After some time, Peter is done being a show-off, and so is his painting. It's more evocative of Pointillism than his previous work - it depicts two figures near a church in Montreal, with the cross streets Blvd. Saint-Laurent and Rue Saint-Jacque. He's not even aware he had this power, surprise, surprise. Caitlin gets a call, informing her that her big bro is crispier than bacon. Mmm, bacon.
Back at Ye Olde Pub
"Do you have haggis?" asks Veronica Mars. She says she's looking for a guy. Best time after a football match, says Ricky. Hee. She holds up the picture of Peter and Ricky denies seeing him. Oh, Ricky, you should really go with your thug instincts and shoot the girl before she can zap you. VM gives Ricky a chance to 'fess up, but he continues to lie. It's a shame, the guy was starting to grow on me. VM welds the door lock and shoots blue electricity at poor Ricky. Pubs feature lots of breaded and fried foods to go with pints of beer, right? This guy is about to become the ultimate Jalapeño Popper.
Parkman and Petrelli encounter the Boogeyman
A disheveled Nathan confronts Parkman about interrogating Mama Petrelli about her sex, lies and videotape. Or maybe just sex and candy, since it seems she used to canoodle with Kaito Nakamura, and he didn't seem too kinky. Nathan's been tippling again, the five o'clock shadow is back and he reeks of hooker. Parkman explains his earth-shattering theory that his father is the boogeyman haunting Molly's dream, and that all these connections are leading to something dangerous. Nathan asks to go with Parkman to hunt the nightmare man, and Parkman relents after he realizes flying with Private Jet Petrelli is both faster and cheaper than Southwest Airlines, whose seats are a bit too snug for him anyway. Noting that Parkman definitely exceeds the 50 lb. checked luggage limit, Nathan replies, "I'm not a cargo jet!" Nathan's a fast flier, but I don't know if he has the upper body strength to carry Nathan the way Emotard clutches Claire. Do you think they sing "I Believe I Can Fly" on the way there?
I guess Nathan found a way to strap Parkman to himself, because they're in Philadelphia in front of apartment #9 - and they don't have any luggage. I wonder who was the big spoon. Parkman's not ready because he hasn't prepared a speech for his dad, but Nathan reminds him that it's not a fucking family reunion and pre-emptively knocks on the door.
Gun out, Parkman enters and encounters a balding, double-chinned, drooping jowled man - not a good sign for him, if it's genetic. Oh yeah, the old guy also has a loaded shotgun, and starts screaming at the dynamic duo. It takes him a second, but he's not completely senile and recognizes his son. Parkman disarms his father, who tells them he's hiding out with the firearm because he's been marked for death, too, and points to a photograph on the table matching Kaito's and Mama Petrelli's. So the boogeyman was just visiting Apartment 9 just as Molly was looking for Parkman's dad...or not. Something's fishy. The red Sharpied Heroes symbol on Parkman's dad's photo looks a little too neat - the marker is just too thick and doesn't match all the other photos.
This moment calls for an awkward turtle.
Nathan and Parkman take turns in a segment called "Storytime with the Boogeyman" in which they tell Parkman's dad way too much about events that have transpired including Molly's coma and Kaito's murder. Didn't they teach you any interrogation tactics in detective school, Parkman? Like, ahem, water-boarding? As Parkman has his dad cuffed and backed up against the wall, things take a creepy turn towards S&M incest as Parkman's dad (whose name is Maury, by the way) insinuates that his son enjoys slapping him around, since he still seems mad about being abandoned decades ago. Nathan is having none of this weird sexual tension, and demands that Matt just read Papa Parkman's head already.
Papa Parkman has a sinister grin on his face as Parkman tries to read his mind but is flung back by the equivalent of a painful brain freeze coupled with the tinny high-pitched noise that only dogs can hear. Run! It's totally the boogeyman, and he can read your mind too!
Parkman, this is not the time for the Chicken Dance.
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Comments (7)
Yeah, I'm safe. Again. Scary stuff. Makes Heroes seem like it ws made up or something.
Didn't miss the mascara twins at all; didn't even think about them till you mentioned'm.
Great recap, as usual!
1 of 7 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on October 25, 2007 3:08 PM
dude, i totally use to have the dazzle surpise MLP too. anyway, great recap, as always :)
2 of 7 | Posted by dreamstorm | Posted on October 25, 2007 4:10 PM
I hate to think Ned Ryerson is Veronica Mars' dad, but I guess it's possible. "Watch that first electrical shock, it's a real doozy!"
We exchanged glances when they showed Nathan out on THAT SAME OLD BALCONY. Geez. Get a new set.
I'm glad poor Micah has made friends with someone since his parents kinda suck. And his grandma is not Nana Storm. She is Commander Uhura.
The good news is the previews for next week look really good. It looks like we will finally find out what HRG is all about, but I can't picture him being shot in the eye. I'm guessing it's the impersonator (is she still alive?) - who I also believe is the person that showed up at Monica's door.
But what do I know?
3 of 7 | Posted by geewits | Posted on October 26, 2007 2:27 AM
T.Vo!!!! Great recap!! I dont know whether to be sad or not that the recap is better than the actuall show.....aw screw it i will just enjoy the ride:)
Things i loved about your recap;
1) Ned ryerson
2) Racial steroetypes, hello doubledutch
3) Monchichi reference
4) Niki getting tased
5) Awkward turtle
6) No dundertwins!
7) Tim krings budgetary shortfalls
What i didnt like (rare but true)
You didnt mention mohinder getting thrown into the wall!! That is also something that should happen everyweek!
Keep up the awesome work:)
4 of 7 | Posted by lloyd dobbler | Posted on October 26, 2007 7:09 AM
"I can has cheezburger, if I use mah powerz"..... LOL, too funny. Love the reference, and your re-cap.
5 of 7 | Posted by saabotage | Posted on October 26, 2007 11:54 AM
It seems they are trying to use everything they can
1) The actor who plays Micah actually is a classical pianist and prodigy.
2) Anyone else wonder if they are using the sets from 'The Black Donnely's'?
6 of 7 | Posted by hoxharding | Posted on October 27, 2007 4:14 PM
About the recap:
I give this recap an "Eh+". Interesting how you accuse the Heroes writers of being racist when you went THERE first with the "I'm gonna ask you again, is this yo' baby's daddy?" screencap. Yea, it may be stereotype to have black people double-dutching but that's what black kids in Louisiana do - a lot.
And then the subsequent:
"I can has cheezburger, if I use mah powerz." (Is this supposed to be Ebonics?)
"For only 25 cents a day, you can wire this child's mouth shut." (Hmm, a starving kid in Africa reference for the only half-black kid on the show. No that's not racist at all. I wonder why MOLLY didn't get a similar screencap: "For 25 cents a day, you can wake this girl up from her nightmare-induced comas")
Apparently, Isaac was a very functional (and prolific!) heroin addict.
I agree that Nikki getting tasered was the best thing in this episode. I wish somebody would taser her career because I do not like Ali Larter's "acting" (read: snarling) at all.
About the episode:
I so called Nightmare Man being able to put Matt and Nathan into their own nightmares and knew they were fighting with each other.
I hate Caitlin. She's boring and very uncute. Not suitable for Peter's hotness at all.
I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I don't like Kristen Bell's acting and her character's doing nothing for me, either. If it weren't for the male eye candy on this show, I would stop watching.
Did Micah give Monica those powers when he hugged her? Remember the long close-up of his fixing-hand on her back awhile back?
When is Mohinder going to get a real superpower (ability to recover from a bleeding heart doesn't count)?
So Peter must've encountered Veronica Mars at some point because he can shoot electricity from his fingertips. I hope she's a girlfriend that he can't remember.
Speaking of Peter, did anyone else notice that his passport says he's a FEMALE? My US passport says "California, USA" not "San Francisco, California", so why does Peter's say "New York, NY"? I smell a fake passport and a horrible props department.
I can't believe you didn't mention how HUMONGOUS Matt's "baby" was! It's hilarious to me how the casting director of this show is making everyone related to Matt so pudgy. lol Chub, like mind-reading, must run in the family.
No Claire, Emotard, or Maya, yay!! Keep up the good filler work, show.
7 of 7 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on November 2, 2007 7:50 AM