Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 1531 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Future Imperfect
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 1 | Aired on 2008.09.22
Mohinder's at the lab when Maya comes in, and he babbles about his success so far. She tells him he needs to destroy the formula, and he's like, "What? Why would I do that? Just because in the wrong hands, it could be used to make a race of evil immortal supervillains is no reason to flush this thing down the toilet!" Man, he's an idiot. Oh, I'm sorry, he's "brave." The conversation continues in this vein for a while, with Maya contending that this is a horrifically terrible idea of epic proportions on a grand scale, and Mohinder completely ignoring her, which I'd be on board with ordinarily but she's of course completely right. Mohinder does, at least, recall his father, but he thinks that if he'd had a Hero ability, he might have been able to stop Sylar from killing him. She's aghast that he would inject himself with the formula, and opines that the abilities are a curse. This seems like an ideal time to start with the crying, just to drive home the point, but she skips it, instead asking if what's in the syringe can cure her. Mohinder's awkward expression is all she needs to see: "Then it's evil. And you should destroy it. For the sake of all of us." She exits, and I commend her for making her point succinctly and well and then leaving. I will commend her much more if she'll just stay away.