Distractions

Season 1, Episode 14, Aired
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Hiro deals with explaining his new heroic path in life to his ambitious sister and tycoon father. Niki has the chance to reunite with D.L and Micah. Claude's mentoring of Peter leads Peter to question those closest to him. Claire goes to a trailer park looking for her birth mother. Sylar wears a disguise and makes a move against HRG.moreless
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  • this was a good ep

    9.0
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    By cube2k8, Jun 10, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the show heroes hiro goes and tells his father and sister out his biggest plans that he has and slyer is going to make a move aginst hgr and peter is learning things from his mentor but realizes that he has to question the people that are closest to him and clair is tracking down her mother and it leades her to a ammunment park and some crazy stuf happens there and nikki is reuninted with her husband and mick this was a good ep and it was very intestesting and that is why i gave it a 9moreless

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  • Claire meets her biological mom, Sylar escapes and visits the Bennets' house, Hiro faces his father who wants him to go back home, Niki is let out of prison with Linderman's help and Peter is trained to use his ability.moreless

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    By Panicos888, Aug 04, 2009 Report Abuse
    The forteenth chapter is very exciting. Claire's story seems to be in the center of the episode as we meet her biological mother, Meredith Gordon (Jessalyn Gilsig) and discover that she has a power of her own (pyrokinesis) which is the reason she didn't die in the fire. Claire reveals her own ability to Meredith, who is more than understanding. Claire also asks about her biological father who is shown at the end of the chapter as a cliffhanger (you will never see this one coming). Furthermore, Sylar escapes from his cell, leaving Mr Bennet in his place. He visits the Bennets' house and meets with Sandra (Zachary Quinto shows his amazing acting skills for the first time in Heroes as the psychopath serial killer Sylar which you will enjoy to the maximum from now on). Sylar's visit ends quickly before he kills Sandra with Mr Bennet and the Haitian's intervention. He is not caught thought.
    Niki still with the psychiatrist, refuses to let Jessica out in fear that she will hurt somebody (we learn that Jessica used to play the piano). When she is let loose she violently kills the psychiatrist and she is returned back to her cell. Later on, one of Mr Linderman's men manages to let the police release Niki and she returns home. At home, we find out that Jessica is now in full control of Niki's body (the issue with Jessica is that sometimes we realize that she surfaces when Niki is in trouble or needs her help and what she does it's for Niki's own good but still sometimes we are given the impression that she acts as a seperate person acting for her (Jessica's) own good. This will be further explained in this volume).
    Peter is trained by Claude who is trying to find what is distracting Peter realizing it's the only way for Peter to learn how to use his abilities. After seeing Isaac and Simone on the Deveaux building coming closer together Peter realizes that things may not be as he thought about Simone. When Claude throws Peter down a tall building (thinking that his power will manifest as a reflex and he will be saved), Peter does nothing and falls to the ground but he is able to regenerate. As he says, while he was falling he was thinking of Claire (there is no romantic interest for Peter towards Claire and you will understand why there can never be at the end of episode), and that is how he was able to regenerate (from what I gather Peter has to think the person who is using the power to be able to use it himself - and this happens only at first). Regardless, Peter is on his way to control his power.
    Meanwhile, Isaac keeps painting in order to find Peter but the paintings do not show Peter anywhere until Isaac realizes that Peter is in fact in the paintings but invisible (something that is told to Mr Bennet).
    Finally, Hiro is talking with his father, who is trying to convince him to give up his mission and return home to take care of their companies. Hiro refuses politely and his father tries to force him (by destroying Isaac's painting, the one that was going to be given in trade for Kensei's sword). When his sister tries to talk him out of his mission as well, Hiro realizes that the right person of controlling the companies is his sister, something that his father realizes as well. So, his father noticing there is nothing he can do to change his son's life lets him go on with his mission.
    Key facts: Hiro's father (George Takei) who will play an important role in this volume as well as the next. Also, notice the scene with Sylar and Sanda Bennet at the point where she almost lets her husband's name slip. We only learn of his first name in the volume finale (chapter 23). Furthermore, the love triangle Peter-Simone-Isaac who is still going on and will climax in chapter in chapter 18. Enjoy!moreless

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  • What a turns..

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    By Parricida, Feb 02, 2009 Report Abuse
    This episode for sure surprised with turns. I liked how Peter managed to get some great development and for sure - when she thinks of people whose abilities he has used.. and he can recall them all.. that's wow.. his ability just became super powerful..

    And then Claire and her real mother.. and the phone call made in the end. It was quite sure it will be someone we know, the father, but that to be Nathan. That was shocking to me. That man seems to get himself into real trouble this episode as Peter added little too.

    But Hiro storyline. Sorry, I did not liked at all - seemed like a filler as it developed nothing. And Niki.. she is just the same..moreless

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  • Out there

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    By napen, Dec 29, 2008 Report Abuse
    Ven que se puede? Que no hace falta llenar la serie de personajes intiles sino que hay que concentrarse en los que ya estn y desarrollarlos? Por un lado Peter tratando de controlar sus poderes, de entenderlos. Por el otro Claire, tratando de encontrar a su madre para entenderse ella misma. Nathan es el padre!!!! Buensimo!!! Queda todo en la familia.
    Hiro resuelve sus problemas familiares, Nikki vuelve a casa, Simone y Isaac se reencuentran, el hombre invisible hace lo posible para ensearle a Peter qu hacer con su vida (o con su muerte). Bien, bien, as me gusta, as me gusta.moreless

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  • good

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    By efc91, Aug 11, 2008 Report Abuse
    Peter continues to work with Claude to learn to control his powers. For Peter's first lesson, Claude says that he must learn to hold onto an ability when the person he absorbed from isn't around. To test this, Claude steals a lady's purse, hands it to Peter, and leaves. The woman turns around and sees Peter in the broad daylight.
    Claire meets her birth mother. Hiro faces his father and sister. Sylar encounters Mrs. Bennet while continuing his quest for Claire's power. Simone and Isaac speculate about their future. Niki's attempt to control Jessica takes some surprising turns. This episode is one of my favourites I loved the ending the most and Sylar was just brilliant in this episode.moreless

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    • After Claude throws Peter off the building, we see Peter getting impaled once he landed on the taxi. When Peter got up the piece of metal that impaled him is not there in the next scene. Edit
    • Goof: During the scene in which Peter "steals" a woman's purse, the woman looks down the street and sees no-one standing there. As she turns to look the other way, you can see Milo Ventimiglia (Peter) enter the shot in the store's window before the woman turns back around to see Peter with her purse. Edit
    • The advertisement on the top of the taxi which Peter lands on after Claude throws him off the Deveaux building shows the exhibit at the museum which Hiro went to to retrieve the Sword in Chapter 12: Godsend. Edit

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    • International Air Dates: Germany: January 9, 2008 on RTL2 Czech Republic: April 3, 2008 on Prima Slovakia: August 11, 2008 on Markiza Edit
    • Powers Developments: Peter Petrelli: Peter is revealed to be more powerful than Sylar. He has now learned to mimic other people's abilities permanently and without killing them. So far, this is the most powerful ability ever shown. Previously, Peter's power-retention was likened to a temporary sponge rather than a permanent reserve. Sylar: We see a new power out of Sylar: the ability to control electricity. He shows this twice in the episode by turning off lights when he closes his outstretched hand. Although he could just be using his "standard" telekinesis to flick a light switch. Edit
    • New Heroes: There were no new heroes introduced in this episode. Edit

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    • (Claire hangs up from a phone call from her adoptive mother Sandra) Meredith: (about Sandra) She doesn't know you're here. Claire: She doesn't really understand what's going on with me right now. Neither of my parents do. Meredith: Well, I'll pretend I know why you're sneaking around. All girls deserve their secrets, right? Claire: Seems like I have a lot of them these days. (awkward pause) I have to show you something. You may understand, or you may not, but...I think you should see. Meredith: See what? Claire: I think I know how I survived that fire. (grabs a nearby kitchen knife and puts the blade to her arm) Meredith: (in a panic) Claire, don't---! Claire: (calmly) It's okay. (she slowly slices her arm open in front of a surprised Meredith; within seconds, the wound heals quickly) Please say something. (after an awkward pause, Meredith smiles) Meredith: Some family. (Meredith holds up her own arm and opens her fist; a small flame ignites on her palm as a shocked Claire looks on) Edit
    • Claire: (about Meredith) I always imagined my biological mom living in some...penthouse in New York City...not some trailer park in Kermit. Zach: So she lives in a trailer. Maybe she likes the open road. Claire: That's not what I imagined. Zach: Stop imagining. She's right there. (indicates the trailer in front of them) Claire: Well, what am I supposed to say? "Hi, I'm your daughter and I can regrow my kidney"? Edit
    • Isaac: (to Simone) You finally believe I can paint the future, and you to use it to find your new boyfriend. Edit

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    • The Licence plate of Kaito Nakamura's (George Takei) limousine is NCC-1701. This is also the serial number of Starship Enterprise from the original Star Trek series George Takei appeared in as Lt. Sulu. Edit

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