Saturday 29 November 2008

Desmond and the Colour of Rain (Clouds).

The colour of rain clouds - that's my favourite colour.

I just remembered, as I was typing, a post I did a long time back...

(Insert pause as I read that particular entry.)
(It turns out in that particular entry, other than Bluish-Grey, I was also going on and on about the Irish and having an Irish name.)


It's strange to think that, 3 years on, I still love Ireland. And that the whole inspiration for this blog entry first came from looking at pictures of Dublin. I'd like to work there... stay there... some day.

Friday 28 November 2008

Desmond and the Incredible Eclipse.

'Till I'm ready to face the terrible mess that was this week's episode of Heroes... I'm gonna go ahead and say this.

"UH OH".

...I got hooked on Ugly Betty Season 3.

And I will regretfully ignore any lame comments about me watching Ugly Betty, thankyewverymuch.
As for Heroes, I'm in the middle of my recap, for two days now, and I just can't bring myself to finish it. One, I'm lazy, true. Two, I don't have to use recapping as an escape from studying. Three, it was such a utter mess. So many characters were out-of-character.

Although, that also meant Hiro was not his usual pain-in-the-butt self. And I didn't think this day would arrive so quickly... but at one point in the stupid episode, I honestly hoped Noah would just kill Sylar and Elle. Yes, you don't know how shocking that is for me. (Pun intended.)

Oh what the heck. I'll do a whole new recap now.

(and look what I've found! taken from watchingheroes.com)
Arthur Petrelli continues his prophe-drawing, and now has a portfolio of prophe-pictures, including, Claire dying, Sylar and Elle making out, Peter and Nathan falling out of the sky, and the Eclipse. (Which is already so near that the shadow is showing in the sky, so I have no idea why he needed to draw that. Even Angela has more sense to simply look out of the window.) Oh, and my personal favourite, the picture of Arthur dying.

Both Papa and Mama Petrelli delegate jobs to their own team mates, and that sets the course for this week's episode. Claire, the catalyst, questions "why is it always [her]?", and so do the rest of us. Girl, do you seriously think we like seeing a whiner being the centre of the show? Angela places her in the care of her adoptive father, Noah, and they head of Stephen Canfield's now vacant house. Where Claire continues on with the daddy issues. Like, again?! How many times has she hated her father and loved him again and hated him and loved him again and hated him and loved him again and hated him and loved him........

Sylar and Elle have orders from Papa Petrelli to find Claire, seeing as she's the catalyst. Sylar is now a company tool. Yes sir, no sir, three bags full sir, kinda tool. And Elle was a three bags full tool before, so she's trying to make Sylar think for himself now and not be manipulated by them. Unfortunately, that means he presummably kills a car-rental store guy under Elle's manipulation. (WHAT?!) They find Claire and Noah, and are about to kill Noah, but the handy dandy Eclipse arrives just in time and they are left powerless. Of course, in the land of powerless people, Noah, the only guy with the gun, is King. He starts his "baseball fighting" skills and that's when I started to go, "KILL THEM NOAH! KILL THEM!" Elle gains control of the gun in the fight, and that makes her Queen, and she's about to shoot Noah, when Claire decides she loves her father again, and takes the bullet for him. But hey, she can heal so no problem right?

Wrong.

The eclipse took away her powers too. She has a hole in her shoulder, Noah works his own non-magically mojo and brings her back to Sandra. Noah runs off, to snipe Elle and Sylar.. Who have woken up, realised their powers were gone, and decided that making out the best thing to do. (WHAT?!) While Noah is gone, Sandra realises that Claire has really died. (But we all know that particular death will not stick. Because the show is "always about her". UGH! which is the same sound Matt makes somewhere in the episode, for real.)

Elsewhere, Nathan and Peter take a plunge, when the eclipse happens and Air Nathan runs into some turbulence. They're actually in Haiti, looking for the Haitian, who can neutralise Arthur's powers. Anyways, they fall into the jungle and begin to quarrel like siblings about something, I'm not sure what. I'm agreeing with Nathan regardless anyways. The Haitian finds them instead of the other way around, because they are making such a din. And then, Samedi, the Haitian's brother, shows up and takes Nathan hostage as the other two escape. Seems like Arthur got into contact with Samedi, who has the power to turn his skin impentrable. But with the (stupid) eclipse in effect.........

Matt and Daphne have been tasked to find Hiro, and by default, Ando since they are like two peas in a Japanese pod. Before they even leave Matt's apartment, Daphne starts worrying about being a villain and how Arthur will "return her to the state he found her before". LIKE... AGAIN. Whatever show, enough with the same scenes over and over again. And like it was with the Haitian and the Petrelli brothers, Hiro and Ando find Matt and Daphne instead. Angela should just fire all her team players, they're not very good at their jobs.

Daphne speeds off after she has more doubt and Arthur's-revenge issues, and Hiro and Ando save the day by refering to their prophetic comic book, which tells them they need to be at Lawrence, Kansas, where Daphne's home is. I'll put my qualms about who's drawing the stupid comic book aside, because Hiro is much wiser in this episode like he was in season 1. Plus, it's Lawrence, Kansas man. Maybe Daphne knows the Winchester brothers from Supernatural who lived there when they were young. Anyways, just as they teleport to the big corn field outside her house, the eclipse happens and they all lose their powers.

After more wise-sagey sayings from the 10yearHiro, Matt decides to press on and go in. Here's when we realise that Daphne, without her powers, suffers from polio or something, and she requires braces and crutches to walk about. Another pretty cool moment for me, if I don't try and understand how she got her powers in the first place. Because the graphic novel on the website says she got it through the eclipse. WHICH MAKES NOOOO SENSE AT ALL, SHOW, because then how would Arthur have had his hold on Daphne?!

Meh meh, Hiro and Ando try to figure out what's happening with everyone's powers, and Hiro brilliantly notes that it's wednesday -- New Comic Book Day! So they head off to Sam's comics in Texas to look for a new 9th wonders! comic book. The manager, or owner, or worker or whatever and his friend recognise Hiro and Ando from the comic books, and blah.. that's how we end the entire lame episode, which was not bad if you took it at face value. But if you tried to think about the science of it, it was an utter mess.

Firstly, the heroes did not first get their powers when the first eclipse happened. Case in point? Oh gee. I wonder who. I mean Nathan, Niki, DL, Micah, Elle, Adam, Claire, Peter, Eden and alot of other people gained their powers BEFORE the first eclipse in season 1. But I'm sure they're just the exception to this (STUPID) eclipse thing.

Secondly, the writers said themselves in an early interview, that the eclipse was just a good connecting point for all the different characters, who happen to see the same eclipse happening. Good for story-telling and linking scenes.

Thirdly... it just doesn't make a lick of sense. And what's up with Sylar and Elle. Here you have 2 great actors who did their parts really well, but the incredulous plot was just that... too incredible. Not the "WOW, that was incredible", incredible mind you. More like the, "I can't give you any credit" incredible.

No pictures this week. The episode didn't deserve it.
(And I'm lazy because I've procrastinated over the past 2 days and I just want to get it over with.)

And I'm not ready to accept whatever lame reason the show will come up with.

As Matt Parkman would say. "URG!"

Tuesday 25 November 2008

Desmond and The Bittersweet Symphony.

I've been thinking about Sydney... a lot.

I miss the sidewalks. I miss the way the city is laid out in grids. I miss the roads. I miss the big open field outside Alfred Park or whatever it's called.
I miss the way the sun warms me up, and the way the breeze shows-up the sun by making me cool. I miss chinatown.
I miss the way we walked everywhere we went. I miss the hot chocolate outside the station, and the mineral water. I miss the coins.
I miss the flimsy train tickets.
I miss the trains, and the road dividers. I miss the way we had to think twice about buying food.
I miss the whole idea of walking around, aimlessly as it were - one destination, but so many alternative routes. I miss the whole notion of cold sand that is so alien to me, here on a tropical island.
I watch you on discovery channel, and there's a bittersweet familiarity that grips me deep down. I've been to where you are! But "I've been"... and that makes the longing deeper, knowing that I was there but had to leave you.
I miss you because no one knew me.

Friday 21 November 2008

Desmond and the Meh-ness of It All.

My lecturer thinks exams are stupid because they're supposed to test your methods of study and your knowledge over the course of the semester. Unfortunately, the exams take place in an environment that is nothing like the one you're in during the term.

Throughout the term, you do your assignments in micros.o.ftwo.rd, you send it through the email, you basically have 2 weeks and more to prepare (which even then, seems strangely short), you do it in the library, in the canteen, on your bed, and in the bus. There's food, and there's bubbletea, your friends, and in my case, my imaginary friends.

My lecturer's question is: HOW THEN IS THE EXAM TESTING ANYTHING ABOUT STUDYING THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER?!

I'm with you Sir.

Anyhow, it's 3 down, 1 to go. So... YAY... you know.

In line with the academic-feel of the entry, look what found it's way into the dictionary this year!
"The dictionary entry for "meh" will say it can be used as an interjection to indicate indifference or boredom, as an adjective to describe something as boring or mediocre, or to show an individual is apathetic or unimpressed." --Yahoo!UK
Whadduyaknow, it's the perfect word to describe exams!!

Now on to Heroes!
*Major Heroes Season 3 Spoilers*

So this week's episode takes place after the event of the last two weeks. i.e Peter and Claire are at his apartment after he gets flung 7 stories, and survives it with only scratches. Nathan and Tracy have just left for Pinehearst, after lying to Peter that they wouldn't. Elle has gone into the Pinehearst in the hopes of getting her powers removed like Peter. Syler is in there already, after having flung Peter the 7 stories, and cushioned his fall with his power. Angela is still in her totally-awake-comatose. And as per last week, Arthur has his hands full with Hiro. No, seriously, he has his hands full with Hiro's face.
That's how we start off the episode proper. In the midst of Arthur's mind mojo-ing, Ando, bless his heart, tries to go up against the biggest baddie of the entire show. That's the second multi-super-powered baddie Ando has tried to fight with his own human strength now. Seriously, Ando is one heck of a good friend. Anyways, Arthur throws him a few feet into the air, and continues mindswapping Hiro. Personally I think there's nothing in there to swap, but I'm not Arthur, so I'll shut up now.

Half way through the memory wipe, he is distracted by a picture of an eclipse. And that gives Ando enough time to crawl back to Hiro, who now thinks he is 10 years old. Ando manages to blink Hiro's eyes for him, and they teleport out of Somewhere in Africa. They find themselves in a bowling alley in Tokyo, Japan, where the waffles Hiro is thinking about are sold. Man, I so need to get myself Hiro's power. Hurry up with the formula already Mohinder! After some convincing from Ando that he has power over the Space Time Continuum, the pair teleport to Sam's Comics, in Tokyo which happens to sell 9th Wonders!, which is a prophetic comic book about Hiro and Ando. What I don't understand is, who is drawing them? Issac Mendez used to draw it until he was killed.

Back in Primatech, Texas, Matt and Daphne pay a visit to Angela Petrelli. Okay, granted, he was just there to seek help, but Primatech was having it's family day in Florida or something -- there's not a soul in sight. Or maybe there is. Matt sees Usutu, (DesertIssac here at repeated.blogspot.com) who's supposed to have already been beheaded, standing in the corridor, and Matt follows him. DesertIssac disappears around the turn, but Matt finds Angela Petrelli, in her comatose state. Now, methinks the turtle isn't Matt's spirit guide anymore....

Matt telepath-ically enters the Angela's dream with Daphne, trying to help her.Unfortunately, Arthur Petrelli visits the dream, and traps them all in there. He spills the Daphne betrayal beans, but Daphne professes that she really loves Matt, and they are all set free... because as Charles Deveaux puts it, "In the end, all that matters is love." WHOKAY.

Nathan and Tracy visit Arthur at Pinehearst. There's some confrontation and meh, and Nathan and Tracy leave. Tracy however, walks back in after Nathan flies off, and makes a deal with Arthur, to turn Nathan dark side. Guess Tracy is the new Daphne. B e t r a y e r.

Mohinder tells us he has combined his findings with Pinehearst's but the new formula still lacks a catalyst, which is SomeOne, not something.

At Peter's apartment, Peter and Claire are whining about something. MEH. Peter needs to run off, because "they're" gonna come after him. Claire offers to help but because Peter tells her to go home. He's seen the future version of Claire, and she's evil, and that she killed him in that future, and he doesn't want her to turn into that, so she has to go home and put crime fighting behind her. MEH. They keep whining, and Flint and Knox arrive. However, they aren't here for Peter. They're really there for Claire... cos she's the SomeOne. Anyhow, the both of them manage to escape Flint and Knox, and they whine some more. Like I said, MEH.

Elsewhere, Arthur reveals he knows that Sylar was the one who saved his brother. Arthur says that Sylar has empathy, and by accessing his empathy, he can take powers without having to slice off heads. He offers someone up as bait -- Elle, who is chained to a huge empty cell. It's also dark. Nice to see Pinehearst loses to Primatech in the facilities and decor department. I think this is the scene that really saved the entire episode, which was quite MEH.

Elle shocks Sylar in revenge for her father's murder. In fact she blasts him so hard she basically fries his shirt, and him totally. But because he can heal, he doesn't die. Elle and Sylar basically have a sob-rant-fest, and they both talk about betrayal, and sad childhoods. Elle is still all angsty, and Sylar is really doing well on the Being Good test. He doesn't kill her, and in fact he's really helping her through the tough time, by allowing her to vent on him. Literally.

The strange thing for me here is, Elle and Sylar are whining about their sad lives. That's what they're basically doing. But they don't sound like they're doing so, unlike Peter and Claire, who have no right to whine, which they basically do for the entire episode. Seriously, ELLE AND SYLAR ARE AWESOME. Told you so, only messed up people understand messed up people.

Elle fries Sylar so much that she's all exhausted. She begs him to kill her and take her power, and as he's fried on the floor, he gestures like he's ready to pop her head. But he frees her from her chains, and goes over to her, and asks her to forgive herself. Very nice parallel to last week, when she freed him from his noose and told him he deserved a second chance. When Elle finally does, she is freed from her out-of-control shocks and the pain. And lo and behold, Sylar demonstrates her power, while she retains hers. Without cutting off her head. Good on you man, knew you could do it. Then sparks fly, literally, between the both of them and they have some bonding time...

The episode ends with what is meant to be a separation of the both teams, good and evil. But with the line up, I'd say it's grey against gray. Angela, Matt, Daphne, Nathan and WHINER uncle and niece Peter and Claire in Primatech; Arthur, Tracy Betrayer, Flint, Knox, AWESOME Sylar and Elle in Pinehearst. Arthur prophetically draws a picture of an eclipse, and let's us know that "it's coming". (Dude, like we haven't already seen the SAME picture at DesertIssac's house. In university, what you're doing would be called plagerism.)

This episode was pretty MEH. But Elle and Sylar really saved the episode, with great acting. Great miniplot for them. Other than that, nothing much.

I love the new word 'MEH'.

Now back to studying.

Wednesday 12 November 2008

Desmond and Oh-So-Awesome Meredith.

There are a few things I have discovered after all the studying:
1.) My pencil box has suffered heavy losses in the past month alone, losing just about a gazeelion pens/pencils/markers. And somehow Loss has a way of taking the pens that mattered the most to me, leaving me with the unworkables and the un-use-ables.

2.) I can't draw straight lines, and the side-effect of that, are books with sentences that are highlighted first-half or bottom-half only.

3.) And the shocker: Maybe studying could be fun. (MAYBE.)

4.) I'm so glad heroes is back!! After a long long two weeks.

*Major Heroes Season 3 Spoilers*


And so we begin. The previouslies show a series of snippets then cut to Somewhere in Africa again, where DesertIssac sends Hiro on his hyena-dung induced spirit walk. Hiro's "spirit" then flies out of Somewhere in Africa, and then we start our flashback episode journey. YAY.

First flashback,18 months ago, Petrelli household, where Arthur and Angela are hosting a celebration for their 41th wedding anniversery. They make out after giving a toast, and Nathan says "Alright, get a room." I'm with you Nathy. Enter Linderman the mobster, who Nathan the Assistant District Attorney is threatening to bring down. What the petrelli boys don't know is that Arthur is the one pulling all the strings. Linderman fears Nathan will realise this after the investigations and Arthur's clever plan is to kill Nathan. Camera lingers on Linderman's shocked face for awhile, before we cut to Memphis, Tennessee.

A convenience store is being robbed by Meredith! And Flint!! who is throwing rhetorical questions to no one in particular and answering them himself. "I'm sorry, what did you say? Who's the man? I'm the man!" All this while he pops some popcorn with his handy-dandy blue flames! How childish is that.

Apparently, childish enough for me to go HEE! and add Flint to my favourite characters list. HEEEE!! As a sidenote, this entry is dedicated to Meredith, who I've always thought was awesome. But I'm bumping her up to Oh-so-awesome this week because she was. You'll see.

It seems Meredith is his sister, and she tells him to back off, and tone down the childish. He sees a man who is standing up while everyone else is on the ground. Flint yells at him to "kiss the floor", while Meredith tells Flint to "let it go". Man turns around to reveal that he's Eric Thompson!! Company big shot from season one, (and also, Julia Robert's brother. For real). Meredith yells for Flint to run, but the idiot decides to throw flame towards Thompson. Thompson responds by spraying what I'm going to assume is a fire extinguisher, and not a can of whipped cream, dousing out Flint's flames.

Meredith screams for her baby brother to run again, throwing her own orange-flame ball at Thompson. Flints escapes, and Meredith is about to throw another fireball when Thompson whips (whipped cream!) out a taser. Meredith sees the taser and surrenders, giving a "hey come on, let's talk about this" look. A very wise choice considering the odds are against her.

One year ago, Brooklyn, New York, at Gabriel and Sons Watchmakers. Gabriel (!!!!who is not Sylar yet), is preparing to hang himself, apparently guilty at having killed Brian Davis and stealing his power of Telekinesis. He's all hung up and ready to die, when Elle (!!!) comes in from the back and sees what is happening. She zaps the rope with a little precision-electric spark, and he comes tumbling down, gasping for breath. Elle runs over and holds him and Gabriel says, "Forgive me..." Erm, okay... but I think you mistook Elle for Brian.

Cut to a new title card -- Heroes: Villains with the Symbol on the eclipse.

Same scene, where Elle tells Syl... Gabriel that he isn't a bad person, and that it must have been a sign when the rope "broke". Uh oh, Elle is a lying liar who lies. That aside, Gabriel says she doesn't even know him, but she replies that everyone deserves a second chance.

Elle walks out of the building, to a Primatech van, where Noah Bennet waits for her! Ooo! So they were partners! Their assignment is to make Sylar use his powers, to transfer power from one vessel to another, ie from someone else to himself, I'm guessing. But if he could do it for someone other than himself, maybe that's how Peter gets his back from Daddy. Let's not speculate though. Bennet suggests Elle uses pie to get close to Gabriel. Easy as pie, anyone?

Cut to a cell in the company; Thompson is offering Meredith a chance to work for the Company, to be an agent. She refuses, because she "has her reasons" for hating the Company, which we will find out later. Thompson throws her the bottomline, "Agent, or Prisoner?", and shoots down her condition that the Company will leave her brother alone. Aww. I really like Meredith. She honestly loves her big baby brother. Anyways, she chooses Agent, despite Thompson's refusal to meet her condition. Because it's better an agent, free and able to look out for your dumb brother, than a prisoner who can't even walk out to rob a convenience store.

Next scene, Arthur gardening, and Angela comes in. They really seem to be in love, as opposed to the upcoming confrontation that's about to happen in the present. Nathan comes in, and tells his parents to quit the mushy stuff, "Seriously Mom, Dad... I'll pay for the room. Deluxe? Penthouse Suite? Seriously... it's on me." K not quite, but I'm saying that. Arthur tries to talk Nathan out of prosecuting Linderman (and indirectly, himself), but Nathan refuses to "let it go", as Meredith would probably say if she was there. Nathan is about to leave when he sees his father staring at him. He goes "what", and Arthur says "You look good in a suit, Nathan." I'm guessing Arthur's thinking about Nathan's funeral, but Nathan's clueless and has this look of perplexity on his face. He's probably thinking, "WHOKAY, maybe not Deluxe or Penthouse Suite, but Mental Institution". If only you knew Nathy, if only you knew. Arthur snippetty-snips a flower, symbolising him snippetty-snipping off a son.

The next scene is the same footage we've seen before in season 1. Linderman's guys ramming Nathan's car. Nathan flies for the first time, out of the car, leaving Heidi his wife, to hit a divider. Then at the hospital we learn she broke her back in 3 places. Mummy and Daddy arrive, and Nathan has a big quarrel with Daddy, over bringing "that man into our house. He tried to kill me!" Erm, Nathan, there's a man, living in your house, who is trying to kill you. I'll give you a hint, you call him Daaaaaa....

Back at the Petrelli house, Angela asks if Arthur was responsible for the attempt on Nathan's life. Looks like she knows just how far her husband of 41 years would go. Arthur, Lying Liar who Lies, lies that it wasn't him. And they kiss, AGAIN, and say "I love you". Nathan, I say just get them the penthouse.
Austin, Texas, a shamble, Meredith and Thompson on her first try-out for the Agent Team. Thompson tells her "no powers" and that she's just there to see how things go down. Thompson lying liar-lies to Danny, who calls him on the lie. Meredith, smart-lying-liar, lies and saves Thompson's butt, but Danny sees through the lie and turns his arms into metal. Thompson is just plain dumb because he reacts so slowly. Meredith on the other hand, scorches Danny's metal arms, and grabs Thompson's taser, and tasers Danny. Thompson is impressed, and so am I.

Queens, New York, back at Syl.. Gabriel's loft. Gabriel is clearing out his wall of heroes and tosses the list. Elle comes knocking on the door and greets Gabriel with an awkward "hi, do you like pie? Urg, it rhymed didn't it?". Apparently Gabriel likes pie and lousy rhymes and lets her in. I would so buy that too, if Elle was outside my door. I like her so much! And I love pie. Chicken pie please!!! We realise Noah is spying on Gabriel through some hidden cameras. Syl.. GABRIEL, tells Elle about the list, and decides to show her his powers. She does a great job of fake-astonishment-mixed-with-fear, and when Gabriel's not looking, she picks up the list. Noah's gives her a "that's my girl" smile from his van. Gabriel comments "peach pie" is his favourite, and I'm abit dejected that he didn't say chicken. NEXT SCENE!

Primatech, Odessa, Texas, Thompson and Meredith are bringing Danny Steel Arms in. Thompson tells Meredith that she was born for this, but isn't an agent yet, cause the real test is loyalty to the Company, no questions asked. He passes her a keycard, asking her to put Danny Steel Arms in cell 9. Danny Steel Arms is as cool as steel about all this, but whatever, as long as it's not me getting locked up. As Meredith walks him to his cell, a voice from off the screen goes, "Meredith?" It's Flint her idiotic, childish, but really funny, brother.

He's all happy to see her, asking if "they're going to make her an agent also". Meredith goes "what do you mean 'also'? what did they tell you?", in an exasperated tone that older siblings use on their younger siblings. I do that too sometimes, but let's not go there. Flint says in his texas accent, that they're gonna train him, and that he's "gonna be in one of em suits". While Meredith shakes her head in exasperation, just stumped by her brother's naive gullible-ness... I'm shaking my head and thinking, "Flint is just awesome!!" Thompson walks in, and asks if there's a "problem". Meredith replies that there isn't, and walks Danny Steel Arms, to his cell. Why he didn't use the opportunity to escape, I will never know.
Flint does his stupid "who's-the-man" voice, saying, "bag and tag baby, bag and tag!". Then he salutes Thompson. It's just plain stupid, the HAHA kinda stupid, considering the context. Thompson just looks at Flint as if he's one big joke. Dude. Where's your sense of humour??? I'm laughing, for real man!! FLINT AND MEREDITH GORDON ARE AWESOME!!!

Back to Gabriel, Elle and Noah-in-the-car. For some reason, Gabriel and Elle are eating on the floor. Gabriel talks about his addiction (the hunger for power),and says that since meeting Elle, he feels that maybe he doesn't need to be special. Maybe he could just be Gabriel again. Maybe he could just be normal. What are you talking about man -- for this entire recap you have been Gabriel... much to my inconvenience. Elle says, "but you are special just the way you are". They hold hands. Ohhh gosh... and I was just forgetting about the whole Arthur and Angela thing.

Elle runs out to meet Noah, who tortures/teases her about how Gabriel is special just the way he is, and how he's waiting for her to break out into song. I can't wait to hear that one. They have an argument about getting Gabriel to kill someone for powers. Elle refuses to tempt Gabriel, genuinely believing he could change, and because she's falling for him. Noah however wins the argument, because apparently Elle has no where else to go if she's fired from her agent job, and she doesn't want to be a waitress in NYC. That's your decision Elle, and I respect it.

Back to the Petrelli house, where Arthur blames Linderman for screwing up the murder of his son Nathan. Linderman has reservations about the whole plan, and Arthur threatens him, wondering if Linderman has outlived his usefulness. They don't realise till too late that Angela has overheard the entire conversation. She stands in shock, then rushes off to the kitchen to get a knife. Arthur jedi-mind-talks to her, and she pleads with him, insisting that Nathan is her baby. He continues to put suggestions in her head, that Nathan has to die, much like Maury and Matt could do... and Arthur suceeds -- Angela starts saying like a drone "Nathan has to die".

Cut to Hiro, Ando and DesertIssac. Something happens, but it's blah. So next scene.

Back to Meredith, who is no longer in "one of em suits". She rushes in to the cells and tells Flint to "put his shoes on". They're going to escape. Flint wonders why they need to, when "these people been nice to me". Boy, he is such a southern cowboy. Meredith exhales in exasperation (I don't know what is a synonym for that, so if anyone does please tell me.) "They're tricking you... because you're dumb." Ouch, the truth hurts doesn't it? But the next line is the best of the entire season. "You remember what daddy used to say? God gave you a big sister instead of a brain." Awesome huh! Now Meredith is not trying to insult him. You can tell she really loves the kid, but she also has to be realistic -- He ain't too bright. Flint's face shows that he actually believes that, on some level. Ohmyword, he is so cute... but not in that way. "hurh, you're right sis, hurh, let's go get some tortillas, hurh who's the man? I'm the man!"

They're on a cargo train, probably illegally, where Meredith tells him to never trust the Company, because they'll lie to you. Seriously, she's probably the smartest person on the show since it started. She's not manipulated by anyone at all. She's just plain street-smart. And plain awesome. Anyways, she suddenly falls to the ground in the midst of making Flint promise to never trust the Company. Thompson tasered her! Flint exclaims, "You killed her!" Which we know is NOT the case, but he's dumb, so yea... Thompson humors him, "Yea I killed her, Genius, and now I'm gonna kill you."

Blue flame, Flint runs. Thompson checks to see if Meredith is out cold, and when he sees she is, he chases Flint. Camera goes back to Meredith, and we realise she's just pretending to be unconscious! SHE'S SO AWESOME! She runs in the other direction, so now the three of them are in a straight line, but all hiding. Thompson is gaining on Flint, taser in hand. Meredith sees that Thompson is reaching Flint, and she pauses to hatch a quick plan. In desperation, she screams from her end of the carriage, "Flint, lookout!" This leads Thompson to believe Flint is on the other end. A fight, a struggle, a slap and blah later, Flint escapes and Meredith sets fire to all the canisters on the train to escape from Thompson. There is an explosion just as they both jump out. Now I watch Mythbusters, and the cannisters don't explode so quickly in reality. But I'll let it go, on account of Meredith's awesomeness.

Angela is making some stew and Linderman comes in and makes a joke about "pie". Seriously. I need a chicken pie now. Linderman says he has a "shred of morality left, and can no longer stand by and watch Arthur" use her like that. Linderman tells her Arthur has done heinious things, removing her memories and forced her to do things against her will. She slaps him and calls him a liar. Angela, this whole show has had many lying liars who lie, but Linderman, (strangely) isn't one of them. Anyways he heals her brain, and she remembers everything, including the plot to kill Nathan.Back to the aftermath of the train explosion, Thompson has caught Meredith. He asks why she hates the company so much, and she says that it was because her baby daughter died in a house fire -- started by a fire fight with some agents from the Company. Thompson is shocked that Meredith isn't aware that Claire is still alive, and out of sympathy (?), he lets her go. She walks off, and the scene coincides with another scene from the season 1. When Claire saves the man from the burning train!

Elle and Gabriel are having a dinner date, and Elle has invited someone from the list to dinner. Trevor is a emo goth punk, and he has a really stupid power. He points at something like he's using a gun, and he shoots out "bullets". Gun power for the Guns and Roses punk rocker huh. Anyways, Gabriel gives in to his temptations and YAY! I can call him Sylar again. Elle tries to use her powers to stop him from killing Trevor, and Sylar is furious upon realising Elle has powers. Sylar tells her to get out, which she does. And Sylar does that head slicing thing.

Elle runs to the van, begging Noah to make Sylar stop. Bennet only sits and stares at the video feed, saying that it's "incredible". And I thought Elle was supposed to be the derailed sociopath. I like Elle so much more now, because she's such a messed up person. And she's so real because she's so messed up.

Angela and Arthur are having dinner, and Arthur asks if she's okay. She wonders if he even knows her when he can't use his mind reading powers. And the Haitian who is loyal to Angela, is there to neutralise Arthur's powers. During the quarrel, Angela reveals that she lied, and that the soup she gave him was not his mother's recipe. i.e, she poisoned him. He falls to the ground. Just as the Haitian is about to take him away to be incinerated, Nathan comes home and spoils the whole plan. Angela has to pretend he's had a heart attack. Nathan, Nathan... You're spoiling the plan to keep you aliveee.
At the hospital, a doctor breaks the news that Arthur has died, and Angela asks for a cremation. No suit needed for that, Arthur! Doctor then walks out into another room, where Arthur is lying in bed, very much alive! It turns out Arthur has been using his jedi-mindtricks on the good doctor. But the good doctor goes on to say that the poison did irreversible damage, and paralysis is certain. Seriously, what recipe was that Angela!?! More effective that the lousy formula going around.
Then back to present day, where Hiro wakes up to find DesertIssac has lost his head, literally. Arthur turns up behind him, saying, "I hear you have been dreaming about me". He does some mojo, as he touches Hiro's head. I'm kinda worried for Hiro, which is unexpected, and for Ando.. because Ando has no powers.

What a great episode. I really really love Meredith now. If anyone's keeping track, my top 5 heroes are Sylar, Elle, Meredith, Noah and probably Sandra. Flint is a close 6th. He's so cute and funny. And it was definitely nice to see Linderman actually did have a conscience. He's been portrayed as the gentlemanly, polite mobster for too long. I like how he's actually just the worker, not the big bad guy he was put out to be.

And I really liked how Elle and Syl.. Gabriel got along. It really takes a messed-up person to understand another messed-up person huh? Of cos Meredith was oh-so-awesome. And I'm really hoping she and Elle do not die. I'd be so sad.

What a great episode.
And good break from studying.

Monday 10 November 2008

Desmond and Heroes 308.


Heroes Season 3 Episode 8 "Villians" Soon!!!

YIPPEE!



Wednesday 5 November 2008

Desmond and the First Video.

The very first video that I have ever embedded on my blog. And the excitement never ends. In fact, I'm bursting with glee on the inside this very moment. And obviously I'm trying to be calm and not type like a TOTALLLLL GEEEK FANNBOY!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!!

I sincerely hope you get my point.

Anyways, the video is a promo for Heroes webepisodes. Which is a weekly-mini-online-series about heroes, which is not majorly connected to the TV series. And here's the Santiago! A totally "fan-created" hero. From hair to height to build to powers to traumatic experience.

That's right. Traumatic experience. Can you imagine deciding a traumatic experience for someone else? Okay, today you will pee in class and the teacher will get the class to sing "you are peeing your pants!" to the tune of Happy Birthday.

Who's next? Okay you! You will dye your hair and the dye will fade after the first wash to a bright purple. And it will be on the eve of your prom night! Yes, yes, that cute boy you have a huge crush on will have to pick you up in the bright purple and permed hair.


NEXT!!!!!! AH! Perfect, you! You will get new clothes, from two tailors who have come to visit your kingdom. You will show off your new clothes in a parade!! And yes, those new clothes will be invisible to the stupid eye.


Anyways, I was saying... totally handcrafted by the crazy Heroes Fankids through a poll that went on for a few weeks. A poll which I'm proud...(man, it's such a geeky thing to do, should I really be 'proud'? hmmmmmm.)

Okay
, regroup. A poll which I'm probably proud to have taken part in.

So here's a little shout out to my peeps, the Fankids!! "GO FANBOYS and FANGIRLS all over the world!! Who needs the elections when we've created a super-powered human being with the sheer combination of our votes alone?? Go FANKIDS!"

K shout out over.

And along with it, my dignity.

(Still..... SO COOL ISN'T IT!!!! A VIDEO ON MY BLOG!! HAHAHA. I can't stop grinning and I don't know how to smiley-ise the grins!!!)

Note to Self: Don't ever use 'peeps' ever ever EVER again.

Monday 3 November 2008

Desmond and The Lack of Sylar.

Oh the horrors! This fateful week, there shalt be no Heroes. Ergo, there shalt be no Sylar.

OH THE HORRORS!

What shall I write about? Who shall I write about? Can I even write anymore? I could do this for the entire entry.... hmmm.

(-insert passing of time-)
(-insert passing of even more time-)

Okay, I've decided to do Supernatural. The Supernatural Fans have a reputation for being the most loyal amongst all the other fans of other drama series. It's a cult favourite, and the producer Eric Kripe once said these of the fans:

"We’re not a big, vanilla procedural crime drama that zillions of folks watch while also checking their email and flipping through tabloids and doing their nails; we’re a scrappy little genre show with a small audience of incredibly devoted fans. They turn off all the lights, they pop popcorn, they sit down, and they devour the show. I’ve seen posts that say “Here’s what I noticed the third time I watched the episode.” I mean, you’ve gotta respect that. Our fans are not (playing) around." -- Eric Kripke, Here.
I don't know about popcorn, and devouring the file off my comp, but Kripke's got it right about turning off all lights... well most of them anyway. And I sure don't stand watching the show. And he's right on the money about the "third time". *Does some silent calculations*

OH KAY, maybe if he added one more time, he would have been completely right.

Anyways, the show's about two brothers, Dean and Sam Winchester. They have been...

(-insert mock insanity-)
(-and some time passing-)
(-with alot of Backspacing-)
(-now insert real insanity-)

So! Now I hope you get what Supernatural is about! Two brothers who... (okay dude, if you thought to highlight the white-font, good for you! As a prize, you will receive this totally redundant and time-wasting message about you getting a totally redundant and time-wasting message!! I'm just too lazy to tell you about Supernatural. Not like many people get the whole horror genre anyways. OH THE HORROR!.)...

SO (again)! That's Supernatural for you, people. Thursday nights, 9pm on the CW.

(-insert whine about how there's no Heroes and ergo Sylar this week-)