Thought: is Mohinder's dumbness just due to meta needs? Is it possible he was intended by the writers to be dumb as a box of rocks from the beginning? Academic talent does not necessarily keep you from acting in extremely stupid ways in every other area of life. Some of Mohinder's choices in past episodes don't show the greatest judgment. He makes smart moves on occasion, but they are usually outnumbered and outweighed by bad choices. Which fits well with someone with the capacity for intelligence who fails to use it.
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Heroes 1: We Could Be Heroes
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Typo Boy - Apr 26, 2007 9:27:27 pm PDT #544 of 5028
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
esse - Apr 26, 2007 11:39:46 pm PDT #545 of 5028
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I mean, his superpower is understanding how things work -- he of all people should realize that smashed keyboard != unrecoverable data!)
I thought that Mohinder smashed the computer, or it was smashed in the brawl, but it really didn't look like the hard drive was there. So I figured that Mohinder had the presence of mind to take the thing. It's possible I'm giving him too much credit, there.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 27, 2007 3:16:57 am PDT #546 of 5028
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Mohinder had the presence of mind to smash the computer but not Sylar. dumb as a rock.
Really, using the computer to smash Sylar would have been the best of both worlds.
Academic talent does not necessarily keep you from acting in extremely stupid ways in every other area of life.
Heh, what was that quote from bob bob in Natter (I think)? "Academic moments" a la "senior moments" It certainly explains why a friend of mine, who is an academic and one of the smartest book-smart people I know, can also never EVER be on time, leaves his bank card in the ATM, forgets to renew his car registration, etc. Of course, he's also blond, so maybe it's double jeopardy in his case.
Kate P. - Apr 27, 2007 3:52:30 am PDT #547 of 5028
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Thanks, P-C. So is she dead now? What happened to her ?
le nubian - Apr 27, 2007 3:54:34 am PDT #548 of 5028
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Since my memory returned, I can do this one: She was killed by Papa Petrelli and Linderman when they were in the service. The death was pretty brutal.
sumi - Apr 27, 2007 4:50:32 am PDT #549 of 5028
Art Crawl!!!
Ooh, maybe Lindermann brought her back wrong !!
le nubian - Apr 27, 2007 4:51:49 am PDT #550 of 5028
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
hahahahahaha.
OMG. funny funny shit, sumi.
Una - Apr 27, 2007 7:23:13 am PDT #551 of 5028
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
What would I do without you, JenP? Hey--online comics as reward for gettiing the darn thing finished. Yesss.
Um, topic. Hey, this week went by fast, which means new Heroes is only three days away!
Jon B. - Apr 27, 2007 11:51:32 am PDT #552 of 5028
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
An interview with Tim Kring and Masi Oka in the new issue of Wired
(contains some mild spoilers for the next episode)
victor infante - Apr 27, 2007 12:49:52 pm PDT #553 of 5028
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Huh. You know, I used to think Kring was being a little disingenuous when he claimed to not know comic books (because really, the references are everywhere on that show) but after reading that article, I think I finally get it.