This week on Heroes: all the people who took last week off are back. Last week: Hiro and HRG and Samuel and Sylar. This week: Claire and Peter... and HRG and Samuel and Sylar. Never mind. I thought I had something there but I guess not. Maybe it'll come back to me. Let us return to Scooby-Doo and the Case of the Invisible Sorority Killer. Shag and Scoob just saw Daphne Claire heal up after being impaled on a meathook and are naturally a bit freaked. You must be tripping, is Claire's response. No really. She says she just had a hallucination, so Becky must have slipped something in their Dasani. Is there any drug you can put in water that doesn't change the taste? Probably not, but we're dealing with sorority girls here. Velma Gretchen pipes up and says she saw Shaggy and Scooby making out. And when you call them Shaggy and Scooby it sounds a lot grosser than two sorority girls making out would actually be. And just like that, the cat goes back in the bag.
Which sounds a lot naughtier than "Claire's secret is still safe". On second thought, maybe not.
BO-ring. One day, Heroes. One day there will be too many memories to erase and the secret will be out. That's the episode I can't wait to see. Claire is ready to wash her hands of this mess, but Gretchen is taking all this a lot more seriously now that it's her life in danger. Run, Retchin. Run away and never come back.
NYC
There's been a trainwreck. No, I don't mean the last episode. I mean there was an actual accident. Kind of like that episode of Grey's where the ferry crashed. Peter is happy because he gets to use Death Kid's power to heal the whole city. He catches Emma's eye on the way into the hospital. I'm glad to see that they've both gotten on with their lives after Hiro up and vanished before they could save him. It's almost like he was never there, huh? That's what was gnawing at me back in the first paragraph! I bet that's why they alternate storylines and weeks. So they can just drop those pesky loose ends on the floor and maybe we won't notice. Nice try, but I'm onto you guys now.
LA
Ready for some hot Bad Sylar/Parkman action? Sylar's got them at the airport catching a flight to New York, because the last thing Sylar remembers is Peter (who he calls "the Italian Eagle Scout", LOL) giving him an injection. The X-ray machine finds a gun stashed in a roll of socks in the suitcase. Matt must have some big feet if he can hide a gun inside a sock without it being obvious. Or maybe he just Jedi-mind-tricked Sylar. Yeah, that's probably it. Sylar tries to do the same and fool the guards into letting him through anyway, but it doesn't work for him. I guess whoever's not driving gets to control the radio. Parkman 1, Bad Sylar 0.
You're the man now, dog!
Carnival
I have to hand it to the writers, they always figure out a way to squeeze in more of what the focus groups want. You liked Season 1 better? No problem, we'll just go back in time and rehash it. Want more Sylar? Sure thing, now he can be in two places at once! Wonder if Quinto's getting paid double. Good Sylar wakes up in what looks like Lydia's trailer, complete with beads, and a bunch of Nathan's memories come flashing back. He morphs into Nathan, walks out of the trailer and flies away in his pajamas. (See what I mean about rehashing Season 1?) T-Sam and Lydia come out of the next trailer and discuss lost causes. Are they talking about Sylar, Death Kid, Peter, Tracy or Claire? Their evil plan to recruit all the Heroes is not working out so well. They've only managed to snag Hiro so far. Where is Hiro, anyway? I half expected him to run out and yell "Flying Man!" when Sylar/Nathan took off.
Wossamotta U
Because it's cool to tie unrelated scenes together, Retchin also uses the words "lost cause" while continuing to wig out over almost being assassinated. Claire is going to head over to the sorority and have it out with Becky. Retchin is afraid to go with, but also afraid to stay behind. She doesn't have powers, but she does have a bottle of baby powder to shake on Becky and make her visible. Claire leaves, looking kind of guilty. If there's one thing we've learned from the movies, it's always safer to split up when a killer is after you. Right?
Take this one, PLEASE.
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Comments (3)
I only like Gretchen when she is showing her boobies on Californication.
I'll have to look for a subscription to "Carny Fancy." Ha!
Great recap.
1 of 3 | Posted by rj472 | Posted on November 13, 2009 10:01 AM
Great recap. Loved the Planes, Trains, and Automobiles comparison.
Yay, Gretchen's gone! And the Haitian finally has a name! And Adrian Pasdar's back! And...well, that about does it for the positive. This show needs to be put out of its misery already.
2 of 3 | Posted by Zeem | Posted on November 13, 2009 6:18 PM
I can't believe Mohinder is coming back. Barf.
Thanks for another great recap!
SWAK, PottyMouth
3 of 3 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on November 16, 2009 6:09 AM