Episode talk:Distractions

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Synopsis

• I'm not going to be able to write a synopsis until Tuesday evening, so if someone else wants to take this one go right ahead. Even a short synopsis would be good, I can always go back and write a long one like I usually do. If not then it'll be up by tomorrow night! :) (Admin 23:06, 5 February 2007 (EST))
  • That does not sound like a fun job. I'll work on the manatees and waffles. — RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:16, 5 February 2007 (EST)

Peter's fall

• Did anyone else notice the car he fell on had a sign that said "Nakamura"? 23:23, 5 February 2007 (EST)
  • The sign ends in "...amura", but it looks like there's a c or o before that. It is subtitled "Warriors of Edo Japan" whatever that means. The picture next to it looks like Takezo Kensei. --Fcphantom 23:42, 5 February 2007 (EST)
    • Totally noticed it. Weird, eh? — RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:44, 5 February 2007 (EST)
    • It's "Samurai", not "Nakamura".--Hardvice (talk) 04:09, 6 February 2007 (EST)

Episode image

Okay, the term "distractions" was used when Kaito was talking to Hiro. Should we use this as the episode image (it's a closeup profile of Katio, Hiro in the background)? — RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:44, 5 February 2007 (EST)

• I like this one because it has a couple layers to it. Kaito and Kiminimimana (sp? ;) ) think Hiro's distracted from his true purpose, and they're serving as a distraction from his quest.--Hardvice (talk) 02:39, 6 February 2007 (EST)

Meredith's travels

Is the mere mention of a location really worth an article? I'd say if we've at least seen it, then go for it (and before anyone says anything, yes, we have seen Germany), but otherwise, it seems unnecessary for now.--Hardvice (talk) 02:38, 6 February 2007 (EST)

Agree to a point. Unless it serves some larger purpose, there's no need in making a page for it. Now, if the necklace turns out to be some big plot point thing, then maybe the place that it's from would be a good article because, though unseen, it serves as an important story point. (See Lake Ramsey.) Until then, I think those places are just fine on Meredith's page. — RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 02:56, 6 February 2007 (EST)

The part about her being in Mexico felt important to me (after Claire's reaction), but the rest of the locations were forgetable.--Yoshie (talk) 10:41, 6 February 2007 (EST)

Sylar's Voice

Did anyone notice that Sylar's voice changed when he loomed over Sandra? Was that the same sound modification as Eden's power? Webrunner 11:01, 6 February 2007 (EST)

• Could have been. It's not likely that Sylar was able to aquire Eden's ability though, and if he had.. wouldn't he have used it by now? (rather than faking his death, and then TKing everyone)? It might have been an ability we have not yet seen (he's supposed to have killed several other metahumans, though again.. we have only actually seen him use his own ability and the TK thus far). I'm starting to wonder if Sylar's ability requires him to "see" the ability being used in order to aquire it, as he's just not showing signs of having any others at present.--Yoshie (talk) 11:12, 6 February 2007 (EST)
  • If he has a variant of Peter Petrelli's power, he may just have to be in close proximity for a short while, which Sylar was with Eden. And, like Peter, Sylar may not have developed a reliable way to manifest the stored powers. This was a situation (if I recall) where Sylar was attempting to "command" Mrs Bennet, and the power expressed. Though, Sylar believes he can "analyze" his way into understanding the powers, which may be why he needs to cut open the brains, and through "logic" (rather than Peter's "empathy") he may call up the stored ability --Orne 12:07, 6 February 2007 (EST)

Req: Definition of "series regular"

• Seeing as I've now had a half dozen entries removed due to "not a series regular"-related reasons, I'd like to know who exactly is considered a series regular and why.--Yoshie 13:11, 6 February 2007 (EST)

Title Commentary

Should there be a section to each episode page denoting why the episode is called what it is, or what references in the episode harken back to the title? Sometimes it's not obvious, and sometimes there's multiple reasons. Like in this episode, it's called Distractions perhaps because Hiro's father actually uses that word in his dialogue, but it's also because Peter learns that distractions are what keep his power from happening. It's when he focuses on someone with a power that he emulates that power. One could also argue that Claire is distracted from going to school because she has to meet her real mom. Sylar's appearance in the Bennet house distracts Mrs. Bennet. Mister Muggles distracted her from telling us Mr. Bennet's name. I can't figure out how Jessica's plotline ties in to it this week, but aside from her, the episode is chock full of distractions. Should there be a place in each episode's page that's devoted to examples referencing the episode title, or is that a bit of overkill? Heck, we're wiki-ing the show what's not overkill? =) -- ZachsMind 13:17, 6 February 2007 (EST)