(voiceover) It is man's ability to remember that sets us apart. We are the only species that is concerned with the past. How memories give us voice. And to bear witness to history so that others might learn. So that they might celebrate our triumphs and be warned of our failures.
“Four Months Ago” · Season 2, Episode 8
In this episode: Elle (5), Bob (3), Mohinder Suresh (2), Nathan Petrelli (1), Peter Petrelli (1), Maya (1), Adam (1), Micah Sanders (1)
(to Peter) You go, I go.
I'd rather see you dead than married to my brother!
Did ya have to use a full blast on him?
He can take it.
He's not a toy, Elle.
He could be...
As I said before, you're safe here. But your brother is another story. He almost died.
Because of you, Peter. Hey, it's not like it was your idea to go nuclear and take out half of New York City.
[referring to her electric shocks] You'll get used to it. And then you'll start to like it.
We could be like the Fantastic Four! Minus one, but still.
You know, it's been a month. You still haven't told me your name.
Please, I just wanna be left alone.
You came to the right place. I have to warn you though, it does get a bit old. Let me guess, you were living a perfectly ordinary life until one day you discovered you could do incredible things. I bet it was wonderful at first. You thought perhaps you could save the world. And then you realized, tragically, that you were dangerous. I'll let you talk to me after a decade. Oh, actually, talk to me after three.
If they wanna leave me in here forever that's fine by me.
You've been through something awful haven't you? I'm sorry.
I'm Peter.
Hello, Peter. It's nice to meet you. I'm Adam.
I accidentally set my grandmother's house on fire when I was six. Caused a blackout in four counties in Ohio when I was eight. I spent my ninth birthday in a glass room with an IV of lithium in my arm. I've lived in this building for sixteen years, ever since the shrinks diagnosed me as a sociopath with paranoid delusions - but they were just out to get me because I threatened to kill 'em. I'm 24 years old and I've never gone on a date. Never been on a roller coaster, never been swimming. And now you know everything there is to know about me. I don't have the luxury of being more interesting than that.
(voiceover) There are many ways to define our fragile existence. Many ways to give it meaning. But it is our memories that shape its purpose and give it context. The private assortment of images, fears, loves, regrets. For it is the cruel irony of life that we are destined to hold the dark with the light. The good with the evil. Success with disappointment. This is what separates us. What makes us human. And in the end, we must fight to hold on to.
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