Gopher

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« Reply #280 on: 10-30-2007 19:31 »
« Last Edit on: 10-30-2007 19:31 »
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Kryten: Ooooh yeah... d'oh! :smacks forehead:
Birfday clown: It's probably not their fault most of the time, just some jackass director saying "That was great, but could you do it again? And this time, a little blacker?" You see the same thing with adult black actors sometimes. If I were a black actor, I'd play dumb on any request like that from a director. "What do you mean? More morbid?" Of course, I'd probably wind up fired. Great world, ain't it?
edit: hmm. Off-topic totp's are no good. Gotta fix that...
Hiro rocks. They'd better not half-ass the impending duel between Hiro and Kensei the way they did the one between Peter and Sylar last season though.
Sylar without powers is a bit boring, but Stlar trying to corrupt the innocent is somewhat entertaining.
Our little assassin-in-training is awesome, and I'm glad they seem to have limited her power to immitating any physical action; we didn't need a third peter/sylar.
HRG does come across as a badass, though without the Haitian backing him up, I think he'd just be another archetypical amoral agent. The Haitian is the awesome one
Claire has once again lowered the bar for teenage girls on TV by becoming a moron just because a cute guy who treated her like shit when they first met started being nice and asked her to do something incredibly stupid. Oh, wait, that already was the bar for teenage girls on TV.
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David A

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Originally posted by Gopher: The little plan West talked Claire into... epicly stupid. Supremely stupid. Even by teenager standards, it was one of the dumbest things I've ever seen a character do. I mean, for fuck's sake, there are better ways to humiliate someone without using any supernatural abilities, people have been doing it for centuries. It was stupid of Claire to go along with it. For West it wasn't stupid; it was just another step in his plan to turn Claire evil. First he has her lying to her father and now this. He's gradually seducing her to the dark side. Originally posted by i_c_wayner: At least the Peter and Maya/Alejandro stories are finally getting somewhere. I'm actually a little interesting in the latter due to Sylar's presence. Probably wouldn't be as interesting without him. Absolutely. Girl with uncontrollable deadly power but her twin brother can counteract it? Yawn. Gullible girl with uncontrollable deadly power who believes that Sylar is a nice man who just wants to help her? Now we're getting somewhere. More stuff posted by Gopher: Birfday clown: It's probably not their fault most of the time, just some jackass director saying "That was great, but could you do it again? And this time, a little blacker?" But why else would they even cast black actors if they're not going to "act black" (whatever that means)? They could have just as easily given Micah a set of white cousins on his mother's side of the family. Then Veronica Mars could have been Sharingan girl and someone else could be evil Lightning Lass. Of course, we wouldn't have Nichelle Nichols on the show then, but she hasn't really done anything so far besides stand around and be Trekkie fanservice anyway. Hiro rocks. They'd better not half-ass the impending duel between Hiro and Kensei the way they did the one between Peter and Sylar last season though. I dunno. Unless Hiro decides not to use his powers for some reason, I can't really see there being much of a duel at all. Hiro can't really kill Kensei, because he'll just regenerate; but there's just no way that Kensei could beat Hiro, unless he sucker punches him again or something. Claire has once again lowered the bar for teenage girls on TV by becoming a moron just because a cute guy who treated her like shit when they first met started being nice and asked her to do something incredibly stupid. Oh, wait, that already was the bar for teenage girls on TV. And not just on TV.
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i_c_weiner

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On Kensei: Called it the first time they said "Adam Monroe" a few episodes back. It was quite simple, really, considering that Adam Monroe is a British-sounding name and we never knew Kensei's real name. On Hiro: I have the feeling that he'll go back and time and talk to his father. It seems like the simplest thing to do. "Let's just have Hiro go back in time, talk to his father, and we can clear up some stuff with Kensei and Hiro and Adam and blah blah blah." Plus, we get to see George Takei again! On MIA Heroes: Where the hell's Claude?! On West: My other theory was that Adam was West (Hehe... Adam West...), but it just didn't feel right. There's definitely still something fishy about West, regardless of who really is Adam. On Maury: This episode supports the "linage" theory, where powers are passed down through generations, hence this Chapter's title. Bob pretty much outright said it. In a way, after they revealed who Adam was, I felt like they should've cut the episode off right there, don't have any post-credits "in next week's episode" thingies, and go to the next show. It felt like having the "in next week's episode" thing took away from the shock/awe of finding out his identity (although, like I said earlier, I called his identity a mile away). This was one of the better episodes of the season.
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Gopher

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The virus... Am I the only one who thought "Wait... you need to bring down one guy, admittedly a very scary guy, so your weapon of choice is... a FUCKING SUPER-VIRUS?! I keep the tolerance on my bullshit-o-meter very high for this show already, and that still set off a code red alarm for me. Not sure if it was just bad writing or part of an evil plot to test or even spread the virus. Was anybody surprised the cure didn't work on this strain?
On hiro, I agree with ic. Adam Monroe genuinely surprised me, though in retrospect I'm surprised it hadn't even occurred to me. Regardless, I approve. I assume at this point that Hiro's dad knew hiro's future (past?) since he was a kid, maybe before he was even born. Anyone else irritated at the soapy aftertaste this season more than last? I mean, they basicly hit the reset buttons on so many characters this season. Sylar's powers, Peter's confidence, HRG's humanity...
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wu_konguk

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Good episode although I had a feeling about the Adam thing All thanks to the fact that a comic character with his powers is over 200 years old and hardly aged at all, James Howleter aka Logoan aka Wolverine. Will admit it was only during that little speach while he was fighting with Hrio that I figured it was a possiblity, was actually thinking "hey I should post this idea on the forum, see if anyoe agrees", did not see them revealing it at the end of the episode.
One thing I am curious about is Caitlin. Since she is stuck I the future, what would happen if the future is changed? would she return to teh present since that future no longer exists or vanish with it? Anyway good episode and I hope there will not be too many delays due to the strike.
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i_c_weiner

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This episode only confirmed my suspicions... Actually, it only confirmed one. It did nothing otherwise. For me, it confirmed that Adam is not evil. First, the Bob-Elle and Peter thing shows that the Company is "evil". I had a feeling last episode when Bob was talking about Adam that he was just saying the stuff to get Mohinder and Nikki on his side. Second, the getaway scene with Peter and Adam seems to show that Adam is trying to get to Montreal as a priority. If he's been in the Company's place for over 30 years, I wouldn't think his first thought after telling Peter to get to Montreal would be "Hmmm... perhaps I should just stop over at Charles's place and kill Nakamura before getting to Montreal..." It just doesn't fit into place too easily.
Also, what the fuck with D.L.? First you bring him back from being shot, then you shoot him again!
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David A

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Originally posted by i_c_wayner: Where the hell's Claude?! Doing what he does best: hiding. Originally posted by Gopher: Not sure if it was just bad writing or part of an evil plot to test or even spread the virus. I'm pretty sure that everything that Bob's been doing since he brought Mohinder into the company has been part of an evil plot to test or even spread the virus. Anyone else irritated at the soapy aftertaste this season more than last? I mean, they basicly hit the reset buttons on so many characters this season. Sylar's powers, Peter's confidence, HRG's humanity... Doesn't really bother me. I'm really just here for Hiro anyway. Originally posted by wu_konguk: One thing I am curious about is Caitlin. Since she is stuck I the future, what would happen if the future is changed? would she return to teh present since that future no longer exists or vanish with it? She'll be fine, at least according to Doc Brown. Originally posted by ~FazeShift~: I think they used up too many of the future paintings already.  They can always find more. Originally posted by i_c_wayner: For me, it confirmed that Adam is not evil. The fact that the company is evil doesn't make Adam any less evil. I don't think he's the killer, but remember that he promised to bring suffering to all that Hiro holds dear for as long as he lives. Sounds pretty evil to me. That said, I suspect that Hiro will still try to redeem him when they meet again. Also, what the fuck with D.L.? First you bring him back from being shot, then you shoot him again! Yeah, that didn't make a lot of sense. Perhaps there's still more to be revealed about that.
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i_c_weiner

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Forgot to post this in here. At the end of this blog is some set photos from the last episode of the cast with Slusho cups.
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