Previously on LOST: Pregnancy mystery alert! It seems people can't have kids on the island, but this is complicated. If the baby is conceived off-island - like Rousseau's Alex or Claire's Aaron - the baby can be born on-island, no problem. Babies conceived on-island have to be born off-island, or the mother and the baby will die by or within the third trimester; fortunately, Sun had her baby off-island and so survived with Ji Yeon.
One of these things is not like the other: Locke, Rousseau, Horace, Claire. LILIA WON!!! The correct answer is Locke, because he's never had a baby on-island.
So what's the deal with pregnancy? Actually, the show has given us a lot of answers already on this one. We know who can and can't have babies on the island, and we know when. What we don't know is why.
One key character is Amy, Horace's wife. Amy had a baby back in 1977, so obviously people could have babies up until 1977. So what changed? The Incident? Or was it something Jacob's nemesis did? A surprising number of unanswered questions spring up in relation to what seemed initially to be a straightforward and already-answered mystery. It's probably not The Incident, we agreed, but it might be the Nemesis doing something fishy.
We're not wholly confident that this mystery will get answered this final season. With so many other big-ticket storylines to be resolved, pregnancies might fall through the cracks. If this issue's going to come up, it'll have something to do with Jacob's mystery child - who could it be?
Monday, November 2, 2009
How'd It Get Burned This Week? (Nov. 2, 2009)
Nic Cage headlines in abundance this week.
Zach saw "Knowing" this weekend - full review coming soon. Suffice it to say that this could have been a really good movie if a different leading man had been cast.
Josh Wigler over at MTV Movies Blog tells us about Nic Cage's latest, "The Hungry Rabbit Jumps." Nic plays a vigilante out to avenge "something untoward" done to his wife. Get ready for another angry hot mess from the man with the strangest hairline in Hollywood.
Reuters tells us that stripper-named January Jones of "Mad Men" fame is joining Nic as his wfie in "Hungry Rabbit," marking the beginning of the end for this rising star's career.
Jones's addition to the cast leads Entertainment Weekly to speculate - does Nic Cage have the kavorka? Even though Sean Penn accused the star of defecating on the entire profession of acting (now that may be a tad harsh), Nic's had a bevy of attractive co-stars in his movie, from Penelope Cruz to Jessica Biel. Maybe his plan is to hope that audiences are too busy ogling his lovely leading ladies to notice his forehead and/or total lack of acting ability.
The Examiner reports: Nic Cage says he is financially ruined. In related news, The Top Pop Stop was voted "Most Influential Pop Culture Radio Show" in terms of controlling celebrities' fates.
And Nic told the Montgomery Advertiser all about why vampires are dominating the pop culture scene: "'The vampire is always going to be fascinating. It's like the vigilante cop, or it's like the cowboy or the Western. It's part of the fabric of society,' said Cage, who starred in 1989's 'Vampire Kiss' and was one of the producers of 'Shadow of the Vampire' from 2000."
And that's how it got burned this week in Nic Cage news.
Zach saw "Knowing" this weekend - full review coming soon. Suffice it to say that this could have been a really good movie if a different leading man had been cast.
Josh Wigler over at MTV Movies Blog tells us about Nic Cage's latest, "The Hungry Rabbit Jumps." Nic plays a vigilante out to avenge "something untoward" done to his wife. Get ready for another angry hot mess from the man with the strangest hairline in Hollywood.
Reuters tells us that stripper-named January Jones of "Mad Men" fame is joining Nic as his wfie in "Hungry Rabbit," marking the beginning of the end for this rising star's career.
Jones's addition to the cast leads Entertainment Weekly to speculate - does Nic Cage have the kavorka? Even though Sean Penn accused the star of defecating on the entire profession of acting (now that may be a tad harsh), Nic's had a bevy of attractive co-stars in his movie, from Penelope Cruz to Jessica Biel. Maybe his plan is to hope that audiences are too busy ogling his lovely leading ladies to notice his forehead and/or total lack of acting ability.
The Examiner reports: Nic Cage says he is financially ruined. In related news, The Top Pop Stop was voted "Most Influential Pop Culture Radio Show" in terms of controlling celebrities' fates.
And Nic told the Montgomery Advertiser all about why vampires are dominating the pop culture scene: "'The vampire is always going to be fascinating. It's like the vigilante cop, or it's like the cowboy or the Western. It's part of the fabric of society,' said Cage, who starred in 1989's 'Vampire Kiss' and was one of the producers of 'Shadow of the Vampire' from 2000."
And that's how it got burned this week in Nic Cage news.
Weekend Watch - Nov. 6, 2009
Lots of pictures landing at the box office this weekend, so let's get this ball rolling.
A Christmas Carol - Jim Carrey plays almost everyone in this 3-D motion capture adaptation of Dickens's Christmas classic. Robert Zemeckis directs this version of the story "like you've never seen it before." (Hint: it's in 3-D but otherwise it's pretty much the same.)
The Fourth Kind - Milla Jovovich stars in this spooky UFO picture with elements from the shaky cam genre. Opening a week too late, this flick promises a few mild jump moments and audiences shaking their heads.
Precious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire - Opening in "Give me an award" release, this flick is about an overweight girl sent to a new school to turn her life around.
The Box - Cameron Diaz and Corny Collins - er, Jason Marsden - receive a mystery box from Frank Langella. If they push the button inside, they'll get a million bucks, but someone they don't know will die. Twist ending alert! Fans of The Twilight Zone should give this one a try.
The Men Who Stare at Goats - This Coens-esque comedy stars Ewan McGregor as a journalist tracking an Army experiment to develop ESP-gifted soldiers who can explode goats with their minds.
A Christmas Carol - Jim Carrey plays almost everyone in this 3-D motion capture adaptation of Dickens's Christmas classic. Robert Zemeckis directs this version of the story "like you've never seen it before." (Hint: it's in 3-D but otherwise it's pretty much the same.)
The Fourth Kind - Milla Jovovich stars in this spooky UFO picture with elements from the shaky cam genre. Opening a week too late, this flick promises a few mild jump moments and audiences shaking their heads.
Precious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire - Opening in "Give me an award" release, this flick is about an overweight girl sent to a new school to turn her life around.
The Box - Cameron Diaz and Corny Collins - er, Jason Marsden - receive a mystery box from Frank Langella. If they push the button inside, they'll get a million bucks, but someone they don't know will die. Twist ending alert! Fans of The Twilight Zone should give this one a try.
The Men Who Stare at Goats - This Coens-esque comedy stars Ewan McGregor as a journalist tracking an Army experiment to develop ESP-gifted soldiers who can explode goats with their minds.
Tops at the Box Office - Weekend of Oct. 30, 2009
- This Is It (first wide weekend)
- Paranormal Activity
- Law Abiding Citizen
- Couples Retreat
- Saw VI
- Where the Wild Things Are
- The Stepfather
- Astro Boy
- Amelia
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Heroes Headlines: The End Is Nigh?
Airlock Alpha reports what can best be described as "good news, bad news."
Apparently, a source at NBC suggests that Heroes may be in its home stretch. The show's had a fantastic season so far, and it looks like this could be the last one. That's right; we at The Top Pop Stop have long suspected this might be the last season of Heroes, and this mysterious anonymous source at NBC is confirming our suspicions.
Of course, that's bad news for those of us who love the path the show is taking, but it's good news in the sense that the show will at least be going out on a high note. Remember what happened when Michael Jordan came back to basketball? Ouch. At least these writers know what they're doing and can wrap up the story in a satisfactory manner; imagine the disaster if last season's writers were tasked with writing the finale. I almost don't miss Jeph Loeb (who left after Vol. 3).
(Noticing a pattern here? Heroes, Lost, and Nip/Tuck are all in their final seasons... we insist that The Top Pop Stop's endorsements are not kisses of death; if they were, we'd start hailing Izzie as our favorite character on Grey's Anatomy.)
Apparently, a source at NBC suggests that Heroes may be in its home stretch. The show's had a fantastic season so far, and it looks like this could be the last one. That's right; we at The Top Pop Stop have long suspected this might be the last season of Heroes, and this mysterious anonymous source at NBC is confirming our suspicions.
Of course, that's bad news for those of us who love the path the show is taking, but it's good news in the sense that the show will at least be going out on a high note. Remember what happened when Michael Jordan came back to basketball? Ouch. At least these writers know what they're doing and can wrap up the story in a satisfactory manner; imagine the disaster if last season's writers were tasked with writing the finale. I almost don't miss Jeph Loeb (who left after Vol. 3).
(Noticing a pattern here? Heroes, Lost, and Nip/Tuck are all in their final seasons... we insist that The Top Pop Stop's endorsements are not kisses of death; if they were, we'd start hailing Izzie as our favorite character on Grey's Anatomy.)
Zach's Nip/Tuck Procedure: "Briggitte Reinholt"
It’s the show that keeps on topping itself, so here’s how the show will outcrazy itself this week. Drug addictions, bankruptcy, on-and-off engagements, and mime robbery – it’s the stuff of any other show’s season-long story arc, but on Nip/Tuck it all happens in a single episode.
Patient of the week is a foreign plastic-surgery-addicted cougar who Doctor Mario Lopez hits on. Briggitte wants some special leech treatment post-op, which fills our “wacky quota” for the week. And we’re not even two minutes in. Christian’s freaked out, but evidently he hasn’t been watching the show; this is the least weird thing the show’s done since the transgendered mentor Matt wooed back in Season Two.
What Christian’s really irked about is that Mario Lopez is dating Kimber. What bugs Mario Lopez is that Kimber’s still hooked on Christian. Christian sets some diabolical plan of seduction in motion, and now he and Kimber are back on. Teddy and Sean are back on, too – in fact, they just got back from their two-day elopement. Christian thinks they’re going “down with the ship,” but Liz and Linda are happy for them.
Kimber’s upset that Mario Lopez is too perfect, so she doesn’t open up to him long enough to give him time to be not-perfect. But she sees right through Christian’s jealousy. Meanwhile, Sean’s daughter Annie’s in town, and she’s got her iPod on full blast while she rocks the Avril Lavigne look. Annie’s upset about the divorce and also about Teddy, but there’s no excuse for her fashion disaster and her total lack of manners.
Teddy recognizes Briggitte from her last-season secret identity as Dixie the Vegas surgeon. So she gasses the patient as quickly as she can and covers with Sean, but if anyone looks shifty on this show it’s Rose McGowan.
We find out that Annie wears her ugly black hat because she’s a nervous hair-puller and her scalp is a mess. Meanwhile Sean experiments with leeches for no apparent reason and gets philosophical by telling Christian that he belongs with Kimber, his soulmate. They meet Patient No. 2, a transvestite named Steve who wants to look more like his alter ego Modesty. No procedures for this guy: he wants an actual mask he can wear.
Christian gets an idea; he tells Mario Lopez to dress like a woman in order to better seduce Kimber. This is going to get ugly fast.
Matt tries to amuse Annie with the art of mime, but the coffeeshop he robbed two weeks ago was more entertained than Little Miss Pin-Popper and her “box of brattiness.” But Annie’s stomach starts hurting real bad, something that’s been going on all episode. Turns out that not only does she pull her hair out – she eats it, too. Harry Potter’s going to have to come in and get the bezoar out of her stomach. Fortunately, Sean remembers that he’s a surgeon, and he goes in himself to get the disgusting little hairball. I told you this show was messed up.
Sean starts guilt-tripping and kicking himself, something he does every week. But Christian’s clearly having a ball setting Mario Lopez up for a big transvestite moment of awkwardness. But transvestites are people, too; Christian bonds over sports with the sales(wo)man. Mario Lopez comes out in fishnets and a bustier, making a really ugly girl. Christian giggles.
So I finally figured out that this episode is all about being who you are and not wearing a mask. Pretending to be someone else can be disastrous. Teddy/Dixie throws out all of her Vegas gear and agrees to just be herself; Matt’s mime act is starting to get a little old and criminal; and Steve/Modesty is contracting for that mask, which Teddy steals in order to kill Briggitte while going incognito. She gets away with it, because the coroners chalk it up to “the things people do to be beautiful.”
Christian’s plan backfires: Kimber’s totally turned on by Mario Lopez as a lady, and their relationship is even stronger. Mario’s ready to be a full-out crossdresser just because Kimber’s into it, and he finds out that Christian never really crossdressed but doesn’t tell that he knows.
Sean doubles his life insurance policy, which puts a smile on Teddy’s greedy little face. This is going to backfire horribly. Annie and Connor get money in the will, but Matt doesn’t (because of his spendthrift history with “Scientology, his porn star wife, and methamphetamines”). Teddy’s peeved because she’s not a beneficiary, either. So she suggests that Annie and Connor – the “rugrats” – stay with them, which means she’s probably got kid-killing on the brain.
Verdict? Last week I decried the show for not being as “fun” as it had been in years previous, but the show’s back to not taking itself seriously. We also finally get a sense of the season’s trajectory with Teddy stepping out as our new antagonist; I probably should have seen this coming, but I guess I was too dazzled by Rose McGowan’s poutiness to suspect anything villainous from her vixen-like visage. Mixing off-beat oddities with soap opera drama, Nip/Tuck is slipping back into the scalpel once more.
Patient of the week is a foreign plastic-surgery-addicted cougar who Doctor Mario Lopez hits on. Briggitte wants some special leech treatment post-op, which fills our “wacky quota” for the week. And we’re not even two minutes in. Christian’s freaked out, but evidently he hasn’t been watching the show; this is the least weird thing the show’s done since the transgendered mentor Matt wooed back in Season Two.
What Christian’s really irked about is that Mario Lopez is dating Kimber. What bugs Mario Lopez is that Kimber’s still hooked on Christian. Christian sets some diabolical plan of seduction in motion, and now he and Kimber are back on. Teddy and Sean are back on, too – in fact, they just got back from their two-day elopement. Christian thinks they’re going “down with the ship,” but Liz and Linda are happy for them.
Kimber’s upset that Mario Lopez is too perfect, so she doesn’t open up to him long enough to give him time to be not-perfect. But she sees right through Christian’s jealousy. Meanwhile, Sean’s daughter Annie’s in town, and she’s got her iPod on full blast while she rocks the Avril Lavigne look. Annie’s upset about the divorce and also about Teddy, but there’s no excuse for her fashion disaster and her total lack of manners.
Teddy recognizes Briggitte from her last-season secret identity as Dixie the Vegas surgeon. So she gasses the patient as quickly as she can and covers with Sean, but if anyone looks shifty on this show it’s Rose McGowan.
We find out that Annie wears her ugly black hat because she’s a nervous hair-puller and her scalp is a mess. Meanwhile Sean experiments with leeches for no apparent reason and gets philosophical by telling Christian that he belongs with Kimber, his soulmate. They meet Patient No. 2, a transvestite named Steve who wants to look more like his alter ego Modesty. No procedures for this guy: he wants an actual mask he can wear.
Christian gets an idea; he tells Mario Lopez to dress like a woman in order to better seduce Kimber. This is going to get ugly fast.
Matt tries to amuse Annie with the art of mime, but the coffeeshop he robbed two weeks ago was more entertained than Little Miss Pin-Popper and her “box of brattiness.” But Annie’s stomach starts hurting real bad, something that’s been going on all episode. Turns out that not only does she pull her hair out – she eats it, too. Harry Potter’s going to have to come in and get the bezoar out of her stomach. Fortunately, Sean remembers that he’s a surgeon, and he goes in himself to get the disgusting little hairball. I told you this show was messed up.
Sean starts guilt-tripping and kicking himself, something he does every week. But Christian’s clearly having a ball setting Mario Lopez up for a big transvestite moment of awkwardness. But transvestites are people, too; Christian bonds over sports with the sales(wo)man. Mario Lopez comes out in fishnets and a bustier, making a really ugly girl. Christian giggles.
So I finally figured out that this episode is all about being who you are and not wearing a mask. Pretending to be someone else can be disastrous. Teddy/Dixie throws out all of her Vegas gear and agrees to just be herself; Matt’s mime act is starting to get a little old and criminal; and Steve/Modesty is contracting for that mask, which Teddy steals in order to kill Briggitte while going incognito. She gets away with it, because the coroners chalk it up to “the things people do to be beautiful.”
Christian’s plan backfires: Kimber’s totally turned on by Mario Lopez as a lady, and their relationship is even stronger. Mario’s ready to be a full-out crossdresser just because Kimber’s into it, and he finds out that Christian never really crossdressed but doesn’t tell that he knows.
Sean doubles his life insurance policy, which puts a smile on Teddy’s greedy little face. This is going to backfire horribly. Annie and Connor get money in the will, but Matt doesn’t (because of his spendthrift history with “Scientology, his porn star wife, and methamphetamines”). Teddy’s peeved because she’s not a beneficiary, either. So she suggests that Annie and Connor – the “rugrats” – stay with them, which means she’s probably got kid-killing on the brain.
Verdict? Last week I decried the show for not being as “fun” as it had been in years previous, but the show’s back to not taking itself seriously. We also finally get a sense of the season’s trajectory with Teddy stepping out as our new antagonist; I probably should have seen this coming, but I guess I was too dazzled by Rose McGowan’s poutiness to suspect anything villainous from her vixen-like visage. Mixing off-beat oddities with soap opera drama, Nip/Tuck is slipping back into the scalpel once more.
Zach's Heroes Watch: "Strange Attractors"
Previously on Heroes: Noah and Peter became Big Brothers to a healer, Claire and Gretchen made out and joined a sorority chaired by Samuel’s evil invisible friend, and Sylar’s identity crisis got one step closer to being resolved, but he’s still peeved with Matt.
Despite the fact that he’s still got Sylar in his head, Matt has time to get it on with his wife, but he has a weird dream/vision where he imagines himself as Sylar, who we find out has a major Adam-and-Eve complex about “forbidden fruit.”
Sylar taunts Matt about switching bodies during the lovemaking incident and warns that he’s going to do something worse next time he takes over Matt’s body. This could get ugly. So Matt decides to pack up and leave just to make sure that he doesn’t do anything he can’t control. He’s looking for answers; maybe the turtle can help him get rid of Imaginary Sylar, who’s almost as good a character as Samuel. And Matt tries to set up a reunion with Mohinder for the November Sweeps.
Matt figures out that he can hurt Sylar by knocking back a few beers – a really lame weakness compared to Kryptonite but it’s a pretty clever story twist, and it’s a lot of fun seeing it executed. So Drunk Imaginary Sylar starts losing motor skills while Matt gets totally smashed. Drunk Imaginary Sylar evaporates, and Matt passes out just in time for his partner and Janice to find him. Luckily, they forgive him for killing all those bottles, but W-T-Efron? Sylar’s not actually gone?? He’s taken over Matt’s body to give us our creepiest character ever – SylarMatt. (Mylar?)
Meanwhile, Noah’s new little buddy Jeremy gets put into lock-up, which poses problems for Noah’s redemption course. So Noah makes one of his mysterious phone calls for back-up. When the convertible rolls into town, it’s Tracy, who’s either his new Company partner or his new girlfriend. Noah gives Tracy the recap and sets her up as Jeremy’s Aunt Tracy.
But Jeremy’s upset that he thinks Noah betrayed him, which isn’t exactly out of character for him, but Jeremy’s scared that he’s going to kill again. Time for some serious redemption for this kid, so it’s a good thing that Tracy accidentally killed someone back in Season Three – it’s cute how they can connect over that while Noah’s duking it out with the stereotypical cops over whether Jeremy’s a good kid or a bad seed.
But Samuel’s following Tracy around for some reason, just in time to eavesdrop on her phone call to a friend named Dennis for “a favor.” Samuel invites Tracy and Jeremy to the carnival, which it seems he can just conjure up whenever he wants. That’s a pretty awesome power. Basically, Samuel wants Tracy to embrace her otherness and join the people like her. He gives her a compass to help her come back, and Creepy Hat Sylar recognizes Tracy from Nathan’s life.
Noah sets Jeremy up with a new identity and a new place but warns him to keep his power a secret (this never works). And what’d I tell you? Jeremy mind-kills someone while he’s leaving the precinct, but he turns himself in rather than saving the guy he just killed. Noah feels like he’s just made a spurious real estate investment. Poor Jeremy gets abducted by the cops, who drag him along the streets until he’s roadkill. Striking emotional moment – ten to one this pushes Tracy into Samuel’s camp.
Tracy wants to break up with Noah, who feels bummed that he can’t save everyone (remember how Peter was feeling the exact same way earlier?). And look at that – Tracy gets out the compass.
Claire’s feeling conflicted; we can tell because she’s not sleeping. It seems she’s afraid of nocturnal “kiss attacks” from Gretchen. Here comes the most awkward conversation in Heroes history – Gretchen’s a good kisser, but Claire feels awkward about making out with her new best friend. The conversation gets interrupted when some ninjas bust in, except the ninjas turn out to be sorority sisters out to “kidnap” them as part of some extreme hazing. Claire goes “Buffy” but dials it down in time for the commercial break.
Gretchen gets tied up and locked in a trunk with Claire, which is pretty much her biggest fantasy. They have a bonding moment but still feel conflicted. Hell Week, we find out, consists of a “Screamin’ Scavenger Hunt,” but what’s being sought or who will be doing the screaming is still unclear. What is clear is that the girls have been locked in an abandoned warehouse (Saw) with creepy music (Halloween) and ditzy recruits (Sorority Row). But Gretchen looks like she’s watched a ton of horror movies, so she’s ready for the creepy locker test.
Are we supposed to believe a bunch of sorority sisters set this creepy warehouse test up? I guess when you’re invisible you can get a lot done, especially creep on Claire and Gretchen as they have a heart-to-heart about liking girls. But then it gets awkward when we find out that Gretchen has had more boyfriends and more “experience” than sweet innocent Claire. Put the relationship shenanigans on hold – someone invisible is trying to kill the girls, probably Gretchen since Claire’s invincible.
Claire confesses that she “needs” Gretchen just in time for a spooky chain to come out and strangle Gretchen and Invisible Becky to reveal herself as she impales Claire, who’s been through tougher scrapes. But Paris and Nicole (clever) catch Claire healing herself – “what’re we going to do?”
At the end of the episode, Samuel strolls into the police station where Jeremy was killed, wearing his snakeskin boots and his guyliner. He’s dressed all in black, right down to his fingernails, and he destroys the police station with his powers. The American flag waves in the background, and he storms off.
Verdict? Excellent Halloween episode. Some spooky moments, especially with the creepiest sorority rush ever and the ending that’s going to set up the rest of the season. The Heroes crew have put together another bang-on episode, and the cast is stepping up to the challenge. Brownie points to Samuel, who’s now the most interesting character on the show.
Despite the fact that he’s still got Sylar in his head, Matt has time to get it on with his wife, but he has a weird dream/vision where he imagines himself as Sylar, who we find out has a major Adam-and-Eve complex about “forbidden fruit.”
Sylar taunts Matt about switching bodies during the lovemaking incident and warns that he’s going to do something worse next time he takes over Matt’s body. This could get ugly. So Matt decides to pack up and leave just to make sure that he doesn’t do anything he can’t control. He’s looking for answers; maybe the turtle can help him get rid of Imaginary Sylar, who’s almost as good a character as Samuel. And Matt tries to set up a reunion with Mohinder for the November Sweeps.
Matt figures out that he can hurt Sylar by knocking back a few beers – a really lame weakness compared to Kryptonite but it’s a pretty clever story twist, and it’s a lot of fun seeing it executed. So Drunk Imaginary Sylar starts losing motor skills while Matt gets totally smashed. Drunk Imaginary Sylar evaporates, and Matt passes out just in time for his partner and Janice to find him. Luckily, they forgive him for killing all those bottles, but W-T-Efron? Sylar’s not actually gone?? He’s taken over Matt’s body to give us our creepiest character ever – SylarMatt. (Mylar?)
Meanwhile, Noah’s new little buddy Jeremy gets put into lock-up, which poses problems for Noah’s redemption course. So Noah makes one of his mysterious phone calls for back-up. When the convertible rolls into town, it’s Tracy, who’s either his new Company partner or his new girlfriend. Noah gives Tracy the recap and sets her up as Jeremy’s Aunt Tracy.
But Jeremy’s upset that he thinks Noah betrayed him, which isn’t exactly out of character for him, but Jeremy’s scared that he’s going to kill again. Time for some serious redemption for this kid, so it’s a good thing that Tracy accidentally killed someone back in Season Three – it’s cute how they can connect over that while Noah’s duking it out with the stereotypical cops over whether Jeremy’s a good kid or a bad seed.
But Samuel’s following Tracy around for some reason, just in time to eavesdrop on her phone call to a friend named Dennis for “a favor.” Samuel invites Tracy and Jeremy to the carnival, which it seems he can just conjure up whenever he wants. That’s a pretty awesome power. Basically, Samuel wants Tracy to embrace her otherness and join the people like her. He gives her a compass to help her come back, and Creepy Hat Sylar recognizes Tracy from Nathan’s life.
Noah sets Jeremy up with a new identity and a new place but warns him to keep his power a secret (this never works). And what’d I tell you? Jeremy mind-kills someone while he’s leaving the precinct, but he turns himself in rather than saving the guy he just killed. Noah feels like he’s just made a spurious real estate investment. Poor Jeremy gets abducted by the cops, who drag him along the streets until he’s roadkill. Striking emotional moment – ten to one this pushes Tracy into Samuel’s camp.
Tracy wants to break up with Noah, who feels bummed that he can’t save everyone (remember how Peter was feeling the exact same way earlier?). And look at that – Tracy gets out the compass.
Claire’s feeling conflicted; we can tell because she’s not sleeping. It seems she’s afraid of nocturnal “kiss attacks” from Gretchen. Here comes the most awkward conversation in Heroes history – Gretchen’s a good kisser, but Claire feels awkward about making out with her new best friend. The conversation gets interrupted when some ninjas bust in, except the ninjas turn out to be sorority sisters out to “kidnap” them as part of some extreme hazing. Claire goes “Buffy” but dials it down in time for the commercial break.
Gretchen gets tied up and locked in a trunk with Claire, which is pretty much her biggest fantasy. They have a bonding moment but still feel conflicted. Hell Week, we find out, consists of a “Screamin’ Scavenger Hunt,” but what’s being sought or who will be doing the screaming is still unclear. What is clear is that the girls have been locked in an abandoned warehouse (Saw) with creepy music (Halloween) and ditzy recruits (Sorority Row). But Gretchen looks like she’s watched a ton of horror movies, so she’s ready for the creepy locker test.
Are we supposed to believe a bunch of sorority sisters set this creepy warehouse test up? I guess when you’re invisible you can get a lot done, especially creep on Claire and Gretchen as they have a heart-to-heart about liking girls. But then it gets awkward when we find out that Gretchen has had more boyfriends and more “experience” than sweet innocent Claire. Put the relationship shenanigans on hold – someone invisible is trying to kill the girls, probably Gretchen since Claire’s invincible.
Claire confesses that she “needs” Gretchen just in time for a spooky chain to come out and strangle Gretchen and Invisible Becky to reveal herself as she impales Claire, who’s been through tougher scrapes. But Paris and Nicole (clever) catch Claire healing herself – “what’re we going to do?”
At the end of the episode, Samuel strolls into the police station where Jeremy was killed, wearing his snakeskin boots and his guyliner. He’s dressed all in black, right down to his fingernails, and he destroys the police station with his powers. The American flag waves in the background, and he storms off.
Verdict? Excellent Halloween episode. Some spooky moments, especially with the creepiest sorority rush ever and the ending that’s going to set up the rest of the season. The Heroes crew have put together another bang-on episode, and the cast is stepping up to the challenge. Brownie points to Samuel, who’s now the most interesting character on the show.
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