Although it might have been a moot point, killing HRG would have put me off the show forever.
Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here -- nothing into nothing, carry the --
Jayne ,'Serenity'
Heroes 1: We Could Be Heroes
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§ ita § - Feb 09, 2010 5:42:29 am PST #4981 of 5028
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sj - Feb 09, 2010 7:20:58 am PST #4982 of 5028
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Casting on older Charlie was excellent.
I love K Callan, and she did a really great job sounding like Charlie.
I thought the finale was mostly very boring. Claire was definitely acting stupid at the end, but I loved the call back to her earlier videos.
-t - Feb 10, 2010 10:09:55 am PST #4983 of 5028
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I loved the call back to her earlier videos.
Yes, I really enjoyed that. Also very much liked Charlie's life w/o Hiro. Kind of meh on everything else, though I feel like they are well positioned for next season, if there is one.
victor infante - Feb 10, 2010 1:48:42 pm PST #4984 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 take it that I'm the only one who believes -- while admitting it was melodramatic -- that Claire was right to out the fact that "specials" exist?
sumi - Feb 10, 2010 2:10:53 pm PST #4985 of 5028
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, I think so - the only way for perceptions to change is for everyone to see that the "specials" aren't necessarily scary.
-t - Feb 10, 2010 2:12:23 pm PST #4986 of 5028
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't think she was wrong, exactly. There was that whole dystopian future with Hiro and Peter both getting really hot that supposedly results, but (a) she doesn't know about that, I don't think and (b) I wouldn't mind seeing some more of that.
-t - Feb 10, 2010 2:13:33 pm PST #4987 of 5028
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Also, it would be nice if this why saving the cheerleader saves the world. Because she needed to be the one to do the reveal, on account of the cute and non-threatening, maybe.
DebetEsse - Feb 10, 2010 2:14:23 pm PST #4988 of 5028
Woe to the fucking wicked.
It seems like there was a critical mass on that side (with the carnival crowd ready to come out), but her decision seemed largely selfish, rather than really thinking about the larger Special community. Given the Lesson that Hiro learned this episode, that seems like an important point.
Also? I don't think Indestructo-girl is the power to start with. Not that most of the others are less scary...I suppose at least super-healing is fundamentally a defensive power.
Trudy Booth - Feb 10, 2010 2:29:18 pm PST #4989 of 5028
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I take it that I'm the only one who believes -- while admitting it was melodramatic -- that Claire was right to out the fact that "specials" exist?
I think it was right both plot-wise and, um, ethically?
The things that go bump in the dark aren't always so scary in the light.
I agree that it was selfish, but it was a good kind of selfish. It was a "this shit has to change or I'll go nuts" rather than a "I CAN HAZ WORLD NOW!!!!".
victor infante - Feb 10, 2010 7:17:40 pm PST #4990 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 agree that it was selfish, but it was a good kind of selfish.
More later, but consider this: everyone else was making the decision on how she's to live her life for her. I'm afraid I can't hold with that.