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[terrie]

Saw Batman Begins. Really liked the movie. Holmes was... well, I'm betting when she got the part she was thinking "Wow, starring with all these great actors will be great for my career." Instead, it just highlighted what a weak actress she is. Batman is a universe full of complex, three dimensional characters. She resembled a paper doll being marched across the screen.

I'm thinking everyone's a bit wrong about about Isabelle's powers. I think she simply reflects a person's expectations and feelings back at them. The guys who wanted to kill the family killed themselves. Jordan wanted to see himself successful and he did. The first time, he wanted to harm her and she reflected that back at him. Heidi wanted to bond with her mother, and what better way than a serious, non-fatal illness? That Lily could "communicate" with her could be simply a reflection of her own fears and thoughts.

In other aspects, how cool was it that Kyle was the shooter? Totally, totally not expecting that as the result of his blackouts. That was one heck of a twist.

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[terrie01.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure Isabelle's powers are under her control at all, so how would you discipline her? If her powers do act like a mirror, then the damage to Heidi came from Heidi, not Isabelle. But both Heidi and Isabelle are young and might not understand the consequences of such things.

And, yes, the Christ imagery is HUGE. They came to save the world, right? Plus the 4400 Centers as a cult thing (though it seems a bit more like Scientology there). And when Jordon's body disappered, the first thing I thought was "Dude, he bodily ascended into Heaven!"

[minisinoo.livejournal.com]

If her powers do act like a mirror, then the damage to Heidi came from Heidi, not Isabelle.

Good point.

I'm not sure Isabelle's powers are under her control at all, so how would you discipline her?

No, I didn't mean discipline her for the power things. (g) I just meant for normal kid stuff. It may be hard for her parents to act without fear towards her, and do the necessary. Kids will misbehave, then tell you they hate you when you send them to their room for it, but you still have to send them to their room. Will Lily and Richard be able to do that, or will they pull back out of fear that she'll retaliate? Even if they do figure out that things come from others, not from Isabelle, there are times when any parent, no matter how much s/he loves a child, feels anger and resentment towards the child (just as kids do to parents). It's just part of family life. It doesn't usually last any length of time, but if Isabelle's power is reflective, it could become almost impossible to live with her without getting hurt. A lot would depend on whether her powers can discern between fleeting rage and something more insidious, and I'm not sure they can. I doubt Heidi is intrinsically cruel. (g) So that's what's really worrisome, about Isabelle. It would make dealing with her extremely artificial, since one could never express any genuine negative emotion, and I think the long-term effect would be warping to her personality.

(Of course, that's the psychologist talking. If that is an accurate reading on her power, I doubt the series creators thought about it in quite such deep detail. (g))