Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Heroes: Fallout
Finally...
We finally start to get this ball rolling. Bravo. I really liked this episode. Nice way to go out before the winter hiatus. Things are starting to cement and I like the way the show is headed.
Let's take a quick recap:
Claire tells her father that she can regenerate. The dad confesses that he has known for a long time and done things to protect her. I have to admit, his confession was a surprise. But I guess not that much of a surprise when you realize that he can "undo" confessions with the help of the Haitian. Claire's brother and best friend have already been "wiped". It's interesting to learn that not only can the Haitian talk, but that he apparently has something to say. As a side note, we also learn that Claire's dad answers to a higher power in this little project.
We see more of Peter's dream power. I'm not sure exactly what the power is, but Peter's dreams are clearly more than dreams, and even he knows it. The dream where Sylar and Nathan come to see him in jail is clearly not a future prediction, but what does it mean. Since his dreams are not literal, does that mean that maybe he is not the exploding man after all?
I'm still not sure what happened to Charlie. Hiro and Ando still say that she was killed and still by the brain swiping dude. In other words, Hiro went back and accomplished nothing. But at least they are together with Isaac now. Who knows what that threesome can accomplish?
Quick side note on Peter... He looks very sick while talking to the cheerleader. But if he is near her, shouldn't her healing powers prevent him from getting sick? What he is suffering looks like TV's version of radiation sickness. Are his dreams so real that he can get radiation poisoning from them?
And what about Sylar? Claire's dad says that Sylar's powers won't work in the box. Why is it then that when Eden goes into the room, Sylar can use his telekinesis to pull her through the super strong glass? I'm going to miss Eden. I guess in the end she was hero, giving her life to keep Sylar from getting more powerful. C'est la vie.
Parkman, DL, Nikki and Micah don't have a huge role in moving the story forward, but at least they more closer to joining the rest of the Heroes.
I almost forgot... Hiro has to go back in time to get a sword?!?!? I didn't think they had swords when there were dinosaurs. Oh well.
They left us with two things to think about over the break. The first is Peter's dream. We know that his dreams are not literal, but do have some connection to people he has encountered or things he is involved with. In his dream, he is in NYC. All of the buildings and vehicles have been quickly abandoned. There is no apparent damage to anything. He is approached by people who know him, who then look at the middle of his body, or his hands and flee. The only person who does not flee is the last one to approach him, his brother. All of the people in the dream are the Heroes we have come across to date. At the end, Peter ignites and apparently explodes. That is a lot to think about.
The second thing they leave us with is the new question: Are You on the List?
I'll be looking forward to the answers when the show returns in January.
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Peter is sick because he absorbed some of Sylar's bad genetic code, remember what HRG man said to Sylar in the prison? All that DNA is making you sick!
I still think HRG has powers, or at least knows how to block or mind trick the mutants.
Hiro doesn't go back into time to get the sword, he said,"I need to find that sword."
All in all, very good showing, my slight complaint had to do with DL. Why would he only put his hand through the door to unlock it instead of just walking through? Did it have to do with the fact he had lead in his shoulder? And what about the gun shot? Jessica shoots him in the shoulder, then a kill shot right through the brain, but we see the bullet pass through an opening in his skull. A little bit of a stretch for me. Now, if he has a bullet in him, why can't he just pull it out with his hand?
My cliff hanger now is what is the secret the Haitian wanted Claire to know? Is Claire really adopted? Didn't Mr. Silent say I've made your mom forget so many times. Does the memory wipe really stick on the mutants? The cop remembered seeing Mr. Silent in the bar, you would think if they are going to wipe his memory, they would remove the memory of the bar experience.
Don't get me wrong, I did like the episode, the writing though needs to be consistent and a bit cleaner.
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I still think HRG has powers, or at least knows how to block or mind trick the mutants.
Hiro doesn't go back into time to get the sword, he said,"I need to find that sword."
All in all, very good showing, my slight complaint had to do with DL. Why would he only put his hand through the door to unlock it instead of just walking through? Did it have to do with the fact he had lead in his shoulder? And what about the gun shot? Jessica shoots him in the shoulder, then a kill shot right through the brain, but we see the bullet pass through an opening in his skull. A little bit of a stretch for me. Now, if he has a bullet in him, why can't he just pull it out with his hand?
My cliff hanger now is what is the secret the Haitian wanted Claire to know? Is Claire really adopted? Didn't Mr. Silent say I've made your mom forget so many times. Does the memory wipe really stick on the mutants? The cop remembered seeing Mr. Silent in the bar, you would think if they are going to wipe his memory, they would remove the memory of the bar experience.
Don't get me wrong, I did like the episode, the writing though needs to be consistent and a bit cleaner.
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