Watching Heroes

This was quite an episode. If you have not seen it yet, here is the
prerequisite spoilers warning.

HRG has his memory tested by Primatech (using Matt Parkman) and
passes, since his memory was wiped by the Haitian. Upon returning to
his hotel room he tells his wife that he is going after Claire. His
wife turns on the radio and takes him into the bathroom and reveals
that he had told her everything before having his memory wiped and
gives him a note from himself telling him not to go after Claire. He
is then assigned to clean up the

Simone situation for Isaac and at this time it is revealed that his
new partner has the ability to ’shapeshift’. She also seems to be able
to affect what others see in the surrounding area. They take care of
the cops that are responding to a call at Isaac’s because of the
gunfire and solve the problems caused by Simones death. When HRG
returns to the hotel where his wife is staying he takes her into the
bathroom to discuss Claire. Her phone rings and she tells him that she
needs to answer it, at this point the other people from Primatech show
up and it is revealed that his partner had been impersonating his wife
to incriminate him.

The Haitian tells Claire that they will be needing to get her out of
the country to keep her safe, but she isn’y happy about that solution.
She wants to go to Peter Petrelli and hide out with him, since she
feels he is the only one she can trust. The Haitian gives her the
option of leaving the country or having her memory wiped. they get to
the airport and Claire goes throught the security checkpoint first and
as the Haitian attempts to go through he finds that his boarding pass
is missing. We see Claire dumping it in the trash can. Claire makes
her way to the Petrelli’s home and find’s Peter’s Mom (Her
Grandmother) there waiting for her with the Haitian. It seems that she
was the one using the Haitian to try and protect Claire.

After sending Micah off to school, Jessica is confronted by DL who
says that a picture of Nathan was left on his pillow, he accuses her
of doing some illicit stuff for Linderman. Jessica explains it away
telling him that she is just acting as a dealer and that she won’t do
anything that she doesn’t want to. DL smiles the walks away. As he
leaves we can see that he is less than convinced by her story. Jessica
looks in the mirror at Niki and blames the picture issue on her. Next
we see the FBI agents in thier hotel room. Jessica enters the room and
tells them that it is very disrespectful for them to spy on Mr.
Linderman in his own hotel. She tells them to get on their knees, then
comments on how she likes working with professionals, then kills them
both.

We find that Nathan is actually working with the FBI to try and take
down Linderman, Peter is in the room, invisible, and over hears the
whole conversation. He reveals himself to Nathan and he tells him
about Simone. they are interuppted and Peter disappears and leaves.
Nathan then goes to Las Vegas to meet with Linderman, wearing a wire.
He runs into Hiro, who has been trying unsuccesfully to get into the
casino to get the sword. Nathan helps Hiro get in, then goes to his
hotel room to wait for the meeting with Linderman. In his room he is
assaulted by Jessica, which we find out that Niki is now in control.
She explains the whole situation with the dead FBI agents and warns
hime that he will either need to accept the deal that Mr. Linderman is
going to offer him or run. Niki the offers him her guns, but says that
he will need to knock her out to get it. To show Jessica that she
isn’t in charge. He opts to kill Mr. Linderman. He goes to meet
Linderman in the hotel kitchen, where Linderman is cooking. He
explains that he knows what Nathan is up to and asks him whether or
not he is happy. He then says that a person can be happy or have a
life of meaning. Nathan pulls a gun on Linderman and Linderman
responds by telling Nathan ‘Now you can’t have any of my pot pie’.
The talk for a few more minutes and Linderman offers Nathan the Vice
Presidency and a life that matters. Nathan lowers the gun.

Isaac, having just killed Simone is in a panic when the police show
up. HRG and his partner arrive and deal with the situation. When Isaac
says they need to take him with them, he is told that he will stay
there and paint. The stress of the situation makes him go looking for
his ‘kit’ for shooting up. He goes into a trances and paints horrific
scenes of a beheading. He paints his own death.

After several failed attempts, Hiro finally gets into the casino with
the help of Nathan (Flying Man!). He goes to the museum where
Linderman keeps all of his ‘collectibles’ and turns over a ripped
piece of artwork by Isaac. The curator goes of to check something and
Hiro manages to use the curator’s computer to locate the sword. As he
is retrieving it the Curator sets off an alarm and tells him the 743
guards will be on thier way to collect him. Security doors drop and we
see a security officer approach behind the currator. The Guard
knocks the curator out and is revealed to be Ando. Hiro and Ando get
the sword as security is busting through the doors and Hiro teleports
them to the future, after the devastation has taken place.

The biggest arc in this episode, or significant to my way of thinking,
is the on involving Mohinder, Sylar and Peter.

Mohinder is talking with Sylar (still in the guise of Zane) about what
thier next step is and who the need to look for. Mohinder mentions an
Isaac Menedez that lives nearby and while he is preparing tea, Sylar
tries to call the number. The number is busy and Sylar mentions
‘getting’ him later. After a few sips of tea Sylar asks Mohinder who
they need to get next. Something causes Sylar to collapse and Mohinder
tells him that they don’t need to look for anyones else because now he
has him and reveals that he is aware that Zane is reallly Sylar.
Mohinder ties Sylar up and gives him a poison that paralyzes him. He
then extracts some spinal fluid to help him in his calculations to
find others with powers. Sylar was the ‘patient zero’ for Mohinder’s
fathers calculations, so having this provides the break through for
Mohinder. After he figures it out he tells Sylar that he can now
avenge his father andpulls a gun on him. Sylar goes on a rant about
‘wasn’t he worth saving’ and discussing Mohinders relationship with
his father. Mohinder pulls the trigger, but the bullet stops mid-air
in front of Sylar then falls to the ground. It seems Sylar was able to
use his abilities to turn the poison drip off and was now back in
control of himself. He then tells Mohinder, “I wasn’t Begging for my
life, I was offering you yours.”

Peter enters mohinders apartment to find it empty. He is looking
around the room, when something drips on his head. He reaches up to
checkit and it’s blood. He looks up to see Mohinder, bloodied, pinned
to the roof. Mohinder mutters the word ‘Sylar’. Peter turns around and
Sylar is behind him. Syalr says, “I know you” then telekinetically
throughs Peter across the room against a wall. The he says, “You’re
like me aren’t you? I’d like to see how that works.” The proceeds to
start cutting Peters head open….

I’m specualting that this is the scar that future Hiro mentions in the
earlier episodes, and also follows on to the theory I had that these
two were possibly people with the same abilities. This would enrage
Sylar, since he wants to be unique.

Tonight (Apr. 23) the series returns for 5 weeks starting with the
Episode “.07%”