Buffy The Vampire Slayer

That’s all for from me. But here’s a recap of the episode from our beloved cult-tv expert Dr. Anna Graham...

Heroes: "Chapter Nine: Homecoming"

Dear Joss, Love your show-mind if we borrow it? Coolthanks. Yours, Heroes

Buffy (okay, Clairebear) gets named Homecoming Queen because the freaks and geeks join forces to vote her in over the popular kids-the nerds at least have strength of numbers. This leaves Cordelia spitting mad, but no matter, Buffy’s dad grounds her anyway. He doesn’t tell his little girl, but he’s keeping her home because he knows Sylar is coming. Xander (for some reason they call him "Zach" in this town) springs Buffy on the grounds that she gots to represent for the tweakers and punks. (Oh, and as always-who are you kidding, TV writers? Actresses that can play show leads are never, ever outcast material!)

In NYC, Nathan gets a look at an Isaac original that portends his brother’s death and then destroys it, because (a) he’s the type of kid who smashes his toys rather than share, and (b) maybe if he ignores the problem of the supers it’ll just go away. However, Whistler (sigh: technically Simone) already took a Polaroid of the painting and researched the location of Sunnydale, so she selflessly sends Angel (Peter, but with different hair issues) off on his quest.

Buffy and Cordy argue in the locker room before heading out on the field, and Buff makes a rousing speech about identity politics, but not before her Slayer sense starts a-tinglin’. She tells Cordy to run, but it’s too late-Sylar is upon them. Cordy’s pride goeth before her fall, and Sylar is under the same mistaken impression as the rest of the town/world: that Cordy has the powers, not the little Prophecy Girl immediately to her right. Sylar does his skull-can-opener move, and as she’s dying, Cordy bravely tells Buffy to get out of there, even as the Sylar is smooshing her to death. Buffy flees, Angel (okay, Peter) helps her escape-but nearly at the cost of his own life, not to mention his freedom (the cops believe the blood he’s covered in is Cordy’s)-and Buffy finally reveals her terrible secret identity to her dad. Whee!

Sylar gets away, but not before our girl Stinkerbell, the Pixie of Persuasion, and the mindfreak capture him, apparently on orders from Mr. Bennet. Go team!

Ando waits and waits and waits for Hiro to return, and when he gets Peter Petrelli instead, he says that he’s can’t or won’t go on a mission without his heterosexual life partner Hiro. Hiro, meanwhile, jumps six months into the past and begins (literally?) charming the pants off cute waitress Charlie.

D.L. tries to put some distance between him and his crazy ex, but Micah hits the brakes, explaining that Niki needs their help in dealing with Jessica. Jessica isn’t one for the nicey-nice negotiating, so she buys a military-grade sniper rifle and appears to use it to shoot down D.L. in cold blood. Poor Micah is going to need so much therapy.