"Yeah, it's been a tough week."
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adelineSo, I was going to collect my thoughts on the latest Heroes episode, and then the hottest Zachary Quinto video ever happened, making the simple process of stringing together cohesive sentences infinitely more difficult. I still tried.
As a preamble, I'd just like to state my love for Tim Kring and the producers on Heroes, who all seem like remarkable people in intelligence, thoughtfulness and talent. If that sounds gratuitous - blessed be, ye sheltered soul. I have joked in the Summer hiatus that, should certain characters *cough*Nathan*cough* not survive, I'd be hatin' on their bums for all time, but I was hardly serious and never malevolent.
The truth is, I admire Kring's excellence in crafting these stories and characters that I have instantly felt involved in, no matter the various reactions brought out. To this day, in times of uncertainty about where this season is going, what the WGA strike means for the show, how it's going to affect stories and storytelling, etc. I uphold that opinion maybe now more than ever. I trust that there are people in command who love Heroes just as much as we do, if not more, and will always do their hardest to make it the best that they earnestly can. Sometimes, that means bold choices, taking chances that don't go over too well with the broad audience. Tough. I am just thankful that they are still taking them, and I hope creative licence never gets taken away for the sake of playing-it-safe, fan pandering or superfluous ratings stunts.
I would have been okay with Nathan dying in How To Stop An Exploding Man. It's hard for me to explain or justify, because he is my favorite character, other than to say it would have made sense within the story. I'm glad the writers eventually went a different route, and I hope we get to enjoy the character for many seasons to come, but I would have understood it and supported it. Not out of blind love - but because I could see the reasons for it and the richness of the ideas behind, both of which things are key to my enjoyment of any form of writing.
And that concludes my sappy moment. ;) I'll now get to the episode. (Rock on, writers! ilu.)
Heroes, 2x07: Out Of Time
This one was fast-paced, tightly-cut, and loaded with both action and exposition. In other words, pretty much hell to redact a comprehensive and structured review about. I said hell with structure, and went character by character. Please pardon the scatter which follows. I blame Zach. ;)
Peter
Um... decontamination team shove them down on top of garbage bags and ask Peter and Caitlin if they've shown signs of infection. The mind boggles.
But: NEKKID PETER YAY! \o/ That shot through the grid fence was very artful and nice (i.e. want iconses, plz). Poor Peter, though. And wow, is the pandemic nasty. Tough WEEK? *gulp* Let's note also the first case of the Shanti virus was supposedly declared on March 20th, 2007. Would that be Niki, then?
I loved Angela here. I love how she wasted no time in just flat out TELLING Peter who he is, not even pausing to answer his questions at first. And! She wants him to go back and save Nathan, d'awww. Speaking of which fateful event of doom, I am not onboard with that just yet and Nathan is not allowed to die at the momentor ever more.
Now I've got that out of the way; is anyone else thinking Angela's power is the same as the Parkmans'? Said Bob, "Anything the brain controls, you control. Senses, actions, thoughts." Something to keep in mind, I reckon.
Lastly, re: the footage of Peter in custody of the Company, I KNEW IT. May have been obvious, heh, but confirmation is always a treat. I have a small set of speculative ideas regarding Adam and how he came to escape the facility now, but those rely significantly on the preview for the next episode, so I'll keep them to myself for now.
Matt
EMO PARKMAN OMG! So much love. I wanted to reach through the screen and give him a big hug. And what's funny is, it's pretty much every fanfic story come true, LOL. Good job reading the character, o fandom. Anyhow! The cuteness with Molly just about keeeeeled me happy! :D
Maury needs to die. Ha, I'm so reckless, when Matt was checking for a pulse I was like, "shoot him in the head, shoot him in the heeead!" regardless of the fact that Molly was right there. >.<
Aside from that, nice to see his powers expand. Some might say that was fast, but stressful circumstances have always been a trigger, so I'm really not bothered by it. It's also great to see Matt gaining confidence, not just in his powers but in his own person. Hopefully this will give way to a more assertive Parkman, one who won't be pushed around anymore.
I wish we could have seen more interaction with Mohinder, but I understand there was very little room for that.
Mohinder
"Bob is morally gray at best!" Hee. Indeed he is. I wonder if Mo picked up the phrase from HRG. Speaking of whom, people are calling Mohinder dumb once again but this once, I beg to differ. For once, we're privy to a logical, understandable, relatable process of information through which his confusion is perfectly justified. I'd be interested, however, to find out if Molly's recovery would have influenced his choice to come clean to Bob.
Also, OMG I LOVE MOHINDER. Also, I need to karaoke my heart out to "I'm alright, I'm alriiiiiiiight; it only huuuurts when I breeeeeeeaaaaatheeee." Just because. And the broken nose amuses me, for reasons inferable from Sendhil's commentary on Godsend. XD
Having said this, I will cry buckets of white-hot tears and cut Mohinder out of my will if he shoots HRG to death. D:
Niki
"I can be persuasive." LOL. I think Ali did a fantastic job in this episode, be it in her active scenes or background reactions. And as a side note, the combined gorgeousness of Sendhil and Ali in the same scenes almost gave me a heart attack. GUH! Someone in the photography department loves them (and us).
At first, I wasn't sure why the hell she should inject herself with the virus but on second thought, she did hear it took away abilities and may still have been convinced, despite Maury's previous hold on her, that she hadn't seen the last of Jessica. Besides, she was told Mohinder's antibodies cured the virus, so I've made my peace with it. Now she needs to die, because if the virus acts as an STD, going by the looks exchanged this week, Nathan is next. XD
It was awesome to see D.L. again, even if he wasn't real. I may or may not have squealed when I saw LR's name in the credits. XD
Who else thinks Bob is a big lying liar? He set out for Maury to be injected with the virus vial (-A-L, people. Vile is an adjective), and to that end, assured Mohinder he would be able to fight it off later. As we later found out, this vial contained a different strain of the virus. Do we think that's a product of natural development, or active research? I'm leaning more towards the latter at the moment.
Nathan
"Uncomplicate it." Really? Uncomplicate? Come on, Nathan, we both know you've got better verbal skills than that. But I still love you anyways.Hee a;odhfsl chest hair. More seriously, I especially loved how keen Nathan was to call Bob on the Company's bullshit. He had this no-nonsense attitude that... Well, it was sexy. Matt Niki seems to agree. ;)
Everything involving Peter was amazing and made me clutch my heart! "Tell me, how do YOU lose someone?! >:O " AASDJH;LDHJA;JEDFHALJKHLKSLJa;lksfd, etc.
I want Nathan back with Heidi! Seems a shame though, to let his chemistry with Niki go to waste. Heh, manwhore!Nathan needs to come back just a little. UNLESS THE VIRUS IS AN STD, obviously. I was kind of worried Niki would actually stab him with the needle, for a moment. But beyond that, it was actually a very nice moment, and a nice callback to Collision where they bonded over their kids. (Before having teh hawt sexx0rz!)
His hair continues to win at life. By a long shot. I think it's fair to say the days of The Beard are well forgiven and forgotten. If Nathan killed Mohinder, HRG, Peter, Sylar, every child on the show ever, and ate babies... I'd still love him, if only just because of his hair of win. Trufax.
Claire, HRG
West is such a creep. And Sandra should know better than to let in 'friends' of her family after what happened with Sylar invading their home. Oh, wait, The Haitian took care of that. Okay. Well, doesn't make West any less creepy. Also, wtf West, "is this some sort of trap?" Um. Yes, 'cause Claire LURED you into her house, as we all know.
Hallo thar Nada Surf!! \o/
Oi, big fight with HRG. No good will come out of this, but I appreciate Claire's frustration as well as HRG's fears. Both of them are being quite stupid about it, but that doesn't lessen the blow any.
Haha: Abduct the Cheerleader, Save the Stripper. Awesome. Mohinder expresses reasonable concerns that HRG won't let them get to Claire without a fight, but I wonder about Nathan? If he's even let in on the plan (which, admittedly, is doubtful), shouldn't he stand opposed? Or would the prospect of curing Niki be enough to convince him?
Hiro, Kensei
It's all so sad! He stills calls him 'Carp,' omg. Kensei was hurt so bad and Hiro knows it! He still has FAITH in him, d'aww. "You taught me how to love," eeeeee. No, seriously, the whole thing breaks my heart. Hiro's face when the tent blew up, too. Pukaaa. :(
The goodbye exchange between Hiro and Yaeko was very sweet, though I still disapprove greatly of their so-called love. What great love that was, when back to present day with Ando all of Hiro's sorrow has evaporated entirely. To think he's lost Kensei's loyalty over it, makes me sad all over again.
I am delighted, however, to see the Yamagato BFFs back together again! Hee! I do wish someone would tell them about Flying Man already, because Hiro's quickness to take credit for stopping the bomb doesn't sit perfectly well with me. :p
Did you catch what Adam told Peter? "You and I are going to change history." ahfdaljhdfl. Kensei still carries the imprint Hiro has made on his life. ;_;Want sappy reunion omg.
In conclusion: I have nothing but love for this episode. NOTHING. LOVEEEEEEE. :D :D :D
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As a preamble, I'd just like to state my love for Tim Kring and the producers on Heroes, who all seem like remarkable people in intelligence, thoughtfulness and talent. If that sounds gratuitous - blessed be, ye sheltered soul. I have joked in the Summer hiatus that, should certain characters *cough*Nathan*cough* not survive, I'd be hatin' on their bums for all time, but I was hardly serious and never malevolent.
The truth is, I admire Kring's excellence in crafting these stories and characters that I have instantly felt involved in, no matter the various reactions brought out. To this day, in times of uncertainty about where this season is going, what the WGA strike means for the show, how it's going to affect stories and storytelling, etc. I uphold that opinion maybe now more than ever. I trust that there are people in command who love Heroes just as much as we do, if not more, and will always do their hardest to make it the best that they earnestly can. Sometimes, that means bold choices, taking chances that don't go over too well with the broad audience. Tough. I am just thankful that they are still taking them, and I hope creative licence never gets taken away for the sake of playing-it-safe, fan pandering or superfluous ratings stunts.
I would have been okay with Nathan dying in How To Stop An Exploding Man. It's hard for me to explain or justify, because he is my favorite character, other than to say it would have made sense within the story. I'm glad the writers eventually went a different route, and I hope we get to enjoy the character for many seasons to come, but I would have understood it and supported it. Not out of blind love - but because I could see the reasons for it and the richness of the ideas behind, both of which things are key to my enjoyment of any form of writing.
And that concludes my sappy moment. ;) I'll now get to the episode. (Rock on, writers! ilu.)
Heroes, 2x07: Out Of Time
This one was fast-paced, tightly-cut, and loaded with both action and exposition. In other words, pretty much hell to redact a comprehensive and structured review about. I said hell with structure, and went character by character. Please pardon the scatter which follows. I blame Zach. ;)
Um... decontamination team shove them down on top of garbage bags and ask Peter and Caitlin if they've shown signs of infection. The mind boggles.
But: NEKKID PETER YAY! \o/ That shot through the grid fence was very artful and nice (i.e. want iconses, plz). Poor Peter, though. And wow, is the pandemic nasty. Tough WEEK? *gulp* Let's note also the first case of the Shanti virus was supposedly declared on March 20th, 2007. Would that be Niki, then?
I loved Angela here. I love how she wasted no time in just flat out TELLING Peter who he is, not even pausing to answer his questions at first. And! She wants him to go back and save Nathan, d'awww. Speaking of which fateful event of doom, I am not onboard with that just yet and Nathan is not allowed to die at the moment
Now I've got that out of the way; is anyone else thinking Angela's power is the same as the Parkmans'? Said Bob, "Anything the brain controls, you control. Senses, actions, thoughts." Something to keep in mind, I reckon.
Lastly, re: the footage of Peter in custody of the Company, I KNEW IT. May have been obvious, heh, but confirmation is always a treat. I have a small set of speculative ideas regarding Adam and how he came to escape the facility now, but those rely significantly on the preview for the next episode, so I'll keep them to myself for now.
EMO PARKMAN OMG! So much love. I wanted to reach through the screen and give him a big hug. And what's funny is, it's pretty much every fanfic story come true, LOL. Good job reading the character, o fandom. Anyhow! The cuteness with Molly just about keeeeeled me happy! :D
Maury needs to die. Ha, I'm so reckless, when Matt was checking for a pulse I was like, "shoot him in the head, shoot him in the heeead!" regardless of the fact that Molly was right there. >.<
Aside from that, nice to see his powers expand. Some might say that was fast, but stressful circumstances have always been a trigger, so I'm really not bothered by it. It's also great to see Matt gaining confidence, not just in his powers but in his own person. Hopefully this will give way to a more assertive Parkman, one who won't be pushed around anymore.
I wish we could have seen more interaction with Mohinder, but I understand there was very little room for that.
"Bob is morally gray at best!" Hee. Indeed he is. I wonder if Mo picked up the phrase from HRG. Speaking of whom, people are calling Mohinder dumb once again but this once, I beg to differ. For once, we're privy to a logical, understandable, relatable process of information through which his confusion is perfectly justified. I'd be interested, however, to find out if Molly's recovery would have influenced his choice to come clean to Bob.
Also, OMG I LOVE MOHINDER. Also, I need to karaoke my heart out to "I'm alright, I'm alriiiiiiiight; it only huuuurts when I breeeeeeeaaaaatheeee." Just because. And the broken nose amuses me, for reasons inferable from Sendhil's commentary on Godsend. XD
Having said this, I will cry buckets of white-hot tears and cut Mohinder out of my will if he shoots HRG to death. D:
"I can be persuasive." LOL. I think Ali did a fantastic job in this episode, be it in her active scenes or background reactions. And as a side note, the combined gorgeousness of Sendhil and Ali in the same scenes almost gave me a heart attack. GUH! Someone in the photography department loves them (and us).
At first, I wasn't sure why the hell she should inject herself with the virus but on second thought, she did hear it took away abilities and may still have been convinced, despite Maury's previous hold on her, that she hadn't seen the last of Jessica. Besides, she was told Mohinder's antibodies cured the virus, so I've made my peace with it. Now she needs to die, because if the virus acts as an STD, going by the looks exchanged this week, Nathan is next. XD
It was awesome to see D.L. again, even if he wasn't real. I may or may not have squealed when I saw LR's name in the credits. XD
Who else thinks Bob is a big lying liar? He set out for Maury to be injected with the virus vial (-A-L, people. Vile is an adjective), and to that end, assured Mohinder he would be able to fight it off later. As we later found out, this vial contained a different strain of the virus. Do we think that's a product of natural development, or active research? I'm leaning more towards the latter at the moment.
"Uncomplicate it." Really? Uncomplicate? Come on, Nathan, we both know you've got better verbal skills than that. But I still love you anyways.
Everything involving Peter was amazing and made me clutch my heart! "Tell me, how do YOU lose someone?! >:O " AASDJH;LDHJA;JEDFHALJKHLKSLJa;lksfd, etc.
I want Nathan back with Heidi! Seems a shame though, to let his chemistry with Niki go to waste. Heh, manwhore!Nathan needs to come back just a little. UNLESS THE VIRUS IS AN STD, obviously. I was kind of worried Niki would actually stab him with the needle, for a moment. But beyond that, it was actually a very nice moment, and a nice callback to Collision where they bonded over their kids. (Before having teh hawt sexx0rz!)
His hair continues to win at life. By a long shot. I think it's fair to say the days of The Beard are well forgiven and forgotten. If Nathan killed Mohinder, HRG, Peter, Sylar, every child on the show ever, and ate babies... I'd still love him, if only just because of his hair of win. Trufax.
West is such a creep. And Sandra should know better than to let in 'friends' of her family after what happened with Sylar invading their home. Oh, wait, The Haitian took care of that. Okay. Well, doesn't make West any less creepy. Also, wtf West, "is this some sort of trap?" Um. Yes, 'cause Claire LURED you into her house, as we all know.
Hallo thar Nada Surf!! \o/
Oi, big fight with HRG. No good will come out of this, but I appreciate Claire's frustration as well as HRG's fears. Both of them are being quite stupid about it, but that doesn't lessen the blow any.
Haha: Abduct the Cheerleader, Save the Stripper. Awesome. Mohinder expresses reasonable concerns that HRG won't let them get to Claire without a fight, but I wonder about Nathan? If he's even let in on the plan (which, admittedly, is doubtful), shouldn't he stand opposed? Or would the prospect of curing Niki be enough to convince him?
It's all so sad! He stills calls him 'Carp,' omg. Kensei was hurt so bad and Hiro knows it! He still has FAITH in him, d'aww. "You taught me how to love," eeeeee. No, seriously, the whole thing breaks my heart. Hiro's face when the tent blew up, too. Pukaaa. :(
The goodbye exchange between Hiro and Yaeko was very sweet, though I still disapprove greatly of their so-called love. What great love that was, when back to present day with Ando all of Hiro's sorrow has evaporated entirely. To think he's lost Kensei's loyalty over it, makes me sad all over again.
I am delighted, however, to see the Yamagato BFFs back together again! Hee! I do wish someone would tell them about Flying Man already, because Hiro's quickness to take credit for stopping the bomb doesn't sit perfectly well with me. :p
Did you catch what Adam told Peter? "You and I are going to change history." ahfdaljhdfl. Kensei still carries the imprint Hiro has made on his life. ;_;
In conclusion: I have nothing but love for this episode. NOTHING. LOVEEEEEEE. :D :D :D
If you're looking for polls,
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