Family Above All

[spectralbovine]

First, the funny:

NBC makes a great Heroes spoof.

NBC also makes a great Office spoof for Rainn Wilson's SNL monologue.

It's pretty much NBC's week, man. Except the "interactive online experience" during tonight's Heroes episode turned out to be distracting and not rewarding enough, despite the initial coolness factor. The whole mystique is sort

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[orangesky33]

OMG YOU ARE MAKING ME ALL MISTY EYED.

I felt the same way about "Company Man" (It's def among favorites ever along with "A Trip to the Dentist", STILL, and the "Doomsday" episode of Doctor Who, which marked the most crying ever from me for entertainment's sake). It was awesome on so many levels. But, Claire and Mr. B were the be all to end all.

I mean, even the awesomeness of MOTHERFUCKING CLAUDE and all the damn intrigue raised about why he every believed in the cause to begin with, if he even did, and who he was protecting and just what he did between then and now(and man, no wonder he's a damn misanthrope!! Mr B. shot and failed him not once BUT TWICE) did not even compare to how much I loved what happened between Claire and her father. It was beautiful.

I am surprised you did not mention the Horn-Rimmed! Flashback. For shame! It was so darn wonderful. "You look like my dad." Aww.

And, for God's sake, that the Haitian is his current partner. Like, he's not just his "tool" or something. That's just the way this company works.

IT'S SO FUCKING AWESOME. I mean dude, all new layers of fucked up and the 'us' vs. 'them' mentality is introduce. And I LOVE IT.

They talk, and I decide that Keith and Veronica need to move aside, because this, right here, is my favorite father/daughter relationship on television right now.

I don't know if they've trumped K and V, but damn it, I'm willing to highly consider it and that says a lot.

One of them is identity. Another is sacrifice. Mr. Bennet, one of my very favorite characters on the show, just sacrificed his identity. It was a double whammy. No one died in this episode, but he killed Claire in his head. He killed the part of himself that had a Clairebear. He killed the best father/daughter relationship on television. All so a girl who wasn't even his biological kin would be safe.

I would love to say something of merit here, but hee! at the double whammy and *cries* is all I have. *lameness*

And Tommy Donnelly is my identity crisis woobie.

So Tommy Donnelly completely ruins his life to save his damn family.

It was an identity sacrificing sort of night, huh? I loved the episode and the ending, especially the ending (I believe I have been converted to team!"Rebellion(Lies)", though I liked Snow Patrol a lot last night). I mean, I can't believe he's already compromised THAT MUCH, ALREADY. O, Tommy. *heart breaks* *again* I already care so much about him.

[spectralbovine]

I am surprised you did not mention the Horn-Rimmed! Flashback. For shame! It was so darn wonderful. "You look like my dad." Aww.
Awww, indeed! That was a cute flashback, but there wasn't much to say about it.

I believe I have been converted to team!"Rebellion(Lies)", though I liked Snow Patrol a lot last night)
Go team!

I mean, I can't believe he's already compromised THAT MUCH, ALREADY. O, Tommy. *heart breaks* *again* I already care so much about him.
Poor kid!