tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post2884115651964679428..comments2024-03-19T05:50:19.572-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Heroes: Toe-tally awesome!Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-38609548254782535412007-10-26T14:08:00.000-04:002007-10-26T14:08:00.000-04:00VazmnK Wonderful blog.VazmnK Wonderful blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-69831354466212591122007-10-07T16:33:00.000-04:002007-10-07T16:33:00.000-04:00Just catching up - one thing that nobody mentioned...Just catching up - one thing that nobody mentioned was Mama Petrelli's admission that she and Hiro's dad were old, um, friends, if you know what I mean. That could mean that someone has more brothers than he realizes.<BR/><BR/>My guess would be Nathan, because you could in theory construct a genetic line Kensei--(several generations)--Sulu--Nathan--Claire. OTOH, the idea of Kensei still being around today makes a lot of sense as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26232411883555706902007-10-05T07:44:00.000-04:002007-10-05T07:44:00.000-04:00I like the Carp nickname Kensei gave Hiro, "You lo...I like the Carp nickname Kensei gave Hiro, "You look like a fish when you talk. A giant carp."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-56944482266459807322007-10-04T18:02:00.000-04:002007-10-04T18:02:00.000-04:00I think both emo boy and Kensei have duplicate pow...I think both emo boy and Kensei have duplicate powers of others regulars -- emo boy flies and now Kensei seems to regenrate. I don't think it's a coincidence that we've now seen two seemingly duplicate powers, I think it's a theme, related to Claire's search. "Do the powers make the hero, or does the person make the hero?"<BR/><BR/>And as for Kensei, if he can regenerate, will that make him immortal? Perhaps he won't need Hiro to get to the future; perhaps he'll just live that long.Davyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332729248943434130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-80970579469946389912007-10-03T10:43:00.000-04:002007-10-03T10:43:00.000-04:00Incidentally, these sort of semantics debates are ...<I>Incidentally, these sort of semantics debates are by and large why I don't read comics. Sometimes flying just means flying. (no offense intended dez)</I><BR/><BR/>None taken. I'm not exactly Comic Book Guy-level in my nitpicking, but I do have fun with it :-) And I like the telekinesis guess, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7960489875916184872007-10-03T10:25:00.000-04:002007-10-03T10:25:00.000-04:00Shirtless, sweaty Peter was definitely the best pa...Shirtless, sweaty Peter was definitely the best part of the show :-D I hope we get to see that more regularly! I also hope that Nikki falls off a building and goes SPLAT 5 minutes after she re-appears, and Micah can go live with the girl in Mohinder & Parkman's little improvised family. But I understand audience titillation too well to expect that to happen. As long as we keep getting equal time on Peter's body :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-88178127879832245532007-10-03T10:02:00.000-04:002007-10-03T10:02:00.000-04:00Number Five said, "I'm afraid the Irish woman is g...Number Five said, "I'm afraid the Irish woman is going to fall for Peter in about two episodes."<BR/><BR/>Me, too. My first thought when she came on the scene was, "I hope they don't become an item. Then I'll be stuck listening to a crappy Irish accent for the rest of the season." Unless they kill her off like Simone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-67177639826490849412007-10-03T09:59:00.000-04:002007-10-03T09:59:00.000-04:00The minor but, I think, significant revelation tha...The minor but, I think, significant revelation that Ma Petrelli and Hiro's Dad were at one point sleeping together will result in a big plot twist at some point. So, who is the spawn of that pairing? Hiro? or a player to be named later?Kevin O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01231341383575412537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-62370618289876060352007-10-03T01:23:00.000-04:002007-10-03T01:23:00.000-04:00Or maybe he controls the wind. Certainly would exp...Or maybe he controls the wind. Certainly would explain the name (although that could just be a coincidence). And wasn't there a small breeze around while he was outside Claire's window?Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623801370420692352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60030440616938564582007-10-02T22:55:00.000-04:002007-10-02T22:55:00.000-04:00Just want to chime in and suggest that the power e...Just want to chime in and suggest that the power emo boy (love that name btw) could have is telekinesis. Instead of flying like Nathan, he simply lifts himself into the air with his mind. He could also move people or objects with his mind too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-47100329172736812252007-10-02T21:37:00.000-04:002007-10-02T21:37:00.000-04:00Hiro de Bergerac in feudal Japan -- I love it! And...Hiro de Bergerac in feudal Japan -- I love it! And I think Andrew is on to something regarding Kensei. Assuming that Hiro won't be stuck in the past forever and David Anders is part of the cast, there must be some kind of mechanism to get him into the present. Since Hiro can transport other people through time with him (he took Ando to the future), maybe he'll bring Kensei to the present. It could be because Kensei has to go somewhere after they save the day, or by accident, or any other number of reasons.<BR/><BR/>The other storylines are mixed bags, though. I still don't know how Mohinder can fool the Company, unless they somehow think he wasn't complicit in Molly Walker's escape. I'm afraid the Irish woman is going to fall for Peter in about two episodes. Claire's interest in exploring her powers was welcome but how is she going to realistically befriend this kid if he knows her ability because he was a peeping tom? And while I love the show's diversity, they have to be careful how they treat other cultures -- the twins storyline, with not one but two other people hysterically calling Maya the devil, was pretty cringe-inducing.<BR/><BR/>Finally, there were some great touches, like the disorienting instant transition from the Haitian to the Company man from Mohinder's point of view, the way Hiro disarmed the bandits, and the cherry blossoms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28770427899800367732007-10-02T21:26:00.000-04:002007-10-02T21:26:00.000-04:00A couple of things. How did it end? My DVR cut off...A couple of things. How did it end? My DVR cut off as Claire's toe was growing back. <BR/><BR/>Also, to paraphrase Beavis and Butthead if I wanted to read I'd go to school. I have had enough with the subtitles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14480219459520934612007-10-02T20:45:00.000-04:002007-10-02T20:45:00.000-04:00"I think that the Lucky Charms gang leader's littl..."I think that the Lucky Charms gang leader's little sister is the blue sparker that Peter absorbs his power from."<BR/><BR/>My memory's a bit hazy but didn't Pete do this trick last week in the cargo hold? I think they actually mentioned it during last night's episode as well.<BR/><BR/>"...doesn't seem to have Nathan's super-sonic blasts, so he's a little different, at least."<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, these sort of semantics debates are by and large why I don't read comics. Sometimes flying just means flying. (no offense intended dez)Andrew Dignanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535783608109870688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-53711833375549278252007-10-02T20:26:00.000-04:002007-10-02T20:26:00.000-04:00Does it make anyone else laugh that buffed-up Pete...Does it make anyone else laugh that buffed-up Peter Petrelli's bad-a@@ Fergie tattoos have magically (cosmetically) disappeared over the summer? :-) I giggled every time I saw that video - hard to imagine either Jess OR Petrelli with that look!Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024186205791001584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-12818885829291379432007-10-02T20:13:00.000-04:002007-10-02T20:13:00.000-04:00I think that the Lucky Charms gang leader's little...I think that the Lucky Charms gang leader's little sister is the blue sparker that Peter absorbs his power from.<BR/><BR/>She seemed to be playing it as freaked out that somebody <I>else</I> could do that, not that someone could do that at all.<BR/><BR/>I could be very wrong about that, though.<BR/><BR/>But this show has managed to 'mate' a bunch of folks with powers up with each other.<BR/><BR/>Also, niffer said, "<I>Of course, that could be a logistical nightmare if the set for Japan isn't very close to the set for the rest of the show."</I><BR/><BR/>That part of Japan looks an awful lot like Santa Clarita, so I'm thinking it's not more than 25 miles from the main sets at the Universal lot.XWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-41915499277097942842007-10-02T19:41:00.000-04:002007-10-02T19:41:00.000-04:00In comics, lots of superheroes have similar or ove...In comics, lots of superheroes have similar or overlapping powers, and Flying Emo Boy, as filmcricket pointed out, doesn't seem to have Nathan's super-sonic blasts, so he's a little different, at least.<BR/><BR/>At least until they prove me wrong and show him taking off the same way Nathan does...!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35139755924789974582007-10-02T18:02:00.000-04:002007-10-02T18:02:00.000-04:00I don't recall seeing Nathan ever just hovering in...<I> I don't recall seeing Nathan ever just hovering in mid-air</I><BR/><BR/>He did in the episode that flashed back to the first display of his powers, in the car crash that left his wife paralyzed.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1546550113230165652007-10-02T17:52:00.000-04:002007-10-02T17:52:00.000-04:00That's why I'd expect Claire's Stalker to be Sylar...<I>That's why I'd expect Claire's Stalker to be Sylar, or at least have a different power in a way that's not obvious yet.</I><BR/><BR/>Two geek cents: Sylar can only fly in the vision-of-the-future episode from last season--he only has the powers of the brains he's snatched.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474835871895724117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-80428802743773215392007-10-02T17:49:00.000-04:002007-10-02T17:49:00.000-04:00I just want to know when Krychek's going to show u...I just want to know when Krychek's going to show up to get Maya and Alejandro across the border and up to Quantico.<BR/><BR/><I>it would appear that Claire's crush has the same power as her birth father.</I><BR/><BR/>True, but they manifest it differently. I don't recall seeing Nathan ever just hovering in mid-air, and what's-his-face, when flying, looks like Peter Pan, as opposed to Nathan's awesome super-sonic takeoff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7397802611840091642007-10-02T17:09:00.000-04:002007-10-02T17:09:00.000-04:00it would appear that Claire's crush has the same p...<I>it would appear that Claire's crush has the same power as her birth father. Just sayin'...</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed. I meant the first season, basically. We'd been running around for 23 episodes and not seen one instance of duplicate powers, which is statistically impossible (or ridiculously improbable) except if there <I>are</I> no duplicate powers. That's why I'd expect Claire's Stalker to be Sylar, or at least have a different power in a way that's not obvious yet.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I fully expect Tim Kring to just say "Erm, what? We <I>just hadn't</I> seen something like that before!" the same way Isaac's painting of the New York disaster <I>just didn't</I> come true!dark tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461345493748899275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54178089371261252172007-10-02T17:00:00.000-04:002007-10-02T17:00:00.000-04:00Everyone else covered my initial thoughts of the e...Everyone else covered my initial thoughts of the ep, e.g., dude, TK the box from the bloke w/ the crappy accent.<BR/><BR/>So, here's a thught for storytelling: If Hiro is a time traveller, then why not show one of his plotlines non-linerarly? Wouldn't it be conceivable that hespends a year or two in feudal Japan, only to zip back to the present one or two days after he disappeared? You could have fun with it - sho Hiro acting one way in present day, and another way in the past, with the feudal Japan story filling in the present day story dring sweeps.<BR/><BR/>Of course, that could be a logistical nightmare if the set for Japan isn't very close to the set for the rest of the show. And it would take some nifty weaving byt the writers to make it all work. But, it'd be way cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-51882482936862061982007-10-02T16:21:00.000-04:002007-10-02T16:21:00.000-04:00The twins are Nikki and Paolo 2.0.While they're ki...<I>The twins are Nikki and Paolo 2.0.</I><BR/><BR/>While they're kinda dull, that comparison's not entirely fair. Sure, they're both very attractive people of Latin descent, but what viewers hated most about Nikki and Paulo was how they were inserted into the universe in a way that demanded that the other characters -- and therefore the audience -- pretend like they had always been there.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27447289295814687402007-10-02T16:18:00.000-04:002007-10-02T16:18:00.000-04:00Still enjoying the show much, which is good consid...Still enjoying the show much, which is good considering how disappointed I was with the finale last year.<BR/><BR/>I very much thought the same thing as Andrew D. -- if Kensei is immortal and the killer, then it lends a certain dramatic weight when Hiro returns to the present and has to deal with the man who killed his dad, the same man Hiro "trained/set up" as a hero in the past. It also, sadly, feels pretty cliche, so I'll wait to see how it plays out.<BR/><BR/>Alan, you're exactly right about Milo's new look. He's been working out, and is sweaty and tied up. Sexy! I also think it's kinda hot that Parkman and Mohinder (who also had an in-between-seasons hotness makeover) seem to be acting as a couple raising Molly. That's a cute odd couple.<BR/><BR/>But I wish they'd go ahead and quickly explain the "ebola twins" so we can get on with their story. They're going to annoy me quickly -- oh wait, they already have.Davyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332729248943434130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-37148040043609252032007-10-02T15:18:00.000-04:002007-10-02T15:18:00.000-04:00dark tyler:it would appear that Claire's crush has...dark tyler:<BR/><BR/>it would appear that Claire's crush has the same power as her birth father. Just sayin'...Andrew Dignanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535783608109870688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-87244471425376856712007-10-02T15:16:00.000-04:002007-10-02T15:16:00.000-04:00Myself, I'm hoping they're going to reveal that on...Myself, I'm hoping they're going to reveal that only one person per generation can have a certain power, so in order for Claire to have it now, Kensei has to be dead.<BR/><BR/>If they don't do that, then how are we to accept that so far we've not met two Heroes with the same powers? Of course, it's "Heroes" we're talking about, and their laziness has never failed to surprise me, but still.dark tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461345493748899275noreply@blogger.com