This week's Heroes theme song should be Lindsay Lohan's "Confessions of a Broken Heart" played on the world's tiniest violin, 'cause it's a Freudian field day with daddy issues everywhere: Parkman, Claire, Elle, Emotard, Mohinder, seriously, everyone. Also, everything Isaac has ever painted has come true, probably because people start to think the future can't be changed and read his artwork like an Ikea instruction booklet. Hell is getting lost in Ikea.
New from Japan: Port-a-puppies for everyone!
Bennet, Mama B, and Lyle are packing up the family's possessions as Claire comes down in her cheerleading uniform. I'm unconvinced because real cheerleaders put their hair in high ponytails and curlers the day of rallies and games. Flatironing your hair is pointless. They must've pulled an all-nighter or hired some elves, because they plan on leaving today, yet they only started packing last night. Bennet's about to slap a "Fragile" sticker on his daughter but she beats him to the punch. She's not going with the family, she's gonna file for legal emancipation like gymnast Dominique Moceaneau and every precocious teen star out there. Or get adopted by Oprah, whichever is easiest. Bennet starts to protest but she asks him what he plans to do -- abduct her? Touché.
The gloves are off, and Claire accuses Daddy of bagging and tagging Emotard. Mama Bennet defends him, but Claire points out that they're still hiding, living in fear, and driving crappy Nissan Rogues instead of Land Rovers like everyone else in Socal. Bennet tells Claire this wouldn't be an issue if she hadn't showboated with Emotard in the Debbie incident, and commands her to not step out the door. Defiant, Claire's all "Whatevah, ah do whut ah want!" and spins on her toe to leave. Bennet responds by reaching for the duct tape, but Mama Bennet intervenes again and says Claire can go to school to say goodbye to her friends. Bad idea. Claire leaves, but not before shooting a big, fat "I hate you" to Pops. Congratulations, you're officially an ungrateful 16-year-old!
Tokyo Japan, Present Day
It took a ridiculously long time for Hiro's father's funeral to actually happen, but I think we're supposed to pretend only a week has elapsed since Kaito's death. Monks preside over the traditional Japanese ceremony, and I can't help but remember when a monk's orange sleeve caught on fire at my grandma's funeral during college. I was torn between crying and laughing since my zany, distressed brain immediately thought of inappropriate things such as "Oh man, this is like a historical re-enactment of monks protesting the Vietnam War." I know, I'm going to hell, but I do have a father who constantly reminds me that 58,000+ soldiers died so I could be born in America.
Doorknob.
Anywho, Hiro's sis returns, and she's sitting next to Ando, who obviously feels that it would be an inappropriate time to ask her out (although Laura totally did it with Rob after her father's funeral in High Fidelity). Hiro has to deliver the eulogy, but he is still suffering from PTSD and flees from the podium. Ando goes to comfort him, and Hiro unloads all his guilt about it being his fault that Daddy died, that he blames himself, and that he can't let him go. A blink later, Hiro's off to save the Daddy. Ando starts to think that his friendship doesn't mean all that much to his BFF.
He goes back to one week ago (oh, the wonders of modern time travel) to the frosty Deveaux rooftop. Kaito and Mama Petrelli are comparing BFF's-in-death pictures. Mama Petrelli slaps Kaito for the umpteenth time, because Tim Kring believes we love recycled footage. Hiro greets his father, who is thrilled to see him and excited to hear tales of feudal Japan and Kensei. The reunion is dampened by Hiro's announcement that he's time-traveled from Kaito's funeral. Silly Hiro, you don't tell your honorable father that it was his fate to die; instead, you pretend that nothing bad was going to happen on the rooftop and whisk him away to Tahiti or another century. Once Kaito hears the bad news he stoically resigns himself to death. Sure, you can't play God, but isn't it kind of Hiro's fault for going back in time to 1671 and incurring the wrath of Khan and Kensei? One could argue that Hiro should just go back to the moment before he kissed Yaeko and have a little more self-control.
Hiro, it's all your fault. Love, Al Gore.
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Comments (6)
All I can say is how happy I was at the end to see HRG still alive and kicking. I figured the killer had to be Adam. If this group didn't want to play God, why did they lock Adam up? Always with more questions, I am.
1 of 6 | Posted by geewits | Posted on November 22, 2007 11:07 PM
Good recap. I offciallly hate Mohinder now, more than anyone. And Emotard proved himself more useful far sooner than Parkman did. I too was relived when HRG rose from the grave and nice connectivity of Claire and HRG as they both muttred Holy elipsies during their similar death escaping situations.
2 of 6 | Posted by mattypopo | Posted on November 23, 2007 12:09 PM
that parking lot at the beach where they do the daughter swap.....i'm pretty sure thats the same place MTV uses for Date My Mom.
I was so angry when Bennet told emotard to go home and he didnt. it would have been the perfect end to his character.
3 of 6 | Posted by kevintheomanharris | Posted on November 23, 2007 1:32 PM
kevintheomanharris - my husband and I thought the same thing about the Date My Mom parking lot. Too funny!
4 of 6 | Posted by LNNC92 | Posted on November 26, 2007 10:49 AM
Really loved mom in the episode . . . glad they're giving her more to do! Thanks for the recaps, and let me know what answer you find about the "Swords of Destiny" . . .
5 of 6 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on November 26, 2007 5:40 PM
I just finished watching this episode and WOW. I haven't been on the edge of my seat during Heroes in awhile. (How glad am I that there's no more Feudal Japan?)
I still don't get why Bennett is so worried about Clair getting hurt/dying. Hello, she has regenerative/rejuvenation powers.
6 of 6 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on December 7, 2007 6:45 AM