I understand the whole sociopath thing, but... her character just really began to bug me...

For some reason, she's just so darned crazy that I can't find it in myself to hate her. Before, she was just annoying and kind of freaky. But now I know. She's just straight up crazy. Not even a sane rational kind of crazy like Sylar. Not a depressing "oh, not again" sort of crazy like Niki/Jessica/Gina. Just traditional crazy.

shes way too hot to bug me

agreed. Too hot to be bothersome.

I find her character likable... Crazy but totally bearable... Plus, she's pretty too.

I can totally understand the frustration with her, but it makes sense, she has lived at the Company all her life, she is roally messed up. On top of that, she never got to grow up...that kiss seemed to suprise her. Maybe it was her first (or second to Adam maybe). Deep dpwn she is still that 9 year old girl with issues

I have no problem with her. She's pretty, nice, but idk... the whole childish thing sorta bugs me.

Like... Idk... you'd think she'd be more adult now because she's been hanging around adults, you know?

I absolutley love what they showed you in this episode with her character. Before it was just..meh typical villianess sort of deal. This shows some depth into her and I love her personality...it is crazy and childish...probally from all the years within the company...it just works I think

Yeah, she has some issues but, her power is cool.

i found her really clingy, touching peter. Like his neck, his hair. espeically when they were on the couch.

i guess thats just her childish nature.

I agree. She has lived the proverbial sheltered life and that's enough to really unsettle you especially when you have the power to take out the Hoover Dam(speculation, of course). So, yeah, I can understand her attitude.

she kinda reminds me of whatsherface from batman.. the joker girl

I also think it has something to do with her having never had a boyfriend; I wonder what happened exactly between her and Adam that he still regrets.

I found her backstory to actually be very good. It was almost sad how happy you could see she was when Peter was pretending to like her. I think this may be the fastest they've ever given a character that amount of depth. Inside, she's really just a little girl who wants to be loved (who may express that desire or crave it in more womanly ways, due to her age). The sociopathic exterior is just a product of her longtime environment, never having been loved, and probably feeling like she was used by Adam. Very well done with her.

The thing with Elle is a weird situation. At first I felt she was pure evil but now I'm starting to believe she might not be as bad as we think. She has never had real life experiences as one her age has so she has different traits then someone who has had those experiences at her age. Plus, she's bangin'. . .

Spending that much time confined with the Company really can drive a person crazy. Seems having powers at the same time wouldn't make it any better to maintain sanity.

Harley Quinn! Yes, she reminds me of ol' Harley a lot...hanging off her guy, calling him puddin'...lol

I guess it's not so much I don't like her... I don't understand her.

She's gotten out before. Maybe not for long, but she has gotten out.

But if she's only gotten out long enough to zap people, that really doesn't help. She's probably never spent much time with people her own age. Her exaggerated sexuality is more like a middle school girl who's just learning how to flirt; having had no real relationships to develop true depth of feeling, or real connection to anyone but her 'dad', it's not surprising she turned out to be a sociopath with no empathy for others pain.

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I'm kinda on the fence about her.
Sometimes when she does things, I totally forget she is crazy and that leaves me wonder "What?!"
Then I remember she is crazy and I'm like "Oh yeahhh".
So, its just a really weird mix of feelings towards her.

I want to see her zap the crap out of Sylar like she did Adam!

So is Bob her "dad"? The episode leads you to think of that, but you never want t to take anything for granted in this show (like how DL died...)

That's my guess, but even if he is, is he her bio-dad or adoptive/surrogate dad? She might have zapped her real parents years ago.

Maybe she learned some of her sexuality from Eve...after all, Eve used to be a baaad grrl.

They let Elle out to go to Ireland though. Must have been scary flying over water not knowin' how to swim...

Yes, Christy! She reminds me of Harley Quinn too! She's very susceptible Peter, making her vulnerable to his affectionate advances (probably at Adam's prompting). Yes, Christy, you hit it on the head.

And since both Adam and Peter turned out to be the ones using her..Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Zapped them both. Heh.

Hee. I honestly loved her character. Her monologue to Peter when he asked who she was was my favorite thing so far this season, bar none. KB is an amazing actress to be able to pull this role off so flawlessly...

KB is totally amazing. Her caged kitten is just meeoowwy purrfect! I want her to light my fire!

But she's a little too hot to handle for Petey. meow

So, basically, she just needs to get *$&#*? She has way too many hormones begging to come out. And I can't wait for Peter to zap her a little back! Come on, does she have to do it all the time?! And didn't Adam say it was like 6 years ago or something? And Elle is 24, so she would have been 18, and he's 400+! Definetly doesn't look it! She really acts childish..

Well, it's understandable that she's so childish. She didn't really have a childhood, and none of the experiences that she should have had. I think that's what I find so intriguing about her. She's naive, childish, and probably one of the most powerful of the known Heroes (especially in terms of control). It's like giving a troubled kid a gun.

I think that is the only reason I like Niki...

Truer words were never spoken.

oh mayn.. i think that she is just the cutest thing in the world... i love her innocent/psycho/electrifying personality... mayn.. i wouldnt mind getting shocked by her...

I am glad I'm not the only one! When we watch Lost, we call Locke "Creepy-cool"... I think Elle is "Crazy-Perky"... it drives me nuts to hear her talk in her pouty perky voice! LOL

Did ya'll notice it never clarified who "Daddy" is? I don't think it's Bob...

Agent 42, my mind isn't what it used to be, who is Eve? Did you mean Eden? I get the feeling Elle was socialized more by Candice than Eden, if either. Candice and Elle seemed more self absorbed and more "I want what I want and I don't care who I hurt to get it" types. Also, I could see Candice messing with Elle's mind with her altered reality skill, esp. if Candice was jealous of Elle's natural beauty.

Elle mentioned as part of her backstory something about burning down her grandma's house when she was 6...

Does anyone remember if it was Angella Petrelli's house that was supposedly burned down by Meredith Gordon, that Claire escaped from as a baby?

I'd wondered about the possibility of a relationship between Elle and Claire since the previous episodes (both being blonde, blue eyes and all)...

Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if the "evolved" Heroes are ALL related somehow...

Kill her off please , her character is a waste of space and her acting is pretty cheesy and lame. Heroes can do without Elle.

Meredith burned down her own house (well, apartment, if the graphic novels are correct).



I like how they developed Elle's character this episode. Greg Beeman mentioned in his blog how they wanted to portray her:

the, did anyone else noticed when she zapped Adam he was just shocked but when she zapped Peter he went up in flames? There is more behind this then meets the eye.
I'm goona say that when Elle was little she was so upset about something she lit her house up like a Christmas tree (accident of coarse, now, if she was maybe 5 when it happened that can be pretty scaring witch can explain a lot). Let's think ('Cause for the life of me I can't remember) did Claire's mom ever say what started the fire?

The only difference is Jacket material, Peter's caught on fire easier.

i'm glad it wasn't just me. elle has got to be the HOTTEST character on the show. MORE ELLE PLEASE!

also... i seem to remember posting something about her having a special "interest" in peter.

YAY FOR ME!

I love how everyone is so understanding of Elle and makes excuses for her behaviour.

I wonder how it would have sounded if she looked like... lets say.. like Candice real self.

Oh wait, I dont have to wonder about it. It would sound...exactly like this:

"Oh that ugly crazy bltch! CAN SYLAR PLEASE EAT HER BRAIN ALREADY!"

Well she did hit Peter with a harder blast. I'm guess that because she was PO he tried to play her.



Good on you for your call and I agree more Elle please.

I agree. Plus she's a little crazy.

Also I liked the kiss between her and peter, she's obviously smitten with him. I'll be interesting to see where it goes.

You know where it SHOULD go:

Peter rescues his Irish girl. Elle finds Peter just as he's making out with Ms. Ireland, and lights them both up with enough electricity to power a small city.

Except Peter gets better very fast, and Peter is very, very angry. Peter lashes out with his TK and Elle is literally drawn and quartered in an instant. Moments later, Peter realizes the horror of what HE has done, and collapses to his knees. Spends the next season mostly drunk, while his brother (the reformed alcoholic) tries to mentor him out of it.

Okay, yes, I admit it - they should hire me as a writer.

I was for sure pleased about getting some insight on Elle's motivation and why she acts the way she acts. I think its quite interesting for me to see how some one with powers that is pretty much a Company tool since childhood reacts to people like Peter and Adam. That for sure doesn't excuse her homicidal behavoir and plain crazy but its easy to see how she can be that way. That generates a lot of understanding from my end, but no sympathy towards her. She just became a very interesting character. I am looking forward to next week to see how they play her against Claire.

She's going to become very frustrated that the majority of the people she zaps regenerate.

I love the way Elle is played. She can seem so normal and sane one minute, and then she is out there where the buses don't run the next.

If you met someone in real life like her you would think she was an everyday kind of girl, and then some little thing she said or did would make the lightbulb go off, and you would break out in a cold sweat and be filled with dread ...eek !

It is true that we will always make allowances for people we find attractive and shun or ignore those we don't, but to be fair, almost everyone on this show has been shown sympathetically at one time or another, even Sylar, who has more devoted fans than most brain eaters

sounds like a lot of my ex-girlfriends. maybe that's why i find her so attractive. ha.