Recap
Hiro collapses into a trance after eating Usutu’s food. He finds himself looking back into the past, 18 months ago, where Arthur Petrelli is introducing his sons and wife at a party. Linderman is there to offer his congratulations and then talks to Nathan about his investigation into Linderman’s affairs. Nathan tells him to be ready for arrest and walks off. Linderman asks Arthur what he’s reading from Nathan’s mind, and Linderman warns that Nathan could realize that Arthur is behind everything Linderman has been doing. He wants Arthur to convince Nathan to back off but Arthur warns that he won’t. Arthur says he’ll have one last talk, and then kill him if it doesn’t work...
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Episode Notes
Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennett) doesn't appear in the episode, but is seen via recycled footage from "Genesis." Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder) provides the voiceover intro and is seen via recycled footage from "Genesis." Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman) doesn't appear.
Rena Sofer (Heidi Petrelli), Robert Rigamonti (Heidi's Surgeon), and David Berman (Brian Davis) appear in footage from "Six Months Ago," but are not credited.
Ratings: 7.83 million viewers
Episode Quotes
Mohinder: (opening voiceover) A child is born to innocence. A child is drawn towards good. Why then do so many among us go so horribly wrong? What makes some walk the path of darkness, while others choose the light? Is it will? Is it destiny? Can we ever hope to understand the force that shapes the soul? To fight evil, one must know evil. One must journey back through time and find that fork in the road, where heroes turn one way and villains turn another.
Arthur Petrelli: Nathan--the finest assistant D.A. New York has ever known. Peter, whose compassionate heart is a gift to us all.
Peter: Told you he couldn't say "nurse" out loud.
Linderman: So, Nathan, are the rumors true?
Nathan: Excuse me?
Linderman: I heard your office is about to launch a full-scale investigation into all things Linderman. Care to comment?
Nathan: I’d shave my wrists. Handcuffs chafe.
(about the soup)
Angela: I lied. It's not your mother's recipe.
Meredith Gordon: You know what Daddy used to say. “God gave you a big sister instead of a brain.”
Angela: What’s on your mind?
Linderman: The question is, Angela, what isn’t on yours.
Arthur Petrelli: You're my wife, Angela. I know you like I know my own heart.
Angela: Really? So what am I gonna do now? Am I gonna kiss you, or am I gonna kill you?
Analysis
Abilities Development
Arthur Petrelli: At some point Arthur has taken the powers to read and project thoughts, and tamper with memories.
Danny Pike: Danny has the ability to transform parts of his body into immobile organic metal.
Trevor Zeitlan: Trevor has the ability to shatter objects by pointing at them and concentrating.
Sylar: Sylar gained the ability to shatter objects, taken from Trevor Zeitlan. He presumably lost this ability after exposure to the Shanti Virus.