Doctor Who and other Heroes...

[fajrdrako]

A lovely relaxing evening - after a pretty good day. I redecorated my living room a little bit, which is always fun, though I once again failed to vacuum the carpet.

I watched Doctor Who season 2, episode 3, "School Reunion", which aired on CBC tonight. Watched it on maaseru's big screen, and it was more fun than ever. I have a soft spot for that episode - one of the first I ever saw - even though I think it's basically a tip of the hat to the old-time fans. My love for the show is not abating an ounce. I remain besotted.

Then we watched Heroes. Again, it surprised me. I had thought that Peter could only use his flying powers when he and Nathan were together. I was only half right - he can manifest the powers of whoever he's with, so when he's with Nathan he can fly, when he's with Isaak he can paint the future.... More interesting than I guessed. Could he do anything unusual when he's with Mohindar? Where is Mohindar, anyway?

The Weapon X potential of Claire's scary father is interesting.

I particularly adore Hiro and Ando .

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[megaloo13.livejournal.com]

As so far as I can tell Peter seems too have Rogue-like powers, minus the need to make physical contact/drain the other person of said power.

I still refer to Claire's dad as Creepy Glasses Guy because it amuses me too much. :) And Hiro continues to be made of awesome. Waffles!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Peter seems too have Rogue-like powers

So it seems! I love it. I'm not sure about the draining, though. Can the other person still use his/her power when Peter is around? Nathan flew, but still (apparently) fell. Isaak wasn't exactly painting when Peter was painting for him. This all remains to be further revealed in future...

Creepy Glasses Guy is a good name. Or Very Creepy Glasses Guy. He makes me think of Marvel comics' character Peter Henry Gyrich, who also has creepy glasses.

Hiro is magnificent. I'll never look at waffles the same way again.

[ladyeclectic79.livejournal.com]

I love Hiro. Him with a warrior's knot and a samurai sword, though, got my inner anime-geek fangirling like mad though.

Mohinder kind of took off from Peter after the brother said he'd seen the vision, so no telling where he's at now. I don't remember seeing anything in the preview for him either...

Interesting that Claire's dad gave that boy a second chance. Thought he was going to do more than just gut the kid's memories...

What/Who's Weapon X?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Hiro... with a warrior's knot and a samurai sword, though, got my inner anime-geek fangirling like mad though.

Me too. It was wonderful.

Hmm - I wonder when we'll catch up to Mohindar.

I begin to wonder if Claire's Dad is as bad as he seems, or if something unexpected is going on.

Weapon X is a series of comics about Wolverine in Marvel Comics - there was something called the Weapon X project where a certain villainous quasi-governmental organization was doing nasty illegal experiments on mutant subjects, including Wolverine. Most subjects in their hands died, but Wolverine, because of his healing powers, could survive - after they'd given him an adamantium skeleton and claws. There have been some interesting plotlines concerning Weapon X, and every time I see a TV show or movie where someone is interfering medically with superheroes, either to change them or examine them (as Claire's Dad seemed to do with Matt), I think of Wolverine as Weapon X.

[cupati.livejournal.com]

Now, you can call me a pedant, but I actually had heaps of problems with school reunion.

But it cured me of being scared of fictional things, so that's a decent ep in my book!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Problems? What kind of problems? Continuity stuff?

But it cured me of being scared of fictional things, so that's a decent ep in my book!

Cured, how? Did it get you writing?

When I first saw it I thought it was 'just for the old fans' but I love it more every time I watch it.

[cupati.livejournal.com]

Heaps of continuity errors!

I'm not scared of monsters and story charecters any more, because I was sure I was going to be terrified of School Reunion because I was so scared of The Demon Headmaster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_Headmaster) but even though there were things I saw as references I wasn't scared at all. So I'm happy. :)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Gotta watch those devilspawn headmasters.

I thought Finch was great, though I didn't like the winged Krillitanes.

After a lifetime of reading comics, continuity errors don't bother me. I don't see them as errors, but as revisions.

[cupati.livejournal.com]

Within the same ep?

1. The extra bat. One of the dinner"ladies" gets foomed, yet there is still the same number of bats in the heads office as new staff.
2. A flutter of wings. The head is no longer in bat form, so why do we get the suspicious shillowet when he is in his office with the orphan? Is this the extra bat?
3. Disappearing headphones. They're on when the power is, but after Mickey unplugs.... [btw, very efficient alien technology, all the computers in a room from one socket]

;)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I must say that details of continuity such as this - either when I notice them myself or when someone points them out to me - don't bother me in the least. Sometimes it's fun to think up plausible/rational explanations - or even outrageous ones. I am must more disturbed by discontinuities or contradictions in characterization - but even when that happens, I like it.

So. I'm hardly like to care about disappearing headphones. It just doesn't even register as a point.

[cupati.livejournal.com]

Also, and I don't know why, the first reaction when I looked at your latest icon was Joe Pasquale in a beaver suit. Not a pleasent thought.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Joe Pasquale? I don't even know who he is - had to look him up on Google. Hmm. I'll take the Doctor instead.

[cupati.livejournal.com]

I think it reminds me of a poster I saw of him, but I don't know when.