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"We don't have to go any further if you don't want to," he says. Claire chirps that she wants popsicles and changes the subject. Just as they're deciding on flavors (blue counts as a flavor), Bennet enters the door. West craps his pants, accuses Claire of setting him up, and flies off before Bennet sees him. Paranoia, paranoia, everybody's coming to get me!

Just as The Kiss between Hiro and Yaeko has fractured time and changed the course of history, this incident will also influence how events play out. Will The Omission make Emotard a killer? How do we know he's not playing Claire, since he singled her out so easily on her first day at school?

Later that night, Papa Bennet marvels at how easy it is to upload photos onto his Dell as Mama Bennet sidles up for a kiss. She mentions Emotard stopping by, and Bennet freaks as he realizes that cheerleading = boyfriend. Even if she hadn't met Emotard, boys would've salivated over Claire in a short flippy skirt.

Claire tries fruitlessly to get a hold of Emotard via text message. Pretty sure you can't get cell phone reception mid-flight, and the kid's probably overseas. Bennet flings the Debbie article down at his daughter, screaming, "I asked you to keep your nose clean!" Well, it's still better than cocaine. The gloves are thrown, and Daddy and daughter accuse each other of deception and lies while Mama Bennet and Lyle watch. Bennet declares that they're moving, it's not safe - and Claire storms up to her room and slams the door, huffing that they'll go without her. Finally, she's acting like a normal teenager.

And don't forget, NBC cares about the planet. Recycle, use energy efficient lightbulbs, and only talk on Sprint cell phones.

Next week: Veronica Mars (Elle) and her dad bicker as she treats Peter like a toy. Could Adam exploit their tense relationship/trust issues and seduce her to betray Bob and take down The Company? There's a dark secret in the Petrelli family....maybe Mama Petrelli slept with Adam and produced Peter? She did canoodle with Kaito, and it's not a stretch to say she could be the Heroes' village bicycle. Maybe Peter is only Nathan's half brother? Maybe Hiro is Peter's half-brother? Is The Haitian a Petrelli?

The most intriguing aspect of this episode is the subject of moral ambiguity. Heroes doesn't make it clear who the good and bad guys are, it portrays characters more realistically by making them complex and conflicted. Good and evil aren't separate categories, divided by a fine line. Decisions are not easy, rendering actions morally gray. Situations force people to act against their impulses and morals. Bennet kills his mentor in order to protect his family. Kensei sells out to White Beard because he feels betrayed by his lover and best friend. Emotard and Claire are just retarded.

Now with the strike, the season finale may loom as early as December 3. Let's hope that we don't get the early alternate ending of the season finale.

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