Tracy's all, "Talk to the hand," as she and Nathan exit. Nathan gets the bright idea to find Mohinder, and tells Tracy they have to find him. Oh yeah, go ahead and trust the mad scientist who likes to make jizz-nests. He's absolutely harmless, as we cut to Mohinder putting the finishing touches on Maya's cocoon. The jizz-nests take the cake for the most ghetto-looking props ever - was it their intention to make nests out of Halloween party supply spiderwebs from 1999? Because that's what they did, combined with a fresh coating of honey and maple syrup to make them look wet and shiny. I'm pretty sure this was a seasonal art project in my third grade class, along with string art, where you thread a needle and repeatedly poke holes in a paper to make a 3D looking heart or puppy.
Carousel of Broken Dreams, Griffith Park
Claire walks up to the world's saddest Vortex man. The carousel is all lit up, but it's mega-depressing, like watching someone get their foot lopped off by Big Thunder Railroad at Disneyland. It's obvious Vortex Man's family didn't show up, and Claire fails in her attempt to look nonchalant, since Papa Bennet can't be far behind with his gun.
I'm more depressed now than I was when The Wire ended. WAHWAH.
Vortex Man says Claire was right, that his wife and kids are afraid of him. For some reason, he gets off the stationary carousel, as if to take a walk with her or go grab some In and Out, and moans that maybe he is a monster. Right on cue, Vortex Man has a gun aimed at his head by Bennet (I'm sure it's not the first time). Claire, of course, looks incredulous. Goddammit, Claire, dye your hair brown, and you'll become marginally smarter.
Bennet is a man who will never understand the plight of those with powers, and it's clear he sees that things are black and white. Because Vortex Man's file says he killed a person, Bennet believes it, and doesn't examine the situation and the person more closely. Bennet uses these "facts" to justify the killings he makes in order to keep people safe, when in actuality, he's just causing more disorder and misunderstanding because of his lack of compassion. He's as unwavering in his belief of this as Palin is in her belief that she was cleared of any wrongdoing in the Troopergate case. Also, up is down, night is day, and the Pope loves death metal.
Guess what? Bennet wants to make a deal, just like on The Price is Right. If Vortex man makes Sylar disappear, Bennet will let him go. Yes, it's insane. Especially because Sylar stole the power of acute hearing in like, what, Season 1, from the mechanic lady who always wore her headphones, and can totally hear everything that's going on. Claire yelps impotently, and the poor Vortex man starts to cry. That's how the cookie always crumbles. Bennet, who was the top scholar at the Academy de Machiavelli, orders Vortex man to kill Sylar, all while claiming that he's doing it for God, country, and Claire. Hmm, yeah, well, I hope your health insurance covers years of therapy, Claire-bear.
Sylar starts walking towards Vortex man and Bennet as Claire gasps. Vortex man exclaims, "I won't be a monster!" and opens up a vortex by his hand, sucking himself into it. Damn. Goodbye, Vortex man, you had exquisite taste in polo shirts. We end with Claire shooting her daddy the surliest look imaginable.
Hey! I thought we were pals! I haven't killed anyone all day!
Dive Bar of Mercenaries
Hiro and Ando bemoan their misfortune while getting wasted on cheap gin. You know, getting the formula, losing it, hitting their hero slump, being the worst heroes ever, losing the speedster, and now losing Adam. In short, sucking at life. Ando pessimistically rues that it can't get any worse. That's Daphne's cue to show up, tailed by Knox. She's really enjoying her role as sorority recruiter, it appears, and tells Hiro that they have to prove themselves since they have a track record of being goody two-shoes. Hiro unconvincingly exclaims that he and Ando are badasses now.
Hiro proclaims that he is the one with powers, that he controls time and space. Knox, with a gleam in his eyes, pulls a random samurai sword from the wall, and hands it to him. "Kill the other one," Knox informs Hiro. "Whaaaa?" both Hiro and Daphne exclaim. Hello, kids, this is Gang Initiation 101. Usually, you have to kill someone AND be jumped in. Blood in, blood out. Don't look so shocked, it's unbecoming.
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Comments (1)
I thought syphilis was the disease of late!!! Oh, Marcia-Marcia-Marcia!!!
Can't believe I'm the first comment here . . . but thanks for recap-did you really know that it was Parkman's Dad doing the ghost before it was revealed? Just goes to prove how dense I am, just taking it all in . . .
The time inconsistencies are annoying, esp in the lamo Hiro arc . . . how can you escape from someone who can time travel . . .
Also confused about good versus bad here, in the now and the future, in the company etc . . . oh well, guess I'll keep plodding along and see where this journey takes us. It's a weird world when Mama P is a good guy! Is it me!?
1 of 1 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on October 21, 2008 10:22 AM