05-24-2013, 05:41 PM
(05-24-2013, 05:27 PM)Charles Mosteller Wrote: He did not retain that superhuman hearing, though. It seemed to be a temporary side-effect, not a net permanent gain in hearing ability.I thought the writers made it pretty clear that it is was a permanent gain based on the last scene of Mr. Sandman. The logic you're probably using is "well, there have been plenty of episodes since then when Nick could have really used superhuman hearing, but when he showed no such ability." If we were analyzing real world facts, I might agree with you. However, we're examining a television show, and every television show resorts to "convenient writing" when they need to advance the plot in an episode. The writers "conveniently" forget that Nick has superhuman hearing when it doesn't work for them. However, when it proves useful again, the writers will suddenly remember that he does have superhuman hearing.
Hell, the writers have forgotten every piece of nonsense they stated in the pilot episode. That's far more dramatic than Nick having superhuman hearing, but his hearing sense not always proving effective as a danger indicator.
Still, based on the actual facts from Mr. Sandman and ignoring any negative evidence (i.e., why hasn't he shown said ability in any later episodes), the writers clearly wanted the viewer to think it was a permanent new ability from that last scene with Nick practicing batting blindfolded.