HEROES: "Company Man"

Monday night's episode of HEROES was a terrific thriller! Each time I watch this show, I feel like I am watching a movie, a movie with serious cliffhangers and plot twists! Once again I have to say that HEROES is the best show on TV right now. I love it!

Company Man


Anyway..."Company Man" was all about the Bennet family and H.R.G.'s past. Ted Sprague (Radiation Man) and Matt Parkman (Mind-Reader) took the Bennet family hostage to gain information from H.R.G. Things went awry when Ted pointed the gun at Claire's mother, demanding answers immediately. H.R.G. quickly told Parkman through his thoughts to shoot Claire so that the rest of his family would be safe. Parkman obeyed, and Claire ended up in her room as healthy as ever but without her mother and brother knowing that she was still alive.

H.R.G. made a deal with Parkman through his thoughts, and so Matt and H.R.G. left to go visit the paper factory for the truth. Ted stayed with the rest of the family, continuing to hold them hostage until they returned.

Also, in between these parts of the episode, clips from the past were shown about H.R.G. and Claude Raines (The Invisible Man) who were partners in the "paper factory." The paper factory was a cover-up for the real nature of their business which was in studying and "helping" those who had special abilities. But the catch was that they had to disclose all information to the company. Claude went against that to hide one of his own kind, and so H.R.G. had to dispose of him; but we all know that he lived. Maybe H.R.G. isn't such a bad guy after all?

Back in the real world, H.R.G. and Matt picked up the information they needed and even confronted the Haitian about the truth of his speech. Supposedly he was mute, but that's not true anymore, so H.R.G. learned that he had been hiding Claire from the company and keeping her mind untapped.

When the trio returned to the house, Claire was tied up with her mother. She had tried to help her mother and brother escape, but only Lyle managed to make a run for it. But now both her mother and brother know the truth...that she is invincible.

Matt and H.R.G. presented Ted with the information he wanted but not the information he wanted to hear. H.R.G. and his company did not do this to him, and, therefore, there was no cure. Ted was saddened by this and would have rather been dead before he had the chance to accidentally kill his wife with his radiation. But he did not get the chance to think on this for long because H.R.G.'s boss showed up and shot at his employee, setting Ted off.

Everyone went out of the house, but Claire stayed to tranquilize Ted before he could do horrific damage to the land. Claire came out of the house looking completely burnt up but then healed in front of her family, H.R.G.'s boss, and the neighborhood.

H.R.G.'s boss took over the situation and demanded that H.R.G. "dispose" of the Haitian and bring Claire in. Instead of doing that such thing, H.R.G. drove Claire out to meet with his partner so they could flee. So no doubt would be cast on her father, the Haitian shot him and left him on the bridge after wiping his memory of the event.

From this episode, we learned a lot about H.R.G. and his work. Although the company he works for may not be all bad, they still have their bad ideas about treatment of those with special abilities. As his boss said, they are walking on the morally gray line. But at least we now know that Claire's father, although in with the wrong crowd, had good intentions and protected her for as long as he could. It is evident that he kept her abilities a secret for her own safety and because he loved her. And to let her go would have been one of the hardest things to do. He is now one of my favorite characters. Complex but also a loving father.

Also, what about saving the cheerleader? Could it have been for such a time as that. Ted was about to literally go nuclear, and Claire was the only one who could reach him with the tranquilizer. What if she hadn't been saved by her uncle, Peter Petrelli? Then what? (Save the Cheerleader, Save the World!)

Right on NBC!!! Another great episode! Can't wait for more!

Next Monday: Parasite