Heroes: One Day Later

[thebitterguy]

Heroes, One Day Later.

[monotone voice]Oh, darn. Nathan has been shot. If only he had an illegitimate daughter whose blood can bring people back from the dead.[/monotone voice]

And, seriously, Hiro creeps me out now. Because that thing he did to Adam? That's crossing a line.

What happens when a man who regenerates suffocates to death? Is it like brain damage? Will sweet, sweet oxygen revive him?

And why don't people think about that rather than Claire's regenerating hymen?

Maya turns out to have been a totally wasted character. Perhaps if they'd been able to build up the possibility that her weeping disease would be the world killing virus instead of the Shanti Virus, if either Peter or Sylar got ahold of it, it would have totally be a repeat of last year. At least she was cuter than the unibomber.

Niki is, well, badass. Takes out the gangsta's knee and pistol whips him into submission. Damn. Shame she then died.

Of the two possible demises in this episode, I put hypothetical money on Niki's actually taking.

Nice touch of the symbol appearing in the ashes when Peter nuked the virus.

Comments

[stop-no-dont.livejournal.com]

Well, in both Niki and Nathan's cases, at the time of their demise, they're both cut off from any curative blood. Still, no body, no death, right?

As far as Hiro goes, it would make sense for the character to at least start the next volume thinking about what he just did, since he's the one most concerned about Superhero Ethics, so much so that he hesitated to punch Sylar's ticket on at least one occasion.

Adam, meanwhile, could possibly claw his way out a la Uma in Kill Bill, considering that his hands could regenerate from the damage. But given the effects of oxygen depravation to the brain, I'd suggest he'd better do so quickly.

[danaeris.livejournal.com]

I'm seeing speculations that
(1) The remainder of Adam's blood from months ago will still be in Nathan's bloodstream and he will be revived through that (unlikely in my opinion -- it's been too long since then)
(2) Peter's blood, since he has absorbed both Claire and Adam's powers, might be able to save Nathan, if he thinks of it quickly enough, and his absorption of that power has changed his blood permanently (much more likely in my opinion)
(3) Claire's blood will revive Nathan; I find this possible because the press conference was televised and she knows her blood is curative so she might go to him, possibly via West, when she sees the press conference, but unlikely because the blood may need to be administered promptly, and Claire is all the way in Texas.

Hiro may have done what he did not because he wanted revenge for Adam's crimes, but rather because it may have been the only solution he could think of -- remember, he blew Adam up once, so he may not realize that chopping off his head/slicing up his brain will actually kill him. Do we even know that doing so would work?

[stop-no-dont.livejournal.com]

I thought I remembered somebody mentioning that Adam's blood works as a one-time curative in other people. But Peter's could be a substitute, you're right. And hey, if Parkman could live after taking four in the gut last year, anything's possible.

Whether Claire and West can get to Nathan in time is debatable; I thought they were still in California. Regardless, we still don't know how fast West can fly (Nathan can/could presumably haul ass -- literally, since he carried Parkman all the way to Texas.)

One more thought: Sylar, thanks to the cure, now has Adam's and Claire's blood in him. That could be bad news.

[deven-science.livejournal.com]

2) Maybe I missed something, but I assumed that the news conference was thrown together quickly, i.e., they were still in Texas. Were that the case, then Claire might have a chance to get there. Also, in Season one, Claire had a tree branch stabbed through her brain, but she came back to life when it was removed at the autopsy. This means that her blood could just as easily bring someone back to life, regardless of time of death. This seems to be the case with HRG, as he had been dead for a while by the time they got him back to headquarters, and administered her blood.

[thebitterguy]

I figure all else fails, West will just fly her out to Texas.

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

What no ID of Nathan's shooter?

[stop-no-dont.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that the shooter will be a newcomer, since the next arc is named "Villains," but it could also be Noah, since he's newly indentured to the Company.

[deven-science.livejournal.com]

I assumed it was Noah.

[stop-no-dont.livejournal.com]

Could be, but when last we saw him, he was in California, saying goodbye to the family. One thing this series is incredibly sloppy at is explaining how people get around. At least most of the Avengers can fly, y'know?

[thebitterguy]

Oh, God. If I had a nickel for everytime the show made me ask "how long has it been? How did they get there?" I'd be able to buy liquor in a decent quality.

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

That looked like Noah's back, walking away from the scene, to me.

He did say he had a deal worked out with the company.

[stop-no-dont.livejournal.com]

Indeed. And while it would make some sense thematically, I hope we get to see that the Company has a Quinjet or something to ferry everybody around.

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

I think that may have been my last episode of Heroes.

Meh.

Is it Lost time yet?

[thebitterguy]

Well, it may be the last episode of Heroes for anyone, if things keep going on the way they are.

New Lost in February. Yay!

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

... I'm wondering if Adam couldn't just get out... Buffy clawed her way from a grave and while he has no super strength he'd heal from any injury he sustained while digging his way out... as I'd assume there'd be a lot of cuts and scratches and such from clawing out from a coffin... I'm sure he'll get out someway but yes, that did cross a line. Shoot the guy in the head and just end it, fine, but 1. it's creepy and gross to torture anyone in that way and 2. you should always be sure the bad guys are dead because now Hiro's just going to end up with Adam wanting to kill him when he gets out.

[thebitterguy]

Well, we don't know how strong Hiro's dad's coffin was. If it was one of those steel ones, he would have a difficult time.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

True... hmm well we'll find out sometime... later... post strike... lol