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Post by Sara on Nov 25, 2008 9:33:37 GMT -5
i am tired of nbc running this show longer than my dvr sets it for (and it even goes a half-minute over when i'm not recording something afterwards). you'd think this is the last thing they'd want to do with a flagging show. i am also tired of the lighting. i hope it's not so annoying in part two. i liked: "the haitan" being given a little character depth, claire's mom standing up to her dad, daphne and matt, hiro and ando, the turtle's cameo, seth green's cameo, peter regaining some semblence of nonjerkiness now that he's un-powered. i didn't like: so much screen time devoted to momo and arthur, tracy (yawn), elle auto-reverting to being bad, the lighting. off-topic: artemis---I find your sig line interesting. Is it a quote from someone/something? Clearly I'm not artemis, but I'm almost certain it's something Lorne said.
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Post by Sara on Nov 25, 2008 9:41:09 GMT -5
i am tired of nbc running this show longer than my dvr sets it for (and it even goes a half-minute over when i'm not recording something afterwards). you'd think this is the last thing they'd want to do with a flagging show. i am also tired of the lighting. i hope it's not so annoying in part two. i liked: "the haitan" being given a little character depth, claire's mom standing up to her dad, daphne and matt, hiro and ando, the turtle's cameo, seth green's cameo, peter regaining some semblence of nonjerkiness now that he's un-powered. i didn't like: so much screen time devoted to momo and arthur, tracy (yawn), elle auto-reverting to being bad, the lighting. Word. I was rather surprised this morning when I went to rewatch the end and saw that the recording ended before Sylar and Elle had even kissed, much less showing the scene featuring Noah with a sniper rifle.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Nov 25, 2008 9:59:33 GMT -5
If anybody is interested, I figured out why the severe blonde in the Heroes Destiny ads looked so familiar - my brain kept going to Babylon 5 and a relationship with Ivanova. "Pooh pooh", said The Husband, "Pooh pooh". Well, I was right - she's Andrea Thompson, aka Talia Winters, resident telepath. So there, Husband. Aside from that... the show is dead to me. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. It wouldn't move if Elle put four thousand volts through it... And by the way, writers, if I wanted to watch disfunctional Italian-American family soap opera, I'd be watching the Sopranos, or the Godfather movies. The one (and only) thing I did enjoy was the Bennet family, although Noah and Claire were a bit too reminiscent of Giles and Buffy. The handling of a difficult and rebellious teenager, however, was wonderfully familiar.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Nov 25, 2008 12:52:21 GMT -5
Teaser Team Pinehearst. More Elle and Sylar bonding. Elle and Sylar go off to retrieve Claire. Team Paper Company. Even Mama Petrelli calls The Haitian "The Haitian." Claire wants to be productive. And is again rebuffed. I think it's the constant rebuffing that turns her towards evil more than the ambition. It's what the "good guys" never seem to remember. Ugh. The Puppet Master. I thought they had killed him. Peter frets about not having his powers. Has he completely forgotten about his calling to be a nurse? It would be nice if he were to remember that. MohinderFrankenstein is starting to mutate again some more. More about the eclipse. "A global event." Is it necessary to point out that each eclipse can only be seen from a particular region on Earth? While it may be a "global event" its relevance is somewhat limited. Ooh, Mohinder, I wouldn't make Daddy Petrelli angry if I were you.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Nov 25, 2008 13:07:36 GMT -5
Part I
Daphne frets about payback from Daddy Petrelli. And she's real worried about losing her power. Losing her superspeed will mean that she can't keep running away from whatever her life was before. She's a "betrayer." Daphne The Betrayer?
Hiro and Ando show up. Fun!
Daddy Bennett and Claire on the Keep The Catalyst Safe Mission.
Matt tries to work his mojo on Hiro. Did Hiro know English when he was 10?
Oh, yeah. Daphne thought that Hiro killed Ando. Hee.
The turtle!!!
So Daphne not only has superspeed, but she perceives time to be more stretched out than everybody else. Or maybe her perception is why she's superfast.
Questions about Sylar's motivation and willingness to conform to expectations.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Nov 25, 2008 13:25:08 GMT -5
Part II Mohinder muses about the Eclipse *Ignoring the sci babble la la la la* Now Daddy Bennett says that he wants to train Claire to fight. I'm kind of suspicious considering how manipulative Daddy Bennett is. And judging from Claire's reaction, it sounds like its too little too late. Baseball, not Tae Kwon Do. Tracy and Daddy Petrelli working together. Back with Ando, Hiro, and Matt. Lawrence, Kansas. Cue The Eclipse. Daddy Petrelli's efforts have clearly been thwarted. Did he have to have a hold of Claire before the eclipse happened? Again, not every spot on in the US would see the complete eclipse.
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Post by artemis on Nov 25, 2008 13:42:21 GMT -5
off-topic: artemis---I find your sig line interesting. Is it a quote from someone/something? Clearly I'm not artemis, but I'm almost certain it's something Lorne said. sara's right! it's lorne. i should attribute it; edit forthcoming.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Nov 25, 2008 14:11:17 GMT -5
Part III Ooh, NekkidMohinder. Which is so much less appealing to me now that Mohinder is acting like such an idiot. The Petrelli boys are all wet. And they're off to meet The Haitian. Back in Kansas. Matt talking to... Daphne's dad? Back to the Petrelli Brothers Hiking Through The Jungle. Bicker, bicker, bicker. Are Nathan and Peter breaking up? The Haitian. OK, this training session is a little endearing. And Claire spills all her anger about her dad. Yeah... Elle shows up. "Hey girls." Did she just diss Daddy Bennett? Hero fight sans superpowers. Daddy Bennett beats the crap out of Sylar. I bet he's been wanting to do that for a while. Love the music here.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Nov 25, 2008 15:28:24 GMT -5
Part IV Claire shot, Bennetts arguing. Aw, sweet moment between Daddy Bennett and Claire. Matt wants to know what's going on inside Daphne's head. Well, he could try to approach her again and ask. She can't run away at the moment. The answer lies in the corn. *Nods sagely* They've reached the end of the comic book. The eclipse also made Mohinder's condition revert. Not Maya again! I thought we were done with her. Daddy Petrelli's mad at Mohinder. I told Mohinder not to get Daddy Petrelli angry. Another comic book store. Looking for the next issue. Bet it's going to be sold out. Wednesday is comic book day? Seth Green! Rocking a real nice beard. The Haitian has a brother. Well, at least we're getting some back story for him. The Haitian's brother is in league for Daddy Petrelli. Naturally.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Nov 25, 2008 15:36:29 GMT -5
Coda
The Bennetts again. Claire and Daddy Bennett's relationship is really sweet.
There's something I need to finish. Would that something be... killing Sylar?
Back in the Cornfield. Matt tries to talk to Daphne.
Ohhhh, Daphne's crippled. That is sort of a neat reveal. And good on a meta level.
Sylar and Elle again. Elle's relocating Sylar's shoulder?
Sylar can't "understand how things" work anymore.
We can't take what we want anymore. Hmm.
Sylar and Elle. With SniperDaddy about to take a shot.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Nov 25, 2008 15:45:22 GMT -5
dear momo, i think that performing experiments on humans should be an automatic revoking of your narrator cred. sincerely, artemis. I endorse this idea.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Nov 25, 2008 15:55:29 GMT -5
If anybody is interested, I figured out why the severe blonde in the Heroes Destiny ads looked so familiar - my brain kept going to Babylon 5 and a relationship with Ivanova. "Pooh pooh", said The Husband, "Pooh pooh". Well, I was right - she's Andrea Thompson, aka Talia Winters, resident telepath. So there, Husband. Aside from that... the show is dead to me. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. It wouldn't move if Elle put four thousand volts through it... And by the way, writers, if I wanted to watch disfunctional Italian-American family soap opera, I'd be watching the Sopranos, or the Godfather movies.The one (and only) thing I did enjoy was the Bennet family, although Noah and Claire were a bit too reminiscent of Giles and Buffy. The handling of a difficult and rebellious teenager, however, was wonderfully familiar. LOL!
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