Heroes "String Theory" Talkback (Spoilers)

[Anime Freak]

It's Time To Save The World
http://library.toonzone.net/talkbacks/nbc.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/Swordfish_II/heroes.jpg"String Theory"
Monday, April 30 @ 9 p.m. ET/8 CT on NBC
Friends become enemies and enemies become friends.

#19: .07% (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=188845)
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Someone can edit this later and put all the neat header image and link to last eppy in it, but I gotta say wow at this eppy so far!

The syler having stolen candice's power thing was :eek: . I gotta admit I really didn't see that coming at all.

Wow,what an awesome eppy,and I knew that issac's final comic was the key to how to kill Sylar! The ending was also pretty awesome with the climatic battle between Sylar and Peter and this time it definetly seemed more evenly matched.

[The Penguin]

Someone can edit this later and put all the neat header image and link to last eppy in it, but I gotta say wow at this eppy so far!It is so friggin easy! I bet if you try you can do it yourself next time.

The only problem I had was figuring out what the devil the title is. TV Guide.com says String Theory, NBC.com says 5 Years In the Future, IMDb says Five Years Gone and Anime Freak has 5 Years Past.

[peacebyanymeans]

Omg. THIS is why I watch this show!

I loved the part where the homeland security guy ran towards Peter and he just flung him around him and into a wall.

[Swordfish_II]

I'd almost forgot Sylar had ice powers.

Awesome ep. :D

[FireStarterLE]

man I hope Hiro waits before he acts so they show what that fight in full!!! That's twice now!!!

I think I see what Issac did to "save the world" ... that 9th Wonder comic Hiro has must be what he was referring to.

Sheesh alot of notable were killed this ep or prior to: Claire (I think Sylar can do it where she can't heal, just a guess), Mr. Bennet was shot, Peter .. on and on

[Funkatron]

man I hope Hiro waits before he acts so they show what that fight in full!!! That's twice now!!!

I think I see what Issac did to "save the world" ... that 9th Wonder comic Hiro has must be what he was referring to.

Sheesh alot of notable were killed this ep or prior to: Claire (I think Sylar can do it where she can't heal, just a guess), Mr. Bennet was shot, Peter .. on and on

I think peter and Sylar are evenly matched. True its ice vs Radiation, but both have telekenesis and flight and Peter has the advantage of time manipulation and invisibility

[Anime Freak]

It is so friggin easy! I bet if you try you can do it yourself next time.

The only problem I had was figuring out what the devil the title is. TV Guide.com says String Theory, NBC.com says 5 Years In the Future, IMDb says Five Years Gone and Anime Freak has 5 Years Past.

I'm pretty sure that 5 Years Past is what I saw on the title but it could be 5 Years Gone, its one of the 2 lol

[Neo Yi]

I naturally squealed when most of this episode was Hiro central--even if I admit his older self being dark had that corny air (maybe it's the ponytail, ahaha)--of course with his friend having been dead for five years and half of NYC blown up, it's understandable.

Despite that, I didn't get officially hooked until I saw Nathan turn into Sylar and killed Claire. THAT certainly raised my eyebrows and let me audit out a loud, "Holy Crap!" By the last ten minutes, I was literally on the edge of my seat wondering just what would happen and how past Hiro will fix this mess.

Spoilers just incase, but I'm also very curious from the preview of the next episode. So, the little girl Molly can stop Sylar or is the narrator merely saying that to throw us off?

[peacebyanymeans]

Wait, if Peter had fire powers at the end, that means he had to have met Claire's mom...

[Conekiller]

It was probably Ted's powers.

How come Matt wasn't able to read President Syler's mind to see he wasn't really Nathan?

[silverwings]

This episode was incredibly awesome.

And, darnit NBC, let use get to *see* a Peter/Sylar fight. :crying:

[MAXIMUS]

so thought I'd dust off my membership to post for what I think is one of the coolest shows on television :)

Just so many sweet reveals in this episode, too many to recount. Peter had a little Neo thing going on in the end there. Gets better every week, hope they didn't jump the shark with this episode.

Seriously, where is season 2 going to go from here?

[Freedom Fighter]

Much better than last week's return, and technically, you can even not count this episode since it's a 'what if' one.

You gotta know something's up when Hiro comments that "I scare me." But at least we found out why later - Ando doesn't survive the NYC explosion.

'Future' Matt... he's got even more ballsy, between his interrogation tactics and his shoot-to-kill, no questions asked philosophy at the end. I kinda like it.

I have to agree with Neo Yi's comment... the episode really took off when it was revealed Nathan was Sylar, and he killed Claire!

And the last scene... pure awesomeness! I figure, we will get a full-blown Sylar-Peter battle before Hiro ends up killing him to save the world! I just hope Hiro knows what he's doing... for the sake of Ando and half the population of New York City!

"Five Years Gone": 4/5.

[Rook]

My god NYC skyline looks so fake during the speech.

What the heck is with the smoke trail when he's flying? Apparently Nathan's power has a Mach 2.

Peter/Hiro deluxe combo at the entrance of the building. Give Ando some popcorn to watch.

Yes, Matt is an idiot in the future. You think a guy with mind reading powers would know better. And the president's arm going through a metal door, come on, how does that not tip you off?

Keep in mind that the comic has a picture of sylar being stabbed by a guy with round glasses. It could be Hiro or it could be Ando. Or it could be Peter after absorbing the changling chick's powers. And Ando might still die, so...

There's also the chance that F-Sylar might be able to go back in time, oh man i hope not.

[Anime Freak]

wow,ando sure did become quite a popular character in this eppy, i think this is the most people have talked about him in an eppy yet lol. but if ya think about it...would we really be able to handle Hiro without Ando being around?

[Terminatah]

Sheesh alot of notable were killed this ep or prior to: Claire (I think Sylar can do it where she can't heal, just a guess)Oh, he surely could. No amount of regeneration can save you from a removed brain.


How come Matt wasn't able to read President Syler's mind to see he wasn't really Nathan?Well, the Haitian was under the President's employ, so any mental block on the President's brain would be easily accepted by Matt.

-Terminatah

[ShadowGUN]

BEST EPISODE YET. Future Matt is real a jerk while Future Peter is bad ass. Jessica in control of the body was surprised.I am curious of how Nikki got rid of Jessica.


There's also the chance that F-Sylar might be able to go back in time, oh man i hope not.


Yeah. I get the feeling that what he is going to do since he now knows that Future Hiro power allow him to travel through time. He will pull a Cell before season finale.

[Discloner]

I think the real question is...if Sylar had the power of flight - he had to have confronted and killed Peter's brother at some point; and likely BEFORE the bomb exploded since it was always his perogative to collect and exterminate the other Heros.

So in Peter's vision is it Sylar, or his brother?

[The Huntsman]

I just hate time travel. Future Hiro had failed to kill Sylar because he had Claire’s power, but, Claire was still alive in Future Hire’s present, since the past was changed. Therefore, Sylar shouldn’t have had Claire’s power when Future Hiro tried to kill him, so… Man, I don’t have any idea what I’m saying. However, under the logical rules applied to the series, the past can change the future, so…

Eh, I’ll let somebody else contemplate such things.

[Terminatah]

I just hate time travel. Future Hiro had failed to kill Sylar because he had Claire’s power, but, Claire was still alive in Future Hire’s present, since the past was changed. Therefore, Sylar shouldn’t have had Claire’s power when Future Hiro tried to kill him, so… Man, I don’t have any idea what I’m saying. However, under the logical rules applied to the series, the past can change the future, so…

Eh, I’ll let somebody else contemplate such things.I suppose it does make some kinda sense. Saving the cheerleader was step one. Having Hiro witness the bad future and become inspired to go back and actually kill Sylar was step two.

-Terminatah

[Conekiller]

Yeah but F-Hiro seemed surprised to see HIro and Ando show up, maybe that wasn't exactly part of the plan, but a lucky situation

[Jacob T. Paschal]

Wow, what an episode! Amazing!! NBC, this show BEGS for a bigger budget!!!

5/5

[Yojimbo]

Seriously, where is season 2 going to go from here?

Taking on the Linderman Group and the organization's affiliated with it?

Hmmm, so that's Peter's scar.

Future Hiro mentioned Molly Walker, the daughter of James Walker, aka girl that Matt Parkman found when he was still a LA beat cop and who Sylar tried to take when he infiltrated FBI HQ but Parkman shot him a couple times. How intriguing to bring a one shot third rate supporting character to the periphary...This girl must be what Thompson was referring to, when he met Dr. Suresh, two episodes ago about taking his own initiative to kill Sylar.

Battojutsu reference, neat.

Couldn't the Haitian just block Sylar's powers? Or did Sylar overcome that on "Homecoming"?

Matrix building lobby shoot out homage? Meh. Could've displayed Peter's range of powers a little better with that scene.

[silvanoir]

I think the real question is...if Sylar had the power of flight - he had to have confronted and killed Peter's brother at some point; and likely BEFORE the bomb exploded since it was always his perogative to collect and exterminate the other Heros.

So in Peter's vision is it Sylar, or his brother?

In the future, in this ep, Peter's real brother did become president after the explosion. However, he blamed Sylar for the explosion even though it was Peter. Sylar went after Nathan and killed him for that, and took his place (having kileld Candice, the one with mimic powers beforehand) . He says as much in the ep.

[The Penguin]

I'm pretty sure that 5 Years Past is what I saw on the title but it could be 5 Years Gone, its one of the 2 lolWell NBC.com now lists the title as "String Theory" so I have changed the thread. This has been amazingly complicated.

[Peter Paltridge]

Well NBC.com now lists the title as "String Theory" so I have changed the thread. This has been amazingly complicated.
Weird; then why did the episode itself display a different title? Will that be fixed on all future airings?

[Terminatah]

Yeah but F-Hiro seemed surprised to see HIro and Ando show up, maybe that wasn't exactly part of the plan, but a lucky situationBecause they're using Back to the Future logic, where the time traveler retains the memories of their original timeline, even after they change the past. So although 2012 Hiro saved Claire by going back and giving the cheerleader speech, he has no memories of the NEW events that followed after she was saved (such as when his 2007 self traveled to the future).

-Terminatah

[Burgundy Ranger]

Weird; then why did the episode itself display a different title? Will that be fixed on all future airings?I'd go along with that -- what gets put on the show itself trumps anything a website or press release might say.

[mr.happy]

Didn't really like this one. I never really like these oh-no-it's-a-bleak-future-where-everything-has-fallen-to-pieces-and-everyone's-really-bitter episodes, but they always seem to be popular with fanboys. It was also much too Hiro-heavy. Can't stand the guy, and two of them only made matters worse. The highlight was another teasing encounter between Sylar and Peter.

[Swordfish_II]

It was also much too Hiro-heavy. Can't stand the guy, and two of them only made matters worse.

I'm pretty sure this is some sort of unforgivable blasphemy. :evil:

[Jacob T. Paschal]

I'm pretty sure this is some sort of unforgivable blasphemy. :evil:

I concur, very strongly. Very.

[mr.happy]

I'm pretty sure this is some sort of unforgivable blasphemy. :evil:Not liking Hiro? He was fun for a few episodes at the beginning of the show, but now he has just become an insufferable nuisance.

[Yojimbo]

Not liking Hiro? He was fun for a few episodes at the beginning of the show, but now he has just become an insufferable nuisance.

You mean his squeaky optimistic voice or messing up the multi-verse?

[mr.happy]

You mean his squeaky optimistic voice or messing up the multi-verse?I find his squeaky optimistic voice as annoying as his pretend-deep and serious one equally annoying.

[EinBebop]

Oh, he surely could. No amount of regeneration can save you from a removed brain.Not even removed. Remember Claire's** and Peter's 'deaths'... it would seem that power does not work if the brain is compromised in any way.

**from the beginning of the season, not this week


Well NBC.com now lists the title as "String Theory" so I have changed thread. This has been amazingly complicated.Time travel always is.

[Yojimbo]

I find his squeaky optimistic voice as annoying as his pretend-deep and serious one equally annoying.

Point taken, perhaps when he starts killing people...nah.

[Funkatron]

NBC.com once again has the episode listed as "Five Years Gone"

[Jacob T. Paschal]

NBC.com once again has the episode listed as "Five Years Gone"

What did the episode title card say? That's what really matters.

[Swordfish_II]

It said "Five Years Gone."

[Jacob T. Paschal]

It said "Five Years Gone."

Then that's the title.

[Jacob T. Paschal]

Forgive the double post, but I recently rewatched the whole first season on DVD from my local library and I have to say that this episode was incredible in that with very little 'epic budget' it still managed to be very epic. Also, it took to damn long to find this thread because the title was different from what the set called the episode!!!! 'Five Years Gone' was what it was called. Bah! Two days of my life gone!! :sweat:

EDIT: Cursed forgetfulness! What I wanted to say though was that in my looking back I've really gained a appreciation for the level of power a show can have without the 'big epic budget' that a scene calls for. The final showdown as incredibly epic in nature and dare I say comic book-ish in how all of the characters in the future were so combat-ready/experienced. Truly captivating, if I do say so.