[Movie] Heroes Season Two Discussion

I don't have a problem with Claire and her boyfriend, but I'm worried about the potential schmaltz in the New Orleans storyline. Ok, yes, Katrina happened and people are suffering, but I watch TV for escapism, and don't care to see it worked into the plot unless there's some purpose other than reminding us to donate to charity.

Is anyone else becoming annoyed that they're recycling powers? Another guy that flies, another person that can heal, and now another girl who can instantly learn (a little different from book girl last season, but close enough).

Originally Posted by striped phantom

BTW, anyone else catching the show on TV? I really think the promos they show are pretty retarded.
"What's in... [whisper] the box!!?? [/whisper]" and how they actually have to say Kristen Bell is joining the cast.

NBC promos for dramatic shows have gotten progressively worse the past few years. Last year, it was mostly ER that got the over the top drama guy voice, but this year they're doing it with every show.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I liked "Save the cheerleader, save the world". It was catchy, and actually featured prominantly in the show. The problem with promos these days is they'll make a huge deal out of an object or a throwaway line, and then when the show actually airs, it has nothing to do with anything. A little misdirection is fine, but the whole idea of a "next week on ______" promo is to give you a taste of what's coming next, not to lead you off in an entirely wrong direction.

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Originally Posted by Guest

I'm annoyed that they decided to add New Orleans into the picture. Any other city would have been fine. I'm from Louisiana and watching these actors pretend to be southerners is irritating. Especially the overly optimistic black girl. The lack of subsequent accents and how actors deliver dialog is usually what makes television shows fail in realism. I've gotten used to it in Heroes since its over all a great series, but this time they've gone and hit a new level of fakeness.

Speaking of that subplot, I finally got around to catching up on some Chuck last night, and was somewhat weirded out to notice that the same actor plays the manager of Buy-More and the manager of Burger Bonanza. Different networks, I could deal, but the shows are on the same network back-to-back.

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Originally Posted by Grail

On another note, I can't even remember her name, but Micah's cousin or whatnot...she has the ability to 'copy' whatever she sees. Does this mean only physical things? Or if she sees a power she'll be able to do that as well?

Micah referred to her as a "muscle mimic", implying that her muscles are involuntarily performing actions. If that's the only augmentation she has, then she would be unable to mimic powers like flight or healing, i.e., powers that the human body isn't normally capable of doing.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Oh, so it really is Montreal? I figured with the French and our current New Orleans storyline, that the street was actually in New Orleans.

I was speaking idiomatically.

You have to admit the scene with Mr. Bennett killing the Russian guy was awesome, even if the rest of the episode was only so-so. Now that Hiro has altered the past, there's some potential for that storyline as well, though I don't see how it will tie in to everything else.

What's up with New York being the center of the disaster again (with such horrible blue screen effects, too)? This season has had a huge emphasis on showing far flung locations, and they couldn't pick a new spot for the epicenter of the action?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Spoiler:

The Kensei/Adam thing wasn't a huge surprise, given that he can't die, and the name Adam tends to imply someone that is older/first. The inability to age is somewhat interesting; will Claire be a hot cheerleader for the next 400 years?

Much more fascinating to me were the implications of Peter's girlfriend being stranded in a distopian future. If she remains there, what happens whenever the Heroes in the present inevitably change the future and prevent the spread of the plague? She's not a product of the events that led up to the future, so while things around her would change, I assume she would stay the same.

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Originally Posted by SILBER-5

Also, are Nathan's and West's powers more different than they seem? At first I thought they were the same, being able to fly. But now that I think about it, Nathan has always flown very, very fast. When we see West fly it's pretty slow and calm.

Like in that video, Nathan shoots off like a fucking rocket. West moves like a turtle in comparison.

I'd chalk that up to Nathan being new to using his powers, and not having as much control over them as West. Plus, have we seen a situation with Nathan where he hasn't needed to take off in a hurry? Also, didn't West take off like a rocket when he and Claire met up for their first date to avoid Noah?

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So no one is going to talk about the random stupidity in this episode?

Peter:

What's with his loyalty to Adam? He sees Adam murder Victoria in cold blood after she warns him about Adam's true intentions, then Hiro shows up and Peter's ready to battle to the death.

Maya:

"Oh Gabriel, you killed your mother? That makes us kindred spirits. I don't need my brother now that I have your rugged good looks and sinister sneer to protect me!"

Claire and West:

How is going public with her ability any kind of plausible threat for Claire to make? Does she not watch TV or movies? The Pentagon/CIA/KGB/KAOS will lock her up and never throw away the key just to analyze her powers, and public opinion would turn against her once they find out she's immortal.

Also, what's with Claire and West whining like they'll never see each other again? She's only moving to Utah, and he can fly. Do Mormons have restricted airspace now?

Observation:

It was mentioned several times that blowing Adam (or Peter's) head off is the only way to kill them. How did the company establish this? Was there another immortal that they tested this on, or did they just go with Highlander rules?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Kaelin

Well with Chandra's old theory that "it's in the brain", destroying the brain before the regeneration could kick in would make that somewhat plausible.

I'm not arguing that at some point, there won't be enough of a body left to regenerate, but why specifically the head/brain? When Claire got a spike through her head last season, once she pulled it out she recovered. If you lopped off Adam's head, what's to say that the head itself wouldn't generate a new body?

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Besides, when you have a hero with time travelling abilities, things like "better catch that!" have a bit less suspense involved.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.