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| Angela Petrelli | |
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| Portrayed by | Cristine Rose |
| First appearance | Genesis |
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| Date of marriage | 1965 |
| Home | New York, NY |
| Residence | Angela Petrelli's home |
| Significant other | Arthur Petrelli (deceased) |
| Children | Nathan Petrelli, Peter Petrelli |
Angela Petrelli is a member of a group of twelve individuals who have been aware of evolved humans for years. She is the mother of Nathan and Peter. Since her husband's death she has become increasingly blunt and free to speak her mind.
Character History
For an episode-by-episode summary, see Angela Petrelli: Season One History.
Angela is taken in by the NYPD for shoplifting socks. In doing this, she worries her son Nathan, while Peter, her younger son, sees it as a cry for attention. The next day, she sees Peter in the hospital and confesses to him that his father died of suicide, telling him she is worried he may be developing the same condition. She tells Peter that he always was her favorite son. Later, she expresses concern for Peter when Nathan claims his jump was a suicide attempt.
A few days later, Angela plans a family brunch with Heidi to help Nathan's campaign. The brunch is interrupted by Peter who suggests that he is not good enough to attend, but eventually saves Nathan in the interview with Oliver Dennison.
During the next two weeks she spends her time worried about a comatose Peter, fearing he may die of a heart attack. When Peter awakens and leaves in a rage, she is upset that Peter would keep her worried for these two weeks and just leave. Within the next few days, she persuades Nathan not to meet his long-lost daughter and bribe Meredith to end the situation.
When Claire comes to New York City to find Peter, she is instead greeted by Angela. She reveals she is Claire's grandmother. She explains to Claire about her biological parents and the fire, urging Claire to come with her to Paris, but then Mohinder arrives with Peter's dead body. When Peter is revived, she tells Peter she has long known about his abilities. Later on, she claims to also know about Linderman's plans. When Peter dreams of his mother talking to the late Charles, she states she thinks Nathan will be who people turn to after the explosion. Angela is tries to get Claire out of the city, saying the bomb is inevitable; however, Claire disagrees and flees from Angela.
At Peter's apartment, Angela is sorting through Peter's possessions when Nathan arrives. He blames her for Peter's presumed death, and denounces her as evil. As she leaves the apartment, she discovers a photograph, defaced with a red symbol.
Later, she meets with Kaito Nakamura on Charles Deveaux's rooftop, and they discuss the threats that have been made on their lives. Kaito remarks that Mr. Petrelli, Linderman and Charles Deveaux were all dead, and that he and Angela appear to be next. Angela leaves.
Matt Parkman brings Angela in for questioning and interrogates her about her relationship to Kaito Nakamura. Matt successfully reads her thoughts that she believes Kaito's killer is out for revenge; when he presses the issue, she mentally screams at him to get out of her head. She is left alone in a room briefly. During this time, the electricity goes out, and she is attacked by an unknown assailant. Matt and Nathan break through the mirror to find her battered on the floor.
Angela, hospitalized from her recent attack, confesses to Kaito's murder to Detective Fuller and Matt. Angela tells them that she attacked herself since she was distraught. Matt reads her mind and realizes her confession is false, but Angela thinks to Matt to "let it go".
Nathan visits Angela in the hospital and asks her why she's admitting to a crime she didn't commit. Nathan offers to help her, but Angela tells him to get sober and get his family back. Angela tells him that she did so many bad things, that it doesn't matter what crime she admits to, and she doesn't want Nathan to die by him helping her. Angela is arrested and escorted out of the hospital by Matt and Fuller.
Later, Nathan and Matt examine a photo of a group of people whom they believe to be marked for assassination. Nathan identifies Angela and his late father among those pictured.
Angela visits her son Nathan at his hospital room after he is burned by Peter's explosion. She finds Heidi Petrelli there and outside the room tells her that the Petrelli family has a dark secret of delusions of grandeur and to keep it a secret.
Matt Parkman visits Angela in jail, insisting that she reveal more about the only unknown remaining member of the Group of Twelve. Using his newly-expanded abilities, Matt uses his mind to force Angela to answer his questions about Victoria Pratt and Kaito Nakamura's murder. Angela tries to resist Matt's demands, and her nose bleeds. Angela tells Matt that she promised Victoria that she would be left alone, and told Parkman that if he forced her to answer, he would become his father.
"What could you possibly need so bad that you had to steal it? Never mind. I don't wanna know."
"Socks."
"I never kid about family brunch."
- - Angela (to Peter) (Nothing to Hide)
"I need you to tell me the truth."
"The truth? The truth is that our generation mortgaged our souls to protect yours. Show a little respect for that!"
- - Matt, Angela (Cautionary Tales)
Notes
- Angela speaks French: «Au moins maintenant elle sera en sécurité. Mais pas grâce à vous!», which means : "At least now she's going to be safe, no thanks to you!" (Parasite)
- In Cautionary Tales, Angela showed great resistance to Matt's telepathic abilities. This could be the result of undergoing the same mental strain before.
Trivia
- In the commentary for How to Stop an Exploding Man, Tim Kring said he wanted to name Angela's character in honor of "Mrs. Iselin" from The Manchurian Candidate. However, Tim couldn't remember the character's name (Eleanor), so he named Mrs. Petrelli after the actress who portrayed "Mrs. Iselin"--Angela Lansbury.
- In the script for the unaired pilot, Angela was named "Alice Campbell", a 76-year-old woman.
- In an interview with TV Guide, Christine Rose said on her character, "Oh, I think she's just misunderstood and misguided! I have to play her with the intent that she's good and that she's a nurturer… yet a nurturer who's not averse to violence." On her anger towards Nathan in Four Months Later..., she said "Not only did Nathan destroy all her plans that had been building up for decades, she blames him for killing her beloved son Peter. It's all blown up in her face. They've got me doing monologue after monologue like Lear, just ranting and raving." On the older generation of heroes that Angela belongs to, Rose said "I still have no idea about the origins of this group. I like to think we all met up at Woodstock in the '60s and it was there that we found out about our powers. We sprang from that generation that wanted to save the world. And, well, just look at it now — it's all falling apart. Despite their best intentions, hell happened to Angela and her friends. She had especially wanted to save Peter from that hell, and her granddaughter Claire, too. But now she's powerless. Her friends and family are dying, she's alone and very vulnerable… and then it goes downhill from there." [1]
See Also
- For Angela Petrelli as she appeared in the virus-stricken future, see Angela Petrelli (future)
- For other uses of Angela, see Angela (disambig).
- For other members of the Petrelli family, see Petrelli (disambig).
Please refer to Theory:Angela Petrelli for fan-created theories and other speculation.