3 random Heroes thoughts

[meganbmoore]

1. Which is worse, hooking up with your father's nurse, who you know has a crush on you, immediately after breaking up with your unstable, drug addicted boyfriend, or hooking up with the daughter of your patient who is under extreme stress due to her father's illness and just having ended a bad relationship, who apparently has only you for any sort of emotional support? (yeah, I kinda think Peter wins the award there...)

2. I have realized that "save the cheerleader, save the world" doesn't mean "save the cheerleader so she can help save the world," but rather "save the cheerleader so that guy who eats BBBRRRRRAAAAAIIIIINNNNNSSSSSSS won't effectively become immortal." Sad now.

 3. It is also my official opinion that if you can defend Mohinder in any way, shape or form, you officially give up the right to call any female character in existence TSTL. Ever. Though at least he is pretty to look at and fun to facepalm to. (Also, Peter: almost as bad. And less cute. I think Nathan stole all the brains in the family and didn't leave any for Peter.)

Comments

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

I think Nathan stole all the brains in the family and didn't leave any for Peter.)

I think it's more that Angela Petrelli has all the brains of the family stored away for safekeeping.

[fivil.livejournal.com]

I never liked the Petrellis. Meh.

I have realized that "save the cheerleader, save the world" doesn't mean "save the cheerleader so she can help save the world," but rather "save the cheerleader so that guy who eats BBBRRRRRAAAAAIIIIINNNNNSSSSSSS won't effectively become immortal." Sad now.

Yeah, it sucks. There's a whole lot of "but she's only 16/17!" type stuff. Which I guess is understandable but still, eh.

[animeshon.livejournal.com]

It's very true! And Mohinder is soooo annoying!

I like Hiro though :)

[southerndave.livejournal.com]

I generally found Mohinder just... boring. All "woe is me, my daddy didn't clue me in on what he's doing and I want his approval even though he's dead" and acting like he had a Hot-line to Wisdom. Aaarrgghh.

Hiro was great fun to watch (and he and Ando do make a good double act when they get the chance). (Have you seen the number plate on Hiro's dad's car yet?)

The series was good fun to watch though. And it's a good example of how to tell good stories with a huge ensemble cast without the weight of characters congealing into a formless mass. (Torchwood didn't do nearly as well, and they only had five regulars).

Series 1 was a lot better than Series 2 (the strike threw the pacing way off; everything had to be tied up in a hell of a hurry). Haven't seen any of series 3 yet (have no idea when it's going to show here).

[booster17.livejournal.com]

2. I have realized that "save the cheerleader, save the world" doesn't mean "save the cheerleader so she can help save the world," but rather "save the cheerleader so that guy who eats BBBRRRRRAAAAAIIIIINNNNNSSSSSSS won't effectively become immortal." Sad now.

I am strongly willing to dispute this once you've seen the end to season 1.

[desdenova.livejournal.com]

Mohinder is indeed too stupid to live.

But, he is also too pretty to die.

I, for one, am happy to have a male character in that traditionally-female role.

(Sadly, most of the characters on Heroes are TSTL. It's not their fault, they're just written really poorly.)

[havocthecat]

1. IT GETS WORSE. No, seriously, it gets worse. Peter isn't just stupid, he's a complete and utter moron. Starting out watching the show? I liked Peter. Now I roll my eyes and wish to be able to smack him upside the head. On the plus side, Angela Petrelli is my favoritest character EVER now for verbally doing it all the time.

2. Agency in Heroes is a varied thing, if by "varied" you mean "granted only to white males who don't look much like each other, but are both white and male." Because why the HELL can't Claire participate in saving the world herself? (Or in saving herself, for that matter.) That's what I would like to know.

3. Oh, Mohindier. I can't stop thinking "so pretty, and so, so very dumb." *pats him* He means well, the poor man, but he's so very bad at everything. No wonder Chandra was so annoyed by him. Why couldn't Shanti have lived so we could get a scientist worth her salt? Hm?

ETA: Wow. I'm a lot crabbier about Heroes than I thought I would be. This is what happens when all my favorite characters [spoilerifficy list of spoilery things] by season three.

[fairest1.livejournal.com]

I don't defend Mohinder. Well, beyond feeling that he's way hotter than Peter and has a nice accent. And, uh, in season three we discover that the actor spent the writer's strike at the gym. You just want to give him a pat on the head and politely request he doesn't try discussing the pseudoscience of the show.

[tatterpunk.livejournal.com]

Your first two points are why I had to give up on Heroes. I just. I couldn't. So many things in that show made me froth at the mouth.

I mean, just wait until you get more of Nikki's story.

[shewhohashope.livejournal.com]

I couldn't take the double standards within the show and the fandom any more. Unless I hear about the Petrellis (or just Peter) staying dead, I will happily continue to not watch.