Heroes: Turn and Face the Strange
I fucking hate shape shifters. Now I have to play "Where's Sylar" in every goddamn scene. I knew from the beginning that he was being Sandra in the divorce paper scene...but, of course, I also thought he was somewhere in practically every other scene. It's exhausting. Any chance baby touch-and-go can stop Sylar? And then, maybe, he can learn to be good and re-earn his powers through hours and hours of babysitting. Then I won't have to watch the "Destroy HRG" storyline which annoys the crap out of me.
To be fair, my reasons for disliking that plot are kind of silly. I don't think it's out of character for Sylar. I just don't like to see Noah at a disadvantage. I like him smarter than everyone and in control. I was so happy that he realized that Sylar wasn't dead, deduced his new power, and noticed Sandra's signature. I *hated* seeing him give in to obsession and panic. He should have listened to Angela and gotten the hell out of there. He should not have revealed his knowledge to Danko and Sylar until he had a much better plan. And probably back up. Why doesn't anyone ever worry about back up?
Shape shifter Syler did give me a few laughs...mostly unintentional. Anyone else notice that when he changes size and shape, his clothing miraculously changes too? Danko's a midget, but when Sylar switched from Danko back to himself, he didn't look like he was wearing Ken-doll clothes. And after being Sandra, he switched back to his real body in a public alley...so now I have this mental image of Sylar walking through the streets of D.C. in women's clothing that's at least 4 sizes too small. The shoes must have been murder.
Now for my regularly scheduled Supernatural comments. Feel free to skip ahead. OMG! Danko's sleeping with Lillith!!! And she's a Russian ex-prostitute. Also, lots of grave-digging this week...think they'll have to salt-and-burn? Looks to me like a prime ghost-making situation went down out in the desert.
Back to Heroes. About all of that grave-digging the Petrellis are doing...uh...wtf? Angela knows who was buried there and what happened to them, so...why are we digging them up? Sure, it's an impressive visual, but is there a reason for it. Will they learn anything from the skeletons that she couldn't just tell them? They're not actually trained in forensics, or anything. Nice that she already had shovels in her car, though. Does she always have them back there in case there's an inconvenient body that needs hiding, or did she make Peter stop to get some on the way. I can just see it: "Run into that Home Depot and buy a few shovels, dear. No, I won't explain what they're for. It's a surprise"
The Petrelli family's bizarre sexual tension continues. Peter sees Nathan and Claire fly in, clinging to each other, and he's overcome with jealousy...although I don't know which of them he's more possessive of. Claire runs over to touch him in a decidedly non-uncle way to appologize. Nathan stays cool...he has to...Adrian looks like he's back in Top Gun.
Leaving the Petrellis...Danko was pretty pathetic this ep. First, inventing a family so you don't have to get too close to your ex-prostitute girlfriend: classy. Then, insisting that you don't care about said girlfriend and encouraging someone to shoot her. Damn, Danko, haven't you ever seen any tv? Bluffing or not, girls will not forgive you for that kind of thing. By the way...Noah was totally right about your future with Sylar. Just like I told you last week. This can not end well for you. But you know what? I totally don't care. Ugly, boring, and dumb is pretty much the trifecta of Get Off My Show! (Shallow, yes, but also true.)
Speaking of dumb, we have Matt Parkman. Again. Still. At least I don't have to lobby for him to have his riduculously powerful abilities taken away; he has embraced the "too stupid to live" method of power control. First he snuck into the girl's house with his gun drawn and got caught. Does he tell her, "These are not the droids you're looking for," and go about his business? No. He decides to have a little chat and warn her that Danko's a bad boyfriend. He could have made her see *anything*! He could have made her think he *was* Danko and then have broken up with her, or tortured her. Whatever. Instead, he brings her to Danko's apartment and makes Danko confess. Woo hoo. And then he can't even follow through with his plan to kill her. Of course, he could have left her home, created an illusion girlfriend for Danko, and then shot the illusion. Danko would have been hurt *and* Matt could even keep his conscience clear. But he didn't. He's too dumb. Lucky for him, Hiro made it across the country in record time and saved the day.
Also, wtf...Hiro pops up with a baby and tells him that it's his son and Matt has absolutely no questions? Really? Doesn't wonder who the mother is or where she is? Last season, Matt was pretty convinced that Janice's baby wasn't his. What happened?
Can Hiro and Ando PLEASE stop being the comic relief all the time? I love them, but nothing they did tonight was substantive. They tried to keep baba Matt happy and they found a texan of Japanese descent. Such a waste, just for cheap laughs. Go watch Supernatural again, writers...Kripke and co. can be funny without detracting from the plot. You should try it some time.
ETA: By the way... Secrets from the past? Bodies in the desert? Adam Monroe would be pretty useful to have around right now, no? Bastards..
To be fair, my reasons for disliking that plot are kind of silly. I don't think it's out of character for Sylar. I just don't like to see Noah at a disadvantage. I like him smarter than everyone and in control. I was so happy that he realized that Sylar wasn't dead, deduced his new power, and noticed Sandra's signature. I *hated* seeing him give in to obsession and panic. He should have listened to Angela and gotten the hell out of there. He should not have revealed his knowledge to Danko and Sylar until he had a much better plan. And probably back up. Why doesn't anyone ever worry about back up?
Shape shifter Syler did give me a few laughs...mostly unintentional. Anyone else notice that when he changes size and shape, his clothing miraculously changes too? Danko's a midget, but when Sylar switched from Danko back to himself, he didn't look like he was wearing Ken-doll clothes. And after being Sandra, he switched back to his real body in a public alley...so now I have this mental image of Sylar walking through the streets of D.C. in women's clothing that's at least 4 sizes too small. The shoes must have been murder.
Now for my regularly scheduled Supernatural comments. Feel free to skip ahead. OMG! Danko's sleeping with Lillith!!! And she's a Russian ex-prostitute. Also, lots of grave-digging this week...think they'll have to salt-and-burn? Looks to me like a prime ghost-making situation went down out in the desert.
Back to Heroes. About all of that grave-digging the Petrellis are doing...uh...wtf? Angela knows who was buried there and what happened to them, so...why are we digging them up? Sure, it's an impressive visual, but is there a reason for it. Will they learn anything from the skeletons that she couldn't just tell them? They're not actually trained in forensics, or anything. Nice that she already had shovels in her car, though. Does she always have them back there in case there's an inconvenient body that needs hiding, or did she make Peter stop to get some on the way. I can just see it: "Run into that Home Depot and buy a few shovels, dear. No, I won't explain what they're for. It's a surprise"
The Petrelli family's bizarre sexual tension continues. Peter sees Nathan and Claire fly in, clinging to each other, and he's overcome with jealousy...although I don't know which of them he's more possessive of. Claire runs over to touch him in a decidedly non-uncle way to appologize. Nathan stays cool...he has to...Adrian looks like he's back in Top Gun.
Leaving the Petrellis...Danko was pretty pathetic this ep. First, inventing a family so you don't have to get too close to your ex-prostitute girlfriend: classy. Then, insisting that you don't care about said girlfriend and encouraging someone to shoot her. Damn, Danko, haven't you ever seen any tv? Bluffing or not, girls will not forgive you for that kind of thing. By the way...Noah was totally right about your future with Sylar. Just like I told you last week. This can not end well for you. But you know what? I totally don't care. Ugly, boring, and dumb is pretty much the trifecta of Get Off My Show! (Shallow, yes, but also true.)
Speaking of dumb, we have Matt Parkman. Again. Still. At least I don't have to lobby for him to have his riduculously powerful abilities taken away; he has embraced the "too stupid to live" method of power control. First he snuck into the girl's house with his gun drawn and got caught. Does he tell her, "These are not the droids you're looking for," and go about his business? No. He decides to have a little chat and warn her that Danko's a bad boyfriend. He could have made her see *anything*! He could have made her think he *was* Danko and then have broken up with her, or tortured her. Whatever. Instead, he brings her to Danko's apartment and makes Danko confess. Woo hoo. And then he can't even follow through with his plan to kill her. Of course, he could have left her home, created an illusion girlfriend for Danko, and then shot the illusion. Danko would have been hurt *and* Matt could even keep his conscience clear. But he didn't. He's too dumb. Lucky for him, Hiro made it across the country in record time and saved the day.
Also, wtf...Hiro pops up with a baby and tells him that it's his son and Matt has absolutely no questions? Really? Doesn't wonder who the mother is or where she is? Last season, Matt was pretty convinced that Janice's baby wasn't his. What happened?
Can Hiro and Ando PLEASE stop being the comic relief all the time? I love them, but nothing they did tonight was substantive. They tried to keep baba Matt happy and they found a texan of Japanese descent. Such a waste, just for cheap laughs. Go watch Supernatural again, writers...Kripke and co. can be funny without detracting from the plot. You should try it some time.
ETA: By the way... Secrets from the past? Bodies in the desert? Adam Monroe would be pretty useful to have around right now, no? Bastards..