"Not much at stake here, just the fate of the human civilization and your hot girlfriend," says Adam. "No pressure." Peter asks him if he killed Hiro's father and Adam freely admits it, saying Kaito deserved it for locking up the virus instead of destroying it. Again, Peter asks Adam why he should believe him, but doesn't use his fucking mindreading powers.
Peter is not, as I previously assumed, trying to pick the lock with masterful skill, but pulling it apart physically with his telekinetic powers. It sounds like people having sex on geriatric washing machines. Not that I would know what that sounds like. The vault starts to pull away, pulsating like the doors in The Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland. Peter's nose starts to bleed from the strain as bolts and nuts start coming loose. The nosebleed has also happened to Parkman and Mama Petrelli while they were overusing powers. It's finally unlocked, and Adam is about to enter when Hiro stops at the entrance and says he must stop Kensei. Oh, Hiro. You could never be a villain, you're straight out of N64.
Peter flings Hiro aside as easily as he would booger from his nose - someone needs to work on their reflexes. Adam walks into the vault and leaves Peter to picking up Hiro with his mind. Peter's bent on finishing a moaning Hiro off when Parkman starts transmitting thoughts into Peter's mind. "Let go of Hiro, go after Adam, stop being a naive twat." That sort of thing. It's comparable to a game of ping pong.
PARKMAN: "Adam is evil."
PETER: "I don't think so, his eyes are so dreamy."
PARKMAN: "Adam is evil."
PETER: "No one that pretty could be mean."
PARKMAN: "Seriously, he wants to destroy the whole world."
PETER: "You're wrong, fatty! I don't believe fat people."
Peter ultimately pushes Parkman away (slower than he could move Hiro) and informs him he's on the wrong side. Big brother to the rescue. "What about me, Peter?" says Nathan, stepping out from the wings. "Am I on the wrong side too?" Hiro regains consciousness and teleports into the safe. Wait, why didn't Peter just teleport himself and Adam directly into the safe? Or walk through it instead of take it apart? I am a bundle of unanswered questions. Kensei says that they were more than friends, that Hiro was his the wind beneath his wings until he clipped them. In the vault are playing cards (all queens), a brain suspended in formaldehyde (the technical term is formalin fixing, for you Bio nerds), a golden key, an ornate-looking horse sculpture, and something that resembles St. Joan's knife.
Antiques Roadshow goes to Odessa.
Adam draws his sword, one hand behind him. He's clutching the vial containing the Shanti virus, which is evidently just lying around, super easy to grab, and not sealed away in yet another vault/triple layers of security. I don't think Kaito would be that negligent. He tells Hiro after 400 years, the patterns are the same. When God was unhappy with what he made, he made it rain for 40 days and 40 nights. Adam wants to be that hero to give humanity a second, err, third chance. Seriously buddy, if you're tired of living, just kill yourself and let humanity deal with global warming. Hiro declares he should've killed Adam long ago, for his father. And that he has to do it now. Adam says that he might live another 400 years without ever needing Viagra or Rogaine, and that it sucks that he's never made it into the Guinness Book of World Records.
Concurrently, Nathan is trying to persuade Peter to see how evil Adam is. Peter tells Adam he healed his wounds and should be grateful. Nathan's compelling argument is that Adam used Nathan to get to Peter, emotionally. Nathan states that he believes in Peter, and throws down the big three words. Needy Peter of course melts at the word "love." It's a Christmas miracle! He doesn't even bother reading Nathan's mind, and starts running towards the vault.
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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