Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B- | 919 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT Shouldn't That Be "The Fly Effect?"
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 2 | Aired on 2008.09.22
Tracy comes speeding back into the parking garage. Her phone rings, she answers (No hands-free device? Don't you film in California, show?), and it's Nathan, who accepts the offer on one condition -- she has to be on his staff. "I'm not going into this without an ally." And free sex! She tells him that won't be a problem, and as she pulls into her spot, says they'll do a press conference the next day. Her face falls, however, as she sees the Greatest American Reporter in her rearview mirror, so she tells Nathan to expect a call shortly, and hangs up. Outside the car, he asks once again if she wants to make a comment, as he's submitting the story in 15 minutes. She tries to tell him that Niki just looks like her, but he hands her a small laptop on which a video file is playing of Niki/ikiN/Jessica giving Nathan a lap dance. I know you're about to die, GAR, but if you'd just send that file to Nathan, I'm sure he'd appreciate it. He could use some cheering up. GAR says that he's got a friend who works in security at the Corinthian Hotel in Vegas, and he notes that not only does the woman on the video look like Tracy, the man looks like Nathan. Tracy, getting more and more upset (adrenaline is pumping, I suppose) tries again to deny it's her and starts to walk away, but then gets overcome with emotion. He repeats his "Ice Queen" headline bit, just in case we were going to miss the irony, but if the writers felt the need for him to say it now, they shouldn't have had him say it before. We've got enough repetition around here as it is, despite what Idiot Peter may think. Anyway, Tracy grabs GAR by the arm, her hand turns blue, and in a matter of seconds, she's frozen him solid, much to her horror. When are these people going to learn that terrible things always happen in parking garages? He collapses and shatters, "Hasta la vista, baby"-style, and, as Tracy, in a panic, makes herself scarce, some of his remains start to melt and flow toward a nearby drain. Believe it or not, that was pretty damn cool.
Sylar is unconscious and strapped to a gurney and some machines as Elle watches him, and then Mama Petrelli's voice rings out: "Quite a little mess you've made here!" Just in case you thought her father's death would mean the end of authority-figure disapproval for Elle. Mama Petrelli lets us know that she's next in the Company's chain of command, and by the way, while Elle's electrical outburst may have resulted in Sylar's capture, it also shut down their grid, which allowed "a dozen inmates that are just as bad or worse" to escape. If that's the case, I wonder what her explanation is for the fact that they couldn't capture even a power-deprived Sylar for all of last season, but I'm sure she'd find some way to blame that on poor Elle too. Anyway, Elle's fired. Elle emotionally says she's worked for the Company her entire life, and asks what she's supposed to do now. Mama Petrelli: "I suppose you'll have to get yourself another life!" Hey, how about being a PI-in-training? You've even got a built-in taser! Elle stomps off, and Mama Petrelli regards Sylar's unconscious form impassively.