tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post6075221908834671927..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Heroes, "Our Father": The mother and child reunionsAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-48861377116386636502008-12-12T20:42:00.000-05:002008-12-12T20:42:00.000-05:00supposedly, with the formula the new powers won't ...<I>supposedly, with the formula the new powers won't be random, but they can scientifically engineer which powers they want which person to have. </I><BR/><BR/>I apparently missed that fact. Thanks.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196372589248892579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-62752199440577054262008-12-12T10:27:00.000-05:002008-12-12T10:27:00.000-05:00I thought it was Adam's blood that healed Nathan.....I thought it was Adam's blood that healed Nathan...guinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17757365687588309887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-50006004704092647782008-12-11T21:03:00.000-05:002008-12-11T21:03:00.000-05:00supposedly, with the formula the new powers won't ...supposedly, with the formula the new powers won't be random, but they can scientifically engineer which powers they want which person to have. <BR/><BR/>they say. they haven't explained how this has happened, nor do they seem to have demonstrated it. it seemed as though Mohinder, Tracy, and Nathan were pretty astonished by the powers the marine dude exhibited. <BR/><BR/>so, in theory, that's how Ando would be able to ensure that he'd get the time traveling power.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942502449985475645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60026283590633670102008-12-11T20:56:00.000-05:002008-12-11T20:56:00.000-05:00I've watched heroes since day one. I also watched ...<I>I've watched heroes since day one. I also watched the 4400 since it's first episode. It's sad that the one show that actually made the "giving everyone powers" storyline have some sense and purpose has been canceled and Heroes steals both the plot and one of the main characters and makes both of them suck.</I><BR/><BR/>I had forgotteen that when they announced Heroes, I read the description and immediately thought it sounded like a rip-off of The 4400. Oh that this show could be that good. The 4400 was by no means perfect, but it was involving, well-made, and actually felt like they were building towards something, and they knew where they were going. Sigh.<BR/><BR/><I>If that wasn't really Linderman and just a figment created by Parkman Sr, how the hell did Nathan come back to life??</I><BR/><BR/>Future Petrelli Sr used Hiro's powers to travel back in time, take past Petrelli Sr to the room where Linderman was when he died, a split second before Linderman died, future Petrelli Sr froze time, allowing past Petrelli Sr to take Linderman's powers before they were lost with Linderman's death. Petrelli Sr then healed Nathan with Parkman Sr making them think it was Linderman.<BR/><BR/>That's the only way I can think of that it could possibly happen - although most likely the writers forgot they had Linderman actually do anything that would require that it actually be Linderman.<BR/><BR/>-------------<BR/><BR/>The thing that bothered me most about the episode - Ando's strange certainty that if he takes the formula, of all the possible powers that he could get, he will get the power of time travel. Have we had any explanation for that?Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196372589248892579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-66212870571047523382008-12-10T17:29:00.000-05:002008-12-10T17:29:00.000-05:00During the first season, Hiro and Ando were my fav...During the first season, Hiro and Ando were my favorite parts of the show. Much as I still like them as characters... sheesh, did you notice that the two of them are single-handedly (OK, double-handedly) responsible for ALL THREE of the parts of the formula getting into the hands of the bad guy? First Hiro takes it out of the safe, defying his father's direct orders, which allows Daphne to steal part 1. Then Hiro and Ando intercept a transfer to the Haitian (who is a <I>good guy</I>, or at least opposed to the guy who got the first half), knocking out the Haitian and allowing Daphne to get the second half. Then Hiro talks his mother into giving him the light and promptly gives it up to the bad guy. OY!!! STOP HELPING!!!<BR/><BR/>What exactly was supposed to be the point of giving the light to Hiro instead of to Claire? I mean, I know that Claire didn't want it, but that's no reason to take it away from her and give it to someone who has already blown it twice.<BR/><BR/>And what is "the light" anyway? We'll probably never know; the writers probably don't know. Now that the Petrelli has obtained it (way too easily) and used it to fix the formula (way too easily), it will never be mentioned again. No payoff at all. This has been a problem with this series from the beginning: long, drawn-out setups, then a fizzle at the end.<BR/><BR/>And while we're on the subject of fizzle... a superpowered army to take over the world? Really? We've waded through the morass of this season for this cliche? The only reason I didn't see this one coming is because it is so lame that I didn't think even the Heroes writing staff would be stupid enough to go there.<BR/><BR/>So Arthur Petrelli is <I>not</I> Gabriel/Sylar's father? Then why did future-nice-Sylar think Peter was his brother? Perhaps Angela is Sylar's mother by another man (thus Peter's half-brother)? Or are they just pulling ideas out of their butts with no regard for continuity whatsoever? Sadly, from what I've seen this season, it's probably the latter.<BR/><BR/>And this is really more last week than this week, but... why did Sylar cut open Elle's head when he already had her power? Just for fun?<BR/><BR/>Ugh. Of course, I have only myself to blame. TV feeds us this crap because people like me continue to watch it. And I am a fool to expect anything better at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14943849303198007162008-12-10T17:23:00.000-05:002008-12-10T17:23:00.000-05:00maybe NBC will put Jay Leno on Heroesmaybe NBC will put Jay Leno on HeroesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7422107980680799052008-12-10T15:20:00.000-05:002008-12-10T15:20:00.000-05:00This show is no longer on my Tivo season pass. I'm...This show is no longer on my Tivo season pass. I'm so over it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60677861569588676352008-12-10T11:03:00.000-05:002008-12-10T11:03:00.000-05:00The stupidity of this show knows no bounds...I was...The stupidity of this show knows no bounds...I was thinking back to how promising the beginning of the season was and just thought of something. If that wasn't really Linderman and just a figment created by Parkman Sr, how the hell did Nathan come back to life??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-55053016155494089712008-12-10T02:20:00.000-05:002008-12-10T02:20:00.000-05:00why are they doing such a big deal about giving pe...why are they doing such a big deal about giving people powers?<BR/>they've done it already with nathan and NOT-nikki.... all that nonsense about needing the catalyst is stupid, since we know they already can give people "synthetic" powers...... as with nathan...lorogomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274415713348323739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-81339686844950818962008-12-10T00:07:00.000-05:002008-12-10T00:07:00.000-05:00Hiro is the worst defender of light, ever.Hiro is the worst defender of light, ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33463844979561825132008-12-09T22:31:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:31:00.000-05:00Hiro told his mother that he was adult Hiro, and t...<I>Hiro told his mother that he was adult Hiro, and there was no "what? how is that possible? that's insane!" it was just ..."oh, Hiro!" Hugs!</I><BR/><BR/>A mother knows her son.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17612053998028595087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-62866947473502888292008-12-09T21:32:00.001-05:002008-12-09T21:32:00.001-05:00Anyone else wonder where exactly Sylar got the lig...Anyone else wonder where exactly Sylar got the lighter fluid in the first scene?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-47112927259951663062008-12-09T21:32:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:32:00.000-05:00Anyone else wonder where exactly Sylar got the lig...Anyone else wonder where exactly Sylar got the lighter fluid in the first scene?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15365110493418587782008-12-09T20:59:00.000-05:002008-12-09T20:59:00.000-05:00They've continued to make Hiro the most simplistic...<I>They've continued to make Hiro the most simplistic character on the show. They went through all the bs of Hiro saying he was worthy of being the catalyst only to prove he wasn't worthy in about 2 seconds. What a waste of time that was</I><BR/><BR/>My thoughts exactly. The taking of the catalyst was so rushed and anticlimactic that it ruined whatever was good about the scene between Hiro and his mother.Boricua in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408201125366918838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-44529976055360538182008-12-09T18:33:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:33:00.000-05:00I've watched heroes since day one. I also watched ...I've watched heroes since day one. I also watched the 4400 since it's first episode. It's sad that the one show that actually made the "giving everyone powers" storyline have some sense and purpose has been canceled and Heroes steals both the plot and one of the main characters and makes both of them suck. SMH.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488139708330188490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-6812427304828467242008-12-09T18:15:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:15:00.000-05:00i've been cutting the show a lot of slack lately, ...i've been cutting the show a lot of slack lately, and there are still a lot of parts that i like. but seriously, the whole sections with Claire and Hiro in the past? didn't it seem like their parents accepted too easily?<BR/><BR/>Hiro told his mother that he was adult Hiro, and there was no "what? how is that possible? that's insane!" it was just ..."oh, Hiro!" Hugs!<BR/><BR/>and HRG goes from being all "Oh my God a Stranger in my house near the BABY!" (which is understandable, considering his line of work) to "Oh, okay, I won't answer the phone call simply because you said so and, yes, I'm going to call this girl my the nickname that you suggested" in like two seconds. <BR/><BR/>and Hiro is all "I can handle being the catalyst" and two minutes later..."help, I'm hanging from a building!" awfully convenient of that flagpole to just show up there.<BR/><BR/>and don't you have to shoot someone with healing powers in the back of the head in order to kill them? Petrelli was clearly shot in the front.<BR/><BR/>otherwise, i agree that the acting in those scenes was actually not horrible, considering that it quite easily could have been.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942502449985475645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-36919478272313184092008-12-09T17:17:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:17:00.000-05:00I've been in a near-constant state of facepalm sin...I've been in a near-constant state of facepalm since Season 2. Why I continued to watch this show instead of Pushing Daisies... it will haunt my soul for years to come.<BR/><BR/>This show needs a cast overhaul and stat. The whole Petrelli blood-line/Dynasty crap is just done. It's painful to watch. Throw in the cheerleader too. Sure, not being able to die is cool, but she can't fight or even defend herself. Add in the asinine 'I can't FEEL anything' story and I just throw up my hands.<BR/><BR/>Here's how I'd 'fix' the show:<BR/><BR/>New Heroes. Hell, they should've (and I heard they wanted to) moved on after the crapfest finale of Season 1. I'm sorry but I'm still bitter about that - moving all those pieces into place only to have Peter steal all their powers and defeat Sylar on his own? Ugh...<BR/><BR/>Anyways, I digress.<BR/><BR/>Keep HRG, Keep the company. New Heroes. And for Gawd sakes will someone show me why HRG is still alive? I love the character, but come on, that dude should be street meat by now.<BR/><BR/>Also: Stop saving the world. Save each other. Where's the Luke and Darth moment that just needs to be there? Where's the fun? Why are these characters all so damn aimless?<BR/><BR/>Okay, I better stop now. But dammit, this show just breaks my geeky lil' heart.Brandon Larabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012563539334788444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-10247189132696007982008-12-09T17:15:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:15:00.000-05:00Anyone find it ironic they gave the shot to a cast...Anyone find it ironic they gave the shot to a cast member from The 4400. The other show about giving people abilities with a shot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-89663503898282924052008-12-09T16:46:00.000-05:002008-12-09T16:46:00.000-05:00He has all of Peter's powers, which means he has H...<I>He has all of Peter's powers, which means he has Hiro's power to control time and space.</I><BR/><BR/>Just because Arthur can jump through time and space doesn't mean he can prevent others from doing so. What SHOULD have happened is some sort of inter-dimensional <I>Catch Me If You Can</I> which would have been VASTLY more interesting than the final product.<BR/><BR/>The ONLY plausible theory I can come up with is that Arthur used Syler's telekenisis to "hold" Hiro's eyes open to prevent him from blinking.BFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264282750160516858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-37789360355865121342008-12-09T16:37:00.000-05:002008-12-09T16:37:00.000-05:00To clarify, the part that bothers me is that *I* d...To clarify, the part that bothers me is that *I* don't think it's bad. Like there's something that makes it bad, and I don't recognize it.joshjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687319490325018311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76440443636413444242008-12-09T16:34:00.000-05:002008-12-09T16:34:00.000-05:00My question: Why wouldn't Sylar kill the Haitian w...My question: Why wouldn't Sylar kill the Haitian while the latter's powers were drained?<BR/><BR/>Generally, though, I still like this show. In fact, it kind of bothers me that everyone hates it now, because I'm not so clear on what makes Lost, for instance, all that much better.joshjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687319490325018311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-67551053148663301942008-12-09T16:24:00.000-05:002008-12-09T16:24:00.000-05:00What's the difference between 10-year-old Hiro and...<I>What's the difference between 10-year-old Hiro and adult hero? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.</I><BR/><BR/>For one thing, 10-y.o. Hiro called his mom "Mommy," and adult Hiro called her "Mother" :-D<BR/><BR/>Alan, you guys are in for a treat with the last PD, particularly where Emerson is concerned :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-81541129454487421472008-12-09T16:14:00.000-05:002008-12-09T16:14:00.000-05:00I can't come up with a plausible explanation for w...<I>I can't come up with a plausible explanation for which of his powers would be able to "grab" Hiro and hold him in that moment.</I><BR/><BR/>He has all of Peter's powers, which means he has Hiro's power to control time and space.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60236048800245906992008-12-09T16:09:00.000-05:002008-12-09T16:09:00.000-05:00Exactly which power was Robert Forrester using whe...Exactly which power was Robert Forrester using when he prevented Hiro from teleporting away? I can't come up with a plausible explanation for which of his powers would be able to "grab" Hiro and hold him in that moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7781511784382713782008-12-09T15:06:00.000-05:002008-12-09T15:06:00.000-05:00And I know that there are about 100 other problems...And I know that there are about 100 other problems with the show's logic, but whatever happened to Nathan becoming a religious leader?Mrglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904825729610838862noreply@blogger.com