Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 703 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Flip That Script
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 19 | Aired on 2009.03.09
Back at the Bennet house, Claire has misgivings that she didn't help Doyle, and when Sandra opines that it's unreasonable for Rebel to "send psychopaths to [their] front doorstep," Claire agrees -- which is why she wants to take over Alex's job at the comic-book store so as to have a safer place to deal with her charges. Sandra's not thrilled, but she accedes to her daughter's request...
...so we cut to Sam's Comics, wherein a geeky guy is asking Claire if she has any retail experience. Claire sheepishly asks if a cheerleading bake sale counts, but she's unwittingly played a winning card here with the cheerleader mention, as the guy asks her if she can work Wednesdays, which is when all the new comics arrive. The guy then nerds it up for a while before asking what kind of hero she is, but when the question obviously has an emotional impact, he withdraws it. Claire starts to go, thinking she's blown it, but he's like, hello, you got the job, because every dude in the store has been checking you out since you walked in. We get close-ups of the customers for evidence, and two of them are guys who work in the Buy More in a non-speaking capacity on Chuck, a little touch that appealed to the extreme geek in me. Claire smiles uncertainly, wondering exactly how awkward all her upcoming conversations with horned-up dorks are going to be...
...and then Samson walks back in amid a cloud of smoke and gagging, and Sylar calls him pathetic, which pretty much confirms that they're related. Samson speechifies about life never giving you what you want before letting a rabbit out of its cage and then holding it in place while making a silly birdlike whistle that's supposed to be hypnotic, but ends up hilarious when he starts hacking all over the place again. Sylar's surprised that he has an ability, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS ONE THOUSAND PERCENT CLEAR IN THE FLASHBACK OF SAMSON KILLING HIS WIFE, and Samson says he actually has a lot of them, even though he doesn't use them much these days. He realizes that Sylar has the same ability, taking other people's powers, which isn't precisely true, but at least they didn't say it was telekinesis, so I'm fine with it. Sylar pouts that his dad doesn't know him and they have nothing in common, and if he brings up fishing trips and that fucking red wagon again I will not be responsible for my actions. After some more turgid talk about human nature and blah, Samson tells Sylar he'll soon find his life is meaningless and disappointing, because there's no challenge in it. And after taking twenty minutes to make the point that Sylar will only find satisfaction by challenging himself, Samson has him stab the helpless and sedated bunny rabbit. I am begging you, show, fire everyone who has anything to do with Sylar and his storylines. I mean, I'm sorry for the hair and makeup people, but how much we need a clean break here cannot even be amply expressed.