TV Update
Heroes is still pretty bad. If I make it through last season, I’m not sure I can take any more even for Kristen Bell.
In whose head was it a good idea to try to mix “traits” that could plausibly, however improbably, be explained by genetics with the clearly paranormal and outright fantasy? Spontaneous regeneration, telekinesis, and empathic mind reading/control are within the limits of plausibility. Multiple-personality disorder is highly uninteresting as a “heroic” trait when it exists in reality and they didn’t even bother to make her/them good guys at all. Peter’s absorbing the traits of whoever he’s around is completely implausible in the genetic explanation, and Sylar’s being able to absorb them by … looking at? eating? dissecting? their brains is just a dumb excuse for the macabre.
Masi Oka, though, is fabulous and multi-talented: He was a digital artist at Industrial Light and Magic. Wow. Say what I will about the Lucas films that shall not be named, there were some talented people in the effects department.
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Maybe Sylar absorbs powers by shaking hands, and he doesn’t need to do the brain-eating thing – he just likes to because he’s a sick bastard.
I do agree that Peter was the most annoying thing on that show.
Comment by Gib — September 4, 2007 @ 5:43 am
There’s no doubt he is a sicko … and maybe they will explain it better to my satisfaction by the end of the season. I’m still probably only halfway through.
Peter’s quite annoying … since I’ve run into some spoilers I know he eventually dies, though I don’t know how or why … guess the question is, did he run up against anybody who can resurrect themselves before he bought it. Heh.
Comment by Anwyn — September 4, 2007 @ 10:37 am