heroes 1x04 "collision"

[mimesere]

Matt Parkman
Did anyone else expect Grunberg to say "SD6? APO?" in his listing of agencies? Oh, Creepy Conspiracy Guy. Hot Black Guy Who Isn't Sylar! Hi!

DON'T YOU HURT HIM NOT!SYLAR! DON'T YOU HURT THE GRUNBERG!



Hiro and Ando
I love that Hiro's exuberance makes him forget that Ando is fluent in English.

Oh, Hiro and your adorable "OMGWTF!" face. And how much do I *love* that he rights the martini glass? HIRO YOU ARE AWESOME! Awwwww! He feels all guilty! ANDO YOU ARE AWESOME! That is *absolutely* the best logic that will work on Hiro.

Um, boys? Did you think that would not be noticed?

Awww. No hitting Hiro! Though I love that he goes down after one punch.



Niki and Micah
Hello hot businesswoman! Aww! Niki and Micah do forehead touching!

Niki's going to hook for justice! Or blackmail. Whatever! HOOKING FOR JUSTICE! I find this *hilarious*.

Hey, how much do I love that Niki has another woman she talks to?

MICAH! Okay, seriously, how awesome is the fact that Niki and Micah have a) game night and b) play Scrabble? And I love, love, love that Niki and Micah *talk* to each other. MICAH, HOW ARE YOU SO AWESOME? "Fine, but it's safer over the internet." I love that you know exactly what your mom does and I love that you are *that* loyal to your dad.

I *love* the way Evil Twin Niki is so totally different from Niki. Don't touch her thug guy! SHE WILL FUCK YOUR SHIT UP!

OMG, DON'T YOU TOUCH MICAH!

"NIki's not here right now." FUCK HIM UP, NOT!NIKI! So hot.

STILETTO OF DEATH! Did she say "If you threaten our son again" or "her son"? Oh, not!Niki, I love that you are hooking for safety! You are so practical and awesome!

Adrian Pasdar, you can have your shirt off whenever you want. Dude, I fucking love that this scene is from not!Niki's POV. Okay, tattoo. Does this mean that not!Niki has been seen by the Conspiracy? I think that it does, since Not!Sylar is taking Nathan.



Claire
Okay, that is seriously fucked up. And do you see? DO YOU SEE HOW EVEN BACKGROUND CHARACTERS ARE OF COLOR? THIS IS WHY YOU ARE AWESOME, HEROES, NEVER LEAVE ME!

Claire coming back to life is as awesome as it was last week. And I love that she *literally* pulls herself back together. Oh Claire. I love you so much.

And um, no one noticed the semi-naked girl?

I do like the Bennet household. I love that Claire's creepy daddy is overprotective and clearly loves her. And I *love* that Claire crying weirds her brother out.

Claire's Gay Not-Friend! You are so outraged! I love you! Brody, you FUCK. YOU THREW HER BODY IN THE RIVER, YOU UNMITIGATED JACKASS.

HE IS A SERIAL RAPIST. CUT HIM GOOD, CLAIRE!

Furious pragmatist Claire is made of win! So full of rage. OMGWTF. "You can't rape the willing"? I would not be displeased if he died. "There's nothing you can do about it." "I can do this."

HARDCORE!



Isaac, Simone, and Peter
I sort of dig the little montage.

Damn, Simone, you are hot. I wish your plotline sucked less. And did not involve the Milo. I mean, I give Peter props for not being his usual emo dickfacey self. AHAHAHA NATHAN. Nathan thinks you are an annoying dick. Peter is being cute! I am not used to it. Nathan, you are such an ass! I love you! I do like that Peter is a believer and I like that Simone is all, "I don't do *weird*. Junkie was bad enough."

Isaac and Simone! You are both so fucked up. Heee! Sound effects! Oh, *Isaac*. I cannot read you *at all*. Do you want to be a hero as an excuse to shoot up? Do you want to be a hero to be a hero? Do you want to be a hero because that makes you *right*? Do you want to be a hero because you're the kind of artist who believes art will save the world?

"The default scientific position *is* skepticism." ahahahaha. "He had a romantic take on evolution." JESUS CHRIST, PETER, have you no tact?

Oh, Isaac. I find the whole junkie for justice thing to be creepy. AAAAAGH. CRAZY EYES.

LOOK! PETER LIVES IN A MULTI-ETHNIC NEW YORK. HI HEROES, YOU ARE MY FAVORITE!

HIRO! HIRO! I LOVE YOU FUTURE STOICAL HIRO!



Nathan
And Mohinder!

Oh, *wow*, it's like the two hottest boys currently on the show talking to each other. so awesome! MORE BACKGROUND CHARACTERS OF COLOR! HI, HI, HEROES I LOVE YOU. Goddamn, Nathan and Mohinder, you are both hot like *burning*.

Nathan and Niki, you should not be that hot.

"Do you ever wonder what it'd be like to just soar over that desert?"
"I took a helicopter ride over Red Rocks one time."
"I wasn't thinking a helicopter. I was thinking of flying."

BRYAN FULLER AND ADRIAN PASDAR, I LOVE YOU. That is *such* an awesome character note. He's thinking about the flying. He's *thinking* about it. He's wondering.

"He left me."
"For another woman?"
"I wish."
"A man?"
"I'd take that, too."

That kiss should not be hot and yet it is. I *love* that he lets her go. I love that.




Mohinder
Oh, Mohinder and your angst ove Papa Suresh. I am glad you are aware of your daddy issues! And I love that you are like, "Screw you guys, I'm going home!"

Peter is also clearly struck by the hotness of Mohinder.

"All he's telling me is that he can't do anything. Crap ass rat!" Clearly Evil Pixie and Mohinder think Peter is full of it! MOHINDER, YOU ARE DISPLAYING YOUR INTELLIGENCE. And so is Peter. I love you, Snarky Bitch Mohinder! I love you like cake! GODDAMN YOU ARE HOT WHEN YOU ARE BEING SCULLY.


Re: Dr Who -- are there seriously people who don't like Mme. de Pompadour? She is awesome.

Comments

[minna.livejournal.com]

If only he could apply his hot hot intelligence to EVIL PIXIE WOMAN AND NOTICE THAT SHE'S EVIL

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

Maybe the show will surprise us and Evil Pixie will not actually be evil!

[enigel]

And how much do I *love* that he rights the martini glass?

Yes! Wasn't it just the kind of little touch that makes Hiro, Hiro? :D

Did she say "If you threaten our son again" or "her son"?

I and a lot of other people independently heard "our", and I think it's great. It ties in with that "as a parent you have to be two different people" in Niki's talk with Nathan, and it makes it all the more twisted/interesting, that she is and isn't Niki.

I was cheering Claire right on. There's, uh, more stuff in the online comic though.

Oh, *Isaac*. I cannot read you *at all*.

I have the same problem. Just the other day I was complaining somewhere that Isaac doesn't get enough screen time and actual character development, and this still stands. I'm not sure whose fault it is though that his "I'm going to be a hero" line sounded a bit... flat.

He's thinking about the flying. He's *thinking* about it.

I hope he is, and he wasn't just saying something he thought would give him an advantage in a "woo the dame" situation, as it sounded to me... I still think he's a shark, and being an ass is his default setting, and while this makes the character good and interesting, doesn't make me like him. (Also, he's not my type, so. *shrug*)

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

It is *such* a great touch for Hiro. And also adorable.

And I want to believe that not-quite!Niki said "our" instead of "her," because you're totally right, it makes everything a lot more interesting in terms of potential character interactions.

And yeah, I read the online comic. It is awesome that she doesn't kill the guy! And I'm glad that he got hurt. Because he deserved it. Also, he deserves a kick in the balls from like, every girl he ever did that to.

Re: Isaac - It's totally the line reading on "I'm going to be a hero" that muddies things up because it's not said with conviction, but it is said with belief. So I'm just...not sure how to take it. Because yes, I think Isaac is awesome for stepping up and being all save-the-world guy. But I don't get the feeling that being a precognitive or saving the world is his *primary* motivator and that makes it all confusing. And interesting! *hearts*

And see, I don't think the line about flying had anything to do with wooing the dame or he would have laughed it off. Nathan's totally a shark and an ass, but see, I think that being the shark and the ass is his default 99% of the time and that other 1% is where I sit up and take notice. Like, he'll lie to other people up to a point (which is usually when he can't...lie believably anymore), but I honestly don't think he lies to *himself*. He knows what he is and he admits what he is and the flying is part of that. He doesn't *like* it and he doesn't want it, but he can't deny that it *happened*, because even when he's telling Peter that Peter tried suicide, he doesn't actually make any attempt to make that lie believable. I have this whole theory about the Petrelli brothers and their ratios of dreamer to jackass and I think the line in this ep about flying speaks to that tiny, tiny part of Nathan that *isn't* a shark. Plus, you know, he went and flew into a burning building to save someone in the comic.

[enigel]

Plus, you know, he went and flew into a burning building to save someone in the comic.

Oh, how I wish we got that in an episode! I think it's my favourite comic so far (though Hiro's comes very, very close). I loved that the "angel" left his coat with the Vote Petrelli badge behind (and heh, the girl he saved is named Sheila ;) ), as a sort of reminder that superheroes don't need be angels in their daily life. I admit, I cackled loudly over "Eat your heart out, Petey".

He doesn't *like* it and he doesn't want it, but he can't deny that it *happened*

Okay, good point about Nathan not lying to himself, he's a very intelligent guy, after all. And this makes his story even more interesting, so I'm all for it.

I like your reading of the Petrellis, and that's why I like when you do meta. I like changing my opinion when presented with an angle I missed. ;)

Same goes for Isaac - I think I was looking for enthusiasm, but maybe I was looking in the wrong place.

It is awesome that she doesn't kill the guy!

Yeah, after the disappointment passed, I realized it's actually great, because it doesn't make her a killer, and it's not like he can say "well, this girl crashed the car right into the wall, but she doesn't have a scratch or burn mark on her". And she does the right thing, because she's a Big Damn Hero.

I was thinking about the way the various powers have been granted - Nathan the shark got the arguably romantic power of flying, Peter who wanted to be special got the imitative power. On the other hand, Niki got more or less what she needed to protect herself and Micah (who, yes, manages to pwn for all the few lines he got).

And sweet geeky Hiro got the coolest one of all - I mean, bending time and space! But we see it's going to change him, and I fear what events may have lead to the serious future!samurai!Hiro.

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

Heee. Nathan and Hiro's comics are tied for first place in my love. Because Nathan's is...him flying into a burning building to save someone because he *can* (heart! heart heart heart!) and Hiro's making the cover of Action Comics #1 into a paper crane to honor his grandfather and also Hiro was named after Hiroshima so they wouldn't forget. It is all just so, so wonderful.

And yeah, I *love* Nathan. And not in a way where I think he's more interesting than anyone else, but he's just as interesting as everyone else and I think he sometimes gets dismissed very easily.

And I just...I love that Nathan's power is romantic, like you say, and that it works on so many levels metaphorically. Amy and I said, after we saw the pilot at Comic Con, that it was *so awesome* that Nathan's power kicked in to catch Peter when he fell like Nathan had been doing all their lives, but it's more than that, even. Nathan's the one who stands out, he's the one with the ambition, he's the one that gets noticed, and of *course* Nathan has the flashy power, the power that can be *seen*. Of course he does. And he has the power to *rise above*. Literally. And he's the one who needs that most *because* of who he is.

And yo, your reading of Peter's power? *Totally awesome*. I had not even thought of that.

I love this show so, so, so much. Hell, now I need an icon of Nathan, because I do think he's stepped up enough to get one. Oh, Heroes. How happy you make me.

[latxcvi.livejournal.com]

And I want to believe that not-quite!Niki said "our" instead of "her,"

She said "our". I rewound it twice to be sure.

[latxcvi.livejournal.com]

Hello hot businesswoman!

Hot Asian businesswoman?

*Totally* Whitney from Bring It On. That's right: Mr. Linderman's Hot Asian Right-Hand Woman is *Whitney from Bring It On*.

I love that like burning, yo.

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

...SERIOUSLY?

That makes it like, twenty times better!

[jennyo.livejournal.com]

Yep. I looked and said, "isn't that Whitney" and indeed...Nicole Bilderback!

Whitney!!!

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

She puts the itch in 'bitch'!

[annaalamode.livejournal.com]

A full 90% of Dr. Who fandom hates Mme de Pompadour.

I think Claire and Claire's Gay not-Friend should totally become friends. He can be clerical support or something for the Heroes. And Claire's pathologist was Stivers from H:LOTS and that is officially awesome.

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

But Mme de Pompadour was awesome and charming! Whyfor do they hate on her?

And yes, Claire and Claire's Gay Not-Friend should totally be friends! Also, I should learn his name.