Episode:Orientation
| Orientation | |
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| Season: | Four |
| Episode number: | 401 |
| First aired: | September 21, 2009 |
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| Written by: | Tim Kring |
| Directed by: | David Straiton |
| Previous episode: | An Invisible Thread |
| Next episode: | Jump, Push, Fall |
Summary
- Claire starts school and a new life.
- Matt struggles with visions of his past.
- Peter works hard in his old job.
- A group of carnival workers bury the past.
- Tracy seeks revenge.
Story Development
| Samuel Sullivan · Edgar · Lydia · Arnold · Family · Evolved humans · Abilities · Destiny · Salvation · Redemption · Compass · Terrakinesis · Carnival · Annie · Dial a Hero |
Synopsis
Samuel Sullivan gives a speech to a group of people of all ages and races, standing with him around a gravesite, understood to be Samuel's brother Joseph. He speaks about being a family, recognition, and appreciation of the evolved people, their existence in the outside world, abilities, struggles to keep their normal lives, without being haunted from the past. He then says that in their place, they offer salvation, hope and redemption and that the they would come to them and unite. He then throws a compass into the grave and closes the earth with his ability. Then they head away, walking towards a carnival.
Six weeks after the death of Nathan. In Arlington, Virginia, Claire arrives at the dormitory of her college, where she meets Annie, her roommate. Annie is an over-achiever who has plotted out her entire college and career. She's dismissive of the fact that Claire only has a GED and surprised she managed to get in.
In Tokyo, Japan, a poster with Ando and Hiro's big pictures on it is on the wall of the Yamagato Industries. Inside, Ando and Hiro are waiting for the first call of the project they started: Dial a Hero. They are discussing whether the project will be successful or not, and Hiro is optimistic as always, further showing Ando the positive bar graphs, which he claims wouldn't fail. Ando notices a picture just behind the graphs, an old picture of Hiro, Kimiko and Ando, that was taken 14 years ago. Ando remembers that the night they took the picture, he spilled a drink all over Kimiko's new dress and since then she hated him. Ando speaks to Hiro about his love to Kimiko and is sad because Kimiko considers him as an idiot up until today. Just when Hiro says that it's not true, Kimiko enters shouting "idiots". She is very angry with them because they spent 50 million yen on their project. She especially scolds Ando, accusing him that it was his idea. She says that she won't let any more yen be used for the project. Then they get a phone call from their first client.
In New York City, Peter and Hesam receive a call about an accident twelve blocks away. However they in the car and the traffic is almost entirely blocked. Peter rushes out of the car and with the help of his ability, he arrives at the accident scene. A blonde pregnant woman is stuck in the car and Peter saves her.
Back in Virgina, Claire enters the class for the Algebra placement exam. Annie calls her to sit next to her. Professor Fenton arrives and starts the exam. Just after starting to copy the questions, Claire sees a red laser mark over her coat and just after that, is shot with a tranquiliser by DHS agents. Suddenly, she wakes up still, unaware that she was making ughhh sounds; it was just a dream. Then, she just suddenly leaves, telling Annie that this class isn't for her.
In the hospital in New York, Hesam and Peter speak about the accident. Peter has single-handedly saved three lives because Christy, the pregnant woman has delivered twin sisters, named them Then Peter leaves for another shift.
Memorable Quotes
"It's midlife crisis, that's all this is. Here's my suggestion. You go out and you get yourself a big expensive sports car and a younger woman with questionable morals. That's what your father did, and it worked for him."
""And here I was thinking that I'd be the one that got away." "
"No. You're just number five."
"Five's my lucky number. Well, it used to be. Is it still lucky?"
"I haven't decided yet."
Character Appearances
Trivia
- This episode bills Robert Knepper as a guest star, but the press release states that he is a new regular. This is probably due to the fact that the role was originally meant to be recurring only, but the actor and NBC have both confirmed multiple times that he is a regular cast member. The billing may have also been NBC's way of simply introducing Knepper.
- The Solution to the math problem on the board for the students to answer are as followed.
x = -379/525, y = -1408/525, w = 227/105, and z = 12/5
See Also
- For images from Orientation, see images from Orientation.
| previous: An Invisible Thread | Orientation | next: Jump, Push, Fall |
| See Also: Volume One Episodes • Volume Two Episodes • Volume Three Episodes • Volume Four Episodes • Volume Five Episodes • Heroes Reborn Episodes • All Episodes |
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