But it didn't feel to me like there was any time (according to this ep) in between PP's death and HRG getting into Mohinder's cab. Which so obviously and blatantly contradicts the pilot that I'm willing to chalk it up to shitty continuity editing.

Which is what I'm saying. Leaving aside the question of captioning, which, again, may well have been awful) it seems obvious, from the interspersed bits of things we've already seen, that we weren't meant to think all of this was happening at the same time.

"One year earlier" in the beginning is clear. "Six months earlier" halfway through the ep is not - six months earlier than when we just were, or six months earlier than the show's present time?

OK. Granted not terribly clear, but does it matter much? Viewers like us know full well that, say, Nathan's car crash and Claire's train wreck (no, not West) are six months apart, and this story doesn't contradict that. It might be misleading if you've never seen an episode before, but really, if you've never seen an episode, you wouldn't much care.

Granted not terribly clear, but does it matter much?

It matters to me. I don't particularly want to spend my time watching a show which doesn't seem to value competent storytelling. If last night's ep had been executed better, we wouln't have to be having this conversation in the first place.

Somebody remind me, is Eric Roberts' character still alive in the present day timeline? I think it's also a sign of the bad storytelling that I can't remember his character's name, for that matter.

I couldn't remember his name or basically anything about his character. But now it's coming back to me!! Bennet kills him really awesomely at the end of season one.

It matters to me. I don't particularly want to spend my time watching a show which doesn't seem to value competent storytelling. If last night's ep had been executed better, we wouln't have to be having this conversation in the first place.

Fair point, but I have to say, I didn't have any trouble following it whatsoever.

Bennet kills him really awesomely at the end of season one.

Yep, he has kind of an ugly end, but HRG was badass in dishing it out.

And WTF makes Nathan think his father committed suicide???

OK, I missed this entirely - or was that what Nathan thought season 1?

Continuity? What continuity?

We don't need no stinkin' continuity!

was that what Nathan thought season 1?

Yes! It's supposed to be this Big Family Secret. I guess Nathan could think his dad had poisoned himself?

Remember when they were trying to cover up Peter's flying attempt as a suicide attempt and MP and NP were all "Dude, remember how Dad had depression and killed himself and WE NEVER TOLD PETER?????"

Yeah. Buh?