I've been rooting for Defuser since the first episode. For the record, Hygena has been on the block three times (in a row), Hyperstrike 1 1/2 times (brought up as a sub for Mitzvah when Limelight was gonna be let go), and Defuser twice. I went into last week's episode confident that if EITHER Defuser or Hygena was on the block again, it would be like Mitzvah said, three strikes and you're out. After all, that's what happened for both he and Limelight. I was shocked that Hygena was kept on, though I do understand the rationale with Parthenon not connecting with the kids. I also think that for politically-correct reasons, Stan probably had to keep Hygena just so there would be a woman in the final trio.
Hyperstrike, both before and after his costume makeover, always struck me as a good sidekick, but not a top-billed hero. That being said, just by comparison, look at what we've got as the top three in both years. A very tall, strong-looking man (Major Victory, The Defuser); a skinny, comic-book loving, crowd-pleasing guy (Feedback, Hyperstrike); and a middle-aged woman intentfully breaking hero stereotypes (Fat Momma, Hygena). Based on last year's pattern, Hyperstrike will win, with Hygena second, and Defuser third. I don't think this will happen. Rather, it will almost certainly come down to Defuser and Hyperstrike. They've both been on the blocks before, technically twice each, so I really think it's gonna come down to how they perform in the last episode to decide between those two.
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Primate84
17 years ago
"I went into last week's episode confident that if EITHER Defuser or Hygena was on the block again, it would be like Mitzvah said, three strikes and you're out. After all, that's what happened for both he and Limelight."
Actually, I think Mr. Mitzvah's point was that he was put on the block three times in a row for making the same mistakes over and over (Being too much of a loner, and not being willing to confront his fears) and not changing after hearing Stan's criticism. Mr. Mitzvah's main mistake was not paying enough attention to what Stan had to say about him, or at least not changing his behavior accordingly. In contrast, while the Defuser was put on the block twice, each time he was allowed to stay, he made a point of changing whatever behavior of his had gotten him into trouble the last time (i.e. he toned down his take- charge attitude a little, and his interaction with the students in the classroom was a bit more appropriate than his interaction with the kids at the restaurant).
I think the reason why Hygena was allowed to stay may be partially to be more P.C., but also because even though she made the same mistake as before by taking too long, it was for a very good reason (She was being more of a friend to her group of kids and involving them in the mission).
"A very tall, strong-looking man (Major Victory, The Defuser); a skinny, comic-book loving, crowd-pleasing guy (Feedback, Hyperstrike); and a middle-aged woman intentfully breaking hero stereotypes (Fat Momma, Hygena)."
Well, the Defuser has frequently mentioned that he is (Or at least was) a big comic book fan, too.
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