So, this SPN is going to be very entertaining, eh? He says after reading Dana and Plei's whitefont but not watching the Director's Cut because he doesn't do that sort of thing.

Well, he did imagine that he could have a real relationship with an Internet stripper.

Taking off from this - I hate to say this but Ando and Hiro acted totally in charcter.

Ando gave every sign of having about a 13 year old sexuality. Not only did he imagine he could have a real relationship with an internet stripper. His first reaction when Hiro claim powers was to challenge him to teleport into the girls restroom or dressing room or whatever it was. When he meets Hiro's hot sister, when she give Hiro a goodbye hug, he tries to sneak one too . Ando may have common sense in other area, but he always has show signs of being one of those guys who, when the penis rises, it drains all the blood from his brain. He did not respond to this latest girl as a Galahad. He responded because he saw a girl in what looked like a showgirl costume crying. Ando is smart enough otherwise, but too much of him thinks porn movies are documentatries.

Hiro has a more subtle weakness. He is smart enough in a lot of ways. He even has social skills. He can read people. But is utterly lacking in guile. He has zero discretion; he tends to say more than should, reveal more than he should. Because he also has charm, this had fewer consequences for him than you might expect. But against a really bad person, the indiscretion costs him, and the charm buys him nothing.

Both Hiro and Ando have growing to do. Until they mature, they need to team with people whose weaknesses differ from theirs.

Both Hiro and Ando have growing to do. Until they mature, they need to team with people whose weaknesses differ from theirs.

If Ando survives his current dillema, he's gonna be toast if Jessica ever needs him to get to Hiro.

Actually, there's a lot of potential with those two stories colliding because Hiro and Ando have already collided with DL and Micah too (or is that a completely monkey crack addled scene I'm forgetting - didn't they meet at a car accident in the desert?).

But is utterly lacking in guild

Guild?

Confused.

Confused.

I suspect Typo Boy lived up to his name and meant to say "guile".

I see Ando as older than y'all do. Certainly old enough not to ditch his best friend because a girl kissed him. Infatuation, perhaps, fuelled by a Niki similarity (I guess me finding Hope hideous doesn't help), but not ditching Hiro (I'm not counting locking him out of the room as ditching, because he's theoretically nearby). Just...not. And not believing Hiro would ditch him.

didn\'t they meet at a car accident in the desert?

Yes, the accident that\'s been in the pre-teaser almost every week.

I see Ando as older than y'all do. Certainly old enough not to ditch his best friend because a girl kissed him. Infatuation, perhaps, fuelled by a Niki similarity (I guess me finding Hope hideous doesn't help), but not ditching Hiro (I'm not counting locking him out of the room as ditching, because he's theoretically nearby). Just...not. And not believing Hiro would ditch him.

A guy of any age can have the sexuality of a 13 year old. (Note: not the same as having an inner 13 year old. This is someone ruled by an inner 13 year old.) Ando is old enough to have grown out of it. But he didn't.

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And edited "guild' to guile in post above.

Dana hasn't drunk the Kool-Ade yet. Shrift's falling down on the job, I suspect.

Hey, I can't win 'em all. Although if I wanted to try and hook her this weekend while she's trapped in my apartment, what episodes should I hypothetically show her?

Saw that coming.