It's nice to se the story moving along again.  This episode had a lot of good moments in it.

• No Hiro or Peter this episode?  Dissapointing.
• What is up with the cockroaches?
• Now we know who the twelve are, and apparently Matt's dad was one of them, and the Boogie Man!!!
• YES YES YES!  Kristen Bell next week...!

I think there are too many new heroes popping up though.  Maya, Alejandro, West, Micah's cousin... Too many storylines happening all at once.  It was bad enough first season, but at least they all intertwined.  Now it seems like they are just trying to throw as many in the show as possible.

Yeah, I agree. Although, I forgot to mention that I was pretty much hysterical when Molly (I hate that bitch) was 'screaming' for help to Matt. Hahahahaha.

No Hiro or Peter this episode?  Dissapointing.

That was the best part of the episode! As much as I usually like Hiro for his comedic relief, this Hiro in feudal Japan storyline is extremely boring!

Monica is a good new character. For once I'm not really annoyed with a new addition. It'll be fun to see her watching tv to absorb information for the eventual upcoming finale. What will she watch? Karate movies? Let's place our bets! 

I love how Claire is the only character who's been in every single episode. She really makes the show for me. As much as how cheesy the whole Claire and West love thing is, I actually enjoy seeing them together now. He doesn't make me cringe anymore. It's sad though that Claire will end up causing Noah's death as a result of this friendship. I wonder whether it'll be an accident or if West truly has an evil side we're not aware of.

What is up with the cockroaches?

I think we discussed this last season. They're just symbolism for Sylar. Remember how Mohinder once gave a lecture on cockcroaches and how hard it is to kill them, that even if you cut off their head they'll still be able to survive for days? Well, it's pretty fitting for Sylar.

But is Monica only limited to TV, or is she able to pick up on other things? I think she'll eventually be able to pick up on powers and turn out to be a Rogue(X-Men)-type character, I noticed the elongated the hug between her and Micah and the focus on them touching.

EDIT: Of course when I first saw them hug, I thought it might be because Micah was trying to use his power to heal her.

I just read on TV Squad that appatently the car Sylar and the gang are in is Claire's.  I don't know if that means anything though.

I think we discussed this last season. They're just symbolism for Sylar. Remember how Mohinder once gave a lecture on cockcroaches and how hard it is to kill them, that even if you cut off their head they'll still be able to survive for days? Well, it's pretty fitting for Sylar.

I understand they're a representation of Sylar, but there has to be more to it than that.

So, if that New Orleans chick watches a movie like Star Wars, will she have Force powers?  What happens if she watches Dragonball Z?

Maya and other-dude story is still boring.  She cries and people die.  Lame.

matt's storyline just got a hell of a lot better (and it was pretty okay to start with).  Pretty damn awesome that it's his DAD who is the evil nightmare man!

So Matt's dad is FREDDY KRUEGER!

Another slow, filler-esque episode. Some interesting points came up, but as a whole the episode just wasn't engaging. I like how Sylar's got his own theme now with all the clocks n' shit... or did he always have that?

Did I hear Sylar say golly in this episode? He might've said it before but I never noticed. Pretty funny.

I think he's having some kinda identity crisis. Gabriel is more likely to say "Golly".

Is it just me, or is the car that Alejandro, Maya, & Sylar are driving in Claire's car? Because if so, that's a pretty LOST-ish thing to pull. Speaking about Lost, did anyone else chuckle about Mohinder and Matt talking about "daddy issues"?

Yeah, haha.

I think Sylar's 'innocent face' so to speak is just badly acted by him, so he says golly and gee and stuff like that. Also Monica better not join Peter or Sylar as a power-stealing person or or or I don't know what I'll do!

Since the show doesn't clarify, I'm just going to assume that Matt and Mohinder are gay lovers.  

EDIT: Of course when I first saw them hug, I thought it might be because Micah was trying to use his power to heal her.

It was. I thought it was pretty obvious- he was trying to use his powers on a biological being and he was disappointed when it didn't work.

I like how Sylar's got his own theme now with all the clocks n' shit... or did he always have that?

He's had that since his backstory was revealed in that flashback episode.

Did I hear Sylar say golly in this episode? He might've said it before but I never noticed. Pretty funny.

Yeah he's talked like that in the past as Gabriel- look at the episode when he visits his mom. It's a pretty badass identity separation thing. Man Sylar's character just keeps getting better and better.

But man am I the only one who doesn't like Monica? I mean her power is sortof cool but the whole STRUGGLING AFTER KATRINA thing is really blah. Man just when Maya and Alejandro get interesting (by adding the best character into their storyline), they go ahead and throw in a new boring storyline to take their place.

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One can't help but wonder if the heroes in this series generate promicin- might the substance that leaks from Maya's eyes be a form of corrupted promicin?

Is it just me, or is the car that Alejandro, Maya, & Sylar are driving in Claire's car? Because if so, that's a pretty LOST-ish thing to pull. Speaking about Lost, did anyone else chuckle about Mohinder and Matt talking about "daddy issues"?

I just read on TV Squad that apparently the car Sylar and the gang are in is Claire's.  I don't know if that means anything though.

It's OK, I forgive you.

The boogie man.. who would've guessed that it was Parkman's dad... Then Mikah's cousin is a super smart learner as well..

This is getting interesting folks! But I wanted Pete back in there..

And I just know that Maya and Alejandro are gonna get killed and their powers stolen from Sylar. That was an accident waiting to happen..

Sylar will use the Vulcan Nerve Pinch on them...

Could've sworn Spock died before Sylar could take his power.