Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Boxed Set, Vol. III: "That Can't Be Good..."  

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Vortex - Feb 19, 2007 7:15:09 pm PST #6943 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Is Claude's invisible power always on?

I don't think so. We saw him "wink out" before he left the apartment.

I imagine Claude and Peter were invisible to Bennet and the Haitian when they located them, the the Haitian dampened Claude's invisible power so that Peter's flight were visible to their eyes.

didn't they have night vision goggles?


DebetEsse - Feb 19, 2007 7:19:20 pm PST #6944 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

I wonder if he's visible when he's asleep.


Vonnie K - Feb 19, 2007 7:26:05 pm PST #6945 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

didn't they have night vision goggles?

They did. I figured they located them with the infrared goggles, THEN the Haitian blocked Claude's power so that they were visible. But then, maybe Peter and Claude were "visible" only to us audience and Bennet and the Haitian were still seeing them as glowy blobs.

OK, I just rewatched the scene, and Bennet definitely watches Peter soar with Claude *without* his goggles.

ETA: d'oh! Of course Claude was unconscious by that time so of course they could see them. Nevermind.


sumi - Feb 19, 2007 7:34:11 pm PST #6946 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Apparently, the Haitian or Mr. Bennett (whichever does the blocking) can only block one power at a time.

If it's Mr. Bennett - then the Trio are going to be in for a little surprise next week, no?


Kalshane - Feb 19, 2007 7:47:52 pm PST #6947 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

Is Claude's invisible power always on?

I don't think so. After Peter flies them away and they argue, Claude says Bennet and Co. is why he stays invisible all the time. Which says to me he can turn it off if he wants. (Plus, I'm not sure how someone with an "always-on" power would be able to train other supers to control their powers.)


Daisy Jane - Feb 19, 2007 9:47:19 pm PST #6948 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

That's the first time he did that, isn't it?

Well, he'd have had to to go back in time to see Peter on the subway.


Polter-Cow - Feb 19, 2007 10:15:11 pm PST #6949 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Not going back in time. Reversing it. Hiro already went back in time to try to save Charlie. And he's stopped time and slowed it, but he's never made things go backwards before.


Theodosia - Feb 20, 2007 3:31:00 am PST #6950 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I so very much hope we haven't seen the last of not-seeing Claude. He and Peter should have a fistfight every week.


Frankenbuddha - Feb 20, 2007 3:40:28 am PST #6951 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I so very much hope we haven't seen the last of not-seeing Claude. He and Peter should have a fistfight every week.

Given his prominence in Peter's revised dream, I think that's a relatively safe bet. I'm still curious if his glee over Peter's impending-go-boom in the dream means something as that's not the attitude he's shown in real life towards NY annihilation. Could it be he's teaching Peter to tap his powers so that he WILL go boom?


victor infante - Feb 20, 2007 3:53:35 am PST #6952 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

Given his prominence in Peter's revised dream, I think that's a relatively safe bet.

That dream's been on my mind since last night, partially because Simone's rather prominent in it, as is Dr. Where. So I'm not entirely sure if we've seen the last of either of them. Or Ando, for that matter.

Somehow, I don't think the future is changed already. So that means that scene likely still happens. (Doesn't mean, however, that the vision's not misleading.)

And in addition to Claude, the vision also had Nikki, D.L., Michah and Matt -- none of whom Peter's met yet -- and PresentDay!Hiro, whom Peter hasn't met in this incarnation, and has no way to know he dresses in random NerdWear that's sent to him via the NerdWear of the Week Club.

I'm still curious if his glee over Peter's impending-go-boom in the dream means something as that's not the attitude he's shown in real life towards NY annihilation. Could it be he's teaching Peter to tap his powers so that he WILL go boom?

I somehow doubt it. I think that was the laugh of "Well, we're buggered, aren't we?"