Maya breaks out into a grin and she looks convincingly calm. That is, until Mohinder walks in and tries to apologize and she starts to go apeshit like J.Lo after inhaling too much hairspray. Get this lady a restraining order and some Valium.
Papa Petrelli manages to separate the two, and Mohinder asks incredulously how Papa P can be sure he's taken the entire ability away, and if he can do that to everyone. Papa P asks Mohinder if he really wants to be normal again, which is something we know the answer to. Mohinder is an insecure scientist, so he'll jump at the chance to be special. He also wants to have his cake (the powers) and eat it too (get rid of the pesky side effects).
They enter a new lab, where Papa Petrelli doesn't even bother to introduce Mohinder to Generic Scientist #4. The formula halves have been found, and SCANNED, can you believe it? However, Pinehearst lacks the technology to digitally combine the halves into a whole, so Mohinder will have to look at the split formula on two different screens that are more than three feet apart. Sorry, at least they're not Dell monitors.
Someone get this girl some gum.
Papa Petrelli does all but order Mohinder to improve the formula, and Mohinder gets uppity for two seconds, accusing Papa Petrelli of having a hidden agenda and self-serving motivations, before his hubris kicks in with a "Oh fuck it, we need test subjects! Muahahahahah!" Maybe a side effect of the shitty serum is impaired reasoning skills and a lack of stubbornness. Soon this will be a major turf war between Primatech, Pinehearst, and the letter P. Go Team Petrelli!
Level 5, Primatech Paper Pickled Pepper Plant
Mama Petrelli's in a coma somewhere in the building, and Sylar's still strapped to the IV. Suddenly, Mama Petrelli appears in her son's cell, which means Sylar's powers are overruling the sugar water Peter's piping into his nose and he's able to maintain cognitive control over the situation. In his vision/dream, Mama Petrelli tells Sylar to sack up and get the hell out of there. Sylar whimpers a bit that he wants to be in the cage and have his abilities blocked, because he's a monster. Virtual Mama tells Sylar he doesn't know the half of what he's capable of, and to show 'em all why he's her favorite. Make Mommy proud! Ah, bliss to an abused child's ears. Whatever, Mama P, we all know you gave birth to Sarah Palin and her $150,000 gold-plated, caribou-encrusted wardrobe makeover is what's really making you proud. For that price, your tweed suit of evil wipes your ass and kisses it when you go #2.
Mommy Visions make Sylar one strong boy. He snaps the straps off like they were made of licorice whips and flings the door open like it's made of gingerbread. Yes, the portions in T.Voland are meager so I like to play this game called "Imagine Food." Typing it out is almost as good as having it! Sylar kisses catatonic Mama P tenderly on the forehead and tells her he'll save Peter and make her proud. It's still creepy.
Casa de Bennet, Heroes Halfway House
Elle's short circuiting and overloading all over the place like a relapsed druggie hobo in Golden Gate Park. She's trembling, and she can't eat or sleep. She can't control her powers ever since the bout with Sylar. Elle confides that Daphne found her and tried to recruit her to go to Pinehearst, but that she didn't want to go without knowing what the deal was. People, you should really try Google, or at least The Smoking Gun for these things.
Naturally, Elle went to Bennet's house to get answers, but instead just got wet t-shirt contest'ed. Claire gets the retarded gleam in her eye and ponders, "What if there's something wrong with all of us and they can fix it?" Yes, Claire, there really are altruistic, giving people out there who will fix you for free. They're called Canadians, and they have universal health care. Pinehurst is in New Jersey, you twit. Close, blondie, close.
Or you could just wait for the inevitable to happen.
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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