Heroes: Generations Chapter 7: Out Of Time

(Okay, so I skipped Chapter 6. I wanted to watch it yesterday, but Part 3 didn't download right, so I got sick of the whole thing and didn't watch it. At any rate, I've read the episode summary last week already)

Spoilers? Most definitely!

Chapter 7, by far, is the only one with the most going on, compared to the previous episodes, which were quite slow (even Chapter 3, with Sylar in it), and I find, is the best at the moment. Let's go character by character:

Hiro: Hiro escapes, and goes back to blow up Whitebeard's guns, but not before having a (mild) swordfight with Kensei. Kensei says he'll make sure everyone of Hiro's suffers (personally, Hiro should say that it's proven that he can never be with the person he loves, so boo on you). Guns blow up, tents blow up, Kensei's in them, so he pretty much burns too. Then seeing that his work is done, Hiro leaves for the future(!), but not before getting emotional when he has to leave Yaeko. It's actually pretty heartfelt, and FINALLY(!!), we get to see Hiro and Ando in the same scene. Hiro even did a 'Yatta!' He's so cute...

Mohinder, Bob, Nathan, Matt, Niki (long list, haha): Last week, Niki came to be Mohinder's significant other in the Company, and by that, I mean she became his partner (I'm tempted to put the word 'mutant' before 'partner', but apparently they make it a point to not to use the word 'mutant'. Hence, the word 'Heroes'). The bunch knows that Maury is after Bob, and Bob wants Matt to fight his father, seeing that they have the same powers (duplication!), only that Maury's is more evolved.

Then we have a DL sighting! Maury was tinkering with Niki, so she sees DL and starts talking to him. Mohinder sees her as being nuts, then realizes that Maury is there. He tries to pacify Niki, but since she's in her nightmare, she throws Mohi against the wall (or something). Bob and Nathan (more on them later) hears it, and so does Matt, who's sitting with Comatose Molly.

Matt goes out of the room, and instead of the white walls of the Company, it's his dad's apartment (I think). Molly's there, and she says that this is where the Nightmare Man (ie Maury) keeps her. Matt already knows that he can speak to people using his mind, so he telepathically calls for his father. And then his father's there! In the same room! Maury's like, 'Did you bring me in here?' and Matt's like, 'Yeah.' Matt manages to turn the tables on his father, and leave the room with Molly through the door he came in from (because at first he tried to bring Molly out, but the door wouldn't open), saying that the room isn't his nightmare, but actually Maury's (because Maury left when Matt was 12, and something about guilt or whatnot). Matt wakes up, Molly wakes up, and there on the floor, is Maury, trapped in his own nightmare. This whole part was way cool. At first I thought Molly was part of Maury's work, but it wasn't. Oh well.

Niki was persuaded (by Fake DL) to jab one (the virus) in Bob, but managed to snap out of it in time to stick it in herself. On to curing Niki, we say, but when Mohi tries to, he finds out that the viral strain has developed immunity towards his blood. He can't cure her. Dang. Bob tells Mohi that there's this girl who can regenerate (yeah, three guesses who that is. For the uninitiated, it's Claire), and that if they can get a sample of her blood, they might be able to cure Niki. Then Bob gives Mohi a Company-issued gun, just in case Noah tries anything. There's a painting of a broken-nosed Mohi holding a Company gun, barrel smoking. How ominous. Then Mohi tells Bob that he's been working with Noah the past few months to take the Company down. I was like, 'Whut?'. Serious overstep there, pal!

Earlier on (before the big fight), we have Bob and Nathan talking. Bob's telling him (I can't remember whether he told the rest or not) that Maury is actually a pawn of this guy called Adam Monroe, the main founder of the Company who brought everyone together. They locked Adam up, but he escaped two weeks ago. Bob also tells Nathan that Peter's alive, but they lost track of him. And then Niki-Maury-Matt happened. Yadda yadda yadda.

Claire: has been boring the past few weeks. I was beginning to feel that she's only there to remind people that she's still part of the regular cast. FINALLY, West finds out that HRG is her father. He then takes off. Noah realizes that the prank West and Claire pulled in Chapter 6 (the one making Debbie look like she was drunk) was, well, pulled by West and Claire. He confronts her, and tells the family that they're moving away. Claire says, 'You're just gonna have to go without me,' then storms off.

Peter: is in NYC 2008, having travelled there the previous episode with Caitlin, and finds out that 93% of the world's population is dead, and NYC's already evacuated. Then a bunch of people in those quarantine suits come along, and hose them down, in case of infection. Then the guy-in-charge (Darn it, can't remember his name) tells Peter that the Shanti virus infected almost everyone, is highly contagious, and then shows people this huge warehouse with loads of body-bags, all victims of the virus. Yikes. Caitlin is about to deported back to Ireland. Yikesier.

Angela shows up, and of course, having amnesia, Peter doesn't know who she is. Then he has this flash-back thing going on, memories, and then he finally recognises her as his mother. Cue emotional moment. Then Angela was about to take him someplace(?) and alongside (separated by those wire fences), people were being herded out, and Peter sees Caitlin. Naturally, she's panicking, and they hold hands through the wire fence. Next thing Peter knows, he's back in the present. Without Caitlin. What a conundrum. And poor girl. I mean, if they're gonna kill her off, the least they could do is let her die in her own time. Sheesh.

Peter's left holding the piece of paper (from this guy called Adam, back in Chapter 6) that led him into the big mess in the first place. All that time-travelling and he (and we!) still don't know who Adam is (but this part is nearing the end, so I think we can pretty much gues that Adam = Mr. Monroe = evil dude). Naturally frustrated, he does a Hiro, meaning, scrunching his face up with his eyes closed and hoping that he can time travel. Then he hears something behind him and shoots a lightning bolt in that direction. A hand catches the bolt, goes black (because it got burned), and then immediately heals up. Then this dude steps out and says, 'It's me, Adam. We're gonna save the world.' Or something along those lines. Anyway, Adam's a familiar face, and guess who he is?! TAKEZO KENSEI!!!! HE DIDN'T DIE!!! WAY COOL!!

Next week = What happened four months ago. The aptly-titled Chapter 8: Four Months Ago. Definitely cannot wait!