Have seen it now and loved it. Nathan is definitely missed but I like the new kid and the whole bunch of strange new powers. Especially the rocket scientist power is so hilarious.
It really is. I'm so much looking forward to the next ep, which focuses on Curtis. I couldn't understand why he would want to have the power he has, but I do now.
I don't really miss Nathan that much as a character, but his departure has definitely changed the ensemble, and I do worry that Rudy is so overwhelming that he'll put the other characters in the shade. Which is odd, because Nathan was pretty overwhelming at times.
Okay, I loved it! (Which is not surprising; I've loved every Misfits episode so far.)
The new powers are pretty interesting. (And what a neat concept: tradeable superpowers! Looks like the power-trading guy is a continuing character, too.) Alisha's and Simon's new powers both look thoroughly useful, although in both cases what they're good for is gathering information and planning ahead, which are not the Misfits' traditional strengths (!!), so it'll be interesting to see how effectively they manage to use them.
Kelly's new power is hilarious and wonderful And nobody is ever going to take her seriously, are they? I really hope it comes in legitimately useful at least once this season. I mean, ultimately, are there any problems that can't be solved with rockets? (Side note: my grandfather was an actual for-real rocket scientist! Hee.)
Curtis's new power is intriguing, though it's kinda hard to see how it will ever come in useful other than for dodging police chases. It's definitely not up there with rewinding time, in terms of pulling-their-asses-out-of-the-fire potential. (Though, from a writing point of view, I can see the utility of Curtis not having that power anymore; by the end of last season, we'd gotten to the point where if anything really bad happened we knew Curtis would fix it.)
Okay, I loved it! (Which is not surprising; I've loved every Misfits episode so far.)
Re: the Misfits' new powers, I keep expecting them to pick something super-heroically useful but they keep not doing that. Only Alisha and Simon seem to have any notion of super-hero-ing, because of Future!Simon, I suppose.
Er...what is Simon's new power? I missed it. Alisha's power I took as part and parcel of her trying to be a better person. She was selfish and spoilt. She wanted to be more empathetic -see things through other people's eyes. Now she can. Literally.
As for Kelly, obviously she wanted to be taken seriously, but she won't be. I wouldn't be surprised if she spends the whole series trading in one power after another.
The second episode is Curtis-centric, so we'll soon learn why he chose that particular power. The TV guide books over here have already sort of spoilered it, but I won't spoiler you. It's certainly not because he wants to be useful.
Simon's new power was introduced a bit subtly; it's precognition. We just saw him using it once: when he was practicing leaping across rooftops, at one point he stopped and visualized very clearly what would happen if he took the next leap. In his mind's eye, he saw himself falling off the building -- so he didn't do it. Later in the show one of the other characters mentioned it, calling it by the name "precognition" (I'm fairly sure), but it was an aside, easy to miss.
I did miss it. Completely. :shakes head: I just took Simon's forward flash moment as him imagining what could happen if he fell. I wonder what will happen between him and Alisha this season? How long can he go on trying to live up to the ideal of his future self to please her? It seems very self-defeating and a sure path to misery.
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Date: 2011-10-31 07:25 am (UTC)There is new misfits? *runs to download*
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Date: 2011-11-01 06:39 pm (UTC)It's so good to have this show back.
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Date: 2011-11-02 10:49 am (UTC)I don't really miss Nathan that much as a character, but his departure has definitely changed the ensemble, and I do worry that Rudy is so overwhelming that he'll put the other characters in the shade. Which is odd, because Nathan was pretty overwhelming at times.
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Date: 2011-11-05 11:41 am (UTC)The new powers are pretty interesting. (And what a neat concept: tradeable superpowers! Looks like the power-trading guy is a continuing character, too.) Alisha's and Simon's new powers both look thoroughly useful, although in both cases what they're good for is gathering information and planning ahead, which are not the Misfits' traditional strengths (!!), so it'll be interesting to see how effectively they manage to use them.
Kelly's new power is hilarious and wonderful And nobody is ever going to take her seriously, are they? I really hope it comes in legitimately useful at least once this season. I mean, ultimately, are there any problems that can't be solved with rockets? (Side note: my grandfather was an actual for-real rocket scientist! Hee.)
Curtis's new power is intriguing, though it's kinda hard to see how it will ever come in useful other than for dodging police chases. It's definitely not up there with rewinding time, in terms of pulling-their-asses-out-of-the-fire potential. (Though, from a writing point of view, I can see the utility of Curtis not having that power anymore; by the end of last season, we'd gotten to the point where if anything really bad happened we knew Curtis would fix it.)
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Date: 2011-11-06 12:15 am (UTC)Re: the Misfits' new powers, I keep expecting them to pick something super-heroically useful but they keep not doing that. Only Alisha and Simon seem to have any notion of super-hero-ing, because of Future!Simon, I suppose.
Er...what is Simon's new power? I missed it. Alisha's power I took as part and parcel of her trying to be a better person. She was selfish and spoilt. She wanted to be more empathetic -see things through other people's eyes. Now she can. Literally.
As for Kelly, obviously she wanted to be taken seriously, but she won't be. I wouldn't be surprised if she spends the whole series trading in one power after another.
The second episode is Curtis-centric, so we'll soon learn why he chose that particular power. The TV guide books over here have already sort of spoilered it, but I won't spoiler you. It's certainly not because he wants to be useful.
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