Welcome to the holidays, y'all! I think the last couple of weeks of November are my favorite time of the year for TV. Sweeps are almost over, and the Super Dramatic Action Episodes give way to the lets-just-have-fun-cuz-no-ones-watching episodes. It's like dessert after the big meal. If the preview is any indication, this week's episode may bring us some action turkey and some pumpkin pie fun to chase it down. Grab your forks and let's dig in!
I'm ready for something Very Special.
Samuel's watching Pa Suresh's film projected on the ugly wallpaper inside his trailer. Robert Knepper is doing his best Evil Genius impersonation. I bet Michael Emerson calls him up all the time to gloat about winning the Best Bad Guy Emmy last year. Wannaben Linus is interrupted by Hiro banging on the trailer door bugging him about Charlie for the 14th time. T-Sam turns off the crazy like a light switch and tells Hiro to take a hike. Hiro puts a hand on T-Sam's shoulder, which is probably as close to throwing a punch as a guy like Hiro can get. T-Sam calls Hiro's bluff and sends him off to set the table with the womenfolk.
So it must be Thanksgiving Day already-better known anymore as Black Friday Eve-because HRG is turkey shopping, and no single guy in his right mind would get food for Thanksgiving before the last minute. He's got Claire on the phone asking her over for dinner. Claire, and Mama Bennet, and Mama Bennet's new boyfriend. (But not Lyle. Lyle doesn't exist anymore except when Claire name-checks him.) He tells Claire she should invite Gretchen, because a dysfunctional family holiday makes a terrific third date. Too bad Retchin moved all the way across campus, so she's totally unreachable. Not like she has a cell phone or anything, because that would blow Claire's flimsy excuse. HRG blames himself for driving Retch away. Sorry, but exactly how is that your fault? Claire called you to clean up her mess. HRG hangs up, looks at a headshot of old flame Lauren on his fancy new Sprint Palm Pre brought to you by Nissan, and whaddayaknow, here she comes up the aisle right now!
Her hair has gotten worse in the last three years. If possible.
HRG flirts with her like somebody who hasn't flirted in twenty years. And it's as big a mess as it sounds. Involving stalking and canned yams and the CIA. Lauren works for them now. Because intelligence agencies never do background checks, and even if they did, a cover job at a fake paper company wouldn't raise any red flags. Nah. Lauren points out that HRG is on the wrong side of town, so he must be stalking her. This relationship is off to a fantastic start; they're trying to out-spy each other already. She also mentions that HRG's frozen turkey will never thaw out in time for dinner tonight. Obviously she wasn't watching last week when a 110-pound Claire Bear thawed in ten seconds. But anyway. HRG invites Lauren to dinner just to complete the trifecta of awkwardness.
Up at Peter's apartment, Peter debates whether or not to kill Fathan in his sleep. Looks like he's seen the writing on the wall.
Yeah, we figured it out. Thanks.
Mama Petrelli and her servants invade the apartment and start setting up for Thanksgiving dinner. Peter takes the opportunity to confront Ma and let her know they're onto her. Ma does her best hand-in-the-cookie-jar.
Think fast!
Improvising is not one of Angela Petrelli's many skills. The best lie she can come up with is that the body belongs to a shapeshifter who was posing as Nathan to get to the President. Which I guess is close to the truth, with the bodies switched around. "Is my brother dead?" Peter wants to know. Ma turns away, but Fathan is right there behind her. Ma threatens to leave if they don't all sit down to dinner together. Fathan starts to morph into Sylar for just a second.
Guess who's coming to dinner?
Bennet Family
Claire shows up for dinner, and guess who else is there already?
O HAI!
"Does Mom know you brought a date?" Claire asks. HRG mumbles something about a complex modern family. Maybe, but there's such a thing as boundaries, don'tcha think? Mama Bennet shows up with Mr. Muggles, aaaaannd Dougie the boyfriend in tow. HRG gets an awkward frosty peck on the cheek from the ex. I will take my kids to their 8 grandparents for 4 different dinners anytime over this. Claire, for some reason, gets the same awkward peck from her mom. Oh, and they brought someone else along too: Penelope Jean Lovegood III.
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Comments (1)
Great recap.
I always wondered where Sylar got the power to fly when he was Nathan. I don't remember him taking that power from someone else before he was Nathan.
1 of 1 | Posted by rj472 | Posted on November 28, 2009 4:08 PM