1.06 Better Halves

Peter gives present day Hiro the same message the future Hiro gave to him: Save the cheerleader, save the world. Isaac and Peter realize that the paintings are a comic strip, and the key missing painting was given to Simone to sell.

Claire’s dad says he has made contact with Claire’s biological parents, and they want to meet her. Claire agrees to meet them.

D.L. confronts Niki in her house. Niki has a chance to tell the police he is in there, but she decides not to. D.L. convinces her that he was framed and that he always had his family’s best interest at heart. Eventually, Niki relents and invites him to bed. In the morning, Niki sees her double in the mirror, caressing D.L.

Claire discusses with Zach how she will react to meeting her birth parents.

Hiro and Ando try to start out on their quest, but are detained by the gambler they fleeced. While they are in the toilet, plotting their escape, an unknown woman beats up or murders everyone at the table. They escape out the window. Hiro is upset that he didn’t save the gamblers, but Ando convinces him that when he gets better at bending time and space, he can return and fix things.

Mohinder tell Eden that his outing with Peter did not result in any superhero sightings. He packs his bags to leave, and even her kiss goodbye does not sway him. Eden says he will be back.

Niki accompanies D.L. to find the woman who murdered his crew, but instead they find he aftermath: the dead gamblers from Hiro and Ando’s game. Niki tells D.L. that she thinks she is the murdering woman.

Claire’s birth parents don’t admit to having any special powers and they don’t seem to be hiding anything. But when Mr Bennet escorts them out to the car, their parting conversation seems to indicate that they were imposters, hired by Bennet for the purpose of appearing like Claire’s parents. Claire’s subsequent conversation with her mom reveals that Claire’s chromosomes are unusual in some way.

Eden calls Mr Bennet (who is obviously her employer) to update him on Mohinder’s plans and the possible superheroes that she has heard about.

Niki’s double stops long enough to update her on all of the evil things she has done. She framed D.L. and killed his crew. Now she’s blackmailing Niki to continue the scam, get the money, and get away with Micah. Led to the attic by her double, Niki finds a suitcase stuffed with money, and a gun. D.L. discovers her and says he will take the money and Micah, so her double gets to work on him. But a distraction from Micah allows D.L. to ‘kill’ her.

Isaac paints drops of blood on the face of Niki as a visitor comes to his door: Eden.

Comments

I like the tension and dynamic of two guys (Isaac and Peter), both in love with the same woman (Simone), forced to work together for a greater cause.

Nits

Granted, maybe D.L. didn’t go through with the crime to steal 2 million dollars from Linderman because of the implications for his family, but why did he even consider it in the first place?

Memorable Moments

• Finding out that Eden is working for Mr Bennet

Quotable Quotes

Isaac: Tell him about the guy from the future.
Peter: He is the guy from the future!

Eden: Also, there may have been an encounter with somebody who can stop time.
Mr Bennet: Really? That’s cool.

"Most of the time, in relationships, when somebody makes a mistake, the other person just pretends it didn’t happen. But when someone thinks you made a mistake and you didn’t…it just gets a lot more complicated."
- D.L. to Micah