Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 657 USERS: C- YOU GRADE IT You May Not Believe It…
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 12 | Aired on 2008.12.08
At Pinehearst, The Haitian uses his power to knock out the ONE security guard in the entire lobby, and then he and Peter board the elevator. The dramatic score precludes our hearing the muzak again, which is kind of a shame.
Tracy tells Mohinder they'll need fifty "doses" for the Marines, like they'd even know how much was in a "dose" at this point, and Nathan suggests the far more prudent course of trying it on one guy first. He doesn't add "Shut up, Tracy," but that's what I'm here for. He then notices that Arthur has a thinky face on and asks what's up, and Arthur tells him, "Just a minor inconvenience. You're not too attached to your brother, right?" He instructs them to proceed before stepping out into the hallway...
...where he greets Peter. He actually seems conciliatory until Peter levels the gun at him, whereupon he tells him not to be ridiculous, and tries to wave the weapon away, to no effect. So Arthur knew Nathan and Peter went to get The Haitian, yet he's surprised at his presence now? I'm starting to see where the kids got their brains. Anyway, The Haitian appears from hiding, and Arthur has a moment of genuine fear before telling Peter he doesn't think he has the nerve to kill him. Can't see what offering that opinion is going to gain him, but as I just mentioned, he's dumb. Peter cocks the gun.So despite the fact that Arthur left them approximately 3.7398 seconds ago, the rest of them already have the speaking Marine set up in a chair, his wrists cuffed. Nathan acts all tortured again, which I am so over in case I hadn't made that clear, before instructing Mohinder to go ahead. He enters the glass cage holding the Marine, who understandably gets kind of freaked out when he sees Mohinder's skin, but Mohinder injects him anyway. After a few moments, he starts shaking uncontrollably...
...while outside, The Haitian is starting to sweat from the effort of holding back Arthur's powers, and Arthur, sensing the tide turning, offers Peter his abilities back if he'll just chill out with the gun. The Haitian, on the verge of collapse, urges Peter to shoot, but Peter hesitates, prompting Arthur to sneer that hesitation has always been his problem. He asks how Peter could be his son, and he finally breaks The Haitian's control and telekinetically slashes Peter across the face just as Peter fires. But the bullet stops in midair, as Sylar steps out of the shadows, and when Peter points the gun at him, he simply waves it away. Okay, so it's not clear exactly what's going on here, power-wise. The Haitian is back on his feet, so presumably he's still containing Arthur's powers to some degree. On top of that, I'm guessing Sylar is maybe holding Arthur in place as well as the bullet, or doing something to augment The Haitian's efforts. Not sure it totally makes sense, but I'm willing to go with it. Anyway, Sylar asks Arthur if he's really his father, and Arthur says yes, but Sylar's new power reveals Arthur's mendacity. Sylar turns to Peter and says he's not a killer. "But I am." Just like that, he propels the bullet into Arthur's brain, and that, I pray, is the end of one of the worst-executed villains in memory. Wow, did he suck, and I'm not talking about his ability. Peter's eyes dart to the gun, but Sylar tells him he's not going to kill him. "You don't have anything I need anymore." It would be both funny and sadly believable if Peter were to argue the point. Sylar bails, and soon after, Peter asks The Haitian to pursue him. When he's gone, the catalyst exits Arthur's body, now gone forever if Ishi was correct. And I hope that's the case, because what a stupid idea. Peter says aloud, "It's over..."