Well, after considering your points and going back to think over the episode itself, I've come to the conclusion that it actually sucked a lot more than I originally thought.
I know they have to cut a few bits. They probably have to cut a lot of bits. But--as with earlier episodes, where doubtless some narrative was lost--you can cut time without cutting content; in this case, the content itself wasn't great to begin with.
Firstly, the Mohinder Incident: there's the chance that Sylar could just be faking. If he tried to use the gun and Sylar was conscious, it simply wouldn't work.... He saw a chance to run from a psychopathic super-killer and he took it.
Of course it wouldn't work if Sylar was conscious. Running away wouldn't work with a conscious telekinetic in the room, either. And Mohinder didn't just run--he stopped to pick up a body and left with it, something that takes a hell of a lot more time than snatching up a gun and squeezing off a few rounds. I mean, if he was strong enough to carry a body out of his apartment—which seems to be several floors up—and out to his cab (with no one noticing and calling the cops, what the hell?), he was certainly strong enough to apply the poundage necessary to squeeze a trigger.
The Escape:
As for the Company being prepared for something like that, honestly, there was no way Matt or Ted could have escaped without HRG's help. The Company was as prepared as they needed to be for normal circumstances. And maybe they did have emergency plans or trump cards, but they all probably required electricity, which is kinda hard to use after an EMP. Besides, Matt and Ted still have the tracking devices, so they aren't necessarily in the clear yet.
Right. They couldn't have escaped without HRG's help. And how in the name of Holy Mother Mary did know about that pipe? WHY wouldn't he have told someone? What if they were to keep someone potentially deadly in that room? HRG may be protective of Claire, but he's also not stupid enough to let loose pipes--loose weapons--go when he might need to keep someone potentially dangerous in that room. Up until they found out about Claire, he did his job well. It makes absolutely no logical sense that he'd leave something like that unseen to--unless, unlikely of unlikelies, he discovered the pipe right before he was imprisoned. But then what are the odds of Matt being put in that room, or HRG, or Ted (who wouldn’t be able to hear HRG and wouldn’t trust him anyway)?
What, precisely, are ‘normal circumstances’ when you’re dealing with people that can blow up New York or set apartments on fire with a snap of their fingers? I would think that they would put some non-electricity-based provisions in place. If you think about it, control of electricity is a far more natural evolutionary step than control of fire. We’re choc full of bioelectricity! And if the Company is controlled by Linderman, surely he would make sure that they provided for extremes? Caroline makes an interesting point in saying that they probably relied a lot on the Haitian, and I think she’s right, but still. Linderman seems like he would be the High Priest of Backup Plans.
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I know they have to cut a few bits. They probably have to cut a lot of bits. But--as with earlier episodes, where doubtless some narrative was lost--you can cut time without cutting content; in this case, the content itself wasn't great to begin with.
Firstly, the Mohinder Incident:
there's the chance that Sylar could just be faking. If he tried to use the gun and Sylar was conscious, it simply wouldn't work.... He saw a chance to run from a psychopathic super-killer and he took it.
Of course it wouldn't work if Sylar was conscious. Running away wouldn't work with a conscious telekinetic in the room, either. And Mohinder didn't just run--he stopped to pick up a body and left with it, something that takes a hell of a lot more time than snatching up a gun and squeezing off a few rounds. I mean, if he was strong enough to carry a body out of his apartment—which seems to be several floors up—and out to his cab (with no one noticing and calling the cops, what the hell?), he was certainly strong enough to apply the poundage necessary to squeeze a trigger.
The Escape:
As for the Company being prepared for something like that, honestly, there was no way Matt or Ted could have escaped without HRG's help. The Company was as prepared as they needed to be for normal circumstances. And maybe they did have emergency plans or trump cards, but they all probably required electricity, which is kinda hard to use after an EMP. Besides, Matt and Ted still have the tracking devices, so they aren't necessarily in the clear yet.
Right. They couldn't have escaped without HRG's help. And how in the name of Holy Mother Mary did know about that pipe? WHY wouldn't he have told someone? What if they were to keep someone potentially deadly in that room? HRG may be protective of Claire, but he's also not stupid enough to let loose pipes--loose weapons--go when he might need to keep someone potentially dangerous in that room. Up until they found out about Claire, he did his job well. It makes absolutely no logical sense that he'd leave something like that unseen to--unless, unlikely of unlikelies, he discovered the pipe right before he was imprisoned. But then what are the odds of Matt being put in that room, or HRG, or Ted (who wouldn’t be able to hear HRG and wouldn’t trust him anyway)?
What, precisely, are ‘normal circumstances’ when you’re dealing with people that can blow up New York or set apartments on fire with a snap of their fingers? I would think that they would put some non-electricity-based provisions in place. If you think about it, control of electricity is a far more natural evolutionary step than control of fire. We’re choc full of bioelectricity! And if the Company is controlled by Linderman, surely he would make sure that they provided for extremes? Caroline makes an interesting point in saying that they probably relied a lot on the Haitian, and I think she’s right, but still. Linderman seems like he would be the High Priest of Backup Plans.