“Heroes don’t run away; bad guys do. Heroes help people.” Damn, Niki’s son is profound.
I don’t think too many people believed that the opening scene of Peter with Simone’s dad was anything but a dream, just as I’m sure I’m not the only one who, when they saw Simone at the door, knew instantly that her father had died. It’s interesting how the elusive Mr. Linderman now has ties to both Peter and Nathan. It didn’t occur to me that Nathan’s wife might be handicapped; I have a sneaking suspicion that she’ll end up developing powers as well…beyond, of course, just to power to hypnotize men with her beautiful blue eyes. Great family brunch scene, especially Peter turning the tables on Nathan and being the one doing the blackmailing for a change. Nathan’s still an asshole, though he does show that moment of brotherly love at the last second.
I keep meaning to mention that Claire’s mom seems so eccentric that I have to wonder if it’s some sort of elaborate act…but that’s just an aside. Frankly, I thought Claire’s brother, Lyle, was going to upload the video of her various “stunts” onto the ‘net, since my understanding is that that’s what all the kids do with their cool videos these days. But, nope, he was just freaked out by her abilities…to the point of asking her if she’s an alien. You gotta love the fact that his first thought was not to ask her about her powers but, rather, just to grab a staple gun and shoot her right in the hand.
As usual, Hiro’s scene was the most fantastic of the episode, with him stopping time before a car could explode, allowing him to save the victim and her would-be rescuer…who, as it happens, was Niki’s ex-husband. Hiro also gets the obligatory funny scene, telling Niki’s son about his comic book appearance.
AliasBoy is back! Matt starts the episode still trying super hard to save his marriage, but that’s the problem with knowing everything the other person is thinking: you know everything the other person is thinking, both good and bad. The marriage may not be salvageable, but at least Matt got that punch in. So now he’s back with the FBI again, discovering that Syler’s latest victim was burned in some fashion that results in massive amounts of radiation. Before, though, he was freezing people. Then, when the dynamic duo find him in the hospital, Syler makes the comment about what might happen if he uses them again. Are his powers evolving…?
Niki asking for help from her “evil twin”? Yikes, that’s desperation. (By the way, was this the first time we heard that Niki’s alter-ego is named Jessica…?) She doesn’t really do much this episode except fret to her girlfriend…well, not ’til that very last scene, anyway. Great moment with Micah revealing his powers at last. I knew that kid wasn’t just a super-genius!
