Perhaps the powers are just beginning to surface when they're snatched and studied, and then they increase after that regardless of the mindwipe. They didn't tell us how long Matt had the ability to read minds. Clearly he wasn't using it for personal gain up to that point. Maybe the little girl is one of the first times he heard a concrete thought, and that was because she was probably mentally screaming at the top of her lungs.

That would be pretty sweet. Especially since I loved Hyde. And I also love Jessica.

Ali Larter is doing a really good job with the transformations. Jessica seems capable of anything, really. And looks like she can do almost as much damage as Hyde when she wants to.

I am really hoping that they don't integrate Niki/ikiN. Actually, I would love it if Niki just went away and Jessica became a straight up villain because I think Ali Larter is doing a much better job playing Jessica than she is playing Niki.

See, Pixie for me is Not!Meg, but that's me mapping to a different fandom entirely.

And now in my brain, she'll forever be Nutmeg, even though I know not your Not!Meg.

I have to go watch the episode. I forgot I fell asleep during it last night, which probably explains why I kept thinking, "Huh, I don't remember that, at all," while reading most of this thread.

Ali Larter is doing a really good job with the transformations.

I agree. It's impressive and creepy.

And looks like she can do almost as much damage as Hyde when she wants to.

Mmhmm. And, honestly, these guys look like they're capable of producing a scene just as awesome as the scene where the Invisible Man's blood begins appearing...EVERYWHERE. Which may be the most awesomely disturbing thing I've ever seen in a comic book. After I looked up footnotes and understood it, that is.

I think Ali Larter is doing a much better job playing Jessica than she is playing Niki.

It's always more fun to play the villain. But while I like the idea of Jessica taking over, I like the contrast. Seeing Niki be Niki makes Jessica all the more creeptastic.

Which may be the most awesomely disturbing thing I've ever seen in a comic book.

Heh, somehow I doubt that they would set up the scene quite the same way, though, given what Hyde did to put him in that condition.

Oh, heh, of course not. But similar in tone and execution, I think, is possible. They've been pretty gruesome before.

I don't know. I think you can have just as much fun playing a good character. Especially this good character who has a very dark side. And while I agree that she has done a great job with the transformations (the elevator scene for me is still the best), I just am uninterested in her Niki. She talks about what's happening to her in the same way that she'd describe having a hang nail. I wouldn't have a problem with the duality of the character if I actually felt that Ali Larter was expressing any conflict as Jessica. When she was banging on the mirror asking Jessica to come out and help her after DL kidnapped Micah, she might as well have been asking Jessica to come help her find her keys. I just didn't buy it. The only time that I have bought it was in her actual scene with DL in the kitchen where she was trying to explain to him what was happening to her and he pooh-poohed it and said that someone was setting her up. So maybe she just needs some more scenes with a stronger actor than Texas Tina.

Isaac = Stone (because he puts me in mind of the guy who played Stone on General Hospital

he does, doesn't he? *sniff* i miss Stone.

Claire = Not!Buffy

Peter = Not!Xander

Simone = Not!Zoe

Claire's father = Not!Norman Pfister

DL = Forrest

Micah = Forrest's kid

Niki/Jessica = Ben/Glory

The cop = Not!Puffy Xander

Ando = Not!Gavin

I love this. especially Ben/Glory. bwahaha!!

Wait. Are you saying there's a connection between Ben and Glory?