Punch In The Face Index: S2E6

[bryant]

This is the sixth PITF Index for Season 2 of Heroes, the superhero TV show where punching people in the face is normative behavior.

Face-punch count: 4. Counting backhands.

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. Mohinder, for continuing his strong, strong streak of deeply Mohinder-like behavior. The Company is full of evil, young scientist! You are the most stupid trusting person ever.
2. What’s his name with the cruelty and the flying and the casual attitude. While he didn’t actually kill anyone, the whole bit with the cheerleader was really unduly jerky and wouldn’t have actually gotten Claire a spot on the team if it hadn’t been for the alcohol issue. In other words: he got lucky. We hates him, my precious.
3. Maya, who has significant issues. Note that if she’d just driven past the militia dudes to start with, she’d have gotten away without actually killing anyone. Nice work, there. Also, it is to stop trusting Gabriel (”like the angel,” yeesh).
4. Claire, who needs to stop lying to her Dad and stop listening to a brat who happens to be able to fly and so on. Just… stop.
5. Hiro, who is probably going to suffer more than he actually deserves for his actions, but get real: he decided not to leave historic Japan for selfish reasons, and then he stabbed a guy who depended on him in the emotional back. He messed this one up. That’s why he’s #5, and Kensei is not.

Really, this episode was full of desire to punch. Kensei wanted punching, but as per the above he got lucky. I vaguely wanted to punch the Russian guy. Peter coulda gotten punched on a slower week. Jessica’s status is not so great, given that she’s second only to Mohinder on the issue of trusting the Company. Punch punch punch. Shape up, superheroes! The world is depending on you…

For the second time in a year, with the same “I can foresee an apocalypse” gimmick. Le sigh.

Originally published at Imaginary Vestibule.

Comments

[shiffer.livejournal.com]

Just a tiny bit off topic, but I just watched S2E7 today, and I was shocked by how few people needed to be punched in the face. No spoilers, but if I had to make the list right now off the top of my head I don't think I could fill the five spots.

[michele-blue.livejournal.com]

Oooh, we like a challenge.

But yay, I'm really hoping for a good episode. S2E6 was just horrid.

[drivingblind.livejournal.com]

Yep. Yep, exactly.

[death-by-monkey.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know - I don't think it's that hard to fill the five, although the distinct absence of certain individuals does make the list a little more difficult.

[rickj.livejournal.com]

West (flyboy) is totally creepy. First, he seemed creepy and stalker-ish. Then, while he seemed to be less creepy and more boyfriendy, the things that come out of his mouth get more and more disturbing by the scene.

West needs multiple punches in the face.

By Jessica.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

also, he was disturbingly-stalker-controlling-guy BEFORE KNOWING CLAIRE HAD MAD POWERS. which makes it even creepier than it would be otherwise.

[michele-blue.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I had a moment of disagreeing with Bryant this week about list order, since West was an asshole, but Maya killed a bunch of people.

But West is just SO smarmy and SO jerky and SO ...argh! And there he went up the list, past the murderer girl with the Sylar fixation.

[that-cad.livejournal.com]

I just wanna say that I don't watch Heroes but I read this list every time you post it because it's just so funny.

[bryant]

That's good! Our next index will be about a completely made up show and I don't want the comedy to falter just because it's imaginary.

Probably A Wave, A Look, the Lovecraftian WB Network teen drama I wrote fanfic for lo these many years ago.

[kodi]

Things that made me want to punch:
Mohinder saying "Just one shot, then you can go."
Monica not realizing as soon as Mohinder said that that she had been kidnapped.
Flying kid ripping off Heathers, badly.

It's hard to want to punch Maya when, apart from her strong diction, nothing about her indicates she has a mental age greater than 5.