Heroes 1x13 The Fix
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oyceterYup, we're gearing up again for another arc! Not that much exciting stuff happened in this one. Well, except for the thing with Hiro's dad! And Claire's mom!
Lots of stuff about parents in this episodes -- Niki deciding to go to therapy for Micah, DL struggling with being a single dad, Claire and her father's relationship, and then Hiro and his dad. I'm wondering how their relationship is! Also, I giggled at the "GULP!" subtitle. And, of course, Matt and Janice are on the verge of parenthood; I guessed the pregnant thing maybe five seconds before she said it. I'm hoping it gets handled in a non-sporky way; I usually hate pregnancy storylines.
The other thing that I liked a lot was the handling of marriage on this show. Not Mr. Bennet's, of course, given the brainwiping, but DL and Niki, and Matt and Janice. Matt and Janice were not soul-suckingly boring, thank goodness, and I actually found the "guess what's on my mind" thing sort of cute. I'm again happy with how little "No! You don't believe me! Woe!" misunderstandings there are. But I'm really hoping that both the marriages will be long-term things. I don't mind conflicts within the relationship, but I'm sort of sick of TV couples going on again and off again and never really committing (psst, Joss, yes that's you). Yeah, there's drama in that, but I think there can be good drama and character development within a relationship as well.
Oh Micah! That is so wrong! I keep thinking of the poor people trying to check their accounts, only to find five hundred dollars missing or something.
Of course DL can visit Niki! Duh. Should have thought of that before! I really like how Niki doesn't cave to the guilt trip, though in terms of feminism, it is still problematic that she's entirely motivated by Micah. Megatrouble wrote on the problems Heroes has with regard to this, particularly with the history of women being diagnosed with hysteria and Niki's stay in a padded room. I'm hoping that having DL be just as motivated by Micah somewhat alleviates this, and that the show seems to be concentrating on both father figures and mother figures alike.
This will be particularly interesting when Claire and her mother end up meeting. Was the shot of her mother supposed to be significant somehow (famous actress? Someone from the show I should recognize?)? I figured out the casting bit for Hiro's dad just a while ago; I haven't seen Star Trek so I wouldn't have got it.
So, parents on this show:
Mothers: Niki (motivated totally by concern for her son, active figure), Mrs. Bennet (somewhat insane through no real fault of her own, passive figure), Janice (just found out, not sure if she's passive or active, though I'd classify her as more passive than Matt), Meredith Gordon (will find out more about her), Mrs. Petrelli (somewhat insane, doesn't act much), Nathan's wife (not much on screen), Mohinder's mom (not much on screen)
Fathers: DL (motivated totally by concern for his son, active figure), Mr. Bennet (strongly motivated by concern for his daughter, active figure), Matt (active figure), Mr. Nakamura (active figure, I'm guessing, given that he has henchmen), Mr. Petrelli (dead), Nathan (not portrayed much as a father), Mohinder's dad (dead, not much on screen, but strongly influences Mohinder)
Hrm, actually, that doesn't look like such a great balance anymore.
Race-wise, I continue to be happy with Hiro and Ando getting to speak Japanese to people. It's a small thing, but really, not being able to speak a language well takes away so much power. I'm glad that Hiro and Ando tend to remain on their own ground most of the time, so that when they do burst into broken English, we (or at least I) sympathize with them.
Also, on a totally side note, I have so much Hiro love for him climbing back over the fence and asking them to let the unspecial Ando go. "That's the way we roll." EEEEEEE!
Isaac and Simone sadly disappear again from the screen, though it looks like Mohinder gets a little more to do. It's too bad Invisible Man is white as well. I cheered for the black psychiatrist though.
On non-political notes, Claire and Zack! Yay! And lots of nice, meaty hints dropped about Peter and his powers! And Sylar is on the loose!
ETA: Oh, how could I forget! The windchimes! Total callout to the X-Files and X!
Lots of stuff about parents in this episodes -- Niki deciding to go to therapy for Micah, DL struggling with being a single dad, Claire and her father's relationship, and then Hiro and his dad. I'm wondering how their relationship is! Also, I giggled at the "GULP!" subtitle. And, of course, Matt and Janice are on the verge of parenthood; I guessed the pregnant thing maybe five seconds before she said it. I'm hoping it gets handled in a non-sporky way; I usually hate pregnancy storylines.
The other thing that I liked a lot was the handling of marriage on this show. Not Mr. Bennet's, of course, given the brainwiping, but DL and Niki, and Matt and Janice. Matt and Janice were not soul-suckingly boring, thank goodness, and I actually found the "guess what's on my mind" thing sort of cute. I'm again happy with how little "No! You don't believe me! Woe!" misunderstandings there are. But I'm really hoping that both the marriages will be long-term things. I don't mind conflicts within the relationship, but I'm sort of sick of TV couples going on again and off again and never really committing (psst, Joss, yes that's you). Yeah, there's drama in that, but I think there can be good drama and character development within a relationship as well.
Oh Micah! That is so wrong! I keep thinking of the poor people trying to check their accounts, only to find five hundred dollars missing or something.
Of course DL can visit Niki! Duh. Should have thought of that before! I really like how Niki doesn't cave to the guilt trip, though in terms of feminism, it is still problematic that she's entirely motivated by Micah. Megatrouble wrote on the problems Heroes has with regard to this, particularly with the history of women being diagnosed with hysteria and Niki's stay in a padded room. I'm hoping that having DL be just as motivated by Micah somewhat alleviates this, and that the show seems to be concentrating on both father figures and mother figures alike.
This will be particularly interesting when Claire and her mother end up meeting. Was the shot of her mother supposed to be significant somehow (famous actress? Someone from the show I should recognize?)? I figured out the casting bit for Hiro's dad just a while ago; I haven't seen Star Trek so I wouldn't have got it.
So, parents on this show:
Mothers: Niki (motivated totally by concern for her son, active figure), Mrs. Bennet (somewhat insane through no real fault of her own, passive figure), Janice (just found out, not sure if she's passive or active, though I'd classify her as more passive than Matt), Meredith Gordon (will find out more about her), Mrs. Petrelli (somewhat insane, doesn't act much), Nathan's wife (not much on screen), Mohinder's mom (not much on screen)
Fathers: DL (motivated totally by concern for his son, active figure), Mr. Bennet (strongly motivated by concern for his daughter, active figure), Matt (active figure), Mr. Nakamura (active figure, I'm guessing, given that he has henchmen), Mr. Petrelli (dead), Nathan (not portrayed much as a father), Mohinder's dad (dead, not much on screen, but strongly influences Mohinder)
Hrm, actually, that doesn't look like such a great balance anymore.
Race-wise, I continue to be happy with Hiro and Ando getting to speak Japanese to people. It's a small thing, but really, not being able to speak a language well takes away so much power. I'm glad that Hiro and Ando tend to remain on their own ground most of the time, so that when they do burst into broken English, we (or at least I) sympathize with them.
Also, on a totally side note, I have so much Hiro love for him climbing back over the fence and asking them to let the unspecial Ando go. "That's the way we roll." EEEEEEE!
Isaac and Simone sadly disappear again from the screen, though it looks like Mohinder gets a little more to do. It's too bad Invisible Man is white as well. I cheered for the black psychiatrist though.
On non-political notes, Claire and Zack! Yay! And lots of nice, meaty hints dropped about Peter and his powers! And Sylar is on the loose!
ETA: Oh, how could I forget! The windchimes! Total callout to the X-Files and X!
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Wed, Jan. 31st, 2007 03:13 am (UTC)Although the show's dialogue is clunky enough that I guess it *could* be that.
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