I for one really like the character of Mohinder. He always MEANS well but sometimes, he just doesn't act very smart. He demonstrates this yet again when he returns to his apartment after Sylar has informed he that he is there with Molly.
Why on earth does he go back to the apartment not only unarmed but with no help? He believes Sylar still has his abilities and is very dangerous. Why not come up with a plan to try and save her. Granted, a gun against Sylar might not be very effective, and Mohinder knows this, but there are other ways to handle this. How about calling Parkman? How about informing the company?
He only compounds the problem later in the lab. Sylar puts the gun down, and then allows Mohinder to draw blood. This puts Sylar in a very vulnerable position, but of course, Mohinder does nothing. Just one well timed push and grabbed for the gun, and the whole thing is over. The WORSE thing he could do would be to give Sylar any chance of regaining his ability. If you have to die and if Molly has to die, so be it. But Sylar with his abilities WILL kill anyone and everyone. You don't let there be any chance that this happens.
Now I fully realize that the writers need to take some liberties in order to make the story move along and part of your job as an audience is to not try and fault every little thing. I can even forgive the second part of my argument. Mohinder could be so scared for Molly's safety, that he doesn't take the chance of something going wrong. But walking into that apartment, completely unprepared is totally unforgivable. The Man is a genius when it comes to genetics. He can whip up cures in a day that do miraculous things. But he can't take a minute to come up with a plan to stop a man who he knows to be the most dangerous person on the planet?
So what are your thoughts on Mohinder? Love him, hate him, frustrated by him?
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Mohinder - Stupidest Genius In the World?
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I really don't have too much of an opinion of Mohinder. He is very compassionate and his character has allowed us to get close and see what happens behind the scenes at the Company. It'll be interesting to see where they take his character. I do think that he has a brass pair though. He might not have common sense, but he does take risks and for that I do like his character more than in Season 1. I'd imagine shooting someone in the eye, even though you know you can save them, takes a lot of guts!
I don't pretend that Mohinder doesn't show some bravery sometimes. But then again, you shouldn't confuse stupidity with bravery. It's not brave to go up against someone unprepared when you know they could kill you with just 1 thought, it's just plain dumb.
I love Mohinder. With his voice which is so beautiful anyone will listen to him so thats why they made him narrator. After all the things he has been through with Sylar he must be more terrified than angry at him and the thought of what he might do to Molly...
Of course he would never risk anything that might cause Molly to get hurt. Hell just have to deal with Sylar later. It's been seen everywhere. People care more about the people they know and can see than the people who might be killed if they help somone dangerous. It might sound selfish but its just like mohinder. Always trying to do the right thing here and now rather than thoughts about the future
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