| Heroes Episode 2 “Don’t Look Back” |
Heroes Episode 2 “Don’t Look Back”
The episode starts off where the last one ended, with the dreamer Peter Petrelli falling and a voice over by the actor playing Mohinder Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy). Suddenly Peter awakes to find his brother Nathan looking over him. Peter asks what happened, and Nathan relays the story he tried to commit suicide to which Peter denies. As Peter believes Nathan flew, Nathan tries to convince him that he fell onto the fire escape and that Nathan climbed up to retrieve his injured brother. Adrian Pasdar, who plays Nathan, does an excellent job manipulating his voice to portray his character. When he speaks his answers are short, crisp but with a raspy quality. You get the feeling you’re not supposed to like this guy, something his voice amplifies.
Mohinder comes home to find an intruder in his apartment. He also meets a new friend named Eden.
Hiro finds himself in New York, lieu of his dream. A key turning point happens when he finds a 9th Wonders comic book, detailing his life in the near future. The comic is written by Isaac Mendez.
Isaac Mendez and Simone Deveaux are in Isaac’s apartment. Simone watches over him as he went through a heavy phase of drugs. Isaac goes on about the need to stop the cataclysmic event he had painted, by warning someone, anyone to stop it from happening. Simone replies, “Isaac, you can’t paint the future. No one will believe you.”
Back in Odessa, Claire already has a nemesis in Jackie, a fellow cheerleader vying for the affections of a certain star quarterback.
Niki awakens to a phone call from her son and two dead thugs in her garage. She begins to watch a video recording of the incident. Niki does an exceptional job reacting violently as she watches herself get slapped by the goon. Shortly thereafter she awakens in her car in a different area with a fresh set of clothes. When she has a conversation with someone close to her, the name DL pops up a few times as a possible explanation for the dead bodies. As Niki says, her only course of action is to run.
Back in Texas, Jackie takes credit of saving the dying man in a fiery crash. During football practice, Claire meets up with Zach and he informs her of the missing tape showcasing her “talent.” Just then, Claire gets nailed by a player and she lands on the ground with her head displaced 180 degrees. Quickly and daintily, Claire swivels her head back into position.
Niki finds keys to a red convertible in her name. On the certificate of ownership we see a red heart with the message “IN THE TRUNK, FOLLOW THE MAP.”
Episode two introduces Matt Parkman, a LAPD cop who can hear people’s thoughts. Parkman had failed his detective test three times. Outside of a crime scene involving a serial killer, Matt hears the inner dialogue of a small girl. Lead by her silent cries, he finds her in a secret room in the house. During this we learn the possible name of the serial killer, Sylar, via an outspoken conversation by 2 agents.
Back at Mohinder’s place, we learn that his father had been working on a mathematical theorem using human genomes and DNA migration patterns. He finds a USB drive with information of how to find these super-powered individuals and the reason why someone would want his father dead.
Niki follows the map to a secluded area to uncover what her alter ego wanted her to find; very old dead bodies barely buried right beside a road.
Claires father, the man with the black rimmed glasses watches the “missing” video tape, not at all to disbelief.
Back in NY, the Petrelli brothers talk on the top of a rooftop. Nathan finally reveals that they both can fly. At first Peter doesn’t believe him, but after he realizes he’s levitating Peter becomes overjoyed and hugs Nathan.
The episode closes with Hiro being questioned by New York police for the murder of Isaac Mendez.
