1.16 Unexpected

Somewhere in the Nevada desert, Ted (radioactive man) is surprised to find himself having an ‘online’ chat with a stranger, even though his computer is not on the internet. Hannah walks in, demonstrating her ability to interact with computers even though she does not have one: she is one. Hannah says she can find the people that messed with them, and Ted can do the nuking.

Claire’s adoptive mom Sandra, who had forgotten who Claire and Mr Moggles was in the last episode, suddenly gets her memory back, but now has no memory of having forgotten.

Mr Bennet visits Isaac. Isaac has invited him so he can share the information that Peter is invisible. Bennet gives Isaac a gun to use if Peter returns.

Matt looks at the diamonds he has hidden in his sock drawer. He hides them away when Janice comes in, but she finds the diamond ring and assumes Matt bought it for her. Matt doesn’t try to convince her otherwise. Janice also shares a phone message from a Dr Suresh, a geneticist. She expresses concern that Suresh was able to find Matt.

Mohinder and Sylar visit Dale, a woman who probably has powers. She didn’t want to be found, but Sylar melts a wrench and convinces her to open up. Dale has heightened senses, and she’s almost able to read the duplicity in Sylar – but he must be able to mask it. She agrees to let them come back in the morning for some tests.

Hiro convinces Gustavson to take him along as they search for Ando and Hope.

Ted visits Karen’s grave and explains that he is going to extract revenge.

Claude is training Peter by beating him to a pulp until he is forced to use a power.

Isaac tries to convince Simone that Peter has left New York, but she knows he is lieing. He says he is protecting her, but she just asks him to find Peter.

Gustavson is trying to convince Hiro that Ando deserted him and is a liability.

Hope is getting nastier by the minute. When Ando accidentally tears her bag and sees that the contents are (obviously stolen) jewels, she pulls a gun on him.

Sylar has elevated his sick game to an even higher level. Now, he questions Mohinder about how and who killed his father, knowing full well that it was he. Mohinder is perhaps starting to get a little suspicious.

Sandra passes out in the middle of a conversation with Claire.

Peter fends off tranquilizer bullets fired by Bennet and The Haitian by stopping time, then flies away with Claude. Bennet’s chase is interrupted by a phone call from Claire to tell him about Sandra’s condition.

Janice finds out that Matt stole the ring and the other diamonds. She convinces him to return them, but just as he is about to call the precinct, the phone rings and Matt agrees to a meeting with the person on the other end – but doesn’t tell Janice who it is.

Claude believes that Peter led Bennet back to him, and is quite angry. He leaves, seemingly for good, despite Peter’s request for additional help.

Simone asks Nathan if he knows where Peter is. Nathan says he has people looking for Peter around the clock. Simone asks Nathan to go public with the story of Peter’s condition. Nathan refuses.

Ando and Hiro escape from the firefight between Gustavson and Hope, but only because Hiro’s powers have returned. However, they are unaware of his power surge, as they both had their eyes closed when it happened.

Claire sits by Sandra’s hospital bed. Her mother is stable, but suffers from a subdural hemorrhage. Claire confides to the doctor that it was caused by a man who works for her father, but of course is met with full skepticism.

Matt meets with Ted and Hannah. They explain that the marks they bear are from a special gun used to inject a radioactive isotope into the blood, so the heroes can be tracked. The order for the gun is traced back to Bennet and Primatech. Ted begs Matt to help him get to Bennet and make them fix it.

Claire confronts Bennet with the facts. She knows that he is responsible for Sandra’s condition, even though he says he never meant it to happen. He tries to apologize, but she does not accept it.

While Sylar waits in the car, Mohinder goes in to talk to Dale and finds her bloody dead body with the top of her head removed. Mohinder knows Sylar did it, but still does not suspect the man in the car with him. Meanwhile, Sylar has absorbed Dale’s power but is unable to control it, leading to input overload and massive headaches.

Hiro is scared of losing Ando, so he asks him to go home. Hiro boards a bus and heads off alone, despite Ando’s protestations.

The Bennet family returns home. Claire tells her dad that she would prefer to run away, but she must stay to protect the family. Just then, Ted appears in the house, and Matt as well, his gun drawn.

Peter visits Isaac to find out why he sold out, suspecting it is jealousy. But Isaac says it is simply to stop Peter from blowing up. Peter becomes invisible and Isaac tries to shoot him, but instead shoots and kills Simone. She dies in Peter’s arms.

Comments

It’s worth mentioning that, for a show that calls itself ‘Heroes’, there is precious little hero-type moments. Mostly, it is a action/horror show.

Some of the scenes in this episode feel even a bit more contrived and unbelievable than usual – and that’s saying a lot.

Nits

I’m not sure how Simone got all the way into Isaac’s apartment without noticing that he was wildly wielding a gun in the air – why wouldn’t she yell out a lot earlier?

Memorable Moments

• Watching Peter go from light to dark: do you remember when he was just a self-conscious empathic nurse?

• All of Sylar’s scenes are effectively distasteful

Quotable Quotes

Isaac: (holding a gun) What do you want me to do with this?
Mr Bennet: Save the world.

"Nobody’s gonna believe…somebody can explode and destroy a city, Simone. I can’t believe I believe it."
- Nathan

Ando: You kissed me. I thought you liked me.
Hope: Don’t remind me!

Dale: That sound…in your heart…what is it?
Sylar: Murder.