Mama B makes some valid points about how they don't know anything about Pinehurst except their use of double helix clip art on their logo and how the name sounds like a dishwashing soap. Hee. Somehow, Claire convinces her NOT to call Papa Bennet, by claiming that only she (Claire) can fix the thing that's broken inside of her. I'm not sure how Mama B can agree to this so soon after the Puppet Playhousepalooza, but Lyle's hair needs some thermal straightening and that'll take hours at the beauty salon. She reminds Claire that if Elle gets sassy, just toss a glass of water on her, "Lyle style." Also, if she says no, and you do anyway, that's rape. The more you know!
Mohinder's apartment, NYC
Remember when Parkman and Mohinder were on the set of My Two Dads and Parkman was the stay-at-home, sandwich-making parent with Molly? I sorta miss those days.
He rifles through some of Mohinder's stuff and quickly whirls around because Daphne shows up with a gun. That's about the last thing he expected to see, since he's so ga-ga for a girl just because he saw it in his future spirit walk/hallucination. I mean, dude, what if she's vegan? Is that not a dealbreaker for you?
Daphne and Parkman have the predictable back and forth about how she has to kill him, no she doesn't, yes she does, oh, turn around, Parkman, because she can't handle shooting him in the face. He tries to read his mind and reason with her, and I'd like to think that Parkman is able to read through any ulterior motives she may have. Daphne hasn't been able to quit her recruiting gig with Pinehearst, and I think they have her on lockdown, especially since she kept saying she has no choice but to do their bidding.
Throw a piece of popcorn into my mouth or I will kill you.
With his back to a trembling Daphne, Parkman tells her creepy things, like how they get married and start a family together, and how they're gonna love each other and she HAS NO CHOICE SO SHE BETTER NOT KILL HIM. Daphne drops the gun and starts crying, and says that it happened so fast that she didn't know what to do. Parkman quickly gleans that Papa Petrelli killed his dad, but what else does he find out? They won't tell us. Is Daphne going to wussy out and get Parkman killed? Are they going to do it in Mohinder's bed?
Pinehearst, Peter Petrelli's room
Papa Petrelli enters Peter's room with a couple of paid peons to find the gurney empty. Peter screams and tries to fling a chair at the entourage, yelling that Papa Petrelli thinks he's better than everyone else. Peter, your dad is an elitist asshole who probably went to Princeton, yes. Papa Petrelli calmly says that he doesn't just think he's better, that it's a fact. Ha. Also, Peter will help him get this done, whether he likes it or not. Can we negotiate a deal, like no TV and dessert for a month? I'd rather do that than be one of Mohinder's test subjects. Hmm, well, everything Mama P said about Papa Petrelli being eager to inject Nathan with the original formula seems to be adding up. The man loves offering his children up to Science.
In the Pinehearst Lab, Mohinder creepily says hello to Peter, and explains that Peter's metabolism is primed for accepting new abilities, making him an ideal test case for the new and improved formula. Oh yeah, Mohinder must've smoothed all the bugs out of the previous iteration in what, half an hour? It would take me longer to download this ep--err, watch this on Hulu.com than that.
Mohinder eagerly asks Peter what he looks like in the future, and Peter racks his brain to recall that Mohinder's "changed" into something "like a monster." Peter Petrelli is the best eyewitness ever. If I ever wanted to get away with murder, I'd have Peter be a witness. The cops would nab an entirely different person based on his descriptions.
You were tall. And dark. And you were wearing a sweater. A hoodie? No, a wifebeater. Wait isn't this about me?
Peter huffs that Mohinder can help stop this, but Mohinder's convinced all is futile and it's too late anyway. Just as Mohinder's about to jam the needle filled with Super Serum v2.0 into Peter's arm, someone flicks the needle away. For a nanosecond, I'm like, "What? Peter kept a power by accident?"
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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