Sandra Bennet
| Sandra Bennet | |
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| Portrayed by | Ashley Crow |
| First appearance | Genesis |
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| Known ability | None |
| Alias | Sandra Butler |
| Gender | |
| Home | formerly New York City, NY, formerly Odessa, TX, currently Costa Verde, CA |
| Residences | Single-family home in Costa Verde,CA |
| Occupation | Showdog breeder |
| Significant other | Noah Bennet |
| Children | Claire Bennet (adopted), Lyle Bennet |
Sandra Bennet is Claire Bennet's adoptive mother. She is married to Noah Bennet and lives with her husband and two children in Costa Verde, CA. She breeds Pomeranian show dogs, one of which is the family pet, Mr. Muggles.
About
Sandra Bennet is loving housewife to Mr. Bennet, mother of their son Lyle and adopted daughter Claire, and caretaker of the family pet--Mr. Muggles. Believing her husband to run Primatech Paper Co., she is initially oblivious of his double life.
Character History
Season One
For an episode-by-episode summary, see Sandra Bennet: Season One History.
Mrs. Bennet is protective of Claire: She tries to persuade her husband not to give in to her daughter's request to see her birth parents; when Claire needs stitches for her cut hand, it is Sandra who accompanies her to the hospital. Also, when Claire ends up in a car accident, Mrs. Bennet is first to arrive at the emergency room.
When Sandra Bennet is unable to stop her husband from tracking down Claire's supposed birth parents, Mrs. Bennet is surprised not that her husband disregarded her request, but that he was able to find them so quickly. Mrs. Bennet notes that Claire was thought to have a congenital disorder when she was younger, and that Mr. Bennet was unable to locate them then to see if they could help. Mr. Bennet keeps Sandra unaware of incidents involving his other work by using the Haitian to repeatedly erase her memory, but fails to help her when she suffers a brain hemorrhage. Mrs. Bennet learns the truth about Mr. Bennet's work and her daughter's special ability when Ted Sprague and Matt Parkman hold her hostage and burn down their home. However, when the situation is resolved, Mrs. Bennet appears to forgive her husband and agrees to covertly work with him.
Season Two
For an episode-by-episode summary, see Sandra Bennet: Season Two History.
Sandra, Noah, Claire, and Lyle all move into their home in Costa Verde. Much later in the season, when Bob comes into their home, she holds him at gunpoint at the head. Bob tells her he was delivering an urn with Noah's ashes inside. Later, Claire scatters the ashes along the beach, and gets ready to move to Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Second Coming
Sandra arrives home with her son to find a shaken Claire, shortly after Sylar steals her ability.
The Butterfly Effect
Sandra helps Claire sweep up glass in the kitchen and wonders if the family should go to a motel. Sandra notices a shard of glass has stabbed Claire's hand, Claire comments on not feeling pain. Later, when Claire wonders who will protect the family while Noah is gone, Sandra brings in Meredith Gordon.
One of Us, One of Them
Sandra discusses with Meredith what is best for Claire, and when Claire says she is not going to school, Sandra takes a stand and says she has to go to school. After Sandra learns about Meredith allowing Claire to skip school in order to train, she is furious and says that Meredith knows nothing about Claire or how to raise her. Later, with Claire in a better mood, Sandra allows her to go on a cheerleading retreat.
Angels and Monsters
Sandra realizes that Claire has lied about the cheerleading retreat and goes through the files of Level 5 escapees with Meredith. After Meredith decides to check out Eric Doyle, Sandra says she wants to go with her, but is stopped by Meredith. Later, after Noah finds Claire with Stephen Canfield, he brings her home and Sandra greets her, wondering if Meredith found her, Claire tells her she doesn't know anything about Meredith.
Dying of the Light
Claire and Sandra team up to find Meredith, with Sandra telling Claire that it's always "one of us, one of them".
They arrive at Doyle's Marionette Theatre where Sandra prepares a diversion for Doyle by pretending to schedule a birthday party appearance as Claire tries to rescue a petrified Meredith. Doyle uses his power to control all three women and forces them to play Russian roulette. Claire has Sandra shoot her, then as Doyle thinks that she is dead, she attacks and subdues him from behind.
Eris Quod Sum
Sandra returns home with Claire and tells her daughter how proud she is of her. The two notice that the lights are flickering and inside they find Lyle on the ground. Sandra stays with him while Claire searches the rest of the house. When Claire and Elle's fight goes into the kitchen, Sandra is there with Lyle as he throws a bucket of water on Elle, short-circuiting her.
Later, when Claire says she is leaving to Pinehearst with Elle, Sandra is leery of the newfound alliance. Wondering if they can trust Elle, she wants to call Noah. Claire asks her mom to keep it a secret, and Sandra agrees, also saying that "if Elle ever gives you lip, throw a glass of water on her."
The Eclipse, Part 1
After Claire is shot by Elle, Noah brings her home. Sandra is there and she questions Noah as to why Claire isn't healing. She picks up the phone, about to call 911. Noah tells her not to, that it is just surface wound. Sandra still feels that they should take Claire to the hospital, but agrees to go with what Noah says, and goes to get medical supplies. Later, Noah attempts to leave, but Sandra says that Claire needs him right now. He leaves anyway.
Sandra enters Claire's room to give her food, only to find her unconscious and bleeding badly.
The Eclipse, Part 2
Sandra accompanies the wounded Claire to the ER. An emergency room doctor says that Claire was either shot much less recently than Sandra claims, or Claire has never been sick in her life, and demands an explanation. Sandra doesn't explain, and the doctor replies that if Sandra doesn't tell her the truth, she’s going to call the police. Sandra calls Noah and asks him where he is and explains about Claire. She isn't sure what to tell the police and he tells her to tell them what he would: to lie. Claire wakes up as Sandra sits at her bedside and explains she's fighting off an infection. Sandra gives her a button to push for painkillers and tells her daughter that Noah is on her way. Claire realizes she’s lying but Sandra insists he'll be there. The police then arrive to talk to Sandra. Suddenly Claire enters septic shock, flat lines and Sandra frantically calls for help. Sandra looks at her daughter's face and Claire comes back to life. Sandra says they have to get out of there. Back at their house Elle threatens to electrocute Sandra.
Graphic Novel:Out of Town... On Business
Sandra returns home and calls for Claire to help her with some groceries. She sees Claire hanging up the phone and asks her who she was calling. Claire says that she was calling Dad, who thought he had forgotten something in his office. When Sandra inquires further, Claire says that it wasn't there and must have been somewhere else.
Memorable Quotes
"This is so awkward. I've got lip sweat."
- - Sandra (Better Halves)
"It is so funny how all y'all call him Mr. Bennet over there. I've always just known him as — Stop that you, no more shoes!"
- - Sandra (to Sylar, then distracted by Mr. Muggles) (Distractions)
"Well, aren't you sweet?"
- - Sandra (to Sylar) (Distractions)
"I don't have a dog. I don't know any Mr. Muggles. And I don't know you."
"Your father always said, 'one of us, one of them.' I'm one of us."
- - Sandra (to Claire) (Dying of the Light)
"If she gets out of hand, just throw a glass of water on her... Lyle style."
- - Sandra (to Claire about Elle) ("Eris Quod Sum")
Notes
- Sandra often appears distant, aloof, and comically flaky. She has more recently demonstrated symptoms of a severe neurological disorder, including headaches and progressive amnesia. These problems may result from having her memory erased by the Haitian "so many times".
- In a possible future timeline, Claire, in hiding, uses the name "Sandra". In that future, Sandra Bennet is estranged from her husband. (Five Years Gone)
Trivia
- Her first name, Sandra, is the shortened version of "Alexandra", the female version of "Alexander". Alexander roughly means "protector of man".
- Her last name, Bennet, is a variant of "Bennett", meaning "blessed".
- In the script for the unaired pilot, Sandra is listed as being 41 years old.
- According to the file Mohinder keeps on Claire (which includes a birth certificate), Sandra's date of birth is June 8, 1967 and she was 24 when Claire was born. It should be noted that Sandra did not give birth to Claire but it is common for adopted children to be given new birth certificates with their adoptive parents' names.
- The Bennets' Nissan Armada has Texas license plate number VM1 QTB.
See Also
- For other uses of Sandra, see Sandra (disambig).
- For other members of the Bennet family, see Bennet (disambig).
- For others that could be considered Claire's parents, see Claire's parents (disambig).
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Sandra Bennet for fan-created theories and other speculation.