Heroin
Heroin is the name of a highly addictive illegal drug. Isaac Mendez is addicted to the drug, and for a time feels that it is the gateway for him to access his precognitive powers that allow him to paint the future.
About
Genesis
Isaac Mendez tells Simone Deveaux that he was high on heroin when he painted a slew of paintings he doesn't remember creating. He is in the process of destroying them because he feels they are Satanic, since they seem to depict future scenes that actually come true. Later, At Peter Petrelli and Simone find Isaac unconscious on the floor of his apartment, having overdosed on heroin. Simone calls 911, as Isaac mutters "we have to stop it" through his drug-induced stupor.
Don't Look Back
A sweaty Isaac wakes up from his overdose, with Simone tending to him. He tries to tell her about his latest vision of the future, the nuclear holocaust he's painted on the floor of his studio, but Simone is convinced it's all just a delusion brought on by the heroin.
One Giant Leap
Simone gathers Isaac's paintings for a show at her gallery. She plans to use the money earned from the paintings to pay for rehab. Simone announces that she has thrown away Isaac's drugs.
Collision
Peter takes Mohinder Suresh to meet Isaac's studio for an opportunity to mimic Isaac's power. However, Isaac doesn't answer his door since he is high on heroin. His eyes are glazed over and he is painting a picture of a cheerleader running away from a menacing shodow.
Hiros
Peter visits Isaac's loft, and insists that Isaac finish an unfinished painting. Isaac tells Peter he's out of heroin and out of money to buy the drugs. He asks Peter for money. Instead, Peter goes into a precognitive trance and finished the painting, without the aid of altering substances.
Seven Minutes to Midnight
At Primatech Paper Co., Isaac is lying in bed as Eden McCain tends to him. Eden assures the painter that he will have overcome his heroin addiction in no time. Isaac expresses doubt that he'll still be able to paint the future without the aid of his injections. Eden tells Isaac that she'll help him learn to paint without the drugs. Isaac is impressed with how confident Eden appears, and Eden confides that she went through the same thing herself.
Eden informs Mr. Bennet that the heroin is out of Isaac's system, but his mind still wants it. When they meet, Mr. Bennet tells Isaac that his ability is very important but Isaac counters that it feels more like a curse. Isaac is not sure why Mr. Bennet's people are helping him, so Mr. Bennet explains that they need Isaac's help to create a new painting. Isaac tells his captor that he has been trying to paint, but he is unable without the drugs. Mr. Bennet takes out a kit and offers him heroin. He promises Isaac that they'll help him learn to use his abilities without needing the heroin, but that there isn't time right now. Isaac turns down the drugs. At Mr. Bennet's insistence, Isaac agrees to try painting one more time without the heroin.
Eden reports to Mr. Bennet that Isaac is still unable to paint. Mr. Bennet says now they're going to do it his way. Eden complains that Isaac worked so hard to get clean and that he can't ask him to get high now. Mr. Bennet tells her that he's not going to ask him, she is. Eden gets mad claiming that she was told she'd never have to "do it" again. Mr. Bennet asks Eden if she even remembers what she was when he found her. He gives Eden a needle and tells her that she's the easy way and that they both know what the hard way is. Eden enters Isaac's room and appears to be trying to convince him to take the drugs, but Isaac resists. Eden whispers into his ear and Isaac takes the needle.
Homecoming
Fallout
Notes
- Isaac's First Time
- In the unaired pilot In His Own Image, Isaac's addiction is so severe that he actually cuts off his own hand to get to his drugs.
Controversy with NBC
There has been some controversy over the character Isaac's use of heroin on the show Heroes. It is rumored that NBC executives were not pleased with the character's reliance on an illegal substance in order to access his special abilities, and they pressured the writers to accellerate Issac's rehabilitation.
External Links
- Heroin information on Wikipedia