Heroes S3 E25 (An Invisible Thread)...
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I had to take a few days to allow the alternating numbness and fury to subside before I could bear to watch the episode again in order to write the meta. But I did it.
I'll save the Nathan rant for the end.
Nathan/Peter: Their love never shines so bright as it does during times of crisis. Peter says, "Let's cut this son of a bitch in half," and Nathan gets all hot and bothered and throws out the "I love yous." The most tragic part of this is that Nathan acknowledging his power and working in tandem with Peter is exactly the kind of partnership Peter has been desperately wanting with him since season one.
Sidenote about Peter: Peter has never been so hot as when he stabbed Sylar. In fact, his overall hotness level was spiking this whole episode.
Nathan/Liam Daniels: The boarding school slash fics are already on their way. Yes, indeed. The fact that if you blur your eyes enough he could pass for Peter during a drunken night in the dorm room helps-- Oh, I guess I just wrote one myself.
Mama Petrelli: "I cannot change what I dream." But... what about all those apocalypses that were averted and the mass slaughter of the entire cast in S2? *Tries not to feel bitter*
Peter/Mohinder: Even through my raging grief, I still took a moment to appreciate their little moment at the end. They seriously need to just get married and get an apartment in Greenwich where Molly will come to live with them, and they will be the most gorgeous alternative family in the world. Happily ever after, the end.
But once again, I feel compelled to remind the writers that a geneticist is not a medical doctor. So once again, Mohinder doesn't actually know what he's talking about.
Claude: *Was not present* Yeah, I noticed that, IMDB, you lying bastards.
Epic Fight We've Been Promised: *Was also not present* Epic fight does not equal off-camera fight. Pretty much not ever.
Claire: For once, I have absolutely nothing negative to say about Claire. She was smart, competent, and even a little badass. A BAMF-in-training, you might say. Spending so much time with Angela has been good for her. If this could be Claire all the time, then she would be one of my favorite characters.
Danko: "And then you got into bed with Sylar," HRG says, and I'm not even gonna touch that one. Because ew. I will, however, question why the Building 26 agents believed "Agent Taub" when he fingered Danko but they didn't believe HRG a few episodes ago. But whatever, I don't really care because Danko has finally been neutered for the time being.
Hiro/Ando: I love how they initially found HRG and Danko in their cell and then just left them there. "I guess I meant let's find other prisoners, Ando." And then Ando took down his and Hiro's pictures from the Wall of Evil but didn't bother to take down the other pictures. Haha, oh boys. Self-indulgent to the last.
Sylar: Watching the writers continue to make Sylar even more powerful-- he moved the spot, huh?-- episode after episode is like watching a bunch of morons dig their own graves.
Sylar/Claire: Thanks for all the meta, guys. Seriously, Sylar's writing his own Sylaire fan fic, and I know because I've read a thousand Peter/Sylar fics with that exact plot he described. How the fuck did this crack ship become canon??? HE SMELLED HER. EWWWW.
Meta: No, seriously, what's with all the meta? The writers were throwing out fanon shout-outs like nobody's business. "Papa Petrelli" and "Mama Bennett" made me laugh. They even gave us a Lyle shout-out! Peter's line, "Today we're going to course correct," was the most obvious. Methinks the writers have been spending too much time on the boards. Or they're so desperate for love that they'll do anything. Too bad, though, because they're never getting love from me again.
Tracey: I don't give a shit about fucking Tracey. She's naked again. Shocker. Fuck, I lose Nathan, but we're keeping HER? Fuck you, show.
And now we've hit the Nathan!Sylar section:
You'll notice that one of the tags for this entry is rage. I think that pretty much sums it up.
I knew it was coming. I even guessed that his memories would be used to create a Sylar!Nathan hybrid thing because the actors were not exactly subtle in their hints. But knowing it was coming was not the same as having it actually happen.
I'm going to quote House of Petrelli because they pretty much sum up my feelings on the matter: "Memories and appearance alone are not what defines us. It is what we do, those we love, that makes us who we are. The creature on the show has not led Nathan's life. It is not Nathan. It looks like Nathan. It thinks it is Nathan, but it is not. It is a mockery of the hero Nathan became, and it is not acknowledged by this House."
Nathan is gone forever. Eventually, Sylar is going to remember who he is, and then Adrian Pasdar will no longer have a place on the show. And when that happens, I will officially break up with Heroes. I wish I could do it now, but I know I'll tune in come fall just to see things play out. But I'm never going to enjoy this show again like I once did. The love is gone because it was always based on a love for the Petrelli brothers. I said it before, and I'll say it again: I didn't put up with all of the bullshit the writers have been pushing out for two volumes for any of the other characters that should have been sacrificed a thousand times over before Nathan was.
The issue of Claire's super amazing healing blood has been brought up by others, and I have to assume that the writers are retconning that bit. If it was any other character's fate on the line, I would applaud them because the walking cheat code that was her blood was one of the worst ideas the writers have ever had. But it's Nathan, so I don't care how they do it, I just want him back.
There was a Simon/Monty shout-out this episode, but I couldn't even enjoy that. I won't even get to enjoy it next season if the spoilers are true and the boys are coming back to play a somewhat prominent role. It doesn't matter because Nathan is dead. It won't be him and his family. It will be Sylar, and I don't know how I'm going to handle that. Probably not well.
I had to take a few days to allow the alternating numbness and fury to subside before I could bear to watch the episode again in order to write the meta. But I did it.
I'll save the Nathan rant for the end.
Nathan/Peter: Their love never shines so bright as it does during times of crisis. Peter says, "Let's cut this son of a bitch in half," and Nathan gets all hot and bothered and throws out the "I love yous." The most tragic part of this is that Nathan acknowledging his power and working in tandem with Peter is exactly the kind of partnership Peter has been desperately wanting with him since season one.
Sidenote about Peter: Peter has never been so hot as when he stabbed Sylar. In fact, his overall hotness level was spiking this whole episode.
Nathan/Liam Daniels: The boarding school slash fics are already on their way. Yes, indeed. The fact that if you blur your eyes enough he could pass for Peter during a drunken night in the dorm room helps-- Oh, I guess I just wrote one myself.
Mama Petrelli: "I cannot change what I dream." But... what about all those apocalypses that were averted and the mass slaughter of the entire cast in S2? *Tries not to feel bitter*
Peter/Mohinder: Even through my raging grief, I still took a moment to appreciate their little moment at the end. They seriously need to just get married and get an apartment in Greenwich where Molly will come to live with them, and they will be the most gorgeous alternative family in the world. Happily ever after, the end.
But once again, I feel compelled to remind the writers that a geneticist is not a medical doctor. So once again, Mohinder doesn't actually know what he's talking about.
Claude: *Was not present* Yeah, I noticed that, IMDB, you lying bastards.
Epic Fight We've Been Promised: *Was also not present* Epic fight does not equal off-camera fight. Pretty much not ever.
Claire: For once, I have absolutely nothing negative to say about Claire. She was smart, competent, and even a little badass. A BAMF-in-training, you might say. Spending so much time with Angela has been good for her. If this could be Claire all the time, then she would be one of my favorite characters.
Danko: "And then you got into bed with Sylar," HRG says, and I'm not even gonna touch that one. Because ew. I will, however, question why the Building 26 agents believed "Agent Taub" when he fingered Danko but they didn't believe HRG a few episodes ago. But whatever, I don't really care because Danko has finally been neutered for the time being.
Hiro/Ando: I love how they initially found HRG and Danko in their cell and then just left them there. "I guess I meant let's find other prisoners, Ando." And then Ando took down his and Hiro's pictures from the Wall of Evil but didn't bother to take down the other pictures. Haha, oh boys. Self-indulgent to the last.
Sylar: Watching the writers continue to make Sylar even more powerful-- he moved the spot, huh?-- episode after episode is like watching a bunch of morons dig their own graves.
Sylar/Claire: Thanks for all the meta, guys. Seriously, Sylar's writing his own Sylaire fan fic, and I know because I've read a thousand Peter/Sylar fics with that exact plot he described. How the fuck did this crack ship become canon??? HE SMELLED HER. EWWWW.
Meta: No, seriously, what's with all the meta? The writers were throwing out fanon shout-outs like nobody's business. "Papa Petrelli" and "Mama Bennett" made me laugh. They even gave us a Lyle shout-out! Peter's line, "Today we're going to course correct," was the most obvious. Methinks the writers have been spending too much time on the boards. Or they're so desperate for love that they'll do anything. Too bad, though, because they're never getting love from me again.
Tracey: I don't give a shit about fucking Tracey. She's naked again. Shocker. Fuck, I lose Nathan, but we're keeping HER? Fuck you, show.
And now we've hit the Nathan!Sylar section:
You'll notice that one of the tags for this entry is rage. I think that pretty much sums it up.
I knew it was coming. I even guessed that his memories would be used to create a Sylar!Nathan hybrid thing because the actors were not exactly subtle in their hints. But knowing it was coming was not the same as having it actually happen.
I'm going to quote House of Petrelli because they pretty much sum up my feelings on the matter: "Memories and appearance alone are not what defines us. It is what we do, those we love, that makes us who we are. The creature on the show has not led Nathan's life. It is not Nathan. It looks like Nathan. It thinks it is Nathan, but it is not. It is a mockery of the hero Nathan became, and it is not acknowledged by this House."
Nathan is gone forever. Eventually, Sylar is going to remember who he is, and then Adrian Pasdar will no longer have a place on the show. And when that happens, I will officially break up with Heroes. I wish I could do it now, but I know I'll tune in come fall just to see things play out. But I'm never going to enjoy this show again like I once did. The love is gone because it was always based on a love for the Petrelli brothers. I said it before, and I'll say it again: I didn't put up with all of the bullshit the writers have been pushing out for two volumes for any of the other characters that should have been sacrificed a thousand times over before Nathan was.
The issue of Claire's super amazing healing blood has been brought up by others, and I have to assume that the writers are retconning that bit. If it was any other character's fate on the line, I would applaud them because the walking cheat code that was her blood was one of the worst ideas the writers have ever had. But it's Nathan, so I don't care how they do it, I just want him back.
There was a Simon/Monty shout-out this episode, but I couldn't even enjoy that. I won't even get to enjoy it next season if the spoilers are true and the boys are coming back to play a somewhat prominent role. It doesn't matter because Nathan is dead. It won't be him and his family. It will be Sylar, and I don't know how I'm going to handle that. Probably not well.