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HOLY FREAKING HELL, HEROES
Why do you do that to me?
This episode was kind of awesome, when you set aside the fact that it made me gnash my teeth and wail when I thought HRG was dead; assassinated the characters of Mohinder and Matt, both of whom I've always liked; tried to pretend West wasn't the skeevy stalker skank-bucket I remain convinced he is; that Claire would've totally handed over her blood with a freaking smile if they'd just asked her for it nicely like normal people I mean wtf; and, and, and
No Petrelli brothers at all.
Which was what I had been afraid of. Now there are two episodes left, and while Peter's back in North America and has his memories, Nathan's in freaking Ireland now b/c god forbid they be on the same continent at the same time, so I'm really starting to have unhappy suspicions that, like, episode 11 is going to END with seeing each other for the first time, and if that happens, I swear, I will take back every nice thing I said about this season.
I'm just saying. I like other characters, but I watch for the Petrellis. I've never pretended otherwise.
I've decided to overlook the fact that Mohinder's recent actions are entirely incomprehensible and just feel sorry for the character, who I've long suspected is more a plot device than a character in his own right, and now have irrefutable confirmation thereof. Which is bullshit, and, you know, whatever. I mean, seriously, what the hell is up with the I'm doing it for Niki! crap? You've known her, like, a DAY. Lazy, lazy writing.
No, really, I liked this episode. I know it's not looking like it, I just - I've had a bad day. I'm cranky.
The most awesome thing, though, was the stuff with Hiro and his father - it could've been really lame, especially since it's not like Hiro hasn't tried, and failed, to save people this way before - but instead it was really lovely and sad, and their final scene together was just heartbreaking.
And all the Bennett family stuff was pretty freaking awesome.
The insight into what made Elle the way she is was unexpected, and in general I liked her a lot more in this episode than I did in the other two she was in.
Matt ... Matt. To be fair, I shouldn't have been surprised that he could be morally dubious, but the specific way in which it manifested seems to contradict his personal experiences and character development this season, which is why it annoyed me so much, and why I think it's another example of lazy writing. It's not the morally grey I have a problem with - HRG and Mama Petrelli and others are all morally grey, but they're consistent about it. Matt isn't.
And finally, big WHOA NO SURPRISE THERE to Adam being the killer of the elder Nakamura. Given there are only three people it could've been, and it obviously wasn't Claire. And while I didn't want it to be Peter, for obvious reasons, it would've been more clever, now that Peter's getting the hang of the time travel thing and so could've done it.
Actually, no, last question: I wonder if there are circumstances in which Peter's blood can heal others? The technical logistics of Peter's power fascinate me the most. (Well, and Sylar's. Because we've never really gotten a real answer re: what it is, exactly, that he does to the brains to transfer the powers, and I really want to know, because I'm morbid like that.)
This episode was kind of awesome, when you set aside the fact that it made me gnash my teeth and wail when I thought HRG was dead; assassinated the characters of Mohinder and Matt, both of whom I've always liked; tried to pretend West wasn't the skeevy stalker skank-bucket I remain convinced he is; that Claire would've totally handed over her blood with a freaking smile if they'd just asked her for it nicely like normal people I mean wtf; and, and, and
No Petrelli brothers at all.
Which was what I had been afraid of. Now there are two episodes left, and while Peter's back in North America and has his memories, Nathan's in freaking Ireland now b/c god forbid they be on the same continent at the same time, so I'm really starting to have unhappy suspicions that, like, episode 11 is going to END with seeing each other for the first time, and if that happens, I swear, I will take back every nice thing I said about this season.
I'm just saying. I like other characters, but I watch for the Petrellis. I've never pretended otherwise.
I've decided to overlook the fact that Mohinder's recent actions are entirely incomprehensible and just feel sorry for the character, who I've long suspected is more a plot device than a character in his own right, and now have irrefutable confirmation thereof. Which is bullshit, and, you know, whatever. I mean, seriously, what the hell is up with the I'm doing it for Niki! crap? You've known her, like, a DAY. Lazy, lazy writing.
No, really, I liked this episode. I know it's not looking like it, I just - I've had a bad day. I'm cranky.
The most awesome thing, though, was the stuff with Hiro and his father - it could've been really lame, especially since it's not like Hiro hasn't tried, and failed, to save people this way before - but instead it was really lovely and sad, and their final scene together was just heartbreaking.
And all the Bennett family stuff was pretty freaking awesome.
The insight into what made Elle the way she is was unexpected, and in general I liked her a lot more in this episode than I did in the other two she was in.
Matt ... Matt. To be fair, I shouldn't have been surprised that he could be morally dubious, but the specific way in which it manifested seems to contradict his personal experiences and character development this season, which is why it annoyed me so much, and why I think it's another example of lazy writing. It's not the morally grey I have a problem with - HRG and Mama Petrelli and others are all morally grey, but they're consistent about it. Matt isn't.
And finally, big WHOA NO SURPRISE THERE to Adam being the killer of the elder Nakamura. Given there are only three people it could've been, and it obviously wasn't Claire. And while I didn't want it to be Peter, for obvious reasons, it would've been more clever, now that Peter's getting the hang of the time travel thing and so could've done it.
Actually, no, last question: I wonder if there are circumstances in which Peter's blood can heal others? The technical logistics of Peter's power fascinate me the most. (Well, and Sylar's. Because we've never really gotten a real answer re: what it is, exactly, that he does to the brains to transfer the powers, and I really want to know, because I'm morbid like that.)