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"The Fix" and an Explanation

January 30, 2007 12:19 AM

've decided that I'm going to start naming my Monday night posts after the Heroes episode that day whenever there was a new episode on. Tonight's episode was called "The Fix," and it rocked. The usual spoiler warnings apply. If you don't give a shit about Heroes, scroll down.

Ok, how was Sylar able to trick the doctor guy into believing that he was dead? Is that another of Sylar's abilities? Why hadn't he used it before? Is the doctor just an idiot? And what the hell is Sylar going to do with Mr. Bennet? I can't wait to see.

The most interesting development, to me, was Hiro's part of the story. First of all, why the fuck is his dad (played by George Takei!) doing all the crazy yakuza shit? I wonder what their relationship is like. I always thought it was strange that Hiro never talked to his parents or family before deciding to leave for America. And it'll also be interesting to see how Mr. Nakamura knows about Hiro's mission and powers.

The other thing I really liked about the Hiro story this week was that Hiro finally acted like a hero. Don't get me wrong, Hiro's one of my favorites, but up until this week, we hadn't seen him do anything actually brave or heroic. And, in fact, we had seen him do some pretty sketchy things. Remember when he used his abilities to cheat at poker? Yeah. But, this week, by at least offering himself in exchange for Ando, he showed that he might actually have what it takes to be a hero, rather than just talking about what it takes to be a hero.

Peter's story was pretty solid. Who's this invisibile guy, though? I don't trust him, and I don't know how Peter can, either. It's really strange that the guy keeps talking about "others" and "they." Why didn't Peter do more to find out what's going on with that.

Nathan's back to being a cold-hearted asshole, but, hopefully, he'll get over that.

And then there's Claire. Her story's been pretty good, and it'll be extremely interesting to see where things go from here. Who's her dad? Does he also have an ability? Does Claire's mom have the same ability as Ted Sprague?

All in all, I'm going to say it was a really good episode.

The Promised Explanation . . .
So, the past few posts have been rather sad and introspective. I wasn't sure, at first, whether I was even going to post that last one. But, in the end, I decided that, regardless of how many readers I have, and regardless of how many of them are assholes, this is still my blog--it's worthless to me if I can't do what I want here. So, I posted some sad posts.

I'm feeling a lot better now about a number of things, although I'm still pretty depressed about a number of other things. Still, I'll be fine, and writing that post (along with the encouraging comments) really helped get me out of the slump. So thanks to those who posted or spoke to me directly.



3 Comments


kristin said:

I thought last night's episode of Heroes was really solid, although maybe not one of the best. I would just like to throw two theories into the mix - I don't even necessarily believe that these are true, they just popped into my head as I was watching.

One, I was also thrown by the sudden appearance of Hiro's dad as a gangster. But I am not 100% convinced that it is actually his dad. I think it is totally plausible that there could be someone with a shape-shifting power who is trying to exploit the relationship between Hiro and his father to get Hiro to back off.

Two, I think Claire's father definitely has an ability, based on the preview for next week where her mother sees her ability and says, "Some family!" My complete guess as to his identity - what if he is Sylar? I think it would be kind of ironic if we were led to believe in the first half of the season that Claire's adoptive father is the bad guy and it turns out that the really bad guy is her biological father. Also, in the preview for next week, after her biological father puts down the phone, the camera zooms in closely on his watch, an object already associated with Sylar.

This is definitely my favorite new show this year and I am a big fan of the way they actually answer some questions before raising new ones (cough, Lost, cough). I hope they run the remaining episodes without a break.

January 30, 2007 9:25 AM



Dangerous Mind said:

I bloody love Hiro. It's very rare these days when you get to see a character grow realistically over the course of 13 episodes rather than do a 1-episode 360.

Whatever Claire or her mom's abilities are - I think you're right that Daddy is going to be someone like Sylar - or someone even more 'powerful'.

What's your take on Micah robbing the bank? Mind control? (And why can't I have that power to counter-act the evil tuition bill?)

January 30, 2007 8:56 PM



Ismael Tapia II said:

Kristin,
I don't immediately dismiss your first theory. I think it's really strange that Hiro's dad would abduct his own son and then basically hold him captive. Hiro was also very surprised to see his dad, although that could be due to various reasons.

In addition, we've heard rumors that there will be more heroes with new abilities--Claude, the invisible guy--for example. Given the wide range of powers that currently exist in the Heroes universe, I wouldn't be too surprised to see a shape shifter. And we've seen Hiro be a target before.

I also agree that there's definitely something up with Claire's dad's watch. I definitely noticed it during the preview for next week's show, and they definitely played up the shock factor of her father's identity.

I don't think it's Sylar, though. He seems too young.

Dangerous Mind,
I agree, Heroes is doing a really good job of making the heroes' development believable. I think that Nathan's arc, as frustrating as it can be at times, is really interesting. Others have commented, and I agree, that Nathan might ultimately be the heroes' leader. He's definitely got the personality for that type of thing--he just needs to stop being an asshole.

As far as Micah, I don't think his ability is mind control. Rather, I think it has something to do with electronics. It's important that he didn't rob a bank, he robbed an ATM. And, remember that he made a broken payphone work in one of the episodes where he was with his dad. Also, the first thing he did with the computer his grandfather gave him was start taking it apart, almost as if he wanted to see how it worked or even because he wanted to make it better. There have also been a few references (if memory serves) to Micah's being good with technology and whatnot.

So, I think Micah's ability is somehow related to understanding and controling electronics. I really like him. Too bad his parents' are two of my least favorite characters.

January 30, 2007 11:18 PM



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