Quotable Quotage
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jenny_wildcatFirst, let me apologize in advance for making so many outside references in this week's Heroes Rehash. In my defense... nope, I have no defense. Spoilers, and then...
...and I feel fine!
"Call me Ishmael" - From the beginning, I have questioned The Company(tm)'s lack of creativity in coming up with a copyrightable name. Plus, I'm sure they missed out on all those nifty professionally designed logos and nice stationery. Then, we find out that the name all along was... Primatech. Oh boy, it's another "Call me Noah" moment.
Line of the Week #1 (there were so many) - Daddy Bennet's "Didn't you shoot me?" This moment had it all - timing, humor, delivery, and Jack Coleman coming out of a half-dead drunken stupor.
I question Mohinder's place in giving Daddy Bennet the third degree in areas of morality. Seeing as how Mohinder is having some issues with moral grayness himself and has Anakin Skywalker-like turned to The "Primatech" Company(tm)'s Morally Gray and Cheerfully Ambiguous Dark Side.
But on the funnier flip-side, Mohinder asking Bob to destroy the virus is like asking Bob to shoot his puppy. Like that's gonna happen.
I'm getting sick of this "For the Greater Good(tm)" BS. Here's a hint: The Soviet Union fell nearly 20 years ago. Communism sucks. It's not in human nature to care about "The Greater Good(tm)" without getting some kind of compensation for yourself (and your grandchildren are probably never going to fork out money to go see the endangered Amazonian Black Spotted Laser Lemon Amoeba in its natural habitat anyway, so get over it). Dump this mantra and come up with something new.
Ando and Hiro - Love, Love, Love! And I have a list! Itemized even!
First, Line of the Week #2 - Hiro for "My dad looked good in a suit." Maybe it's because he says it in Japanese and it's subtitled, but it just seemed so sweet, considering the greatness that was last week's ep *sigh*
Second, a random thought while Hiro was off time-hopping: Did Kaito know that Adam was once Takezo Kensei and ran into Hiro in 1671 Japan? Will we ever find out? Will this come back to haunt our Heroes? Tune in next time for... oh, wait, I'm not done yet...
Third, Line of the Week #3 - Ando for "How could anyone survive for 400 years?" Oh Ando, you're so hopelessly naive. But it's still cute ^_^ (technically, it's hasn't quite been 400 years, but it's close enough when you've been around that long, I suppose).
Fourth, Line of the Week #4 - Ando (yes, he gets two this week) for "Why is saving the world always your responsibility?" Because Hiro LOVES his powers and Hiro kicks butt! Does he need a reason?
And, of course, we all saw this one coming: My name is Hiro Nakamura. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
Before we leave the Favorite Family Nakamura, Kaito's death wasn't totally to get back at Hiro. Kaito pissed off Adam too.
Sylar and the Mexican Soap Opera - Geez, when did we turn into Univision?
But I have to commend the writers. They have finally learned that we didn't actually need to follow Sylar and the Killer Twins all the way from Mexico to New York. I don't think I could have handled 3,000 miles of Maya freak-out, Alejandro comfort, people run them out of town, lather, rinse, repeat. It's not a writer's strike resolution, but they get a medal.
Sylar and Maya - Kick in the "Wicked"-esque "We deserve each other!" in the most barftastic way possible because we're both pitible, misunderstood killers who feel bad about what we've done (except Sylar doesn't. Mmmm... oh well). We always knew Sylar was ballsy, but to tempt Maya to kill him... *is in awe*
In a rare showing, Sylar gets a coveted Line of the Week for "I tried to let you go the easy way, but you had to be persistent," in his sexy-bedroom-killer voice. Followed up with a sexy-psycho-killer killing the Alejandro the over-weening rogue. Followed by sexy shirtlessness and perspiration. For the first time ever, I wish I could be Maya.
[Quick NBC Programming Note: "American Gladiators" is back? I smell desperation in the air (it's like blood, you know?)
And you know it's Christmas when Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and the ever lovely-yet-creepy Helena Bonham Carter team up for a Christmas-ish horror flick based on a Broadway musical. Having never seen "Sweeney Todd" and not being too into R-rated movies, I think this is one I will skip.]
Peter - Quickly gaining a Tamahome complex with this guilt trip over Caitlin (I've just finished re-watching Fushigi Yugi. I say this with the utmost care, respect and adoration - how many times must we hear you angst over how you screwed up and didn't protect your chicky-poo?)
Gladly, we learn who Victoria Pratt is soon after we are introduced to her name. And we quickly dispose of her, thus learning Adam's ulterior motives for getting the virus. Poor Peter getting worked over because of his good intentions (His road of good intentions led where such roads always lead, No good deed... goes unpunished! continuing in the "Wicked" vein)
Was Victoria's "No!" after Peter read her mind a stupid thing to do? Yes, it was.
"Vicki's got a gun... Adam's on the run..." Actually, the dumb broad should know better and get the SOB in the head on the first shot. I guess The "Primatech" Company(tm) training isn't all it's cracked up to be.
The New Orleans Branch of the Story - Micah's mom is back! And going to die! Well... maybe, not really, who knows? (Nanoseconds?)
NO! You do NOT steal from the kiddles! Especially when the kiddles have superpowers, a black hoodie and an iPod video. And they're not afraid to use them.
Monica - "I am the terror that flaps in the night!" Well, it was either that or a lame Batman reference. But yay for action!
'cept Monica got caught. Oh poo...
It's not quite a Line of the Week, but the whole discussion of secret identities prompted me to make a note of this: Duh, all superheroes have a secret identity (well, except the Powerpuff Girls, but that's something different). I really like how Micah has a handle on all this hero stuff. And that he takes the Hiro Nakamura outlook on life (We love powers!)
The Bennet Family - Because the storyline demands angst (thinking of Fushigi Yugi again), we must have West swoop in (no pun intended) and deliver comfort in cheesiest way possible, while asking the most obvious questions ("Will he see them?" - Return of the Magic Wind Chimes!)
It's the Year of the Eulogy. Except Claire doesn't get to do it in front of a rapt audience. But it's touching nonetheless (now "Noah" can float in the ocean and swim with the dolphins forever!)
Cool! The Bennet family's going to Salt Lake! (you didn't expect me to miss out on one of the few times my-nearly-hometown gets a mention on national TV? *waves from the great land of forgotten flyovers!*)
Even though she's adopted, I'd swear Claire inherited some of Daddy Bennet's rage (yes, do it! Pop that whiny-psycho-valley-girl! There will be cheers from coast to coast).
One Last Dumb Question - Where is Matt while Molly is being "taken care of" by Sylar? And why does Maya look like a five-year-old back from her first day of kindergarten? She is primed to be Sylar's minion. Or she'll give him her braaaains on a silver platter, once he figures out how to get his powers back.
Who wants to place bets on who dies next week? I'm voting Niki and Maya (they already killed Alejandro, so why not complete the set?) Given the sort of blah season Heroes has had so far and the writer's strike, I highly doubt they'd kill off anyone we actually like (well, I like Niki, but she hasn't been as cool this season - more emo than anything).
Noooo! Hiro, don't kill Peter! (ooh, ooh, fight, fight, fight!)
"Call me Ishmael" - From the beginning, I have questioned The Company(tm)'s lack of creativity in coming up with a copyrightable name. Plus, I'm sure they missed out on all those nifty professionally designed logos and nice stationery. Then, we find out that the name all along was... Primatech. Oh boy, it's another "Call me Noah" moment.
Line of the Week #1 (there were so many) - Daddy Bennet's "Didn't you shoot me?" This moment had it all - timing, humor, delivery, and Jack Coleman coming out of a half-dead drunken stupor.
I question Mohinder's place in giving Daddy Bennet the third degree in areas of morality. Seeing as how Mohinder is having some issues with moral grayness himself and has Anakin Skywalker-like turned to The "Primatech" Company(tm)'s Morally Gray and Cheerfully Ambiguous Dark Side.
But on the funnier flip-side, Mohinder asking Bob to destroy the virus is like asking Bob to shoot his puppy. Like that's gonna happen.
I'm getting sick of this "For the Greater Good(tm)" BS. Here's a hint: The Soviet Union fell nearly 20 years ago. Communism sucks. It's not in human nature to care about "The Greater Good(tm)" without getting some kind of compensation for yourself (and your grandchildren are probably never going to fork out money to go see the endangered Amazonian Black Spotted Laser Lemon Amoeba in its natural habitat anyway, so get over it). Dump this mantra and come up with something new.
Ando and Hiro - Love, Love, Love! And I have a list! Itemized even!
First, Line of the Week #2 - Hiro for "My dad looked good in a suit." Maybe it's because he says it in Japanese and it's subtitled, but it just seemed so sweet, considering the greatness that was last week's ep *sigh*
Second, a random thought while Hiro was off time-hopping: Did Kaito know that Adam was once Takezo Kensei and ran into Hiro in 1671 Japan? Will we ever find out? Will this come back to haunt our Heroes? Tune in next time for... oh, wait, I'm not done yet...
Third, Line of the Week #3 - Ando for "How could anyone survive for 400 years?" Oh Ando, you're so hopelessly naive. But it's still cute ^_^ (technically, it's hasn't quite been 400 years, but it's close enough when you've been around that long, I suppose).
Fourth, Line of the Week #4 - Ando (yes, he gets two this week) for "Why is saving the world always your responsibility?" Because Hiro LOVES his powers and Hiro kicks butt! Does he need a reason?
And, of course, we all saw this one coming: My name is Hiro Nakamura. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
Before we leave the Favorite Family Nakamura, Kaito's death wasn't totally to get back at Hiro. Kaito pissed off Adam too.
Sylar and the Mexican Soap Opera - Geez, when did we turn into Univision?
But I have to commend the writers. They have finally learned that we didn't actually need to follow Sylar and the Killer Twins all the way from Mexico to New York. I don't think I could have handled 3,000 miles of Maya freak-out, Alejandro comfort, people run them out of town, lather, rinse, repeat. It's not a writer's strike resolution, but they get a medal.
Sylar and Maya - Kick in the "Wicked"-esque "We deserve each other!" in the most barftastic way possible because we're both pitible, misunderstood killers who feel bad about what we've done (except Sylar doesn't. Mmmm... oh well). We always knew Sylar was ballsy, but to tempt Maya to kill him... *is in awe*
In a rare showing, Sylar gets a coveted Line of the Week for "I tried to let you go the easy way, but you had to be persistent," in his sexy-bedroom-killer voice. Followed up with a sexy-psycho-killer killing the Alejandro the over-weening rogue. Followed by sexy shirtlessness and perspiration. For the first time ever, I wish I could be Maya.
[Quick NBC Programming Note: "American Gladiators" is back? I smell desperation in the air (it's like blood, you know?)
And you know it's Christmas when Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and the ever lovely-yet-creepy Helena Bonham Carter team up for a Christmas-ish horror flick based on a Broadway musical. Having never seen "Sweeney Todd" and not being too into R-rated movies, I think this is one I will skip.]
Peter - Quickly gaining a Tamahome complex with this guilt trip over Caitlin (I've just finished re-watching Fushigi Yugi. I say this with the utmost care, respect and adoration - how many times must we hear you angst over how you screwed up and didn't protect your chicky-poo?)
Gladly, we learn who Victoria Pratt is soon after we are introduced to her name. And we quickly dispose of her, thus learning Adam's ulterior motives for getting the virus. Poor Peter getting worked over because of his good intentions (His road of good intentions led where such roads always lead, No good deed... goes unpunished! continuing in the "Wicked" vein)
Was Victoria's "No!" after Peter read her mind a stupid thing to do? Yes, it was.
"Vicki's got a gun... Adam's on the run..." Actually, the dumb broad should know better and get the SOB in the head on the first shot. I guess The "Primatech" Company(tm) training isn't all it's cracked up to be.
The New Orleans Branch of the Story - Micah's mom is back! And going to die! Well... maybe, not really, who knows? (Nanoseconds?)
NO! You do NOT steal from the kiddles! Especially when the kiddles have superpowers, a black hoodie and an iPod video. And they're not afraid to use them.
Monica - "I am the terror that flaps in the night!" Well, it was either that or a lame Batman reference. But yay for action!
'cept Monica got caught. Oh poo...
It's not quite a Line of the Week, but the whole discussion of secret identities prompted me to make a note of this: Duh, all superheroes have a secret identity (well, except the Powerpuff Girls, but that's something different). I really like how Micah has a handle on all this hero stuff. And that he takes the Hiro Nakamura outlook on life (We love powers!)
The Bennet Family - Because the storyline demands angst (thinking of Fushigi Yugi again), we must have West swoop in (no pun intended) and deliver comfort in cheesiest way possible, while asking the most obvious questions ("Will he see them?" - Return of the Magic Wind Chimes!)
It's the Year of the Eulogy. Except Claire doesn't get to do it in front of a rapt audience. But it's touching nonetheless (now "Noah" can float in the ocean and swim with the dolphins forever!)
Cool! The Bennet family's going to Salt Lake! (you didn't expect me to miss out on one of the few times my-nearly-hometown gets a mention on national TV? *waves from the great land of forgotten flyovers!*)
Even though she's adopted, I'd swear Claire inherited some of Daddy Bennet's rage (yes, do it! Pop that whiny-psycho-valley-girl! There will be cheers from coast to coast).
One Last Dumb Question - Where is Matt while Molly is being "taken care of" by Sylar? And why does Maya look like a five-year-old back from her first day of kindergarten? She is primed to be Sylar's minion. Or she'll give him her braaaains on a silver platter, once he figures out how to get his powers back.
Who wants to place bets on who dies next week? I'm voting Niki and Maya (they already killed Alejandro, so why not complete the set?) Given the sort of blah season Heroes has had so far and the writer's strike, I highly doubt they'd kill off anyone we actually like (well, I like Niki, but she hasn't been as cool this season - more emo than anything).
Noooo! Hiro, don't kill Peter! (ooh, ooh, fight, fight, fight!)
