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herewiss13I must admit; I do not think I have ever had my opinion of a fictional character toyed with so skillfully.
Mr. Bennet (first name still unknown) continues to tread that exceedingly fine line of moral ambiguity with remarkable deftness. Sure, today he was a deeply sympathetic figure, but that's only in compensation for how much of a ruthless bastard he's been recently. The portrayal remains the same, but somehow they manage to yank perception of the portrayal back and forth between sympathy and disgust.
The only potentially comparable character I can think of is Cancer Man from the X-files...and the swell toward sympathy for him started late and never really went anywhere. Right now, I have no idea what Mr. Bennet's final fate will be (reward, punishment or random?) and this ignorance entertains me beyond description. ;-)
The potential for pathos based on that mindwipe alone (how far back did they go?) is riveting.
Of course, the star of the episode was still Baby!Hiro. ;-)
Mr. Bennet (first name still unknown) continues to tread that exceedingly fine line of moral ambiguity with remarkable deftness. Sure, today he was a deeply sympathetic figure, but that's only in compensation for how much of a ruthless bastard he's been recently. The portrayal remains the same, but somehow they manage to yank perception of the portrayal back and forth between sympathy and disgust.
The only potentially comparable character I can think of is Cancer Man from the X-files...and the swell toward sympathy for him started late and never really went anywhere. Right now, I have no idea what Mr. Bennet's final fate will be (reward, punishment or random?) and this ignorance entertains me beyond description. ;-)
The potential for pathos based on that mindwipe alone (how far back did they go?) is riveting.
Of course, the star of the episode was still Baby!Hiro. ;-)
