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. Bennett/Horned Rim Glasses - Claire's father, has
many secrets
Ando - Hiro's partner in crime
The Haitian/Mysterious Goon - mostly mute, works for
Mr. Bennett
Zach - Claire's friend, not seen in a while
Audrey - the FBI agent who worked with Matt, not seen
in a while
Thompson - Mr. Bennet's boss at the Company
Candice - the shape shifting gal working with Thompson
Angela "Mama" Petrelli - mother of Peter and
Nathan
When we last left our heroes (pun entirely intended)
poor Mohinder was battered, bruised and stuck to the
ceiling while Peter was getting his head sliced open
by Sylar. Nathan had finally met Linderman, Hiro had
been reunited with Ando and transported to a dreary future,
and Mr. Bennet was in an awful lot of trouble. After
a nifty recap, the first of five all-new episodes to
close out the season began.
Mr. Bennet is in a cell at the Primatech Paper Company
when Claire bursts in wearing her cheerleading uniform
(recall she was supposedly at a cheerleading championship).
But Mr. Bennet sees through the hoax: his daughter is
in reality Candice, the shape shifting young woman working
for Thompson. Speaking of Thompson, he shows up and offers
to bring a book by. Mr. Bennet insists he has no idea
where Claire is while Thompson admits that the only reason
they are not trying tougher methods is friendship. Still,
Mr. Bennet is on death row, waiting on an order from
higher up.
At the Corinthian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nathan and Linderman
wander through Linderman's art collection talking about
good and evil. Linderman professes to care about the
world and the only thing he wants to do is save it. For
some reason he needs Nathan to do make it happen. And
then Linderman reveals his own ability: he can bring
dying plants back to life.
Matt wakes up to Mr. Bennet's voice. He is lying on
the ground in his own cell and Mr. Bennet is telling
him to bang on a pipe if he ever wants to see his wife
and child again.
Nathan explains that Hiro told him he needs Linderman's
sword to save the world. Linderman wants the sword back;
his collection is a road map, envisioned by their artists,
for a brighter future. But Nathan is not so sure. He
looks at one of Isaac's paintings of a nuclear explosion.
Apparently, Linderman discovered his power when he was
quite young alongside others who were equally confused.
Together, they did their best to make the world better.
They succeeded at first, but then some folks started
using their powers for selfish means.
Linderman then realized that something big had to happen,
to change. And apparently a nuclear explosion in New
York City (which would kill about .07% of the world's
population) would give the world the hope they need.
It would be a "catalyst" for good. And Nathan
will be the one to rally the world. But not if he fails
to get elected to Congress. Linderman then shows him
another painting, this one showing Nathan in the White
House. And Peter's big ole explosion will take place
the day after Nathan is elected.
Nathan walks off, telling Linderman he is insane.
Back at the paper company, Mr. Bennet has Matt find
a loose pipe that he can loosen. He has to hurry because
the guards are on their way. Unfortunately, Matt is behind
schedule and the guards show up only seconds after Matt
manages to free the pipe. But he does it, and takes the
guard's pass.
Peter shows up at Mohinder's apartment (this seems familiar)
and calls out to his friend. Then he finds Mohinder,
smashed against the ceiling. Sylar attacks, forcing Peter
against a wall. He starts cutting Peter's forehead with
his finger. A lock of Peter's emo-hair falls to the ground.
But then Peter is able to use his telekinetic powers
to toss Sylar across the room. But Sylar is not yet down
for the count. Peter turns invisible so Sylar simply
picks up all the broken glass on the ground and throws
it about the room. One shard cuts deep into Peter and
he collapses.
Mohinder, meanwhile, is able to free himself and shoves
the wooden board with his father's map into Sylar. One
would think Sylar would have a defense against heavy,
rolling wood but it knocks him out good. Mohinder drops
to his knees and takes stock of Peter's wounds.
At Mama Petrelli's home in Manhattan, Claire learns
about her family. Mama Petrelli knew about Claire from
the day she was born, although Peter was none the wiser
and Nathan thought she had died in a fire. Claire is
really not keen on going to France -- she would rather
talk with Peter and Nathan -- but Mama Petrelli insists.
In the future, when Claire has grown up, she can come
back to the States. And it turns out Mama Petrelli has
an ability as well, although she chooses not to share
it with her granddaughter.
Back at Mohinder's apartment, Suresh wakes up and finds
the list of folks with abilities missing, along with
Mohinder and Peter. But he does find part of a magazine
article talking about Isaac.
At that very moment, Isaac is having the artwork for
the final issue of his comic book shipped off. He gives
the deliveryman his sketchbook, saying it might be worth
something one day. The deliveryman rushes off, overjoyed
at the latest edition to his comic collection.
Jessica and D.L. discuss her work for Linderman. Jessica
insists she did it all for Micah. But D.L. is sick of
it. He wants to take Micah and leave, worried about Micah
getting hurt as long as Jessica works for Linderman.
Some of Linderman's goons show up, insisting she come
with them. D.L. tells her she can say goodbye to
Matt is being led through the paper company by Mr. Bennet.
He finds a jacket and then hides against a wall while
Thompson and another man walk by, talking about moving
Bennet, Matt and Ted. Mr. Bennet actually wants Matt
to free Ted, although Ted is not really open to the idea.
Mohinder shows up at Mama Petrelli's house with bad
news about Peter being dead. He even has the body to
prove it. Mama Petrelli tells him to leave and he does.
Claire comes downstairs and sees Peter's body as Mama
Petrelli breaks down in tears.
Linderman's goons bring Jessica to Linderman's museum.
She is a bit surprised to finally meet Linderman, who
knows about the Niki/Jessica thing. Linderman needs a
favor: he needs to borrow Micah. Or, rather, Micah's
ability. There was a plan that needs a little work and
Micah can be quite helpful. But Jessica is adamant about
Micah not getting involved. However, Linderman was not
asking. Jessica walks off, threatening Linderman to send
whoever he wants.
With alarms blaring, Ted and Matt try to figure out
what Mr. Bennet wants them to do. Ted needs to "burn
bright" and somehow create an electromagnetic pulse.
Unfortunately, Ted has no idea how to do that. But he
gives it the old college try and succeeds. The power
is out. Matt wants to go get Mr. Bennet while Ted wants
to make a run for it. Matt convinces Ted that Mr. Bennet
is the only one who can bring the Company down. So, the
two go free Mr. Bennet.
Nathan returns home to Peter's dead body. The sorrow
in his eyes is palpable. He embraces his brother, knowing
Peter is not supposed to be dead per Linderman's grand
plan. Mama Petrelli's plan? Hide Peter's body until after
the election. But Nathan could not care less about the
election. His brother is dead. Claire then walks in,
saying she wants to see Peter. Mama Petrelli tells Nathan
to let Claire have a moment with Peter and the two of
them leave. Claire does her sad, crying girl routine
and then pulls the piece of glass from the back of Peter's
skull. The life returns to his eyes and he coughs rather
violently.
Mama Petrelli and Nathan are shocked at what they see
-- and a tear rolls down Claire's cheek -- while the
first thing Peter says is "You saved my life." Claire's
response? "I guess we're even now." Aw, what
a touching moment complicated only by the expression
on Nathan's face (the election is on!) and the dried
blood still caked on Peter's face.
(After a commercial)
Nathan suggests that Peter keep the bloody shard under
his pillow. Although Peter disagrees, Nathan insists
he is nothing without his brother. good thing Peter cannot
die thanks to Claire's regeneration. Which brings the
explosion in Isaac's painting into question. Not that
it matters. Peter has no plans about blowing up. He then
tells Nathan to talk to Claire, to talk to his daughter.
The fact that Claire, the cheerleader Peter had to save,
is Nathan's daughter is a spooky coincidence and Peter
is certain they need her.
Mama Petrelli then walks in and admits she knew about
their abilities long before they did.
At a diner, the threesome of Mr. Bennet, Matt and Ted
sit down for a meal. The Company is not going to come
after them in daylight thanks to a tracking system. Mr.
Bennet is certain they can get to and destroy the system
which is in New York City. He even has tickets. And then
the name Linderman comes up and Matt realizes that Mr.
Bennet is not as high up in the Company as they thought.
But they decide to go to New York City anyway.
Jessica picks Micah up early from school. Outside their
house are a bunch of Linderman's goons. For some reason,
Jessica has changed her mind about letting Linderman
meet Micah and the two are introduced, with Linderman
asking if Micah would be interested in saving the world.
When Linderman and Micah drive off, Jessica turns out
to be Candice! What a twist. The real Jessica then drives
up in her sporty red convertible and passes Candice.
Back at Mohinder's apartment, Mohinder is talking with
Thompson about Peter's death and Sylar. Of course, Thompson
was not the one Mohinder called. That was Mr. Bennet
(but Mr. Bennet is no longer with the Company). Thompson
offers any support Mohinder might need for his research
but Mohinder just wants to stop Sylar.
At his studio, Isaac finishes his latest painting when
Sylar shows up. But Isaac of course, knew Sylar was coming
to kill him. He is ready to face the future and readily
submits to Sylar, knowing that Sylar will be stopped
and killed. Sylar wants to see these paintings of the
future and knocks Isaac to the ground, impaling him in
the arms with paintbrushes. Isaac is in a cynical, depressing
mood, talking about knowing his place and all that jazz.
He has shown "them" how to kill Sylar, though,
and how to stop the bomb. He is finally going to be a
hero. Posthumously, of course, because Sylar moves in
for the kill.
Nathan fingers Peter's brain shard and uses it to cut
open a package containing the painting of him in the
White House. Claire walks into the room and Nathan apologizes
for the two of them not meeting earlier. He wants to
be a better person and he wants to be there for his daughter.
Alas, he cannot. Not with the election and Linderman's
future and Peter blowing up and all that (although he
only talks about the politics with Claire). An illegitimate
daughter like Claire would really complicate things.
So Claire needs to go to France for a week. After that,
she can come home to her family. He wraps his daughter
in a hug, staring at
Sylar, his hand bloody, paints his own portrait of the
future, this one with a crudely drawn Sylar in the Oval
Office instead of Nathan.
Five years in the future, Hiro and Ando look out at
the ruins of New York City. They failed. Hiro failed.
But Ando reminds him that he has the sword now and his
power. They have to go back and find out what mistakes
they made in the past. They have to go see Isaac, even
though Isaac was dead when the bomb went off. When they
show up at Isaac's studio, they find the place a mess.
Strings of paper are everyone, a sort of timeline. A
picture of Claire there, a clipping of New york City
destroyed, an article about Nathan. They hear a noise.
It is Future Hiro. He glares at Regular Hiro, their
swords drawn.
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