I am now resigned to the fact that we have to deal with the narrator. It looks like getting rid of him will be about as easy as getting rid of the Teamsters at a New Jersey mall construction, so for the love of my kneecaps and my sanity, I will know just fast forward over his bullshit. Mohinder has become almost a minor character lately, but we still rely on his insights at the beginning of the show to keep us informed of a number of things. This week, Mohinder talks a little bit about migration, saying, "When a change comes, some species feel the urge to migrate. They call it [unintelligible], the pull of the soul to a far-off place. Following a scent in the wind, a star in the sky. The ancient message comes, calling the kindred to take flight, to gather together. Only then can they hope to survive the cruel season to come."

Although it has never been said out loud, I think that we have sort of figured out that the heroes are going to come together somehow. We know that there is an enemy out there (Sylar) that seems to be more powerful than any of the other heroes alone. We also know that there is a catastrophe (nuclear holocaust) another few weeks away that is going to take more than just one person to prevent. I mean, if Jack Bauer were a hero (secret ability: the uncanny ability to kick major ass), it would all be done in a day. Then again, it looks like Jack is going to be stuck in China for a bit. Stopping nuclear blasts is no problem, but he does have to get through over a billion communists first. I guess they'll have to call it 25!

Anyway, the heroes are going to need help, but how do we even know that they are going to run in to each other? That's where Hiro comes in. When we last saw Hiro, he went from his usual Revenge of the Nerds self to a sort of generic Asian warrior with a soul patch. If he didn't turn all mellow playing warrior monks and shit, I'm sure Chow Yun Fat would have sued. Hiro had come from the future to give Peter a message. The Hiro that we know is care-free and full of jokes, but Hiro from the future is dead serious as if he just realized that saving the world involves more than traipsing around the US in a little Nissan waiting for your buddy to laugh at your jokes.

What guy says to their barber, "Make me look like I'm in a Pink video from 2001"?

Hiro says that he doesn't have much time, but talks about "the girl". The girl is the cheerleader, and they have to save her. What's more, it's the only way for them to prevent everything. How do we find the girl? Hiro tells Peter that he has to go back to Isaac's. Most importantly, Peter must tell Hiro where to meet. And while Hiro said he didn't have a lot of time, he did stick around long enough to wax poetic (have you noticed there is ALWAYS time to wax poetic?) about Peter's place in history, saying, "You told me how many times how lost you felt. This is what you've been waiting for. Be the one we need. Save the cheerleader. Save the world". As sayings go, it's kind of lame, but this show has been good enough that I am willing to give them a free pass, but the slogan could have been better, like "Save the girl, or they'll blow up the world." or "Put out that five-sheeter and save the cheerleader" and my personal favorite "Nuclear explosions suck, so if you don't help this cheerleader out, you can lick my balls."

As Hiro leaves, time s back on Peter's side, but he doesn't know what happened. He shots out for Hiro, but it was all nonsense and I half-expected people to start throwing change hi way. Mohinder asks what happened, and Peter tries to explain, but once again, Mohinder has placed skeptics hat on. Whatever happened to the guy that was so upset that his father was killed and wanted to solve the world's problems? I think Mohinder has been the most annoying character, so I am not too upset that it looks like he doesn't care what is happening next. Then again, I am a little disappointed that there will never be a scene where Eden reveals herself to be working with Horn Rimmed Glasses, and gives us the pleasure of making Mohinder look like a fool. Peter asks Mohinder to go with him back to Isaac's, but instead, he just says, "There are no answers Peter, Go Home". What the hell? Does Peter have to cut his hair like Twiggy and make him macaroni and cheese before Mohinder will listen?

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Posted by J-Unit on October 24, 2006 11:47 PM