Episode:Powerless

Powerless
Season:	Two
Episode number:	211
First aired:	December 3, 2007
Written by:	Jeph Loeb
Directed by:	Allan Arkush
Previous episode:	Truth & Consequences
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Summary

• Peter tries to prevent the release of the virus.
• Nathan and Matt help reveal Adam's true intentions.
• Sylar holds Maya, Mohinder, and Molly hostage to get his abilities back.
• Elle attempts to get back into her father's good graces.
• Hiro's quest to avenge his father's killer comes to a climax.
• Niki and Micah travel to save Monica.
• Claire's plan to reveal her ability hits a road bump with Noah's return.

Synopsis

When Mohinder returns to his apartment in Brooklyn, he is greeted by Sylar who invites him to have breakfast which Maya made. When Mohinder discovers that Sylar lost his abilities, he attempts to use a knife to defend himself, but Sylar pulls a gun on him and questions him about the cure to the Shanti virus. Maya gets upset that Sylar lied to her and her ability kicks in, affecting everyone in the apartment. She stops when she sees Molly affected. Mohinder then takes everyone to his lab on Sylar's orders.

Back in New York, Angela explains to Matt and Nathan that 30 years ago, Adam decided the world needed to be wiped clean, and so the founders locked him away. She tells them they need to put a bullet through Adam's head to stop him; she also sends a thought to Matt: kill Peter, too, if you must.

Hiro teleports behind Peter.

Adam and Peter arrive at Primatech in Odessa in search of the virus. Time stops around Peter who looks around and sees Hiro. Both are surprised to see the other. Hiro tells Peter that Adam killed his father, and that Hiro must try to kill Adam. Peter, believing Adam wants to destroy the virus, defends Adam and surprises Hiro by threatening him with a jolt of electricity. Hiro lets out a battle cry and charges at Peter with the sword. Just as Peter shoots lightning, Hiro teleports behind Peter. Peter explains that he and Adam are trying to stop the virus. Hiro disappears and reappears with his sword at Peter's throat. Peter grabs the sword and zaps Hiro with electricity, which knocks him out. Adam reaches down and retrieves his old sword.

At the Bennets' home in Costa Verde Sandra begs Claire not to come forward and expose the Company.

In his office, Bob expresses his disappointment to Elle for failing to handle the Claire situation and leaving it with Claire intending to go public with her abilities.

Elle goes to Noah's cell. She threatens to hurt him if he doesn't tell her what her father did to her, but he's not going to break. She finally tries just saying "Please" instead. Noah tells her about the harsh experiments Bob put her through at a young age, essentially torturing her to find out the extent of her abilities. Bob shows up and cuts their conversation short.

Noah tells Elle about her childhood.

Bob confronts Noah, telling him that Claire is trying to reveal the Company, and asks if she has any hard evidence. Bennet just smiles, and Bob tells him that the Company will have to take drastic measures.

At the Dawsons' home Micah tells Niki that Monica has been captured by a street gang. He tries to convince Niki to use her super strength to rescue Monica, but Niki tells him she doesn't have her strength anymore because of the virus. They leave anyway to go help her.

Back at Primatech, Peter and Adam fight their way through the halls to find the virus. When they reach a locked vault, Peter expresses concern over Adam's reliability, but then he starts to open the vault with telekinesis.

Mohinder examines Sylar's blood in his lab and discovers that he has the same strain of virus that Niki has, meaning that the Company injected Sylar with the virus.

While searching her father's office, Elle discovers that her file is empty. She then logs into her father's computer and finds a video surveillance feed showing Sylar in Mohinder's lab. She decides to stop him to impress her father.

Nathan and Matt arrive outside of Primatech in Texas. Hiro comes out excited to see them.

While Mohinder studies Sylar's blood, Molly uses her ability to help Maya find her brother, but he is "no where", implying that he is dead. When Maya confronts Sylar about Alejandro's death, he shoots her in the chest. Sylar has Mohinder test Claire's restorative blood by reviving Maya.

Matt engages in a mind battle.

Peter finishes opening the vault. Upon doing so, he is confronted once more by Hiro. Peter flings Hiro against the wall telekinetically as Adam enters the vault. Matt enters and tries to use his telepathy to convince Peter to stop Adam, but Peter resists and starts pushing Matt back with telekinesis. Nathan talks to Peter and is able to convince him that Adam is trying to release the virus, not destroy it, and that Adam saved Nathan only to gain Peter's trust. In the vault, Hiro confronts Adam and teleports him away. But not before dropping the virus Peter enters the vault just in time to telekinetically grab the virus before ostensibly destroying it in his hands.

While Claire is packing up her father's files to destroy the Company, West arrives and tries to stop her from revealing his secret. Angered, she gives him his file, and tells him "there is no 'us' to worry about anymore." Afterwards, Noah returns home, revealing to his family that he is still alive. He tells Claire not to expose the Company, and informs her that he has made a deal, and will again be working for them. In exchange, his family will be left alone to lead normal lives.

Niki and Micah follow a GPS signal emitted by Monica's cell phone to find her location at an abandoned warehouse. The member of the gang that kidnapped Monica has tied her up and intends to kill her by burning down the warehouse around her. Niki beats up the gang member and enters the burning warehouse. With Niki's help, Monica is able to escape from the building with Micah's backpack, but Niki is unable to escape herself. The building explodes with Niki still inside.

Nathan, Matt and Peter prepare to go public in announcing their abilities.

In Yamagato Industries, Ando walks back into his cubicle to find Hiro already there. He asks about Adam and Hiro replies by saying that Adam will no longer harm anybody.

Adam is then shown to be buried in an unmarked grave in Aoyama Cemetery, screaming for "Carp" to be let him out.

As Maya returns to life, Elle enters the laboratory and attacks Sylar. He escapes, but takes the syringe with the cure with him. Elle is upset that she let Sylar get away, but Mohinder tells her that she saved their lives, and insists that she is a hero.

With Matt's assistance, Nathan calls a press meeting. He has decided to expose the nature of the various evolved humans and the Company. During his announcement, he is shot twice in the chest by an unknown assailant. Nathan falls into Peter's arms. Angela Petrelli watches a television news report about her son's attack as she speaks on the phone. She calmly and firmly states that she understands the reason for the attack on Nathan, but that the assassination attempt has "opened Pandora's box."

The close of Volume Two brings the beginning of Volume Three:Villains. Sylar, bloodied and burnt, sits in an alley, and injects himself with Claire's blood. He starts to regenerate immediately from his wounds, and struggles to move a can. After succeeding, Sylar exclaims, "I'm back."

Memorable Quotes

"What is it you want?

"Breakfast."

- Mohinder, Sylar

"I believe this is mine, carp."

- Adam (to Hiro)

"They wanted to see how much wattage you could discharge; enough to power a flash light, a street lamp, an entire city block. During testing, you would pass out from the strain. We all wanted to call it a day but daddy said no, my girl's tougher than that. You were seven."

- Noah (to Elle)

"The hardest thing any parent does, is to have to see their child in pain. Most parents'.'"

- Noah (to Elle)

"You thought you was gonna be a hero? You know what happens to heroes in the real world? They end up dead. Just like you."

Gang member (to Monica)

"Flying Man!"

"Who's this guy supposed to be?"

- Hiro (to Nathan), Matt

"Good afternoon. Most of you have no idea who I am. My name is Nathan Petrelli and I was elected to Congress in the state of New York. Seems like a long time ago. I lost my position, I lost my brother, I lost my family. I'm sad to say that I lost my way. But while I was gone I've had the chance to see the world through newly humbled eyes, witnessed amazing things, seen ordinary people among us trying their best each day to be heroes. These ordinary people, like you, like me, are capable of extraordinary things. You have no idea how extraordinary. But there are other people; organizations who don't want you to know the truth. I myself kept secrets. But last year, something incredible happened to me, and it changed my life. At first, I was afraid, but I'm not afraid anymore. I'm here to tell you the truth."

- Nathan

"I know... It was unavoidable... You do know that you've now opened Pandora's Box."

- Angela (to an unknown individual)

Character Appearances

Mohinder Sylar Maya Molly Nathan Angela

Matt Peter Adam Hiro Claire Sandra

Elle Bob Noah Niki Micah Hype Wilson

Monica West Mr. Muggles Lyle Ando Future Peter

Trivia

• Due to the Writers Guild of America strike the full run of the second season was cut short, making this the finale.
• This is the first episode of Season Two to feature all main characters.
• Due to the writer's strike cutting the season short, the ending was changed so that it could function as a season finale. [1] In the online commentary, director Allan Arkush says that in the original ending, Strain 138 is released, infecting Nathan and causing him to collapse during his speech.

See Also

• For images from Powerless, see images from Powerless.

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