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
Back at college, a rigidly-line-reading cop is asking Claire if Annie expressed any suicidal thoughts. Claire thinks that's ridiculous, what with the life plan and all, but the cop shows her a suicide note found on Annie's pillow. Claire swears it wasn't there, but the cop thinks Claire just overlooked it. A bunch of college kids are hovering in the doorway so the cop asks her colleagues to please get the gawkers out of here. Claire says she wouldn't do this, since she was just beating the entire floor at Guitar Hero. That's what passes for your argument, Claire? Try harder. The cop asks, "What then? Murder?" She asks why someone would want to murder Annie, and Claire asks the cop if that isn't her job. She says it is and thanks Claire for her help.
Ando's pacing when Kimiko comes in and asks where Hiro is. Ando says he just left, but she didn't see him leave. Then again, she didn't see Ando wheel him in on a dolly, so I'm not sure it matters what she saw. Instead of pointing that out, Ando says that maybe Hiro's hiding. Hiding? Really? Why are all of the characters on this show so stupid? Kimiko gets mad and wants to know where Hiro is. Ando decides to tell her the truth, that Hiro slipped out of time and space and is now at a carnival 14 years ago. She wonders why she even bothers and leaves the room.
Back at the carnival 14 years ago, Samuel asks Hiro if he's a time traveler. Hiro wonders how he knew, and Samuel says he has a gift, too. He shows Hiro a compass tattoo on his forearm, and the needle's spinning. Hiro's excited, but no one bothers to explain what power that is, anyway. I guess it doesn't matter. To Hiro or to us, because even if this show explained it, we'd probably still be confused. Samuel asks if Hiro's being here has to do with Young Hiro, and guesses that it's him. Hiro says yes, but he can't interfere, because then he'll never be a hero and he won't save the cheerleader or New York. He says it's the butterfly effect. Samuel agrees that would be bad, but Hiro could probably change some butterflies. Hiro says he can't, because everything's connected, but Samuel says sometimes you can change just one thing. He asks if there's anything else Hiro would care to fix. He points to Ando and Kimiko, who are drinking slushies. Hiro says he bumped Ando and made him spill his slushy all over Kimiko, making her hate him. But he can't fix it. So Samuel pushes Hiro in the way as the slushy spills, so it gets all over Hiro. He says "Oh no" in Japanese, and then disappears. Samuel watches lazily.