Talk about that cop who looks a lot like Eric Weiss here!

unfair comparison.. he doesn't... not really...

Matt Parkman is one of my favorite characters. He's just such a good guy, he only wants to do good, and isn't an ****** like half of the "Heroes" cast (i.e. Nathan, Niki, D.L., Issac, Brody, HRG, Mohinder etc..) and hasd a power to match his kindness, because he can make a person feel good whenever they need it.


I'ld want his power.

A great power to have, undeniably.

His "flaw" of course, is that he isn't the brightest bulb on the tree (hey, he failed his promotion three times). Which is fine -- his compassion and dedication more than make up for supersmarts.

It seems the other flaw or limit to his ability is he isn't a full telepath -- he can only receive, not send. So that's nice, just enough power. Though of course it could develop with practice...

He failed because he's dyslexic. Not stupid.

Just because he hasn't sent messages telepathically doesn't mean he can't. It's a little premature to say he can't do something...for any of the characters. If he can send, then that could be extremely cool. He could scan badguys for their next move, then send it to other heroes so they can avoid it...that would rock!

Tom

I love Matt, he wants to do good and save his marriage... but what happened to him? the last we saw he passed out in a convenience store and then they made no more mention of him?

Hey I just read somewhere that Matt's character is from the past? Is that true?

I think it's a good theory. He hasn't met any others yet, not even in a bumping into each other kinda way. BUT I think he has met Claire. He saved that little girl in the closet. That could be Claire!

If that little girl was claire, that was the worst casting job ever. They dont even look similar.

On the subject of Matt. He is my least favorite character.

I love Greg Grunberg and I think he's doing a great job as Matt, but where has he been lately? I hope we see him some more this season, I'd especially love to see him interact with the cast more since it seems like everyones starting to interact with each other more.

Eric Weiss (aka Vaughn's best friend); Greg is the reason I wanted to check this show out.

I am glad Matt is out of the uniform..the street clothes are more flattering. The perfect date he prepared for his wife was great!

It's going to be interesting to see how his story unfolds and to see what happens when he starts coming in contact with more heroes.

Matt is my second favorite character so far. Does anyone else just want to hug him? He seems like such a sweet guy!

They shipped him home in a box.

Would someone mind explaining to me how Matt escaped from HRG and the Haitian? They had him in the halo and were scanning his brain, but I'm foggy on how he escaped. The next thing I remember is he's back home and reading his wife's mind and then the perfect date. Thanks.

Matt is simply too much of a people pleaser I see myself too much in him i'm beginning to want to shun him!

With so much shady things going around he's a kinda refreshing actually being the honest cop.

I think they purposely haven't connected him to the other heroes because it would make it almost too easy for him to find who Sylar might be. He can read minds going from one person to another to get clues, plus he now has the FBI woman on his side.

It doesn't look like he escaped. He apparently was released after MBG wiped his memory of his captivity. Remember how he woke up on the couch and didn't realize he had been missing for a day?

Tom

YES! Fav character, hands down. He's such a hottie.

What I'd like to know is what HRG did to him?

Matt it's one of my favs characters as well. Like Agent42 said he still can't send only receive thoughts but maybe in the future, he still have to master that power of him Just like the rest. Even Nathan can't make a good landing

i dont think this can be right .if u remember whn hrg walked away matt read hid mind and got one word clair.this screams out that he from the timeline the others are on ..but even i have so ways to disaprove my own logic so u may right

The little girl Matt saved is not Claire. Firstly, the little girl Matt saved is named Molly or something, Secondly, remember the conversation Claire had with her mother? "When you were a baby we went through a lot to try and find your parents" etc etc. She had some heriditary baby disease, but in true Claire fashion, it healed itself! :D



I think this was an important clue. It shows that HRG and MBG are not out to hurt, but their plan is still kind of unknown. Who else was worried about Matt when you saw him on the slab, HRG and MBG looming over him? I know I thought "how the hell is he getting out of that? he just reads minds!" though it would have been sort of awesome if he proved to have another power.


I think Matt is a sweetie. He just wants to do good, protect people, and enjoy his marriage. I kind of feel that he's not as important right now, since he's not in a plot point city (New York, Odessa) but maybe his FBI work or something else will take him where he needs to be in order to shine as a true hero :D

Matt's my second favorite, after Hiro, right before Peter. It is a joy to see 'three' people who are like these sweet compassionate guys. They break the stereotype that says 'a group can have only one gentle and compassionate good guy because they are all alike'. Good guys can all be different! I'm tired of characters written to fit a slot. You know, the hot hero, the hot babe, the bumbling sidekick, the innocent do-gooder, the sly villian. Everyone here is developing into a real person, and I treasure them all...

I have to disagree with you on that Claire is the little girl in the closet.
Becasue, her mother said in the last episode that they discovered abnormality in Claire's chromosome when she was a baby. so Claire was adapted way earlier age than the little girl.




He's my favorite. I really want to hug him.

Wow, your character order is almost exactly like mine. Just switch Hiro and Peter.

Anyways, I see from the other posts that I'm not alone in the hugging! I was sure I would be.

Can someone here start a topic on Ted Sprague?
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I think Matt will be able to control people's minds once he figures out how to use his powers to the fullest. Then he will get the full tattoo on his back.

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Matt is a cool character though, reminds me of Spiderman b/c he is having a tough love life.
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Matt P aka Prof. X..now Micah just needs to build him Cerebro

Man what I would give to have Matt's power. I've always wanted the ability to read people's minds.

R2Roswell> Maybe not. Look at what happened with McHenry...Parkman gave him a pretty good shot because of the thoughts that he heard about his wife and McHenry getting it on...I don't think I'd really want to know everyone's deepest, darkest secrets...

Looks like he's honing his powers pretty rapidly now. Go see how he uses them in this week's on-line graphic novel! Cooooooool!

Matt ranks right up there. I'd say Hiro, Micah and then Matt.

I just feel sorry for his because his wife is a ******

Still not my favorite character but he moved up a couple of notches just for that.

Being Dyslexic myself, I have now moved Matt from near the bottom of my list of favorite characters to number 2 now that his dyslexia is official. It's good to see a heroic character who has dyslexia, without it being some major plot point that blows it all out of whack. It's a part of Matt's life, and that's how they're treating it. Good for them!

Tom

Matt will meet Jessica I bet, and they fall in love...awww. JK but does anyone else think his wife is just creepy looking.

When his wife was thinking 'oh no, he knows.' I thought she might've been hiding that she was pregnant. So it was good to be caught off guard that she was cheating on him.

maybe they allowed him to leave, i think they are not entirely evil

Matt finally got his own graphic novel!? I am SOOOOOO there to download it! Thanks! Now I can enjoy it over and over and over...oh, brother, I need to stop drooling. Matt's been my fave since the moment I found out in July. Matt definitely pulled the Eric Weiss look last night. (Yes, I actually watched an episode of Alias...the exact same episode the local Fox station showed last week.)

Personally, I think Matt will be the one who merges Nikki/Jessica into 1 person, instead of her going all Hulk all the time.

Now, THAT is an interesting idea, Dave. It would be fascinating if Matt's ability ended up having the effect of helping a lot of the other Heroes better understand/control their powers.

ETA: Oooh, what if, every time Matt's with Niki, he can hear both her thoughts and Jessica's? That would be incredibly cool.

Because of the graphic novel on matt it seems like he has a very good handle on his power. using peoples thoughts as sign post so you can drive through them all, that's impressive. I bet he will eventually be able to transmit to others. No proof on that just a hunch.

Matt does seem to have a good handle on his ability, it might not be that great but he certainly does have control.

I enjoyed it when he was able to read the thoughts of the lady that was in a coma. Although it kind of freaked me out because it makes me think that we can get trapped in our own bodies. That's a scary aspect. To have your mind working properly but then the human body shuts down like that; ah, it totally creeps me out.

^Yeah, I loved that part too. If you think about it, it is kind of scarry. But I try not to

Could I ask, when does it say Matt has Dyslexia?

At the end of "Nothing to Hide" when he's in the loccer room with another police officer, the other guy comments on Matt being able to take an oral test for the detective job, and that he "Can't blame it on the Dyslexia anymore."

Matt is supposed to be Dyslexic, yes, yet he had no trouble reading (and pronouncing) Methotrexate "chemotherapy in a pill".

Writing slip-up, hinting at a background story or conspiracy theory?

http://www.9thwonders.com/boards/index.php?showtopic=31982

Ah, Thanks.

^^ NO problem, it's what I'm here for!

I missed it first few times I saw the ep.

Gives me an excuse to see it again.

Do you need an excuse? I sure don't!

There are different levels of dyslexia. For instance I can read most things very well, but sometimes I don't see words correctly. Sometimes I read can as can't or cow as crow or I miss words all together. In general reading this is not a big deal, but when you take a test where the difference between can and can't determines whether you get the answer right or wrong is when it becomes a problem.

i agree with this but it can also back fire.. i mean he found out that his cop friend was banging his wife (so happy he punched him) and now he seems to be having trouble controlling it.. and it might make him go crazy which would really suck...