meta: episode18:parasite
Heroes may be on hiatus until April 23rd, but heroes_meta is still active and giving you the latest meta on the most recent episode. The huge turn out this week makes me so happy! Please refrain from posting spoilers in comments for those who wish to remain surprised.
Mr and Mrs Bennet
I wondered when they exchanged Mrs. Bennett. Maybe when she was so very cheerful to go to the gym. For someone who's been near death a few days before, she was quite enthusiastic.
cedara
The Bennets are in a hotel. And think they're there because their basement flooded. HELLO!!? Their entire house was destroyed! How the heck is Bennett going to explain that? 'the flood turned out more destructive than we thought, it got all the way up to the second floor and everything'.
lin
How much do I love that her ringtone is dogs barking? *snickers*
trollprincess
Aw, come ON, HRG, I love you, but you are DUMB. You are hanging out with a shapeshifter and you just blab about everything? CODE WORDS, DUMMY! CODE WORDS! Molly and Arthur Weasley were able to come up with something. Why can't you? Other than the fact that I doubt something as sappy as "Mollywobbles" would ever come out of his mouth. I hope Hana can get you out of this. Although mostly likely she's going to glare at you and be all "You sir, are DUMB." and she will laugh. But she'll still bust you out 'cause she's cool like that.
byakuganchick
HRG, having had his memory erased from last week, is all set to go find Claire, but receives a message from himself telling him not to. That is so...HRG of him. Seriously! How long has he had to come up with this plan?
leila82
I'm still wondering what it was like when he came home with his new daughter. "Look honey, the adoption agency just gave us a baby - without the paper work and the waiting and stuff!"
fueschgast
Nathan
Whoopee! He really is trying to make a change in the world the only way he knows how. *pets him* Now, of course, this may look like a lame last-minute afterthought the writers came up with because 'the public doesn't like him enough' or some such drivel, but even if it were, you've got to give them props for subtlety and appropriateness. Yes, yes, they did play the secret daughter card, but hey, he wasn't molested by his nanny or violently orphaned by his own father's hand!
gossy16
Nathan punches Niki in the face and it's the funniest thing in the world, for some reason. She did *ask* for it, so hey. Nathan's all 'I dunno WHAT you're on about, but I've dealt with crazier crazies than you, so SHA-ZAM'.
lin
And he has a Sneaky Plan. The question is, will his Sneaky Plan work out the way he...sneakily planned? THe answer is NO, because Jessica is TOTALLY onto him, and the FBI, and their little dog too.
leila82
Claire
Claire is using her "YOU FOLLOWED MY FATHER'S INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER TO SAVE MY LIFE. I AM A SURLY TEENAGER" GLAAAAARE.
capslock11one
Claire gets some points for not just going along with the Haitian Relocation. But she lost all her points by running straight to Peter's place. Duh, of course that's the first place he'll look for her! Ever heard of a phone?
metafrantic
I’m not sure who’s sneakiness has rubbed off on her (she has so many wonderfully shady relatives to choose from) but brilliant work.
asha_dreamweave
Linderman
How can anybody look so ugly and so Santa-like at the same time? *mesmerized*
gossy16
Mr. Linderman's pot pie sucks balls. I'm pretty sure he made that in a freaking mixing bowl. POT PIES ARE NOT MADE IN MIXING BOWLS. All potential respect towards Mr. Linderman as a bad guy have now gone out the window.
capslock11one
And Linderman is also made of cool, even if it's an evil kind of cool. 'A series of coincidences' my behind!
meinterrupted
Sanders Family
Now, about the Sanders family, did Micah get dumb overnight, or something? He used to be able to tell the difference between Niki and Jessica over the phone, and now he can't? What gives, kiddo?
gossy16
She pretty much announces that she’s there to kill him and they, the big bad FBI agents.... Do nothing. Fantastic work guys. Though I really, really think that if Sylar and Jessica met up, they’d try to kill each other and then just stop and discuss cool ways to kill/torture people.
asha_dreamweave
(on how the scene should have gone)
DL: "Did you think I wouldn't find out?"
Nikiessica: *pause*
DL: "You vote REPUBLICAN!?"
byakuganchick
Obviously, Micah's with me; it's incredibly obvious that Jessica's driving these days, but he's so psyched playing PS3 and only going to school occasionally that he doesn't even care.
terebi_me
Who thought Jessica and cute would ever be mentioned in the same sentence huh.
never_evil
Sylar
And I love, love, LOVE how much Sylar was enjoying his chai/poison drink! LMAO, it's just one of those priceless things. Yummmyyy--ZZZzZzz.
gossy16
The look on his face as he realizes Mohinder drugged him is pure heartbreak. I get the feeling he's gonna be very pissed when he wakes up, and that Mohinder's in a lot of trouble.
lin
“You were always seeking his approval, while I provided stimulation. He gave up on you, but he adored me. Now, who’s the real parasite here?” Seriously dudes, could you sound any more like toddlers with the ‘daddy loves me more!’ Argument That Never Ends?
asha_dreamweave
For Sylar [to] not kill somebody is the equivalent of saying "I love you."
gossy16
“I didn’t ask for this.”
You sought out other Heroes, cut open their skulls and played with their brains to acquire their powers, you forgetful little freak. The correct answer was, oh yes, you did. Practically screamed it. Maybe even took out on billboard saying ‘I need brains!’.
asha_dreamweave
Sylar: *calls Isaac* .....it's busy.
Sylar: *shrug* I'll get him later.
me: I BET YOU WILL.
herchuckness
Wait, did that gun just leave an imprint on his head?? That's a bit too forcefull... or maybe Sylar's brain is getting so full from different powers that it's making his head squishy. I bet that if Mohinder pushed his fingers in the right places, he could make a smiley face.
capslock11one
Everytime I start to write something down NOPE NOPE HAHA WE LIED PLOT TWIST SYLAR'S ACTUALLY GOT THE UPPER HAND. This show has more plot twists than those spiral straws you get at Disneyland with Mickey Mouse on one end and then it curls like ten times and they're a bitch to wash.
capslock11one
I got annoyed with Sylar for saying "I didn't ask for this." Though I suppose killing people to eat their brains doesn't exactly translate to "May I have that, please?" Because it translates to "You WILL give it to me NOW!" Though I suppose Sylar didn't ask to be insane.
lady1raven
Isaac
So Peter confirms that Simone is dead, and Isaac shoots at him. Because that's a normal reaction to sudden grief, or something.
lin
Isaac just painted his own death? Well, that'd freak me out. At the very least, though. I'd get the heck out of that apartment. Why stay there and invite the inevitable? If I painted a picture of myself in an apartment decorated with say, blue daisies and kittens, and I LIVED in an apartment decorated with blue daisies and kittens, you can better believe that I'd be finding myself a house somewhere on the other side of the country decorated with red roses and puppies
byakuganchick
Well, that’s three more [bullets] wasted [by shooting at Peter]. Not to mention that when it comes to murdering people, there is this thing called a ‘silencer’ which helps you not frighten the neighbours. Have you not seen any action movies in the last few decades?
asha_dreamweave
If I where him I'd have called the police and said `Hey, this guy Peter Petrelli broke into my pad and he threatened me and was running about all over the place. The guy is basically planning to blow up the city so I was doing my duity as an american and was trying to shoot the f**k out of him when he DIVED BEHIND MY EXGIRLFRIEND and I maybe sorta shot her instead`
Smart people frame the (publicly announced) mentally ill `psycho`
madame_fifi
But cool that the Company helps Isaac getting rid of the body. Wow, life could be great for Sylar if he worked with the Company!
fueschgast
Mama Petrelli
That's... oh man, do ALL the Petrellis have double agendas? Is it a family thing? Are Nathan's sons going to be revealed to be secretly running the underground resistánce?
lin
Claire, who somehow managed to get on a different plane than the one she had a ticket for, get to New York, somehow get to Peter's address ... whatever, I don't care, because MAMA PETRELLI answered the door and then there was French and the Haitian and clearly I worship the Petrelli gene pool and everything that goes into or comes out of it.
trollprincess
MamaPetrelli! I guess I have to call her GrandmumPetrelli. Now they can ALL go to Disney World. And Peter and Claire can ride Pirates of the Carribean while Skippy has a lovely time thanking God that he's not having to deal with her anymore. And erasing people's minds so he can get to the front of lines. What? I'd so do that.
byakuganchick
Peter (and his hair)
Peter goes to find Mohinder also finds himself in a LOT of trouble. Sylar decides to give him a haircut. Apparently he agrees with Claude that the emo-bangs HAVE to go. I'll be somewhat sad to part with them, but their memory lives on in our hearts forever.
lin
I'm sorry, but common sense says don't walk into a dark, trashed apartment. Common sense says run like crazy and call the police. Or at the very least, go invisible. Use your brain, Peter! Quickly before Sylar takes it!
byakuganchick
I would be worried for Peter, but there's no way in hell they're actually gonna kill him. So instead I couldn't help but giggle at the demise of the emobangs. Come on, you laughed too, admit it.
joiedecombat
I admit, when I saw that lock of hair fall down, my brain couldn't help peeping in saying that he'd be glad to be rid of that
cedara
Thank you, Sylar! Barber to the Heroes!
leila82
Does Peter being invisible mean he won't care about general hygeine? Because he's been walking around with that blood on his face for quite a while, and it's starting to bother me. I mean, doesn't that bother him? Dried blood with make me itch, especially on my face.
capslock11one
Poor Milo, having to carry Tawny. She's a big gal and he's just a skinny little skater dude. The look on his face while he was carrying her was priceless.
terebi_me
"I thought I could be a hero, save the world."
Given that Peter just saw his brother in a dangerous double agent mode these words seem all the more heartbreaking right? Nathan all along has been working towards saving the world in his own little quiet but resourceful way and Peter who wanted to embrace his destiny and his powers, who thought life had a plan for him seems so ...broken now.
never_evil
I swear i dont even want to see Peter now. A scar and haircut. A scar i can MAYBE live with, but without and bangs? That really kills me.
realdiva41
Is it bad that I was more upset about the death of Peter's Unibang than I was about the possible death of Peter? Because I was.
acaciaonnastik
Angsty emo `gotta save the world all by my self kthnxbai` Peter NOW HAS A FOREHEAD WOUND! Now all he has to do is lose his mum and brother and start ridding around on a broomstick and what do we have? Peter Potter!
madame_fifi
Hiro & Ando
Oh, darlin', you really need to practice with those damn powers of yours. I really hope you run into future you and he gives you some damn pointers, although I'm sure that would create some sort of weird paradox and we can't have that.
trollprincess
Man, I want to raid that gallery. Could you imagine the goodies that are in that place?
trollprincess
Yay, Princess Bride reference! "There are so few Dead Sea fragments left in the world, 'twould be a pity if you crushed this one." Hee!
herchuckness
Why is it that Hiro is so bipolar? He's all up after getting the sword, and then he accidentally takes them to the future... and instantly he's like "I failed."
metafrantic
How did [Ando's] arm/should become all healed up in one/two days? He seemed to have no trouble pushing that draw, chest, wheely thingy against the door (which holds up surprisingly well against 700 odd tough guys with guns).
madame_fifi
I still haven't forgiven Hiro for sending Ando away. How is Hiro not a geek enough to know that a Frodo should never send away his Sam? But I love Ando's return. How was I not a geek enough to remember that Sam comes back more awesome than ever?
lady1raven
HIRO TOOK ANDO WITH HIM. a;lkdfjal;sdkfj ANDO. Hiro is like a human TARDIS!
whisperwords
Mohinder
Mohinder is finally getting some decent lines that don’t involve people hanging up on him. It only took him 18 episodes. Oh well, he’s learning. I suppose it’s like potty-training… he’s just gonna keep making messes until he learns. Let’s hope he does that somewhat faster after Sylar is through with him. If he survives the Ceiling of Death anyway!
asha_dreamweave
I knew Mohinder wasn't a complete idiot! Not realizing he was traveling with Sylar indicates a level of intelligence a step above grapefruit and below pomegranates, so it was nice when he suddenly was like, "AHA!" Although, poor Mohinder dripping blood from the ceiling like that. I'd say poor Peter, who's getting his skull cut off, but he's also apparently getting a haircut so my sympathy only goes so far.
trollprincess
Mohinder’s fashion sense is truly, utterly awful. I’m not even sure what to call that monstrosity of a shirt of his. It looked kinda flannel-y, but not. Where does he shop? Fashion Police’r’us?
asha_dreamweave
Though he should really, really have read Hamlet before he went all vengeful. Or any Shakespeare really. Then maybe he would have been prepared for the subsequent turnaround.
asha_dreamweave
Dear Mohinder: I think you should go to your local toy store, and go into the board game aisle. Please find the game "Clue" and buy several of them.
capslock11one
Doesn't he know talking is always the downfall of people in these situations? Just do what you need to do and quickly. No time to exposition people!
raelee
Did anyone else want to snark at the screen at the end about Mohinder possibly bursting into flames?
sansets
And seriously, what’s up with the ceiling? I kept expecting Dean and Sam to burst in, guns blazing!
asha_dreamweave
One thing I like about Mohinder being cruel to Sylar is that I think it shows how the Company started. It started with scientists, inoffensive (though occasionally annoying) people who try to learn, who genuinely want to help and make the better place, and who would never dream of hurting anyone.
Then some terrible things happen, and maybe they're someone's fault and maybe they're not, but it leads to a chain of events that ends with the scientists believing that killing someone is the right thing to do. It seems justified. It seems like it's for the greater good.
Then more and more things seem okay, and one day you realize you're part of an evil conspiracy.
lady1raven
Candace
I can't decide whether I like or loathe the new girl. On the one hand, much bitchier than Eden was, which is a bonus. On the other hand, what's with the Emily-the-Strange-goes-to-Catholic-school outfit?
trollprincess
Seriously, the thing with Simone was kinda funny, the bit where she totally screws HRG - fangirls everywhere have painted a giant bull’s-eye on her back. Or head. Or just wherever’s convenient to shoot her.
asha_dreamweave
Shapeshifter-girl is playing HRG too? HOW DOES SHE DO THIS. First she's in New York, then all of a sudden she's in Texas? Heroes either has a really bad way to convey time, or the planes in this world go really really fast.
capslock11one
Heh, Candace & Thompson were betting on HRG. That was kinda cute.
never_evil
I was willing to be pleased by New Girl, but there's nothing for it, she just makes me miss Eden. Who wasn't a sick fuck. Even her forcing Matt Parkman to go eat doughnuts didn't come close to the sheer volume of sadism inherent in what she did to poor Isaac. You know, New Girl, people who are "in" having complete and total nervous breakdowns can't possibly be good for security, so you think you might want to back off of that? And, really, Bennet, sparing a moment to give him a bit of support would be the LEAST you could do after the whole, you know, mind-control-forced-heroin thing.
acaciaonnastik
Matt
Unfortunately, the man doesn’t learn. Captives rarely make deals with their captors that actually work out. Usually, what happens is that captive does what he’s told and captor goes ‘nah, maybe next time? Wait, you actually believed me? Hello stupid!’. Hey… Isn’t that what happened in this ep?
asha_dreamweave
Are the good guys not allowed to be suspicious or something? Nathan believing Linderman? Mr. Bennett believing his 'wife'? Parkman believing he'd be set free? Mohinder believing Sylar is really that other guy? Do these people NEVER watch television?
metafrantic
Haitian
The Haitian (who will get an anagram name from me if he doesn't get a canon one soon. Like Ah, I hate tin. No, that no good. Hi, eat a hint? Hm, I have to work on that)
fueschgast
Claire: Let's ride it again!
Skippy: *stony silence*
Claire: One more time!
Skippy: *stony silence*
Claire: Once more, I didn't go to the souvenir shop!
Skippy: *stony silence, but now with a slight eye twitch*
Claire: Oops, had my eyes closed and I missed Jack Sparrow. We'd better go again.
Skippy: *eye twitch blooms into a full blown attack of seizure.*
Claire: Does this mean we aren't getting those little Mickey Mouse ice creams?
Skippy: *pause* ...We will get ice creams.
because you totally can't say no to ice cream
byakuganchick
Aw, Claire, don't be so mean to poor Skippy. Skippy is awesome! Skippy is going to kill Claire. I mean, like seriously kill Claire. Or at the very least, he's not going buy her ANY souveniers in Canada.
byakuganchick
Thanks again to people who follow the rules and put heroes meta in their post! But seriously, no Spinal Tap jokes?
Mr and Mrs Bennet
I wondered when they exchanged Mrs. Bennett. Maybe when she was so very cheerful to go to the gym. For someone who's been near death a few days before, she was quite enthusiastic.
cedara
The Bennets are in a hotel. And think they're there because their basement flooded. HELLO!!? Their entire house was destroyed! How the heck is Bennett going to explain that? 'the flood turned out more destructive than we thought, it got all the way up to the second floor and everything'.
lin
How much do I love that her ringtone is dogs barking? *snickers*
trollprincess
Aw, come ON, HRG, I love you, but you are DUMB. You are hanging out with a shapeshifter and you just blab about everything? CODE WORDS, DUMMY! CODE WORDS! Molly and Arthur Weasley were able to come up with something. Why can't you? Other than the fact that I doubt something as sappy as "Mollywobbles" would ever come out of his mouth. I hope Hana can get you out of this. Although mostly likely she's going to glare at you and be all "You sir, are DUMB." and she will laugh. But she'll still bust you out 'cause she's cool like that.
byakuganchick
HRG, having had his memory erased from last week, is all set to go find Claire, but receives a message from himself telling him not to. That is so...HRG of him. Seriously! How long has he had to come up with this plan?
leila82
I'm still wondering what it was like when he came home with his new daughter. "Look honey, the adoption agency just gave us a baby - without the paper work and the waiting and stuff!"
fueschgast
Nathan
Whoopee! He really is trying to make a change in the world the only way he knows how. *pets him* Now, of course, this may look like a lame last-minute afterthought the writers came up with because 'the public doesn't like him enough' or some such drivel, but even if it were, you've got to give them props for subtlety and appropriateness. Yes, yes, they did play the secret daughter card, but hey, he wasn't molested by his nanny or violently orphaned by his own father's hand!
gossy16
Nathan punches Niki in the face and it's the funniest thing in the world, for some reason. She did *ask* for it, so hey. Nathan's all 'I dunno WHAT you're on about, but I've dealt with crazier crazies than you, so SHA-ZAM'.
lin
And he has a Sneaky Plan. The question is, will his Sneaky Plan work out the way he...sneakily planned? THe answer is NO, because Jessica is TOTALLY onto him, and the FBI, and their little dog too.
leila82
Claire
Claire is using her "YOU FOLLOWED MY FATHER'S INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER TO SAVE MY LIFE. I AM A SURLY TEENAGER" GLAAAAARE.
capslock11one
Claire gets some points for not just going along with the Haitian Relocation. But she lost all her points by running straight to Peter's place. Duh, of course that's the first place he'll look for her! Ever heard of a phone?
metafrantic
I’m not sure who’s sneakiness has rubbed off on her (she has so many wonderfully shady relatives to choose from) but brilliant work.
asha_dreamweave
Linderman
How can anybody look so ugly and so Santa-like at the same time? *mesmerized*
gossy16
Mr. Linderman's pot pie sucks balls. I'm pretty sure he made that in a freaking mixing bowl. POT PIES ARE NOT MADE IN MIXING BOWLS. All potential respect towards Mr. Linderman as a bad guy have now gone out the window.
capslock11one
And Linderman is also made of cool, even if it's an evil kind of cool. 'A series of coincidences' my behind!
meinterrupted
Sanders Family
Now, about the Sanders family, did Micah get dumb overnight, or something? He used to be able to tell the difference between Niki and Jessica over the phone, and now he can't? What gives, kiddo?
gossy16
She pretty much announces that she’s there to kill him and they, the big bad FBI agents.... Do nothing. Fantastic work guys. Though I really, really think that if Sylar and Jessica met up, they’d try to kill each other and then just stop and discuss cool ways to kill/torture people.
asha_dreamweave
(on how the scene should have gone)
DL: "Did you think I wouldn't find out?"
Nikiessica: *pause*
DL: "You vote REPUBLICAN!?"
byakuganchick
Obviously, Micah's with me; it's incredibly obvious that Jessica's driving these days, but he's so psyched playing PS3 and only going to school occasionally that he doesn't even care.
terebi_me
Who thought Jessica and cute would ever be mentioned in the same sentence huh.
never_evil
Sylar
And I love, love, LOVE how much Sylar was enjoying his chai/poison drink! LMAO, it's just one of those priceless things. Yummmyyy--ZZZzZzz.
gossy16
The look on his face as he realizes Mohinder drugged him is pure heartbreak. I get the feeling he's gonna be very pissed when he wakes up, and that Mohinder's in a lot of trouble.
lin
“You were always seeking his approval, while I provided stimulation. He gave up on you, but he adored me. Now, who’s the real parasite here?” Seriously dudes, could you sound any more like toddlers with the ‘daddy loves me more!’ Argument That Never Ends?
asha_dreamweave
For Sylar [to] not kill somebody is the equivalent of saying "I love you."
gossy16
“I didn’t ask for this.”
You sought out other Heroes, cut open their skulls and played with their brains to acquire their powers, you forgetful little freak. The correct answer was, oh yes, you did. Practically screamed it. Maybe even took out on billboard saying ‘I need brains!’.
asha_dreamweave
Sylar: *calls Isaac* .....it's busy.
Sylar: *shrug* I'll get him later.
me: I BET YOU WILL.
herchuckness
Wait, did that gun just leave an imprint on his head?? That's a bit too forcefull... or maybe Sylar's brain is getting so full from different powers that it's making his head squishy. I bet that if Mohinder pushed his fingers in the right places, he could make a smiley face.
capslock11one
Everytime I start to write something down NOPE NOPE HAHA WE LIED PLOT TWIST SYLAR'S ACTUALLY GOT THE UPPER HAND. This show has more plot twists than those spiral straws you get at Disneyland with Mickey Mouse on one end and then it curls like ten times and they're a bitch to wash.
capslock11one
I got annoyed with Sylar for saying "I didn't ask for this." Though I suppose killing people to eat their brains doesn't exactly translate to "May I have that, please?" Because it translates to "You WILL give it to me NOW!" Though I suppose Sylar didn't ask to be insane.
lady1raven
Isaac
So Peter confirms that Simone is dead, and Isaac shoots at him. Because that's a normal reaction to sudden grief, or something.
lin
Isaac just painted his own death? Well, that'd freak me out. At the very least, though. I'd get the heck out of that apartment. Why stay there and invite the inevitable? If I painted a picture of myself in an apartment decorated with say, blue daisies and kittens, and I LIVED in an apartment decorated with blue daisies and kittens, you can better believe that I'd be finding myself a house somewhere on the other side of the country decorated with red roses and puppies
byakuganchick
Well, that’s three more [bullets] wasted [by shooting at Peter]. Not to mention that when it comes to murdering people, there is this thing called a ‘silencer’ which helps you not frighten the neighbours. Have you not seen any action movies in the last few decades?
asha_dreamweave
If I where him I'd have called the police and said `Hey, this guy Peter Petrelli broke into my pad and he threatened me and was running about all over the place. The guy is basically planning to blow up the city so I was doing my duity as an american and was trying to shoot the f**k out of him when he DIVED BEHIND MY EXGIRLFRIEND and I maybe sorta shot her instead`
Smart people frame the (publicly announced) mentally ill `psycho`
madame_fifi
But cool that the Company helps Isaac getting rid of the body. Wow, life could be great for Sylar if he worked with the Company!
fueschgast
Mama Petrelli
That's... oh man, do ALL the Petrellis have double agendas? Is it a family thing? Are Nathan's sons going to be revealed to be secretly running the underground resistánce?
lin
Claire, who somehow managed to get on a different plane than the one she had a ticket for, get to New York, somehow get to Peter's address ... whatever, I don't care, because MAMA PETRELLI answered the door and then there was French and the Haitian and clearly I worship the Petrelli gene pool and everything that goes into or comes out of it.
trollprincess
MamaPetrelli! I guess I have to call her GrandmumPetrelli. Now they can ALL go to Disney World. And Peter and Claire can ride Pirates of the Carribean while Skippy has a lovely time thanking God that he's not having to deal with her anymore. And erasing people's minds so he can get to the front of lines. What? I'd so do that.
byakuganchick
Peter (and his hair)
Peter goes to find Mohinder also finds himself in a LOT of trouble. Sylar decides to give him a haircut. Apparently he agrees with Claude that the emo-bangs HAVE to go. I'll be somewhat sad to part with them, but their memory lives on in our hearts forever.
lin
I'm sorry, but common sense says don't walk into a dark, trashed apartment. Common sense says run like crazy and call the police. Or at the very least, go invisible. Use your brain, Peter! Quickly before Sylar takes it!
byakuganchick
I would be worried for Peter, but there's no way in hell they're actually gonna kill him. So instead I couldn't help but giggle at the demise of the emobangs. Come on, you laughed too, admit it.
joiedecombat
I admit, when I saw that lock of hair fall down, my brain couldn't help peeping in saying that he'd be glad to be rid of that
cedara
Thank you, Sylar! Barber to the Heroes!
leila82
Does Peter being invisible mean he won't care about general hygeine? Because he's been walking around with that blood on his face for quite a while, and it's starting to bother me. I mean, doesn't that bother him? Dried blood with make me itch, especially on my face.
capslock11one
Poor Milo, having to carry Tawny. She's a big gal and he's just a skinny little skater dude. The look on his face while he was carrying her was priceless.
terebi_me
"I thought I could be a hero, save the world."
Given that Peter just saw his brother in a dangerous double agent mode these words seem all the more heartbreaking right? Nathan all along has been working towards saving the world in his own little quiet but resourceful way and Peter who wanted to embrace his destiny and his powers, who thought life had a plan for him seems so ...broken now.
never_evil
I swear i dont even want to see Peter now. A scar and haircut. A scar i can MAYBE live with, but without and bangs? That really kills me.
realdiva41
Is it bad that I was more upset about the death of Peter's Unibang than I was about the possible death of Peter? Because I was.
acaciaonnastik
Angsty emo `gotta save the world all by my self kthnxbai` Peter NOW HAS A FOREHEAD WOUND! Now all he has to do is lose his mum and brother and start ridding around on a broomstick and what do we have? Peter Potter!
madame_fifi
Hiro & Ando
Oh, darlin', you really need to practice with those damn powers of yours. I really hope you run into future you and he gives you some damn pointers, although I'm sure that would create some sort of weird paradox and we can't have that.
trollprincess
Man, I want to raid that gallery. Could you imagine the goodies that are in that place?
trollprincess
Yay, Princess Bride reference! "There are so few Dead Sea fragments left in the world, 'twould be a pity if you crushed this one." Hee!
herchuckness
Why is it that Hiro is so bipolar? He's all up after getting the sword, and then he accidentally takes them to the future... and instantly he's like "I failed."
metafrantic
How did [Ando's] arm/should become all healed up in one/two days? He seemed to have no trouble pushing that draw, chest, wheely thingy against the door (which holds up surprisingly well against 700 odd tough guys with guns).
madame_fifi
I still haven't forgiven Hiro for sending Ando away. How is Hiro not a geek enough to know that a Frodo should never send away his Sam? But I love Ando's return. How was I not a geek enough to remember that Sam comes back more awesome than ever?
lady1raven
HIRO TOOK ANDO WITH HIM. a;lkdfjal;sdkfj ANDO. Hiro is like a human TARDIS!
whisperwords
Mohinder
Mohinder is finally getting some decent lines that don’t involve people hanging up on him. It only took him 18 episodes. Oh well, he’s learning. I suppose it’s like potty-training… he’s just gonna keep making messes until he learns. Let’s hope he does that somewhat faster after Sylar is through with him. If he survives the Ceiling of Death anyway!
asha_dreamweave
I knew Mohinder wasn't a complete idiot! Not realizing he was traveling with Sylar indicates a level of intelligence a step above grapefruit and below pomegranates, so it was nice when he suddenly was like, "AHA!" Although, poor Mohinder dripping blood from the ceiling like that. I'd say poor Peter, who's getting his skull cut off, but he's also apparently getting a haircut so my sympathy only goes so far.
trollprincess
Mohinder’s fashion sense is truly, utterly awful. I’m not even sure what to call that monstrosity of a shirt of his. It looked kinda flannel-y, but not. Where does he shop? Fashion Police’r’us?
asha_dreamweave
Though he should really, really have read Hamlet before he went all vengeful. Or any Shakespeare really. Then maybe he would have been prepared for the subsequent turnaround.
asha_dreamweave
Dear Mohinder: I think you should go to your local toy store, and go into the board game aisle. Please find the game "Clue" and buy several of them.
capslock11one
Doesn't he know talking is always the downfall of people in these situations? Just do what you need to do and quickly. No time to exposition people!
raelee
Did anyone else want to snark at the screen at the end about Mohinder possibly bursting into flames?
sansets
And seriously, what’s up with the ceiling? I kept expecting Dean and Sam to burst in, guns blazing!
asha_dreamweave
One thing I like about Mohinder being cruel to Sylar is that I think it shows how the Company started. It started with scientists, inoffensive (though occasionally annoying) people who try to learn, who genuinely want to help and make the better place, and who would never dream of hurting anyone.
Then some terrible things happen, and maybe they're someone's fault and maybe they're not, but it leads to a chain of events that ends with the scientists believing that killing someone is the right thing to do. It seems justified. It seems like it's for the greater good.
Then more and more things seem okay, and one day you realize you're part of an evil conspiracy.
lady1raven
Candace
I can't decide whether I like or loathe the new girl. On the one hand, much bitchier than Eden was, which is a bonus. On the other hand, what's with the Emily-the-Strange-goes-to-Catholic-school outfit?
trollprincess
Seriously, the thing with Simone was kinda funny, the bit where she totally screws HRG - fangirls everywhere have painted a giant bull’s-eye on her back. Or head. Or just wherever’s convenient to shoot her.
asha_dreamweave
Shapeshifter-girl is playing HRG too? HOW DOES SHE DO THIS. First she's in New York, then all of a sudden she's in Texas? Heroes either has a really bad way to convey time, or the planes in this world go really really fast.
capslock11one
Heh, Candace & Thompson were betting on HRG. That was kinda cute.
never_evil
I was willing to be pleased by New Girl, but there's nothing for it, she just makes me miss Eden. Who wasn't a sick fuck. Even her forcing Matt Parkman to go eat doughnuts didn't come close to the sheer volume of sadism inherent in what she did to poor Isaac. You know, New Girl, people who are "in" having complete and total nervous breakdowns can't possibly be good for security, so you think you might want to back off of that? And, really, Bennet, sparing a moment to give him a bit of support would be the LEAST you could do after the whole, you know, mind-control-forced-heroin thing.
acaciaonnastik
Matt
Unfortunately, the man doesn’t learn. Captives rarely make deals with their captors that actually work out. Usually, what happens is that captive does what he’s told and captor goes ‘nah, maybe next time? Wait, you actually believed me? Hello stupid!’. Hey… Isn’t that what happened in this ep?
asha_dreamweave
Are the good guys not allowed to be suspicious or something? Nathan believing Linderman? Mr. Bennett believing his 'wife'? Parkman believing he'd be set free? Mohinder believing Sylar is really that other guy? Do these people NEVER watch television?
metafrantic
Haitian
The Haitian (who will get an anagram name from me if he doesn't get a canon one soon. Like Ah, I hate tin. No, that no good. Hi, eat a hint? Hm, I have to work on that)
fueschgast
Claire: Let's ride it again!
Skippy: *stony silence*
Claire: One more time!
Skippy: *stony silence*
Claire: Once more, I didn't go to the souvenir shop!
Skippy: *stony silence, but now with a slight eye twitch*
Claire: Oops, had my eyes closed and I missed Jack Sparrow. We'd better go again.
Skippy: *eye twitch blooms into a full blown attack of seizure.*
Claire: Does this mean we aren't getting those little Mickey Mouse ice creams?
Skippy: *pause* ...We will get ice creams.
because you totally can't say no to ice cream
byakuganchick
Aw, Claire, don't be so mean to poor Skippy. Skippy is awesome! Skippy is going to kill Claire. I mean, like seriously kill Claire. Or at the very least, he's not going buy her ANY souveniers in Canada.
byakuganchick
Thanks again to people who follow the rules and put heroes meta in their post! But seriously, no Spinal Tap jokes?