Death Becomes Me
Somewhere in deepest Africa, a sacred monkey escaped from a forgotten city and roamed the jungle in search of food. Being a (relatively) domesticated beast, it wasn't long until it ran afoul of a hippopotamus and was eaten (they do that, you know), infecting the hippo with a terrible virus. I'm not sure how, but the germ managed to find its
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Also, you should watch this -
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It's easy to dismiss the profanity-laden stylized dialogue, but it really serves an important purpose--they way each person shapes it is like a magnifying glass on their character.
Timothy Oliphant's reluctant, earnest protagonist chews every word he's about to say before forcing it out, like he knows there are better words he could be using but has to make do with those he knows.
Ian McShane weaves a brilliant tapestry of gregarious vulgarity, like a gutter-born P.T. Barnum brandishing a rusty knife. His limited but clever language underlines his lowbrow genius, a kind of visceral cunning as aware of its limitations as it is determined to live beyond them.
And so on. I'm a sucker for stylized dialogue, but they really make fantastic use of it here.
You backbirth cocksucker sonofabitch.
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I'm just starting to watch Heroes this season, but I agree that half the cast needs to die, preferably anyone named Petrelli. They're dealing with so many subplots that nothing seems to happen in an hour. Three plotlines max per episode should be a hard limit. The only thread that I'm really enjoying is Sylar and Claire's dad.
And yeah, the size of Sylar's eyebrows can't be described in human languages.
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