Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B | 1050 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT Apocalypzzzzzzz
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 17 | Aired on 2009.02.23
...and back in the motel room, Matt snaps out of it and announces that he's going to find out how the government initiative started and how to stop it, as if that weren't THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS EXERCISE IN THE FIRST PLACE. Whoever writes Matt drives me to distraction, I tell you what. He starts again as he assures Mohinder that he'll push as hard as he needs to, and Bennet looking like a stroke victim is the last thing we see before the title card.
At Building 26, a tuxedo-sporting Nathan stalks in and bitches at Danko for yanking him out of a State dinner. Danko ignores that in favor of telling him that Bennet's gone off the grid for three hours, which is against standing orders. Nathan asks after Claire, which gives Danko the opportunity to take a dismissive tone with him before announcing to everyone else that they're to track down Bennet, and Nathan asks if he's going to spy on him. Danko replies that no one is above scrutiny, even himself, but Bennet's compromised, as is Nathan, because of their protection of Claire. Nathan takes a long moment and asks if Danko's spying on him, and Danko answers with the best line in a while: "You barely touched your prime rib." Nice. Nathan glares ineffectively before walking away...
...and we cut back to Peter, who's nervously checking the window and urging Matt to hurry up. Matt counters that you can't rush an interrogation, which is bad news to everyone, especially me. Mohinder, who apparently stopped by a medical supply shop during this mission to pick up a stethoscope, informs Matt that this is torture. "You're straining his entire system." Hey, Mohinder, you know what else strains your entire system? Exercise. And while it's true that some people think that's torture, I still must insist you shut up without delay. No, that's not happening, as Mohinder blathers about Matt having a personal vendetta about Daphne and how Matt is better than Bennet, and not only is that patently false, it's not like Mohinder's any kind of reliable judge himself. Why is Peter hanging out with these two losers? Speaking of which, Peter checks Bennet's pulse as the other two will not shut up for a minute, and it's repetitive and boring, so I once again must thank Peter for breaking the tie in Matt's favor. Matt does his silly side-face -- like, even Deanna Troi wasn't this goofy -- and then there's a sliding effect that makes it look like the two of them are moving closer, followed by black-and-white footage popping up behind Bennet's head...