What aunt_zelda Thinks: Dying of the Light (+ ellaboration on my very bad day) +READ THE END BIT!!!

[aunt_zelda]

Gloom. Despair. A cloudy day that, for once, I did NOT enjoy. The worst episode of this season. A stuffy nose. He said no.

*sighs* He did make a big deal of not wanting to hurt my feelings, though, and said he really admired that I had the self-confidence to ask him out. But honestly, we really don’t know each other all that well. *sighs* He gets points, I suppose, for using the phrase “respectfully decline” … *slumps* It makes me kinda mad that he was so gorram NICE about the whole thing, and how I could barely meet his eyes during our conversations, because I think he’s kinda right and if I couldn’t look him in the eye what kind of potential did we really have? *blinks furiously* HE SHOULD HAVE JUST GONE TO THE DAMN PARTY WITH ME REGARDLESS! WE WOULD HAVE FOUND SOMETHING IN COMMON!

Had my nose not been so stuffy I might have given more thought to the idea of slamming him against a wall and making out with him in an act of desperation. (Yes, he is that pretty, guys. He’s the closest you can get to a bishouen without being two dimensional. Which, ya know, is starting to make me wonder if I’m just attracted to him because he looks like a girl and do I like girls more or less than guys or do I just like girls and … ARGH.)

 

And Adam’s dead. Go figure. I’m just waiting for the third shoe to drop or something.

 

Thank you to everyone for their kindness and support and downright SWEET sentiments about my posts yesterday. *hugs you all*

Apparently ‘Intervention’ was very good. Which is usually the case with fics I expect to be bad: everyone loves them to bits. Sadly my ‘expect the worse and get the best’ mindset didn’t work with HIM. *coughs and drinks lots of OJ*

 

 

Last Week’s Graphic Novel:

Ooooooo … interesting backstory about Eric Doyle (whoever named him deserves a good kicking from the sci-fi/fantasty community at large. ‘Doyle’ is the name of a HERO, not a perverse psycho villain!)

Wow. I wonder if HRG knew that when Eden got killed, there were rumors that he let Sylar kill her. Then again, after shooting Claude, I guess that all of the special agents would feel skittish around him.

 

 

Chuck:

Ooooo ... cool flashback!

Awww, she's got a knife strapped to her ankle to cut up their cheeseburger!

 

 

'Dying in the Light'

(aka 'Worst Episode of the Season … or it had BETTER be! *glares at Tim Kring')
(aka 'The Fangirl Scream of Pain Heard 'Round the World')

 

Previously on Heroes:

That annoying announcer-guy is back. Puppetry man! Papa Petrelli! Monster Mo! Why is Daphne working with Pinehearst? We don’t know! (Hey, I’m rhyming … cool!)

 

"Father of three heroes" ... really now? Have you READ the fanfics, Mr. Announcer-guy? Angela Petrelli got AROUND man …

 

Title card on Papa Petrelli's bed!

 

Papa, Peter, and Angela are all unconscious. Ooo, ooo ooo! Holy Trinity … but TWISTED! (I mean, Peter’s already pulled Cain this season … and with Nathan finding God, I’m finding religious subtext left, right, and center!)

 

Matt arrives at the airport, Turtle Tortoise in cage on his luggage-cart. Uh … did the Tortoise lead him to a free airport THAT fast? (I’m not complaining, mind … it’s actually more fun for me to picture the tortoise swimming across the Atlantic with Matt on his back or something than the logical explanation of African-Isaac living close to an airport and Matt having his wallet in his pants.)

 

Mohinder is ... tired? Hearing the telltale heart? *breaks out in a cold sweat* Creepiest. Story. EVER.

 

"The Angry Skunk Bar" BAHHAHHAHHAA! That is SO DAMN GOOD! (Though if Tim wanted us fangirls to stop expecting to see Stuart, Vince, and Nathan necking in the corner of this bar, he really shouldn’t have given it a name.)

YAY! Hiro DOES go out and buy fake blood and a fake sword! Well, STEAL, but you know what I mean.

YAY! *passes out with relief*

 

Knox ... disses Daphne and leaves to take Adam to the boss.

"Now, I'm a vvv-un! Like you!" Hiro postures, further undermining Daphne’s confidence in Pinehearst. (To quote the Smuckers tagline: With a name like ‘Pinehearst’ it must be bad!)

"He had no powers. Now take me to your boss!" *giggles*

Daphne leaves the African Isaac assignment to Hiro (which … makes sense, seeing as Hiro is one of the most powerful character around besides the Haitian, so sending him after African Isaac seems more credible than a mere plot point.)

Ando gasps and complains that he thought she’d never leave. *flings arms around him* I am so glad you didn’t DIE, Ando!

 

"Good, so we're even!" *beams*

"Superheroes need to know these things!" Hee!

 

 

"Your father always said, one of us, one of them. I'm the 'one of us.'" GO SANDRA! *punches the air* I mean, they ought to have taken Mr. Muggles along for the ride, but we’re getting closer here, people!

 

 

*starts shaking* C-c-c-c-CLOWNS ... *retreats back through the couch*

It's like Eden's ability ... but creepier. He makes her almost cut her own throat with a glass. Which is ... creative, and a very well shot scene, but still creepy as hell.

 

 

HEE! Knox tosses Adam onto the floor. I really hope that wasn’t a stunt-double, because David Anders looks hella good all rumpled like that.

 

*SCREAMS*
OMG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

WROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG!!!

STOP!!!

YOU CAN"T!!!!!

*kicks Tim Kring in a very bad place for guys*

 

Arthur Petrelli must DIE.

 

*screams over the man's first lines* Even if he's got Claude locked in the closet, clad only in a leather jacket, THAT MAN IS GOING DOOOOOOOOWN!!!

 

 

Heroseclipse ... and now I wanna cry.

*scrambles in head* Must … think … of … something … funny … for … heroes_meta … *wibbles*

[You see, this is something that I don’t understand. As he demonstrates at the end of the episode, Arthur can take your powers WITHOUT killing you … so why the Adam-dustage? Why not just drink some of his blood, or do that soul-suck thing, or ANYTHING but killing Adam?!]

 

 

Poor Daphne. Second thoughts. (ADAM IS DEAD!) Linderman is creepy. (Adam is DEAD!) Matt is coming down the escalator, tortoise in cage in hand. Hee. He looks so CONCERNED and awkward about the little guy, and I love the ‘tortoise and hare’ parallel. (ADAM IS DEAD!)

 

 

Mohinder is wearing a long jacket, to cover us the scales on his arms. He confuzzles Tracey with Niki, then starts drooling over the prospect of no-warranty, no strings attachted, abilities with no scales. (ADAM IS DEAD.) The pretty couple doesn't pick up on the power-lust thing because they're too busy being heterosexual to notice. (Adam is dead!)

 

 

Matt gets all 'we're meant for each other!' and Daphne gets freaked, but Matt lures her back with 'Daniela.' (Adam. Is. Dead.) She tells him to wait in the airport, and Matt sort of smiles at the tortoise. He's so ADORABLE! (Matt AND the tortoise … oh yeah, and ADAM IS DEAD!)

 

 

Tracey staggers. Mohinder steps backs and folds his arms all evil-like. Nathan topples through the black tarp hiding his super sekrit evil den (ala Sylar S1) and Nathan gets the horrific vision of cocoon people before blacking out. (Adam is dead!) I'm not sure what's creepier: THIS, or Puppet-Man. I'd prefer 'count the shadows' or even 'are you my mummy?' personally, but that's just me. (ADAM IS DEAD!)

 

 

Aaaah, Sylar. (*sobs* Adam is DEAD!) Daphne shows up in Level Five and busts out Blue-Fire-Hick. She talks to Sylar, trying to convince him to flee with them. He asks why Pinehearst wants him.

"Because you're a killer."

This makes him mad. "I'm not a killer anymore."

She leaves the card and flees with Blue-Fire-Hick. (Adam is DEAD!)  

 

Sylar unties Peter because he needs help with the Pinehearst thingy.

 

"This is not about you and me." Sylar says, quashing the fangirls' dreams.

 

 

"Somewhere in Africa." Hee. (Adam is dead! And his boyfriend doesn’t even KNOW!)

 

"They all look the same to me." says Ando, of the paintings. Hee.  

 

"It's not kidnapping, we're just borrowing him." Oh, Hiro, I love you … (Adam is DEAD!)

 

"Hello? Mr. African Ee-Sack?" *sighs* No 'Mystery Sock’ this time around, but still, muy amusing, Hiro!

 

Hiro sees a painting of African Isaac braining him over the head with a shovel. The paint's still wet. He turns around ... and African Isaac brains him over the head with a shovel. *giggles* (Adam. Is. DEAD!)

 

 

"Oh my god Claire where did you get that thing?" Sandra asks of Claire's tazer.

"Dad's closet." Hee … (Adam is d-d-d-d-dead!)

 

Hee. Creepy dancing. Poor Sandra has such a bad past with TK-like abilities. You know, I wouldn’t be surprised if Sandra couldn’t remember Lyle’s age.

 

I have the awful feeling that either Sandra or Meredith are going to DIE in this episode. *shakes in metaphorical boots* (Adam is DEAD! *sobs into cat’s fur*)

 

 

After the commercial break, Claire tries to rescue her mom. Doesn't work.

 

"Those things have just one shot, right?" Hee.

 

 

"What happened?" Ando asks.

"That.” Hiro points at the painting. Hee.

Ando convinces him to go back in time and prevent the braining … which makes no sense, and then Hiro sees ANOTHER painting of himself getting hit over the head with a shovel … and it happens again in a different location. *sporfles* Poor Hiro, harmed in the name of paradoxiacal fun! (*squeaks* Adam is dead.)

 

 

Daphne accosts Mohinder, sees the cocoon people, and says "Great, you're just as bad as the rest of them." Then she flees. Mohinder looks hopeful at the Pinehearst thing. Just my luck: Adam gets brought back ... and dustified ... and Mohinder gets pointed towards even EVILER people?! WHO IS HEADING THIS INSANITY! I WANT NAMES AND ADDRESSES! *hefts katana into the air*

 

 

"Time travel won't work!" Hiro yelps.

"Seriously?" Ando asks.

"Seriously!" Hiro screams. Hee hee hee!

 

"We do it the old fashioned way! Hide: and wait for him to come back!" *sporflesDIEZ*

 

 

"You're not scared, are you? 'Cause you're the hero, with the big old gun." Given such an opertune moment, I feel the need to quote Eddie Izzard “guns don’t kill people, people do … but I think the gun helps.”

 

"You're the fun aunt, who Barbie REALLY looks up to." Oh, Puppeteer-man, conforming to the idea that evil villains and crazies can see the truth.

 

Russian roulette, kinda. VERY freaky, but VERY cool.

"It's like a Greek tragedy or something."

 

PHEW! *passes out* Claire gets shot, then knocks Mr. Puppet over the head. YAY.

Ok, this guy had three blonds at his mercy. Thank god he didn't do anything ... skeevier than Russian roulette.

 

 

*wibbles* Sylar touches Angela's hand and Peter is amazed that he really and truly cares about her.

"She's the only person who ever excepted who I really am." *cough* I think you’ll find Mohinder a tad less self-righteous than when you left him alive last, Sy-Sy *coughs*

Peter looks inside her head at Sylar's urging, gets the Pinehearst symbol, and confers with his brother.  (Adam is dead.)

 

 

HRG to the 'rescue' with a tranq gun. *sporfles* He’s turning into that guy with the top hat and the rose from Sailor Moon. Of course, it’s nice to see that he’s been making use of those magic planes that can convey a person from New York to California in less than ten minutes.

Meredith and Sandra ... reconcile? *shrugs*

HRG calls Claire's work 'impressive.' She stalks out. Sandra follows.

HRG and Meredith talk. I'd prefer their conversation if Claude were in Meredith's shoes.

(*cries* Adam is DEAD.)

 

 

Peter demands that Sylar stop calling Angela 'mom.' Sylar tries to get Peter to go to rehab, but naturally he's all 'No, no, no!" and they have a big damn fight. It is a satisfying fight, that uses MANY abilities, provides a lot of Bro!Yay moments for the fans, but of course, has far too much punching for a superhero duel.

"I'm the most 'special.' Peter snerks after rendering Sylar unconscious. Good god. You just know that this is about them fighting for Angela’s love, right? “Mommy loves me more!” “No she doesn’t!” “Does too!” “Does not!” “Does too infinity!”

Then Peter pulls the rather clever move of hooking Sylar up to the coma-machine and leaving. Of course, the fangirls docked points for that, but still, good to see he’s regaining SOME brain cells.

Oh, Peter, all of your problems can be solved by a good old shag with Claude …

 

 

"Maya was right ... I am a monster." Mohinder, I hate to point this out but, is this really the time for self-reflection? You’ve strapped two people (against their will) to gurneys and are preparing to cut them up.

"Maybe we all are." Tracey says. She takes his hand, he stupidly takes it, she freezes him, frees herself, and sets Nathan free. Of course, they’re not fast enough, and Mohinder tosses a DESK at their heads. "We're not finished here." he snaps. *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* Maybe if I keep repeating this, the storyline will go away.

(Adam. Is. Dead. No I will not let this be!)

 

 

Daphne tells Matt that he wouldn't belong in Pinehearst, because he seems like a "sweet guy." Matt tells her that she needs to stay away from Pinehearst too, because they'll get her killed in the future. Daphne looks scared by that, but refuses to leave.

"What do they have over you?!" Matt demands on our behalf. Then he adds. "I can protect you." and for once, I don’t cry sexism. Matt just wants his future-wife (and baby-mama) to be not dead, it’s not that he thinks she can’t protect herself.  

Daphne pauses ... "No. You can't. Bye, Parkman."

ARGH. (Adam is DEAD!)

Why is this season all about people saving the souls of strangers (Daphne) and murderers (sorry, Sylar, I’m not complaining about YOUR redemption) but letting people like Peter and Mohinder slip through the cracks?

 

 

"You rely too much on your powers, you forgot how to use your head." Methinks S6 Willow could have profited from African Isaac’s wisdom.

"This ... was a test?" Hiro asks.

"Yes." African Isaac replies. He points to a painting on the wall, but all I can make out is Mohinder and the Pinehearst symbol. "These are the villains you seek. You can take me to them, or you can find your own path."

Is African Isaac’s job to take characters with bad subplots and give them good ones? If so, can someone please FedEx Mohinder to his hut?

I also spot a painting of Peter hugging a guy. Like that’s something we don’t expect to occur at least once per episode …

 

 

Knox, Daphne, Blue-Fire Hick, and Maury line up at Pinehearst.

"I know: the bad guys are here." says Arthur, trying to win me back, but after what he did to Adam, NOTHING he can do is going to make me like him. And I bet he abused Angela when they were married.

 

Peter uses invisibility. YAAAAAAAAAAY! (I count these things, people ...)

 

 

"Come give your father a hug."

NO! HIS TOUCH IS THE TOUCH OF DOOOOOOOM! (Isn't it just TYPICAL, that one of the Petrelli's has the power of bad touching? Seroiusly, I bet this spawned from some writer’s crack theory …)

 

HE TAKES PETER"S POWERS OMG!

 

*screams into hands a bit more*

 

Now, I have to admit, that was pretty ballsy and cool … but Adam is still dead, so Arthur Petrelli must DIE.

 

 

Next Week:

Papa Petrelli is one evil bastard. He ties Peter up, taunts him, and says "Until you change that attitude of yours ... you're grounded" all to try and win the affection I usually so eagerly bestow upon Bad-Horse-Godfather types.

But there is no coming back from killing Adam. No coming back AT ALL. Like Mohinder shooting HRG: this is something that I will never forget.
Excuse me now, I have to go write AU fanfic ...

 

Back to the promo:

A corpse is carried out of the Loft/Den, strapped to a gurney, so either Mohinder came clean, or he moved and people complained about the smell. If Tracey dies next week and ‘Barbara’ shows up, I’m taking out a contract on Ali Later’s life.

Peter. Peter. Peter.

Sylar has Angela-visions? I’ll let you guys deal with that one …

And, once again, the Announcer-Guy says “You can’t choose your family … you can choose a side.”

 

 

This Week’s Graphic Novel:

 

OMG CLAUDE YAYNESS! THERE IS SUNESHINE ALL AROUND! *dances a happy dance and screams with joy*

Oh yeah, Elle’s in London, and having problems with her ability. Like, it REALLY hurts her. Daphne approaches her (not like THAT, guys, though I WILL read any fic about those two!) and gives her the Pinehearst card, but Elle tells us “The last thing I need in my life is another Company.” Then she tracks down Claude for answers. He slams her against a wall, she says she needs help, he tells her “Well, you asked the wrong bloke. Tell your mates at the Company to stay the hell away from me!” then he flees, but Elle pursues, and it’s raining, so she uses her ability and Claude gets knocked out but so does she and they lie there in the street and it’s raining and it says “To be continued …” and it’s just like FANFIC *SQUEES*

Yes, we lost Adam. But CLAUDE IS BACK.

Comments

[lesmisloony.livejournal.com]

I guess the reason Adam died upon losing his powers is that he's, like, a majillion years old. Without his power there's literally nothing holding him together, you know?

I dunno. It sucked. But Matt and the turtle were lulzy.

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

Yes, it DOES suck. TWoP agrees! *huggles self*

Yes, Matt and the tortoise FTW, but ... beyond that, and Hiro getting hit over the head, and the fact that Hayden Pen could carry a scene written by a three year old, let alone one with creativity and awesome maternal actresses in it, this episode ... kinda blew. Like, a lot.

[greyelveneyes.livejournal.com]

Is African Isaac’s job to take characters with bad subplots and give them good ones? If so, can someone please FedEx Mohinder to his hut?

LMFAO. TRUFAX.

[sword-etc.livejournal.com]

This basically summed up all my thoughts about the episode, including an infinite number of: (ADAM IS FUCKING DEAD WHYYY) and threats on Kring's life.

But the graphic novel made me very, very happy! CLAUDE YOU ARE MY FAVORITE CHARACTER COME BACK TO ME PLZKTHXBAI.

But Claude being in the graphic novel doesn't bode well for him actually appearing in the show, unfortunately (that's my opinion only). Goddammit.

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

The way I see it, Kring has two options: bring Adam back, or die a horrible death at the hands of the fangirls.

But Claude being in the graphic novel doesn't bode well for him actually appearing in the show, unfortunately (that's my opinion only). Goddammit.
Not necessarily ... I mean, remember when the show started and Graphic novels were a way to portray 'deleted scenes?' Like Hiro exposiating that his grandparents died in Hiroshima and Mohinder explaining getting the cab-job and how Sylar got to Zane's doorstep ...
Also, the graphic novel was called 'Sum Quod Sum' ... and the next episode is called 'Eris Quod Sum' ...
... annnnnnnnnnnnnd ... a little bird online told us that Claude was coming back in V3 a couple months ago.
Elle's in the next episode. Check the wiki summary.
*dances the dance of an excited fangirl with a cold*

[flwrpwr-vampyre.livejournal.com]

I agree with you so hard about Adam's death. It really should have been something they held over him to get him to work for them and then MAYBE killed him end of season. And just knowing that the great Adam was scared of him would have added to how badass Papa Petrelli is.

But that's just my opinion.

Also I'm afraid that my love of guest stars is causing their characters to die. I'm scared for when Elle comes back.

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

I agree with you so hard about Adam's death. It really should have been something they held over him to get him to work for them and then MAYBE killed him end of season.
YES! I am actually writing a fic like that in a fit of desperation! (I seem to be writing a lot of AU fics this season ... that doesn't bode well for the show ...)

And just knowing that the great Adam was scared of him would have added to how badass Papa Petrelli is.
I think he was scared of DEATH, not Arthur. There's only so much Arthur could do to him, you see ... *huggles Adam ... or, cries over what's left of him*

Also I'm afraid that my love of guest stars is causing their characters to die. I'm scared for when Elle comes back.
YEEK! We can't kill Elle! She has to have more chemistry with Claire!

[lovemyfaceoff.livejournal.com]

Daphne/Matt is totally my OTP right now. I'm writing fic about them. FIC! -dances-

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

Whatever answers the many, MANY questions about that pair is a good thing in my mind! Ship away!

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

I would check nbc.com/heroes and go to their photo galleries, sometimes they have good caps of the art ... *shrugs* I'm not so good with the icon stuff ...

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

It's towards the end, where Hiro is sneaking up on African Isaac and AI doesn't turn around and says all that stuff about choosing your own path.

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

Welcome!

[phoenixjustice.livejournal.com]

ADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM *can't think of a response to the rest of the review* Adammmmmmmmmmmm *sobs* but...but...Claude? *slightly hopeful* Plus...I think that the current season, the present part of it will somehow be retconned by something so Adam will come back. Srsly. I have a more thorough explanation, but it's like uber late, I'm tired and about to go to bed.

ADAMMMMMMMMMM NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

I'm convinced that the season finale will have Hiro FINALLY going back in time and rewriting something that'll completely change everything about this season and possibly the series itself. I talk about that in the next review ... but yeah, Adam dead? Come on, show, you're not REALLY gonna do that to us, are you? *wibbles* Are you? *hefts katana* WE WILL NOT LET YOU!

[phoenixjustice.livejournal.com]

I'm convinced that the season finale will have Hiro FINALLY going back in time and rewriting something that'll completely change everything about this season and possibly the series itself.)))

I thought the EXACT same thing. =O