In The Round: A Very Special Racialicious Roundtable For Heroes
Hosted by Special Correspondent Arturo R. García
We’re all about shaking things up here at The R, so last week your Friendly Neighbo(u)rhood Roundtable got together to chat about not only the recently-concluded two-parter, “The Eclipse,” but other issues surrounding the show, including:
• Our old pal Mohinder, who was a hot topic in last week’s recap thread.
• The Petrellis’ vacation in Haiti, and the faceoff between The Haitian & Baron Samedi
• Hiro’s regression, literal and figurative
• The series’ increasing, and unsettling, penchant for scenes that ring of implied sexual assault.
Here are some highlights from the discussion – the original transcript was 19 pages from just an hour-plus of conversation — for your reading pleasure …
So, Mohinder: Tragic figure or brainy schmuck?
Mahsino: I file him into minor annoyance. I can’t bring myself to care about him either way.
Hexy: I’ve always liked Mo, criminally levels of gullibility aside, and I don’t seem to hate his current storyline as much as most.
Robin: Power-hungry or irresponsible. I think they’ve consistently portrayed him as looking for answers, to finish his father’s work. But I think Mohinder needs a little WWMDD – What Would My Dad Do? — before he makes any more hasty decisions.
Erica: I was confused by Arthur’s statement that Mohinder needs to deal with his monsters. He had beaten up Flint because they were holding him against his will, not for fun or anything.
Hexy: I agree with that! I’m not sure if the intention was to highlight Papa Petrelli’s manipulation, or if they’re trying to go down some weird path of suggesting Mo has a deep dark evil side.
Arturo: I think [the creative team is] taking pains to show practically everybody’s dark or light side this year. They basically made Mo out to be power-hungry, what with injecting the serum right out of the blue. and the thing with Maya just kinda came out of nowhere.
Erica: They’re definitely taking pains — and making it painful for us all.
Robin: I’m surprised Mohinder hasn’t melted into a giant puddle of puss yet. Like that guy in the hospital bed. Who was that?
Clara: I feel like they put in the Mohinder/Maya relationship to boost Mo’s masculinity or something. Like, right after he injected himself, Mo’s chest was a lot more visible, and they complemented this by giving him a lover.
Erica: I think that Mohinder and Maya could have been an interesting couple, but their plotline was just so clumsily put together.
Clara: Yeah, Mohinder’s ambitions definitely slid from “must continue my father’s legacy” to “I want to be just like the cool kids …”
Hexy: And then to “it’s all about Maya!”
Robin: Remember the plot line with his younger sister? The Shanti virus? What happened to that plot?!?!
Mahsino: You’re supposed to forget all about that.
Erica: Stephen Canfield sucked it into a vortex.
Arturo: Back to Maya for a second. NEW JERSEY?!
Hexy: Yeah, wtf?
Erica: She can go anywhere and she hangs out in Jersey?
Arturo: Well, I’ve long thought people need to apologize for New Jersey.
Clara: Are all y’all from NYC? Haha. Maybe one of the writers is from Jersey and wanted to make a shout-out.
Mahsino: But Jersey? I understand the low cost of living, but come on now.
Robin: But she’s a wanted woman in Guatemala?
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