I don't have a lot of new stuff to pass along (thus the extended hiatus...but you're used to that, right?), but I'll take a moment to share what I know. If you have more and exciting info, let me know in the Comments or via Email!
If you noticed the widget at the top of my page, then you know that Heroes is returning to the air on September 24. Speaking of the widget, I got it at the Heroes official MySpace page (the only time I ever go to MySpace, BTW). You can get it for yourself by clicking the link below the widget on this page.
So...more about Volume Two. Tim Kring has made it official that there will only be one hiatus, instead of two. This means that the season will wrap up in early-to-mid April of 2008, and that Heroes: Origins will run for six weeks thereafter until the end of the season. You read it right here...fewer breaks, and a quicker payoff to the Season Finale (which will be even more awesome-er than Season One's...amiright?)!
Last thing: the web comic. Blech. Four episodes of Betty/Candice? Man, I thought I hated her before. Not only is she a nasty, shallow, bitter little person, but she's responsible for killing her best friend in the name of revenge. I know, I know...the whole "outsider" thing is very hot (just ask the X-Men), but come on. She's a crappy hero, and a worse Goth. Please, please, please, writers: I'm begging you. Kill Candice, or just don't bring her back for Volume Two. (though I'm betting she'll be there...why else devote a four-issue comic to a non-returning character?)
Stay tuned, Sidekicks! As soon as there's something to share, you'll read it right here at the hottest, happenin'est, cam stripper/superhero blog on the whole wide web!
Love, kisses, and tearing in half,
Niki
P.S. Jessica just popped up and said to tell you all hello before she kills you. :-)
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
New Cast Members!
I'm very cautious about revealing anything that might be considered a spoiler. That being said, I don't think a Reuters article counts as a spoiler, nor do trailers. Therefore, I don't mind discussing new characters. However, I'll try not to mention anything about them in relation to existing characters who may or may not be coming back. Are we all set on that? Good.
So...no recurring role as Kensei for George Takei. That was kind of cute while it lasted, though. I'm going to predict (like everyone else hasn't already...) that Kensei is part of the Nakamura line. Speaking of Hiro, Tim Kring has picked him up a potential love interest in pop star Eriko Tamura, playing a princess.
Apparently, one cop isn't enough for Heroes, and NBC has decided that there just aren't enough cop shows on TV, so Heroes gets another cop (played by Barry Shabaka Henley). If there are cops, there must be bad guys: Holt McCallany will be playing the ringleader of a bunch of Irish thugs. Maybe this is the ultimate attempt to revive The Black Donnelys? Whatever it is, let's hope that these last two characters aren't an early sign that the writers are having to dip into the old cliche' well this early on.
Claire will be getting herself a set of Plastics (no not that, you perv...like in Mean Girls), with a couple of cheerleader "friends" in Lyndsy Fonseca and Dianna Agron. If you were trying to hide from a Company with as long a reach as OWI (even post-finale, there's got to be a lot of power and influence to be explored)--not to mention a super-powered serial killer--would you take up cheerleading again? Does the NBC store have an overstock of "Save the Cheerleader" t-shirts to sell off? Oh yeah...and Claire's getting a super-powered boyfriend too. Not at all conspicuous...
Sorry if this all sounds too negative, sidekicks, but my first impressions of these new characters isn't good. The thumbnail sketches we're getting just sound like very canned characters, and also seem to indicate a lack of growth in our established characters like Claire. Granted, we don't know much yet, and Heroes has done a great job so far (yes, even the finale, you little whiners...nyah nyah nyah), so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
What are you thinking? Sound off in the comments!
So...no recurring role as Kensei for George Takei. That was kind of cute while it lasted, though. I'm going to predict (like everyone else hasn't already...) that Kensei is part of the Nakamura line. Speaking of Hiro, Tim Kring has picked him up a potential love interest in pop star Eriko Tamura, playing a princess.
Apparently, one cop isn't enough for Heroes, and NBC has decided that there just aren't enough cop shows on TV, so Heroes gets another cop (played by Barry Shabaka Henley). If there are cops, there must be bad guys: Holt McCallany will be playing the ringleader of a bunch of Irish thugs. Maybe this is the ultimate attempt to revive The Black Donnelys? Whatever it is, let's hope that these last two characters aren't an early sign that the writers are having to dip into the old cliche' well this early on.
Claire will be getting herself a set of Plastics (no not that, you perv...like in Mean Girls), with a couple of cheerleader "friends" in Lyndsy Fonseca and Dianna Agron. If you were trying to hide from a Company with as long a reach as OWI (even post-finale, there's got to be a lot of power and influence to be explored)--not to mention a super-powered serial killer--would you take up cheerleading again? Does the NBC store have an overstock of "Save the Cheerleader" t-shirts to sell off? Oh yeah...and Claire's getting a super-powered boyfriend too. Not at all conspicuous...
Sorry if this all sounds too negative, sidekicks, but my first impressions of these new characters isn't good. The thumbnail sketches we're getting just sound like very canned characters, and also seem to indicate a lack of growth in our established characters like Claire. Granted, we don't know much yet, and Heroes has done a great job so far (yes, even the finale, you little whiners...nyah nyah nyah), so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
What are you thinking? Sound off in the comments!
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Some Second Thoughts
As might be expected, the internets are abuzz with criticism of the Heroes finale, "How to Stop an Exploding Man." I say "as might be expected," since there is nothing more cranky and vocal than a fanboy who doesn't get what (s)he thinks (s)he ought to get out of his/her show.
Now, I'll grant you that some of the criticism are valid, but a lot of it is just sour grapes and hype. We've had 22 shows to figure out how to tie all these plot threads together and to anticipate The Bomb, so some letdown is to be expected. Still, the bulk of it sounds like a petulant kid not getting that one toy for his birthday, even though he got tons of other gifts.
That being said, there are a couple of things I wanted to vent about regarding the finale. Yes, I still liked it, and I'm still dying to see where Volume Two takes us, but here''s a couple of things about the finale:
P.S. I do have one last request of all you devoted readers. I've enabled comments on my posts, so if you agree, disagree, or just want to be heard...leave a comment or send me an email (link is in the right margin).
Now, I'll grant you that some of the criticism are valid, but a lot of it is just sour grapes and hype. We've had 22 shows to figure out how to tie all these plot threads together and to anticipate The Bomb, so some letdown is to be expected. Still, the bulk of it sounds like a petulant kid not getting that one toy for his birthday, even though he got tons of other gifts.
That being said, there are a couple of things I wanted to vent about regarding the finale. Yes, I still liked it, and I'm still dying to see where Volume Two takes us, but here''s a couple of things about the finale:
- One hour was just not enough. They really needed two hours to tie up the storylines, lead us into Volume Two's stories, and still not make the whole thing feel rushed.
- Most rushed of all was (obviously) the big Peter/Sylar showdown. Seriously...a couple of punches is all we get? The fight in Mohinder's apartment (to say nothing of "Five Years Gone") were more exciting. The parking meter was an apt weapon, though...insert your coin and wait for Season Two.
- Did anybody else feel like Niki was marginalized? One good swing, and Peter shoos the little missy off to tend to the young'uns. Sheesh...
P.S. I do have one last request of all you devoted readers. I've enabled comments on my posts, so if you agree, disagree, or just want to be heard...leave a comment or send me an email (link is in the right margin).
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
How to Stop an Exploding Man
Holy.
Crap.
Wow.
OK, seriously...how exactly am I supposed to wait until fall for more Heroes?!?
At this stage, I'm not sure how much speculation there is to engage in, so here's a quick list of high points, cool stuff, and maybe the occasional question:
Love, kisses, and dismemberment,
Las Vegas Niki
Crap.
Wow.
OK, seriously...how exactly am I supposed to wait until fall for more Heroes?!?
At this stage, I'm not sure how much speculation there is to engage in, so here's a quick list of high points, cool stuff, and maybe the occasional question:
- Noah, huh? I was betting on Phil...I like Phil. Then again, with Gabriel and Eden, I suppose we needed another Biblical reference. Is Mr. B going to shepherd the Specials now, sort of like in Five Years Gone?
- Niki has won out, and gained control of her powers and personalities. DL appears to have barely survived being shot...again.
- Micah and Molly sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G
- You do know we're nowhere near the end of the Petrelli storyline, right? We have yet to see Mama's motivations. Plus, we saw that DL could phase Niki with him; can Peter regenerate Nathan?
- Sylar is down in the sewers, with the rest of the rats and roaches. I think we're all ready (except for The 9th's Laura) to be done with this villain. Let's not have him do the Michael Myers bit, mmmkay?
- Candice is still alive. Damn.
- I think Matt's dead. Sorry.
Love, kisses, and dismemberment,
Las Vegas Niki
Friday, May 18, 2007
Season 1 DVD Details
How cool is this???
No sooner do we get word that the official release date for Season One is August 28, but we get a few more rumored details. Granted, it's still just rumored at this point, but even if it's only partly true, it's awesome to know what we're getting,
What we still don't know if we're getting is the online comics. I really hope they put them all into a booklet with the discs. I suppose I'd be satisfied with a digital version, though.
But what about all this HD-DVD stuff? HD appears to be losing the format war to Blu-Ray, and of course the hardware is still expensive. Fortunately, I own an XBox 360, so I can get a relatively inexpensive HD drive to go with my console. Heck, I'd probably buy the drive just for this set. But I'd like to know what the repetitively redundant "Interactive Activity" is supposed to mean.
Hang on to your remotes, sidekicks! The countdown continues...tick...tick...tick...boom.
No sooner do we get word that the official release date for Season One is August 28, but we get a few more rumored details. Granted, it's still just rumored at this point, but even if it's only partly true, it's awesome to know what we're getting,
What we still don't know if we're getting is the online comics. I really hope they put them all into a booklet with the discs. I suppose I'd be satisfied with a digital version, though.
But what about all this HD-DVD stuff? HD appears to be losing the format war to Blu-Ray, and of course the hardware is still expensive. Fortunately, I own an XBox 360, so I can get a relatively inexpensive HD drive to go with my console. Heck, I'd probably buy the drive just for this set. But I'd like to know what the repetitively redundant "Interactive Activity" is supposed to mean.
Hang on to your remotes, sidekicks! The countdown continues...tick...tick...tick...boom.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Landslide
Holy cow...I'm nearly speechless. Without a doubt, this is not only the most exciting episode so far of Heroes, it's one of the most relentlessly thrilling hours of television I've ever seen, period. But here's the trouble I'm having: we're so close to the finale, the storyline is focusing in quite narrowly, and they're answering questions at such a rapid clip that it's getting hard to write and speculate. But let's give it a shot...
I'll get my obligatory Candice rant out of the way first: thank goodness the writers made her a little less cartoony. It was good to see some backstory for her to put her ability and personality into perspective. Mind you, I still can't stand the character as a person or as a plot device, but I understand her a little better.
I loved seeing Mr. Nakamura teach Hiro to put his shields up. It was interesting to hear him talk about some people who have lost their way; it's the same thing Linderman said, but they're obviously on different sides now, if Mr. N is trying to stop the bomb. What happened in the sixteen or so years since he handed Claire to HRG? Was Linderman on the same side at the time, or has the Company become a tool of his using, whereas it was once allied with Nakamura-san? I'm especially confused, since Thompson spoke of Kaito Nakamura with near-reverence when reminding HRG who it was that handed him Claire. Thompson is clearly on the side of Linderman and the bomb, so why is Mr. Nakamura trying to stop it now?
Did anybody see this one coming? According to Linderman, it was Papa Petrelli who had powers. Granted, that doesn't mean that Mama can't have them, too, but it doesn't quite jibe with the online comic. In that, Mr. Petrelli was dumbfounded that anyone could have a power. I suppose he could have manifested later on, which prompted Linderman to contact him.
Is Mr. Linderman dead? I'd be amazed that his character would be killed off so quickly, before his plan came to fruition. Still, he did take a phased fist to the brain, and as we all know, it's all about the brain for these guys. Icky.
I've gotta give a nod to my girl...it looks like Niki has finally won the tug-of-war between her and Jessica. To see Jessica willingly cede to Niki's compassionate side--for the sake of Micah--has to be the turning point in reintegrating Niki's personalities. But what of DL? I'm sure I saw him in the trailer, so I'm guessing he's not quite dead. But with the bomb just around the corner and a possible future encounter with Sylar, his future doesn't look too rosy.
Maybe I've forgotten it, but did either Matt or Molly react to seeing each other during the standoff? She knew he was nearby, but I don't recall anything beyond that. I had my doubts that HRG could kill a kid, and it looks like I was right. Everything seems to be pointing towards Molly surviving both this siege and the bomb. Now that Thompson's dead (and how cool was Bennet's kill line, by the way?), I can imagine that Mohinder would join them in protecting and saving her.
Nice to see our other cop, Audrey Hanson, back. If only the poor gal knew that both of her big-headache cases (pardon the pun) were involved. That, of course, brings us to the biggie...Peter, Sylar, and the bomb. Let's run this down quickly:
So stay tuned sidekicks! In fact, just go ahead and bolt yourself to the sofa right now, so that you won't miss the two-hour finale. Whose side is Nathan really on, anyway (I say he'll help Peter)? Will Hiro kill Sylar? Will Peter? Will Sylar kill them all? Will we discover How to Stop an Exploding Man?
I'll get my obligatory Candice rant out of the way first: thank goodness the writers made her a little less cartoony. It was good to see some backstory for her to put her ability and personality into perspective. Mind you, I still can't stand the character as a person or as a plot device, but I understand her a little better.
I loved seeing Mr. Nakamura teach Hiro to put his shields up. It was interesting to hear him talk about some people who have lost their way; it's the same thing Linderman said, but they're obviously on different sides now, if Mr. N is trying to stop the bomb. What happened in the sixteen or so years since he handed Claire to HRG? Was Linderman on the same side at the time, or has the Company become a tool of his using, whereas it was once allied with Nakamura-san? I'm especially confused, since Thompson spoke of Kaito Nakamura with near-reverence when reminding HRG who it was that handed him Claire. Thompson is clearly on the side of Linderman and the bomb, so why is Mr. Nakamura trying to stop it now?
Did anybody see this one coming? According to Linderman, it was Papa Petrelli who had powers. Granted, that doesn't mean that Mama can't have them, too, but it doesn't quite jibe with the online comic. In that, Mr. Petrelli was dumbfounded that anyone could have a power. I suppose he could have manifested later on, which prompted Linderman to contact him.
Is Mr. Linderman dead? I'd be amazed that his character would be killed off so quickly, before his plan came to fruition. Still, he did take a phased fist to the brain, and as we all know, it's all about the brain for these guys. Icky.
I've gotta give a nod to my girl...it looks like Niki has finally won the tug-of-war between her and Jessica. To see Jessica willingly cede to Niki's compassionate side--for the sake of Micah--has to be the turning point in reintegrating Niki's personalities. But what of DL? I'm sure I saw him in the trailer, so I'm guessing he's not quite dead. But with the bomb just around the corner and a possible future encounter with Sylar, his future doesn't look too rosy.
Maybe I've forgotten it, but did either Matt or Molly react to seeing each other during the standoff? She knew he was nearby, but I don't recall anything beyond that. I had my doubts that HRG could kill a kid, and it looks like I was right. Everything seems to be pointing towards Molly surviving both this siege and the bomb. Now that Thompson's dead (and how cool was Bennet's kill line, by the way?), I can imagine that Mohinder would join them in protecting and saving her.
Nice to see our other cop, Audrey Hanson, back. If only the poor gal knew that both of her big-headache cases (pardon the pun) were involved. That, of course, brings us to the biggie...Peter, Sylar, and the bomb. Let's run this down quickly:
- Ted is now out of the picture, so there's only two choices for the explosion.
- Claire is with Peter, and had darn sure better stay safe.
- Sylar is tracking them both, and he and Peter will face off in the finale (per the trailer)
So stay tuned sidekicks! In fact, just go ahead and bolt yourself to the sofa right now, so that you won't miss the two-hour finale. Whose side is Nathan really on, anyway (I say he'll help Peter)? Will Hiro kill Sylar? Will Peter? Will Sylar kill them all? Will we discover How to Stop an Exploding Man?
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
The Hard Part
Welcome to a very special Mother's Day episode of Heroes! That's right...this time, we learn that "mother" may only be half a word...
Sylar has gone all Norman Bates on us, apparently. Could it be that the brain-eating power sponge is simply a victim of a family life comprised of a doting yet pushing mother cloaking her son in conflicting expectations? I have to say, I'm thrilled that the writers gave us this human side of Gabriel that we can sink our teeth into. Who would have ever thought that Sylar would show regret (or pre-gret, as the case may be) for the bomb? It's a nice study in the morals of the psychopath that he can see the bomb as a horrible evil, while seeing the collecting of powers as natural selection.
Sylar seems ready to die; he knows what he's done, and deep down, knows it has to stop. He calls Hiro a coward for not killing him, yet he's too much of a coward himself to stop his own course. At least we got to see him use Mr. Walker's freezing power in a moment that was (for a few seconds, at least) genuinely touching. Sylar tried to show his mother the possibilities of what he could do; how he could perhaps find meaning in something as simple as being a watchmaker, or making his mother smile. Yet even in this, he causes pain. Congratulations, writers...you've made Sylar a genuinely tragic villain.
Compare this to the tragic hero, Nathan. They haven't said as much, but it looks as though Mama Petrelli is prepaing Nathan to sacrifice Peter for the good of humanity. We've seen that Nathan is a good man who buries his compassion under a detached pragmatism, often not very well. Of course, the entire Petrelli family dynamic could fill a post twice this size, so we'll try to keep focused on Mama and Nathan, since that's where the story has taken us.
Where Sylar's mother is simple and naive, Mrs. Petrelli is cunning and wise. Both want their sons to be special, but Mrs. Gray sees the world lying at her son's feet...he can be President, if he wants. Mrs. Petrelli sees the world lying at her son's feet, too. In ashes. He must be President, whether he wants to or not.
And that leaves us with our third/fourth/fifth mother: Niki/Jessica and Candice. First of all, the obligatory Candice rant. Ahem. If the writers are going to keep teasing us with Candice threatening to show someone something truly terrible and soul-melting, then goshdangit they'd better come through. At least they softened her up a tiny bit in dealing with Micah. She's still loathsome, of course, and I can't wait for her character to disappear from the show.
But I do think this is yet another interesting Mother dynamic. As children, we all believe (and need to believe) that our parents can be completely trusted, that they would never betray or hurt us. Candice masquerading as Niki is a very nice metaphor for that. The flip side of it is that Jessica has listened to the ever-toughening Niki, stopping DL from rushing into a certain death...all in the name of saving her son.
So what of the other family dynamics we saw? We saw a son (Mohinder) and a daughter (Molly) without parents, who still manage to find a blood bond. They seem united in their cause to stop the Bogeyman, but you can't help but wonder what else The Company has in store for her Professor X-like powers.
We saw HRG and Matt struggling with their own family issues. At least Mr. B was able to see Claire again, however briefly. In a nice ironic twist, to save his daughter (and the rest of the Specials), he has to wipe out the Walker System, which we assume means killing Molly.
So what exactly is "The Hard Part?" According to Hiro, it's killing. Hiro found it hard to kill Sylar (as he believes it should be). Claire finds it hard to shoot Peter (is that why she's saying "I'm sorry" in his dream?). Nathan finds it hard to kill .07% of the world's population. Sylar found it hard to kill (or to accept killing) that same percentage. Will the Middle Management Trio find it hard to kill Molly?
So much analysis, sidekicks...so much analysis. What comes next? The big question is still "who explodes?" I keep expecting us to get closer to an answer on this, as all three suspects are now in New York. Still, we're no closer to knowing. OK, we're a week closer to knowing, but you know what I meant. At this stage--and I'm sure I'm just being led down the path the writers are wanting me to take--I'm leaning towards it being Sylar. Now that his redemption has been lost, there's nothing for him but to accept his destiny as the Most Special One There Is...at any cost. I know that Tim Kring has said Sylar will be back next season, but it's the only thing I can imagine that doesn't wind up turning into what we saw in "Five Years Gone."
One last bit of speculation for you...what is Mama Petrelli's power? It's all but been shown on-screen at this point. Clearly, Mrs. P has got it going on, superpower-wise. The good folks at The Ninth Podcast have speculated that she is precognitive. I tend to believe that, based on the vague hints she dropped in this week's dialogue. Either that, or she has an ability to subtly weave the threads of fate together. Perhaps something along the lines of not being able to force people to do things, but she can motivate the forces of the universe to set things in motion...or some such nonsense.
Stay tuned, sidekicks! It looks like they've got us by the neck, and they're not letting up until the finale. To misappropriate Freddie Mercury, we're going to be caught in a Landslide; no escape from reality.
PS: Best moment of the show...
Claire: "You can fly?"
Nathan: *"meh" shrug*
Claire: "Cool!"
Sylar has gone all Norman Bates on us, apparently. Could it be that the brain-eating power sponge is simply a victim of a family life comprised of a doting yet pushing mother cloaking her son in conflicting expectations? I have to say, I'm thrilled that the writers gave us this human side of Gabriel that we can sink our teeth into. Who would have ever thought that Sylar would show regret (or pre-gret, as the case may be) for the bomb? It's a nice study in the morals of the psychopath that he can see the bomb as a horrible evil, while seeing the collecting of powers as natural selection.
Sylar seems ready to die; he knows what he's done, and deep down, knows it has to stop. He calls Hiro a coward for not killing him, yet he's too much of a coward himself to stop his own course. At least we got to see him use Mr. Walker's freezing power in a moment that was (for a few seconds, at least) genuinely touching. Sylar tried to show his mother the possibilities of what he could do; how he could perhaps find meaning in something as simple as being a watchmaker, or making his mother smile. Yet even in this, he causes pain. Congratulations, writers...you've made Sylar a genuinely tragic villain.
Compare this to the tragic hero, Nathan. They haven't said as much, but it looks as though Mama Petrelli is prepaing Nathan to sacrifice Peter for the good of humanity. We've seen that Nathan is a good man who buries his compassion under a detached pragmatism, often not very well. Of course, the entire Petrelli family dynamic could fill a post twice this size, so we'll try to keep focused on Mama and Nathan, since that's where the story has taken us.
Where Sylar's mother is simple and naive, Mrs. Petrelli is cunning and wise. Both want their sons to be special, but Mrs. Gray sees the world lying at her son's feet...he can be President, if he wants. Mrs. Petrelli sees the world lying at her son's feet, too. In ashes. He must be President, whether he wants to or not.
And that leaves us with our third/fourth/fifth mother: Niki/Jessica and Candice. First of all, the obligatory Candice rant. Ahem. If the writers are going to keep teasing us with Candice threatening to show someone something truly terrible and soul-melting, then goshdangit they'd better come through. At least they softened her up a tiny bit in dealing with Micah. She's still loathsome, of course, and I can't wait for her character to disappear from the show.
But I do think this is yet another interesting Mother dynamic. As children, we all believe (and need to believe) that our parents can be completely trusted, that they would never betray or hurt us. Candice masquerading as Niki is a very nice metaphor for that. The flip side of it is that Jessica has listened to the ever-toughening Niki, stopping DL from rushing into a certain death...all in the name of saving her son.
So what of the other family dynamics we saw? We saw a son (Mohinder) and a daughter (Molly) without parents, who still manage to find a blood bond. They seem united in their cause to stop the Bogeyman, but you can't help but wonder what else The Company has in store for her Professor X-like powers.
We saw HRG and Matt struggling with their own family issues. At least Mr. B was able to see Claire again, however briefly. In a nice ironic twist, to save his daughter (and the rest of the Specials), he has to wipe out the Walker System, which we assume means killing Molly.
So what exactly is "The Hard Part?" According to Hiro, it's killing. Hiro found it hard to kill Sylar (as he believes it should be). Claire finds it hard to shoot Peter (is that why she's saying "I'm sorry" in his dream?). Nathan finds it hard to kill .07% of the world's population. Sylar found it hard to kill (or to accept killing) that same percentage. Will the Middle Management Trio find it hard to kill Molly?
So much analysis, sidekicks...so much analysis. What comes next? The big question is still "who explodes?" I keep expecting us to get closer to an answer on this, as all three suspects are now in New York. Still, we're no closer to knowing. OK, we're a week closer to knowing, but you know what I meant. At this stage--and I'm sure I'm just being led down the path the writers are wanting me to take--I'm leaning towards it being Sylar. Now that his redemption has been lost, there's nothing for him but to accept his destiny as the Most Special One There Is...at any cost. I know that Tim Kring has said Sylar will be back next season, but it's the only thing I can imagine that doesn't wind up turning into what we saw in "Five Years Gone."
One last bit of speculation for you...what is Mama Petrelli's power? It's all but been shown on-screen at this point. Clearly, Mrs. P has got it going on, superpower-wise. The good folks at The Ninth Podcast have speculated that she is precognitive. I tend to believe that, based on the vague hints she dropped in this week's dialogue. Either that, or she has an ability to subtly weave the threads of fate together. Perhaps something along the lines of not being able to force people to do things, but she can motivate the forces of the universe to set things in motion...or some such nonsense.
Stay tuned, sidekicks! It looks like they've got us by the neck, and they're not letting up until the finale. To misappropriate Freddie Mercury, we're going to be caught in a Landslide; no escape from reality.
PS: Best moment of the show...
Claire: "You can fly?"
Nathan: *"meh" shrug*
Claire: "Cool!"
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