Episode Report Card DeAnn Welker: B- | 325 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Jump, Die and Fail
By DeAnn Welker | Season 4 | Episode 2 | Aired on 2009.09.21
Tracy shows up at the hospital to visit Bennet. He tells her he looks worse than he feels. So he must feel great, because he doesn't look bad at all. Tracy says he called her, and she figured she owed it to him, so she's here. Bennet tells her about the key leading to the compass. Tracy wonders if he's going after the guy with the knives. He doesn't know, because he prefers the old way of business, with one hero and one non-hero. It's too dangerous for him alone. Tracy thinks maybe the knife guy is like her, just looking for a way to get his life back. She offers that maybe the best thing isn't to stop them, but to figure out a way to help them. He says, "Maybe." Tracy asks him, really, why did he call. He says he couldn't call his wife, then corrects himself and says ex-wife, and he didn't want to worry Claire (no mention of Lyle, of course), so he called her. Because he's lonely. She gets that he doesn't want to be alone. She finds clam chowder in a bag by his bed, and says it looks like he has someone looking out for him. They share the chowder, and I can't tell if it's supposed to be a new friendship forming or a romance. If it's romance, I will be more annoyed at this show than at any other time. And I actually stopped watching it for all of season three and caught up later, so it has definitely annoyed me in the past.
Matt comes home, kisses Baby Matt, and then hears Roy talking as he and Janice come into the room. He's explaining how he fixed the coil or whatever. She thanks him, and Matt does too, but once again in a snotty and threatened manner. Janice hugs Matt, asks how work was, and then picks up Baby Matt as Matt follows Roy out. Matt thanks him for fixing the cooler, and Roy says it's his pleasure since it's tough out there for a single mom. Matt's all, "Uh, me, right here? Do you see me? Janice isn't single now, dumbass." Or something like that. Matt gives Roy a twenty, and uses his powers to convince Roy to start a new route tomorrow and not come back. I'm not sure why he tipped him the twenty when his brain mojo would have been enough. Roy leaves and Sylon is standing there smirking at getting Matt to use his powers again. Except I think Matt would have anyway. He was threatened by Roy before Sylon said a word about him. Matt goes inside and Sylon continues to smirk as clocks tick.