Episode Report Card Erin: A+ | 90 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT The Future's So Blight, I Gotta Wear Hades
By Erin | Season 1 | Episode 20 | Aired on 2007.04.30
Ando hands her the cash and tries to re-introduce himself and Jessica's like, "This is how you're wasting my time?" Future Hiro finally says that they need to talk to Peter because it's important. She says the war's over and they lost, so what's the point? Future Hiro says it's about killing Sylar, and Jessica's up in a flash, grabbing him by the throat. "You say that name again and I will break your neck," she spits at him. He says nothing and she kind of backs off, her eyes getting a look like, "Damn, did I just do that shit AGAIN? Wait, am I Jessica? Or Niki? Is my hair gorgeous? It is? Well, then. Guess I'm Jessica!" She starts to walk away, but Future Hiro asks if she knows where Bennet is. She says he's rustling cattle in Texas, and walks off. Ando sadly waves after her. Hee.
Jessica walks over to the bartender and asks how the receipts are, so I think this is actually HER bar, or at least she's not just a stripper. The barkeep says it's been a good night and puts down two glasses of scotch on the bar. It soon becomes clear that she's not double-fisting; the second glass is for Peter, who materializes next to her at the bar. And, might I just say for the record, that he looks all sorts of hot. He's darker, older, and really super dangerous-looking. Dayum. His hair is slicked back and he has a gargantuan scar running across the front of his face. He asks what the hell Future Hiro wanted and Jessica says that he's still trying to stop the exploding man. Peter just says that Sylar's dead, what more do they want? Jessica says she shipped 'em off to Bennet, so he can deal with them.
They turn to look at the TV on the wall that's showing footage of day of the explosion. "Of all days, huh?" says Peter. "Today is just another day," she says. "You lost your son, Niki --" "It's called letting go," she snaps. "Maybe you should give it a try. Or would you rather go off with your buddy and fight the pain away?" He looks at her tenderly and leans in. "I'm not goin' anywhere," he says, kissing her. They share one super hot kiss and then she moves off into the club. Peter looks back at the TV as it's showing a shot of Sylar next to more bomb footage. He slams his drink and then uses his TK to pull the plug on the TV.
Homeland Security -- Bargain Basement Wing. Seriously, where the hell are they, in the storage room of an IRS office? Hiro's trying to explain to Matt and the Haitian Sensation that this is all one big misunderstanding. Matt runs off Hiro's background and his special talent for teleportation and time-stopping, and then continues down a list of things like prison breaks and attacks against U.S. interests. Hiro's totally confused. He gets even more confused when Matt states that two years ago, Hiro killed a lot of good men when he raided a science center in Raleigh. Hiro says that he's not a killer. Matt tries to read his mind and learns that Hiro honestly doesn't remember killing people. Matt says that men like Hiro and Sylar have ruined life for the rest of the Heroes, making them live in fear and captivity, making them choose sides. "Tearing families apart," says Matt. "I would never tear a family apart," says Hiro. Matt grabs him and tries to read his mind again, but all he hears is, "I just want to be a hero." Aw.