fajrdrako | Heroes: The Fix... (Reply)

I often find it difficult to think what the episode titles in Heroes mean. But I love it that they show them. So artfully, too.

As you all might expect, my favourite parts of this episode were the ones with Peter and Claude. And Claude all Doctorish and crusty and telling Peter to get leave him alone while never quite entirely brushing him off. And birds! Oooh yes, I am very happy about Claude Rains. And I've always been happy with Peter. I loved the way Peter - the empath - knows the right questions and makes the right guesses.

Why does Christopher Eccleston not appear in the cast list on the web page?

As for the others....

Well, Niki and Jessica were getting on my nerves for a while, but I find them much more interesting now in their padded cell. Is the psychiatrist a plant by Mr. Bennet or Mr. Lenderman? Love the way D.L. can just wander in and visit her whenever he wants - as long as no one is looking. I think D.L. should set himself up a sex website like Niki did, he's pretty cute.... And I loved the scene where Micah triumphantly presents him with all the money. Just when he thought he was all legal and above board!

Matt? Adventures of a plumber? Even more boring than he was. I'd rather see him with Clea Duvall (whose name on the show I never remember) than his wife.

Mohindar seems to become more beautiful than ever, and was particularly luscious in that pink shirt. And I don't even like pink shirts. But he still didn't do much - even though it was good to see him interact, even a little, with Peter.

Nathan? I still don't like him or trust him an inch. One of my LJ friends was talking the other day about how, good or bad, Nathan loves Peter so much, and I just don't see it. I see only manipulation, deception and control there. I think Nathan is like Mr. Bennet - whatever affection they may feel for Peter or Claire is channelled into controlling behaviour that discounts their free will and goes to any lengths to maintain that control, regardless of harm to the loved one. And that's how villains act.

Hiro and Ando were wonderful as always, but just biding time in this one - comic relief - I have to admit, though, that I loved the scene where they were hiding under the car, and the car drove away. Having seen George Takei's name in the credits, it was easy to guess that the big bad Boss they were being taken to was Hiro's father. I was reminded of the scene in The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold, where Miles expects to face court martial or the deepest ImpSec dungeon, and instead has to meet a fate far worse - face to face with his father.

No Isaac? No Simone?

I can't believe any fool would think Sylar was really dead. Haven't these people ever read a comic book?

I love it that Claire is defying her father, and may have found her real mother, and that Zach has befriended her again. When we saw Meredith's flame power I thought: hmm, we have an invisible person and a fiery person, will we next get a strong rocky person and a hero who can stretch, and so have the whole Fantastic Four? I thought it was the X-Men roster we were working our way through.

I love the Haitian, and I want his story! Not to mention his name.

Seems to me we're getting a lot less sex on this show than we used to. I hope that isn't a permanent trend.