Tabula Rasa

I'm pretty sure 'Tabula Rasa' is the title of a John Locke-centric LOST episode, but whatever. Tabula rasa means "Blank Slate" in Latin, which is what the narration talks about halfway through the episode. Sylar has a blank slate because he lost his memory, Noah has one because he's no longer working, Tracy has one because she no longer sucks,yadda yadda yadda.This episode was really important. Sylar finds his Little Shop of memories in a room of mirrors with a rastafarian guy. (See what i did there? Look up his mother, she was in Little Shop Of Horrors).

Anyways, Sylar pouts about his past and his new friends set up traps and keep him company with the circus bicycle, the badly tattooed girl. Once she starts talking to Sylar all the guys get mad and have testosterone-fueled hissy fits. Jesus, you are the guys that invited him there in the first place. Get over it!The trap Samuel (the Motley Crue guy) sets up for Sylar only half works. Sylar hurts, but does not kill his target. A badly Affliction-donned Ray Park has to come in and finish the job. Lame. But the circus family accepts Sylar for earning his keep, and throws a bonfire for him. The really messed up part is that Samuel baptizes Sylar. What? That's right, I said BAPTIZE. Whose name is he baptizing him in? They even had him dressed all in white and he came up looking all enlightened. I almost threw up. I had to put my hand over my mouth when I saw this and was just speechless. If you're going to baptize him for being a killer, baptize him in blood so it makes more sense and looks badass.

Even though this scene made me sick, I think it was supposed to. These carnival people are clearly not good. I think the baptism was supposed to drive the point home that these people might be representing a cult such as Jonestown or something of that nature. It seems like a good idea at the time, but wait, I don't want to drink this Kool-aid. I think the name Samuel is significant as well, the biblical prophet? But let's not give Heroes that much credit. I leave my deep spiritual references to the men who created LOST.

Meanwhile, in Happytown, there are no blasphemous baptizings. Peter brought Hiro to the hospital and introduced him to Emma. They are really cute friends. I really hope Hiro doesn't die, but he gave a really inspiring speech about living out your death with joy and dignity. Peter took Hiro's power to go find Noah again to see if he can find a healer for Hiro. Him and Noah (my favorite crime-fighting duo) go to this kids house and find that everything he touches is dead. The healer is a troubled teen with a shotgun, and in an attempt to save Noah's life, Peter's chest gets obliterated with a shell. Noah talks th kid down and he heals Peter. Thank God. Not like we didn't see that coming. If Peter died, I don't know what I'd do.

Anyways, Peter drives back to New York to get Hiro and heal him. Only they never tell you where they teleported to. As a matter of fact, they often leave that out and I always wonder how Peter, Noah, and Sylar always end up in the same rural neighborhoods at the exact same moment when they were in New York or Washington D.C. the day before. Oh well. When Peter returns to Hiro, he has disappeared back to the time when he met his girlfriend Charlie, and the episode is over. Maybe he can hurt Sylar in the past or something. Pray for peace.