Episode:Upon This Rock
| Upon This Rock | |
|---|---|
| Season: | Four |
| Episode number: | 412 |
| First aired: | January 4, 2010 |
| |
| 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.
Claire goes to Samuel's trailer but finds Eli waiting for her. She says she was looking for Samuel, and another Eli appears behind her to say Samuel isn't there. Another Eli appears and wonders why she isn't on beautification duty, and tells her to get on it with it.
The police bring Hiro to Nakamura Industries and talk to Ando. He confirms that Hiro has been missing for six weeks. The officer informs Ando that they don't know what Hiro is saying. They bring him in and he thinks Ando is Sancho Panza, and starts talking fantasy and science fiction gibberish, and doesn't seem to know what's going on. Ando has him released into his custody and explains to the police that Hiro has a brain tumor, and it's getting worse.
At the hospital, Emma receives her mail and finds a letter telling her that her application has been rejected, although they encourage her to apply in a year. Later, she goes home and contemplates the cello that her mysterious benefactor sent her. The door light flashes and she goes to the door to discover that Samuel is at her door. He introduces himself and uses sign language to speak with her, saying he's like her. She initially thinks he's deaf, but then Samuel clarifies that he has a gift like hers, and he's the one who sent her the cello. He shows her a compass tattoo on his arm, which matches one engraved on the cello.
Ando continues to try and get Hiro to make sense. Hiro says they must go to the land of swamp dragons and rescue Dr. Watson from Castle Arkham. Kimiko comes in with the number of a neurosurgeon and insists on getting Hiro help, but Ando insists that Hiro's statements have some meaning they need to figure out. When Hiro mentions the X-Men and the Danger Room, Ando realizes he's referring to the room where he keeps his comic books and goes to get them. Hiro goes after him as Kimiko sighs in exasperation
Samuel explains to Emma that he knows about her ability, and that he learned about her ability from Lydia. He insists that they're all connected and she reluctantly invites him in. Samuel explains that the cello was meant for someone special in his life, and it wasn't easy giving it away. One day, he lost her. With her permission, he picks up the cello and admits that it's now found its proper home. Emma explains that the wall cracked the last time she played it, and Samuel explains that it was her fear that caused the damage, not the cello. He asks for her help and shows her a Primatech file on a man named Ian Michaels. Samuel explains that the man can control plant life, and he divorced himself from the world when his powers manifested. Now he lives in Central Park, and Samuel wants Emma to help.
At the carnival, Claire continues to notice Eli and his clones watching her as she works. She tries to run and they give chase into the House of Mirrors. Eli goes in while his clones guard the entrance. He finds her at the center, using the mirrors to create multiple reflections of her. When he charges at one, she knocks him out and the other clones disappear as she leaves the attraction and goes to Samuel's trailer. She finds the Primatech box, photos of the nearby valley, and a map of the area. She also finds a photo of young Samuel and Joseph. Claire suddenly is forced outside by Eric Doyle, using his power to control her. He asks her what she's doing and Claire tells him that Samuel is collecting people with abilities. Eric insists that they're a family and Samuel wants them together, and she thinks the worst of people. Claire explains that Samuel is using Noah's files to track people, and is up to something. Eric refuses to let her ruin it for everyone, including himself.
In Hiro's storage room, Hiro tries to explain that a sidekick must obey his master, and talks of Don Quixote and the great swamp where Curt Connors swims. Ando realizes Curt Connors is the Lizard, a villain in Marvel Comics. He lived in Florida where there are many crocodiles: swamp dragons. Ando realizes that Arkham refers to an insane asylum, and finds an asylum on Arkham Road in Florida. Hiro thanks him for his help and Ando assures him he's at his service. He admits that he is a sidekick, and Hiro says he's the bravest one he knows.
At the park, Samuel explains that Emma's ability allows her to merge her emotions with her music, drawing people to her. He asks her to concentrate on Ian and make her prayers into a song. She plays the cello and the nearby parkgoers listen, entranced. Ian steps out of the woods and approaches, and Samuel assures him that it's all right. As Ian rests his hands against a tree, Emma and Samuel smiles as it blossoms in the winter.
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.
| previous: The Fifth Stage | Upon This Rock | next: Let It Bleed |
| See Also: Volume One Episodes • Volume Two Episodes • Volume Three Episodes • Volume Four Episodes • Volume Five Episodes • Heroes Reborn Episodes • All Episodes |
|---|