Peter screams and bolts upright, only to find himself handcuffed to a gurney. Ah yes, the restraint of choice on this show. So very effective, yet...not. Papa Petrelli is reading Nietzsche, which means the dude's a nihilist. That's even worst than the Machiavelli-toting Bennet and Mama Petrelli. You don't fuck with nihilists. They care about NOTHING, Lebowski.
Well at least you've still got your mediocre at best acting ability! No one can take that away!
Papa Petrelli informs Peter that he's taken his powers forever, and that he had to lie to Peter and Nathan in order to make plans to help the greater good. Peter's freaking out and shouts that he's seen the future (who hasn't?) and that neighborhoods get nuked, all the world's unicorns die, and that he'll prevent the future from happening. Also, revenge on Papa Petrelli for everything that he's ever done, because that is the Petrelli way. Papa Petrelli tries to wheedle Peter for maybe two seconds, then switches into steel discipline mode. The guy has a heart smaller than Mr. Grinch. Peter's still yapping about stopping him and the forces of evil, Papa Petrelli's all, "LOL NO," and informs his son that until he changes that attitude, he's grounded. And no liquids after 7 pm, or he'll wet the bed.
Casa de Bennet driveway, Costa Verde
Mama Bennet and Claire share a Lifetime/Mom Swap moment, after Claire whines that they just starred in a human puppet show, Dad's working with a serial killer, and that she doesn't feel pain. Also, homecoming's next week! Mama Bennet warmly tells her daughter that she's proud of her, and our warm fuzzy feeling is rudely interrupted by the house lights flickering a la the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland. Seriously, people, install some CFL's.
Question: Why would you enter the house when the lights are freaking out? Why? Have you learned nothing? Didn't your last house blow up?
If Eddie Murphy's in there doing funny voices I swear to God I'll shoot him.
Claire and Mama Bennet enter cautiously to find the lights spazzing out and Lyle knocked out on the floor of the foyer. He looks like a teenage Doc Brown with frizzy hair. Claire immediately finds a twitchy Elle at the computer, trying to diagnose herself using Web MD. Elle's so frazzled, down to the trembling in her voice as she tries to chirp "Heyyyy, cheerleader" that you can't help but think of Jessie Spano overdosing on caffeine pills. The SATS were mega-hard. Claire shoots daggers at Elle. Bring it On! (5)
Elle quickly confides that she's here to get what she came for, shooting feeble electric sparks at Claire. Fortunately for Claire, she can't feel any pain and isn't incapacitated at all. Elle flips out and screams, as her plan is backfiring, literally, as she wheezes from the effort it takes to sustain a bolt of electricity. Man, I haven't seen anything that pathetic since my wind-up sparking dinosaur toy sputtered and died.
Lyle, being the strapping young lad that he is, recently watched Wicked at the Pantages theater in LA, and flings a bucket of water on Elle. She is immediately subdued, and slides to the kitchen floor like Angelina Jolie in Girl, Interrupted. Where's Bennet when you need him?
Popular! You're gonna be pop-u-oo-lar!
Pinehearst Castle
Mohinder's made it to the promised land with Maya. He meets Papa Petrelli outside in the hallway, while Maya's strapped to a gurney inside the "operating" room. Mohinder's aghast to see that Papa Petrelli's alive, and indignantly asks him what would drive him to put his children through such an ordeal. "Have you met their mother?" asks Papa Petrelli, pointedly. Good point.
Mohinder babbles for a bit about how he made a promise to Maya to remove her abilities and to stop her from suffering. And so he could bone her and try the really freaky-deaky stuff without causing her to panic and accidentally kill him. Papa Petrelli boasts, "Watch this," and enters the room. Maya's dressed in a hospital gown, which is the most conservative outfit we've seen her in all season. For a second, I hope that Maya freaks out and kills Papa Petrelli, but then we'd run out of fun and still be stuck with Maybelline Massacre. She looks pregnant, by the way. Papa Petrelli holds onto Maya's shoulders and she convulses as though someone's shocking her heart or playing crazy Baptist revival preacher with her body. Papa P's eyes fill up with the blackness and then quickly resume to normal. Ruh roh. Ghostface Killah Coma Eyes!
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Comments (4)
I'm only on the first page and I'm already really loving this recap, Tvo. And I'm really sad about your job! :( It's good you learned that lesson about not calling your boss a jackass, though. Save that for when he/she leaves the room, silly. Passive agressive fun!
Okay, back to read the rest. I hope you find a new job quickly, and hopefully without selling your soul.
1 of 4 | Posted by zbird | Posted on October 28, 2008 7:00 PM
I would invest in Primatech—they make blank canvases on which to put my hopes and dreams.
2 of 4 | Posted by nuprin | Posted on October 28, 2008 9:57 PM
Great recap. Molly btw was disposed of somewhere at the beginning of the season. It was a one sentence explanation, I think over the phone. I imagine they wanted to get rid of the child actors since they are obviously too costly with the rest of the bloated cast.
I think there has to be at least one hero killed each episode. Shouldn't be too hard if Sylar and Papa Petrelli have even temporarily joined forces especially with Peter out of the mix.
3 of 4 | Posted by Fitz | Posted on October 29, 2008 3:04 PM
Aw, thanks, zbird --fortunately, I didn't sass my boss or hide anyone's stapler in a cake mold filled with Jell-O. I'm just leaving to pursue writing full-time. However, I have fantastic timing, don't I?
Fitz, you're right. Mohinder appears to have dumped her somewhere at the beginning of the season, but they brought Molly back for that future segment with Parkman/Daphne and their future baby -- which leads me to wonder if Primatech/Pinehearst will do battle for her in the future.
I think Sylar's secretly pledging his allegiance to Mama P, but I'm guessing Knox will get knocked off pretty soon.
4 of 4 | Posted by T.Vo | Posted on October 30, 2008 12:20 PM