Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Suck It, Peter!
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 6 | Aired on 10.20.2008
Hiro and Ando pop up in Africa, with NeoIsaac's paintings littering the landscape, and when Hiro sees the one of Matt holding Dead Daphne in his arms, he muses that he looks familiar. Ando: "They all look the same to me." Ando, you know I love you, but I could hear the THUNK! from that one all the way from the Sahara. Hiro mildly says that's racist, but Ando has a bigger problem -- he doesn't like the idea of kidnapping an innocent man. Hiro thinks they're just "borrowing" him, although if he'd seen how Knox "borrowed" Adam he might feel differently, and then tells Ando to sneak around the back while he goes in front. Inside the hut, Hiro amusingly called to "Mistah African Eesock?" but there's no reply, so he looks around and sees many paintings, including one of the destruction of Costa Verde, before coming on one of a bald man hitting a guy with glasses on the head with a shovel. He opines that it's odd, but when he touches it and feels wet paint, realization dawns, and he turns -- and gets bonked on the head by NeoIsaac. Ha! He drops like a lead balloon.
Claire and Sandra are sitting outside "Doyle's Marionette Theatre" (shudder) as Sandra points out that Meredith said she knew Doyle, and wonders if they should give her more time. Claire, however, says that Meredith isn't answering her phone, and pulls out a taser she got from Bennet's closet. I hope Claire has better luck with this one, because those things are expensive and I can't imagine The Company giving Bennet an infinite supply. Sandra thinks they should call Bennet, but Claire doesn't want him there, and gets out of the car and marches toward the door. Sandra rushes after her and tells her they need a plan, so I guess the "us" in this particular equation are sensible people, and the "them" are teenagers.
Inside, Doyle and Meredith are dancing, and he compliments her grace (heh, given that he's moving her) before he hears a bell indicating a customer. He looks warily at Meredith and asks if she told anyone she was there, but she swears she didn't, and he seems to believe her. He does, however, use a finger gesture to shut her mouth tight, and even though the accompanying sound of the squeaky hinges is kind of over the top, I'll forgive the Foley guys for having some fun here.
Doyle comes out and greets Sandra very brusquely, and Sandra stammers that she'd like to book a birthday party for her son, Lyle. "He's six, and he just loves puppets!" I don't know which part of that Lyle would be more offended by. Doyle says he doesn't do parties anymore, but he changes his tune when Sandra pulls out a wad of large-denomination bills. He gives her a form to fill out and bring back, but she pulls out a pen and says she'll do it there. With an effort, he agrees, but the charade goes to shit when they hear a loud noise come from within. Sandra tries to get the hell out of there, but Doyle stops her with a hand, and then creepily rotates her around to face him, like she's standing on a large turntable. He steps forward, eyes blazing, and asks who she is. Take your time to come up with a good lie, Sandra -- we've got a commercial break now, and it sure doesn't look like you're going anywhere.