Chapter 1: In His Own Image (plot)
What happens (not necessarily in order):
Peter Petrelli dreams he can fly. He wakes up and is definitely not flying. He is a hospice nurse, which basically means he takes care of people who are waiting for that last train to roll into the station. His main charge is the father of Simone Deveaux, an art dealer who we eventually learn is dating Isaac Mendez, a painter who can paint the future. The only catch is, he has to be high on heroin for that naughty little power to kick in. He's managed to paint an awesome picture of New York City on the floor of his studio, but unfortunately it's engulfed in a mushroom cloud. Clearly, this is not a happy vision of the future.
A quick flight (not by Peter) over the pond takes us to India, where Mohinder Suresh is giving a lecture on evolution. More specifically, he's talking about how genetic mutations are popping up faster than Republicans at a gun show. He finds out that his father has died in New York, where the once-distinguished professor ended his life as a humble taxi driver. Actually, his father was murdered, but why and by whom are still up in the air. So of course, Mohinder has to fly to New York City to collect his father's belongings (ashes included) and figure out what in Shiva's name is going on.
We also meet the lovely Niki Sanders, a hooker with a heart of gold--or a webcam porn star with a psycho alter-ego, your choice. At this point in the show, all we know about her is that she keeps catching glimpses of herself in the mirror, only the mirror isn't quite reflecting what it should be. She paid a ton of cash to put her genius son in some fancy private school, but now they're kicking him out because she owes them tuition payments. Go figure; when they say you have to pay for the school, they actually mean it! But alas, she is apparently the only porn star who isn't walking around with wheelbarrows full of cash, so not only does she owe all that overdue tuition, she also owes a guy named Linderman $25,000 for an initial investment in the school. A couple of goons come after her for the money, plus interest, but they're willing to let her off easy if she'll take off her clothes. She doesn't, the guy sucker-punches her in the mouth, and she blacks out. When she comes to, lo and behold, she is surrounded by a jigsaw puzzle of body parts and a few gallons of blood. But what happened? The weird chick in the mirror isn't talking!
And who can forget the adorable Claire Bennet, who mysteriously lacks a Texan accent despite the fact that she lives in Odessa. She's tried to kill herself umpteen times, but she just can't seem to make it stick, because her injuries heal faster than you can say "the stars at night are big and bright" and clap four times. On the way home from her latest suicide attempt, she rushes into a burning building and saves its trapped occupant, then runs off, leaving the firefighters to wonder: "Who was that crazy cheerleader?"
The last and best, of course, is Hiro Nakamura. He's doing some kind of office job in a tiny cubicle in Japan--or at least, he's supposed to be doing that. Instead, he's trying to bend space and time through sheer force of will. And suddenly, he does, but no one will believe him. He proceeds to be adorable while trying to convince his friend Ando that he's a superhero--he even teleports into the ladies' restroom in a club, much to Ando's dismay. For his final trick, he teleports himself to New York. Ya ta!
Back to Peter, who meets up with his brother Nathan, a slimy hunk of man campaigning for the US Senate. He tries to convince Nathan that he can fly, Nathan tries to convince him that he's a loony. They visit their mother, who is holed up in the police station for shoplifting. We learn that their father is dead, and their mother is depressed but otherwise fairly emotionless. What a family! Nathan offers Peter a job in his campaign, Peter says he doesn't want it, Nathan basically calls him a treehugger and tells him to get a life but don't screw things up. And for goodness' sake, stop talking about how you can fly, Peter! So of course, Peter decides to put his money where his mouth is and jump off a building. Nathan flies up to save him, at which point they fly around each other dizzily until Nathan loses his grip and Peter takes a dive.
Peter Petrelli dreams he can fly. He wakes up and is definitely not flying. He is a hospice nurse, which basically means he takes care of people who are waiting for that last train to roll into the station. His main charge is the father of Simone Deveaux, an art dealer who we eventually learn is dating Isaac Mendez, a painter who can paint the future. The only catch is, he has to be high on heroin for that naughty little power to kick in. He's managed to paint an awesome picture of New York City on the floor of his studio, but unfortunately it's engulfed in a mushroom cloud. Clearly, this is not a happy vision of the future.
A quick flight (not by Peter) over the pond takes us to India, where Mohinder Suresh is giving a lecture on evolution. More specifically, he's talking about how genetic mutations are popping up faster than Republicans at a gun show. He finds out that his father has died in New York, where the once-distinguished professor ended his life as a humble taxi driver. Actually, his father was murdered, but why and by whom are still up in the air. So of course, Mohinder has to fly to New York City to collect his father's belongings (ashes included) and figure out what in Shiva's name is going on.
We also meet the lovely Niki Sanders, a hooker with a heart of gold--or a webcam porn star with a psycho alter-ego, your choice. At this point in the show, all we know about her is that she keeps catching glimpses of herself in the mirror, only the mirror isn't quite reflecting what it should be. She paid a ton of cash to put her genius son in some fancy private school, but now they're kicking him out because she owes them tuition payments. Go figure; when they say you have to pay for the school, they actually mean it! But alas, she is apparently the only porn star who isn't walking around with wheelbarrows full of cash, so not only does she owe all that overdue tuition, she also owes a guy named Linderman $25,000 for an initial investment in the school. A couple of goons come after her for the money, plus interest, but they're willing to let her off easy if she'll take off her clothes. She doesn't, the guy sucker-punches her in the mouth, and she blacks out. When she comes to, lo and behold, she is surrounded by a jigsaw puzzle of body parts and a few gallons of blood. But what happened? The weird chick in the mirror isn't talking!
And who can forget the adorable Claire Bennet, who mysteriously lacks a Texan accent despite the fact that she lives in Odessa. She's tried to kill herself umpteen times, but she just can't seem to make it stick, because her injuries heal faster than you can say "the stars at night are big and bright" and clap four times. On the way home from her latest suicide attempt, she rushes into a burning building and saves its trapped occupant, then runs off, leaving the firefighters to wonder: "Who was that crazy cheerleader?"
The last and best, of course, is Hiro Nakamura. He's doing some kind of office job in a tiny cubicle in Japan--or at least, he's supposed to be doing that. Instead, he's trying to bend space and time through sheer force of will. And suddenly, he does, but no one will believe him. He proceeds to be adorable while trying to convince his friend Ando that he's a superhero--he even teleports into the ladies' restroom in a club, much to Ando's dismay. For his final trick, he teleports himself to New York. Ya ta!
Back to Peter, who meets up with his brother Nathan, a slimy hunk of man campaigning for the US Senate. He tries to convince Nathan that he can fly, Nathan tries to convince him that he's a loony. They visit their mother, who is holed up in the police station for shoplifting. We learn that their father is dead, and their mother is depressed but otherwise fairly emotionless. What a family! Nathan offers Peter a job in his campaign, Peter says he doesn't want it, Nathan basically calls him a treehugger and tells him to get a life but don't screw things up. And for goodness' sake, stop talking about how you can fly, Peter! So of course, Peter decides to put his money where his mouth is and jump off a building. Nathan flies up to save him, at which point they fly around each other dizzily until Nathan loses his grip and Peter takes a dive.
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