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Heroes 3.04 I am become death
Said by Robert Oppenheimer when Project Manhattan, the atom bomb, was first tested successfully; if I recall correctly, the test site was called Trinity. He was quoting the Mahabaratha, and the complete quote said by him was: "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."
Actually, there are two candidates, Peter and Mohinder, but Peter is the potential cause of the apocalypse for the third season in a row, so: the glaringly obvious solution to prevent further apocalypses seems to be for him to die, permanently. (I knew they were going to do the Dark Phoenix storyline with him.) Though not really. Apocalypse I - plan blow up Manhattan - would have happened without Peter and with Ted or Sylar in his place as well, Apocalypse II - the virus - probably would have, if Adam had gotten his hands on the virus another way; but Peter really accelerated matters. Currently, I really suspect they're going to end the season with him doing what Jean Grey did in the original Dark Phoenix story, before it got retconned, i.e. commit suicide to save the world; especially given that they've now made him guilty of fratricide in two timelines.
Which brings me to another matter: I can't say I'm happy with the retcon of Sylar's serial killerdom being due to a (nearly) uncontrollable hunger for special abilities. Not least because I loathe the very idea of Sylar redemption. But it seems we're headed this way. On the bright side of things, I will admit that the sight of Gabriel the ultra normal daddy in the casa Bennet (wearing horn-rimmed glasses, feeding Mr. Muggles, no less) was Heroes black humour at its best and almost made the Sylar redemption worth it. Though I really hope Noah Junior wasn't supposed to be Claire's kid as well because that would make me throw up.
Speaking of Claire: seems my speculation that Future!Claire (in apocalyptic future Mark III) came to terms with Angela and semi-succeeded her in the Company was on target. What I find most interesting about Apocalyptic Future Mark III, though, is that they actually did come up with a new twist. I thought we were in for a replay of Mark I - what with the talk of camps and experimentation in the season opener - i.e.mutants powered people persecuted safe those who work for the goverment. But doing something with the whole Mohinder storyline other than a lame Fly remake was a welcome surprise, because yes, I can see that: a future where everyone having superpowers ends up destroying the planet, town by town. I mean, just look at the current state of affairs and imagine superpowers accessible to the politicians and terrorists of various nations. Not pretty. While I still regret that Mohinder's personal storyline this season is so much less interesting than last season, I am coming around to it for this implication re: the world at large.
Nathan's first scene with Head!Linderman was also very welcome, because I really appreciate it Nathan himself has thought of the two possibilities fandom has figured out could be behind his current state of being: either Head!Linderman is a hallucination caused by brain damage from the shooting, or he's the product of someone with superpowers pulling the strings. Head!Linderman's reply seems to indicate the later is the case, and so does Angela's scene with Hiro and Ando near the end, though of course anything Angela says is suspect until proven otherwise. Still: loved that scene. Angela and the Japanese boys were priceless. What's more, digging Adam out immediately after made it clear he wasn't the pullstringer in question, having an iron-clad alibi, which I appreciate: no need to toy with "it was Adam again" red herrings.
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wee_warrior's old theory "Arthur Petrelli has faked his death and is behind everything" than ever. Not just because it fits the Summers pattern (though sadly Arthur will not appear as a space pirate, even if we're right), but because those conversations with Head!Linderman really do not sound anything like the ones Nathan had with real Linderman, we do need someone of the older generation other than Angela, and introducing yet another character wouldn't have the same impact. And it's usually one of his parents who are dead set on seeing Nathan become President.
No idea how the whole Tracey, Niki, Barbara as triplets retcon is reconcilable with Niki and Jessica, but maybe we'll learn more. The three of them being artificial, not natural superpowered people is interesting and might be used to explain Niki's multiple personality problem in another way than it originally was. Tracy despairing was something that on the one hand made me groan because of similarities to Niki's original reaction, not to mention Maya's, but on the other: she did kill the reporter, and I do appreciate that people dying isn't swept away but treated as something real. It would have an impact. Nathan saving her and the revelation that future!Nathan and future!Tracey are married leads me to the conclusion that the show's producers simply liked the Pasdar/Larter chemistry but saw no way of letting Nathan and Niki hook up (which I'm not sure about). We'll see. Mind you, Nathan of all the people knows how finding out about powers can throw you, so his scene with Tracey post-rescue rang very true.
Actually, there are two candidates, Peter and Mohinder, but Peter is the potential cause of the apocalypse for the third season in a row, so: the glaringly obvious solution to prevent further apocalypses seems to be for him to die, permanently. (I knew they were going to do the Dark Phoenix storyline with him.) Though not really. Apocalypse I - plan blow up Manhattan - would have happened without Peter and with Ted or Sylar in his place as well, Apocalypse II - the virus - probably would have, if Adam had gotten his hands on the virus another way; but Peter really accelerated matters. Currently, I really suspect they're going to end the season with him doing what Jean Grey did in the original Dark Phoenix story, before it got retconned, i.e. commit suicide to save the world; especially given that they've now made him guilty of fratricide in two timelines.
Which brings me to another matter: I can't say I'm happy with the retcon of Sylar's serial killerdom being due to a (nearly) uncontrollable hunger for special abilities. Not least because I loathe the very idea of Sylar redemption. But it seems we're headed this way. On the bright side of things, I will admit that the sight of Gabriel the ultra normal daddy in the casa Bennet (wearing horn-rimmed glasses, feeding Mr. Muggles, no less) was Heroes black humour at its best and almost made the Sylar redemption worth it. Though I really hope Noah Junior wasn't supposed to be Claire's kid as well because that would make me throw up.
Speaking of Claire: seems my speculation that Future!Claire (in apocalyptic future Mark III) came to terms with Angela and semi-succeeded her in the Company was on target. What I find most interesting about Apocalyptic Future Mark III, though, is that they actually did come up with a new twist. I thought we were in for a replay of Mark I - what with the talk of camps and experimentation in the season opener - i.e.
Nathan's first scene with Head!Linderman was also very welcome, because I really appreciate it Nathan himself has thought of the two possibilities fandom has figured out could be behind his current state of being: either Head!Linderman is a hallucination caused by brain damage from the shooting, or he's the product of someone with superpowers pulling the strings. Head!Linderman's reply seems to indicate the later is the case, and so does Angela's scene with Hiro and Ando near the end, though of course anything Angela says is suspect until proven otherwise. Still: loved that scene. Angela and the Japanese boys were priceless. What's more, digging Adam out immediately after made it clear he wasn't the pullstringer in question, having an iron-clad alibi, which I appreciate: no need to toy with "it was Adam again" red herrings.
So who is it? I'm currently going more with
wee_warrior's old theory "Arthur Petrelli has faked his death and is behind everything" than ever. Not just because it fits the Summers pattern (though sadly Arthur will not appear as a space pirate, even if we're right), but because those conversations with Head!Linderman really do not sound anything like the ones Nathan had with real Linderman, we do need someone of the older generation other than Angela, and introducing yet another character wouldn't have the same impact. And it's usually one of his parents who are dead set on seeing Nathan become President. No idea how the whole Tracey, Niki, Barbara as triplets retcon is reconcilable with Niki and Jessica, but maybe we'll learn more. The three of them being artificial, not natural superpowered people is interesting and might be used to explain Niki's multiple personality problem in another way than it originally was. Tracy despairing was something that on the one hand made me groan because of similarities to Niki's original reaction, not to mention Maya's, but on the other: she did kill the reporter, and I do appreciate that people dying isn't swept away but treated as something real. It would have an impact. Nathan saving her and the revelation that future!Nathan and future!Tracey are married leads me to the conclusion that the show's producers simply liked the Pasdar/Larter chemistry but saw no way of letting Nathan and Niki hook up (which I'm not sure about). We'll see. Mind you, Nathan of all the people knows how finding out about powers can throw you, so his scene with Tracey post-rescue rang very true.
Oh, and
The issue of immediacy is what's interesting to me. There is none. Clearly, the world is still there in one year, and in two, and then in three. Year four is a bit problematic, but I'm wondering how they can get across the scope of the problem when the solution today is keeping a secret, and therefore not terribly eventful.
Re: Oh, and
De facto? Yes. How Peter is bound to see it? No. Not with FClaire blaming him and the memory of killing Nathan.
Immediacy: probably the date at which the formula becomes public (or at least available for people not Angela and Kaito) is far closer, and this is a condition for what follows. Also, do we know whether Tokio goes boom four years into the future, or earlier? Because I don't think we got the "four years later" title card when Hiro did his jump and saw his argument with FAndo. If Tokio crumbles one year into the future, then Costa Verda taking three more years time isn't exactly a comfort to the inhabitants of Tokio, and it's about time this isn't all about American cities.*g*
Re: Oh, and
Oh, he'll definitely blame himself. I'm just not entirely on board with fans talking about how the apocalypse is always Peter's fault. So far, this one is Hiro's problem.
If Tokio crumbles one year into the future, then Costa Verda taking three more years time isn't exactly a comfort to the inhabitants of Tokio, and it's about time this isn't all about American cities.*g*
True, and good point. Despite how shiny and nice that future otherwise looks, there is the newspaper that indicates there have been several disasters due to powers. The destruction of Tokyo could have been much more recent, particularly because Future!Hiro looks nothing like 5YG!Hiro -- he could have been mid-make-over.