Unfortunately, Parkman is too overcome by the fact that his pudgy dad is standing right in front of him (and shorter than expected), so he uncuffs Papa Parkman, who immediately hugs him. Ew. The guy looks like he has Funyun crumbs on his shirt. He starts talking about how ashamed he is, about the heroes he joined up with, and how he tried to stop them from being corrupt. And then I found five dollars.
Papa Parkman starts talking about how the mind-reading abilities goes much further, and invites his son into the back room for God-knows-what, reassuring him he has some old materials that will help him to "understand." That's what pedophiles tell their victims before luring them into the alley with a lollipop. Nathan's just sitting there with the empty shotgun, wishing he had a six-pack of anything.
A haircut and some styling wax could help.
For a telepath who should be used to "reading" people, Parkman sucks at reading body language and tone of voice - he follows Papa Parkman, and the door immediately slams shut. Parkman's entered an illusion and thinks he's in prison, where he's restrained by a guard and encounters his wife and the baby. Illusion Janice accuses Parkman of deserting her and his baby, implying that he'll abandon Molly the way his dad abandoned him. Again, where's the much-needed therapist character on this show? Nathan bursts through the locked door and finds himself on the rooftop of the Deveaux building, which is covered in ash from fires resulting from the apocalyptic Peter-bomb...that never actually exploded in New York. Nathan figures out that it's not real, while Parkman is convinced he walked through another dimension into jail, pleading to be let out. "Pleasant dreams," mutters Papa Parkman, as he exits the door and leaves the apartment. That was cold. Evil is a fat man in a dandruff-sprinkled, striped polo shirt.
Gorbachev's American twin.
Parkman struggles with the guilt brought on by illusions of Janice and the baby boy, and fights with the prison guard, who turns out to be Nathan underneath the spell cast by Papa Parkman. Nathan, meanwhile, is in the same room but thinks he's grappling with his disfigured, scarred alter-ego (who he initially thought was Peter) on the Deveaux Rooftop. It's one of the cooler sequences we've seen in awhile, since they're fighting each other in the same room without realizing it, and - surprise - it totally saves Tim Kring money. It takes them awhile, but Parkman's mind-reading skills kick in or something and he pleads with Nathan to snap out of it.
"My pants are too tight, they're cutting off circulation to my face!"
When they return to reality, it looks as though they just climaxed together, with Nathan rolling off of Parkman. I'm not kidding, go back and watch it. The room is also a mess. Parkman starts flinging shit around out of frustration, and they discover Bob's photo marked with the symbol.
Hiroland
Hiro's voiceover recalls Kensei's feats in battling the "Angry Rice and Ronin" and climbing the "Frozen Waterfall" which was probably a giant ice luge that facilitated a steady stream of sake. Yaeko has taken up watercoloring and is still useless. Hiro is caught up in the story he's helping to write, which is going according to plan - White Beard's camp map? Check. Blossoming love? Check. Rescue of the Swordsman? In progress. So what's wrong, Hiro?
Spencer Pratt descended from a long line of Monchichis, starting with Neck-beard Kensei.
Also, there's also an entire army to fight, and we all know Yaeko, who insists on accompanying her crazy white man, doesn't have any powers.
Back in the Land of Guinness
Veronica Mars sits in a car chatting on the phone to someone, presumably her boss at The Company. My first assumption is that she torched the pub, because she has the wheedling tone of voice she used to placate her father, Sheriff Keith, back in the days of Neptune. "It was just some guy," she whines, almost confirming my suspicion that a parental unit is on the line. "This is my assignment and I almost had him!" Ricky is crispier than the burnt Totino's Pizza Rolls I tried to pry from a cookie sheet tonight. "What if I promise not to...fine, I'll come home now," she says resignedly. "Sorry, Daddy, it won't happen again."
How did Bob's sperm produce this?
How did you enjoy a week without Maya's deadly plug for waterproof mascara? Do you think Bob is Veronica Mars' (fine, Elle's) papa? Who's next on the Boogeyman hitlist? I truly hope that everyone who's in southern California or has loved ones and friends in the areas affected by fire is safe -- we could all use a hero or two right now.
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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