Plus, Elle is just freaking awesome!

And totally batshit crazy to boot.

I like KB's intro too. I think it's interesting to compare her to ElectroGwen. You can see elements of just wanting to be touched in both. I think Gwen probably had some sociopathic tendencies too - remember how much glee she had in shocking Angel. How much sociopathic fun comes from the inability to lead a normal life, vs being born evil? In superpower land, nsm real world. Sylar seems much more evil, in a Warren sort of way, because he chose to be evil and could have been not evil.

I don't know. If I never had the ability to touch someone without them hating me or killing them... I might turn bitter and then enjoy hurting others too.

Elle is fun. The line about beiong diagnosed as a sociopath with paranoid delusions "but they were just out to get me because I threatened to kill them" was delightful.

I like Monica a lot, aside from the accent. And the bizarro county reference, which I will forgive if it never happens again. If the actress just used what I assume her native accent and speak like she did on The Nine it would be so much less distracting. For me.

Do we know that Elle has to shock people when she touches them? I'd been assuming since she can control the voltage, she could also turn it off if she wanted to.

I suspect being raised in a box by the Company does not lead one to the healthiest of mental states.

Elle is fun. The line about beiong diagnosed as a sociopath with paranoid delusions "but they were just out to get me because I threatened to kill them" was delightful.

Yeah, that was amusing. I liked that scene, but I'm still having trouble buying Kristen Bell as a dangerous sociopath.

She was stroking Peter without shockingn him some of the time, wasn't she? Seems like when she did the shocking it was from a short distance. Though I would readily believe that she didn't have such good control as a kid.

And totally batshit crazy to boot.

Which is what makes her awesome.

Yeah, that was amusing. I liked that scene, but I'm still having trouble buying Kristen Bell as a dangerous sociopath.

I don't. Mostly because sociopathic is creepy enough, but a sociopathic pixie is way creepier.

Maya and Alejandro are the ones that I hate. . . both Monica and Elle were introduced in the story of one of the established characters which makes them feel more organic to the show. Well, at least to me.

Y'know what would've worked A LOT better? If the first time we'd met M&A was when they stopped their car to help Sylar. The guy with Claire's car could've been left out completely. Their power could've remained hidden until they met the border patrol people. THAT would've been a HSQ moment -- for both us and Sylar! Then last night's backstory would've been actually useful.

Jon - that would have rocked. We'd all be worrying about these poor people in the car with Sylar and then - boom! No need to worry.

Plus, much less weepy Maya.