Heroes 3.04 I am become death
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selenakSaid 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.
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Date: 2008-10-08 01:11 pm (UTC)...if it's not Arthur but a new character, I will pout. A lot. Because it wouldn't be nearly as good!
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Date: 2008-10-08 01:16 pm (UTC)It really, really wouldn't. And, yeah. I think if it's not, I'll be very disappointed.
Another thing I note is that Not!Linderman always seems almost... hurt when Nathan brushes him off. Again, that hints that he's got a personal relationship with Nathan that Nathan doesn't know about...
Also, it would kind of make sense... Angela knows about FPeter... knows why he's trying to kill Nathan, and therefore, could have been partly responsible for the brain-washing of Nathan in order to make him no longer a target to FPeter. In that she enlisted Arthur to do it. Perhaps envailing upon him to think of his favorite son and forget about that whole she-faked-his-death thing.
Or I suppose Arthur could have been in on his own fake death, or that Angela knows nothing about it. Hrm.
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Date: 2008-10-08 01:22 pm (UTC)Yes. Real!Linderman was amused at Nathan's hostility, by contrast.
Angela and Arthur: currently I'm going with the assumption he faked his death without her knowing about it, because that makes more sense with her general behaviour these last seasons. Doesn't mean she wouldn't know he's alive know, she very well might, but: consider. Angela and Kaito had the two halves of the formula. Arthur, according to Nathan's recollections as voiced to Matt last season, knew they had an affair and resented it. (Or at least resented Angela hugging Kaito a bit too long during Elder gatherings. What if one of the reasons, other than getting out of the being prosected by favourite son/being tied to Linderman situation, why he faked his death was to get his hands on the formula as a way to deal a blow to Kaito and Angela?
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Date: 2008-10-08 03:40 pm (UTC)Oh, I like this idea. I hope this is true.
Heh, those Elders. They all hate each other for so many different reasons. I love the shifting alliances, like Angela wanting Adam back now that the virus threat is over and other Elder-related stuff is going on.
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