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jack* It's still cool. I've stopped watching every episode twice, though that means I pay more attention when I do :) I'm still a week ahead so I can miss one.
* I withdraw some of my earlier comments, some things make more sense than I saw at the time.
* What powers has Syler shown? Strong telekinesis, but what else has he actually used? Was there some way of disappearing?
* Unsurprisingly, I like seeing Claude :) Again, it's a good example of how a power isn't just a power, but reflects someone's whole personality.
* Obviously learning to use things at will is vital training. It hadn't occurred to me before, I'm too used to stories where being taught about your magic is just a black box, you're good at it or not, have a wise mentor or not, and *trying* to understand it is never considered, else the author has to make it's use halfway consistent.
* So Peter can actually absorb powers permanently? That could be extremely powerful if he could do it reliably. And worryingly similar to Syler -- how are their
powers connected?
* Like radiation-man and fire-woman. They're obviously related, but woman's fire is a lot cleaner. Are they very similar powers, one under control, and one not, or just both fire-related powers?
* I like the Haitian more and more. When I first saw him I assumed he damped other people's powers. Then we see he sucks memories out of people. But now, does that give him some immunity to non-mental powers? When he and Bennett ran in, it seemed to suggest he might stop Syler blowing them all up.
* I withdraw some of my earlier comments, some things make more sense than I saw at the time.
* What powers has Syler shown? Strong telekinesis, but what else has he actually used? Was there some way of disappearing?
* Unsurprisingly, I like seeing Claude :) Again, it's a good example of how a power isn't just a power, but reflects someone's whole personality.
* Obviously learning to use things at will is vital training. It hadn't occurred to me before, I'm too used to stories where being taught about your magic is just a black box, you're good at it or not, have a wise mentor or not, and *trying* to understand it is never considered, else the author has to make it's use halfway consistent.
* So Peter can actually absorb powers permanently? That could be extremely powerful if he could do it reliably. And worryingly similar to Syler -- how are their
powers connected?
* Like radiation-man and fire-woman. They're obviously related, but woman's fire is a lot cleaner. Are they very similar powers, one under control, and one not, or just both fire-related powers?
* I like the Haitian more and more. When I first saw him I assumed he damped other people's powers. Then we see he sucks memories out of people. But now, does that give him some immunity to non-mental powers? When he and Bennett ran in, it seemed to suggest he might stop Syler blowing them all up.
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Date: 2007-10-16 08:10 am (UTC)In 'Six Months Ago', Charlie noted that she'd *lately* been remembering things. I assumed that Hiro, Nathan, Peter and Isaac were quite new to their powers by the confusion they displayed. Nicky and Clare could just be coincidence, and some of the others could have been triggered by Mohinder's dad's investigation.
I have at least one more example of a 'recently triggered' power from further watching, but also a number of counterexamples.
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Date: 2007-10-16 08:11 am (UTC)