Heroes 2.01 - Four Months Later

[weewarrior]

Brief, unsorted thoughts behind the cut:

• Very slow pacing in general, but I expect it to pick up soon


• Nothing is quite what it seems: Kensei uses a straw man and is not Japanese, Matt's bust is really just a test and the seedy apartment as well as the people in it are fake, Bennet is not a harmless paper salesman, Claire is not a robot (although seriously, West, what about robots from space? What about them? There are alien robots!), Nathan's face is probably not burned up (or is it?), Angela is not completely evil, Stephen Tobolowsky is likely way from harmless, West is not just an intrusive little stalker, Mohinder is not just a duped scientist, Maya is not as sweet and harmless as she looks, and Peter definitely is not dead. Good call there, Nate.


• The phonecall! Claire talks to Nathan! And he's ... not exactly being helpful, but a lot more open than he was at the end of Season One, which is vaguely sad given that he is now an insane drunk


• "He'll want those when he gets back" - I'll admit that this scene played far better than I feared it would, largely because they did not make Angela sound like a harpy but rather like someone who is just very tired. And selenak, cadesama, they jossed our idea of Papa Petrelli as an alcoholic! I was aghast!


• I'm calling dibs for Nathan having hallucinations and them being apparently connected to mirrors, even though it's admittedly not the same as being caught in the Matrix. And lookit, he did run into Ando!


• I also called Heidi leaving Nathan, and Matt and Janice divorcing, which probably makes me somewhat cynical about relationships...


• Undercover Scientist Mohinder made me giggle, but at least he is working with Bennet - and living with Matt and Molly! Sweet!


• Speaking of Noah, while I understand his frustration at his manager's antics, bodily threatening the man and risking being fired or getting sued is not what I would call inconspicuous behaviour, dear sir.


• I ... don't think Sandra is well, and it makes me so sad. Noah, I adore you, but you are a bastard.


• My, Randall Bentley has grown, hasn't he? And he's getting quite a deep voice, too.


• Why, hello there, Cork, you look much different than I remember. I'm really looking forward to encountering mountains and other geographical markers like that. And hey, is that Dominic Keating in some strangely old-fashioned clothing? And, oh, Pete! Hey, Pete! Your family misses you, and you forget them? That's not cool.


• Matt and Molly were adorable. The poor girl does have a lot on her plate - seeing your parents murdered, becoming the target of their killer, getting into the custody of an evil company, contracting a deadly virus, seeing two men explode, and a man you worship almost get killed is enough to give anyone nightmares. Add some icky creep with Sauron's voice to that, and I was astonished she didn't throw her plate at Matt. Something tells me she might want to talk to Nathan, though, scary beard or not.


• They killed George Takei! Noooo! And he was killed by ... a stunt double? Seriously, if the person's build is meant to be any indication, I have an idea who that is supposed to be, but we'll see what comes out of it.


• There are nine eight Elders left. Bring on the betting, people!


• And for everyone playing continuity bingo, the Company was founded 30 years ago, fairly likely by our merry bunch of - at that point twelve - Evil Elders.


• Hiro in the Past: promising. Adore Kensei, and Yaeko, too, but something tells me that this isn't going to go as by the numbers as it currently looks. We would all expect Hiro to succeed in turning his Han Solo into a shining hero, right? I have a feeling that that's not going to happen, and I will be devastated, because the character seems so much fun.


• Other new characters: can't say much about Maya and Alejandro yet, other than that I guess he is toast as he is not among the main characters; Stephen Tobolowsky is totally evil (if gifted with a useful power); West is basically no more than a catalyst, if an annoyingly pushy one. If he is supposed to have similarities to Nathan other than being dark-haired and being able to fly, I haven't found them yet.


• Can it be next week now?

Comments

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

Nothing is quite what it seems, indeed. Although, did anyone think Bob was NOT up to no good? *g*

I ... don't think Sandra is well, and it makes me so sad. Noah, I adore you, but you are a bastard.

My thought exactly. & :-(

We would all expect Hiro to succeed in turning his Han Solo into a shining hero, right? I have a feeling that that's not going to happen, and I will be devastated, because the character seems so much fun.

Still holding out for Yaeko playing an instrumental role (but not holding my breath).

West is basically no more than a catalyst, if an annoyingly pushy one. If he is supposed to have similarities to Nathan other than being dark-haired and being able to fly, I haven't found them yet.

I doubt there are more similiarities, although he in general strikes me as more than a little odd (though Selena's Peter Pan musings make sense; he's not quite of this world, that alien boy).

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

Also! Here's mine:

http://monanotlisa.livejournal.com/638389.html

[wee-warrior.livejournal.com]

Although, did anyone think Bob was NOT up to no good? *g*

Most people seem to know him from Groundhog Day, so they regard him as harmless. Of course, being with the Company, he is bound to be secretly badass at least.

Still holding out for Yaeko playing an instrumental role (but not holding my breath).

I love that she's fierce, for the time being. I imagined her to be some sort of wilting flower, so this came as a surprise. But I'm afraid that she's not the historical Kensei. As awesome as that would be, it might also be a little beyond the writers' collective imagination.

I doubt there are more similiarities, although he in general strikes me as more than a little odd (though Selena's Peter Pan musings make sense; he's not quite of this world, that alien boy).

On the other hand, we don't really know how Nathan was at that age, and depending how the story with Meredith went, he could have been somewhat rebellious. Either way, those two meeting could be pretty comedic. (Meeting Bennet will just leave West dead, I suppose. I always want to write Wes for some reason.)

And I read your review! Like selenak, I was amused about the discrepancy between the respective lengths we devote to Nathan and Mohinder. :)

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

I always want to write Wes for some reason.)

ME TOO SEE ICON.

And yes, v. true about the Nathan/Mohinder devotion. & ;-)

[12-12-12.livejournal.com]

And yes, v. true about the Nathan/Mohinder devotion. & ;-)

Yes, but at least both those characters were in the episode for more than 10 seconds. Whereas I somehow managed to devote an entire paragraph or two to Peter, when he only had ONE LINE. Heh. *facepalm*