Punch In The Face Index: S2E3

[bryant]

This is the third PITF Index for Season 2 of Heroes, the superhero TV show where people really like to punch each other in the face.

Face-punch count: 1. Also, we had our first shout-out, which in the fine tradition of fanfic authors and recappers everywhere, we’re gonna pretend was directed at us. Go Hiro. Rah!

PITF Index after the cut.

But first a quick recap of the rules. Being evil does not mean you need to be punched in the face. Being punched in the face is a direct result of being snarky, useless, whiny, smarmy, petulant, emo, or Mohinder. People not appearing in the episode are not eligible for being punched in the face, except in extreme circumstances like we run out of people to punch. Dead people are immune, probably, unless they appear in flashback or something. Previous performance does influence current placement.

This week, our list looks like this.

1. Candice, both for thinking it’s a bright idea to save and hang out with the serial killer and because um. So the shallowest, bitchiest, most appearance-concerned sexualized female on the show was driven to her actions because she had trouble accepting her size? Thanks! The writers of this episode get half of the punch.
2. The flying kid, who had no idea Claire had powers when he started being a creepy stalker dude, so it’s not like there’s any excuse there.
3. Irish guy, Irish guy’s traitor pal, the whole bad-accented overly-trusting rambunctiously-cliched lot of them. Irish organized crime is officially overplayed. I blame Scorsese.
4. Mohinder! This spy stuff is hard, whine whine, and let me make promises I can’t possibly keep to a kid suffering from PTSD. Duh.
5. The Alchemist, for being hugely smarmy and a Company drone for the third straight week.

Angela Petrelli falls off because she didn’t show up this week. Takezo Kensei showed signs of being a human being after all. Maya and Alejandro are strong threats for next week for sheer annoyance value; more dumb stuff like stealing cars and they’re on the list.

Originally published at Imaginary Vestibule.

Comments

[solarmus.livejournal.com]

Stealing cars in broad daylight across the street from a cop at a coffee shop no less. wtf?

[rmd.livejournal.com]

i missed the shout-out?

[michele-blue.livejournal.com]

Hiro at one point mentioned, "a punch in the face!" We were thrilled!

Bryant and I will search for the screen capture, because we're like that. Post to follow!

[kodi]

That one?

[michele-blue.livejournal.com]

You rule!

[kodi]

I think we knew all that about Candice from last season. This episode just finalized it. What really sucks is that she had a chance to be one of the few females on the show who actually controls their life, and lost the chance because she didn't see the giant plot-sized hole in her elaborate plan.

Flying kid tops my list, though, for saying "I, uh, take it you're annoyed" after finally pushing Claire over the edge.

[michele-blue.livejournal.com]

Flying kid, yeah. For all his, "I want you to admit you're different!" smartassness, you don't exactly see him flying from class to class.

Oh, and the HRG connection was about as subtle as...oh, I don't know, a punch in the face. I snerked.

[bryant]

It was the episode of badly written obvious connections. "The guy... with horn-rimmed... GLASSES." And the random connection to Claire's new high school.

[touchofwinter.livejournal.com]

The Flying Kid should be get punched just for trying so hard to look like the guy from Smallville. Not just the powers, I mean the hair and the clothes and the eyes and etc. He's got Superboy written all over him (I think I take that back - the Superboy in the comic books is actually much cooler).

[kodi]

It gave me hope that we'd get to see HRG punch flying kid in the face, though.

[michele-blue.livejournal.com]

I'm in favor of that.

[shiffer.livejournal.com]

I say bump stupid flying kid off the list for the syblings who think stealing a car in the middle of main street in broad daylight is stealthy.

And it was pretty obvious "Michelle" was a throw-away, because that actress was just horrible. Missy Peregrym is no Hilary Swank (same number of oscars!), but at least she tried.

Also: PITF Index is the only reason I watch Heroes on a weekly basis instead of waiting for midseason/end of season to watch it all in row.

[bryant]

I'm having trouble finding the sibs interesting enough to punch in the face. It's like punching a souffle in the face. Whoof, poof, no effect.

[drivingblind.livejournal.com]

Maya and Alejandro pretty much top the list for me; I find them utterly unnecessary to the show and I feel like my time is wasted every moment they're on the screen.

There's one thing about the Alchemist that got me, just a little this week. There's a point where he reaches over at pats Mohinder on the shoulder -- and Mohinder looks uncomfortable. Is that a hint that the Alchemist is going to turn someone into solid fucking gold this season?