Summary
Before the recap begins, a quick refresher on the characters:
Niki - the woman who takes off her clothes and sees herself
in the mirror
Jessica – Niki’s evil alter-ego who is currently
in control of the body
Peter - the nurse who thinks he can fly, Nathan's brother
Isaac - the druggie who can paint the future
Hiro - the businessman who can stop time
Claire - the indestructible cheerleader
Simone - the dying man's daughter
Micah - Nikki's genius son
Nathan - a politician and Peter's brother
Mohinder - the professor whose father was killed for his
research
Matt – the police officer who hears voices
Mr. Bennet/Horned Rim Glasses - Claire's father, has many
secrets
Ando - Hiro's partner in crime
Sylar – evil genius who absorbs abilities and kills
lots of folks
The Haitian/Mysterious Goon - mostly mute, works for Mr.
Bennet
Zach - Claire's friend, not seen in a while
Audrey - the FBI agent who worked with Matt
Thompson - Mr. Bennet’s boss at the Company
Candice - the shape shifting gal working with Thompson
Angela "Mama" Petrelli - mother of Peter and Nathan
Kaito "Papa" Nakamura - father of Hiro
Ah, once again Mohinder provides us with a nifty voiceover
to kick off the first season finale, while scenes from the
entire season are show,
As usual, the episode starts with the final few minutes
of the previous episode. Only this time, we see just a little
bit more of the story. For example, at the Kirby Plaza Building
in New York City, we see Linderman shoot D.L. and D.L. kill
Linderman (which took place in the previous episode) but
then we see Niki drag D.L. to his feet and encourage him
to phase them through a wall just as Linderman's security
bursts into the room.
Likewise, at the medical complex inside the Kirby Plaza
Building, we once again see Mr. Bennet shoot and kill Thompson.
We see him confront Molly. We see Mohinder knock Matt to
the ground and grab his gun. And then Molly, hiding under
the bed, spots Matt slowly coming to his senses and calls
out. Matt struggles to his feet and tells Mr. Bennet to
stand down. He promised to keep Molly safe and nobody is
going to hurt her.
Hiro and his father stand outside the SWORD PLACE. Hiro
is worried about Ando and wants to go after him. Papa Nakamura
tells him to continue with his mission. Despite a burning
desire to finally live up to his father's expectations,
Hiro goes after his friend.
At Isaac's loft, Sylar uses the ability he stole from the
deceased painter to craft a portrait of a future battle
in which he is pitted against Peter Petrelli.
At Nathan's office, his speech from the previous evening
plays on the television. Mama Petrelli walks in with the
news of Linderman's death, which she calls a tragedy. Still,
nothing changes. Nathan -- now a congressman -- still has
to bring the world together after the explosion in New York
City. And he tells his mother he understands.
Niki and D.L. somehow make it to the main Kirby Plaza Building
where Micah is being held captive on the 42nd floor. But
D.L. can go no farther. He convinces Niki to go find their
son and, after a moment's hesitation, she rushes off, promising
to return.
Mohinder and Mr. Bennet drag Thompson's body out of the
hallway before someone spots it. Mohinder is upset that
Mr. Bennet would even consider harming Molly. But Mr. Bennet
wants to safeguard his family -- especially Claire. Matt
bursts in -- something is wrong with Molly -- and Mohinder
rushes off. Mr. Bennet's phone rings. It is his daughter.
Claire tells him that Ted was killed by Sylar. Mr. Bennet
then tells Peter that Sylar has the same destructive ability
that Ted had -- the same ability Peter has. Peter may be
the only way to stop Sylar. Mr. Bennet plans to use Molly
to find Sylar and charges Peter with keeping his daughter
safe.
Peter pulls into a parking complex and finds his brother
standing there. An angry Claire confronts Peter over calling
Nathan, saying Nathan does not care about anyone, not even
her (and she is his daughter). But Peter is scared and feels
that his brother can help. He gets out of the car and tells
Nathan that the bomb is Sylar. He asks for his brother's
help. Nathan does not want to involve Claire in this whole
mess -- and Peter hears his brother's thoughts saying that
there is nothing he can do to stop the explosion. He realizes
Claire was right about his brother.
Claire runs into Mama Petrelli while attempting to flee
from Nathan.
After realizing that Claire is missing, Peter turns invisible
to escape his brother. But Claire is nowhere to be found.
Out on the street, his hands flare with Ted's nuclear energy.
He struggles to control to ability before collapsing.
Mohinder has just given Molly a fresh transfusion and she
is weak. But she is strong and insists she can tell them
where Sylar is. Mr. Bennet brings her the map and a push-pin
while Molly explains that there is one person she cannot
find -- someone worse than Sylar. Whenever she thinks about
him, he can see her. Mr. Bennet asks her to think about
Sylar and she pushes the pin into the lower East Side. Mr.
Bennet realizes it is Isaac's loft.
Mama Petrelli and Nathan walk with Claire between them.
A cell phone rings -- Mr. Bennet is trying to call Peter
-- and Mama Petrelli picks up. She tells Mr. Bennet that
they are going to keep Claire safe. Mr. Bennet begs for
a moment to say goodbye to his daughter and tells her to
stay with Mama Petrelli and Nathan. She is safer with them.
But once she is out of the city she should try to escape.
Unfortunately, she does not know where Peter is. Mama Petrelli
cuts the conversation short but not before Mr. Bennet tells
his daughter he has a plan.
Back at the medical complex, Mr. Bennet tells the others
they have to find Peter. But Matt is ready to go after Sylar
with guns a ‘blazing, despite Mr. Bennet's warning.
On the street, Peter wakes up. Only now he is inside a
greenhouse watching himself roll Mr. Deveraux -- who is
quite dead -- out onto a patio. He is watching the past,
watching the first time he met Simone, watching as his mother
talks with Mr. Deveraux. He watches as his past self attempts
to explain the importance of life and death to Simone. Really
heavy stuff. His past self calls Mr. Deveraux a hero and
then leaves with Simone.
Peter steps out onto the patio and overhears his mother
talking with Mr. Deveraux about her children -- she calls
Peter weak and explains that Nathan is the one to turn to.
However, Mr. Deveraux is not certain that the bomb cannot
be stopped. In any case, he will be dead before it goes
off. And then, in a shocking twist, Mr. Deveraux speaks
to Peter.
At Isaac's loft, Ando sneaks in the door with the sword
ready. He is distracted by one of the paintings and almost
slips in a pool of Isaac's blood. Sylar suddenly appears
behind him, flings the sword away, and forces Ando against
a window. He then picks up the 9th Wonder comic Ando dropped.
As Sylar attempts to get Peter's location from Ando, Hiro
teleports into the loft. Sword, fighting, teleport
Niki runs from room to room trying to find Micah. Inside
one room she finds ... herself? It is Jessica, apparently,
and on the ground behind her is Micah's body. Jessica taunts
Niki before kicking her in the face.
Gun drawn, Matt sneaks into Isaac's loft and looks over
the various paintings. He spots the pool of blood and the
painting of the final confrontation between Sylar and Peter.
He turns and leaves.
Mohinder tells Molly they have to leave the medical complex.
Matt just called to tell him that Sylar is probably on his
way. Molly pauses before informing Mohinder that Sylar is
already there.
At Nathan's office, the newly-elected congressman gathers
some things while Claire tries to convince him to do something
about all the people who are going to die. She cannot understand
how Mama Petrelli and Nathan are willing to let Peter die.
They inform her that Peter will survive. Now she cannot
understand how they are willing to let Peter kill millions
of people and survive to remember doing it. Nathan draws
Claire into an embrace, with Mama Petrelli explaining that
they just want to give her a new family.
And then Claire breaks away from Nathan, gets a running
start, and throws herself through a window. She falls several
stories to the ground with a thud. As Mama Petrelli and
Nathan look on, she gets to her feet and runs off.
As Niki and Jessica fight, Jessica continues to taunt Niki,
knocking her to the ground. She stares into a piece of broken
glass and sees the real Jessica staring back at her -- the
Jessica who was beating the crud out of her is someone else
entirely! Although Niki is not strong enough, Jesssica is,
and the fake Jessica is knocked out. She reverts back to
Candice and the body of Micah disappears. Niki/Jessica (which
one is it!) hears Micah in another room, busts down the
door, and is finally reunited with her son.
While attempting to sneak through the hallways of the medical
complex, Mohinder and Molly stumble upon D.L.'s unconscious
body. Although Molly worries he might be a bad guy, Mohinder
stops to help. Unfortunately, the elevator is out of order,
so Mohinder tells Molly to act as a lookout while he tries
to find a place to hide.
Hiro and Ando materialize back in Japan. Ando is ecstatic
that Hiro was able to use his ability faster than Sylar.
Hiro must return to fight Sylar alone, because Ando has
given him the bravery he needs to do so. Hiro hands his
friend the sword and recounts what his father told him:
"It is not the sword. It is the man." He picks
up another sword and disappears.
Atop the roof, Peter tries to understand how he is standing
and talking to Mr. Deveraux. Apparently, Peter needed to
hear the truth before saving the world. And, apparently,
he had the power to do so all along (he only needed to know
how to do so). Mr. Deveraux explains that Peter can love
unconditionally. Peter watches as his past self walks out
and wheels Mr. Deveraux off the patio. Then things get a
little fuzzy and he wakes up on the street with Mr. Bennet
standing over him.
Because Claire is safe, Mr. Bennet promises to stay with
Peter. And he will kill Peter if need be. Then Mr. Bennet
reveals that his first name is Noah.
Back at the medical complex, Molly hears guards coming,
Micah and Niki/Jessica run in, and somehow they all get
into the elevator before the guards show up. Micah was able
to get the formerly broken elevator working.
Outside, Peter and Noah scan the plaza for Sylar. There
are few places to hide, Peter decides, and thus Sylar must
be hiding in plain sight. Sylar chooses that moment to reveal
himself and, with one finger, he tosses Noah across the
plaza into a building. He collapses, dropping the gun, and
moans in pain. Sylar turns to face Peter. It is on!
(After a commercial)
Sylar and Peter have a short exchange ("Haven't I
killed you before?" / "Didn't take.") before
Sylar begins choking Peter. Noah gets off a few shots but
Sylar deflects them. Mohinder, Niki & Co. burst out
of the building and Mohinder rushes to Noah's side. Sylar
batters
Then Hiro materializes in front of Sylar. With a yell,
he runs forward and thrusts his sword through Sylar's body.
Peter tells Hiro to kill him but Sylar, in a last bit of
energy, tosses Hiro against a building. Thankfully, Hiro
is able to teleport away before he collides with the building,
but Peter is left unable to stop himself from exploding.
Claire comes running down the street, spots her father,
takes his gun, and walks up to Peter, who stands in front
of her and tells her to shoot him. Claire raises the gun
but cannot pull the trigger despite Peter begging her to
do so.
Suddenly, Nathan drops down from the sky and tells Claire
there is another way after all. He pushes the gun down and
turns to Peter, who suddenly realizes what his brother is
considering. And he does not want his brother to die. They
share a Kodak moment of brotherly love before Nathan grabs
Peter and flies straight into the sky. Claire, left alone
in the plaza, stares up. Her father drags himself to her
side. An explosion fills the sky and Claire breaks down
in tears. Sylar is still dead, thankfully, and the rest
of the heroes are in varying states of disarray.
Matt seems to be dead. Nathan is most assuredly dead. Peter
may or may not be able to regenerate himself. D.L. is wounded,
perhaps mortally. And Mr. Bennet has a broken arm/shoulder,
but, with a brace on his arm, he sits down next to Claire
and tells her they are going home. This despite the fact
that their house exploded. Still, he has a plan.
In the end, it turns out Sylar may not be as dead as one
would hope. A trail of blood leads from where his body fell
to a manhole, the cover slightly askew.
With that, Volume One comes to and end. Volume Two starts
with the title card "Generations." Hiro falls
from the sky onto a grassy knoll. He finds himself facing
a band of Samurai warriors with swords and bows. He turns
to run and spots a sole rider opposite the many warriors.
Hiro is outside Kyoto in the late 1600s. And the Moon crosses
in front of the sun, forming an eclipse.
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