Oh hell, it's Niki-not-Niki-also-not-Jessica Tracy. For reasons unknown, she resembles the other two gals, but evidently the Heroes Wiki says she's an "evolved human." Mmmkay. She makes eyes at the Governor, they chit-chat a bit about how much they both like Nathan Petrelli, and she suggests Nathan fill the NY senator seat. There is talk of having a quickie or two. Then she's off to her car to procure the senate seat and Nathan. She slides into her seat when a sleep-deprived reporter runs up and asks how the biggest stripper in Vegas became such an ice queen. Apparently LasVegasNiki.com is a popular site, still. Random movie trivia: the guy playing the reporter is in a film called The Man From Earth.
What girl doesn't like a man with strong chins?
The eager reporter asks her for comments, and she refuses. Tracy-Jessica-Niki threatens to hunt the guy down and destroy him if he runs this story. She's trying to call his bluff, but he's obviously going to run it, and yeah, someone's gonna die. Thank goodness for obvious and heavy-handed foreshadowing, how else would I predict these storylines without Parkman's powers of mindreading? *facepalm*
Daphne's Apt, Paris
Hiro and Ando are all cuckoo for crazypuffs because Daphne's snagged the frickin' Mona Lisa and numerous shiny swords of historic importance and artifacts. She's probably even got the Holy Grail and the Lost Ark, come to think of it. Hiro ponders a bit about Saint John = Jacques in French, which in turn leads me to believe that Daphne's supposed to replace Monica from last season as the new Saint Joan? Probably a stretch, but maybe she can be Saint Joan's doppelganger in Heroesland, if they ever bring Micah & the New Orleans Crew back.
Train tracks, Costa Verde, California
Claire is videotaping herself for the umpteenth time. How very lonelygirl15 of you, Claire-bear. She gets all emotarded, wondering if she's human anymore. I understand it's supposed to be endearing, but it's annoying in that MySpace way. If you don't feel anything anymore, are you still human? Do you have a soul? Why are dolphins so goshdarned cute? Will I live forever? Why does Sarah Palin exist?
Text away, engineer guy. She doesn't care.
"My name is Claire Bennet and this is attempt number seven." Claire then hops onto the track and waits for the next oncoming Amtrak. You'd *think* any good conductor would notice the splat/bone-crushing/signs of person making contact with the train, but I feel Tim Kring doesn't think very highly of public transportation. Buses and trains and planes are just props in his universe. Just as the train's about to give Claire a minor flesh wound, Peter swoops in and screams, "WHAT WERE YOU DOING?!"
Claire: "WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?! TRYING TO GET HIT BY A TRAIN, DUH!!"
Peter: "You're doing it wrong."
Peter finds out that Sylar can now heal, after brain-pillaging Claire. He shakes his head, telling everyone that it wasn't supposed to happen. Yeah, well, it's what you think wasn't supposed to happen, Peter. Claire clutches at Peter, asking him what Sylar meant when he said she was special, and different? Peter's a broken record, muttering what happened to her never should've happened. Way to cheer up a girl who lost her brain virginity to a total jerk. Understandably, Claire's still shaken up because she can't even defend herself.
She can't even actively heal herself, since the pieces just have to be put back by an external force, as we saw with her scalp, so she feels like a victim. She begs Peter to teach her how to fight back, but he refuses cryptically, saying it's not his job and basically omits a very valuable truth (i.e. his real identity) and flies off, leaving her confused and feeling totally abandoned. It's very Dumbledore-esque, in his not telling Harry Potter everything and making Harry more suspicious and ultimately turning him against Dumbledore for a bit. I see it so clearly now. This all makes sense given the scene where Future Brunette Claire and Future Peter face off and she tries to shoot him. Thanks, J.K. Rowling, for your powers of illumination!
I love this commercial. The end.
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Comments (7)
Okay -- I've only gotten this far: "Text away, engineer guy. She doesn't care." And OMG I laughed really loudly. And then I looked around guiltily. Maybe too soon? Actually, it was just really freaking clever and funny and so is the rest of your writing T.Vo. Oh, and my DH loves that baby commercial too.
Okay, time to post this and open another window so I can finish reading your hilarious recap in the 15 minutes it takes this to post to freakin TVGasm.
XOXOXO
Zbird
1 of 7 | Posted by zbird | Posted on October 3, 2008 10:11 PM
Omg. I was LOLing the whole time. great recap. I can't wait for the next one. Raised Collar. hahahahah
2 of 7 | Posted by chibby | Posted on October 4, 2008 12:30 AM
I think someone loves the Flight of the Conchords almost as much as I do! Also- fabulous job with the recaps. 2 thumbs up. Proverbial thumbs. Well- okay, actual thumbs too.
3 of 7 | Posted by Frisky Biscuit | Posted on October 4, 2008 4:18 PM
dtf = down to fuck
love your recaps! keep up the good work
4 of 7 | Posted by kristykristy | Posted on October 4, 2008 6:26 PM
You shouldn't be so mad at your computer. The blue screen of death allowed you the opportunity to be the superfamous celebrity that everyone's waiting for at the party but is being exceptionally fashionably late. Everyone gets all nervous and fidget-y as more and more time passes, until you arrive and there's a collective sigh of relief because you're the only reason we came anyway.
Anyway, point of my comment, I'm an utter nerd and your re-cap was totally worth the wait. Provided me tons of laughs and giggles, which I really needed right about now.
5 of 7 | Posted by narcissistic | Posted on October 5, 2008 5:55 AM
The reporter guy that confronted "Tracy" in the parking ramp also played the hero in the old TV show The Greatest American Hero.
6 of 7 | Posted by Hey Buddy | Posted on October 6, 2008 10:03 AM
NIce to read you again, Tvo, very enjoyable, and interesting to see where these plot holes are taking us.
Love Mama P!!!! I don't mind if Mohinder pops like a giant zit, but call me crazy, can't Peter at any time go further back and restart it again . . .
I don't want to say much here, as I'm afraid I'll talk about the other episodes . . . can't wait to catch up!
7 of 7 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on October 6, 2008 4:10 PM