Heroes 3.03 "One of us, one of them" - review
Heroes episode 3.03 “One of us, One of them“
Airdate: September 29, 2008
The Level 5 villains have escaped and the Company is scrambling to bring them back. They take a bank hostage and ringleader Benjamin Knox lures the Company to take revenge on Noah Bennet, the one who bagged and tagged them.
After being incarcerated inside his cell for who knows how long, Noah reported back to his employers purportedly to help capture the bad guys. He ends up being partnered with Sylar, who Angela Petrelli vouches for as her misunderstood son. It’s interesting what Angela told Noah when he hesitated to pair up with Sylar - “I can make you do what you don’t want to do.” You really wonder the extent of her powers. So, Angela blamelessly tells Sylar that his uncontrollable “hunger” drove him to become who he is. She is actually encouraging Sylar to take even more, and he doesn’t disappoint.
Peter, stuck in the body of Jesse, finally discovers his host’s powers - the sound waves from his voice become a visible force that displaces everything in its path. Just in time, future Peter steps in, knocks Peter off of Jesse’s body and takes his alter-ego to the future. Now that’s really interesting! We know present and future persona can meet, but to take your other self along to the future? That’s a twisted view of the space-time continuum.
Anyhow, at the bank, Sylar steps up as a take-charge guy, and he is quite impressive. He actually helped Noah take down the villains, and that’s exactly what the smarter, non-evolved partner wanted, except even he can’t stop Sylar from taking Jesse’s vocal powers. Yeah, Jesse and The German ended up dead, one in the hands of Sylar and the other (The German) in Knox’s hands.
Meanwhile, Hiro and Ando follow the Speedster to Germany where an exchange was supposed to take place, between the Haitian and some other person. Daphne ends up with the briefcase containing the other half of the formula, and Hiro and Ando are caught by the Haitian. The Japanese duo end up in Level 5. So now, whoever Daphne’s boss is (apparently not the Company) could have his hands on this potentially destructive formula. We’re now looking at some other rogue group, other than the Company, that wants a piece of the world.
Bio-mom Meredith teaches Claire a thing or two about her motives for going after Sylar, and tells her daughter that she has to learn to save herself before she can save the world. Unfortunately, Claire really takes after her mom, and the indestructible cheerleader head out on her own with Primatech dossier in her hands. Where are you going, Claire?
Tracy Strauss, distraught about her icy powers, goes to New Orleans to find answers. Well, she saw it face to face in the dead body of Niki Sanders. Micah knew at once that she wasn’t his mom, but he did the next best thing. He showed Tracy how she might be connected to Niki - it’s with a doctor named Zimmerman, who welcomed her like he has been expecting it. What did Zimmerman mean when he said he “created” Tracy?
Matt finds his life-story drawn by the African bushman. His new friend has been following his life through his drawings. But something has happened and now Matt’s future has completely changed.
Next week’s episode “Heroes” 3.04 “I Am Become Death” previews the future, and did you get a peek at a domestic Sylar?!
So, WHAT DID YOU THINK OF TONIGHT’S EPISODE?
Images used with permission by NBC/Chris Haston
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1 opinion for Heroes 3.03 "One of us, one of them" - review
Andrew
Sep 30, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I thought this episode was great. It definitely went back to the formula of “action/plot/action/humor/and more action”
I admit that i am somewhat disappointed in Hiro’s his child-like foolishness, but that’s what makes Hiro Hiro!!!! His boy-like charm defines him as a character and makes him interesting. I would have been more disappointed if he would have turned out to be an entirely serious character.
As far as Niki/Tracy goes, i think this plot line could turn out to be the most interesting plot lines of heroes 3rd season. A doctor that created people!?!?! That’s crazy! Plus it’s never been done! Multiple people that look like that have different powers and are disperesed throughout the country/world???? S-i-c-k
Anyway, back to the main storyline. So, Sylar… Angela Pitrelli’s biological son… pretty weird if i say so myself. But, be that as it may, and interesting twist to the story and definitely one that i did not see coming.
So, Syalr, good (or so it seems) working for the company anyway, HRG, hates him still and plans on killing him (not hard considering the Haitian can help with that) Hiro and Ando (locked in level 5 by the Hatian) and Peter and future Peter (went to the future to see how messed up it really is)
The one thing i enjoy most about Heroes is the ever changing possible futures, first there was blown up NYC, then there was Shanti Virus, then there was Persecution of people with powers, and now it is possibly everyone has powers! WOW! That’s some crazy unwritten future if i ever saw one ya know? I think it is really interesting how they try to change the present to effect the future, and actually make it a different future than they expected… but that’s the point! The future is never written, but they keep trying to erase. I feel the whole idea behind the t.v. series is trying today for a better tomorrow
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