Episode Report Card Erin: A+ | 114 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT Welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, well.
By Erin | Season 1 | Episode 18 | Aired on 2007.03.05
Vegas. Hiro's slumming it outside Linderman's hotel when Nathan arrives and greets his old friend. "Hiro?" he says. "Mr. Petrelli?" says Hiro. "FLYING MAAAA--" Nathan quickly slaps a hand over Hiro's gibbering mouth and tells him to shut it. Hiro apologizes and Nathan indicates that they should step inside, and there's this hilarious moment when Hiro turns and almost whacks Nathan in the head with his poster case. The Pasdar needs to do more comedy; the guy's actually really deadpan and funny. They find a quiet corner to talk in and Hiro gets to do his stupid "FLYING MAN" thing again, and Nathan gives him a sweet smile and acknowledges that, yes, he is the Flying Man. "Lemme guess," he says, "you still trying to steal that sword for Mr. Linderman?" Well, technically, he's trying to steal it FROM him, but whatever. Smile for us again and we'll forget all about the error, Nathan.
Nathan asks where Ando is, and Hiro says he sent him back to Japan because his quest was endangering his friend's life. Nathan understands what he means and says that you can't protect everyone and that sometimes, it's better just to go it alone. "The more people you try and help--" starts Nathan. "--the more people get hurt," finishes Hiro. He asks for Nathan's help in getting past the "casino security giant," and Nathan just says, "When I first met you, I thought you were nuts." "It's okay," says Hiro. "I thought you were mean. But now I know -- you pretend you do not care about anyone. But you care too much." Nathan looks embarrassed by Hiro's observation, but he immediately agrees to help Hiro get his powers back by getting him into the museum where the sword is being kept. They walk up to the security guards, and Nathan plays his "Do you know who I am?" card with them and they instantly allow Hiro to go see the curator of the museum. "That work for you?" asks Nathan. Hiro just beams and nods excitedly. Hee. Hiro's storyline is bugging me, but I do so love him and Nathan together.
Meanwhile, Claire and the Haitian Sensation are at the airport and Claire's giving him shit about her new identity as a Canadian named "Vivian Lewis." "I do not need you happy," says the Haitian Sensation. "Only safe." Heh. I appreciate that Claire's world has been turned upside down, but she is being a bit of a brat here, and it's all kinds of awesome that her guardian is like, "Girl, I could erase your memory back to before you became a pill, so you'd better watch your tone." Claire says that there's nothing left of her and that the second she gets on the plane, everything that makes her who she is will disappear. "There's nothing left for you here," he says, "no one you can trust." Claire stops and gets this look on her face and he's all, "No, you CANNOT go see Peter Petrelli NO MATTER HOW HOT HE IS." Claire says that Peter's the only one she can trust -- even more than the Haitian Sensation. "He cares about me," she says, as if the Haitian Sensation, who has been putting his ass on the line for her for some time now, DOESN'T care about her.