Heroes: "Cautionary Tales" Episode Review

[rogueslayer452]

The Heroisms: What It Means To Be A Hero

Mindwhirling from where we left off, the Bennet family is packing to leave California but Claire refuses to go, calls out on her dad and tries to mend things with West. Unfortunately West is less than forgiving, until tragic events are set into motion as HRG's life hangs in the balance for when the painting of his fate draws closer. Mohinder meets Bob in California and gets a new partner, Elle, and tries to play it both sides. Unfortunately his trust issues get the better of him when the chain of events leading to the final moment start happening; betrayal and immediate decision-making on his part let slip his judgment, which leads to an unexpected ending.

Meanwhile in New York, Matt Parkman is testing out his newest development in his abilities which backfires since ultimately he is becoming someone whom he never wanted to become, his own father. Hiro attempts to save his father's life by going into the past to when the murder occurred, but comes to realize he cannot prevent such an act from happening. Though instead he learns a stunning truth.

And an ending which leaves us all jaw-dropping to how/who/why....


The Characters: Truth, Lies, Betrayal, Realizations

The Bennet Family: It's insteresting how a simple family can live underneath a house filled with lies and deceit. I love HRG and yes, I was shocked in the end when it appeared his death, though this all could've been prevented if he'd just told Claire the truth from the beginning; about the paintings and his plans on taking the Company down, so on and so forth. But it didn't because he was so gung-ho about keeping his family safe from a dangerous threat that couldn't be stopped. Though it's true, they'll never stop running, they'll never stop being on the move, and it's unrealistic to try and stop a powerful organization like the Company. But his intentions were good behind them, so it's understandable but impossible all at once.

Claire. Y'know, I thought she'd learned this lesson from "Company Man" last season. I guess either they aren't keeping with the continuity with that or Claire's just forgetful of all the things her father's done for her. Eh, too little too late for her to realize that if you ask me, but still it's nice that she finally realized it. Though spelling out "sorry" with rocks for West to see? How gag-worthy was that? Kring was SO right, Heroes isn't a romance kind of show, especially not with these two. Why would she want to stay behind for West? If she wanted to not go with her family she should've gone to NYC to the Petrelli's, go with Nathan to find Peter or whatever. I am REALLY hoping for a reunion with Claire and Peter soon, especially with HRG after knowing that he's still alive.

Mohinder Suresh: Oh, Mohinder. My poor, poor confused innocent boy. Now fandom is really going to be hating on him. For the record, I don't. He's confused, lost, not wanting to choose sides and desperate to want to do the right thing for everyone. I've been reading everyone going off on him about what he did, and honestly while I would say the same thing I can't. He was in an impossible situation and he's unsure on whether who to trust. It may be naive of him to trust the Company over Bennet, but he's thinking of the overall picture. Surely what he did could've been prevented, but he was at loss -- I've mentioned that Mohinder is not a killer, but he did it to stop HRG from killing Bob. A bad, manipulative man he may be but he doesn't deserve to be killed. I understand why he did it. In short, I forgive Mohinder. But now everyone in fandom is going to be hateful of his character because of this deed, which is unfortunate. It's okay Mohinder baby, I forgive you even if you make naive, impulsive decisions.

Matt Parkman: Is it inevitable to become your parents? Maybe, because Matt is certainly using his abilities nearly the same manipulative way Maury was. In his mind he thinks he's doing the right thing, to solve the Nakamura case, but it's only going to be destructive down the line if he continues to do what he's doing. I also agree with Angela Petrelli, while he'd defeated his father he still has his daddy issues, and it isn't going to go away until the case is solved. And good for her for pointing out that he's starting to become his father by experimenting with hsi abilities, which may seem like a good way to do good in the beginning, but eventually it'll take control of him and he'll think of nothing else but the power and what he can do with it. Hopefully it doesn't come to that.

Hiro and Kaito Nakamura: Awww, reuinted! I liked that Hiro wanted to stop his father's death from happening, but realized that he couldn't. 'Twas very sweet, especially when he was talking with wee!Hiro though wouldn't that have caused a chain of destructive events meeting your youngerself that way? I don't know Still, it was heartfelt and awwww, I loved it. I also loved how Hiro stayed behind to see who his father's murder was...and his reaction was SO worth it. OMG.

West: I still don't like him, but yeah he kind of was okay in this episode.

Angela Petrelli: I'm loving her more and more this season. Since this episode lacked any Petrelli love it's good to have a short appearance by one, and I liked how she interacted with Matt, and actually told him what he needed to hear...the non-mind control part I mean, the part where she calls him out on starting to become like his father.

Bob and Elle: So I guess they really are father and daughter. I was confused since in "Four Months Ago" Bob introduced her as his colleague and actually didn't act very fatherly; he seemed far too laidback to allow Elle to do the things she does. Which also means that if HRG is right in telling that Bob allowed his own daughter to become a lab rat inside the facility of the Company, issued the experiments and allowed the Haitian to erase her memory, then there's going to be more father-daughter drama. Though I have to say, Elle is very touchy-feely...perhaps way too much than the Petrelli family is, which is just whoa. Of course, she's childish and all teenagery with her ability.


The Episode: Sacrifices and Decisions of the Morally Gray Kind

This show continues to blow me away, and it's interesting how people react to certain things regarding their favorite characters and the actions of another without taking into account other things as well. Again, this goes back to Mohinder and his incredible moral dilemma this season. He plays a much bigger role this go around, and while I am happy for this it's making me nervous because of the decisions he's made in the past. And now this, him actually shooting Bennet in the eye as predicted in the painting, I knew would be the final straw for most people; I've read and continued to read people praying it would be a fakeout, that it wasn't true, and when it happened everyone jumped onto the "OMG Mohinder is so stupid!" train and stormed off ranting.

I can understand feeling frustrated. However, I digress because Mohinder and HRG are my favorite characters and they both have their major flaws, the decisions they've made haven't been the greatest but I fully understand and emphasize where Mohinder is coming from on the not-trusting issue.

Let me elaborate: he's never fully trusted Mr. Bennet to begin with, ever since last season they've confronted each other on different levels of understanding. Since the finale I assumed they reached a common ground that the Company needed to be put down and Mohinder agreed with that, though as time went on Mohinder had gotten deeper inside what that organization can do there was a silver lining to the corruptedness of what they'd become. Noah Bennet had said to him in this episode that he, too, once believed that the work he was doing was to save others but Mohinder has seen and witnessed firsthand a future pandemic that can destroy millions of lives (and given the predicted Dark and Terrible Future at least 93% of the world's population would be gone by next year). Perhaps yes, Bennet had believed it was for a greater cause and noticed it wasn't what he wanted for Claire or anyone else, this is a bigger issue for everyone, not just Specials, if the Shanti virus mutates and spreads. So when he learned that Bennet had killed someone -- killed someone, a man who had a family, in cold-blood -- he realized that perhaps trusting someone like Bennet wasn't the greatest plan.

Mohinder also didn't want to play with the Bob's orders either. He actually stated when they were prepping themselves for the confrontation that he wanted to do this on his terms (very reminiscent to his words with Thompson, no?) He wants nobody to be caught in the crossfire; all he wants to do is gather Claire's blood to cure the virus, and possibly find an alternative cure from the blood samples, and that's it. Of course he knows that Bennet won't give up Claire without a fight, so he prepares himself. He even apologizes to Bennet for what's going to happen. He shot Bennet because he was going to shoot Bob, it was a matter of "right versus wrong" and he knew that letting him shoot Bob would be wrong, even if he's untrustworthy. Mohinder sacrificed his partnership for the bigger issue and what he believed was the right choice.

Hell, even after shooting HRG in the end he looked regretfully down at the gun like "OMG I can't believe I shot the man I teamed up with and betrayed, OMG". He didn't want to do it, he's not a killer, but it had to be done.

In any event, this is precisly what I like about their characters; both Mohinder and Bennet are like opposite bookends to each other, as someone stated in the TWoP forums. It's interesting how last season Bennet was with the Company and Mohinder was the one being targeted, and now this season Mohinder is with the Company and Bennet is the one they're after. Along with that is their ultimate sacrifices for the greater good: Bennet's is to protect his daughter, Mohinder's is to save strangers from a deadly virus that can spread and protect them from further harm. Bennet acts morally gray, Mohinder is not morally gray, while both have good intentions behind their actions. When you think about it, they are both in the right, but have to come to terms that sometimes their methods can be destructive. So I understand Mohinder's motives for deciding against Bennet, because ultimately it was the only decision to do since he was unsure of their allegiance.

Which makes me wonder what exactly was their plan of action to take the Company down in the first place. I mean, having Mohinder enter their premises without any kind of backup was kind of a reckless call on Bennet's part. He's only one man and while, yes, having to contact Bennet for further instructions was a good idea to keep everything in line it's impossible for Mohinder to have all this weight on his shoulders. He would eventually either be found out, turn to their side or have a complete breakdown from everything they were going to ask of him. It's all too much for him, not to mention that Mohinder is NOT trained like Bennet was to deal with the Company, and even if Mohinder is going to be joining the Company it seems that he's going to be that "moral compass" for them, which makes sense and leads me to believe that perhaps a new generation will be formed. Still working theories around that, but it makes sense.

This show brings in the moral ambiguity like whoa, nothing is plain black and white and not one character is all good or evil. That is what I like about it. Sure, Mohinder shot Bennet, but it was an inevitable decision given the situation at hand; a horrible decision that could've been dealt with differently but he was at loss at what to do. Each character is dealing with their own personal battles, and whether for better or for worse, all have to make sacrifices.


The Glees and Squees!

++ OMG NO MOMO! Not exactly squeeful but really, I feel so horrible for my boy. Seriously, and I know most of the fandom is going to be ragging on him for this one but I completely and totally understand where he's coming from. Not knowing who to trust, everyone's either playing him, messing with his mind and all he's trying to help others and do the right thing. But he's uncertain on which side is more reliable, though the Company is corrupted Mohinder knows that he's needed there to stop the virus from spreading and save the world. He's in an impossible situation. So yeah I still love my Mohinder, even if everyone else disagrees. *clings to her Mo*

++ Actually, Mohinder's dilemma reminds me of Kara's dilemma in the BSG episodes "Resurrection Ship"; she trusts Adama and has a liking for Cain, but is asked to kill Cain by Adama and is trusted by Cain to finish her duties. This is precisely what I see Mohinder going through, about what is right and wrong, what he's asked to do for the greater good and what others expect from him.

++ Mohinder talking with HRG in the car was VERY MUCH LIKE when HRG first came to Mohinder in the taxicab back in the pilot episode, remember that people? So totally reversal of roles here, and I loved it.

++ Hiro meeting wee!Hiro was adorable!! The reunion with Kaito and Hiro was sweet, but sad at the same time. I teared up when they were saying goodbye.

++ OMGOMGOMG, HRG was dead but...not really, he was brought back to life (by Adam, I'm assuming). Just like when Claire had reawakened in the morgue in S1!!! Just, OMG! Resurrected!Bennet is awesome.

++ Good for Claire for recognizing that Bob had called her "Bennet" instead of "Butler". At least something good came out of her storyline this season. Though I'm still pissed that she didn't believe in her father, not only that but West turned out to be good and not evil like I'd wanted.

++ "I'm just...I'm just a cheerleader." Good for them for reverting to S1, back for Claire for saying it so loosely and without much feeling.

++ "You are adorable...can I keep him?" OMG I WANT TO BE ELLE RIGHT NOW! I mean, not with the childish-psychoticness and all that, but she was all touchy-feely with Mohinder. I mean, all feeling him up and rustling her hands into his hair and I'm like GET OFF MY MAN ELLE, I WANT TO BE THE ONE FONDLING MOHINDER GODDAMMIT! Though who can blame her? He's absolutely gorgeous.

++ Mohinder's always getting these blonde partners. I kind of prefer Niki to Elle though, because she WAS the Six to his Baltar. Bwah!

++ The filming was AWESOME. I mean, the shots and angles were perfect.

++ Elle getting electrocuted by her own powers, holy shit! Also: "Stings like a bitch, don't it?" HRG WAS SO CHANNELING DEAN! Hee!

++ Matt's abilities. I like how we're still experimenting with the progression of abilities, and it really is a "sins of our fathers" of this volume. Matt faced his father, but he's on the verge of becoming him if he doesn't control the impulses to use them to his advantage. I don't want him to become the asshole we see in the "Five Years Gone" universe. That said, poor Molly having to deal with the mind-control. Hopefully he realizes his mistake for this and stops before he goes too far.

++ No wonder this episode was called "Cautionary Tales". Every single action, every single decision made to get to the point they were in the end was a cautionary tale to each character.

++ OMFG THE ENDING WAS MADE OF WIN! Finding out HRG is alive, and possibly in the hands of Adam. Just, OMG. Holy shit, indeed.

++ Wasn't this episode supposed to have Maya/Alejandro having conflicts involving Sylar? I mean, it would set up for what's going to happen in the next episode but still.

++ This entire episode. O...M...G.


Overall: It's interesting how with the strike going on each episode is getting more and more intriguing, more action-packed and gut-wrenching with every scene thrown in. This is exactly what this episode did; every scene given was so fast, so incredible that I was literally going "whoa, what the..." and "holy shit!" I think I said those phrases, including "frak me", several times throughout the episode. It's too bad that there's only two episodes left for the first half, it seems so quick that everything is getting wrapped up, but I'm glad that Kring did a finale episode just in case the strike lasts longer than anticipated. It's so, so refreshing but I'm anxious as to what's going to happen to our characters. Just, GAH!! SO FRAKKING AWESOME.

Next Week's Episode: THE MYLAR REUNION HAS RETURNED OMG YAY! Sylar greets Mohinder at his apartment (with his casual "welcome home, Dr. Suresh" OMG!)...although I'm wondering, what has happened to Molly and Matt? I know NOTHING of spoilers involving that or the future of M3, and if you know DO NOT TELL ME. I want to be surprised even though my I had to continue to bug my sister this evening about what was going to happen to HRG and Mo and gah!


How will I survive unitl next week? I mean, how CAN I survive? And only TWO EPISODES left?! Come one, just when things are picking up and getting good? Man, Heroes is like the good crack you can't get enough of.

Comments

[alexwhitman25.livejournal.com]

Claire's just forgetful of all the things her father's done for her. Eh, too little too late for her to realize that if you ask me, but still it's nice that she finally realized it.
I agree. It's almost too little, too late. They have done so damage to her character. And that rock bit, seriously one of the stupidest things I've seen - this isn't Beverly Hills 90210. I'm hoping what happened to HRG will be the kick in the pants that she needs - except for that West still exists.

I admit I'm pissed at Mohinder. I wouldn't have been upset with him if he killed HRG to save Molly or Matt, but for Bob? But I'm holding out hope that he is the one that decided to save HRG with Claire's blood. I was hoping Claire would be the one to think to use her blood. I want your opinion on something. The Company said they need Claire for her blood. But why don't they have Adam's blood from when they had him in captivity for 30 years? It's things like this that make me continue to not trust The Company.

Damn, but the Ice Bitch is making me like her. Her calling out Matt was pretty badass and I hope he listens and doesn't let his powers overcome his true nature.

Hiro stayed behind to see who his father's murder was...and his reaction was SO worth it. OMG.
YES! I've been hoping for that moment. It didn't disappoint.

Anyway, just wanted to say that I appreciate you standing by Mohinder and understanding why he did what he did. Everyone has their viewpoint and brings up great things to think about and I enjoyed reading yours. :) Can you believe we only have 2 episodes left?!?

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

That whole rock bit was SO melodramatic and I was like, ugh. Claire, honey, get over yourself and your tru wuv for West and just make things up with your family! She knows better, especially after last season she should at least remember all that'd happened then. This is a reality check for her, definitely.

I want your opinion on something. The Company said they need Claire for her blood. But why don't they have Adam's blood from when they had him in captivity for 30 years? It's things like this that make me continue to not trust The Company.

That is still something I'm trying to understand myself. If Adam's blood could cure every disease and even bring people back to life (if the prediction of mine that Adam saved HRG in the end) and had been part of the Original Twelve, then how come they couldn't have drained that from him before? Not only that, but they had both Adam and Peter in their hands, both who have that same regenerating ability. I don't know. Perhaps either they didn't think that far or hadn't crossed their minds and are really doing these awful things that Bob said Adam had done, and Adam was trying to stop them but was locked away instead. I don't know, hopefully we'll get answers to that soon.

I hope that Matt doesn't turn into his father, or even a version of what we saw in the 5YG universe. I'm really liking him this season, especially after "Out of Time".

Thank you for reading what I wrote. I do love Mohinder and I was shocked by what happened, that he actually shot HRG as everyone had feared. I knew it would be the final straw for anyone wanting to ever like him, but given everything he's been through I can understand why he did so as an impulsive action to everything that was happening. And it wasn't that he liked it, either. And for your thoughts on why Mohinder was shooting at him for Bob, well HRG was going to kill Bob in coldblood. He was like a raging maniac thinking he would end all their suffering then and there, while Mohinder was thinking about trying to save others from the virus which Bob has the resources for. It was a drastic move that shocked me, but in my view it's justifiable.

I know not everyone agrees, but thank you for understanding my point in this. :)

Two episodes left?? WAHH!! I don't want it to be over! *weeps*

[dalpaengi.livejournal.com]

I missed this review because I didn't think to scroll down, but I have to say. This is very, very well written and just amazing. I agree with alot of the points you've made, especially concerning the company. I'm not ready for this show to be over and it saddens me that they have to squish everything into 3 episodes. At the same time I commend them for being able to pull things together on episode 9. For once, the fast pace of the story worked well enough with how they love to switch scenes.

I was pretty much nodding my head this entire review but I'll tell you this...

Angela Petrelli was absolutely awesome this episode. She's like a Gothic Angela lansbury 8D

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you for the compliment. I know, it's hard to believe that this season is almost over when it feels like it had just started. But you're right, I'm thankful that Kring had a plan to have a backup finale if the strike continued on longer than expected, which is smart thinking instead of having an unresolved cliffhanger to the plots seen. Of course, not to say there won't be a cliffhanger in the finale, because he said there will be, but at least we've had some resolutions from this season so far. Crammed as it was. But I think it's what makes this show mindblowing.

Angela Petrelli was absolutely awesome this episode. She's like a Gothic Angela lansbury 8D

Holy crap, you are so right! That whole interrogation scene was awesome, and the angling of the camera and focusing on her was just, wow. I love this show. :D

[morbidmuse.livejournal.com]

I HATE that they really do seem to have Claire forgetting everything from Company Man. I know this episode was an obvious parallel to that (storyline focusing around Bennet without a lot of extra character stories thrown in, etc) but the Claire part was unneeded. It made perfect sense for her to be so outraged and distrustful of her dad there and the transformation to trusting and appreciating him then really worked. Here, it was still emotional but far less logical. He has already proven himself! It was just a repeat of Company Man with Claire looking immature for not realizing how much Bennet cared before.

Is it inevitable to become your parents?
Fascinating topic. But I'm seriously hoping for the Petrellis sake (and by this I include Peter, Nathan, and Claire) that it isn't.

Which makes me wonder what exactly was their plan of action to take the Company down in the first place.
You know, I'm wondering about that too. I have to believe that Bennet had a specific plan when he sent Mohinder in there and I wonder if we will ever find out what it was.

[penelopeblack.livejournal.com]

Going to put my comments in your format to make it easier, lol.

Bennet Family: Yeah Claire was pretty ridiculous this week. I mean, I understand why she's upset with her dad, but staying behind for West of all people? Come on, Claire.

Mohinder: You already know how I feel about this. I don't even care about what he did, really. My favorite characters in other fandoms have often done a lot worse.

West: As I said in my entry, I only like him for saving Mohinder. HRG probably would have shot him if West hadn't interjected.

Bob and Elle: I was pretty surprised that they were actually father and daughter. Their dynamic just hadn't seemed that way before. And I love her touchy-feelyness, lol. Not that you can blame her. As if you wouldn't feel up Peter and Mohinder too if you had the chance? :D

The Morally Gray commentary: Oh wow, you said this so much better than I ever could. Might be linking to this in the near future. ;)

Glees and Squees: *clings to Mo with you* I wanted West to be evil too. :( Ahaha, I see you mentioned the feeling-up thing already. I want to be Elle too. ;__;

I am so excited for next week! a;sdkfjas;dkfj

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I couldn't believe that Claire wanted to stay for West. I mean they've known each other for, what, only a week? And suddenly she's acting like West's better than her family. Selfish much? If only she'd done that with Zach then I would've been happier oh Zach, how I miss you! But yeah, West did stop Bennet from shooting Mohinder, so that was one thing I'm glad for his character sticking around.

You're so right. There are plenty of people who've done far worse things than Mohinder, hell even HRG has done them repeatedly without remorse for years. Mohinder did what he had to do.

Hee, thank you. I am incredibly flattered that you enjoyed it so much. I tried to be as coherent as I could from the other night, because WOW was that an explosive episode or what? Seriously. You might want to check out my other recent post in defending our Mohinder from the crucifixion fandom seems to be reigning on him now when they haven't taken a closer look at the situation, which is sad.

Next week: *incoherent squeeage abound*

[penelopeblack.livejournal.com]

Omg, I miss Zach too! I hate how they just wrote his character off without even having Claire say goodbye.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Ugh, I know! And I was even more pissed when she was talking to West about how alone she used to feel back in Odessa. I was like, ummm, excuse me? Remember Zach, your BFF and the ONLY person who you revealed your secret to and was actually a better friend than West has been? I swear, they were replacing Zach with West, and it just pisses me off. Zach > West.

[penelopeblack.livejournal.com]

Lol, I don't remember that convo, probably because I tend to zone out during Claire/West scenes. They have zero chemistry!

[jirucloud.livejournal.com]

Gah, I guess it made sense, the rocks? I liked West more in this episode, but Claire does seem to be easily swayed by anything and everything that is said or done...

Mohinder... I guess after he was almost killed by HRG, it seemed that he was the bad guy... I mean, Bob never held a gun to Mohinder's face and said 'how did you think this would end?' But still... HRG??? T.T T.T T.T Mohinder... why???? T.T bleah... I don't even know anymore... but still, he is my favourite character... so, I will stand by him until he does something really unforgivable lol... tea, anyone?

I have a question about Matt... was the name on the picture proof that he had pried away Mama Petrelli's secret? I also thought that earlier Nathan had said he knew everyone in the picture but Matt's dad... why didn't he just ask him? I think that Matt isn't becoming his father though, because he showed that he had grown and wouldn't use Molly to find anyone anymore...

HIRO! I luffed that he was just like little!Hiro!!! So cute! 'I'm Kinsei!' tee! And Kaito... how awesome are you? Why can't you be alive now anyways? though, the whole being with your wife thing was really sweet too ♥

lol! I know! I really liked his character a lot more in this ep... though, wow. He really did flip quickly on that one... lol.

Yeah, she's really becoming more of a 3-dimensional character. ^.^

Elle... I didn't like her until this ep... well... at the end of this ep, lol. I really liked HRG's comment on her memories 'like someone took them away' aka, the Haitian ^.^ Oh Haitian~~ when are you going to be back??? Though, now there won't be any more 'HRG and Haitian walking and looking cool' scenes T.T

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Sylar is all evil

lol, but yes, it was difficult... and Mohinder's thoughts were probably along the lines of "omg, if it weren't for some punk kid, I would be dead... and I'm still on the guillotine and this other guys gonna be dead and then me *bam*"

Still... HRG!!! T.T
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omg... I still haven't watched the pilot! *flails*

wah!! Kaito and Hiro... T.T And the whole painting the names thing was way too sweet! T.T I really liked little!Hiro too ^.^

Really? You think Adam did it? I thought the Company did... he was in one of those crazy industrial-looking rooms when he woke up and his reaction was very knowing... hmm...

Lol, good that Claire finally did something, lol... and she's still a cheerleader, lol

and I'm like GET OFF MY MAN ELLE, I WANT TO BE THE ONE FONDLING MOHINDER GODDAMMIT! ...yes. lol! He didn't look like he liked her though ^.^ Poor Mohinder!! All the girls want him ^.^

I liked Elle better... especially now that she has a side other than psycho, lol

I LUFFED the electrocution scene! Oh HRG... you know how to keep a bitch in line...

I think they needed a new persuasion person now that that other chick was killed off...

Oh yes, no Maya and Alejandro... I guess its a long drive from the border to NYC...

Ahh! I don't want it to all end so quickly!!! T.T I like me long, drawn-out episodes... lol

omg Mylar... I really hope that Mohinder doesn't end up crucified on his wall again... T.T

You can do it!!! All the festivities will make the days fly by til next Monday ^.^ *huggles* ♥

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I basically did a whole rationalization of Mohinder's actions in my recent post, so in case you want to check that out. What he did was inevitable though; I still don't think Mohinder would kill someone mercilessly and randomly like HRG has done repeatedly for many years, but when given the impossible circumstances they were all in and in his mind, shooting him (or rather shooting trying to stop him but missed and shot him in the eye instead) was the only alternative in such a heated moment of crisis.

Regarding Matt, I don't know. He may not be exactly like his father but if he continues down this road of experimenting with his abilities he just might. He does love Molly, I agree, but he seems to think he's using his power for good but at the same time taking advantage of people in the process. Which is precisely what the Original Twelve had done years ago before everything went south.

Nathan probably knew most of the people in the picture, but not all of them and certainly not familiar with their current whereabouts, so he could've been much help.

Elle's character is starting to flesh out more, the father-daughter issues just keep on coming on this show huh? That whole electocution scene was awesome, and how Bennet was telling her the things she probably either didn't know or refused to believe until now. And judging from the last two episodes it seems that she and Claire might be teaming up together. Or, whatever. Interesting.

It's a torn thing. HRG and Mohinder are alike in many ways, just reversing the roles. I think it's neat, scary and frightening because I love them both but still, very neat.

HRG's resurrection could be two things: the Company or Adam's doing. We know that Adam can cure people, perhaps even save them, and knowing his grudge against the Company and the Original Twelve and HRG's grudge against them it might be a partnership waiting to happen (leaving Mohinder all alone again and HRG wanting to take him out for killing him, but still). Though having the Company using Claire's blood to save him is my biggest wish....especially if it WAS Mohinder who decided to do it or something. I don't know, it's a tossup.

Mohinder's expression to Elle feeling him up was hilarious. He's all talking serious and she's all touching him intimately, playing with his hair and such. He was all "WTF lady? You whacko." XD

There's so much happening to everyone now in the show, and it's sad that it's ending with two episodes left because it seems too sudden and quick for everything and everyone to have closure or a conclusion from everything that's happened. I don't know. Gah!

[jirucloud.livejournal.com]

I'll definitely have to check it out ^.^ And no, I don't think he would be able to do that either... its completely against his character.

True... I hope he turns out okay in the end though...

You would think he might know their names at least though... I wonder how they're gonna explain all this craziness in only two episodes!

I think it'll be interesting... Elle seems to be the person that Claire always felt she was, in a way. Trapped and completely screwed over by her father and his lofty missions... I think it'll be a wake-up call for her.

tee! They are both awesome... I didn't realize how much I luffed HRG until he died! T.T

oh man... Mohinder's conscience would be so fresh if he brought him back to life, though it seems a bit too scary and of Bob's doing to have anything good come of it...

hee!! Aww! Our poor Mohinder!!! ^.^

I know!!! Its impossible!!! *flails*

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

After thinking about it, I don't think it was going against his character at this point especially this season in general. In the beginning of the series it would've been, but as his character grew and at this pivotal stage of his character growth they took another step further, which I believe was necessary. It's a development where he has to go to that dark and depressing place.

I agree with you, about Elle and Claire. How different but so similar they are with their daddy issues. Could you imagine if the roles were reversed?

HRG's resurrection = a mystery...until Monday's episode, that is.

[jirucloud.livejournal.com]

Oh no, what happened last time was in his character now, his progressed-character. I meant that killing someone in cold blood would not be. At the beginning of the series though, I don't think that even what he did to HRG would have been possible to him, too.

Oh man... well, what I want to know is did Elle have powers before the testing? I mean, the electricity HRG said was from her body not being able to take the electrocution they put her through as a child, so, what, if anything, was her power and will she be able to get it back?

I know! tee! ♥

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see. Very true, he would not kill in cold-blood or for no reason at all. That's something HRG would do, and has done several times. Which is why I'm puzzled as why everyone is up-in-arms over what Mohinder did as opposed to what HRG does all the time (something I directly point out in my Mohinder essay which you should check out when you have the time).

I'm assuming her abilities were there before testing, just dormat like everyone else with powers. Though she did say to Peter that growing up she burnt down a house or something, so I'm assuming they either encouraged her powers to grow or they watched and waited until she was fully activated to start breeding her as their own executioner. Either way, she was abused and lied to and brought up doing what she does, which makes sense with her girlish/childish behavior, never leading a normal life and such. Which, in a way, is kind of sad.

It's amazing how there are many parallels between characters in this show; Mohinder and Bennet, Elle and Claire, Peter and Sylar. Awesome.