Heroes Season 1(#22)---5/14/07-'Landslide'

[The Grumpy Celt]

Linderman’s death was a surprise. His plot to make the world a better place by killing six-million or so people always seemed a bit poorly thought out and if he can’t control his own, ah… not dying, then the plan that Nathan is going alone with is even more fundamentally flawed that it first appeared.

Ted went out like a chump.

So did Bennett’s supervisor.

Has whatever happened to Sylar father ever been identified? Perhaps he was a super himself.

D.J. was not a great surprise, but was handled better than I thought it would be, given the history of the character in the show. Edit: However, he is not dead yet and in the trailer he was not dead. As such, he might live long enough for Sylar to take his power.

The training montague was silly and sad. Hiro missed the point about letting Ando die and we still don’t know Hiro’s father has powers and if so what they may be.

Those hints that Candace might be fat and ugly were funny.

 

[Ed_Laprade]

Some nice one liners. I liked Hiro's training montage. In fact, I must be coming down with something. I can only think of one thing to complain about! DL should have killed Linderman as soon as he tried to buy off Nikki. And "He's not dead yet." He was still moving in the last shot of him and Jessica. At least, that's what it looked like to me.

 

[el-remmen]

I missed about 12 minutes of the beginning right after Peter realizes he can control Ted's power.

How/why did they decide to split up the way they did?


Great to see that blonde FBI agent back. I always liked her. She looks like a regular person, not a T.V. person, if you know what I mean.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

How/why did they decide to split up the way they did?

They didn't want to. While going to the bus station or a train terminal, Peter heard Sylar's thoughts. They bugged out of there, only to get stopped by the FBI. Peter turned himself and Claire invisible to flee, but by then the Feds had Ted on the ground, captured, while Sylar watched from the background. Sylar had, in fact, already called the FBI.

 

[Remus Lupin]

Poor Ted. He deserved a better death.

So, the body count is rising -- Ted, D.L. (possibly), Linderman, and it looks like the guy who can hear thoughts might go out next week (according to the trailer).

My favorite line(s):

Micah: I have a cousin who eats like you. He's huge.
Candice (munching fries): I am.

 

[Agamon]

Although Masi Oka actually IS a black belt in Kendo!

I figured that out without actually knowing. Why else would Hiro 'need' a katana?

And is it kendo or kenjitsu? I thought kendo was a female-dominated sport in Japan. I took a couple years of kenjitsu, it's fun swinging the boken around.

 

[Alzrius]

I thought kendo was a female-dominated sport in Japan.

There are female kendoists, but it's not at all female-dominated. When I was in Japan, a friend of mine was in a kendo club there, and it was mostly men. You might be thinking of kyudo (archery).

I also thought it seemed like D. L. was still alive in that last shot (and in the split-second we saw of him in the trailer).

Hiro's training with his father seemed kind of silly...what does a few hours of kendo really do? The only thing that remotely makes sense is that it was supposed to get Hiro into a mental place where he could do what he had to (the same way getting the sword let him feel confident in his powers again). Still, you think he'd have knocked on the door and told Ando that it was going to be a few hours. And when is he going to fight the T-Rex (his own personal dragon) already?!

I liked how a lot of bodies hit the floor this episode. Killing cast members is always cool...though really Ted, did you not think to maybe blast Sylar with radiation when he started to cut your head off? A tiny nuclear blast would have been rather apropos right then.

And I hope it doesn't make me petty to have snickered when I found out that Candice is a fat chick. Given what a spiteful bitch she is, I'd say she deserves her unhappiness.

Here's looking forward to the big Peter vs. Sylar showdown next week!

 

[Vocenoctum]

Hiro's training with his father seemed kind of silly...what does a few hours of kendo really do? The only thing that remotely makes sense is that it was supposed to get Hiro into a mental place where he could do what he had to (the same way getting the sword let him feel confident in his powers again). Still, you think he'd have knocked on the door and told Ando that it was going to be a few hours. And when is he going to fight the T-Rex (his own personal dragon) already?!

Why I thought it was silly and funny (in a bad way) was that he's getting a few hours training in sword fighting, so he can... plunge his sword into an unarmed man while time is frozen.

Sylar probably won't draw a sword, scream "there can be only one!" and charge Hiro!

As a mental preparation it's okay, but Hiro is so up & down with confidence, it doesn't do much for me anymore.

I liked how a lot of bodies hit the floor this episode. Killing cast members is always cool...though really Ted, did you not think to maybe blast Sylar with radiation when he started to cut your head off? A tiny nuclear blast would have been rather apropos right then.

Ted's death was just bad. Sure, he blows up a van to escape, but he won't blow up stuff to save his life.
Right, he was just THAT disoriented.

And I hope it doesn't make me petty to have snickered when I found out that Candice is a fat chick. Given what a spiteful bitch she is, I'd say she deserves her unhappiness.

We don't know what she really is, other than embittered.

 

[Dire Bare]

I think we've notably deviated from the "Dark Future" we saw though, as in Five Years Gone we saw a moment where Sylar used DL's phasing power in his fight, and now DL has died without Sylar stealing his power, so it does seem that the future can be changed.

Nope. DL didn't die in this episode, only seriously wounded. In fact, in next week's trailer we see him alive, if not well.

In fact, I'm willing to bet money he survives this season. In order for the finale to work, NOTHING can change except for what Hiro and Ando do to try and stop Sylar (or Peter!).

DL has to survive so that if the bomb does go off, he can be "hidden" by Parkman and Bennett only to have Sylar eat him later!

Other predictions:

1) Hiro does not stab Sylar . . . We already know that Sylar is not the bomb, Peter is! In the "future" episode, Future Hiro's warnings to Peter prevent Sylar from getting Claire's powers, but he obviously was still around to take them later. And Quinto (the actor behind Sylar) is already signed for next season! (although taking that into account is kinda cheating)

2) No hero we see in the "future" episode dies . . . at least not until after the "crisis point" when the day is saved by Hiro and Ando.

3) Ando's going to bite it when he confronts Sylar. In the "future" we know Ando dies, but we assumed he was blown up in the explosion. But Future Hiro never actually said HOW Ando died (dies).

4) Parkman shoots and kills Molly to protect his wife and unborn baby. This is where "Dark Parkman" from the future is born!

5) Peter explodes!!! But somehow Hiro saves the day, perhaps by reversing time in a similar fashion as he reversed the bullet trashy Vegas lady shot at him. If all the prophecies, time travel predictions and paintings come true . . . the bomb has to go off . . .

 

[Vocenoctum]

I missed about 12 minutes of the beginning right after Peter realizes he can control Ted's power.

If you remember the cliffhanger from last week, where peter is about to lose control, and Claire is about to put a bullet in her uncle...

He stops, goes "oh, wait, I'm in control, scratch the killing stuff" and all is fine.

How/why did they decide to split up the way they did?

Peter tells them about the Prophecy, they decide to isolate the Nukers, and Claire leaves for safety and so she can gack Uncle Pete when needed. Parkman/Bennet go to put a round into the little girl.

Sylar calls Da Feds, they arrest Ted, while Pete and Claire flee invisibily.

(Apparently, he can turn other people invisible.)

Great to see that blonde FBI agent back. I always liked her. She looks like a regular person, not a T.V. person, if you know what I mean.

Yeah, it was good to see she was still around, though it's a shame she didn't catch on to Sylar.