Episode Report Card Erin: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Dawn Of The Dead Dads
By Erin | Season 2 | Episode 9 | Aired on 11.18.2007
Tokyo. Many a moon ago. Hiro has taken his father to the site of his mother's funeral seventeen years before, so that his father will understand his pain. Kaito acknowledges that it was the saddest time of his life, but that doesn't change anything. Hiro declares that his father simply cannot die! Kaito calls him a foolish boy, and orders him to take him back to the future immediately. Hiro refuses, and runs off, bumping into himself as a little boy. Little Hiro points a fake samurai sword at Big Hiro and says that he's Takezo Kensei. Little Hiro says that his mother died, and asks why his father is painting the grave. Big Hiro says that the names of the husband and wife are carved in the stone, and that the husband paints his name red as a promise to join his wife later. The stone will stay that way until the husband dies. Little Hiro can't believe his father will die, and says that he won't allow it, because he's a superhero. Big Hiro looks over at his father and suddenly realizes that he has been childish himself, and that he has to stop acting like a god. He tells his younger self to listen to his father and learn from his lessons. Past Kaito calls out to his young son, and Little Hiro runs off. Big Hiro walks over to his current father and tells him that he was right. Hiro acknowledges that he was being childish and that he's sorry for that. He will take his father back to his death right after they pay respects to his dead mother. Thank god -- I'm already getting bored with any storyline involving Hiro.
Casa de Bennet. Bennet thanks West for his help, and tells him to head home to his family. West refuses, saying that he wants to stick around and continue to help. Bennet thinks this is a phenomenally bad idea, but West argues that he's the quickest way to get Claire out of danger. Bennet considers this and looks at his wife, finally deciding that West can help and telling him to wait out in the car. "They say girls tend to find boys just like their dads," says Mrs. Bennet. "Because he can fly?" asks Bennet. "No," she says with a smile. "Her real dad -- you. All he cares about is protecting her." They smile at each other, and he gives her his gun, telling her that if anything happens.... She just stops him and says that nothing's going to happen, except that Bennet's going to bring their daughter home. She touches him on the chest, and he takes her hand.
Cut to the Superroof, where Hiro and Kaito reappear to say their goodbyes. Kaito says that he's proud of him and clamps him on the shoulder. They both get tears in their eyes. Hiro says goodbye, and tells his father to give his love to mom. He squints his eyes and disappears. A door slams from behind, and Kaito turns to face his killer. "Of all of them," says Kaito, "I never expected it would be you." The hooded figure in the distance doesn't speak, but we get a close-up of his lips, and I already know who it is before the big reveal because David Anders has very specifically designed lips. Ando appears with the sword Kaito asked for and sees the murderer in the distance. Before he can intervene, Adam launches himself at Kaito, only to freeze in midair before going over the side of the building. Hiro steps forward and walks past his friend. "You were right, Ando," he says. "I can't save him. But I can learn who killed him." He walks to his father and his killer and, of course, sees the face of Takezo Kensei.