# Heroes 11/27 - "Six Months Ago" (spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988 "2006-11-27T21:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/1 "2006-11-27T21:36:53Z")
Flashbacks abound in an ep that promises to reveal more about the Heroes’ pasts, where they came from and why they were chosen. Per a suggestion in last week’s thread, what follows are some of the more common nicknames for the various characters. This is not intended to be exhaustive nor is it an attempt to limit the use of other nicknames. Although it would probably be much appreciated by some thread participants that nicknames be abandoned completely, no one is expected to forgo them, but please be sure that your use of nicknames is understandable to anyone who might read the thread. Claire Bennet - Cheerbleeder Mr Bennet - AED (Ambiguously Evil Dad) DL Hawkins - Ghost Dad Isaac Mendez - Prognostipainter Hiro Nakamura - Constiporter, Super-Hiro Matt Parkman - Telepa-cop, Officer Troi Nathan Petrelli - Captain Congress Peter Petrelli - Murse (ugh) Jessica Sanders - ikiN, Doppelbanger\* Ted Sprague - Radioactive Man \*note that using any nickname for _Niki_ Sanders is potentially confusing, so bew sure your post is clear whether you’re refering to Niki or Jessica. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/2 "2006-11-27T21:42:32Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] Peter Petrelli - Murse (ugh) [/QUOTE] Then how about rePete. ---
**Author:** ![kurilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea5d25/32.png) [@kurilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurilla)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/3 "2006-11-27T22:08:01Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] \*note that using any nickname for _Niki_ Sanders is potentially confusing, so bew sure your post is clear whether you’re refering to Niki or Jessica. [/QUOTE] When discussing the show between ourselves, the Hubby and I differentiate between StripperMom (Niki) and Dopplebanger (Jessica). Don’t know if that would help here or not, but the suggestion is offered FWIW. And I like “rePete.” ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/4 "2006-11-27T22:27:20Z")
I always think of Peter Petrelli as “Wannabe”. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/5 "2006-11-28T00:19:39Z")
No love for Claire’s friend being **A** mbiguously **G** ay **D** ude after last week’s episode? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/6 "2006-11-28T01:12:55Z")
Like I said, not meant to be exhaustive. Although I like RePete. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/7 "2006-11-28T02:08:56Z")
“Lunch for a T-Rex…” snerk… ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/8 "2006-11-28T02:18:43Z")
Great Scott! ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/9 "2006-11-28T02:18:47Z")
“Great Scott!” ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/10 "2006-11-28T02:20:29Z")
I can’t decide whether the creators want us to believe that Mr Bennet is immune to various powers or that the Haitian is blocking them… ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/11 "2006-11-28T02:21:56Z")
I wish after Syler (I assume) had given his melodramatic “I need to be signifigant, and I’ll do anything” speech he said “Not that I’d do anything evil. No sir, that would be wrong. I’m not evil.” ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/12 "2006-11-28T02:24:04Z")
Okay… wait a second. If Hiro gave her the phrasebook, how come she didn’t remember him? Did somebody else give her the phrasebook the first time?? This time travel stuff is always confusing, but it’s like they’re TRYING to blow our minds. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/13 "2006-11-28T02:30:26Z")
Ouch. What a terrible way to discover you can fly. (Were either of them wearing seat belts?) ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/14 "2006-11-28T02:32:24Z")
Drat - I also meant to comment on the possible connection between Pete and his brother - are we supposed to think that’s a power or just way to move the plot forward? ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/15 "2006-11-28T02:32:59Z")
[QUOTE=Achren] Ouch. What a terrible way to discover you can fly. (Were either of them wearing seat belts?) [/QUOTE] Did Nathan scratch his own face to make it look like he’d been injured, too? Or are we supposed to think that ge got hurt when he hit the pavement when he fell from the sky? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/16 "2006-11-28T02:33:25Z")
First Law of Time Travel: Cause doesn’t always precede Effect. The car crash would’ve been much more dramatic if Captain Congress didn’t look like a complete tool dangling in mid-air. Not that he’s gonna have perfect form the first time off the ground but still. What is the deal with Peter and his precognitive dreams? Is Isaac’s dealer in the next apartment or something? Is SanjogIyerSanjog projecting? Is the watchmaker business a coindicence or a deliberate [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen] reference, especially when coupled with the Doomsday Clock reference from last ep (which also featured in Watchmen)? ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/17 "2006-11-28T02:38:06Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] Is the watchmaker business a coindicence or a deliberate [url=[Watchmen - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen)] reference, especially when coupled with the Doomsday Clock reference from last ep (which also featured in Watchmen)? [/QUOTE] Arguments about watchmakers are traditional in discussions of evolution… Richard Dawkins’ book, the blind watchmaker, for instance?? I was interpreting it in that vein. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/18 "2006-11-28T02:54:17Z")
Let’s try that link again… [Watchmen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen) Huh, so Hiro jumps involuntarily sometimes? Interesting. I’m not quite buying the timeline in regards to the congressional campaign. Six months doesn’t seem like anywhere near enough time to mount the sort of campaign that Nathan has going. And good god, creators, sucker punch much? Poor Charley. Poor Hiro. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/19 "2006-11-28T03:01:50Z")
Wow, I really liked that episode. I liked the way they told the story. Better than last week, even. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988/20 "2006-11-28T03:06:10Z")
Poor Charlie. How heartbreaking for Hiro. So one of the Heroes is doomed next week? As long as they don’t off Claire, Peter, or Hiro. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988.md?page=2)