Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:35:00
Heroes - The Kindness of Strangers
Spoilers and so forth abound below! DVR’ers (wow, that is not a word) you were warned!
SPOILERS BEGIN NOW.
This is being written the next day, so if I skip something vital, feel free to mention it!
- I guessed Parkman’s dad was the Nightmare Man as soon as he said he needed Molly to find him. I’m sure a lot of you did as well. This led me to a theory:
The “hero” gene can still be a random mutation and/or a gift from God. Kensei might be the first. It is passed, family to family, slowly, mutating through the years until the generation made up of the twelve in the photo. They have enough wealth and knowledge to set up gene splicing/research experiments, as the technology has finally caught up enough to start tinkering.
The twelve are, as far as they knew, the only twelve with powers, and are all descendants of Kensei through various bloodlines. They, in turn, tinkered and CREATED the power in their children, although they had no way of knowing what power would manifest as genetic slicing and so forth was not that exact a science in their time.
So, Nathan, Matt, all the ones that age or thereabouts are second-generation from the twelve, and Claire, Flyboy, etc. are third gen born by further tinkering. Their parents probably (and in some cases we’ve seen this to be true) didn’t know.
Sylar? Matt Parkman’s brother, fathered by scoundrel Dad when he was out and about for all these years doing whatever it is that he does. Why? My next theory:
- Parkman and Sylar actually have similar abilities. Hear me out. Sylar is NOT supposed to do what he does. He’s supposed to see how a thing works, especially a brain. He’s supposed to FIX things, not cut them open and steal the part he wants. He was never “designed” to have the ability to take powers into himself: his ability gave him the knowledge to come up with that little plan all on his own. Matt reads minds...Sylar reads brains. If Greg Grunberg (the guy playing Parkman) dropped 70 pounds, tell me he couldn’t pass as related to Zachary Quinto. Plus, Dad’s (Nightmare Man) ability is mental as well...hence what happened to Molly. I really think I’m on to something here.
Or I’m insane and over-thinking this.
- Sylar is gonna get the plague/cure combo somehow. Jesus Lord no. The guy really is rotten and evil to his core. He had no reason to kill Hippie Car Thief Guy. he totally could have punched him out and taken the keys. What’s Hippie Car Thief gonna do, call the cops and say “Hey, some guy just stole my stolen car and by the way, I’m wanted as well?” Killing him just for the keys tells me something about Sylar. He’s bad, through and through. Given two choices, Sylar will always pick the one that is quickest, easiest for him and causes the most pain or death for others. He’s pure comic-book bad. You can’t reason with that kind of evil - it simply must be stopped
One other weird thing about Sylar: Why is there always a cockroach around him? A giant cockroach is always crawling on or around or away from him when he;s passed out somewhere.
- Claire and Superboy are pissing me off on one level. On the other level, of course two kids like that growing up in a world where Superman was mythology would do cornball shit like that. What the hell else would they do? So it’s not so bad in hindsight, but it annoys me endlessly to actually watch it. P.S. what the frig is Claire going to do, steal a cheerleader uniform? If she joins the squad, how will she hide the fact that she doesn’t practice at all (because she’s with Superboy, remember the cheerleading is supposed to be a cover story)? How will she know the moves for game day? This isn’t a very well-thought out plan of hers. Pops is way, way too smart for that.
- Monica - Love that power for some reason. I’d love to be able to casually see something on TV, even in passing, and absorb the exact way to physically re-create it. I do think that particular power smells a little derivative of the way Chuck got his knowledge...methinks a writer for Heroes got wind of the Chuck script during the writing period. It’s also a lot like Echo/Ronin from the Daredevil comics. Still, I like the actress playing her and I can’t wait to see what weird skill she’ll pick up next. Imagine her watching the UFC. She’d learn seven fighting styles in an hour. Could be useful.
Given her personality (as described by her childhood friend) I’m also curious how she will scheme to use it to lift her family out of poverty.
Also, I thought the Katrina/NOLA stuff was handled very deftly. Enough to make you remember the storm, to think about those who are still suffering the effects, but not one drop of politics came across at all. No one need feel slighted one way or the other by the presentation of real life events. No one was insulted or blamed...it just was. It’s a thing that happened and this is one family’s struggle. I appreciate that, and I hope the writers aren’t going to screw it up in the future.
And I still love Micah’s ability. That would come in so handy. :)
- Nice to see Nathan getting back on his feet. Am I crazy or did Adrian Pasdar lose a bunch of weight to pull off the haggard, been-drinkin-mah-dinner street bum look? He looks wore the hell out and gaunt.
- Oh! Hell, I forgot - Molly. So is it some kind of coma? Is she in shock, or is Poppa Parkman controlling her? And am I crazy or did Poppa Parkman see Matt through her eyes, and that’s why she said “Matt” right before she passed out? Is she trapped in her brain with NightMare Man screwing with her and that’s why she’s crying out to Matt?
Posted by JimK at 06:35 PM on October 16, 2007
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#2 Posted by Harley W Daugherty 
on 10/16 at 09:19 PM -
your theory about syler and Parkman… its just too neat, but then again seeing how the twins found him on that road, and the hippy had clairs car.......
Monica, mm yeah GREAT power..LOL i can see a LOT of potential for it..
she just happens to watch the outdoor channel when they have a IPSC tournament.. LOL
oh and is it just me or is she REALLY cute…
yeah the Whole Katrina thing really shocked me, that it didnt go all political.
#3 Posted by Buzzion on 10/16 at 09:47 PM -
Well not bad on the theories of the Heroes. By the way can someone get a shot of the picture of the 12? I don’t think you’re quite right on the people because there are just too many Heroes for those 12 to be the originators, even by manipulation. I mean you’ve got Sprague, Wireless, Claire’s mom, the invisible man, The Haitian, Mohindar’s sister, Metal Melter, Super hearing, Molly’s parents. Just too many.
Oh and I think I’ve got why Sylar can’t use any abilities. He’s infected. I’m not really 100% sold on this though because he still seems to hear the ticking. But when the others have been infected they have been unable to use their abilities.
I don’t really think they got a heads up on Chuck either. I think they wanted a power that’s a lot like photographic memory, but not only does she learn it she’s able to repeat it. Almost like Peter except with normal actions.
Oh and speaking of Peter. I’ve got an idea; Nathan is involved in the plans to kill off the remaining members of the picture. Obviously he cares a lot about Peter, and he’s pissed about what happened. So he’s going to want to go after the people that he blames for causing Peter to explode. And he knows that his mother and Linderman were in on it. So he’s after the others.
#4 Posted by JimK on 10/16 at 10:08 PM -
Buzzion: I *like* that theory. He could be part of a new cabal put together to stop the old one.
#5 Posted by Toastrider on 10/17 at 12:11 AM -
Actually, I know where the writers got Monica’s power concept.
It’s functionally identical to the Marvel villain Taskmaster’s abilities, which are called ‘photographic reflexes’.
Taskmaster himself is a weird one. Much of his career wasn’t involved in robbing banks or taking hostages. He managed to make a pretty solid living by training the minions of other supervillains (and evidently he’s a good teacher; he once wangled a pardon out of the U.S. government in exchange for his services).
Taskmaster’s biggest problem—besides the fact that he doesn’t regenerate or shoot laser beams out of his ass—is that he’s collected numerous skills and talents, and tries to equip for ALL of them. This results in a costume that is, to quote one writer, unusually busy. Shield, sword, collapsible bow, throwing batons, throwing knives, throwing cards, ball bearings, fake Wolverine claws, pistol, grappling line, yo-yo… as the same writer remarked, the reason he doesn’t do fieldwork is that it takes him an hour and a half to suit up.
Heh.
--TR
#6 Posted by Green Lantern on 10/17 at 10:24 AM -
Hey,
What does everyone think about Nathan seeing himself all burned up in the mirror.
Did he really get burned then heal? I don’t think this is likely as those kind of burns would leave scars, bad ones.
Or is he thinking about what he would have looked like if he had held on to Peter longer? I think the guy is all torn up about Pete because he dropped him to save himself. Remember how image concious Nathan was. What if he dropped Pete thinking that he would heal/be ok. Then couldn’t find him after the explosion. That would explain the drinking, life changes, ect… He blames himself.
Just my theory
#7 Posted by Buzzion on 10/17 at 10:30 AM -
That’s a good theory. I kind of like that a little bit better than the other plausible explanation of someone healing his injuries. Its even more guilt-ridden than simply losing peter. It puts him that even at the last minute he made a selfish decision and is still troubled by it.
I’m hoping to see a “The Day After” episode to learn what happened after Peter exploded.
#8 Posted by mgnmfrc1 on 10/17 at 12:57 PM -
if they don’t think Dr. Doomdad won’t figure out what the hell is goen on, and do something very bad to him (i.e. her last bf in texas).
Didn’t he try to rape her and leave her for dead? I think he deserved to be gutted, but HRG actually cut him some slack. He already knows, he’s not stupid. I still think Superboy is a plant by the “company”.
Who was the blurred side profile, top row, in the picture of the 12? Was it HRG?
Chick cousin, cuutee, punk ass boy cousin whose mouth is too big for his face, Ohura needs to slap him down hard. Speaking of which, she’s old enough to be part of the Linderman generation heroes? Maybe something there.
Molly, QT pie, is in a coma, psychological shock maybe, I don’t know if papa nightmare could sustain his control indefinitly so I think he induiced the state, or maybe it was just a reaction on Mlly’s part from seeing/experiencing pure evil.
What does everyone think about Nathan seeing himself all burned up in the mirror.
Still wondering myself. This last look was longer with more detail. Maybe it is grief related and that’s how he see’s himself metaphorically? He had to have been burned when Peter exploded, maybe mom healed him and it had nothing to do with Peter?
#9 Posted by Buzzion on 10/17 at 01:08 PM -
Who was the blurred side profile, top row, in the picture of the 12? Was it HRG?
That’s why I’m hoping someone can put the picture up or link to it.
/hint
#10 Posted by witchndigger on 10/17 at 03:55 PM -
Picture of the 12. /link
link/
#11 Posted by Joe R. 
on 10/17 at 10:26 PM -
I’m brilliant. I’m wealthy. I have a secret. I’m undertaking a massive (and possibly criminal) conspiracy.
I stop to pose for a portrait with my 11 co-conspirators?
#12 Posted by supercore 
on 10/18 at 05:03 PM -
Who was the blurred side profile, top row, in the picture of the 12? Was it HRG?
that’s papa petrelli isnt it?
#13 Posted by Buzzion on 10/18 at 05:42 PM -
That’s why I’d like a good image of the picture. See who can be identified, and also see the others and maybe know what actors they are?
#14 Posted by Drumwaster on 10/18 at 06:58 PM -
The one that is being pointed at was Nathan’s father, and is standing next to Mama Petrelli (partially hidden under the finger, but between Papa Petrelli and Sulu). The one seated in front of him was the older black gentleman that Peter was Hospice nursing when the series premiered last fall.
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Only one? Sheesh, they are dumber than a sack of rocks if they don’t think Dr. Doomdad won’t figure out what the hell is goen on, and do something very bad to him (i.e. her last bf in texas). He’s one angry dude, but all pent up and such.
Sylar. Fock me is he evil like the devil. I like your theory about him being able to fix things, like Micah, and thats why he can’t use any of the abilities anymore. Still, 9mil of therapy to the forehead should solve most of his/our problems.