Heroes Season [Volume] 2 (#27)---10/15/07-'The Kindness of Strangers'

[Remus Lupin]

Oh and on HRG, yes, he's clearly evil in my book. He's violent and selfish and controlling, which are pretty good indicators of evil. I'd tag him as Neutral Evil in D&D terms, working with Peter (Lawful Good) and Mohinder (Neutral Good) to bring down the company (Neutral Evil) and Sylar (Chaotic Evil).

 

[Hand of Evil]

No because she copied the rose tomato prior to Micha touching her.

Missed that

But wonder if he upgraded her? Human's being bio-electric and our brains being computer like, which would put Micah's power somewhere between Peter and Sylar, being able to analysis, understand and repair/upgrade/downgrade/de-install (oh my).

 

[Grog]

As for people talking about Claire & Mr. Bennett 'mistrusting' each other. Claire is lying to her dad to see a boy. Yes it is really that hard to conceive that a 17 ish girl would lie to her parents to sneak off and see a boy....must never have happened in the history of the world .

It's not about Claire lying to her dad to see a boy - it's about Claire trusting said boy, who she's known all of one week, and who upset her badly enough to make her flee a classroom in tears, more than her father. Especially when, back in season 1, she found out all the extraordinary risks her father took to protect her while she was growing up.

That's terrible characterization, and the only reason it's happening is because the writers want to manufacture some artificial drama in Claire's relationship with her father.

 

[Phoenix8008]

But wonder if he upgraded her? Human's being bio-electric and our brains being computer like, which would put Micah's power somewhere between Peter and Sylar, being able to analysis, understand and repair/upgrade/downgrade/de-install (oh my).

Oooh! Interesting theory! I did get the feeling that there was more going on there than a hug. And after her acrobatic expulsion of the robber, I'm betting she is now gonna be 'good manager material'.

Overall, a good episode but not excellent. The Claire/West/HRG triangle is gonna go all season long and if the painting is accurate we know where it will end. As much as I liked HRG by the end of season one, I gotta admit he's acting pretty selfish. You don't earn trust by keeping secrets, and now the lies and secrets will grow and take on a life of their own.

Nathan was interesting, especially the face in the mirror. So I guess he has a restraining order against him based on what the teacher at his boys' school said? Musta fallen really hard after Peter went boom. Enough to get kicked out of office, or maybe resign? Neat to see Ma Patrelli wanting to pay for her 'crimes'. Felt so wrong for her to be making the sacrifice of herself that at first I was waiting to see if someone was controlling her or had replaced her. Or maybe jail is jsut the safest place for her to hide from the real killer.

Matt and Mo are really an 'Odd Couple', but I'm glad we finally know who the 'Nightmare Man' is. Good that it ties into Matt's story, he needed some more connection with everything else.

While it was cheesy for the twins to run into Sylar like that, I'll give them a pass on this one since it was due to circumstances beyond the writers control. And I'm glad that there is something new to the equation beyond the repetative twins together, twins seperated, black tears, twins reunited and save people not dead yet from virus/curse. Sylar will make watching their journey more bearable. I wonder if he will use a new name now that his Sylar watch is broken? And what the heck is it about him and those monster roaches?! That better be answered this season or it's gonna turn into Heroes' version of 'What crippled John Locke's legs before he got to the island' on Lost.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

I am surprised that no one has brought up the roach crawling across the brick Sylar used to crack the car thief's head.

I did see that. I wonder what it signifies, other than Sylar is a creep.

Why is marrage such a chore for holloywood writers?

I like the Colombian twins. But if Sylar does kill one, I hope it is the brother as that would leave the woman with nothing to balance her killer powers. And for that matter, where in Mexico are they? It seems like they've been driving north for days and days without crossing the border.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

And for that matter, where in Mexico are they? It seems like they've been driving north for days and days without crossing the border.

It takes 1 day to drive the length of Florida using interstates. The shortest route up Mexico is at least 3 times that long and that is without interstate highways. A week or two is not bad, especially if they are going to California.

 

[F5]

But wonder if he upgraded her? Human's being bio-electric and our brains being computer like, which would put Micah's power somewhere between Peter and Sylar, being able to analysis, understand and repair/upgrade/downgrade/de-install (oh my).

He even said that's what he was trying to do, essentially. Something like "I wish I could fix your dreams the way I fixed the TV".

I really want to know what The Nightmare Man/Parkman senior is capable of. Molly says he's "even worse" than the dude that kills people and eats their brains. He's obviously got some kind of mental power going on. What else? I suspect he might be a mimic...an example of what happens when a mimic goes "wrong"...gets too powerful and loses his humanity.

As for Sylar and the Blunder Twins, I think Sylar's plan is to get them to NY in one piece...he needs to get Mo to "cure" him, and wants the two of them on-hand as his first post-op snack. This will also be the macguffin that gets Maja to where the Nightmare Man is, allowing her to "kill the devil", as was suggested by the Mexican Healer Woman.

I just hope they keep Peter away from Maja. We don't need a recap of last seasons' "Oh, no! I have this doomsday power, and I can't control it!"

 

[el-remmen]

And for that matter, where in Mexico are they? It seems like they've been driving north for days and days without crossing the border.

They came up from Honduras and before being arrested were traveling by foot. Mexico is BIG!.


As for the running into Sylar thing, I am reminded of this quote by Milan Kundera,

It is wrong then, to chide the novel for being fascinated by mysterious coincidences, but it is right to chide man for being blind to such coincidences in his daily life. For he thereby deprives his life of a dimension of beauty.

 

[Fast Learner]

I was really disappointed by Matt's treatment of Molly. "It's ok, he can't hurt you." How the hell do you know that? Why would you even think that? And that was pre-learning about his dad's involvement. Then he pushes her even harder, "It's ok, he can't hurt you, what's the apartment number?" .

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

I did see that. I wonder what it signifies, other than Sylar is a creep.

I think it still signifies his ability to survive in even the most difficult of situations. Sylar will pretty much do anything he perceives as necessary to get what he wants. And, since many theorize he does not have his powers because of the virus, he may very well be dying and not know it.

Overall I liked the episode. The "mistrust" between Claire and Noah wasn't at all what I was expecting. HRG was suspicious (normal for him, no matter who or what he's dealing with) and Claire just wanted hang out with her boy, so told a what she perceives as a little white lie. Makes sense and lays some groundwork for that lie to explode later. So there's plenty of time for that to develop.

I think Maya and Alejandro will become significantly more interesting with Sylar in tow. It's going to add a more acceptable level of suspense with the boogey man riding shotgun. I liked that he used his real name; without his powers, it's back to good old watch repairman. I almost felt sad for him.

As for the racial issues, I wonder if maybe too much is being made of these things. As others have mentioned, it's an interesting perspective but I think some of the facts are not known or being ignored. For instance, Monica clearly stated that a management position was the best way for her to earn enough money to go back to school and get the hell outta Dodge. She is obviously bothered by the fact that she has to bring her family hamburgers from the restaurant for dinner. But it's a means to an end. As for other issues in the show (DL dying, for instance), I think it's more likely that there are other, story-related reasons the characters are gone, rather than some kind of hidden racial agenda.

I do agree the little brother was over-the-top irritating. It wasn't even cute or funny. But it could've easily been an asian, or hispanic, or heck even a white kid. The inner-city culture isn't limited to blacks. However, the character happened to be black because half of Micah's family is black.