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TV Review: Heroes - "Fight or Flight"

Written by K. L. Connie Wang
Published October 25, 2007

Molly is feverish and won’t wake up. Mo is more than a little pissed at Matt for making her look for her dad, the Nightmare Man. Matt’s afraid to go see his father since he hasn’t seen him in 25 years. Gee, Matt, gotta say, I don’t feel sorry for ya. Buck up and confront your dad! Mo gives him a piece of his mind, but Matt decides to go ask Ma P about her dad before he goes on the hunt.

Monica is being questioned by the cops. She doesn’t really own up to anything and she won’t ID the guy who tried to rob the Burger Bonanza.

Moving on to Ireland, Caitlin closes the pub up early for a little afternoon delight with Peter. Caitlin wants him to open the box and face his past. Instead, Peter distracts her with a kiss and they move on to the back room. Bow-chicka-wow-wow...

Over at the docks, Will (Dominic Keating) tells Elle (Kristen Bell) that Peter is over at the pub as she inspects the shipping container he was found in. As she leaves, we see her run her hand near one of the shipping containers, lightning shooting from her tips like one of those plasma storm balls from the '80s. If I touch her will my hair start floating?

Ricky comes back to the pub with a guy from the docks for his own afternoon delight. Nah, just kidding. The guy has some info to tell Peter – about Elle looking for him. Ricky sees how Peter cares for his sister so he sends Peter up the hill with Caitlin to her flat. Turns out Caitlin is a painter in her spare time. They open the box and there’s not much in there. A passport, an open-ended ticket from New York to Montreal, a couple dollars, a picture of Peter and Nathan – though Peter doesn’t recognize his brother. Peter eyes a blank canvas and he starts to see a picture on it. He grabs a palette and brush and goes all milky-eyed as he starts to paint. Caitlin is... surprised, but doesn’t seemed to be all that freaked. After all, her boyfriend throws electric shock balls at people. Why not paint without seeing? Maybe he can shoot lasers out his ass, too. Personally, I’d run for the hills.

Nathan, angered that Matt is questioning his mother again, tells Matt that he’s not going to let his mom sit in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. Matt tells Nathan he doesn’t want her to either. That’s why he’s off to Philly to see his dad and he tells Nathan about Molly. Nathan offers to go with him since he hates to see anyone travel alone. Matt decides to let him come since Nathan can get them there faster. “I’m not a cargo jet, Parkman,” he says, but Matt’s already started walking. Great line. Pasdar works well with these dry comic lines. It was Nathan and Hiro last season, now it’s Nathan and Matt. Hmmm... If Nathan carries fatty Parkman (who looks like he already gained back the weight he lost on Weight Watchers), what speed could Nathan achieve going south by southwest on a partly cloudy day with northwest winds at 10 knots?

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K. L. Connie Wang is a self-confessed sci-fi geek who loves to shop, cook, and read trashy romance novels.
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TV Review: Heroes - "Fight or Flight"
Published: October 25, 2007
Type: Review
Section: Video
Filed Under: Video: Television, Video: TV Recap, Video: SF, Video: Drama, Video: Action
Writer: K. L. Connie Wang
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#1 — October 26, 2007 @ 22:09PM — ChshreCat

The nightmare man isn't Molly's dad, he's Matt's dad.

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