Heroes Season 1(#14)---2/05/07-'DISTRACTIONS'

[Dire Bare]

So when did Syler pick up invisibility? I could see the whole cell, and so could Claire's Dad. There was nowhere for him to be hiding.

I'd have to watch the episode again, but I'm pretty darn sure he was just standing behind the door. HRG's (and the camera's) focus was on the body on the table, which he assumed WAS Sylar.

And what is Jesikki up to? Her goals still seem muddled. And I doubt she will be content to simply do Linderman's bidding for much longer.

I don't think Jessica is doing Linderman's bidding so much as taking advantage of the situation. But only time will tell.

RE: Hiro and the T-Rex...

Hasn't this already come true? When he snagged the sword from the museum (what he thought was the sword, anyway), as he ran through the Natural History exhibit, he stopped to pose in front of the T-Rex statue, didn't he?

It's possible that Isaac's painting comes literally true, where Hiro goes back in time and fights dinosaurs, but I think this was just intended to be a red herring.

Yeah, I'm 100% convinced the scene in the museum is the scene Isaac painted with Hiro facing off against a T-Rex. Occam's Razor and all. But for some crazy reason a lot of folks don't want to accept what seems to me to be obvious.

Our local NBC news station aired a fluff piece on Hereos last night where they spoke to some of the cast, nothing really big or important was said until the reporter revealed the fate of one of the charaters.

[sblock]She said one of the heroes would die in a couple of episodes. Tie that in with what was shown in the previews for next week of Nikki confronting Matt, and what looks like Matt flying out a window. Matt may be killed off :\ [/sblock]

This has already happened, [sblock]Eden has died a few episodes back[/sblock]

Hey, waht did Mr. Bennet's wife say she called him. I could have sworn she said a first name.

Also, why didn't Sylar kill Mr. Bennet. He killed Eden with no problem, and seemed to be about to kill the wife with no problem either.

HRG's wife was about to say his first name, but was interrupted. I thought that was pretty funny, just as we don't know what country Fez from "That 70s Show" is from.

Sylar didn't kill Eden. He was going to, but before he could she shot herself in the head to prevent him from gaining her powers.

One other thing. I was very annoyed that Syler had Eden's Voice after she delberately blew her brains out precisely to keep him from getting it. That cheapens her death for me. Grumble...

How'd ya figure that? Nothing in the episode gave me the idea that Sylar now has Eden's powers. Did I miss something?

 

[WayneLigon]

So Linderman has so much pull he can the charges against her dropped after she brutally assaults a shrink in the holding cell? That scene kind of broke me out of my suspension of disbelief. Overall the rest was fine though.

He apparently owns a casino in Vegas at the very least, so that should tell you how rich he is. We're talking just under billionaire level. Probably with extensive criminal connections as well. No problem at all for him to have some goon on his payroll confess to the crime she's charged with and then have his lawyer spring her. After all once the security tape goes missing who's to say that Jessica didn't do that in self defense after her doctor went berserk? After all, one of the guards must have beaten her up and freed Niki in an attempt to frame her. A woman of Niki's size and weight couldn't have inflicted the wounds that woman had.

In other words, I don't find it unusual at all that a filthy rich and powerfully connected man can do whatever he wants, when he wants.

 

[Ed_Laprade]

Huh!? I didn't get that at all. What scene showed this to be so?

Syler used the Voice on Mrs. Bennet (to no actual purpose) just before Mr. B burst in and started shooting. Just one word, but it was definitely the Voice.

 

[Ed_Laprade]

Anyone else thing Mr. Sulu let Hiro go way too easily? I mean, the kid's planning to steal a historic artifact, tells him about it, and after Hiro convinces his dad that his sister is better at running the company, he just flies back to Tokyo like nothing happened?

Yeah, that was wrapped up way too quick. But there's only so much time in a given episode, and we knew Hiro wasn't gonna give up, so...

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

Just one word, but it was definitely the Voice.

That was not my interpretation of the scene. If Sylar was able to get The Voice, then he was able to do so without taking Eden's brain, which begs the question of how he did so and what he wanted with all those other brains.

What was the word he used?

 

[Steel_Wind]

Yeah, that was wrapped up way too quick. But there's only so much time in a given episode, and we knew Hiro wasn't gonna give up, so...

It was not "wrapped up". If George Takei was a one-off, we would not be reading the things online about his character and his development that we are.

The power is genetic; it runs in families. IF Hiro has it, it may be that his father has it - and if not - it may be that his sister does. (I'm betting on Dad though).

We'll be coming back to this one. Hiro's ability to teleport permits for greater entanglements and branching plot threads.

While not much was resolved in this episode, I really enjoyed it. Except for Jessica/Nikki getting sprung from prison. That, to me, seemed far too Hollywood.

If that's how they decided to end that plot thread, they should simply have never done her imprisonment in the first place. I would have accepted her being sprung from prison by hubby and son. I would have bought into "evil Dad" springing her for his own purposes as well via some uber_secret transfer.

This resolution, however, seemed far to much like "well - there's not much else we can do with her in prison - let's get her the hell outta there" verdict in the writer's room. It's as if someone screwed with somebody else's character in a "Thieve's World" story and the character's main author read what the other author wrote, got steamed about it, and at the start of the next story - simply penned a few paragraphs to get her out of prison.

Rang totally false with me. Meh.

 

[Phoenix8008]

Syler used the Voice on Mrs. Bennet (to no actual purpose) just before Mr. B burst in and started shooting. Just one word, but it was definitely the Voice.

If Sylar had used 'the voice', it would not have been to no actual purpose. They would have showcased it so everyone would understand what was going on. If he had 'the voice' he would not have had to TK throw her into the curio to begin with. She would have been his calm and obedient slave right from the get go. No need to lie and pretend to be an employee of HRG. Sylar hasn't shown the temperament to be that subtle when he didn't have to be.

Just in case though, I'll go back and watch that part again and see if I notice anything new.

On a side note, do you think Nathan will still be mad at Peter for 'saving the cheerleader' when he figures out that she is his daughter?! And speaking of Nathan and Claire, I realized after the fact that I missed both hints leading to the truth: Zach's comment about 'her maybe having an uncle (Peter) somewhere' (as posted above by someone smarter than me), and Claire's own comment about 'always picturing her parents living in some fancy house in New York'! Neat to figure it out after the fact at least.

Glad to see Sylar on the loose again. Him on the hunt only adds to the drama. Not to mention setting up the whole possibility of a 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' scenario between HRG and the Heroes!

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

On a side note, do you think Nathan will still be mad at Peter for 'saving the cheerleader' when he figures out that she is his daughter?!

Yes, yes i do. Had she died, the fact she was his daughter would never have been an issue he had to deal with, it would not have become a thorn in his side. Now it is an issue, now it is a thorn in his side.

 

[Alzrius]

Given that the scene where Sylar approached Mrs. Bennet showed him walking up to her in slow motion, I don't think he was using The Voice when he said "Hello." (Or whatever it was he said.)

Did anyone notice exactly what it was Sylar pulled off the back of his head right after he threw Mr. Bennet against the wall of the cell? I didn't catch that.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Given that the scene where Sylar approached Mrs. Bennet showed him walking up to her in slow motion, I don't think he was using The Voice when he said "Hello." (Or whatever it was he said.)

Did anyone notice exactly what it was Sylar pulled off the back of his head right after he threw Mr. Bennet against the wall of the cell? I didn't catch that.

It was the drip/monitor attachment they had going directly to his brain, yep, they drilled a hole in his head and had a pinky sized device in there! Can you say, clink in the armor of Sylar, think Smog . He has been shot a number of time, fell from a tall building with Peter.

Peter; just remember he has come into contact with Sylar, this may mean he has Sylar's powers also and not realize it!