Heroes -- "Once Upon a Time in Texas" -- 11/02/09

DJariya · 11-02-09, 02:24 PM

Synopsis:

Spoiler:

Jayma Mays from Glee guest stars once again as Charlie. 12 more to go.

Michael Corvin · 11-02-09, 02:40 PM

I liked Charlie. Hopefully Hiro redeems himself a bit in this episode.

DJariya · 11-02-09, 02:42 PM

I liked her too. I thought she actually brought out alot of good in Hiro.

devilshalo · 11-02-09, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DJariya

I liked her too. I thought she actually brought out alot of good in Paul Blart.

DJariya · 11-02-09, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by devilshalo

Very funny. I meant she actually made Hiro not act like a fucking buffoon the last few seasons.

MrSmearkase · 11-02-09, 02:55 PM

Charlie was a great character for her short arc in Season 1, but it seemed as though the writers ignored her and her influence on Hiro in subsequent seasons. For lack of a better comparison, I suppose you could compare her to Gwen Stacy, as she somewhat drives the hero towards a confrontation with the villian. The writers have instead turned Hiro into a bumbling mess, for shame.

Hopefully, the return of Charlie can serve as some sort of bookend to Hiro's place on the show, because if the show does last to another season, I'd like to see Hiro gone.

GizmoDVD · 11-02-09, 07:42 PM

So you wanna know who was fired from heroes?

Spoiler:

MrSmearkase · 11-02-09, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD

So you wanna know who was fired from heroes?

Spoiler:

How'd that happen? Any links to the story?

GizmoDVD · 11-02-09, 08:00 PM

You'll know in the next few days. There is no 'official' links yet.

PopcornTreeCt · 11-02-09, 08:09 PM

Well, he hasn't been on so... not much of a spoiler.

Goldberg74 · 11-02-09, 08:40 PM

Wow! Hiro had a point there with Sylar's future.

If Hiro goes now, I will have more respect for him than I did before... but I doubt they'll get rid of him anytime soon.

raven56706 · 11-02-09, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD

So you wanna know who was fired from heroes?

Spoiler:

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watc...lling_off.html

GizmoDVD · 11-02-09, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by raven56706

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watc...lling_off.html

I broke the news before she did

Mwuaha

JasonF · 11-02-09, 10:37 PM

Have we ever seen Elizabeth Rohm's character before tonight?

riley_dude · 11-02-09, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by raven56706

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watc...lling_off.html

They're the lucky one. Sinking ship.

Goldberg74 · 11-02-09, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonF

Have we ever seen Elizabeth Rohm's character before tonight?

I only saw a few minutes of this tonight (as noted above), but...

Rohm-bot is in this now?

JasonF · 11-02-09, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Goldberg74

I only saw a few minutes of this tonight (as noted above), but...

Rohm-bot is in this now?

Only in flashbacks. I doubt we'll see her again.

Goldberg74 · 11-02-09, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonF

Only in flashbacks. I doubt we'll see her again.

Yuck... she'll be around for awhile:

http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/heroe...roes-2777.html

Loved one of the comments though...

... her ability is to turn every line she has into something wooden. - Jeff

Giantrobo · 11-03-09, 12:04 AM

The ep didn't get interesting until the last 5 minutes.

Adam Tyner · 11-03-09, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Giantrobo

The ep didn't get interesting until the last 5 minutes.

I had the opposite reaction. It might be the best Hiro episode of the entire run of the show...definitely for the past few seasons. I could nitpick the hell out of it, but I liked it anyway. The Rohm stuff was dead-air, but otherwise, I dug it up till the end. Instead of teasing at what the affereffects of Hiro's meddling was, it was just "gasp! Where's Charlie?" "It was all part of my mwah-hah-hah-nefarious scheme!"

I don't know if THE BIG REVEAL at the end is something Samuel should try to atone for. Wouldn't most Heroes viewers put him on their Christmas card lists for that?

gmanca · 11-03-09, 12:34 AM

Yeah, I rather enjoyed the setup they were building to about Charlie messing up the time-space continuum but because of the serialized nature of the show, that cliffhanger would work better. Perhaps Charlie being stuck in time doesn't affect what would have happened; it would be like she died of that aneurysm.

Spoiler:

Patman · 11-03-09, 12:35 AM

Rohm-bot: she give me wood, the wrong kind of wood.

Jim Patterson · 11-03-09, 01:45 AM

Are their any plans to release a vol.3 in their graphic novel series?

Snowmaker · 11-03-09, 08:28 AM

I just picture Charlie trapped in one of those flat pieces of glass, spinning through space like in Superman.

This episode was meh for me. They've run so out of ideas that they have to revisit earlier season plots and re-write them?

It was cool seeing Isaac and mini-Bilson again though. Was any of that stock footage, or did they really bring them back for such a small appearance?

Adam Tyner · 11-03-09, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowmaker

It was cool seeing Isaac and mini-Bilson again though. Was any of that stock footage, or did they really bring them back for such a small appearance?

I'm pretty sure that was all leftovers from season one.

11-02-09, 02:24 PM	#1
DJariya DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: La Palma, CA Posts: 8,653	Heroes -- "Once Upon a Time in Texas" -- 11/02/09 Synopsis: Spoiler: Hiro has another chance to save Charlie when he travels three years into the past, where he also encounters Samuel. Elsewhere, Noah's history with his partner (Elisabeth Röhm) is uncovered. Jayma Mays from Glee guest stars once again as Charlie. 12 more to go.

11-02-09, 02:40 PM	#2
Michael Corvin DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 32,051	Re: Heroes -- "Once Upon a Time in Texas" -- 11/02/09 I liked Charlie. Hopefully Hiro redeems himself a bit in this episode. __________________ Xbox Live: Sith Draven / PSN: SithDraven / Wii: 3497 1324 7344 6386 Now Playing: Overlord \| Recently Finished: Ghostbusters \| On Deck: Lego Rock Band Video Game Report Card: 2007 \| 2008 \| 2009 If the RIAA had their way, listening to music at all would be illegal. -Suprmallet

11-02-09, 02:42 PM	#3
DJariya DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: La Palma, CA Posts: 8,653	Re: Heroes -- "Once Upon a Time in Texas" -- 11/02/09 I liked her too. I thought she actually brought out alot of good in Hiro.

11-02-09, 02:55 PM	#6
MrSmearkase Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Westborough, MA Posts: 574	Re: Heroes -- "Once Upon a Time in Texas" -- 11/02/09 Charlie was a great character for her short arc in Season 1, but it seemed as though the writers ignored her and her influence on Hiro in subsequent seasons. For lack of a better comparison, I suppose you could compare her to Gwen Stacy, as she somewhat drives the hero towards a confrontation with the villian. The writers have instead turned Hiro into a bumbling mess, for shame. Hopefully, the return of Charlie can serve as some sort of bookend to Hiro's place on the show, because if the show does last to another season, I'd like to see Hiro gone.

11-02-09, 07:42 PM	#7
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11-02-09, 08:00 PM	#9
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11-02-09, 08:09 PM	#10
PopcornTreeCt DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 15,193	Re: Heroes -- "Once Upon a Time in Texas" -- 11/02/09 Well, he hasn't been on so... not much of a spoiler. __________________

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11-03-09, 12:34 AM	#21
gmanca Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 948	Re: Heroes -- "Once Upon a Time in Texas" -- 11/02/09 Yeah, I rather enjoyed the setup they were building to about Charlie messing up the time-space continuum but because of the serialized nature of the show, that cliffhanger would work better. Perhaps Charlie being stuck in time doesn't affect what would have happened; it would be like she died of that aneurysm. Spoiler: I wonder about Adrian Pasdar being "fired;" Greg Grunberg did an interview saying the Petrelli Brothers were ok. Last edited by gmanca; 11-03-09 at 12:39 AM.

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11-03-09, 08:28 AM	#24
Snowmaker DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,884	Re: Heroes -- "Once Upon a Time in Texas" -- 11/02/09 I just picture Charlie trapped in one of those flat pieces of glass, spinning through space like in Superman. This episode was meh for me. They've run so out of ideas that they have to revisit earlier season plots and re-write them? It was cool seeing Isaac and mini-Bilson again though. Was any of that stock footage, or did they really bring them back for such a small appearance? __________________ My Blu-rays & DVDs at dvdaficionado.com GO BLUE! Last edited by Snowmaker; 11-03-09 at 08:30 AM.