Feel like watching the good guys take a beating for an hour? Well, this is the episode for you! Some nice character moments balance out some quasi-mysticism that didn’t quite work for me. (Come on, The Light? I’ve always got your back, Kring, but something tells me that was a placeholder while you guys tried to find a better method to indicate the catalyst.) That aside, I liked the episode, but it doesn’t really lend itself to much in the way of analysis. We start in the past with Claire and Hiro. Once again, Kaito hands off baby Claire. Here’s where I’m impressed with the planning – Hiro’s regression makes this mission exponentially harder since he and Claire can’t communicate. So it wasn’t just an excuse for wacky Hiro escapades! Between Seth Green and Hiro’s scenes in this episode, they have officially justified the risky path of giving Hiro amnesia. Well played!
Hiro’s parents discuss the catalyst, and the possibility of giving it to Hiro instead of Bennet’s baby. Now, I didn’t realize the catalyst was something you could give. I thought it was something that you are. Hiro’s mother is a healer, just like Linderman.
