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| Title= I Am Become Death |
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| Series=[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]] |
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| Season=3 |
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| Episode=4 |
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| Guests= [[David Anders]]<br>[[Jimmy Jean-Louis]]<br>[[Jamie Hector]]<br>[[Brea Grant]]<br>[[Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine]]<br>[[Adair Tishler]]<br>[[Ronald Guttman]]<br>[[Malcolm McDowell]] |
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| Airdate=[[October 6]], [[2008]] |
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| Production=304 |
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| Writer= Aron Coleite |
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| Director= Adam Kane |
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| Prev=[[One of Us, One of Them]] |
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| Next=[[Angels and Monsters]] |
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"'''I Am Become Death'''" is the fourth episode of the third season of the [[NBC]] [[science fiction]] [[drama]] series ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' and thirty-eighth episode overall. It was written by Aron Coleite and directed by Adam Kane. The episode aired on [[October 6]], [[2008]].<ref name=nbcumv>{{cite web|url=http://nbcumv.com/entertainment/storylines.nbc/heroes.html|title=NBC Universal Media Village|accessdate=2008-09-11|publisher=NBC}}</ref> The title is likely a reference to the quotation Dr. [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] uttered after witnessing the first atomic explosion, "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds", a line from the [[Bhagavad Gita]]. |
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==Plot== |
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[[Peter Petrelli|Peter]] travels four years into the future with his future self, in order to learn what he can. To the horror of both Peters, [[Kaito Nakamura|Kaito]]'s formula is now being used to administer adrenal power enhancements to ordinary people, some of whom are unable or unwilling to control their abilities. Future Peter tells Present Peter that [[Sylar]]'s intuitive aptitude can help to understand the cause and effect of time travel, thereby enabling the Peters to fix the problematic future. Almost immediately, the [[Claire Bennet|Claire]] of this future assassinates future Peter, claiming he is a terrorist. Because the [[Haitian (Heroes)|Haitian]] is present, Future Peter cannot regenerate and dies. Present Peter flees, avoiding Claire's partner, The Haitian, and begins searching for [[Mohinder Suresh|Mohinder]]. |
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Mohinder, whose mutation has progressed much further and is hiding in shadows, tries in vain to stop himself from informing Present Peter that Sylar is living in Costa Verde, but Peter reads his mind. Teleporting to Costa Verde and expecting a fight, Peter finds Sylar has reassumed his former identity of Gabriel Gray, and is now raising a small child in Claire's former home. A desperate Peter tries to steal Sylar's ability, but Sylar resists, arguing that his power comes at the dangerous risk of a predatory appetite for 'understanding'. |
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In the present, [[Hiro Nakamura|Hiro]] and [[Ando Masahashi|Ando]] are imprisoned in the Company's cell, arguing over their hurt feelings from [[Daphne Millbrook|Daphne]]'s tactics. [[Matt Parkman]], still on his "spirit walk," has a vision of the same future Peter is visiting in which he and Daphne are raising Molly and an infant together. |
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In the future, Peter convinces Sylar to paint the future and see the coming devastation. Convinced, Sylar finally teaches Peter his power by having Peter fix Sylar's watch. Future Claire, Knox, and Daphne show up to kill Peter, having learned his whereabouts from Molly. When Knox accidentally kills Sylar's son, though, an enraged Sylar attacks Knox, causing him to lose control of his radiation ability. Peter tries desperately to get everyone out of the way before Sylar explodes, reducing Costa Verde to nuclear waste, and killing over 200,000 people. |
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[[Nathan Petrelli|Nathan]], who in this future is the [[President of the United States|President]] and married to [[Tracy Strauss|Tracy]], attempts to reason with Peter, offering Peter the opportunity to read his mind to see if he's sincere. Peter nearly kills Nathan upon gaining a morbid curiosity of how Nathan's mind works due to Sylar's powers. Angry with himself, Peter, stops short of cutting Nathan's head open and teleports back to the present Level 5, where he enters Sylar's prison cell for an angry confrontation, in which Sylar reveals that he is Peter's brother. |
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Hiro and Ando, finally resolving their differences, try to escape through a vent and are caught by the Haitian. Later, [[Angela Petrelli]] mentions that Hiro's father would have been disappointed with him for losing both portions of the formula, which can be used to give powers to anyone. A disheartened Hiro apologizes, only to have Ando proudly proclaim that Hiro will not rest until the formula is retrieved. Angela alludes to Hiro that he already has "the key" to doing this. The episode ends with Hiro and Ando in a graveyard, digging up [[Adam Monroe]] who, upon seeing Hiro, lunges at him. |
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Throughout the episode, Mohinder is researching a possible cure for the powers he's given himself, verbally lashing out at [[Maya Herrera|Maya]]. Mohinder's aggression continues to increase when he intervenes in a domestic dispute of his neighbors, beating the man. Later, Mohinder is attacked by the neighbor for sticking his nose where it doesn't belong. With a smile, Mohinder responds by dragging the man into his apartment. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Heroes season 3}} |
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[[Category:Heroes episodes]] |
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Revision as of 20:50, 7 October 2008
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