I have a pent up grumbly post about last night's episode brewing, but I'm supposed to be, well, working right now. Dammit. Mostly I agree with what everyone else has said, though I am so over Sylar. DIE already. And take the other twin with you.
Yes! Ohmigod! Someone's blondie bear's a twenty-question genius!
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Heroes 1: We Could Be Heroes
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Pix - Nov 27, 2007 8:55:51 am PST #3203 of 5028
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Frankenbuddha - Nov 27, 2007 9:08:32 am PST #3204 of 5028
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I am so over Sylar.
It's been a pretty useless resurrection, hasn't it. It would have been perfect to have had him really be dead last season, since they had Adam waiting in the wings (it also would have spared us from the twins and the ricockulously stupid death of whashernameshapeshifter).
victor infante - Nov 27, 2007 9:20:14 am PST #3205 of 5028
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
It would have been perfect to have had him really be dead last season, since they had Adam waiting in the wings (it also would have spared us from the twins and the ricockulously stupid death of whashernameshapeshifter).
Actually, if they had to bring him back, the last few minutes of next episode might have been perfect. Would have cleared out a lot of space.
But that being said, I think a lot of the problems people have had this season have been less writing problems than directing problems. For example, I have no issue with the somewhat desperate Peter and Hiro mindlessly brawling for a few minutes -- I am a comic book fan, after all, and it's kind of a classic. But what needed to happen was for the direction to convey that desperation, and that's not just a function of script, and the pace overall has been .... leisurely. Everything's happening too slow to make it feel like the characters are making snap decisions under pressure, although intellectually I know that's what's happening.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 27, 2007 10:24:18 am PST #3206 of 5028
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I think you might have hit the nail on the head, victor. That, and in too many cases, once a character was introduced (or re-introduced), there was very little more (or new) to learn, so there's been a big feeling of "rinse, lather, repeat" this time around. I think they avoided it last year by sheer volume of character introductions - I'm not sure the pace or the nature of the revelations has changed all that much.
Wolfram - Nov 27, 2007 10:47:25 am PST #3207 of 5028
Visilurking
That, and in too many cases, once a character was introduced (or re-introduced), there was very little more (or new) to learn, so there's been a big feeling of "rinse, lather, repeat" this time around.
I.e. last night's Nikki/Micah "MOM", "we can finally be a family again", "MICAH!!" snoozefest.
I'm resigned to the fact that lots of the good shows are going to have Kim/Cougar storylines, but they better fill the rest of the hour with the good shit.
Polter-Cow - Nov 27, 2007 10:51:04 am PST #3208 of 5028
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I.e. last night's Nikki/Micah "MOM", "we can finally be a family again", "MICAH!!" snoozefest.
Aw, I thought that part was adorable.
Ailleann - Nov 27, 2007 11:20:42 am PST #3209 of 5028
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Micah clocking his cousin was MADE of awesome. Made me wonder how old he actually is, cause he looked about three or four years older when he threw that punch.
victor infante - Nov 27, 2007 11:50:38 am PST #3210 of 5028
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Ailleann, according to Wikipedia, Noah Gray-Cabey was born November 16, 1995. So I guess he just turned 12.
Una - Nov 27, 2007 12:24:31 pm PST #3211 of 5028
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
I definitely noted that the boy can throw a mean punch.
Err, pun not intended.
Laga - Nov 27, 2007 5:09:16 pm PST #3212 of 5028
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm laughing at this week's Savage Love
It's amazing how quickly "confusion and disgust" at a proposed position/kink/sibling-combo-platter morphs into "comprehension and desire" when someone with come-fuck-me eyes/tits/asscheeks, etc., does the propositioning. Bill O'Reilly wants to rub falafels on your tits? You're on the phone with your lawyer. Milo Ventimiglia wants to rub falafels on your tits? You're in your kitchen mashing up chickpeas in your underwear.