Heroes "Our Father" Recap

Heroes Episode 3.12 “Our Father” Recap

Air Date: Dec. 8

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This one was all about the daddy dynamics – between Noah and Claire Bennet, Kaito and Hiro Nakamura, and of course Arthur Petrelli and his boys.

Claire decides to change the future by talking Noah out of letting Kaito place the catalyst in baby Claire. She poses as her own nanny, getting to not only change her own diaper but give herself the nickname “Claire Bear” in the process. Claire finally confides a little bit in Noah about being there to protect the baby.

You know, Matt and Daphne’s storyline just seemed better with Seth Green and Breckin Meyer involved. They didn’t really fit with the fatherly theme but are able to track down the infamous bike messenger who has Issac’s sketches for 9th Wonders. After learning Hiro is trapped in the past, they hatch a plan to give somebody else powers using Arthur’s formula. Ando volunteers, probably to get out of Hiro’s shadow.

Sylar burns Elle’s corpse ( I guess that means she’s really gone, but who knows with this show?) and uses Elle’s Company contacts to track down a human lie detector. Remember he doesn’t need to kill anymore, but he does anyway because he enjoys it so much. After killing the poor girl and some of her co-workers he heads for Pinehearst.

At Pinehearst, Nathan has demanded to be put in charge. Arthur agrees, knowing he’ll be running the show the whole time. Arthur will begin by giving a group of Marines superpowers. Mohinder injects the first one and the guy begins showing serious rage issues, throwing a chair through a wall. Yeah, this is going to go really well.

I wasn’t sure how Hiro would get his marbles back but it turns out his mother is a healer. Hiro gets mistaken for the help also, as Kaito thinks he’s the new cook. Hiro confesses everything to his mom and she gets the chance to see him all grown up.

Despite Kaito’s insistence that Hiro could not be the bearer of “the light,” Hiro’s mom gives it to him. She dies after doing so. Hiro goes to talk to Claire and head back to the future but Arthur Petrelli shows up and takes Hiro’s powers. He then throws a helpless Hiro over the edge of the building.

Arthur sends Claire back to Angela and tells her that it’s all over and that he’s won. But not so fast. Peter and the Haitian are on their way to kill Arthur. the Haitian tries to talk Peter out of killing his father. Dude, have you met Arthur Petrelli?

After Arthur taunts Peter and tells him he doesn’t have the guts to pull the trigger, Peter finally does. Then Sylar shows up and stops the bullet. Sylar wants to know if he’s really Arthur’s son. When Arthur lies and says yes, Sylar lets the bullet go on its way. Something leaves Arthur’s body though. Was it the infamous catalyst? Yeah, if you think Arthur’s really dead I’ve got a free year’s worth of treatments at Mohinder’s clinic to sell you.

Pictured: Robert Forster as Arthur Petrelli– NBC Photo: Adam Taylor