Episode Report Card DeAnn Welker: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Jump, Die and Fail
By DeAnn Welker | Season 4 | Episode 2 | Aired on 09.21.2009
Gretchen brings a stack of books about murder in to where Claire's eating lunch, and Claire wonders if she was at the homicide bookstore. I wonder how she can afford those, on top of textbook costs. Gretchen wonders if Claire doesn't want to prove her roommate was defenestrated, and Claire does -- oh, and she also knows what that word means without Wikipedia, which I did not. Gretchen asks if Claire knows about the "Jump, Push, Fall" test, in which cops supposedly use a dummy the size and weight of the victim to solve the murder or suicide or accident. Depending on where and how they land, they can help determine the method. Gretchen saw it on Crossing Jordan. Nice Tim Kring shoutout, Tim Kring. Gretchen manages to throw her apple onto the table next to theirs while describing how the test works. It looks like a table of former cheerleaders, so these girls are being permanently labeled outsiders, of course. Gretchen suggests stealing a cadaver from the medical school, but Claire thinks that's a terrible idea. Gretchen shouts, "This is murder!" And Claire says she's trying to not be a social pariah, thankyouverymuch. Gretchen tells her that "chip's already sailed." No, really, the way she says "ship," it sounds like "chip." I hate everything about Gretchen.
Matt's in some sort of drug recovery meeting (entirely made up of law enforcement people) talking about how it's been six years since he's used and now he's seeing things. Sylar appears to prove this point. And, as some forum posters pointed out, it's sort of cool that Sylar is like Six here, as the leader of the group therapy is none other than Rick Worthy, who played a Cylon. I want to give the show credit for the wink, but do you think the people who make this show could ever be that subtle? Anyway, Matt rambles on about how he's being haunted, as Sylar taunts him. He thinks he can make him use his powers. Matt yells, "Go away!" Rick Worthy asks if Matt's okay, and Sylar's like, "Does this guy look okay? Seriously?" Matt yells at Sylar again and Sylar laughs evilly, while Rick Worthy moves on to someone else.
In Tokyo, Hiro asks Ando if there are wedding bells for him and Kimiko. He says maybe, and Hiro giggles. Ando wonders what's so amusing since they've always liked each other. Hiro tells him they haven't, though, that they used to hate each other until he went back in time and fixed it. He says he's the reason they fell in love. Because Hiro has to take credit for everything. He does acknowledge the slushy spilling was his fault in the first place, but then he fixed it. So his new goal is to go back in time and fix everything he's messed up. Including this show, maybe? How cool would that be? Ando reminds him he's dying, but Hiro's doing it anyway. He runs out of the room, excited.