[LMB] OT: Heroes (with spoilers)

[Elizabeth Holden]

Elvi said:

> Didn't Nathan die at the end of the season, though? 

Of course not!

> Do you figure he's coming back somehow? 

I don't doubt it for a minute. I'd be willing to bet he (and Peter) are back in the first episode,
except that this series is just unpredictable enough that they might hold back and keep them as a
surprise till episode 2 or 3.

No one ever really dies in comics.  No, not even Captain America or Bucky.  We didn't even see
their corpses or dispersed atoms.  This means they aren't dead!

> I never quite got why Peter couldn't just fly 
> himself up high enough not to blow anybody else up, and why Nathan had 
> to sacrifice himself. 

Nathan didn't want to be parted from Peter. Or: Nathan thought he needed the moral support.  Or:
Nathan didn't think Peter had enough of a handle on his powers (especially under the
circumstances) to do it himself.  Or: Nathan had some grand plan we don't know about yet. Or:
Nathan discovered he had a new power of rising from the dead (and bringing his brother with him)
or preventing nuclear explosions from killing people.  Or: Nathan wanted an excuse to disappear
and start a new identity so he wouldn't have to be a Congressman - or face his mother. 

Give me time, I can think of more reasons for you.

I'm not just watching for favourite characters, though of course I have favourite characters. I'm
watching because I really like the show.

namaste,
Elizabeth