Samwise
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If Ando had super-luck he wouldn't have needed Hiro to help him cheat at the tables in Vegas, would he?  |
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Venkman
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If Ando had super-luck he wouldn't have needed Hiro to help him cheat at the tables in Vegas, would he? Good point :) But maybe he doesn't know it? And really, how much about Vegas is really luck?  |
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MrHat
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"Japanese people very lucky."
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Rishathra
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If Ando had super-luck he wouldn't have needed Hiro to help him cheat at the tables in Vegas, would he? That's how his luck manifested. It made sure he was lucky enough to have a superhero for a best friend! |
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If Ando had super-luck he wouldn't have needed Hiro to help him cheat at the tables in Vegas, would he? That's how his luck manifested. It made sure he was lucky enough to have a superhero for a best friend! I loved that show. |
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HaemishM
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If Ando had super-luck he wouldn't have needed Hiro to help him cheat at the tables in Vegas, would he? That's how his luck manifested. It made sure he was lucky enough to have a superhero for a best friend! I loved that show.That was a decent show that got the typical Fox Friday night treatment. |
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tazelbain
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Being bad a gambling is good luck for Ando. Like a lot people, he handles wealth poorly.
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SnakeCharmer
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Season starts back up tonight!
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And it was awesome.
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SnakeCharmer
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Except for seeing that goddamned Nissan Rogue commercial 3 times every commercial break, it was teh splendid.
Lots of questions though.
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Nevermore
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That's what Tivo is for.
Lots of questions but that's what makes the show so much fun. So, was that just his imagination or was that really his face in the mirror and he's somehow disguised it?
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SnakeCharmer
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That's what Tivo is for.
Lots of questions but that's what makes the show so much fun. So, was that just his imagination or was that really his face in the mirror and he's somehow disguised it?
I'm thinking it was his face that his mother has somehow disguised. Didn't she try touching his face at one point and he pushed her hand away? |
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HaemishM
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Except for seeing that goddamned Nissan Rogue commercial 3 times every commercial break, it was teh splendid.
Lots of questions though.
Better those 3 commercials than the normal run which has more commercial time and less Hero time. I thought it was a great start to the second season. Dark Doogie Howser as Takeo Kensei was awesome, especially that punch he stuck on Hiro. I hate that Sulu got kacked though. |
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I was dissapointed that we didn't learn about Sulu's powers (intimidating people by taking off his shirt and acting like a pirate maybe?)
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I was dissapointed that we didn't learn about Sulu's powers (intimidating people by taking off his shirt and acting like a pirate maybe?)
I don't know why everyone assumes sulu had powers. Afterall they did mention that the original group was a mix of supers and normal people and while it's ommon the powers run in families it's not a universal law. |
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Samwise
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It'd be a mighty strange coincidence for Hiro to be one of the few supers in the world AND to be a child of a non-super who was involved with them. Maybe Hiro was adopted, like Claire?
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So, I think Hiro is the real Kensei after seeing that first episode.
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He will be.
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Mazakiel
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Once again, Hiro had one of the best lines of the episode.
"Oh no, I broke history!"
Good episode overall. I'm glad they didn't drag out that annoying prick of a supervisor over several episodes before Mr. Bennet laid down the law.
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Evildrider
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Once again, Hiro had one of the best lines of the episode.
"Oh no, I broke history!"
Good episode overall. I'm glad they didn't drag out that annoying prick of a supervisor over several episodes before Mr. Bennet laid down the law.
That could be a Ralph Wiggum quote as well! :-D |
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MrHat
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I guess to echo the statements here:
I want to know what Sulu et al.'s powers are, I feel like we're getting set up for another flashback episode.
Hiro will become the Sword Saint.
No Nikki storyline ftw.
As for the whole Peter thing. Isn't he in that box at the end in Ireland or something?
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Nevermore
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Yeah, that was Peter the amnesiac chained up in the box. I'm also curious about the preview that showed Sylar sipping a Mai Tai on the beach.
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Venkman
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Yes, that was an amnesiac Peter. Interesting.
Who killed Sulu? He said a name but I was watching it on a non-DVR so couldn't rewind it.
I actually didn't like the Hiro portions as much as I thought I would. It was just too Hollywood-typical to finally meet your hero to find out they're a drunken opportunitist who gets lucky or a kind scribe. It was fun, and I laughed at the "broke history" line. But I thought the concept itself was a little weak.
Actually, thinking about it, I sorta thought the whole episode was less than awesome. It was supposed to be a "where are they now" episode, which it did competently. But I didn't like the "ho hum, back to our old lives" overtones. You guys saved the world, and now you're off trying to re-blend in (Bennets, Portman), find a new purpose (Nathan, Hiro), and get funding to continue research you were already doing (Suresh). Showing Claire dive off and break her leg felt like a plot device for new audiences. Sure, fine, but introduce new viewers to the awesome of the hesitant hero who knows her power and uses it for purpose, not the struggling introvert who dreams of her old life as a vapish cheerleader.
It was like a series reset to me. I only finally started liking it when Bennet and Suresh talked about bringing the Company down and then they go off and kill Sulu and when Bennet took out his manager (nigh unbelievable though. Corporate HR would look unkind upon something like that, cool as it was :) ).
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Who killed Sulu? He said a name but I was watching it on a non-DVR so couldn't rewind it.
I don't recall him saying a name. Just something along the lines of "I never thought it would be you". |
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Tairnyn
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Do we know for certain it was Sulu's dead body they showed from the view from the roof? It was a quick shot and I didn't bother to inspect it closely.
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MrHat
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So are powers not unique anymore? That flying kid that likes Claire.
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Evildrider
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So are powers not unique anymore? That flying kid that likes Claire.
Supposedly duplicate powers is going to be part of the storyline. |
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MrHat
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I don't like it.
Would've been better if he got 2 powers.
Like the power of flight.
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The power to kill a yak, from 200 yards away, with mind bullets.
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Samwise
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How about the power... to move you?
Re: Hiro being Kensei, that'd be too easy. I think Hiro is the "dragon" in the legends who turns Kensei into a hero. If Kensei was able to stop time (or had someone on his side who could), it'd go a long way toward explaining how he was able to carve up an army of 70,000.
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So are powers not unique anymore? That flying kid that likes Claire.
I watched an interview with the guy who plays Mr. Bennett and the only spoiler he would give was that Mr. Bennett flies this season. It must be a theme or something. |
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Reg
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Edit: Unnecessary snottiness deleted.
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Ironwood
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I'm sorry, why have we leapt to the conclusion that powers are unique ?
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Velorath
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I'm sorry, why have we leapt to the conclusion that powers are unique ?
I don't know. Based on Claude referring to Peter as an Empath, I've been assuming that powers weren't unique. I figured that the reason the writers just gave everybody different powers because it was more interesting than giving two or three people flight, giving a couple people regeneration, etc... |
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Ironwood
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I'm fairly sure we'll have the Logan/Deathstrike Scene shortly.
Though if it's between Clare and another Hawt Cheerleader and involves mud or oil, that'd be nice too.
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Powers are not unique.
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