be on The List.

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Actually, I fail to see :(
This series brings out the killer in me and I couldn't agree more with you nklshs about sylar killing mohinder. But don't forget to go after Peter Prickelli afterwards Sylar.

jibe, Sulu is in Star Trek played by George Takei who played Hiro's dad last week. DO YOU NOW SEE?

(OMG, I am EXPLAINING Star Trek references, what is WRONG with me?)

I wonder what Mohindar's (bah, you've got me remembering his name now!) power, if he has one, is...

I kind of liked Zane's kettle-melting powers.

I'm struggling to think of cool uses for Melty Power apart from impressing stoned mates.

This is the second time you have explained a Star Trek ref to me. Watch out, you are on a slippery slope!!

Cool uses for melty power = melting guns and handcuffs and stuff like that (also impressing stoned mates). Actually would the blades Sylar killed him with not have melted on impact with him?

(I've only had like an hour to digest all this stuff, not having been doing things like emailing my pals all afternoon to swap theories)

Oh, I just assumed knives. maybe not.

I'm pretty sure he was it by the bullet as there is no other reason for him to fall back on the fridge the way he does. Or maybe Bennett yelled "Surprise!" when coming in and that did it.

I'm pretty sure he was it by the bullet as there is no other reason for him to fall back on the fridge the way he does. Or maybe Bennett yelled "Surprise!" when coming in and that did it.

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(OMG, I am EXPLAINING Star Trek references, what is WRONG with me?)

ailsa, you ought to know that I'm proud of you.

Semi-hilarious fun fact: State Gaming Commission dude that had the talk with Hiro about partners was played by Bill Fagerbakke, voice of Spongebob Squarepants' best friend Patrick. Yet another thing this show has in common with LOST: Spongebob voice actors showing up for menacing-ish guest spots.

I was wondering how long it would be until Peter realized he had mooched some powers from Sylar. I imagine that's who he got the sonic boom voice from, as well as the telekinesis. I will miss Dr Invisiwho, but I'm glad Peter Petrelli has managed to become an interesting, fun-to-watch character, when, back in the olden days, he seemed so completely awful.

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Sonic boom voice was from Eden, right? which he probably got when he went to see Mohinder early on.

Oh man, pissed-off superpower cocktail! Good call.

Also how did Glasses Dad know DeVeaux Building?

And did Claude have his tracking dealies ripped out, or were his made by a much more primitive device (all those years ago)? His scar thingies looked WAY grodier than the others.

Yeah I didn't mind Simone dying - death of THE girl is always the best hero motivator, not to mention a potential Peter/Isaac face-off!

But then Peter turned up and I thought, oh noes he's gonna slice Isaac's head open with Sylar's powers! Awesome!

No such luck. :(

-- nklshs (nklsh...), February 20th, 2007.

that was my thought, too... but then later in the episode they were talking about how the tracking device was a radioisotope that was in their bloodstreams, which I don't really think you could rip out.

also:

- jesus christ, Sylar! talk about yr impulse control problems! he's just lucky that Mohinder somehow makes even worse decisions than him.
- Peter is a total fucking bad-ass! at first I was worried that his multi-power outburst on the rooftop was a one-time thing that he would struggle to replicate, but apparently not!
- semi-related: I guess this means the haitian doesn't actually have power suppression? either that, or he inexplicably opted to wear thermal goggles rather than oh hmm I dunno TURNING OFF THEIR INVISIBILITY PERHAPS
- interrogation of Bennett = perfect way to reveal some more details and advance the plot. good call, writers.

Whose powers has the Haitian futzed with? Psychic Cop & Sylar, right? Anyone else?

Also, hi to WiFi 24 Girl!

Confirmed: Eden (I kind of wish she hadn't died so soon). Probably: Ted and Instant Messenger Babe.

Inevitable upcoming Heroes scenes I am totally hyped for:

*Mohinder figuring out who "Zane" really is
*Hiro and Ando reunion
*Peter Petrelli meets Radioactive Ted Sprague

I want to find out Mr. "Stop-that-you-no-more-shoes!" Bennett's name.

ALSO: Sylar has a lot more going on than just the TK (which he stole using his "I know brains" power). Does PP have those other powers as well, or does someone have to whip it out for PP to absorb it?

I don't remember, but, when Hiro went back to save Charlie*, did Sylar still get her sweet sweet brains, or did she die of that brain thing she had? Also he now has super hearing (also maybe super hip-hop appreciation) and that molecular destabilization thing (but obv Peter does NOT have these powers).**

*haha this actress was on Ugly Betty and her name was Charlie and she was from a small town on that show too, I wonder if it was intentional

**how long until the HEROES TRADING CARD VIDEO GAME?

The Charlie actress was also on House (sick, gets liver transplant from girlfriend she was going to leave).

I might be remembering wrong but I think Sylar still got her - Hiro didn't change anything in her past except make her happy for a little while (aww).

Zach was also in an ep of House.

And shame on the rest of yall for not mentioning STAN LEE.

Esp. when shot from "ground" level, I ♥ the flying effects on the show! Like the Matrix: Reloaded effects, but without the ridiculous portentousness.

Greg Beeman's blog is also a good read.

Finally Peter becomes a good character. Whiny Peter is dead, long live angry Peter! I am however pretty sad that we probably won't see invisible dude anymore, he was definitely one of the most enjoyable heroes if not the most.

Also, I couldn't help but think that the Others are Heroes (which was a theory I had a long time back) thanks to that one Nathan Petrelli sentence.

Invisible dude has a HISTORY of disappearing from shows, so I was not surprised.

Haha me too.

My wife was ultra psychic and said "that was my best spanner" just before Dale said "that was my best wrench"!

Charlie was way adorable.

New names please! I am getting L O S T crossover!

Why didn't PP used Hiro powa to save Simone?

Anyway, great episode.

He'll pass on ClairePower by the power of LOVE, obviously.

Inevitable upcoming Heroes scenes I am totally hyped for:

Also,
Peter running into Niki/Jessica and absorbing SPLIT PERSONALITY EVIL PETER.

More echoplex psychic cop / Peter headaches.