The Nathan-Lindermann scene was entirely made of win. I love the premise of a generation of 'heroes' who have already gone through this journey, and who have 'wised up' (aka become jaded and cynical). It's putting Nathan in a more sympathetic position, since he gets to call Lindermann a 'lousy humanitarian' and be shocked about Lindermann's (completely callous) willingness to nuke New York. (I have to admit that I was very amused by Lindermann's 'meh, we're overpopulated anyway' argument, especially since he clearly feels that large swathes of the population of one of the most influential capitals in the world are dispensible... teh evol!) Nathan's capable of being pretty ruthless in his own right, but set him against megalomania on this scale and it seems like a surefire way to set him on the path to heroism...
Ooh, good point abouthow structurally this makes Nathan look better *and* gives him the possibility of actually acting better, to foil Lindermann's plot. (And I really hope that's what he's planning, though I'm a little concerned that now that he's found out Peter's invulnerable he may go along with it.)
Peter's death was the low point of the episode for me. It had zero suspense for me, and while I obviously enjoyed Nathan sobbing over his brother's body, I was kind of disappointed that Claire's first meeting with Nathan was overshadowed by the non-death. It was very cool that Claire got to 'save' Peter and repay the favour though.
What, you didn't think they'd kill off Peter? (I was SO keeping my fingers crossed, but yeah, basically I agree on the zero suspense thing, though I did think it was cool Claire got to do the actual saving).
I'm sure there will be more, and better, Nathan Claire scenes in the future so I wasn't *too* disappointed.
I'm a little concerned that now that he's found out Peter's invulnerable he may go along with it Heee. I'm kinda hoping he does. *iz evol* I like him dark. :-) But yeah, I think defining him against Lindermann is an effective way for the show to go.
I'm sure you're right about Nathan-Claire scenes, but I love both of them so much, I reckon my expectations were just too high. He did look beautiful in that pink room though...
Ooh, good point abouthow structurally this makes Nathan look better *and* gives him the possibility of actually acting better, to foil Lindermann's plot. (And I really hope that's what he's planning, though I'm a little concerned that now that he's found out Peter's invulnerable he may go along with it.)
Peter's death was the low point of the episode for me. It had zero suspense for me, and while I obviously enjoyed Nathan sobbing over his brother's body, I was kind of disappointed that Claire's first meeting with Nathan was overshadowed by the non-death. It was very cool that Claire got to 'save' Peter and repay the favour though.
What, you didn't think they'd kill off Peter? (I was SO keeping my fingers crossed, but yeah, basically I agree on the zero suspense thing, though I did think it was cool Claire got to do the actual saving).
I'm sure there will be more, and better, Nathan Claire scenes in the future so I wasn't *too* disappointed.
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Heee. I'm kinda hoping he does. *iz evol* I like him dark. :-) But yeah, I think defining him against Lindermann is an effective way for the show to go.
I'm sure you're right about Nathan-Claire scenes, but I love both of them so much, I reckon my expectations were just too high. He did look beautiful in that pink room though...
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