Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:18 am Post subject: Eden's Abilities
There's an actual power where one person can refine/amplify the abilities of another. I believe this is what Eden can do, but I don't remember the name and can't seem to find it on Wikipedia....
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:46 am Post subject: Re: Eden's Abilities
jjafargi wrote:
There's an actual power where one person can refine/amplify the abilities of another. I believe this is what Eden can do, but I don't remember the name and can't seem to find it on Wikipedia....
I know about this power too, but I dont think this is what she possess. I read that her power is the power of suggestion, meaning that she can make anybody think that the words she is saying are their own thoughts and words as well. Check out more info here [CAUTION: MORE SPOILERS THAN JUST THE EDEN ONE ARE HERE]:
Hey, thnx for the clarification! But that begs the question: how does she help them further the control/awareness of their abilities then? Does she simply suggest they start using them? Or does that part of the operation fall to Voodoo, or possibly even HRG???
I'm thinking she is has the power of suggestion, like whatever she says one does. (Mind control maybe?)
Or her presence can act as a power-up to others powers!
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:51 am Post subject: Re: Eden's Abilities
jjafargi wrote:
There's an actual power where one person can refine/amplify the abilities of another. I believe this is what Eden can do, but I don't remember the name and can't seem to find it on Wikipedia....
One of the semi-technical terms for such power would be catalyst, or catalytic.
The presence of one thing or process causes, stimulates, coaxes another to happen.
Sometimes two things - or two people - can be mutually catalytic
I agree with Superflyy... I think it's a form of mind control that Eden possesses. The reason I don't believe she is a catalyst of any sort is because if she was, they HRG would not have needed to give Isaac the heroin to encourage his power... he could have just sent Eden in there to do it herself.
I think that Eden does have the power of suggestion, but does not like to use it. I believe that she chose not to use it on Mohinder when he returned to India and she appearred to not want to use it on Isaac last night. My guess is that there is some negative side effect to her power that we have not seen yet.
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: Eden's Abilities
PaulLev wrote:
jjafargi wrote:
There's an actual power where one person can refine/amplify the abilities of another. I believe this is what Eden can do, but I don't remember the name and can't seem to find it on Wikipedia....
One of the semi-technical terms for such power would be catalyst, or catalytic.
The presence of one thing or process causes, stimulates, coaxes another to happen.
Sometimes two things - or two people - can be mutually catalytic
Catalyst, that's the term I was looking for! Thnx!!! Funny that I couldn't remember it though, especially since I was doing my lab report write-up for Chem just prior to watching the Tv last night...lmao!
Eden McCain,[1] played by Nora Zehetner, is a former neighbor of Chandra Suresh, whom she called "Papa Suresh" due to her inability to properly pronounce his name. She is now a friend and neighbor of Chandra's son, Mohinder, while he is staying in New York. Since "Don't Look Back", she has been aiding Mohinder in his investigation into his father's death. In "Better Halves", Eden kisses Mohinder on the lips as he prepares to travel back to India with his father's ashes. His resolve about not returning to the United States shows signs of weakening at this newfound affection Eden has shown towards him. Later, a phone call between Eden and Mr. Bennet reveals her to be a spy, as she reports on Mohinder's actions and what he has learned, including Future Hiro's message about the cheerleader and the abilities of Peter Petrelli and Isaac Mendez. When Mr. Bennet orders Eden to bring in Mendez, she poses as a fan to enter Isaac apartment and then brings him and his paintings to Bennet's workplace in Odessa, Texas. The show implies that Eden uses an unspecified superpower to persuade Isaac to use the heroin to paint an image of Sylar killing Claire for Mr. Bennet.
Am I the only one to think that Eden just doesn't have any powers at all. what I mean is that we have seen her persuade two people, more specifically two single men, and to me she just used her power of persuasion that alot of hot women can do. Basically HRG hired her as a spy because well she has sex appeal. She can just wiggle her ass and well who wouldn't go after that?
Assuming her power is suggestion, maybe the negative side effect is that if its used to much on any one person, they loose their ability to form thoughts on their own. Get a perpetual zombie state thing goin on.
Am I the only one to think that Eden just doesn't have any powers at all. what I mean is that we have seen her persuade two people, more specifically two single men, and to me she just used her power of persuasion that alot of hot women can do. Basically HRG hired her as a spy because well she has sex appeal. She can just wiggle her ass and well who wouldn't go after that?
I don't think so mate, they made to much of a deal of the zoom in on her lips when she whispered to him...
