I want to torture you. I used to love it, and it's been a long time. I mean, the last time I tortured someone, they didn't even have chainsaws.

Angel ,'Chosen'


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Kristen - Nov 14, 2007 9:58:09 pm PST #2986 of 5028

Is it possible that Matt is actually a reasonably bright person, not a genius but by no means stupid? Maybe his problem has not been stupidity but self-sabotage based on self-image.

I might be remembering this wrong but doesn't Matt have some form of dyslexia? That could certainly contribute to his belief that he's not smart and lead to the self-sabatoge. Especially if it was previously undiagnosed, which it may or may not have been but I can't remember the details.


Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 15, 2007 12:04:29 am PST #2987 of 5028
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I don't know that I want him to get all clever and capable, though. I like it that the mentalist is sort of a bumbling dimwit for a change. And since he's now the lovable moral center of the show, I worry what the evil=smarter equation would mean for his characterization.


Dana - Nov 15, 2007 3:37:57 am PST #2988 of 5028
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Yes, Matt has dyslexia. It contributed to him not making detective in L.A., because he always had problems with the exam.

I do think Matt is a reasonably bright person, but I agree that I don't want him to suddenly be a genius. I like that he's just a guy, and sometimes he makes stupid decisions.


Ailleann - Nov 15, 2007 4:31:09 am PST #2989 of 5028
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

And next to Mohinder, he often looks like a freakin' savant.


Sophia Brooks - Nov 15, 2007 4:44:24 am PST #2990 of 5028
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I do think that Molly is the smartest, but I just love Matt & Mohinder anyway.


Frankenbuddha - Nov 15, 2007 4:53:22 am PST #2991 of 5028
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I'm trying to figure out where the creators think Mohinder is on the smartness scale. Is he supposed to be book smart AND hopelessly credulous? That wouldn't be so bad if he didn't pull out genuinely smart moments like his tuning fork torture of Sylar.


sumi - Nov 15, 2007 6:55:10 am PST #2992 of 5028
Art Crawl!!!

OmG! Watch GG's interview - he calls the 3M situation, "My Indian Wife."


victor infante - Nov 15, 2007 7:03:34 am PST #2993 of 5028
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

I'm trying to figure out where the creators think Mohinder is on the smartness scale. Is he supposed to be book smart AND hopelessly credulous? That wouldn't be so bad if he didn't pull out genuinely smart moments like his tuning fork torture of Sylar.

I think he's meant to be book smart, but really out of his element. Remember, he's lived his whole life inside academia and research. All this superpower stuff was only theory to him, let alone brain-eating psychopaths and espionage.

That being said, I think he's learning, and frankly, I'm not entirely sure he did make the wrong play by confessing to Bob. I think I need to see that storyline play out before I make judgements.


Ailleann - Nov 15, 2007 7:03:50 am PST #2994 of 5028
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

GG is so adorable, he makes me wish I was more into Heroes fandom, just so I could flail (more).


Daisy Jane - Nov 15, 2007 7:40:36 am PST #2995 of 5028
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

I'm trying to figure out where the creators think Mohinder is on the smartness scale. Is he supposed to be book smart AND hopelessly credulous? That wouldn't be so bad if he didn't pull out genuinely smart moments like his tuning fork torture of Sylar.

I think he's just overly idealistic. When that's shattered, as I think it was with Sylar, he snaps and gets practical.