Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 657 USERS: C- YOU GRADE IT You May Not Believe It…
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 12 | Aired on 2008.12.08
After the break, Claire is assuring Bennet that she's there to protect them. After Sandra worriedly reappears and Bennet kicks her out again, Claire tells him that she knows he's a Company man and Claire is his assignment, and because of that, he can't let himself love her. Bennet wonders if she's a mind-reader (and probably if she's his next partner) but she tells him no before going on that the baby will be in his life for at least sixteen more years (which really should clue Bennet in to who "Bonnie" is) and she's going to need him to protect her from many, many things. Again, after this speech, Claire shouldn't be able to pop back to the present like nothing happened, but let's move on to where the phone rings and Claire begs Bennet not to answer, because if he does, he'll end up bringing the baby back to The Company, and they'll do something to her that will "change everything." Or nothing. Or somewhere between those extremes. Definitely one of those, though. Claire goes on to tell Bennet and his deep blue eyes that "Claire-Bear" will be fine just the way she is, and Bennet, after voicing approval of the nickname with a smile, puts down the phone. Claire thanks him, and even though I don't think he actually Gets It here, it's still a nice moment.
So all Hiro's managed to make is a few tiny waffles for his mother, although it's true she probably doesn't have much of an appetite from the unspecified terminal disease with which she's saddled. But even if her power doesn't work on herself, as it seems, maybe they could track down another healer to cure her, like, oh, I don't know, LINDERMAN? But I don't want to detract from the upcoming scene, so Hiro sadly apologizes for not knowing how to make the dish she wanted, but Ishi brightens anyway, saying waffles are her son's favorite. She goes on that she's not very hungry, to Hiro's great pain, but when she focuses on him, a change comes over her as she says he's very familiar. This is all Hiro can take, and he confesses, "You're my mommy." Look, I'm not made of stone, here, although Ishi's initial response of "Eh?" is pretty funny. Hiro goes on that he travels through time and space, and although he's not sure how his power works, he knows that she's his mother, and he loves her. Ishi's face hurts to look at as she smiles through tears and repeats his name, and they joyfully embrace. She marvels at how grown up he is, but when she asks him to tell her everything about his life, he has to explain about his lapsed memory, although when she asks who did it to him, he refrains from mentioning Arthur by name. He goes on to ask if she can heal him, and she smiles as she says she'll try, and instructs him to come closer. He leans forward, and she plants a loving kiss on his forehead. He looks dazed for a few moments, and she anxiously asks if it worked. Hiro: "Yes, Mother. I remember everything. I remember how much I miss you." Okay, that just about killed me. They embrace anew, and she asks him again to tell her about his life. He tells her he saved the world on two separate occasions, and she smiles that she always knew he was destined for greatness. She's not exactly making Angela look like Mother Of The Year, is she? Ishi is also gratified to hear that Hiro and Kaito end up mending their fences and growing to love and respect each other, but her smile fades when Hiro asks her to give him the catalyst. She tells him about Kaito's plan to give it to Claire, but Hiro practically begs her, saying he knows he can defend it. She smiles once more: "I've always believed in you, my son." She takes his hands, and a pure and perfect light rises out of her and into him. As he looks at it in wonder, Ishi tells him she's so proud of him, but the life is flowing out of her by the second, and moments later when Hiro looks back at her, she's gone. He calls her name a couple times before bowing his head and bidding her a tearful farewell, and it's nice of them to give me a commercial break here, because it's hard to recap when you can't see the screen.