Meredith leads Claire into a metal shipping crate and has her lock the door. Ah, this is just like that episode of To Catch a Predator. She asks her daughter if she really wants to do this, and you can see Meredith try to harden herself for what's to come, and what she's going to do to her own daughter. You can see her visibly steel herself. Claire, still on her superhero kick, insists she's ready, and scoffs when her mother tells her step one is Survival. Meredith palms the metal wall and explains that there are some things you can't fight. Tough love, baby - it burns.
Claire keeps defending her desire to fight, explaining she wants to help people. She cockily says she's walked through fire and she's never been burned, she's indestructible. Sure, but you can still think you're dying, even if you don't feel anything physically. Meredith is badass in this scene, pointing out that the air supply's being depleted and asks if Claire feels faint. She asks if her daughter's ever suffocated. "Why do you want to stop bad guys?" Mama Meredith asks. She doesn't believe Claire's claims, and asks her if she knows what waterboarding is. Claire gasps no, she doesn't (someone doesn't read the newspaper or watch 24) and starts hyperventilating as Meredith calmly explains that waterboarding is a method of torture sanctioned by the US government. Also, buttsex with goats.
We get flashes of Claire feeling helpless and trapped while she was with Sylar, and Meredith breaks her daughter down just like those boot camp drill sergeants on Montel or Sally Jesse Raphael. Remember those? "My daughter's a crack whore and been knocked up twice, and she's only 8!" was one theme. Meredith brings Claire to her breaking point, as Claire's clawing the floor, trying to suck in what air she can, and Claire finally spits out she wants to learn to fight so she can hurt Sylar, for what he did to her. Man, after school specials have certainly changed since the early 90's. Remember Joey Lawrence telling you, "If she says no, and you do anyway, that's rape"? The more you know. The somber look on Meredith's face says everything as Claire stumbles out of the shipping crate. I don't think she'll be volunteering to go into enclosed spaces with her biological mom anytime soon.
I want a sun salutation. NOW!
Villains vault
Bennet leads a handcuffed Flint away, telling Sylar to watch Knox and Jesse while they get ready to send them back to Level 5. Sylar seems possessed by the ticking noise again (it's Severus Snape, I tell you), and as Bennet returns, Sylar flings the door shut, allowing Knox to run away. Jesse's sprawled on the floor, and Sylar sadly admits that he is still a killer. Well, if that's what happens Sylar's blood sugar is low, I'd rather be diabetic. Bennet tries to reason with Sylar, and tries to tell him he can fight it. You can see Sylar vacillate between the hunger and his desire to be good, and the hunger takes over, splattering blood across the glass door.
Costa Verde, California
Mama Meredith tells Claire that was torturing her for her own good, and expresses her remorse. Meredith explains you have to build your life brick by brick, and to save yourself before saving the world. Yes, the broken record method. I learned it in D.A.R.E in 1995 and it still doesn't work on idiots. "There ain't nothing wrong with being a seventeen year-old girl for awhile, you got that?" asks Mama. Hmm, yeah, I'll file that in my list of sayings to cross-stitch, including "God Bless This Mess" to adorn all the rooms where women have to give birth. The two hug, but we all know nothing's going to be the same. Claire eyes some Primatech Paper files. Bennet, you never should've given her a car for her birthday. Didn't you learn anything from My Super Sweet Sixteen? Blinged-out Range Rovers are way easier to find than generic Toyota SUVs.
Universal Studios Desert Backlot
Shaman's done with his new painting, and has ditched the houndstooth. I suppose it's getting too warm for scarves in the desert. In the new future painting, Parkman's carrying a lifeless body (so much for domestic bliss) covered in burns. He's full of questions, but the Shaman doesn't have any answers. Parkman thinks he can stop this tragedy from happening, but Shaman still has cryptic answers. He invites him into his hut. The answers will cost you.
Come on in. I have Monopoly.
Costa Verde, California, Casa de Bennet
Adopted Mama vs Baby Mama: FIGHT!
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Comments (3)
Awesome again T.Vo. I was already laughing just reading the title. Anything that's associated with GOB never stops being funny.
1 of 3 | Posted by DrJerkass | Posted on October 9, 2008 4:05 AM
Between this episode and the last one, seems like Mama Petrelli's powers are sluttiness and super fertility. The question now is who is Sylar's bio-daddy? Linderman??? Kato?? Matt's Dad? Are we eventually gonna see all of the heroes connected to each other through Mama P's womb?
2 of 3 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on October 10, 2008 8:57 AM
Btw T.Vo, where I'm from, being in the marching band is cool - especially if you're the drum major or on the drumline. ;) The halftime shows are more popular than the games.
3 of 3 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on October 10, 2008 12:54 PM