I was reading some Tolstoy for class on the subway this morning; there was a passage about a certain social/economic class of woman who have children because They Should, but then refuse to love their spawn or bond with the kids in case the children get hurt and Mummy's heart gets broken over her injured/dead child.
So now I'm wondering if (in light of what Mohinder believes to be the truth about his family and his birth, and the idea that a sibling is born for reasons other than wanting another kid) Peter was born to be the sacrifice, as Nathan was born to be the leader of the free world (and be the most special person on the planet).
I don't think that Sylar was being all that Oedipal, just creepy. There wasn't any sexual tension, just yearning for approval in a completely asexual way (possibly, okay, repressed). But I'm right with you on the creepy. Because yeah. CREEPY.
It would be hilarious if for the next episode the other four characters just stood around and watched Peter glow, while offering various asinine solutions about how to keep him from blowing. AND THEN Claude shows up and whacks Peter with a pole again and it's all good.
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So now I'm wondering if (in light of what Mohinder believes to be the truth about his family and his birth, and the idea that a sibling is born for reasons other than wanting another kid) Peter was born to be the sacrifice, as Nathan was born to be the leader of the free world (and be the most special person on the planet).
I don't think that Sylar was being all that Oedipal, just creepy. There wasn't any sexual tension, just yearning for approval in a completely asexual way (possibly, okay, repressed). But I'm right with you on the creepy. Because yeah. CREEPY.
It would be hilarious if for the next episode the other four characters just stood around and watched Peter glow, while offering various asinine solutions about how to keep him from blowing. AND THEN Claude shows up and whacks Peter with a pole again and it's all good.