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11/10/09
@Annalee: So you (and others) can salvage something worthwhile from this clearly less than appetizing experience, may I present to you, a picture of a TAHITIAN TARO BURGER [Sorry, I couldn't find one of Tahitian Pancakes :( ].
(Hereafter to be known, until the end of time, as the "WTF LOVEMUNCHER" TM.)
It's principal component is made from the Taro root, as are Tahitian Pancakes.
The best pancakes are made from a mix of Taro flour and wheat flour (many prefer a 60:40 ratio).
The texture is delightful and the flavour is slightly 'nutty' (a slice of Jarlsberg or Leerdammer cheese compliments it beautifully).
You should be able to purchase Taro flour in a natural food store or in SF's Chinatown, as it's used in dim-sum dumplings [or try Taro-chips, for Jarlsberg dips and fondue].
Me ke aloha, SJ_Edwards. #heroes
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Fucking stupid.
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no more... oh yeah... x-men time #heroes
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Overall, this was one of the better episodes of the last few years, (not saying much) but Annalee's criticisms are (mostly) right on the mark.
Somebody should kill Emma and Peter stat. They really get on my fucking nerves. That god damned tension pneumo? how the hell does some little girl end up on the floor of a store room? Couldn't you at least use a sthethescope and look at the girl's neck to see if the trachea is deviated before you come at her with a sharp needle? And could you please stick the needle in her lung instead of her liver to fix the problem? And, one last request, could you get out air from a pneumothorax instead of blood? Please?
Of course Sylar and Parkman aren't dead. Nobody ever dies on heroes. Nobody. Ever. Even when Nathan famously dies later this year, he will come back like a bad Marvel retcon.
The lesbian subplot has been wrapped up way too quick. Not because I'm into cute lesbians (although I am) but because it was a chance to develop Claire beyond the whole love/hate thing with HRG and the writers pissed it away.
Samuel needs a new Schtick. It was moderately interesting at first, but it's time to do something with it or admit ou got nuthin' (as usual) and wrap it up.
I liked the Sylar/Parkman thing. Parkman tried to get bad ass, then Sylar showed him he was in over his head, then Parkman showed him he can get wild too. I was OK with that.
Annalee's recaps remain better than the show. #heroes
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:( #heroes
11/10/09
Of course, according to the preview of next week's episode, Parkman can't even kill himself right. Not that I'm surprised: for a moment it seemed that someone would achieve some form of lasting victory over Sylar, and we just can't have that, apparently, not even a pyrrhic victory that destroys an imaginary incarnation of him.
And it seems like Samuel is starting to adopt the oratory skills of 90s-era Claremont Magneto...if you blather on about meaningless bullshit about 'us and them' and 'belonging' to enough folks, people will just start following you.
I'm going to try this and start going around to pancake houses and going on and on about how no one can understand pancakes like I can. My goal is to get free pancakes. If this works, I'll start trying it on women; I can't wait to start using the line 'No one understands you. Would you like to come live in my circus?' #heroes
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11/04/09
Original time-line: Sylar kills Charlie, a murder which is witnessed by at least one other waitress. Ando is aware of the murder. Sheriff is called. Yadda-yadda-yadda.
New time-line: Charlie lives. Apparently tells Boss she's taking off with Hiro for a lil' Austin lovin'. Does other Charlie-like things that aren't part of the original time-line. No murder for Ando to be aware of.
IT'S A WHOLE NEW FREAKIN' TIME-LINE!!!
What happens when "Present Hiro" returns from the past and tells Ando he couldn't save Charlie? Does Ando say. "Save? What save? She just took off with your future self."
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Then Season 2, taking a cue from Season 1's closer, sucked. I just couldn't get past the shit plots. This post pretty much summarizes why I stopped watching Heroes.
Charlie, if being stucked in Nethertime (??!!) means more time for Glee, please stay there.
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Comic books have been my particular brand of geek for close to thirty years now. I've been waiting patiently for a great comic-book TV show. This is not it. #heroes
11/04/09
this whole cat and mouse game they play with the characters just reeks of old dbz episodes. they work all this buildup and then when he season reaches climax, it goes from excitement.. t complete anti-climax, followed by more confusion. some day there will be a great comic-book tv show, i hope other producers are watching it, and using HEROES as a cautionary tale on how run a series to the ground. #heroes
11/04/09
Matt was supposed to be a recovering alcoholic, right?
1. He would not be capable of casual driking, so what the hell is he doing having a beer?
2. What the hell is he doing having a bottle of whisky at home? that's just stupid, no recovering alcoholic would have even a beer can at home #heroes
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In response to your points in your first post, his wife knows that he's not an alcoholic, and is trying to stop using his powers, which is the reason that he's going to the meetings. There would be no reason to keep alcohol out of the house, other than to appear to visitors that he was an alcoholic. #heroes
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