Episode 09 - "Homecoming" - Discussion Thread

[The Apocalypse]

Ohh I love Eden! "You dont want to hurt me" It was beauty who calmed the beast as someone said. I wonder if she and Hatian are working on their own now, and are done taking orders from Bennet.

HRG told Eden to take care of Sylar, and she did.

 

[3 Dev Adam]

It was amusing going back all those pages and see how practically ALL your guesses were SO off the mark... it was even funny!

 

[3 Dev Adam]

Yeah. India doesn't have one major language. It has about five.

Fifteen, actually. And they can learn english very easily.

 

[burning-robot]

HRG told Eden to take care of Sylar, and she did.

Yeah, but I'm thinking she might not bring Sylar back to Bennet. Even if she does there is still a growing rift between the two, "your emotions are impairing your judgment." I think its only a matter of time before they turn on each other.

Bennet: Do what I say!
Eden(whispering): Go screw yourself.

 

[3 Dev Adam]

It's just me, or Skylar looks sorta kinda like a lil bit like Antonio Banderas?

 

[bulok]

wow.what an episode..eden's power of suggestion..thats like the coolest power there is

naw, control over space/time continuum is the best most overpowered one there is.

 

[3 Dev Adam]

Not sure if you guys noticed that.

 

[Dread]

HEROES has another exciting episode, although it also sort of still maintains a slight status quo and with so many characters at once I wonder if everything will even out properly. I also fear a season finale that may be too eager to "string us along" that it leaves us hanging for weeks. A finale still needs to have some sense of closure and resolution.

We had a sort of climatic showdown as Peter manages to make it to Claire's homecoming despite the efforts of his brother Nathan to "save the cheerleader, save the world". Peter's now reminding a little of Hiro in that now that he seems to have gotten a hint of what his power is and the world around him, he does genuinely want to be altruistic, much to the chagrin of his brother, who ignores his powers and focuses on politics. The interesting thing about this is that Peter's whole quest is on preventing the horrible images foretold in Isaac's paintings (his hint from "Future Hiro" just cemented it), and yet despite his efforts, while he did save Claire, those images all happened. Sylar indeed kills a cheerleader, and at 8:12 p.m. Peter found himself in a pool of blood under the banner. Just Sylar ended up killing Claire's loudmouthed, witchy rival, and Peter managed to "absorb" Claire's regeneration (an outcome I thought about since the commercials aired). Still, it was naturally exciting seeing Peter square off with Sylar, especially when he pulled a "Darth Vader" in the hallway. The final plunge off the bleachers was a little awkward but otherwise fine.

Mohinder meets a sage-like dream-kid, which I guess is a little bit of a cliche in itself, especially as he says typical "sage" things like going, "You already have the answer" and all that. And naturally, Mohinder has to choose to go back. Not saying it wasn't done well, it just was a little predictable.

There's some chasing with D.L., "Jessica" and the brat, but Nikki's storyline I was probably the least interested in.

It was good to see Ando showing some genuine respect for Hiro, albeit when he's not around (when he usually second guesses him), and as the waitress was still dead in the present, Hiro apparently didn't succeed in saving her. He did go back in time 6 months but "dropped out of her life weeks before" her death. It seems unlike Hiro to have simply abandoned her if he happened to "get lucky" with her, so I wonder if something else prevented it; like making his Future Self telling him that "if she lived, you'd never have gone back here to do/learn ____" or something? Even if Hiro died, he's already mucked with time and time travellers are notoriously annoying to be rid of; just try sorting through the Rama Tut/Iron Lad/Kang/Immortus stuff.

Next weeks looks to be a flashback, which takes some of the edge off this episode, which is a little bit of a drag, especially with Eden & the Man-Slave capturing Sylar. It could help set up the climax but "flashback episodes" tend to be filler-ish and when placed between climatic episodes, can be annoying to watch even if you get some character development. Again, something some anime is notorious for.

Still, the show is heating up from a few weeks ago and I am definately enjoying it.

 

[imdaly]

Bennet: Do what I say!
Eden(whispering): Go screw yourself.

And with her power...HE WOULD!

 

[ken smith]

I think sylar will escape from Mr.bennet and his associates

 

[3 Dev Adam]

And with her power...HE WOULD!

Yeah, just like Arseface's dad on the very first issue of PREACHER, when Jesse Custer used The Word on him.

 

[Eddie Brock]

guys, i watched the episode again online

Mr. Bennet tells Eden to "neutralize" Sylar
that's why she and Haitian were there

 

[Chuck_the_bear]

I just love how syler takes out the brains!

 

[The Question]

Yeah, just like Arseface's dad on the very first issue of PREACHER, when Jesse Custer used The Word on him.

Now that I think of it, her power is alot like Jesse's. Although, I doubt she could make people spontaniously burts into flame by telling them to.

 

[Poeman]

aanyone have the preview for next weeks episode

 

[3 Dev Adam]

Now that I think of it, her power is alot like Jesse's. Although, I doubt she could make people spontaniously burts into flame by telling them to.

When Jesse did that? I remember him ordering that guy to count every grain of sand on that beach.

And if you referring to Cassidy on that plane, he just ordered Cassidy to let go; he burst in flames cause he was a vampire and it was a sunny day.

 

[3 Dev Adam]

BTW, Skylar was TOOOO easy to track... that was even more anticlimatic than he and Nathan falling off the thingie.

 

[Eddie Brock]

BTW, Skylar was TOOOO easy to track... that was even more anticlimatic than he and Nathan falling off the thingie.

well SYLAR didn't expect PETER to be there
he thought he could be in and out in a flash

NATHAN is the b**** older brother who ruined the painting, PETER is the good one

 

[burning-robot]

guys, i watched the episode again online

Mr. Bennet tells Eden to "neutralize" Sylar
that's why she and Haitian were there

Yeah, I know, I'm just saying what if she doesnt bring sylar back to Bennet because she is sick of him telling her what to do. Or maybe she will do what he says for now, but either way I think they will turn on each other.

Bennet: Eden has gone rogue, take her down.
Haitian: ...
Bennet: I said "take her down" Now do it you mute freak!
Haitian: ...
Bennet: Do it, thats an order!
Haitian(in british accent): I think we'll be giving the orders from now on, ya wanker.

 

[The Question]

When Jesse did that?

When he was fighting his grandmother's goons in Luisiana. He just said "Burn" and they burts into flames.

 

[spider-neil]

And with her power...HE WOULD!

read the first issue of the comic preacher. when preacher tells a police man to 'screw yourself' the policeman does so...literally

read the comic to see how

 

[Tyrinus]

read the first issue of the comic preacher. when preacher tells a police man to 'screw yourself' the policeman does so...literally

read the comic to see how

I don't recall that...granted it's been like a decade since I read that though.

 

[fantastic-kid33]

what's the radation guys name

 

[Nightwing 52]

what's the radation guys name

Theodore "Ted" Sprague.

 

[fantastic-kid33]

thankyou batman. what about the waitress' name and was she in last nights ep