My take on Candace was the same as Dana's.
Didn't West say that they were living in St. Louis when he was taken?
I missed that but it would make a bit more sense. Or at least make him look less like a plant in Claire's life.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Heroes 1: We Could Be Heroes
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Stephanie - Oct 10, 2007 5:03:54 am PDT #2084 of 5028
Trust my rage
Jon B. - Oct 10, 2007 5:06:03 am PDT #2085 of 5028
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
My theory continues to be (and I've seen nothing to contradict it) that Niki/Jessica are one person with a split personality caused by her father's abuse. Nothing powers-y about it. That the strength initially could be tapped only by "Jessica" was a result of her psychosis and nothing more.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 10, 2007 5:22:56 am PDT #2086 of 5028
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That's always been my take on it too, Jon.
tiggy - Oct 10, 2007 5:29:14 am PDT #2087 of 5028
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
something about the way the father talked about Jessica led me to believe they were two separate people, but it's been so long since i've seen it i could be wrong.
oh and i thought it was complete crap that Candace's "true form" showed up when she "died" (quotes because i'm still not positive she's actually dead) too. she was knocked out in the finale last year. why didn't she revert back to that form then too? she would have no control over her powers if she was unconscious.
amych - Oct 10, 2007 5:30:43 am PDT #2088 of 5028
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I thought I remembered seeing Jessica's grave, but I have the same been so long since I've seen it problem as tiggy.
Stephanie - Oct 10, 2007 5:38:51 am PDT #2089 of 5028
Trust my rage
I thought I remembered Jessica's grave too, but am only saying now that amych said it first so I don't look crazy (because I have a bad memory for details).
As for Candace, yeah, I agree with what tiggy said. I thought that the weight thing was either a) a nod to the fans who caught her original comment or b) a way to signal she was "dead" (not sure if the signal was for us or maybe Sylar).
Jessica - Oct 10, 2007 5:39:31 am PDT #2090 of 5028
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't remember a grave, but I do remember their father speaking as if he had two daughters.
sumi - Oct 10, 2007 5:40:55 am PDT #2091 of 5028
Art Crawl!!!
Well, could there have been two daughters but one died in such a traumatic event (trauma to both) that the split that developed in Nikki's personality took on the persona of her sister?
Dana - Oct 10, 2007 5:41:26 am PDT #2092 of 5028
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The fact that Jessica actually existed doesn't exclude the possibility that Niki has a split personality.
Hayden - Oct 10, 2007 6:00:40 am PDT #2093 of 5028
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Yeah, they had the dad tell Jessica that she was dead, and Niki went to her grave. But Dana's right that this doesn't negate the split personality theory. I think they're going with the split personality as a power, though, what with Peter talking about how much he wanted to Darth Vader the Irish guy to death and then camera showing the godsend tattoo disappearing from his arm.