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That was by far.

BY FAR the WORST moment of Heroes. D.L. could have let that phase through him, there was plenty of time between the gun being pointed and it being fired. The production team is losing creativity. =/--Riddler 21:53, 12 November 2007 (EST)

• I totally agree. It seemed like a cheap way to get D.L. out of the current storyline - what was the guy's motive for killing him? It seemed like him and Niki/Gina had just met that evening, and is homicide really worth a missed opportunity for sex? Altogether lame, though the rest of the episode was great.--croush 22:06, 12 November 2007 (EST)
  • The whole Gina thing was so random, it just seemed like they couldn't think of any possible way to kill DL so they made up a new random identity for Niki. Unrelated, weren't they going to show what happened to Sylar?--Theslate 22:15, 12 November 2007 (EST)
    • Yeah, I was greatly disappointed. I thought Tim said it was getting better? At least there was the awesome point of view shot of phasing through a wall.--Bob (talk) 22:17, 12 November 2007 (EST)
      • I'm willing to suspend disbelief. If I had to make up a reason, I'd go with "D.L. tried to use his ability but made a mistake." I'm sure even martial arts experts get into situations where, despite their skills, someone gets the upper hand despite them having time to see what was coming. It just takes one little mistake. (Admin 22:20, 12 November 2007 (EST))
        • Still, I'd too would have found it more believable for D.L. to be shot in the back than in the chest. This one + Candice's makes two deaths I'm not happy about so far this season.--MiamiVolts (talk) 22:32, 12 November 2007 (EST)
          • He had the gun at point-blank range and there was maybe a second to react. If you had a gun shoved into your torso and had the ability to phase through it, would you have good enough reflexes to do so? But yeah, I wanted him to go out in style. >_> --AnotherNella 23:21, 12 November 2007 (EST)

Synopsis

On a whim, I've decided to type up a synopsis as I watch tonight's episode. Hope that's okay. Feel free to edit it as need be; it's kind of rushed and is also quite incomplete. Thrashmeister 22:10, 12 November 2007 (EST)

Peter Petrelli has just teleported back to Montreal from the future. Suddenly, Peter hears a noise and, on instinct, fires a lightning bolt at the source. A hand pops out of the shadows and absorbs the lightning bolt, healing itself in the process. Adam Monroe then steps out. He is puzzled as to why Peter doesn't remember him, but then realizes that the Haitian must have taken his memory. Adam then urges Peter to remember. He says that Peter has the same power as himself; he can regenerate. He can use his regeneration powers to repair the brain cells that have been lost due to the Haitian. Peter then takes out the picture that he has of him and another man. Adam says that this man is his brother, Nathan. Peter suddenly flashes back to the events of four months prior; November 8th, 2006: the day of the explosion.

Back on Kirby Plaza, four months ago, Nathan flies Peter up into the air to prevent him from exploding in the heart of New York City. Peter urges Nathan to let go of him, as Nathan would not be able to survive Peter's radiation emission. Peter would explode safely away from everyone else as Nathan flew away unharmed. Nathan hesitates for too long, and his body is starting to suffer from Peter's radiation. He finally lets go and drifts away, but he is too slow, and Peter explodes right before him. The force blows Nathan back, and he starts to fall to the ground, unconscious. Peter then flies in, unharmed, grabs Nathan and flies him to a hospital. He urges the doctors there to take care of him. A police officer then comes in, presumably to interrogate Peter about what happened to Nathan. The officer is distracted, however, and Peter uses this opportunity to turn invisible and escape unnoticed. As Peter leaves the hospital, Bob and Elle appear out of nowhere, and Elle knocks Peter to the ground with a bolt of lightning, rendering him unconscious. Bob is disdainful and asks Elle if a full blast was really necessary. Elle smiles and says "He can handle it." (does she say "handle" or "take"?)

(I think the wedding happens here... I'm not sure) Back in (insert wedding location), Alejandro has just gotten married to (insert name of bride?). As Alejandro and (bride) run out of the church, Maya watches them with a look of contempt on her face. Later, at the reception, (they argue about the bride... can't remember exactly why). Maya rushes off, but hears moaning from inside a shack. She enters the shack and is shocked to find Alejandro's bride kissing another man. She is outraged and screams at her, but the man pins Maya to the door and warns her not to tell anyone. Maya is defiant and asks him "And what if I do?" The man then starts to choke Maya. Suddenly, the bride's eyes turn black, and so does the man's. They both collapse to the ground. Maya's eyes are black as well, but she does not fall to the ground. She is shocked at what has just happened, and looks at herself in the mirror to find black tears streaming from her eyes. She runs out of the shack and is shocked to see over a hundred dead bodies in the street where the reception was held. There is no sign of life anywhere on the street, except for Maya, until Alejandro comes rushing towards her. He seems unaffected by Maya's black tears. Sobbing, Maya tells Alejandro that she might have killed all these people, and is puzzled as to why Alejandro is not hurt either. The two then flee the reception, leaving all of the dead bodies behind.

Peter wakes up in Bob's office in the Company. He wakes up to Elle shocking him with tiny lightning bolts. He immediately asks Bob and Elle where Nathan is. Bob assures Peter that Nathan is safe, but his situations is dire. They then say that as long as Peter is not in control of his powers, he is a danger to everyone around him, so they used the Haitian's power to prevent Peter from using his powers - at least temporarily. Bob then says that he has a cure for Peter's powers, and that he will never have to worry about hurting anyone again.

Nathan wakes up in a hospital room to his mother, Angela Petrelli. The first thing he asks about is Peter. Angela says that he's missing, but that Nathan is lucky to be alive. Nathan then lifts his hospital bed to look at himself in the mirror. Angela hesitates, but relents, and Nathan sees his horrific, irradiated reflection in the mirror.

Niki and Micah see D.L. for the first time after his surgery. They are rejoiced to see him alive and well, but Niki tells the doctor that she doesn't have insurance, and can't pay for D.L.'s surgery. The doctor assures her that everything is taken care of, thanks to Bob, who walks in. Bob then says to Niki that no mention of what happened at Kirby Plaza is in the papers at all. Bob then says that he has a cure for Niki; a cure that will get rid of Jessica. He then says that in order for him to give her this cure, she would have to leave her family and come to the Company.

Elle is giving Peter a haircut in the Company building. She tells Peter to take what she calls "Haitian pills" every day to suppress his powers. She then starts to leave, but shocks him on the head right before she exits, saying that they would hurt at first, but Peter "would get used to it... and then [he'll] like it." She leaves, leaving Peter alone in his cell. He then hears a voice coming from a vent in the wall. It is the voice of Adam Monroe.

One month has passed, and Micah is celebrating his eleventh birthday with his parents. Niki tells Micah to make a wish, and Micah says that he wishes for his family to be the "Fantastic Four... minus one." He suggests that he rigs the car radio to pick up police reports, and they could go fight crime together. (forgot what happens here... yeah I have short term memory loss) Niki then pours a bunch of pills down her kitchen sink.

Back in the Company, Adam remarks that he has known Peter for a month, yet he has never told him his name. (some crap between the two)

Another month has passed, and Peter is in his cell again, when Elle comes in. Peter says that he's not in a mood, but Elle says that she'll "up the dose." Peter relents, and Elle shocks his fingers as part of some "sadistic lightning" ritual. (blah blah blah...) Adam then warns Peter that he should keep away from Elle. Peter says that he doesn't want anything from Elle except the drugs. Adam then says that the "cure" that the Company is giving him does nothing at all, and that they were still perfecting the "cure" when he arrived at the Company thirty years ago. Peter doesn't believe him, saying that the Company was created to help people like them. Adam then says that the place that they're in isn't a facility: it's a prison.

Angela is at Nathan's hospital again, and she accidentally walks in on Heidi and Nathan sharing a private moment. She apologizes for her intrusion and leaves. Heidi then follows Angela, and tells her (something about a lie). Angela then tells Heidi that there is a dark secret in the Petrelli family. She says that Nathan inherited his own delusions of grandeur from his late father. (something something... "Can I count on you for that, Heidi?")

Niki is at her house, practicing a car sales pitch in front of the mirror for her first day as a car salesman. D.L. tells Niki that he is so proud of her, and leaves to take Micah to school. Behind Niki, a voice tells her that she (Gina... not Jessica). Gina then traps Niki in the mirror and leaves her behind.

Peter is back in the Company building. (Bob and him talk...) Bob then leaves Peter behind, who asks him if he's ever getting out of his cell. Adam (blah, sorry I'm not really paying attention here). Adam then says that he will be able to save Nathan. He says that just a small amount of his blood could help heal Nathan, even after everything Peter has put him through.

D.L. is now a firefighter... (somethingsomethingsomething). A distressed mother pleads with the firefighters to save her daughter who is still in the burning house. D.L. then goes back into the burning house, using his phasing powers to pass through the fires unharmed. He saves the girl and gives her back to her mother. Later, D.L. comes home to find Micah watching video footage of D.L.'s save of the little girl on television, and says that his father really is a hero. D.L. then asks Micah where his mother is, and he says that she hasn't come home yet. D.L. then goes into Niki's room to find a message on the mirror, written in what appears to be lipstick: "Gone to LA! -Gina"

Another month has passed. Peter is in his cell again, when Elle comes in. Peter is puzzled that Elle doesn't shock him. Elle asks Peter if he wants her to, and he grabs her and pulls her onto the bed. Elle reaches for Peter's hand to shock it, but Peter kisses her instead. Elle shocks Peter with her own lips, and Peter gets up to take the ersatz pills. When Elle leaves, Peter flushes the pills down the toilet. Adam tells Peter to try using his powers to escape, as he hadn't taken the pills for five days. Peter concentrates on the wall separating his cell and Adam's, and he manages to phase through it. Peter meets Adam face to face for the first time since they met, and remarks that Adam's been holding up pretty well for a 400-year-old man. Peter and Adam prepare to leave to heal Nathan

(Maya and Alejandro in the church... Maya manifests again...)

Gina is at a nightclub snorting cocaine and dancing with some men. D.L. then comes in and asks the security guard if he's seen Jessica. When D.L. finds Gina, he addresses her as Jessica, and Gina tells him to "guess again." One of the men dancing with Gina tells D.L. to get lost, but D.L. tells him to stay out of it. The man then tries to punch D.L., but his fist just phases through D.L.'s head. D.L. then lands a blow in the man's stomach, and he falls to the ground. D.L. then shows Gina a family picture, and Niki is able to regain control of her body as she leaves with D.L. Niki asks D.L. how he was able to find her, and D.L. says that she can't get rid of him. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the man that D.L. punched appears and shoots D.L. in the chest at point-blank range. D.L.'s blood is splattered on Niki as she falls to the floor, paralyzed from shock.

It is now three weeks ago, and Micah, Damon, Monica, Nana, and Niki are at D.L.'s wake. Micah is holding D.L.'s Medal of Valor in his hands, and Micah

Adam and Peter finally arrive at Nathan's hospital bedside. Adam then takes some of his own blood and injects it into Nathan's catheter. They are about to leave when, right before their eyes, Nathan starts to heal immediately. Peter then sees the photo of him and Nathan on the bedside, and takes it with him.

(apparently Adam and Peter are now in Cork... how'd they get there again? >_>;) Elle and the Haitian find Peter and Adam attempting to flee. Adam tells Peter to meet him in a building in Montreal, and they start to run in opposite directions, but Elle shoots them both with full blasts of lightning. Adam is thrown against a wall and falls to the ground, and Peter's clothes catch on fire and he too falls to the ground. Elle goes after Adam while she tells the Haitian to chase Peter. Peter takes off his burning shirt and runs from the Haitian, who is catching up to him. He climbs over a fence into a shipping yard with tons of shipping crates. In front of an open, empty shipping crate, the Haitian finally catches up to Peter, and he pushes him into the crate. He punches Peter and forces him to the ground, and Peter attempts to use one of his powers to protect himself, but the Haitian has already used his, and Peter's powers are inaccessible. The Haitian then forces Peter into one of the corners of the shipping crate, and then handcuffs him to it. The Haitian says that he will not bring Peter back to the company. Instead, he will leave him here to protect him. The Haitian gives Peter his symbol necklace, and tells him that he is repaying a debt to Angela Petrelli by saving Peter. The Haitian's then says his last words to Peter - "Your secret is safe with me." - before he leans in and puts his hand to Peter's forehead and erases his memory. Peter screams in protest but finally hangs limp. The Haitian runs out, and the last thing Peter sees before darkness is the Haitian closing the shipping crate doors on him.

It is now the present day. (I forgot... what clips do we see here again? Maya and Alejandro and Sylar... and some other clips during the Mohinderlogue) Peter then flashes back to the present day, and staggers backward in shock. He says that he remembers everything to Adam, who asks him a single question: "Shall we save the world?" Peter grins and nods.

Only three episodes left then...

The rumors are true after all. :( Dang strike. Thrashmeister 22:12, 12 November 2007 (EST)

• Wasn't it like this last season? They'll stop for winter and start again in the spring to finish the 2nd season. -- Riffsyphon1024 23:17, 12 November 2007 (EST)

Angela's power

Okay, we all have to admit, it was too obvious that she hypnotized Heidi after touching her (I couldn't think of a better way to put this...) so many times. Is that enough proof for Angela to have a known power? Because that is still technically speculation.--Ice Vision 22:19, 12 November 2007 (EST)

• Well, we still haven't had it confirmed. Gotta wait. I was disappointed that Heidi didn't believe Nathan.--MiamiVolts (talk) 22:42, 12 November 2007 (EST)
  • What? I didn't get that at all. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:00, 12 November 2007 (EST)
    • Is someone suggesting that Angela possesses the power of persuasion as well? -- Riffsyphon1024 23:07, 12 November 2007 (EST)
  • Angela knew what was going on with Nathan and Peter and the whole bomb plot. She was just trying to keep Heidi from knowing the truth and was trying to convince Heidi that Nathan was suffering from mental problems so that she wouldn't believe his story. (Admin 23:08, 12 November 2007 (EST))
    • But she was awfully touchy about it...--Tim Thomason 23:13, 12 November 2007 (EST)
      • Usually if there's a close-up of hands, it's been power usage. But there's also usually been a sound effect as well, excluding strength and healing. Who knows? --AnotherNella 23:24, 12 November 2007 (EST)
        • Greg Beeman often uses unexpected closeups to heighten the interest. Angela's hands are often shot with closeups, most notably in Run!, when shots volley between her ring and Nathan's ring. Hoping though I was, I didn't "get" that any power was being used by Angela in this episode. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:39, 12 November 2007 (EST)
          • Still awful strange for her to be in a group of twelve individuals where several are evolved humans and not have a power. She's rather important since appearing in the first episode of the series. -- Riffsyphon1024 23:41, 12 November 2007 (EST)

Screencaps

I am in the process of downloading the latest episode so expect screencaps soon! --Japanimation14 22:40, 12 November 2007 (EST)

• Goody! -- Riffsyphon1024 23:08, 12 November 2007 (EST)
• If you can wait a few hours, I'll have it transfered in HD by midnight.--Hardvice (talk) 23:28, 12 November 2007 (EST)

See, you are lucky. I only have the "luxury" of using BitTorrent, and even if I can get to it quickly, I still have to wait a while. What exactly do you use? Do you have a DIY DVR or something? I am curious.--Japanimation14 23:31, 12 November 2007 (EST)

As with Four Months Later...

Title shot has the periods, we have an exclamation for "Run!", we should have periods here.--Riddler 23:09, 12 November 2007 (EST)

• There were two references to "Four months ago." One was setting up the scene chronologically and the other was the episode name. If I recall it was the second one that was the episode name. Did that second one have periods? I don't remember offhand. (Admin 23:10, 12 November 2007 (EST))
  • It had periods.--Bob (talk) 23:11, 12 November 2007 (EST)
    • Yes it did.... -- Riffsyphon1024 23:16, 12 November 2007 (EST)

No Sylar Explanation?!?!?!

• They told us Candice dragged him away, but how the hell did he survive a stab through the chest? All I can think of is they forced some blood from Adam to keep him alive, but that's still a stretch. Also, I love Elle. =D --AnotherNella 23:21, 12 November 2007 (EST)