Previously on Heroes: Takezo Kensei turned out to be an alcoholic white guy, Mohinder and Bennet exchange BFF secret decoder rings, Hiro's dad tries basejumping and fails, West the Emotard stalks Claire like Jason Schwartzman in "Slackers", Parkman gets a foil-covered chocolate badge, Bennet wins a one-sided game of thumb war and makes calendars at Copy Kingdom, the Honduran Double Trouble Twins hijack the illegal immigrant truck full of dead people, and shirtless Peter Petrelli has a severe case of static cling in Ireland. Oh, and Claire gets a car as an early birthday present -- but it's not a Range Rover.
This week's episode title appears to be a tribute to Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures and his love of reptiles...and eggs.
This is your brain on drugs.
This is your brain on drugs.
Wandering Rocks Pub, Cork, Ireland
Peter is awakened by a cold shower as the mercenaries tenderize him with their fists, hoping to find out where Peter allegedly stashed the Ay-pods. Is this a remake of the Pulp Fiction basement scene? The Irish Spring gang assures him if he tells them where the shipment is, he'll be free to go. "As square a deal as you're lucky to find," says their ringleader, Ricky.
"A Square Deal? You're familiar with Teddy Roosevelt's domestic policies?"
Peter, of course, has no clue what an iPod is. He doesn't even know who he is. Perhaps these guys have poor reasoning, but if someone was going to steal a whole shipping crate worth of Steve Job's toys, wouldn't they also move themselves to a safer place? How can someone even chain themselves to the box in the first place? The men resume beating the living shit out of Peter.
Casa de Bennet-Butler
Recreating a scene from "Jackass 2," Claire plunges her hand into a pot of boiling water (+ 1 gross looking egg) in order to fish out her mom's wedding ring. "We do have a colander, Claire, no need to be flashy," Mama Bennet admonishes her. Hee. So I guess all the Bennets still have their memories intact, despite last season's "Wife Swap" scene with Candace pretending to be Sandra.
After this, we'll try bobbing for apples in hydrochloric acid.
Claire needs to get a hobby if she's this bored, because retardation is slowly setting in -- c'mon, holding your hand over the Bunsen Burner flame in class? Nearly getting mowed down by West the Emotard's ugly car? There are better ways to injure yourself -- like putting yourself through a woodchipper! Or taking a dip in liquid nitrogen and flinging yourself off the Empire State Building! Better yet, volunteer to be a test dummy for the guys on "Mythbusters."
Bennet enters the kitchen, reminding Claire to lay low and be invisible. If they want her to be nobody in public school, why don't they just homeschool her? That usually does the trick.
"I can't even be myself at home, it's bad enough that I have to be all fake at school," Claire complains. "High school doesn't work like that, you lay low and you get noticed more than anyone. They have metal detectors for people who lie too low."
Actually, those "people" usually exhibit super-anti social, psychotic behavior and a lack of hygiene, which isn't a trademark of laying low. Claire just really needs to dye her hair a mousy brown and throw on some glasses -- and invest in some California-themed clothes from Hollister.
"But we got your own car," says Bennet. "I can't not be what I am, whatever that is," replies Claire. Bennet goes on to say that his job is keeping the family safe, and that he hates his stupid Copy Kingdom shirt. He doesn't mention that he's lying about laying low himself. Claire takes off for school in her Nissan Rogue (TM), and we see that the Bennets live in a cookie cutter gated community cluster.
A one-income family can afford a lot more during this housing market crisis.
Smart move, Bennet. My cousins live in a gated community in Orange County, and their house is indistinguishable from the others. It's totally a layer of added security/anonymity. I always thought it'd be a bitch to go trick-or-treating in that kind of neighborhood, because I'd never be able to find my own house at the end of the night. You'd have to pull a Hansel & Gretel to get home.
Back in the Bennet house, Sandra shows her husband the newspaper, which features the headline "Yamagato C.E.O. Dead at Age 70." They must subscribe to The New York Times or something, because they're in California. However, the article begins by talking about some executive being shot to death, and repeats the line "In addition to a $5,000 fine..." twice.
This has to be USA Today.
« Real Places: Fox Reality Awards | | Dancing With The Stars: Triple Sevens...Great For Slots; Unsatisfying For Scores »
Comments (13)
Great recap. Had many of the same thoughts (only mine weren't as funny - dang!).
1 of 13 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on October 4, 2007 9:40 AM
All this Claire stuff really seems like they are just using her for the sake of using her. And that kid being able to fly is lame, we already have someone who does that.
2 of 13 | Posted by merick | Posted on October 4, 2007 9:57 AM
Thank you for an awesome recap. The "Previously on Heroes" almost made me spit my hot chocolate all over my computer.
3 of 13 | Posted by jmportia | Posted on October 4, 2007 12:06 PM
@merick. I feel the same way about Claire. She's definitely being forced into the show despite her being so extremely unecessary. In fact, I'd even say she drags the show down with her antics. Wow, she cut off a toe and it grew back. Amazing but we knew that a year ago.
One thing the writers need to realize is that Superman isn't amazing because he can survive a beating. He's amazing because he can do so much AFTER someone tries to give him a beating. Claire can survive a fall but after that then she just stand there pouting.
(And to be a vain and superficial male, what exactly is the appeal of Claire? She's 4'11" and she may be cute but she's not necessarily deserving of all the hype surrounding her.)
4 of 13 | Posted by anonymouse | Posted on October 4, 2007 1:35 PM
A slackers reference? awesome.
That movie (as well as Rules of Attraction) was filmed at my college. I rule.
5 of 13 | Posted by kevintheomanharris | Posted on October 4, 2007 1:35 PM
@merick. I feel the same way about Claire. She's definitely being forced into the show despite her being so extremely unecessary. In fact, I'd even say she drags the show down with her antics. Wow, she cut off a toe and it grew back. Amazing but we knew that a year ago.
One thing the writers need to realize is that Superman isn't amazing because he can survive a beating. He's amazing because he can do so much AFTER someone tries to give him a beating. Claire can survive a fall but after that then she just stand there pouting.
(And to be a vain and superficial male, what exactly is the appeal of Claire? She's 4'11" and she may be cute but she's not necessarily deserving of all the hype surrounding her.)
6 of 13 | Posted by anonymouse | Posted on October 4, 2007 1:39 PM
@merick. I feel the same way about Claire. She's definitely being forced into the show despite her being so extremely unecessary. In fact, I'd even say she drags the show down with her antics. Wow, she cut off a toe and it grew back. Amazing but we knew that a year ago.
One thing the writers need to realize is that Superman isn't amazing because he can survive a beating. He's amazing because he can do so much AFTER someone tries to give him a beating. Claire can survive a fall but after that then she just stand there pouting.
(And to be a vain and superficial male, what exactly is the appeal of Claire? She's 4'11" and she may be cute but she's not necessarily deserving of all the hype surrounding her.)
7 of 13 | Posted by anonymouse | Posted on October 4, 2007 1:49 PM
Great Big Lewbowski reference!
And I was thinking more along the lines of My Two Dads....
8 of 13 | Posted by WideStance | Posted on October 4, 2007 1:55 PM
Hey all, thanks for the support! Claire is kind of useless right now because there's no real threat in her life or impetus for her to use her powers to help others. She's acting like someone who is frustrated by the fact that she can't use her can of mace or taser on anyone because she's in the safest place ever.
At the same time, I can see how her antics stem from the nature of passive powers -- like she told Bennet, she wants to know if she can use them to regenerate limbs for others, or create a healing serum or something.
The writers made Hiro into something of a cartoon in this episode, don't you think? He's more of a caricature of himself than a believable, compelling character at the moment.
9 of 13 | Posted by t.vo | Posted on October 4, 2007 2:15 PM
anonymouse -- You totally hit the nail on the head with your Superman analogy.
10 of 13 | Posted by t.vo | Posted on October 4, 2007 2:19 PM
T.Vo!!! Great recap! Favorite lines;
"BFF Tricycle"
"Step 1 cut a hole in the box"
LMFAO!!! I am sick of emotard,bored with clair, bored and sick of the dundertwins. And thank you T.Vo for naming this recap another blessed week without Nikki! Dont they realize no one wants her back, she is boring,extraneous,and useless,she isnt even a good actress or character. Hi my power is i have multiple personalities,one of them has super strength, but all of them have the power to be annoying!
11 of 13 | Posted by lloyd dobbler | Posted on October 4, 2007 4:05 PM
T.Vo - I love you for using a Slackers reference! It's true though, Emotard is a turbo-creep.
Awesome recap, I am so glad this show is back and really hope they keep Nikki far far away from my screen! Japanese Summer's Eve commercials = hilar.
xox Pach
12 of 13 | Posted by pachita | Posted on October 5, 2007 10:38 AM
Yes Claire is extraneous at times, but she also helps facilitate the HRG storyline and for that, I appreciate her. i also appreciate her 4'11 body as well. And Niki also useless, but at least DL is dead and Micha is not there so maybe she will be worth something. And let's face it, Ali Larter is smoking. Remember, this is a comic book brought to real life, so a dash of hot women is a must.
The Boy Who Could Fly, has to go.
13 of 13 | Posted by mattypopo | Posted on October 10, 2007 12:34 PM