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Incorrect. The best line this show could produce is as follows: "Huh. Hiro, Ando, Claire, Peter, Matt and Nathan just mysteriously dropped dead all the sudden. Oh well, I'm done grieving. Let's move on."

Hold on one fucking second…
That Asian cowboy was Japanese-American, right? So why the fuck did he think Hiro and Ando were Mexicans?

I think it's on Hulu, so there's always a chance that enough people will catch up on previous episodes and become regular viewers, right?

I hear they're thinking of casting Dakota Fanning as Eli, so I'll probably avoid it. She's creepy enough without playing a castrated, gender-confused, bloodsucking tweener, thank you very much.

I noticed that, but I just thought it was a commentary on how, as preteens, we all assumed our lives were more fucked up and horrible than they were in reality

Nah, they were probably thinking, "Let's just remove all the Hiro and Ando scenes and replace them with Conway Twitty!"

Devil
Satan isn't all-knowing. Only God can be all-knowing. And Oprah, but she's the exception that proves the rule.

Why read minds?
Anybody else annoyed that Matt and Nathan had to read the bomb squad guy's mind to disarm the explosive. Why didn't they just cut out the middleman and have him do it?


Strike one!

Pete
Did anybody else have a hard time buying Pete's objection to Liz's plans? I guess he figured that, in today's economy, an unwed teenage couple with a baby on the way has just as much a chance at prosperity as anybody.

The difference between Fallon and Conan is that we've already seen how badly Fallon does when he's flying solo. Conan, on the other hand, was virtually unknown, so it was easy to give him the benefit of the doubt.

The show's tragic misuse of Wire alumni makes me stronger.

I'm guessing it's Angela, because REBEL somehow knew in advance that Matt would need saving when Hiro and Ando got that fax, and she can dream the future.

I always thought Runaways would work better as a TV series, myself.

Exchange I really want to hear
I like how this is the second time Ben's failed to kill Locke.

"I think that, if you're told you're special that many times, the pressure becomes so unbearable that first you start dreading failure, and then you simply wait for it, like waiting for the tide to go out."

Have you given The Terror a chance yet? That one really stuck with me just because it gets so dire and bleak. You'll end up turning your thermostat to 80 and swear off going outside in the snow after that one. Plus, the insight into Eskimo culture and mythology was pretty cool.

You mean you think it would've been better to send somebody who actually knows the culture and geography of the country in question? Racist!

Animation
I'm starting to think this show would have fared better if it were animated instead of live action. Sure it would've been a harder sell for the prime time audience, but at least the powers wouldn't be limited to the special effects budget. Instead, the abilities we get to see with any regularity are limited

My favorite moment this week was when he took an axe to La Bamba's podium so he could hand it out as a souvenir. Especially since it was obvious from the start that he hadn't cleared it with anybody.