Maya and Molly are having a little slumber party in a loft more depressing than the Company prison rooms. Molly can't remember where she put Mall Madness, and Maya frets that she sent her brother away because he could've saved all of them. Seeing an opportunity to get the Honduran girl to shut up, Molly offers to find Alejandro with her powers. To give Molly an idea of who she's looking for, Maya pulls a crumpled picture of the twins out of her pocket.
Kodak: Helping remember your wedding massacre.
Someone actually developed those photos, which is a little ridiculous/creepy. Unless Maya had a tiny digital camera tucked in her bra and just decided to print them out her scrapbook at the nunnery. After running away the night she killed everyone. In high heels. Yes, that's definitely what happened.
After squishing up her face for awhile, Molly is unable to locate the other dunder twin. "He's...not...anywhere," she reveals. It finally dawns on Maya that Alejandro is dead and this is why she was rejected from MENSA. Mohinder is diagnosing Sylar with the same strain of the virus that is afflicting Niki, concluding that the Company must've injected him as well. Sylar is reasonably pissed, setting up Sylar's vendetta against The Company in Volume 3. Maya starts yelling at Sylar for killing her brother. Sylar, not one to mince words, shoots her in the chest and she collapses on the floor the same way that Isaac did.
But not before she impersonates a zombie from "Thriller."
"Where is the healing blood?" Sylar demands, pointing the gun on Mohinder. Mohinder stupidly pulls out the case with vials meant for Niki (Sylar > Niki, marginally), and Sylar, surprised the cure was there the whole time, points out that they have trust issues. Sylar insists that Mohinder try it on Maya first to make sure it works, ensuring that he can still be able to take her powers if it works.
Mohinder injects Maya. Her wound spits out the bullet and seals itself, Claire-style, and she comes back to life. Damnit. Elle shows up and snarls at Sylar as he swipes the miracle cure package. She shoots electricity at him (but not enough), but he shoots at her with his gun and runs away. Pissed that Sylar got away, Elle slams the door frame in frustration. "My dad's going to kill me!" she agonizes. Mohinder reassures her that if it weren't for her, everyone would've been slaughtered. Elle likes the idea of being a hero, and we get a glimpse into her character evolving into ambiguously evil nymph to praise-loving do-gooder. Bob probably didn't praise his daughter very much as she grew up -- or perhaps he went about it the wrong way, as psychological studies have recently shown.
Back in Costa Verde, Casa De Bennet
The Company should buy some industrial-size paper shredders, because Bennet kept records of everything he did for the company. They're just lying around in Primatech cardboard boxes. Real secure. Claire is determined to take the company down while Mama Bennet weeps. I can't be the only one confused by Claire's reasoning as to how going public with her powers will take The Company down. Wouldn't they just reason with the frightened public, leveraging the fact that they have the most experience in dealing with freaks? At most, The Company would get the backing of the Bush administration if it's March of 2007. Sandra realizes this too, and starts worrying they'll take Claire again, cite the Patriot Act, and test on her in their facilities.
Claire continues to pack up the boxes as Emotard enters. She's glad to see him until he reveals he's there to stop her, because he doesn't want the secret to be let out. Claire insists that if she goes public, everyone will have to listen to them, because they're special. Claire Bear, you're special, just not that special. He says that The Company didn't take everything away from him, and after she goes public, it'll destroy the connection they have together. Exposing themselves isn't going to bring her father back, he insists. Claire, unused to not getting her way, angrily shoves his file at him and tells him there isn't an "us" to worry about any longer. Breaking up is not so hard to do. Goodbye, Emotard! He shoots her a teary look before flying off into oblivion and hopefully out of the series, while Mr. Muggles poops on her shoe.
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Comments (8)
I thought when she was talking about Pandora's Box she was reffering to Peter...
1 of 8 | Posted by RLR123 | Posted on December 6, 2007 9:03 AM
oh man. this season was SO disapointing. i hate it when heroes with awesome powers like peter or hiro DONT USE THEM TO THIER FULL ABILITIES!!! these writers really think we're idiots. my favorite parts are always when sylar or peter, are kicking someone's ass using multiple powers they've obtained. i mean, remember how sylar can hear really well? can he now manipulate visual space like that chick he killed early in the season? he's my favorite...
2 of 8 | Posted by isthisawkward | Posted on December 6, 2007 1:36 PM
Such a short season =(
Thanks so much for your recaps T.Vo. I enjoyed reading up on Mondays in preparation for the new epi and will truly miss your wit & sarcasm.
Yes, I think we can all agree that the writers believe us to be idiots. Peter not reading Adam's mind whatsoever? And not realizing that he too could have saved Nathan without Adam's help at all? And the vault/virus thing = ridiculous. I seriously doubt that long term storage of the virus requires room temperature conditions. Another good point you made - teleporting into the vault. Why even have powers if you don't use them?! In any case, can't wait for it to start back up, hopefully Kring can redeem himself.
3 of 8 | Posted by steez | Posted on December 6, 2007 2:37 PM
Your recaps have been great and more entertaining than the actual show! "Dey took our jebs" Loves it.
If a show is good I am usually willing to suspend most of my disbelief and overlook some inconsistencies for the sake of the story, but it's just annoying how unbelievable this show has gotten. I know Mohinder was freaked out Sylar had Molly, but seriously, he didn't even call Bob??
And I still don't understand why Mohinder put so much trust in the Company or why Peter put so much trust in Adam. So what if he gave your brother some of his blood, it's not like it cost him a big sacrifice. If you knew your blood could help heal people and you just found out your new friend's brother was disfigured and near death from trying to save the world, wouldn't you kind of be a dick NOT to help?
I'm also sad Sylar didn't get to take Maya's power before he fled. Hopefully he catches up with her soon.
4 of 8 | Posted by SnackyCakes420 | Posted on December 6, 2007 11:18 PM
steez and SnackyCakes -- Thank you so much for your support, it means a lot to me! Recapping this season of Heroes has been a labor of love, especially when the show starts to assume its viewers lack critical thinking abilities and drags out plotlines like Feudal Japan.
I'm hoping that the next volume redeems itself, "Villains" has so much potential -- Tim Kring could really benefit from hiring some of us as show consultants. For realism's sake.
Maybe they can give Peter a lobotomy or brain transplant next volume. There's a spare in the Company vault.
5 of 8 | Posted by T.Vo | Posted on December 7, 2007 2:43 PM
Damn you, bank vault!
If only I could walk through walls...
Ohhh... wait...
6 of 8 | Posted by redhaiku | Posted on December 7, 2007 4:41 PM
bone loves T.Vo's recaps.
7 of 8 | Posted by bone | Posted on December 7, 2007 7:11 PM
T.Vo,
Good recaps all season. I think Kring could benefit from hiring the monkeys with typewrites you speak of next season, or baboons-they work for scale.
8 of 8 | Posted by mattypopo | Posted on December 12, 2007 10:13 AM