Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Crash And Burn
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 15 | Aired on 02.09.2009
Luke demonstrates his power for Sylar, and after Sylar casts a look at the loudly-ticking grandfather clock behind him that's far more amusing than it has any right to be, he returns to boring me by trying to psychoanalyze Luke and Mary, and this is so mind-numbing that Simmons actually favors pulling up on the screwdrivers through his hands to listening to one minute more. I don't know that I'd be that brave in his position, but I'd certainly want to be. Sylar's so focused on the crap coming out of his mouth that he doesn't notice the blatantly obvious sounds behind him of Simmons freeing himself, but when Simmons draws his gun and goes to shoot Sylar (I doubt he'd actually be able to operate his weapon with his hands in their current condition) Luke pushes Sylar out of the way and melts Simmons into a large puddle of goo. That is one tough character arc for Agent Simmons here. Mary barks that Simmons was going to save them, although in Luke's defense, he surely would have taken Luke at least into custody once he found out about his ability. That doesn't stop Mary from asking, "What are you?" so I can only hope for Luke's sake that he doesn't turn out to be gay as well...
...but I wouldn't count on heterosexuality, especially since his first words after following Sylar out the door like a puppy are, "Take me with you." He'll drop the last two words soon enough, I'm sure. Sylar is not quite ready to make Luke his new boyfriend, though, as Luke killed his best lead on his father, but after Luke tells Sylar that "you're the only one who understands what it's like," a statement I trust stands on its own, he offers that he knows where Sylar's father is, and Sylar confirms via that power of his that Luke at least thinks he's telling the truth, and after Luke gives a God-awful speech about his own Daddy Issues, Sylar, um, recruits the boy to his side, and they steal Mary's car and head off. Even if these two have sex, it's going to be boring.
Tracy and Peter are waiting for Nathan at the rendezvous point, Tracy looking actually nervous when you'd think she'd only be faux-nervous, and as Nathan arrives, Peter instructs Tracy to use her power to incapacitate him so they can kidnap and use him as leverage against the government. She agrees, and then appears from the tree behind which she and Peter were hiding. Nathan says he came alone, but he's sitting on the hood of his car far too casually, so you can guess this isn't going to be as easy as it seems. Tracy says she told Peter Nathan offered them amnesty. "He'll come out when he knows he's safe." As Nathan tells her he'll keep the deal they made, she surreptitiously freezes up a hand, and I see now I read this wrong the first time around -- it seems like she actually was going to go through with Peter's plan, but let herself get talked out of it, which is both more believable and more interesting. Good, I feel better. Seeing that Tracy's starting to believe him, Nathan walks toward her and presses his advantage, parroting her earlier statement about how they think alike, and suggesting Peter's not in possession of all his marbles. By the way, I think Tracy's supposed to have a cut above her eye, but the makeup just makes it seem that she's got a Sylar-sized right eyebrow. Hope you can find a spare day to tweeze that, honey. Anyway, Tracy lets her hand go back to normal, at which point Peter, catching on to the fact that Nathan's casting a verbal spell, appears with his gun trained on his brother. He gets close just as red dots appear on both Tracy and him, and we see Danko and Bennet have appeared and have guns trained on them. Tracy's beaten and knows it, having no cover and no weapon, but Peter pulls Nathan to him and wraps his arm around his neck to use him as a shield. The following exchange ensues: "How many times are we gonna do this?" "As many times as it takes." I'm thinking lines like this are in homage to Bryan Fuller's imminent return. Anyway, Danko tries to get Bennet to take a shot at Peter, but Bennet insists he doesn't have it. Meanwhile, Peter orders Nathan to get his guys to back off, but Nathan won't do it, and insists that this is the end. Peter hisses, "This is the beginning," and, in front of everyone, absorbs Nathan's power and flies off into the night. I'm surprised he didn't take Nathan with him if he was so bent on kidnapping him, but maybe he wanted to get back to the others without that distraction. Anyway, Tracy's left holding the bag, and she's taken away as she begs Nathan not to do this. You'd think she might out him, but that would probably gain her nothing and would lose her the one person who might help her if he only were to have a change of heart. When Bennet and Nathan are alone, Nathan tells Bennet he had the shot at Peter, and Bennet admits that's true. Nathan: "Thank you." Please, Nathan. Don't be so ridiculous. But in more interesting news, Danko turns to look back at Nathan appraisingly, and if he's wondering from whom Peter suddenly took the ability to fly, it won't be long before he comes to a very interesting revelation.