Look, I don’t mean to kvetch mightily about Heroes (which I totally heart), but if Tim Kring and his staff are going to throw little nuggets our way, they should do it subtly. And by subtly, I don’t mean flashing messages like the "Are You Sure You Want to Quit?" on Mohinder’s computer so big and so often that even casual viewers balancing their checkbooks mid-episode will stop and go, "Ohhh! Mohinder must be questioning his decision not to continue his father’s work!" Don’t even trip because you know I’m right, people. Also, would you let a total stranger shave you with a straight razor, even if she had a cute pixie hairstyle? I didn’t think so. That’s all.
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I thought it was just me! Seriously, does anybody still use a straight razor? Every time I see one, I think about “The Color Purple” and Miss Celie nearly slitting Mr.’s throat. Anyway, that was very bizarre. I suppose it was meant to be, though.
Well, no, but Pixie Girl apparently can convince you to do things you normally would not do. If she can talk the detoxed Isaac into getting back on the Horse, I figure allowing her to shave him should be a snap.
Sometimes the makers of “Heroes” like to slam things in our faces, like we’re not smart enough to figure stuff out on our own. The computer message was bothering me all episode.
However, the show still kicks major ass.
Alicia, I had the same question. Who has them? Where can you even buy a straight razor anymore?
I needed a straight edge razor for a student film I was directing and found one easily on eBay. They’re cool because they’re dangerous.
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Loved last night episode. I am almost had to cancel my date just to watch it. Yes, I am a fan whose is able to get dates and yes, it’s pathetic. I kinda wish the pixie hair girl had a better ability than the power of “persuasion” (doesn’t that some like type-casting to you?) But if she had this gift all the time, why didn’t she used it to make Mohinder stay in New York?
I figured junkieIssac’s hands were probably shaky, hence him trusting the evil pixie cut with the task. As for why it had to be a straight razor…beats me. Maybe that’s just all they had around.
Completely Agree with you Slezak. How dumb does Kring thing the audience is. Seriously, we get it… Mohinder has a choice to make…
Did anyone else notice that from a distance, the dashes in the genetic code ont he computer screen made a series of symbols like a code? It looked like the symbols on the top of one of the father’s files. That might be why they left the “YES/NO” screen up so that wasn’t as obvious.
If you re-watch, look for the scene where the camera is looking at Mohinder from above and at a distance.
Also, the symbols kind of looked like bad Niki’s tattoo.
Too funny Michael!
Haiku for Mike’s return to Heroes Popwatching:
Welcome Back, Slezak!
You didn’t want to quit us.
Shave you, anywhere?
(xxxoooxxx)
I thought the error message was just fine. It was double meaning that had a point to it. Whatever he finds on the computer will surely re-spark his interest.
But I do agree on the razor part. Also, does anyone use a straight edge these days? Is he getting a shave & a hair cut for 2 bits?!
And he wasn’t injured. He can shave himself. He was pretty much over his withdrawals.
You’re posting about this?? Along with the pointless and misleading entry with the photo from Scrubs, it must’ve been a SLLLOOOOWWWWWW day over in Popwatch.
While watching the show I immediately said to my wife “I sure wouldn’t let you shave me with a straight razor…no way.”
Lorenzo-She didn’t use it before because she doesn’t like to use her powers as we see by the fact that she told HRG that the last time was the last time he said she would have to do it.
There’s not a lot I wouldn’t let Eden, if I had met her under similar circumstances, do to me. And remember, she already had his trust, either through suggestion powers or just for her caretaking and helping him break his physical dependency on heroin.
I don’t think Eden used her power of suggestion for shaving; that was saved for later. However, remember that he was just on drugs. That probably made him more likely to let a woman he didn’t know well shave him. It also did sort of seem like a hospital setting, so he probably didn’t feel threatened.
Yeah, the symbolism was a little too clear on that one. But then again, the series is a comic book made into a tv show, yes? Comics aren’t exactly the most subtle medium. Despite all my efforts not to like this show, I can not stop watching it.
My husband said the exact same thing–who uses a straight razor anymore? Seriously…
Yes, the half-DNA-helix symbol has been seen on Mohinder’s screen (not just this past episode, but I believe in the first episode (maybe second) when Mohinder first found the code and it was scrolling across the screen, as well as on the Haitian’s necklace, Niki’s (and/or Jessica’s) tattoo, Claire’s textbook, several of Isaac’s paintings, Chandra’s book.. I forget where else. Also, I’m pretty sure the tattoos Matt and Ted have noticed are the beginnings of the same symbol. I have a feeling it has something to do with HRG’s organization, but that’s just a guess.
The “Are you sure you want to quit” message was a little obvious, but it didn’t really bother me. So far, I’ve been pretty impressed with how seamlessly a lot of the clues have fit into the story. Sometimes they’re subtle, sometimes they’re extremely obvious, but either way you don’t usually feel like they’re talking down to you. What a refreshing change from something like Lost where they shove everything down your throat and it still doesn’t make sense.
What else is new? This show is a lot of fun, but subtle it is not.
Maybe Mohinder’s dad is reincarnated in the computer.. how’s that for a theory?!
I have noticed that people make such big deal’s about the smallest details. Why can’t we just enjoy the show for what it is. Who really care’s if the message was on the computer and the fact that it was big. And who cares about the razor, if your paying more attention to that then I think your watching the wrong show. Looking back at the lame shows that aired in the past, we should be happy to have show like this.
Marc, your theory is totally awesome. Not only does your comment remind me of this 1980’s movie where this computer gets hit by wine and becomes a smalk talker, but it also helped me remember that funny Simpsons skit where Abe Simpson dies and possesses the love Tester at Moe’s bar.
Even if it doesn’t turn out to be so, every time they show a computer screen on that show I am going to say “dude, it’s mojinder’s dad!”.
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