The Line

Well, we did play softball last night, but I went ahead and watched Heroes online at lunch. This episode was okay, but like so many other shows this second season seems to be struggling to keep the pace set by the first. I'm not ready to give up yet, but I do hope things improve soon. Highlight below to read more:

First off, who is Adam Monroe? If you didn't notice, that was the name on the file that Bob had laying on his desk when Mohinder first walked in and found out about the serum that he was supposed to give to Monica. I just can't wait to meet another "hero."

Anyway, Mohinder is such a dork, and it's becoming a bit annoying. Supposedly, he enticed the company into extending him an offer so that he and Mr. Bennett could work together to bring them down. Apparently, they are suspicious of him, so they set him up in a lab at Isaac's old loft to keep a close eye on his work. So far, we've gotten the impression that Mohinder knows they are bad and that he knows they are suspicious of him. Then the next thing you know, he's bringing Molly back to them for treatment and taking Monica away from her family and halfway across the country without even letting her say goodbye so that he can experiment on her. And to make it even better, he actually considers giving her an untested treatment that might take her powers away. Finally, he acts like he's standing up to them only to back down because he doesn't want to take Molly away. It just makes me want to scream.

Now, Mohinder is such a threat that the company has assigned Jessica (I know he called her Niki, but we all know better than that) to keep an eye on him while Bob took Monica home to New Orleans. Thank goodness he gave her a plausible excuse though, "Remember, you were at an impromptu Burger Barn training session and you couldn't call home." She wasn't gone for a few hours. She was in New York. She had to have been gone for days. I just wonder if Bob gave her the shot at some point during the trip and then put the iPod in her hands so that she'll try something, fail, and then call them for help.

Plus, what game is the company playing anyway. Why would they want to take Monica's power away? I don't think they do. I think they want to control her by having the ability to take her power away. The only question is why Bob is helping them. He has the ability to make millions just by touching stuff, so why does he want to help the company have that kind of power over others with abilities? Do they have something over his head? That's about the only thing that makes sense because money sure wouldn't be good leverage on him.

On the other side of the world, Mr. Bennett and the Haitian have met up with Ivan to find out about the paintings. Apparently, Ivan is pretty high up in the company since he says that he setup the company that Mr. Bennett worked for in Texas and made a ton of promises about what could do if Mr. Bennett came back to work for the company. Of all the stuff he said, only one thing really caught me as interesting. He said that the paintings were in the warehouse where they tagged the liquid guy. Is that a guy that has power over liquids or a guy that can turn to liquid? Maybe we'll get a glimpse of him sometime this season.

And if Mohinder is a dork, Maya is an absolute moron. Has she never been hit on by a guy before? Or has she never met a total creep "somewhere in Mexico?" Sylar (or Gabriel as he likes to be called this season) is radiating psycho, stalker vibes and Alejandro seems to be the only one that can see it. The only thing that Alejandro has wrong is that Sylar isn't interested in any of Maya's physical entertainment, just her power, and now Sylar has enticed her into using her power for her own gain. The only positive thing about this storyline is that it won't be "somewhere in Mexico" next week; it'll be "somewhere in America."

Ando is still reading the notes from Hiro, and I am amazed at the fact that the guy helping him out isn't asking any questions about their origin or contents. Anyway, Hiro accidentally revealed his power to Yaeko and finally admitted his love for her. Unfortunately, that meant a rift between him and Kensei which has altered the course of history. The stage is now set perfectly for Hiro to become his own hero by taking over the tasks that Kensei was supposed to perform, and Kensei is set to hold a grudge for the rest of time. Perhaps this slight shift has rippled though time, though, and explains the slight timeline inconsistencies that we've seen so far this season.

Back in the United States, Claire faked death to get back at the cheer captain for not letting her on the squad. With the help of West, they made it appear that she flew up in the air and fell to her death. Now Debbie is not only humiliated but also suspended for drinking and Claire is on the cheer squad. Her lie to her father looks like it's going to work out, but in the background I saw a look on May's face that makes me think that she doesn't completely believe that Debbie made the story up. Maybe May has a power, too, and she realizes that what Debbie saw could have actually happened. I think that this little prank is going to cost Claire more than it's cost Debbie.

Finally, Peter and his new girl found the building in Montreal with the godsend symbol. Now they just have to figure out what they really found. Someone named Adam left a note for Peter indicating that the company is bad. When was Peter investigating the company? Was it during the months between the end of last season and the start of this one? If so, then why doesn't Nathan know that he's alive? And who is Adam? I'm betting that it's Adam Monroe (remember the file in Bob's office), and I think that he is playing Peter and wants to make him believe that he was already on this journey and that Peter and he are already friends. At the end, Peter accidentally teleports to the future using the powers that he snagged from Hiro, but since Peter is again not very good at using any of his abilities, I wonder if he'll actually be able to get himself back home.