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11/17/09
Haitian: "Hi Peter, I'm supposed to do something really bad, but I don't wan't to. So instead, why don't you go check out this storage locker and all will be clear. But whatever you do, don't tell Nathan."
Peter: "OK, dude....Hey, Nathan, wanna go check out the mystery locker? I was told not to bring you, but the lame writers can't figure out a better way to advance this plot. Wonder what we'll find?"
And then:
Parkman: "Hey look! I got shot in the chest 15 times, but I'm still alive. Oh, hi Nate 'n' Pete. Don't stand so close to me or Sylar will take Nathan's body back."
Sylar (in Parkman): "Yes Nathan, all you have to do is touch me and it will all be over. Won't you be so much happier when you're dead?"
Nathan: "You're right. I hate you so much I have to come within inches of you to tell you just how much I hate you....Hey, we touched! Wonder how that could've happened?"
If you can't explain it, can someone ask the Haitian to stop by my house and wipe out all memories of Heroes after season 1. hell, if he can't do that, he can have it all. #heroes
11/18/09
1. Even when he lost all of his other powers, Peter never lost the ability to make terrible decisions. Bringing his brother with him when he was specifically told not to is not a decision that would likely crack the top 10 list of Peter's awful decisions; it was probably only the third worst decision he made in this one episode. (For the record, the top of the all-time list would be Peter believing that he had the stones to shoot his father without hesitation even though he had trained killers who could have done it for him and had absolutely no emotional baggage. Many of his other terrible decisions could be chalked up to his carelessness, but that was willful stupidity.)
2. This is a combo deal: Nathan still had some residual Sylar in him at a subconscious level and Nathan is almost as bad with decisions as Peter is. Maybe they never really learned to make adult decisions because they were too dependent on mommy.
Essentially, the brothers constantly put themselves in situations where they are clearly in over their heads, but they stubbornly try and try again. Their saving grace is that sometimes their unnecessary risks pay off, which further emboldens them to continue taking actions that they should know will likely end badly.
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At this point I don't think even extended girl-on-girl action would save the show. Not that I wouldn't want them to try that as a last resort, of course. Or just generally... #heroes
11/17/09
And this recap was quite well written.
And it was enjoyable.
And I still didn't understand any of it.
And not in a good way. #heroes
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Now we're getting meta.... #heroes
11/17/09
Mine usually says "Get me some jelly-beans. And some vodka. And find some pictures of Alan Tudyk in a tight t-shirt on the internet."
Annalee, you're really a saint for doing this. Hey, you wanna be a saint? No, wait, that's the one with the "martyrdom, stabby, dying" routine. How about a Countess or a Dame? That's easy and you get tiara and stuff. Lemme call Liz, she still owes me one for getting Andy out of the "bar" in Toronto during the 80's.
11/17/09
Wow, that's what mine says too! Except port instead of vodka. #heroes
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11/17/09
I had an epiphany while watching this episode. I suddenly understood why people keep watching the show despite its obvious descent into complete nonsense.
People became very invested in the show because the first season was awesome. Add to that the normal human tendency to want closure, to understand what the hell is happening, and you have a formula to keep people coming back for more: rather than give them the closure they want, with plots that make sense, do the opposite: make bs up, left and right.
That way, it will confuse people and make them desperate for an explanation that will make everything make sense, drawing them back episode after episode. It makes people subconsciously think "maybe this episode will explain why X happened."
The reason for taking that road, of course, is that Heroes is beyond salvation, beyond fixing. Even the writers don't know what the hell is happening anymore, so now the powers to be are simply milking the cow until it runs totally dry. Now it's "everything goes." #heroes
11/17/09
This reminds me of how I felt about Voyager. It sucked from Day 1, but it was Trek so I gave it evry chance. When it finally ended I literally said to my wife "Thank god that's over." I will do the same after Heroes. Hopefully at the end of the year.
Once again, thanks for helping me with my Heroes problem. I'm through the first step: I have a problem and I am powerless over it. Now I need a greater power to restore me to sanity. Could that be you, Roklimber? #heroes
11/18/09
Send me a hundred grand and you can join the Church Of Rok, where my super power derived from ancient rocks will heal all your problems.
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"I clicked on it about 20 times"
Ah, that explains why I got 20 copies of my VMD (virus of mass destruction) running wild on your computer now. (cue in evil laughter)
11/18/09
Now I want Ice Cream
11/19/09
Now I want an omelette. :)
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"...I used to eat people in the Middle Ages and I'm still atoning for it by becoming a detective in Toronto. And writing Heroes recaps."
I have long suspected that Annalee is really Geraint Wyn Davies. It all makes sense now, the creepy contact lenses, the long periods of time she spends staring into space having "flashbacks"... #heroes
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11/11/09
The only time a Haitian (insert alternate ethnic classification here) is given a name is so you'll feel something (insert alternate emotion here) when he (insert alternate sex here) is turned into a Zombie (insert alternate ethnically 'appropriate' fate here).
Very sad, very true. #heroes
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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