Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 2137 USERS: C YOU GRADE IT Boom Goes The Dynamite?
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 18 | Aired on 2009.03.02
...but inside, there are two agents. The guy asks the woman if she thinks Claire's hiding Alex, and she has no doubt that that's the case...
...and back inside, Sandra says they've been out there for four hours. "Nobody's pool is that dirty." I'm surprised the van doesn't drive off immediately to be replaced by one marked "Flowers By Irene." Sandra asks Claire how she's going to help Alex now, and Claire tells her she has a plan. "I just haven't thought of it yet." Sounds like the writing staff discussing the last chapter. As Alex appears on the stairway landing, Sandra tells Claire that she's got an idea, and Claire can either keep her in the dark and worry about protecting her, or she can let her help. Alex is like, "Sold!" so Claire asks Sandra what the plan is...
...but we don't hear it yet, instead cutting to Peter and Matt, who are strolling down the street toward the address supplied by Rebel. Peter goes over the plan, which is for Matt to Jedi mind-control everyone, but Matt whines that there are going to be too many people, and he can only control so many at a time. Peter shuts him up by absorbing his power, and I'd complain about him now being able to do it through Matt's jacket, but I'm willing to believe he's gained control over his absorption ability to where it only happens when he intends it to. Wow, after last chapter, I never thought I'd get back around to giving the show the benefit of the doubt. Matt then complains that this move kiboshes their "rooftop escape plan," and instead of demanding that he stop kvetching, like, yesterday, Peter up-sells the part where they're going to get in safely this way, rather than tell the truth, which is that his back still hurts from lugging Matt around the last time. They head in...
...and inside, there's a lot of ridiculous head-tilting and Grunberg and Ventimiglia sliding forward on dollies, and they get clearance to go to the top floor. Upstairs, they Jedi their way past some guards, and while they can't avoid the security cameras, no one upstairs sees them, like, way to earn that wage, guys. They head into the Operations office and, after booting the guy inside out, Peter sits at the computer as Matt barks that he thought the plan was to find Daphne. Peter mildly points out they have to know where to look, rather than use his mind power on Matt to force him to GET OVER HIMSELF. Upstairs, The Only Non-Regular Who Can Talk finally sees Matt and Peter, and calls Bennet over. Nathan wonders how they got in, and Danko frantically tries to get the computer system shut down, to no avail. Danko then starts to lead a team out of the office, but runs straight into two guards who have been mind-controlled to train guns on them and push them back into the command center. I wouldn't credit Matt with coming up with a move that smart, but that doesn't stop him from smirking into the security camera before we go to commercial.