Episode:Upon This Rock
| Upon This Rock | |
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| Season: | Four |
| Episode number: | 412 |
| First aired: | January 4, 2010 |
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| Written by: | Juan Carlos Coto |
| Directed by: | Ron Underwood |
| Previous episode: | The Fifth Stage |
| Next episode: | Let It Bleed |
| There are many ways to define our fragile existence. Many ways to give it reason. But it is our memories that shape its purpose and give it context. A private assortment, of images, fears, loves, regrets. We alone chose the importance of each. Building our own unique histories one memory at a time. Hoping the ones we chose to remember don't betray or trap us. For it is the cruel irony of light that we are destined to hold the dark with the light, the good with the evil. That is what separates us, makes us human. and in the end, what we might fight to hold on to. |
Summary
Story Development
| Ian Michaels · Plant growth |
Synopsis
Claire is working at the Sullivan Bros. Carnival and contemplating posters advertising Lydia and Eli. Eli watches Claire as she walks by him down the midway, picking up trash. Lydia assures Claire that he's harmless and he's only watching her because she's new. Claire admits she's not comfortable with people staring at her. Lydia has Mrs. Comey's blueberry pancakes for Samuel and suggests she take them to him to get some points.
At his trailer, Samuel is gong through Noah's Primatech files when Claire knocks on the door. She notices the box, which he quickly tries to conceal behind him and then covers over with a cloth. He thanks her for the pancakes and goes outside with her to eat them. Claire comments that the box looks like the one from her father's paper company, and Samuel admits he's shared history with Noah. When she asks for more information, he says he's more interested in the future, and he has the homeland to prepare for. Claire says she'll be getting back to college for her class on Monday and Samuel says it's her loss. He puts on a suit and asks how he looks, and then explains he's going to the city to get someone essential to building the homeland, and hopes she'll join them when it's complete. As Claire goes, Eli watches her, multiples, and talks to Samuel. Samuel tells him to make sure Claire doesn't go.
Hiro teleports to Tokyo, Japan and introduces himself to a miso vendor as a knight from the starship Enterprise. The vendor doesn't know what he means. Hiro hears a woman cry for help and sees her struggling with a purse snatcher. He grabs a cleaver from the vendor and approaches the man, claiming it's a light saber. When the man doesn't stop, Hiro cuts the purse strap and the man runs away. Hiro returns the purse to the woman, calling her Dulcinea. She doesn't know what to make of that. The police arrive to arrest Hiro, who asks for his sidekick. The police take him into custody.
In the fields outside the carnival, Samuel remembers the past when he tried to use his powers and Joseph dared him to see. The ground shakes but Samuel is unable to shift a boulder. Samuel insists that he'll be able to move bigger rocks one day, and people will come to see him. Joseph comments that he wants Vanessa to see him, and says they'll never go back to her again. He jokingly says he'll buy a ticket to bring Vanessa back if Samuel can ever move the rock.
In the present Eli continues to watch Claire as she gets breakfast. She overhears Lydia discussing a man who just arrived with Amanda and Lydia telling her daughter to stay away from him until they know more about him and his family. As Amanda stalks off, Claire chuckles and Lydia asks what's so funny. Claire admits that it's the first normal conversation she has heard at the carnival, and they sound like her and Sondra when they argue. When Claire comments it must be nice for them to grow up in a place like the carnival, Lydia suggests it isn't quite so perfect. Claire then asks if Lydia can use her power to know why Samuel wants her there. Lydia admits that Samuel is bringing a lot of people in, and it seems to have become an obsession for him. He spent the morning in his trailer with Noah's files.
Memorable Quotes
"Defeat the Dark Side, we will."
Character Appearances
Trivia
See Also
- For images from Upon This Rock, see images from Upon This Rock.
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