Heroes S3 E17 (Cold Wars)...
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starvinbohemianYay, Slumdog Millionaire wins everything! Fantastic. When is that movie going to come out on DVD so that I can own it forever and ever? And "Jai Ho" won Best Song! Now I am satisfied and maybe I can stop obsessing about this movie and finally move on with my life. Until the DVD comes out.
Anyway, it's time for [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com].
Jack Coleman described this episode in his blog as a big episode for his character along the lines of "Company Man." With all due respect, I don't think this one even touched "Company Man." CM was amazing because we were finally given some back-story and insight into a mysterious character that everyone wanted to know more about. This episode didn't reveal anything that we didn't already know from simple inference. But it was still a good episode, so whatever.
Pretty-Stupid-Boys Brigade: I never thought I'd get to see these three coming out of a motel room together. *Insert obligatory sex joke because HELLS YEAH* But aww, Mom and Dad are fighting again. And Mom's keeping secrets. And Dad's become abusive.
In all seriousness, this is the first time I've ever seen any genuine chemistry between Matt and Mohinder. I've never seen the chemistry or the love that shippers keep talking about. In S2, they just seemed annoyed at each other's presence, and I can't think of a single sweet family moment they shared together with Molly. Hell, Matt was still calling him "Suresh" a few episodes ago. But I digress.
Mohinder: When Momo said "It's not science at all," I think I cracked a rib laughing. Momo has no idea what science is. But who gives a crap about that when HE IS WET. Peter may have been wearing a shirt this week, but Momo more than covered the sexy quota. Good job, Momo.
Peter: Well, color me shocked, but somebody get Peter an Awesome Award. He was darn right competent this episode. When he dropped down onto HRG's car, it became my hands-down favorite moment of the episode. He even packed a bullet into Danko! The speed and ease with which he picked up Parkman proves that Peter is both morally AND physically stronger than Nathan. Muscle mass is apparently just an illusion. A gorgeous, sexpot illusion. Mmn, Nathan...
Matt: And the Idiot Award goes to Matt. Why? Because he sends PETER on an assassination mission. Come on, Matt. PETER PETRELLI? Have you two met?
Angela/HRG: It's so wrong to ship these two, but they're leaving me no choice, the gorgeous bastards. Because awwww, she gave him a retirement watch! Cute.
Sandra: Do my ears deceive me? HRG and Sandra are on the P.T.A at Lyle's school? He doesn't know or else doesn't remember, but this here is proof that at least Sandra cares enough about her son to be on the P.T.A. Lyle! Someone cares about you!
HRG/Danko: Awww. HRG wants to bond with him like he did with all his other partners. The Haitian was practically his husband. But Danko is having none of it because he is dead inside. The sad little psychopath lives alone. Shocker. I think "You barely touched your prime rib" is the creepiest line of the entire show, out-creeping all of Sylar's lines put together.
Nathan: So, Nathan's version of "making things right" after almost killing his brother is to disown him, manipulate him, taser him, kidnap him, drug him, and attempt to send him to Guantanamo Bay. Yeah, that's... sound reasoning there, Nathan.
Daphne: *Is Alive* Just like the rest of this episode's reveals-- not really surprising.
Those Missing This Week: As much as I applaud the show for finally going back to the S1 format of not showing everyone every week so as to give each story its share of depth... I was actually talking about Hiro and Claire. Where the hell is my Sylar???
Tim Sale: Seriously, I love Tim Sale as much as the next guy, but if I see one more of his apocalyptic paintings on Isaac's floor, then I am going to have to smack a bitch.
Anyway, it's time for [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com].
Jack Coleman described this episode in his blog as a big episode for his character along the lines of "Company Man." With all due respect, I don't think this one even touched "Company Man." CM was amazing because we were finally given some back-story and insight into a mysterious character that everyone wanted to know more about. This episode didn't reveal anything that we didn't already know from simple inference. But it was still a good episode, so whatever.
Pretty-Stupid-Boys Brigade: I never thought I'd get to see these three coming out of a motel room together. *Insert obligatory sex joke because HELLS YEAH* But aww, Mom and Dad are fighting again. And Mom's keeping secrets. And Dad's become abusive.
In all seriousness, this is the first time I've ever seen any genuine chemistry between Matt and Mohinder. I've never seen the chemistry or the love that shippers keep talking about. In S2, they just seemed annoyed at each other's presence, and I can't think of a single sweet family moment they shared together with Molly. Hell, Matt was still calling him "Suresh" a few episodes ago. But I digress.
Mohinder: When Momo said "It's not science at all," I think I cracked a rib laughing. Momo has no idea what science is. But who gives a crap about that when HE IS WET. Peter may have been wearing a shirt this week, but Momo more than covered the sexy quota. Good job, Momo.
Peter: Well, color me shocked, but somebody get Peter an Awesome Award. He was darn right competent this episode. When he dropped down onto HRG's car, it became my hands-down favorite moment of the episode. He even packed a bullet into Danko! The speed and ease with which he picked up Parkman proves that Peter is both morally AND physically stronger than Nathan. Muscle mass is apparently just an illusion. A gorgeous, sexpot illusion. Mmn, Nathan...
Matt: And the Idiot Award goes to Matt. Why? Because he sends PETER on an assassination mission. Come on, Matt. PETER PETRELLI? Have you two met?
Angela/HRG: It's so wrong to ship these two, but they're leaving me no choice, the gorgeous bastards. Because awwww, she gave him a retirement watch! Cute.
Sandra: Do my ears deceive me? HRG and Sandra are on the P.T.A at Lyle's school? He doesn't know or else doesn't remember, but this here is proof that at least Sandra cares enough about her son to be on the P.T.A. Lyle! Someone cares about you!
HRG/Danko: Awww. HRG wants to bond with him like he did with all his other partners. The Haitian was practically his husband. But Danko is having none of it because he is dead inside. The sad little psychopath lives alone. Shocker. I think "You barely touched your prime rib" is the creepiest line of the entire show, out-creeping all of Sylar's lines put together.
Nathan: So, Nathan's version of "making things right" after almost killing his brother is to disown him, manipulate him, taser him, kidnap him, drug him, and attempt to send him to Guantanamo Bay. Yeah, that's... sound reasoning there, Nathan.
Daphne: *Is Alive* Just like the rest of this episode's reveals-- not really surprising.
Those Missing This Week: As much as I applaud the show for finally going back to the S1 format of not showing everyone every week so as to give each story its share of depth... I was actually talking about Hiro and Claire. Where the hell is my Sylar???
Tim Sale: Seriously, I love Tim Sale as much as the next guy, but if I see one more of his apocalyptic paintings on Isaac's floor, then I am going to have to smack a bitch.
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Date: 2009-02-24 11:34 am (UTC)And I saw Noah and Angela sitting on the bench and was like 'omg I must icon them.'
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Date: 2009-02-24 06:05 pm (UTC)Ooooh, icon them! Those two are so awesome they make sitting on a bench look awesome, too. :)
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Date: 2009-02-24 02:16 pm (UTC)Peter was my favourite character this episode hands down. I want him to destroy more car. Question as I've missed several episodes, does it look like Peter will ever get the full extent of his powers back? I like how he's learned to be a hero without them and with only one power at a time, but I'm curious.
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Date: 2009-02-24 06:13 pm (UTC)I don't think Peter will ever get his full powers back because the writers have been looking for ways to make him more manageable (i.e. giving him power-suppressing Haitian pills, taking away his memory, taking away his powers completely, etc.). They were having trouble explaining why Peter didn't just do this or that with his huge arsenal of powers to fix every situation. As much as I want Peter back to the way he was, I understand their problem.
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Date: 2009-02-24 11:11 pm (UTC)Damn, that's too bad. I was kinda hoping that Peter would kick Nathan's ass using all of the powers of his fellow fugitives.
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Date: 2009-02-25 01:56 am (UTC)That would be kinda cool, but as we know, if Peter does have a bunch of abilities, he'll never get to actually deliver a decent ass-kicking with them. However, if he only has one power, the writers might actually let him Do Something Cool with it that isn't automatically negated by some stupid rubish immediately after (yeah, I'm still sore about Arthur Petrelli raining on Hiro's awesome moment last chapter).
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Date: 2009-02-25 05:46 am (UTC)yoshiki_wolff@hotmail.com
Date: 2009-02-24 03:55 pm (UTC)Re: yoshiki_wolff@hotmail.com
Date: 2009-02-24 05:46 pm (UTC)When Danko says, "You barely touched your prime rib," he is referring to Nathan's dinner. He is telling Nathan that he has been spying on him, too, and he knows that Nathan did not finish his prime rib steak before he came over to talk to him.
Does that help?
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Date: 2009-02-24 10:04 pm (UTC)LOL, really, I don´t think anybody should be worried as long as it´s Peter the one holding the gun, c´mon!
"Apocalypse! Again??" I think this is a quote from Buffy TVS ^_^
Yeah, this is a bit repetitive.
I missed Sylar, a lot, but Mohinder made up for it ok, except for the part when you realize that he has benn stupid again (not telling anybody WTF).
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Date: 2009-02-25 05:54 am (UTC)When it comes to shows like Heroes and Buffy, I'm willing to give them about a season to do the whole apocalypse thing. After that, I start to roll my eyes. Because come on. There are so many other threats that you can abuse your heroes with. The best kind of threats are the intimate, personal kind, where the characters threatened are the ones you already know and care about. The apocalypse is an abstract concept that doesn't affect the audience anywhere near as much.
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Date: 2009-02-25 01:20 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-02-25 10:38 pm (UTC)Peter! ♥ I second the Awesome Award.
I love this show.
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Date: 2009-02-25 10:50 pm (UTC)Hehe. Me, too. :)