INTERIM WEEK THREE

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

More names revealed:

Gabriel (Sylar’s real first name) –The name Gabriel is of Hebrew derivation and means “God is my strength”, “Man of God” or "God Has Shown Himself Mightily." It appears first in the prophecies of Daniel in the Old Testament. This Angel announced to Daniel the prophecy of the seventy weeks, (Daniel 9, 21-27). His name also occurs in the apocryphal book of Henoch. He was the Angel who appeared to Zechariah to announce the birth of St. John the Baptizer, (Luke 1, 11), the messenger Angel who announced to Mary that she would bear a Son who would be conceived of the Holy Spirit, Son of the Most High, and the Savior of the world, (Luke 1, 26), and the angel who buried Moses. Within all of the legends of birthing, Gabriel as been accredited as the angel who selects souls from heaven to be birthed into the material world and spends the nine months as the child is being developed informing the new person of what he or she will need to know on Earth, only to silence the child before birth by pressing his finger onto the child's lips, thus producing the cleft below a person's nose.

Gray (Sylar’s real surname) – The surname Gray is a nickname for a man with gray hair, or a gray beard, from Old English groeg, meaning grey. Also, a place name, for one who originated in Graye in Calvados, from Latin gratus = welcome.

Hal (Niki and Jessica’s father) – The boy's name Hal is of English origin. It is a nickname for Henry. In Shakespeare's plays about Henry IV, his son is affectionately known as "Prince Hal." The name Henry is English in usage and comes from the Germanic name Heimerich which meant "home ruler", composed of the elements heim "home" and ric "power, ruler". This name was introduced into Britain by the Normans. It was borne by eight kings of England including the infamous Henry VIII, as well as six kings of France and seven kings of Germany. A famous Hal was the computer from “2001: A Space Odyssey”. So named because it is one letter higher in the alphabet than IBM.

Mira (Mohinder’s old girlfriend) – The girl's name Mira is pronounced MEER-ah. It is of Latin, Slavic and Hindi origin, and its meaning is "wonderful; peace; prosperous." Variant of Myra and Miranda. In Spanish, "mira" means "Look!"

Shanti (Mohinder’s dead sister) – The girl's name Shanti is pronounced shan-TEE. It is of Hindi origin, and it’s meaning is "peaceful, peace or calm."

Rufus – (Security guard at Primatech Paper Company) Rufus has its origin in Latin and means “red-haired one.”

Lloyd – (Deputy Sherrif in Midland / Odessa, Texas) – English, from a surname derived from Welsh llwyd meaning "grey". It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "gray-haired; sacred." From Llwyd. The name may originally allude to experience and wisdom, and probably denoted a person entitled to respect.

Lynette – (Older woman at Burnt Toast Café) - The girl's name Lynette is pronounced le-NET. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "nymph; idol." French variant of an ancient Welsh given name, Eluned. Its first use was by 19th-century British poet Tennyson, for a character in "The Idylls of the King." The name looks similar to Lynn. In the Arthurian tales, Lynette accompanied Sir Gareth on a knightly quest.

Brian – (Telekinetic’s first name) - Irish, English - The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the Old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble". Brian Boru was an Irish king who thwarted Viking attempts to conquer Ireland in the 11th century. He was victorious in the Battle of Clontarf, but he himself was slain. It is of Celtic, Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "high, noble." Could also mean "strength." Historical: Brian Boru (10th century) was a warrior who became high king of Ireland and one of its greatest national heroes. He liberated the country from the Danes in 1014.

Davis – (Telekinetic’s surname) – Origin: English, Welsh and means, “Son of David (beloved).” It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "son of David." Short form of surname that was first used in the Middle Ages. Also a variant of David.

Iyer – (“Dream walker’s” first name) - “Iyer is the name given to a community of Brahmins (members of the priestly class / caste) of India whose members migrated from the Northern part of India to settle in Tamil Nadu. Iyers are therefore Tamil Brahmins. Though Iyer is used as a suffix to names, it does not strictly constitute a family name.”
Iyers are primarily Siva worshippers.

Sanjog – (“Dream walker’s” surname) – Indian name which means coincidence.
Charlie – (Charlene) (Hiro’s friend) – The boy's and girl's name Charlie is pronounced CHAR-lee. It is of English origin. Pet form of Charles, popular as an independent name.

Charlene - The girl's name Charlene is pronounced shar-LEEN. 20th-century coinage. Feminine form of Charles (Old German) "free man" with the -ene suffix. It may have been influenced by the older and rarer French name Charline, a feminine diminutive of Charles. Char- is also used as a blend prefix.

Andrews – (Charlie’s surname) – English, Hebrew - From the Greek name Andreas, which derives from aner "man" (genitive andros) "of a man"). In the New Testament the apostle Andrew was the brother of the apostle Simon Peter. According to legend he was crucified on an X-shaped cross, and he is the patron saint of Scotland, Russia, and Greece. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "man, warrior." English form of the Greek name Andreas. Biblical: the first chosen of the 12 apostles. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and Russia. The "Saint Andrew's Cross", representing Scotland, appears on the flag of the United Kingdom. Andras is a Welsh form; Andy is the pet form.

Note: Hana Gitelman is a new character introduced in Issue 13 of the Graphic Novel (see sidebar link).

Hana: The girl's name Hana is pronounced HAH-nah. It is of Arabic, Japanese, Hawaiian, Spanish and Slavic origin, and its meaning is “happiness; flower; work”. Probably derived from Hannah: It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "favored grace". Biblical: mother of the prophet Samuel. Being barren, she asked God to bless her with a child, and her prayer was answered. Hence, the name literally means “God has graced me with a son”. Hana (Hannah) also means blossom, graceful, merciful, gracious, God is gracious, gift of God and beautiful.

Gitelman (also, Gittel and Gittleman): meaning Goodman. This surname is derived from the female name Gita. Men often left home to earn money and during the time of their absences children were named after their mothers. Later adopted as a surname. Goodman then is “good man” and Gita “song.” Gita means "song" in Sanskrit. The word appears in ‘Bhagavad Gita’, the name of a sacred writing of Hinduism (meaning “The Lord's song”).

Graphic Novel Issue 13: Wireless – Part One

The first page of the graphic novel reveals most of the Heroes where we last saw them. Peter is shown glowing in the background, the new character Hana stands in the foreground carrying two automatic machine guns with scopes (she is wearing gun belts, fatigues and military boots), HRG and Sylar flank Hana to her left and right respectively, Sylar can be seen in front of the broken wall of glass from his cell, the Haitian holds Claire’s mouth just prior to asking her if she can keep a secret, Micah and D.L. are shown, at the bottom of the page Niki sheds a tear in jail, Matt sports a bloody nose and Hiro confronts the dinosaur with his sword.

Also, a page that didn't load in the interactive version... might be important (It does load in the Printable Version, though).

Bonus Graphic Novel Page

Peter and Claire Promo Pic

Hana Gitelman:

Hana’s grandmother (Tanta) was a member of the resistance in Germany in 1944. She was captured by the Nazi’s and placed in the prison camp at Auschwitz. Her head was shaved and the digits “359” were the first three numbers of her tattooed prisoner number. She died in a bus crash caused by suicide terrorist Abd-al-Hadi in 1989 in Jerusalem when the bus was forced off the cliff at Kiryat Yaarim.

Hana’s mother (Zahava) was one of the first female pilots for the IDF in Jerusalem in 1967. She shot down two Russian MIG’s during the Six Day War. She also died in a bus crash caused by suicide terrorist Abd-al-Hadi in 1989.

Hana’s name is Hana Gitelman. She was a 3rd generation Israeli patriot/soldier and was trained by the Mossad. She tries to apply for para-troopers in Beer Shiva in 1997 but is denied because of the anger she holds in her heart. She is assigned instead to Army Intelligence. She was promoted numerous times but held on to and prepared for life in the field. Later, during picket duty she was confronted by HRG who told her he wanted to help her.

INTERIM WEEK TWO

Chandra Suresh’s Notebook and Computer “Heroes” List

There has been some speculation as to where the list of “Heroes” from Chandra Suresh’s computer originated. Some fans from the forum boards believed that Mr. Bennet (Horned Rimmed Glasses or H.R.G.) assembled this list and that Suresh somehow liberated it from him. Others believed that this list of “genetic anomalies” came from large public databases, like the Human Genome Project. While the first theory is most likely not correct the second is based on Mohinder’s mentioning of this database and merits some consideration. I, however, believe that a third explanation is more likely. I think that the list was actually compiled by Chandra Suresh and that the information and samples within where painstakingly collected by him directly over the years. Supporting evidence to confirm this belief is the notebook found inside Chandra’s computer by Eden and Mohinder. We have seen the inside of the notebook in two episodes (3 “One Giant Leap” and 8 “Seven Minutes To Midnight”) and the pages we have seen clearly show that Chandra collected the samples of DNA (fingernails, hair, etc.) and supplied the information about each test subject. Inside that book are pages and pages of research concerning people with super human abilities. Chandra explains on those pages where the person was from, their age and race and how he obtained the genetic material of each subject. On many of the pages can be seen a small baggy, which contains hair, blood and fingernail samples, all viable resources for extracting genetic material (DNA). I assume that the names on his list are the same names found in this notebook and that the computer listing may be only a single screen of a larger list of individuals. Because this list (see image below) contains mostly names of subjects in the United States we presume that the list must be much larger than the single page we have seen.

“Heroes” Listed in Notebook From Episode Three “One Giant Leap”

The notebook contains what looks like information concerning people with extraordinary powers (“Heroes”) that Suresh has documented. We have attempted to include as much information as we could decipher from the pages that we could view (HD DVR and all) but if anyone can contribute more information than what we have listed we’d like to see it and will include it here with the proper credit.

1) Entry March 19, 1991 (or 1971) 1:50PM
(Strange symbol under time – this is not “the” symbol but looks like “(-)”)
Location: Palu, Indonesia
Continent: Asia
S: Female
Age: 22 years old
Race: Malaysian
Sample Type: Toenail Clipping (Small baggy attached to page)
Acquisition of Sample: _____ subject in the _____ for a few weeks realizing that she had her nails done every five days. So I went to the _____ one day after seeing her _____ and asked the manicurist for samples. Subject was unaware of any intentions to get data from her.
Potential Power: Teleportation
(At the bottom of the page can be seen a Hindu word or phrase and the drawing of what looks like a foot. This has been translated to “nirala” and the literal translation means “unique.” Someone else (on the forum boards) has identified the foot as the “double helix genetic code which identify link matches.”)

2) Entry Feb. 12, 2005 7:05PM
(Strange symbol under time – this is not “the” symbol but looks like a “?”)
Location: Marabai, Brazil
Continent: South America
S: Female
Age: 13
Race: Columbian
Sample Type: Blood (Small piece of paper/cloth with blood smear in baggy)
Acquisition of Sample: I _____ this who was known as being Brazil's greatest wrestler under the age of _____so I had to check her out. It became apparent at the match to me that she had some special power. It was as if she knew every move that her opponent was going to make before they made it. She got distracted at one…

3) Sylar’s address: 1146 Trenton Place Apt. 1B, Queens, N.Y. 11011, is scrawled in the pages on the notebook (the date on the page following the address is October 2006)

4) Unknown house or apartment key found in back of notebook. Later we find that this key opens the bottom desk drawer of Chandra Suresh’s desk at his office in India. The folder for the “dream walker” Inyer Sanjog is found inside.

“Heroes” Listed in Notebook From Episode Eight, “Seven Minutes To Midnight”

Note: While Mohinder was flipping through the pages of his father’s notebook we caught a glimpse of a few other “heroes” that Chandra had been tracking.

1) … intentions to get data from him.
Potential Power: Tissue Regeneration

2) Feb. 16th, 1971 4:30 PM (drawing of a circle with four vertical lines over it)
Location: Lobatse, Botswana
Continent: Africa
Sex: Female
Age: 87
Race: South African
Sample Type: Fingernail
Acquisition of sample… she slept through the whole thing… subject was unaware of me attempting to get samples from her.
Potential Power: Telepathy

3) Oct. 17th, 1978 8:26 PM (drawing of a triangle)
Location: New Canaan, Connecticut
Continent: North America
Sex: Female
Age:
Race: Polish/Russian
Sample type: Red hair
Acquisition of sample… spotted me… and smiled… came up to me… put her finger to her lips in the universal sign for quiet… pulled a strand of her hair… and handed it to me… she was aware of my intentions to gather data from her.
Potential Power: Clairvoyance

Heroes List (from Chandra Suresh’s computer)

* The list of Heroes from Chandra Suresh’s computer:
Column 1
Name -- Location
Felipe Acerra – Deceased
D. L. Hawkins – Las Vegas, NV.
Byron Bevington – Marshfield, VT.
Niki Sanders – Las Vegas, NV.
Daniel Buzzetti – Greeley, CO.
Isaac Mendez – New York, NY.
Tracy Chobham – Frostburg, MD.
Nicholas Datre – Deceased
Paula Gramble – Monteith, IA.
Curtis Hovsepian – Grant Pass, OR.
Nathan Petrelli – New York, NY.
Noel Menzies- Deceased
Penkala Burton – Albert Lea, MN.
Theresa Hue Pham – Shreveport, LA.
Matthew Parkman – Los Angeles, CA.
Hiro Nakamura – Tokyo, Japan
? - Midland, TX. (Probably Charlie, ed.)

Column 2
Name -- Location
David Berman – New York, NY.
Leonie Pinkham - Deceased
Adam Soo Hoo – Kailua, HI.
Linda Tavara - Deceased
Norman Vantris - Deceased
Sparrow Redhouse – New Mexico
Amid Halebi – Los Angeles, CA.
Michelle … - ?
Candace W… - ?
Harry Fl… - ?
Ethan Ki… - Deceased
Abu Aswan… - ?
Frank Cav… - Deceased
Diego Vel… - Deceased
Jess Murp… - Deceased
Sue Lande... - ?
Pam Green - ?



Some websites worth visiting if you are interested in this subject include:

Heroes Writers Article

Human Genome Project

Human Migration

World Health Organization

P.S. Episode 12, which is scheduled to air January 22nd, 2007 is entitled “GODSEND”.

INTERIM WEEK ONE

SYLAR'S WATCH
There has been some debate over Sylar's watch on some of the forum boards. Some believe that Sylar wears two different watches. After viewing them side-by-side I think that there is only one watch and it is a Sylar worn only by Sylar. The above image shows the watch after Chandra Suresh's murder (left) and six months ago (right). The watch on the right is not embedded in a case and covered with a crystal and therefore "looks" different than the other. This difference has been used to argue that there are two different watches. The only real difference that I can see between the two watches is that on the "6 Months" watch, the word "Sylar" is clearly visible. In the other one, where the watch is broken, you can't see where it says "Sylar" because the hands are in the way. The two watches have too many similarities to be different. What they have in common: The ball at the end of the second hand is identical. The minute and hour hands are the same. The triangular pips pointing to the hour numbers are identical and the winding mechanism is identical. They are, in my opinion the same watch.

P.S. Peter's watch, on the other hand, is a Nixon.

Also, there was additional speculation that in Peter's dream sequence that the sound of a ticking clock could be heard. I have watched the episode a number of times and find that the ticking is actually the "blinking" click-click-click of the construction arrow sign "> > >"in the background of the dream. The sound can only be heard when the arrow sign is visible (and just after it leaves the screen). It is not a Sylar sounding watch ticking.

GRAPHIC NOVEL 12

Also, Graphic Novel # 12 "Super-Heroics" was released today (12/12/06) at the NBC Heroes Graphic Novel page.

While in a comma in the hospital, presumably after his dream sequence in "Fallout", Peter struggles literally with his inner self. This issue of the graphic novel resembles a true comic book more than any other previous issue. Peter, and his counterpart, are dressed in familiar super-hero garb (to quote Ando "tights and a cape") and are battling for domination over the other. After the battle the antagonist is revealed and Peter realizes that he has been fighting himself. While we are certain not to see super-heroes in tights and capes in the series this issue gives us an insight into Peter’s emotional state. The fact that he considers himself a good hero is weighed down by the fact that there is potential for both great good and great evil in all people. Peter understands this and fears that he may not be the “good” hero he wants to be. The doubt entertained here is probably something any normal person might experience when found that they possessed an extraordinary ability. I enjoyed this issue for all the above reasons but also because it appealed to the teenager in me. Obviously, after all the thought and analysis required to publish this site I sometimes forget that “Heroes” really is a great deal of fun and presented to us for our entertainment. The graphic novel “Super-Heroics” brought me back 30 years, even if for just a moment of pure comic entertainment, and for that I truly appreciate their efforts.

P.S. Episode 12, which is scheduled to air January 22nd, 2007 is entitled “GODSEND”.

SEASON 1 : CHAPTER ELEVEN: “FALLOUT”

Air Date
Monday, December 4th, 2006 7/8c

NBC Press Release

AS SHOCKING DETAILS ABOUT ISSAC'S NYC NUCLEAR BOMBING PREDICTION ARE REVEALED, THE "HEROES" FACE TRAGEDY AND BETRAYALS -- The tragic events in Texas have sad, serious repercussions for many of the "heroes," their families and friends. Meanwhile, shocking details about the moments leading up to Isaac's predicted New York City nuclear bombing are revealed. Later, Isaac's newest painting has fascinating future implications for a hero in crisis. Suresh takes the first steps along his new path. Matt and F.B.I. Agent Audrey Hanson pursue a break in the Sylar case. Horrified by Jessica's recent actions, Niki makes a tough decision to protect her family.

Re-cap of Episode Chapter : “Fallout”

After Homecoming, Claire and Mr. Bennet return home. H.R.G. tells her that he has known for a long time about her ability. He also tells her that the man who killed Jackie has been taken care of and that because there are others out there like him Zach and Lyle need to be warned to remain silent.

Matt and Audrey visit the crime scene at Union Wells High School and determine that Sylar either had help escaping or disappeared.

Nathan visits an incarcerated Peter who tells him that he is suppose to stop the bomb in New York City. In a dream Sylar tells Peter, “How can you stop what’s coming? You don’t know a thing about power!”

Jessica shoots D.L. in the arm and attempts to shoot him in the head. But he is prepared for the second shot and phases out as it passes through his head. When Jessica comes to the car Micah and D.L. are gone.

H.R.G. confronts Sylar in a bunker inside the Primatech Paper Company. He calls him a watchmaker and Gabriel Gray. Sylar tells him that he “restores timepieces and that he sees how things work. How they tick.” H.R.G. responds by telling him that the infusion of so many alterations to his DNA has corrupted his mind. Sylar threatens Claire and tells H.R.G. that he will take her ability too. Outside the bunker Eden tells H.R.G. that she could persuade Sylar to kill himself and it would then all be over. H.R.G. tells her that her idea will have to wait.

Matt and Audrey attempt to interview Peter and when Matt tries to “read” him is confronted by feedback. Peter reads Audrey’s mind and tells Matt that he must protect Claire.

Mohinder returns to Brooklyn and attempts to warn the FBI that a serial killer is on the loose but is unsuccessful.

Isaac is sober and sketching in his book when Eden comes to see him. She tells Isaac that the cheerleader has been saved and that she is “going off the reservation.” She hands him a cell phone and a Primatech key card so that he can exit the building.

Hiro and Ando make their way to Union Wells High School but are too late. They believe that the cheerleader is dead but Hiro convinces Ando to continue. Hiro utters the new slogan, “Find the artist – stop the bomb!” Isaac then calls Hiro and tells them that they have to meet.

Audrey Hansen interviews Claire and H.R.G. as Matt tries to read their thoughts outside the room. What he doesn’t know is that the Haitian is also nearby blocking and/or deflecting his attempt to read minds.

Jessica and Niki argue over who has the power and who is stronger. Micah finds Jessica and tells her that D.L. is hurt.

Peter is visited by Claire and H.R.G. Mr. Bennet tells Peter that he owes him his life and that he promises to return the favor. Claire’s affect on Peter seems to be wearing off as he appears to become sick (probably from the five story fall.) Claire calls Peter her “hero.”

Jessica attempts to beat D.L. but he gets the drop on her and knocks her down. When Micah is hurt in the scuffle Nike comes back out.

Claire destroys the tapes that Zach had of her and her “accidents.”

At the Greyhound Bus Depot in Midland, Texas Isaac steps off a bus and finds Hiro and Ando waiting for him. Hiro shows him the comic that has not yet been printed. Hiro tells Isaac that he has seen him in the future and that he was lying on the floor dead. Isaac tells Hiro that the man who cuts off heads has been captured.

Claire comes home to find that her brother, Lyle can remember nothing about her ability.

Niki leaves D.L. and confronts a Utah State Trooper. She asks him to arrest her for murder.

Matt and Audrey are staked out at the Primatech paper Company. When H.R.G. and the Haitian come out of the building Matt tries to read them but can only manage a bloody nose and the word “Sylar.” They are otherwise closed off from him.

When Claire calls Zach to meet her she finds out that he too has been mind wiped.

H.R.G. brings food to Sylar who tells him that they are very much alike. They both like to collect special people. H.R.G. tells Sylar that they are going to “take him apart!”

Hiro, Ando and Isaac have taken a room at a hotel in Midland, Texas. Isaac has a blank canvas in front of him. Hiro tells him to concentrate. Isaac’s eyes turn white and he begins to paint!

H.R.G. receives a panicked call from Claire. She suspects that whoever is after her has wiped the minds of both Zach and Lyle. The Haitian enters her room and tells her that her father is the one wiping minds and that he was ordered to do the same to her. For some reason he feels that he should not follow that order and that Claire should pretend to have had her mind wiped.

Isaac finishes his painting and it seems out of place. The painting is of Hiro holding his sword in front of a dinosaur (T-Rex.) Hiro and Ando are confused as they think that Isaac can only paint the future.

Mohinder gets a call from Eden. She tells him that she needs to make things right and that she is going to kill the man who murdered his father.

When Eden confronts Sylar she tells him that she is going to place a gun in the food tray and that he will take it and kill himself with it. He breaks the glass and drags Eden to him with his mind and tells Eden that he is going to take her ability. When she points the gun at him he laughs and tells her that it will not work on him. Instead, she points it at herself and pulls the trigger. Sylar is amazed that she would kill herself to keep him from assimilating her power.

Nathan bails Peter out of jail but as they leave Peter passes out. In another dream he awakens in New York. He meets Mohinder who looks at Peter’s chest and runs away. Matt Parkman, D.L., Micah and Niki also run away from him after looking at his shirt.
Claire runs up to Peter but turns and runs away after looking at his shirt. Nathan, Simone and Isaac also show up as does Hiro and Ando. They all seem happy to see him until they look at his chest. Suddenly, Peter’s fingers begin to glow and then his entire body. Almost as if he was going to explode…

Peter wakes up on the ground outside the Sherriff’s office in Midland, Texas. He tells Nathan that the explosion is his fault. It seems that Peter is dying and Nathan does his best to try and revive him but…

To be continued…

Trivia

* When Sylar yells at H.R.G. about his name being Sylar, the sound of a ticking clock can be heard.

* The plate on the abandoned building found by Micah and D.L. reads, “Station B238 Forest Dept.”

* Mohinder tells the FBI on the phone that James Walker of Los Angeles was killed 9 days ago and Charlene Andrews of Midland, Texas two days ago.

* The note from Eden to Mohinder reads, “Welcome home! I knew you’d be back! Now get to work! Love, Eden.”

* “The Twelve Commandments”, the A.A. list of twelve steps is hanging on the wall in the room in which Isaac is staying in at Primatech Paper Company.

* Hiro and Ando discuss saving the cheerleader and use the terms “if” and “then”. Hiro says that it is not an “if, then statement which is the most basic of all control flow statements in computer programming. Both Hiro and Ando were programmers at Yamagoto Industries.

* The interview room in which Claire and H.R.G. are interview by Audrey Hansen is Room C-167.

* The Midland, Texas Greyhound Bus Depot street number is 151.

* Hiro gives Isaac the Vulcan hand sign (fingers split in the center) when he greets them after getting off the bus. This is a Star Trek reference.

* Lyle is wearing a t-shirt with the words, “Union Wells” on it.

* There are three signs outside “The Halfway House” BBQ restaurant off highway 12 in Utah. They are: 1) KEEPSAKES, 2) GIFT SHOP (Last Stop for 30 Miles), and 3)SOUVENIRS (Treasures From Utah).

* The Haitian tells Claire that he has wiped the minds of her friend (Zach), her brother (Lyle) and her mother many times.

* Hiro touches on the “Butterfly Effect” when he says, “What if I step on a bug? I could change history!”

* The pass code to Sylar’s bunker at Primatech paper Company is 5-9-6.

* The Odessa Sherriff’s department is located at 15 King Street.

* Peter’s watch reads 7:35 when he wakes up in New York (in his dream).

* The taxi that Mohinder gets out of is # GLO728

* A sign reading, “Vote Nathan Petrelli” is seen in Peter’s “dream.”

Connections

Episode 11
1) Matt and Audrey arrive at the murder scene at Union Wells High School the day after the murders.
2) H.R.G. meets Sylar (Gabriel Gray) in the special bunker at Primatech Paper Company.
3) The Haitian wipes the memories of Zach and Lyle.
4) Peter is interviewed by Matt and Audrey in Odessa, Texas.
5) Hiro and Ando arrive at Union Wells High School one day too late.
6) Isaac calls Hiro on the phone.
7) Audrey interviews Claire and H.R.G. at the Odessa Sheriff’s Department.
8) Matt introduces himself to H.R.G. and Claire.
9) The Haitian is at the Odessa Sheriff’s department to block any mind reading that Matt might attempt.
10) Peter is visited by Claire and H.R.G.
11) Isaac meets Hiro and Ando in Midland, Texas.
12) During a stakeout at Primatech Paper Company Matt and Audrey see the Haitian and H.R.G. come out of the main building.
13) The Haitian visits Claire.
14) In his dream Peter meets with the following “Heroes”: Mohinder, Matt, D.L., Micah, Niki, Claire, Nathan, Simone, Isaac, Hiro and Ando.

Nathan Petrelli

Episode 11
1) Nathan visits Peter in jail.
2) Nathan bails Peter out of jail and is present when he dreams of exploding.

Peter Petrelli

Episode 11
1) Matt tries to read Peters thoughts but is confronted by feedback.
2) Peter reads Audrey’s thought.
3) Peter sees Sylar in a dream.
4) The effects of Claire’s powers are wearing off Peter who probably ahs internal injuries that could not have healed.
5) H.R.G. makes a promise to Peter that some day he may be in a position to save his life and will do so.
6) Peter dreams of the future.
7) Peter glows and then explodes?

Peter's Dreams

Episode 11
1) Peter dreams of Sylar in his cell at the Odessa jail. Sylar tells him that he "doesn't know a thing about power!"
2) Peter dreams that the Heroes have all gathered in New York as he begins to glow and seemingly explode. (An interesting side note: The Haitian and H.R.G. are not seen in New York.)
(Note: Peter dreams of Nathan's car accident in the preceeding episode.)

Claire Bennett

Episode 11
1) Claire knows that her father is aware of her ability.
2) Claire begins to realize that her father is wiping the memories of people she knows.
3) Claire calls Peter her “hero.”

Claire’s “accidents”

Episode 11
None in this episode.

Mr. Bennett (Horn Rimmed Glasses or HRG)

Episode 11
1) Has captured and imprisoned Sylar.
2) Reports to a higher authority.
3) Does not command complete loyalty from the Haitian (or Eden for that matter.)
4) Promise Peter a future saving of life.
5) Instructs the Haitian to mind wipe Zach, Lyle and Claire.

Isaac Mendez:

Episode 11
1) Isaac is clean and sober.
2) We see that Isaac can indeed paint the future without being high on drugs.
3) Isaac is given the means to escape Primatech by Eden when she gives him the pass key card and the cell phone.

Isaac's Paintings
1) Painting of the "Exploding Man"
2) painting of Hira and Ando late to the Homecoming.
3) Charlie and Hiro at the Burnt Toast Cafe (sketch).
4) Hiro and Charlie at lunch counter at Burnt Toast Cafe (sketch).
5) Hiro and Ando at Burnt Toast Cafe (sketch).
6) Ando alone waiting for Hiro at Burnt Toast Cafe (sketch).
7) Hiro and explosion (see image).
8) Hiro with sword facing a dinosaur (see image).

Hiro Nakamura

Hiro’s “events”

Episode 11
Hiro does not teleport or stop time in this episode (but Peter may – dream sequence.)

Mohinder Suresh

Episode 11
1) Returns to Brooklyn to resume his father’s research.
2) Tries to warn the FBI of Sylar and his serial murder spree.

Chandra Suresh

Episode 11
Not in this episode.

Niki Sanders / Jessica

Episode 11
1) Shoots D.L. in the arm and in the head.
2) Argues with Niki over power.
3) Turns herself in to the Utah State Patrol.

Micah Sanders

Episode 11
1) Is hurt by Jessica.

D.L. Hawkins

Episode 11
1) Phase shifts to keep a bullet from his brain.
2) Phase shifts through a door to unlock it.

Eden McCain

Episode 11
1) Gives Isaac the means to escape Primatech Paper Company.
2) Kills herself rather then seeing Sylar gain/assimilate her ability.

Matt Parkman

Episode 11
1) Tries to read Peter’s thoughts but encounters feedback.
2) Tries to read Claire and H.R.G. at the Odessa Sheriff’s Department but is blocked by the Haitian.
3) Reads Audrey’s mind in the car while on stakeout.
4) Tries to read H.R.G. and the Haitian in the parking lot of Primatech and gets only “Sylar.”
5) Uses real police techniques to show Audrey that more than one person was present when Sylar “disappeared.”

Paul E. Sylar / Gabriel Gray

Episode 11
1) Breaks the glass enclosure to his cage with his mind.
2) Pulls Eden towards him with his mind.
3) Tries to perform skullification on Eden but is interrupted when she kills herself.
4) Has altered his DNA in some way to assimilate others abilities.
5) Sees himself as a collector of special abilities.
6) Restores timepieces (is not a watchmaker.)

Charlie

Episode 11
Not in this episode.

The Haitian

Episode 11
1) Blocks Matt from reading Claire and H.R.G. during their interview with Audrey.
2) Erases Lyle's memory of Claire's ability.
3) Erases Zach's memory of Claire's ability.
4) Tells Claire that he has erases her mother's memories many time.
5) Does NOT erase Claire's memory. Why?

The Symbol

The symbol appears to be a shadow (or an eclipse) of the human DNA helix. The intersecting horizontal lines seem to be markers where the DNA has mutated. This is possibly the super-genome or a “new” or “mutated” protein that identifies the Heroes. It can be found in too many locations (see below) to be a mere coincidence. Is it a calling card to those with special powers? And will they rally around it?

Episode 11
1) The Haitian is wearing his symbol necklace at the Odessa Sherriff’s office. The symbol is on the necklace. (The necklace is seen twice in this episode)
2) Jessica’s tattoo reveals the symbol when she is arguing with Niki in the woods.

The Mark (The Partial Symbol?)

Episode 11
Not seen in this episode.

Brains

Episode 11
1) Audrey Hansen asks Matt if Sylar took Jackie’s Brains.
2) Hiro tells Isaac that in the future his head was cut off and his brains missing.
3) Ando calls Sylar “Brainman!”
4) Eden shoots herself in the brain on purpose to keep Sylar from assimilating her ability.

Note: The next episode "Godsend" will air Monday, January 22nd, 2007. I will be posting once each week during the interim.

SEASON 1 : CHAPTER TEN: “SIX MONTHS AGO”

Air Date
Monday, November 27th, 2006 7/8c

NBC Press Release

THE CLOCK TURNS BACK SIX MONTHS AS "HEROES'" SECRETS ARE REVEALED -- As the clock turns back six months for all of the "Heroes," Mohinder's father Chandra Suresh arrives in New York to begin his quest to find individuals with extraordinary abilities, and meets someone all to eager to be special. Peter celebrates his graduation from nursing school, and learns that Nathan plans to prosecute a case that could mean trouble for the entire Petrelli family. A surprise visit from her father brings out the worst in Niki. Hiro attempts to be a hero and change the future for someone important. Claire joins the cheerleading squad and makes a curious discovery. H.R.G. and the Haitian meet someone special.

Re-cap of Episode Chapter : “Six Months Ago”

Intro – Mohinder narrates: “To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose. The earth spins at a thousand miles an hour as we desperately try to keep from being thrown off. Like the first blush of winter that signals the great migration. Is there any warning of their arrival? A sign? A single event that’s set the chain into motion? Was it a whisper in god’s ear? Survive, adapt, escape… And if we could mark that single moment in time, that first hint of prophecy of approaching danger, would we have done anything differently? Could it have been stopped? Or was the die long ago cast? And if we could go back and alter its course, stop it from happening, would we?”

Hiro arrives in Midland, Texas at the Burnt Toast Café six months ago. It is Charlie’s birthday.

In Brooklyn, New York Gabriel Gray works on an old German watch as Chandra Suresh enters his watchmaker’s shop. Gabriel tells him that his watch is running 2 seconds slow (?) and fixes his watch in moments. Chandra tells him about the genetic research he is doing and that he suspects that Gabriel has special abilities. He gives him a copy of “Activating Evolution” and tells him to call him after reading it.

In Los Angeles, Matt Parkman pulls over a car for a traffic violation. The driver is Eden McCain. Using her voice of suggestion she tells Matt to get back into his car and to eat some doughnuts. After a few moments of confusion Matt drives away. When Eden begins to drive away she is confronted by the Haitian.

In Odessa, Texas Claire has made the cheerleading squad. Jackie and Claire fight over the uniform and Claire’s hand gets get when it goes through a plate glass door. Chandra Suresh calls H.R.G. and wants to learn more about Claire.

Hiro finds out that he has teleported six months into the past and has arrived on Charlie’s birthday in April. Hiro realizes that he is having trouble controlling his ability and feels that he has made a mistake.

In Las Vegas Niki attends an A.A. meeting and we discover that she has been sober one year. We find that Niki’s father is at the meeting and he tells her that he wants back into her life.

In Manhattan Peter is throwing a graduation party in which Nathan, Heidi, and Angela Petrelli attend. Nathan tells Peter that the District Attorney wants him to prosecute Mr. Linderman (who is now in Atlantic City). He tells him that Linderman has mob ties that are so deep that if they take him out an empire will fall. This includes their father.

Gabriel Gray visits Chandra Suresh at his apartment and tells him that he has always felt different, like he did not belong to his family. Chandra tells him that they’ll begin testing on his brain to see if any abilities are present. Chandra says, “If the soul exists, scientifically speaking, it exists in the brain.”

H.R.G. covers Eden’s list of criminal activities and she tries to use her power to convince him to let her go. But she begins to become aware that the Haitian can counter her power.

Hiro calls Japan from the past and asks for Ando but the Hiro from the past answers! Hiro immediately hangs up. “Great-a Scott!” he exclaims.

Matt Parkman is met by Tom McHenry who calls him a walking cliché for eating doughnuts. Matt is only an hour away from taking the detective test.

Hiro gives Charlie a Japanese language book and tells her that she has a “big memory” and that it will get “stronger in the future.” Charlie still doubts Hiro’s ability so he stops time and goes and gets her flowers and then delivers food to one of her tables. Then he offers up the prophetic, “Tomorrow the swallow will slay the dragon.”

Niki and D.L. visit Jessica’s gravesite and Niki tells D.L. that it’s important not to forget.

As Nathan and Heidi are driving home from Peter’s party a truck tries to run them off the road. Nathan’s ability kicks him to protect him and as he rises away from the car it crashes into some barrels on the off ramp of the freeway.

Peter wakes up from a dream when the phone rings. It is Nathan calling to tell him about the accident but Peter already saw in his dream that they were run off the road. At the hospital the doctor tells Nathan that Heidi’s injuries will put her in a wheelchair.

Back at the Burnt Toast Café Hiro shows Charlie in a Japanese newspaper that the Swallows defeated the Dragons in baseball, which should have confirmed his prediction from the day before. When Charlie still refuses to believe he stops time enough to show her the one thousand origami cranes that he had folded.

Chandra Suresh is testing Gabriel Gray when he comes to the conclusion that Gray may not have powers after all. Gabriel gets angry and storms out but not before taking a post it note with the address of Brian Davis, a man who Chandra suspects has telekinetic powers. As gray leaves H.R.G. arrives by taxi.

Micah receives a new laptop computer from his grandfather as a gift and immediately starts to take it apart. Hal tells Niki, “You are only as sick as your secrets.” Niki responds with “What did you do that was so bad?” When Hall sees that Micah has taken apart the computer he gets angry and leaves.

Chandra Suresh tells H.R.G. that mutations are cancers and diseases and that his daughter had a genetic anomaly which is how he got started in genetics in the first place.

Jessica comes to Hal’s hotel room, roughs him up a bit and tells him to go away and never come back.

Claire is practicing her cheerleading when her father (Mr.Bennet aka H.R.G.) comes home with a gift for her. During their discussion he tells Claire that, “your actions make you good or bad.” When they go to check on Claire’s cut hand they find that the wound has already healed.

Matt tells Janice that he has failed the detectives test once again.

Peter believes that he is going to give a deposition against Mr. Linderman but when Nathan arrives he tells him that there won’t be one because their father had just died from a heart attack.

Charlie tells Hiro that she has a blood clot in her brain that is inches away from an aneurism and that she is dying. She tells Hiro that she loves him and when they go to kiss… Hiro is teleported back to the exercise yard on the top of the Yamagoto Industries building where he and Ando work. After a few tries Hiro realizes that he cannot teleport back.

Brian Davis enters Gabriel Gray’s watchmaker shop and shows him his ability to move things by mind control. When he asks his name Gabriel looks at the watch he is working on and tells him that his name is Sylar. As they discuss Davis’ power Sylar strikes him in the head with a crystal paper weight and kills him.
Eden asks H.R.G. what he wants her to do and he replies, “get Claire’s name off Suresh’s list!”

Gabriel Gray (now Sylar) comes back to Chandra Suresh’s apartment and shows him that he can now use his mind to move a glass. Sylar tells Chandra that he can start over and that the people with abilities on his map need to be told that they are different and that they will find them together.

Hiro returns to the Burnt Toast Café in the present through mundane means and tells Ando that he could not save Charlie, that the power was too big for him and that he had failed.

Outro – Mohinder narrates: “This list, these people, their future is written in their DNA. Just as the past, it seems, is written in stone. Was the die cast from the very beginning? Or is it in our own hands to alter the course of destiny? Of all our abilities, it is free will that truly makes us unique. With it, we have a tiny but potent chance to deny fate. And only with it can we find our way back to being human again.”

Trivia

* Gabriel Gray’s watch shop is called “Gray and Sons.” Assuming that sons means more than one then perhaps there are two Sylar’s running around loose on the planet.

* Gabriel tells Chandra Suresh that the watch he is working on (a Sylar) was a 1917 German watch and that he had been working on it for seven years.

* Matt’s police car number is 82388.

* The bottle of alcohol that Eden has on the front seat of the stolen car is “Wild Goose” brand “Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 101 proof and 8 years old.”

* The stolen car is a 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo Spider (Hand made in Saint Agata in Northern Italy and a work of art!)

* Lori Trammel turned in her cheerleading uniform and that is how Claire got on the squad.

* Charlie’s birthday is April 24th.

* Peter’s apartment number is 1407.

* Peter has graduated from college and is now a nurse. His specialty is Hospice Care.

* One of the songs playing in the background during Peter’s party is “Avalon” by Roxy Music.

* Another is "Take Your Mama" by Scissor Sisters.

* Eden’s list of criminal activities include: Grand Theft Auto, Larceny, Robbery and Arson and that she is suspected of murder in Oklahoma (probably her step mom – see graphic novel # 9 “Life Before Eden”

* Matt Parkman and Tom McHenry meet outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

* Matt has a box of doughnuts in the car with him.

* The book that Hiro gives to Charlie is entitled, “Japanese Language Studies.”

* The truck that runs Nathan off the road is a GMC with New Jersey plates “TFH-63C8.”

* The accident happens at the off ramp exit to “New Dock Street.”

* When Nathan is told about his wife’s condition the eclipse can be seen in the glass window. (Note: Granted this looks like a trick of light from the lights inside the hospital but there is no doubt that it was the eclipse, whether by accident or on purpose it added a new dimension to the story and more trivia to post for yours truly.)

* A Japanese wedding tradition is that if you construct one thousand origami cranes then you will have good fortune. Some traditions say you are entitled to one free wish.

* The crane is a symbol of honor and loyalty.

* The street number at the Burnt Toast Café is 143. (Street name however is unknown.)

* Brian Davis’ address is: 14 Berman Street # 3, N.Y., N.Y. 10003 (Note: Rick Berman is a producer and writer who has done work on many of the Star Trek incarnations. Rick took over as head of the Star Trek franchise after its creator, Gene Roddenberry, died in the early 90s. He is still, to this day, the head of the franchise. This may be a shout-out to him.)

* Hal is reading “The Sirens of the Titans” by Kurt Vonegut Jr. in his hotel room when Jessica pays a visit. This book is highly insightful and Vonegut shows us that life is governed by accidents rather than the will of divinity; that the concept of "hell" is hideous and wrong; that humans are capable both of great kindness and great depravity; that irony seems to rule the universe with an iron fist.

* Hal’s check to Niki and D.L. was a blank check!

* Matt has worked 11 years on the Los Angeles police force and all as a traffic cop.

* Hiro wants to take Charlie to a 24 hour Samurai Film Festival at the draft House in Austin, Texas. The movies that are playing: 1) Yojimbo, 2) The Seven Samurai and 3) The Hidden Fortress (all of which were written and directed by Akira Kurosawa).

* When Hiro and Charlie are talking about the Samurai Film Festival there is a Greyhound bus in the background. This company is a recurring theme in the show (viral marketing anyone?)

* The advertisement clock in the window of Gray & Sons watch shop is set to seven minutes to midnight.

* A portion of the folder on which Brian Davis' address was written on a sticky note has the words "Psychic Powers" and"Drug Induced Hallucination" hand written on it.

Connections

Episode 10
1) Chandra Suresh visits Gabriel Gray (Sylar) at his watch shop in Brooklyn.
2) Matt Parkman pulls over Eden McCain fro a traffic violation.
3) The Haitian abducts Eden McCain and takes her to H.R.G.
4) Niki’s father Hal attends an A.A. meeting in which Niki and Tina are also in attendance.
5) Chandra Suresh calls and talks to H.R.G. about Claire.
6) Past Hiro calls and talks to present Hiro at Yamagoto Industries.
7) Gabriel Gray and H.R.G. pass each other in the street in front of Chandra Suresh’s apartment.
8) H.R.G. visits Chandra Suresh moments after Gabriel Gray (Sylar) leaves.
9) Brian Davis comes to Gabriel Gray’s watch shop.

Nathan Petrelli

Episode 10
1) Nathan is a lawyer that the D.A. asks to go after Linderman.
2) Nathan protects himself involuntarily by flying just before his car crashes into water barrels after being forced off the road by another vehicle.
3) Nathan tells Peter that Linderman’s guys caused the accident.

Peter Petrelli

Episode 10
1) Peter has a dream in which he sees Nathan’s accident. (Telepathy or Precognition?)

Claire Bennett

Episode 10
1) Makes the cheerleading squad at the expense of Lori Trammel. Jackie is at fault.
2) Claire’s hand heals very rapidly and HRG knows about her power.

Claire’s “accidents”

Episode 10
1) Claire puts her hand through a plate glass door accidentally. First recognition of her power.

Mr. Bennett (Horn Rimmed Glasses or HRG)

Episode 10
1) Abducts Eden with the help of the Haitian.
2) Visits Chandra Suresh.

Isaac Mendez:

Episode 10
Not in this episode.

Hiro Nakamura

Hiro’s “events”

Episode 10
1) Hiro teleports six months into the past and ends up at the Burnt Toast Café on April 24th, 2006.
2) Stops time and delivers flowers to Charlie.
3) Stops time and finishes delivering one of Charlie’s food orders to the table.
4) Stops time and fold 1000 origami cranes.
5) Inadvertently teleports back to Japan just prior to kissing Charlie.

Mohinder Suresh

Episode 10
1) Is still contemplating the list of “heroes” that his father has compiled.
2) Narrates the intro and outro.

Chandra Suresh

Episode 10
1) Finds Patient Zero (Gabriel Gray aka Sylar) in New York.
2) Began working in genetics because his daughter had a mutation. Does not tell what that mutation is.
3) Defines the “evolutionary imperative” as “that which we are destined to do!”
4) Meets with H.R.G. regarding Claire and her abilities.

Niki Sanders / Jessica

Episode 10
1) We find out that Niki was an alcoholic and seems to have worked for a casino (the vest and name tag appeared to be from a casino.)
2) Jessica / Niki seem to exhibit the classic signs of a split personality (rather than a special ability.) During physical or mental pain one stronger personality will come out to protect the other(s).

Micah Sanders

Episode 10
1) Takes apart an entire laptop computer in about ten minutes.

D.L. Hawkins

Episode 10
1) Is a felon prior to when the story began.

Eden McCain

Episode 10
1) Uses her power of suggestion on Matt Parkman to get out of a traffic violation / stolen car arrest.
2) Tries to use her powers against H.R.G. to no avail.
3) Seems to be in a lot of trouble with the law.

Matt Parkman

Episode 10
1) Matt is dyslexic and has trouble reading as the words get twisted around. He has failed the detective test at work.
2) Matt hears his wife think that he is “her hero!” This is his first sign of an ability.

Paul E. Sylar / Gabriel Gray

Episode 10
1) Meets with Chandra Suresh and is tested by him.
2) Takes his name from a German watch.
3) Kills Brian Davis by hitting him in the head with a crystal paper weight. Brian’s head is broken open and his brains are leaking out. Sylar knows that Brian was “broken.”

Charlie

Episode 10
1) Tells Hiro that she has a blood clot that is inches a way from an aneurism and that she is dying. Could this have caused her remarkable feats of memory?

The Symbol

The symbol appears to be a shadow (or an eclipse) of the human DNA helix. The intersecting horizontal lines seem to be markers where the DNA has mutated. This is possibly the super-genome or a “new” or “mutated” protein that identifies the Heroes. It can be found in too many locations (see below) to be a mere coincidence. Is it a calling card to those with special powers? And will they rally around it?

Episode 10
1) Chandra gives Gabriel Gray his book “Activating Evolution.” The symbol is on the cover.
2) The book “Activating Evolution” is seen on the desk of Chandra when Gabriel Gray returns his book. The symbol is on the cover.
3) The Haitian is wearing a necklace which has the symbol on it.
4) Gabriel Gray gives the book “Activating Evolution” to Brian Davis. As he is looking over the book Gabriel (Sylar) kills him. The book is seen on the floor in the pool of blood. The symbol is on the cover.

The Mark (The Partial Symbol?)

Episode 10
Not seen in this episode.

Brains

There has been some discussion concerning mutated and/or manipulated DNA as the reason behind our Heroes powers. But why would someone go through the trouble of sawing the top of someone’s head off and scraping out the brains if it wasn’t important. I can’t think of a psychological reason why this might be done but for research purposes it makes sense. Einstein had his brain removed and studied after his death. Perhaps the powers we are seeing are not genetic manipulations at all but rather from evolution and the power of the brain. Why then the double helix symbol? Mohinder Suresh began the series with the question, “"People only use 10% of their brains, what if they used more?” Could this then be the real reason behind their powers? Have our Heroes somehow found a way to tap into additional brainpower? And, is Sylar being controlled by Mr. Bennett (HRG)? And the question that I keep asking myself, “What is Sylar’s power?” Can he assimilate others abilities?

Episode 10
1) It seems that Brian Davis was Sylar’s first victim and that his powers are obtained somehow via the brains of his victims. How has not yet been determined.

SEASON 1 : CHAPTER NINE: “HOMECOMING”

NBC Press Release
Air Date: November 20th, 2006 7/8c

WILL THEY SAVE THE CHEERLEADER AND SAVE THE WORLD? THE 'HEROES' EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS AND DEFINING MOMENTS IN THEIR LIVES -- As H.R.G. tries to protect his daughter by any means, Claire's high school homecoming turns into a frightening night. Meanwhile, Nathan and Simone work together to find Isaac's painting for Peter -- but this key to the future could lead to tragedy. Elsewhere, Hiro travels back in time to right an upsetting wrong and as Niki puts a goal in sight, Micah spends time with his dad. Still experiencing strange dreams while in India, Suresh learns of a boy that might pull him back into his father's research.


Re-cap of Episode Chapter Nine: “Homecoming”

Narration (Mohinder): “We are, if anything, creatures of habit, drawn to the safety and comfort of the familiar. But what happens when the familiar becomes unsafe? When the fear that we have been desperately trying to avoid finds us where we live?”

Claire and Zach are enjoying lunch when the principal posts the Homecoming Queen on the school bulletin board. Claire is determined the winner.

Nathan has purchased the painting that Peter wanted so badly but destroys it by throwing a bucket of paint over it. He tells Simone that it is to save Peter’s life.

Jessica practices sharp shooting with a high-powered rifle somewhere in the desert of Nevada.

Out on Highway 12 in Utah Micah and D.L. Hawkins are on the run from Jessica/Niki. D.L. tries to enter a restaurant but a policeman interrupts him. When he returns to the car Micah is gone.

Mohinder begins his search in Chennai, India for Inyer Sanjog who he believes can enter dreams and becomes a spiritual guide.

Simone tells Peter that his brother destroyed the painting but when she questions him on his belief concerning the painting Peter tells her that he must go to save the cheerleader. Simone shows him a digital image of the painting and tells him that the High School was located in Odessa, Texas.

Peter immediately calls Hiro but Ando answers and tells him that they are already in Texas (Midland) and are very close to Odessa. Peter tells him to wait there as he will be there soon.

Isaac finishes the painting but it is of no help to H.R.G. The painting resembles a demon in red with outstretched arms and light coming from its fingertips. HRG tells Eden that the painting is useless and he wants her to convince Isaac to paint another one. Eden refuses. H.R.G. tells Eden to find Sylar and take him out.

Zach tells Claire that he campaigned for her as Homecoming Queen and that she won the freak vote (or unpopular kids). Zach gives Claire a copy of Chandra Suresh’s book “Activating Evolution” and tells her that it has information concerning her ability. When Jackie insults Zach Claire punches her out!

Claire is grounded from the homecoming by her father.

Micah has run away from D.L. to a Greyhound Bus Stop presumably to return back to Nevada to his mother. D.L. catches up with him and Micah tells him that he knows about Jessica.

Mohinder finds Inyer playing soccer and confronts him. He tells the young boy that two paths have been presented to him and wants to know which he should take. The boy answers that he already has the answer.

Claire is reading “Activating Evolution” when she gets a text message that Zach has come to rescue her from her grounding. Claire tells Zach that he must be her date. In response, Zach tells Claire that she must “embrace her inner freak” and not to deny who she is.

Peter meets Ando at the Burnt Toast Café and Ando tells him what has happened to Charlie and that Hiro has returned to the past to save her. Peter and Ando tell each other that they are really nothing without someone else. It is 7:19pm

Mohinder enters two dreams involving his father and learns that he must continue his father’s research. After making his decision he enters "NO" to the question on the computer (Do you want to quit?) and a password box appears. After trying both “Darwin” and “Sylar” as passwords he tries “Shanti” which works and brings up a list of Heroes and their locations.

Claire runs into Peter at the High School and he asks about Jackie. Claire tells him that she’s not that special and Peter tells Claire that things get better after High School. When he exits the building he is standing in the exact spot which Isaac had previously painted. It is 8:02pm.

Sylar (still wearing the broken watch) is seen looking at the same trophy case Peter had just been looking in. Jackie confronts Claire in the locker room and Claire tells Jackie about the tape of the train wreck. An ominous shadow crosses the back of the locker room.

H.R.G. is seen in the amphitheatre of the Union Wells High School.

Peter is standing in front of the sign at Union Wells High School. It is 8:10pm.

In the locker room Sylar grabs Jackie by the throat and begins choking her. Claire jumps on his back but he tosses her aside with no effort. She slams into the wall. Sylar points a finger at Jackie’s head and she begins to lose the top of her skull. Claire stands and her wounds instantly begin to heal. Sylar realizes he has killed the wrong cheerleader. Claire runs into Peter coming to her aide when Sylar begins throwing lockers at him (again as painted by Isaac.) Sylar chases Peter and Claire and Peter yells at Claire to find a public place. She runs as Sylar attacks Peter. As Sylar attacks Peter pushes him off the edge of the building and they both fall in a heap. They both appear dead.

When Claire comes to Peter’s aide he sits up and begins reassembling his broken bones and body parts. Sylar is gone! H.R.G. finds Claire and Claire wants him to go back and help Peter but he refuses.

In the meantime, Sylar is walking away from the school when he is confronted by Eden. When he starts to attack she tells him that he "does not want to hurt" her and that she wants him to "tell her all about himself" but "first he must go to sleep." The Haitian arrives and puts his patented sleeper hold on Sylar who falls to the ground.

Peter is arrested by the police.

Mohinder tells his mother that he is going back to America to continue his father’s research, to find the Heroes and warn them of the dangers they face.

Micah tells D.L. that he called his mother and we see Jessica in a tree sighting in on D.L. with the high-powered rifle as he enters the car. A gunshot rings out…

Ando sits at the Burnt Toast Café waiting for Hiro…

Hiro appears at Charlie’s birthday party 6 months earlier and tells her that he is there to save her life…

Narration (Mohinder): “We are all at our cores the sum of our fears. To embrace destiny we must, inevitably, face those fears and conquer them. Whether they come from the familiar… or the unknown.”

Trivia

* The Homecoming Court is:
Claire Bennet – Homecoming Queen
Darlene Price
Tamara Greeer (spelled with 2 e's on list)
Bethany Wheelock
Cynthia Acosta
Jody Kidd

* A memo on the same bulletin board reads “No War… Peace!” And a small post-it note reads “no more?”

* The rifle that Jessica is testing is purchased for $2000.00. It can pierce boddy armor at 400 yards and is military grade. The gunrunner calls it a Concella ? 320Z.

* The gunrunners blue Dodge van’s license plate number is Nevada 28C RKL.

* HRG shows Eden three pictures of people who have had their skulls removed and presumably their brains also. They are: Charlie at the Burnt Toast Café, A black woman in a white shirt with orange swirls, and a man with a mustache.

* When Claire receives the text message from Zach we see that his screen name is “FILMSBYZACH.” The message reads “CLACK, CLACK-CLACK” which translates to “Throwing rocks at ur window, open up!”

* When Peter is looking into the trophy case there is a newspaper clipping that shows Jackie Wilcox, the sheriff and the man Claire saved with the following headline: “ Odessa Honors Local Hero”.

* The BBQ restaurant in Utah on Highway 12 where D.L. and Micah spend most of the episode is called "The Halfway House."

* The list of Heroes from Chandra Suresh’s computer:
Column 1
Name -- Location
Felipe Acerra – Deceased
D. L. Hawkins – Las Vegas, NV.
Byron Bevington – Marshfield, VT.
Niki Sanders – Las Vegas, NV.
Daniel Buzzetti – Greeley, CO.
Isaac Mendez – New York, NY.
Tracy Chobham – Frostburg, MD.
Nicholas Datre – Deceased
Paula Gramble – Monteith, IA.
Curtis Hovsepian – Grant Pass, OR.
Nathan Petrelli – New York, NY.
Noel Menzies- Deceased
Penkala Burton – Albert Lea, MN.
Theresa Hue Pham – Shreveport, LA.
Matthew Parkman – Los Angeles, CA.
Hiro Nakamura – Tokyo, Japan
? - Midland, TX.

Column 2
Name -- Location
David Berman – New York, NY.
Leonie Pinkham - Deceased
Adam Soo Hoo – Kailua, HI.
Linda Tavara - Deceased
Norman Vantris - Deceased
Sparrow Redhouse – New Mexico
Amid Halebi – Los Angeles, CA.
Michelle … - ?
Candace W… - ?
Harry Fl… - ?
Ethan Ki… - Deceased
Abu Aswan… - ?
Frank Cav… - Deceased
Diego Vel… - Deceased
Jess Murp… - Deceased
Sue Lande... - ?
Pam Green - ?


Connections

Episode 9
1) Nathan meets Simone at her art gallery in New York.
2) Peter calls Ando in Texas.
3) Mohinder finds and talks to Inyer Sanjog (the dreamer).
4) Peter meets Ando at the Burnt Toast Café in Midland, Texas.
5) Peter meets Claire at Union Wells High School.
6) Sylar attacks Claire at Union Wells High School.
7) Peter gets attacked by Sylar while trying to protect Claire.
8) Sylar meets Eden McCain and the Haitian near the Union Wells High School.
9) Hiro first meets Charlie at the Burnt Toast Café (6 months ago.)

Nathan Petrelli

Episode 9
1) Unpacks Isaac’s painting of Peter at Simone’s art gallery.
2) Destroys Isaac’s painting of Peter to tray and save his life.

Peter Petrelli

Episode 9
1) Peter finds out that the cheerleader is at Union Wells High School in Odessa, Texas.
2) Peter tells Ando that his ability is to absorb other’s abilities.
3) Sylar throws the locker doors at Peter just as Isaac painted.
4) Peter pushes Sylar off the wall in an attempt to save Claire.
5) Peter appears to have died from massive injuries during the fall.
6) Is revived back to life and reassembles himself after Claire comes near him.
7) Is arrested by the Odessa police.

Claire Bennett

Episode 9
1) Is named Homecoming Queen.
2) Claire finds out that Zach campaigned for her.
3) Claire punches Jackie out when she insults Zach.
4) Is given a copy of Chandra Suresh’s book “Activating Evolution.”
5) Is grounded by HRG to keep her away from the school during Homecoming.
6) Is attacked by Sylar but survives! “Save the cheerleader! Save the world!”
7) Revives Peter from the dead and her powers help to heal him.

Claire’s “accidents”

Episode 9
1) Arm severely broken.
2) Bones in forehead and side of face broken.
3) Jaw broken.
4) Large cut on side of face.

Peter’s “accidents” (with Claire’s proximity)

Episode 9
1) Smashed head and large amount of blood loss.
2) Broken spine/pelvis/lower body.
3) Broken legs.
4) Broken foot.
5) Cut on face.

Mr. Bennett (Horn Rimmed Glasses or HRG)

Episode 9
1) Tells Eden to get Isaac to create another painting.
2) Instructs Eden to find Sylar and “take him out!”
3) Grounds Claire from the Homecoming to try and save her life.
4) Goes to the school after he finds out that Claire has left the house.

Isaac Mendez

Episode 9
Not in this episode

Isaac’s paintings

Episode 9
1) Union Wells High School Homecoming with Peter’s death. (Digital picture of painting – we did not see the real painting.)
2) The “demon in red” – a painting of a red silhouette with yellow eyes outstretched arms and light emanating from the fingertips. (Could this be a painting of Theodore Sprague?)
3) Cheerleader on amphitheatre steps.
4) Sylar with dead cheerleader.
5) Charlie holding plates of food.
6) Israeli bus explosion.
7) Hiro and Ando after Homecoming at Union Wells High School.

Hiro Nakamura

Hiro’s “events”

Episode 9
1) Returns to the Burnt Toast Café 6 months previously.
2) Tells Charlie he is there to save her life!

Mohinder Suresh

Episode 9
1) Finds the dreamer boy Inyer.
2) Turns down Mira’s offer to work in genetics with her.
3) Decides to continue his father’s work.
4) Discovers the password to his father’s computer and unlocks the list of Heroes that his father had found.

Chandra Suresh

Episode 9
1) Tells his associate that finding the Heroes is the most important work in the world and that nothing else matters.
2) Quotes Darwin to his son and tells him that a true scientist should be hard like a stone.

Niki Sanders / Jessica

Episode 9
1) Purchases a high-powered rifle to shoot D.L.
2) Tries ? to shoot D.L.

Micah Sanders

Episode 9
1) Tells D.L. he knows about Jessica.
2) Calls his mother again!

D.L. Hawkins

Episode 9
1) Will return to Las Vegas to Niki.
2) is being hunted by Jessica.

Eden McCain

Episode 9
1) Is much more powerful then we thought (on the level of the Jedi, she has the “force.”)
2) Meets and subdues Sylar (with the help of the Haitian,)
3) Refuses to make Isaac paint again.

Matt Parkman

Episode 9
Not in this episode.

Paul E. Sylar

Episode 9
1) Attacks and kills Jackie Wilcox.
2) Attacks Claire but is interrupted by Peter Petrelli.
3) Attacks Peter Petrelli and kills him.
4) Is subdues and taken captive by Eden, the Haitian and HRG. We wonder how long it will take for his marks to appear?

Uluru

Episode 9
1) Found on 9th Wonders! comic book.

Theodore Sprague

Episode 9
Not in this episode (although I wonder if the painting that Isaac did wasn’t of him in full glow-mode?)

Iyer Sanjog

Episode 9
1) Is a dream shaper and spiritual guide.
2) Is found by Mohinder.
3) Tells Mohinder to go back to America and find the Heroes (not in those words but that is the message.)

Charlie

Episode 9
1) Is told by Hiro that he is there to save her life.

The Symbol

The symbol appears to be a shadow (or an eclipse) of the human DNA helix. The intersecting horizontal lines seem to be markers where the DNA has mutated. This is possibly the super-genome or a “new” or “mutated” protein that identifies the Heroes. It can be found in too many locations (see below) to be a mere coincidence. Is it a calling card to those with special powers? And will they rally around it?

Episode 9
1) On Jessica’s back (twice – once when shooting the rifle and once when talking with the gun runner)
2) Zach gives Claire a copy of “Activating Evolution”, the symbol is on the cover.
3) Drawn on the Greyhound bus stop sign by hand.
4) Claire is reading her copy of “Activating Evolution”, the symbol is on the cover.
5) On Chandra Suresh’s desktop computer screen.
6) Mohinder has a galley copy of “Activating Evolution”, the symbol is on the cover.
7) The Haitian is wearing the necklace when he captures and subdues Sylar.

The Mark (The Partial Symbol?)

Episode 9
Not seen in this episode.

Brains

There has been some discussion concerning mutated and/or manipulated DNA as the reason behind our Heroes powers. But why would someone go through the trouble of sawing the top of someone’s head off and scraping out the brains if it wasn’t important. I can’t think of a psychological reason why this might be done but for research purposes it makes sense. Einstein had his brain removed and studied after his death. Perhaps the powers we are seeing are not genetic manipulations at all but rather from evolution and the power of the brain. Why then the double helix symbol? Mohinder Suresh began the series with the question, “"People only use 10% of their brains, what if they used more?” Could this then be the real reason behind their powers? Have our Heroes somehow found a way to tap into additional brainpower? And, is Sylar being controlled by Mr. Bennett (HRG)? And the question that I keep asking myself, “What is Sylar’s power?” Could he assimilate others abilities?

Episode 9
HRG shows Eden three pictures of people who have had their skulls removed and presumably their brains also. They are:
1) Charlie at the Burnt Toast Café.
2) A black woman in a white shirt with orange swirls.
3) A man with a mustache.

SEASON 1 : CHAPTER EIGHT: “SEVEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT”

NBC Press Release
Air Date: November 13th, 2006 7/8c

FORCES GATHER TO THREATEN VARIOUS "HEROES" -- Back in India to mourn the passing of his father, Suresh encounters mysterious dreams of the past that force him to question what path to take next. Continuing their journey to New York, Hiro and Ando stop at a diner and meet someone interesting. In crisis, Niki comes to a personal understanding. Determined to see one of Isaac’s paintings that Simone recently sold, Peter asks Nathan for help in finding a key to the future. Intent on getting back to her normal life, Claire focuses on Homecoming preparations, unaware of what's to come. Meanwhile, H.R.G. and a surprising associate focus their attentions on another "hero."

Re-cap of Episode Chapter Eight: “Seven Minutes To Midnight”

Mohinder returns home to participate at his father’s funeral, which is held in Kanyakumari, India, the burial ground of Gandhi. Chandra Suresh’s ashes are ceremoniously cast into the ocean.

Isaac awakens in an undisclosed location but is greeted by Eden McCain. She tells him that she is a “facilitator” and that she can help him paint the future without the use of drugs. She assures him that she wants to stop the explosion in New York as much as he does.

At the “Burnt Toast Café” in Midland, Texas Hiro and Ando meet Charlie, a waitress that has a photographic memory. Sylar, who moves his coffee cup by thought, is also in the café.

Mohinder meets up with Mira, an old girlfriend who offers him a position at the company that she works for that does genetic research. Mohinder tells her that he will think about it.

Back at the Burnt Toast Café Hiro and Charlie begin a special friendship, which is portrayed through an unusual filming technique. While a musical score plays the pair converse silently.

(Note: What we interpretted as a filming technique was actually an audio failure on the local network. We have since watched the episode with the entire dialogue.)

Theodore Sprague tells Matt and Audrey that he was not allowed to attend his wife’s funeral and that he probably gave her cancer. Ted becomes upset and the cup of water on the table begins to boil as he becomes angrier. Matt tells Ted about his own ability and the two men show each other the two lines imprinted (or cut) into their necks.

In a dream, Mohinder views himself arguing with his father and then eavesdrops on a discussion between his parents. A young boy, who can see Mohinder enters into the dream.

Ted explains to Matt and Audrey how he blacked out in Kansas and woke up in Tempe, Arizona with this strange ability. He tells Matt that a Haitian student was in the bar when he blacked out.
At the Primatech Paper Company in Odessa, Texas Mr. Bennet enters a secure back room via key card and meets with Isaac. Bennet tells Isaac that his ability is a blessing and that he needs Isaac’s help.

Back at the café Charlie is killed by Sylar who cuts her skull off.

Mohinder is told by his mother that he had an older sister that died at the age of five when he was only two years old and that he was never told about her for fear of comparisons. She also tells him that she was “special.” (We assume this means she had a Heroes ability.)

Bennet tells Isaac that Sylar is killing people with abilities one by one and that his daughter Claire is next in line. He asks Isaac to shoot heroin and finish the painting to help save Claire’s life. Isaac refuses. Bennet also tells Isaac that a group of people are fighting to stop Sylar and that Claire was the child of parents who he failed to help 14 years earlier.

In another dream sequence Mohinder chases the same little boy through his father’s house and out a door only to find himself in an alley in Ney York City. A taxi is parked in the alley and as Mohinder draws closer he sees that his father is being beaten inside the cab. He watches his father die and then sees the watch worn by Sylar as it stops at seven minutes to midnight.

Bennet convinces Eden to “persuade” Isaac to finish the painting and after whispering into his ear Isaac agrees.

Hiro tells Ando that he is going to stop time and try and prevent Charlie’s murder. He tells Ando that he will try and convince Charlie not to go to work on the day of her death. Hiro tells Ando to count to five and he will return but when Ando is done counting Hiro is nowhere to be found.

Mohinder opens his father’s desk and finds folder labeled Iyer Sanjog which contains the picture of the little boy who has been inside his dreams. There are articles concerning dreams and we come to realize that the little boy is also a hero.

In the closing scene we see Isaac painting with eyes of white while Eden looks on, Claire finishes working on her homecoming banner and Ando waits nervously for Hiro’s return.

A photo of Charlie in a black dress with white polka dots under a birthday sign now contains the image of Hiro standing next to her with a very frightened look on his face.

Trivia

* Mohinder and Chandra Suresh worked at Chennai University.

* The devices used to detect radiation by Matt and Audrey were labeled, dosimetry. Not green is the bad color.

* Mr. Bennet works for the Primatech Paper Company.

* Mr. Bennett is part of an organization dedicated to tracking, watching, and monitoring those who have developed abilities. This organization has been in existence for over 14 years.

* Both Matt and Ted said that they blacked out and lost two days after being abducted and “read” by the Haitian.

* Charlie tells Deputy Lloyd that Henry Fonda won the Academy Awars for "On Golden Pond" in 1981.

* The emblem on Hiro's jacket says, "I don't belomg here."

* Chandra Suresh's college office contains a piece of art that is a DNA double helix, a window in the shape of a lotus blossom, a copy of his book "Activating Evolution", a desktop computer running the same DNA sequence as his laptop and many of the same file folders as in his apartment in New York.

* Ted was in Kansas and made a big sale of dialysis machines to University Hospital. At the hotel bar were a couple from Wyoming, some professors and a student from Haiti. He wakes up in his car two days later in Tempe, Arizona.

* The image of Kali (she who is the Mother of time) appears at least twice in this episode. Once at Chandra Suresh's funeral carved into the rock near the shrine and once as a statue in the home of Chandra Suresh.

Connections

Episode 8
1) Isaac meets Mr. Bennet (HRG) after being "persuaded" by Eden to quit drugs.
2) Hiro and Ando meet Charlie a waitress with the ability to memorize everything she reads.
3) Sylar is in the Burnt Toast Café in Midland, Texas with Hiro, Ando and Charlie.
4) Sylar murders Charlie by cutting the top of her skull off (the same manner in which Issac and Mr. Walker were found.
5) Matt Parkman, Audrey Hanson and the policewoman all meet with Theodore Sprague at FBI headquarters.
6) Mohinder meets Iyer Sanjog in a number of dreams about his father.
7) Theodore Sprague tells Matt and Audrey that on the night he blacked out a Haitian student was present (this is MBG.)
8) Chandra Suresh is killed in his taxi by Sylar whose watch stops at seven minutes to midnight during the altercation.
9) Claire meets Eden at her father’s Paper Company.

Graphic Novel 8: Issac's First Time
1) Issac meets Uluru in a drug-induced trance.

Nathan Petrelli

Episode 8
Not in the episode.

Peter Petrelli

Episode 8
Not in the episode

Claire Bennett

Episode 8
1) We find out that Claire is the offspring of Heroes the exact details which are known to HRG.
2) Meets Eden McCain at her fathers paper company.

Claire’s “accidents”

Episode 8
No "accidents" revealed in this episode.

Mr. Bennett (Horn Rimmed Glasses or HRG)

Episode 8
1) Is working with a group of people to track and help save heroes from Sylar.
2) Is genuinely concerned for Claire’s well-being but will use any means necessary to protect her.

Isaac Mendez

Episode 8
1) Tries to clean up with the help of Eden McCain and Mr. Bennet.
2) Understands that his life is in jeopardy.
3) Begins to Paint, under the influence of Eden, the painting required by Bennet to help protect Claire.

Isaac’s paintings

Episode 8
1) The painting of the cheerleader with her head slashed opened. Mr. Bennet confirms that Sylar is the person in the shadows.
2) Hiro and Ando at the Homecoming (with blood(?) on the sign).
3) Explosion of the car Theodore Sprague escaped from.
4) The train wreck in Odessa, Texas.
5) The huge explosion that decimates New York City.
6) Peter and the flying locker doors.
7) Claire on the amphitheater stairs with the large shadow.
8) Claire’s face with outstretched hand.
9) Charlie at the café with plates of food in her hands.
10) Jessica with the symbol.
11) The painting of the eclipse.
12) The Israeli bus explosion.

More about Isaac’s paintings
Note: In this episode Mr. Bennet (HRG) tells a little more information concerning some of Isaac’s paintings.
1) A newspaper article in Bennet’s office reads, “12 Killed in Israeli Bus Explosion”
2) Mr. Bennet tells Isaac that the suicide bomber killed 13 people.
3) That the train derailment killed 9 people
4) And that the earthquake killed 81 people.

Hiro Nakamura

Hiro’s “events”

Episode 8
1) Strange, silent conversation with Charlie.
2) During Hiro’s silent conversation he stops time but we do not see him move nor see where he goes or what he does.
3) Hiro teleports out of the diner to go and save Charlie.
4) Appears in a birthday photograph with Charlie on her birthday where he was not before.

Mohinder Suresh

Episode 8
1) Returns to India for his father’s funeral.
2) The Suresh burial ground is in Kanyakumari, India, the burial ground of Gandhi.
3) Uncovers the secrets of a number of other “heroes” including a boy that can evidently manipulate dreams or at least allow others to see the past while dreaming.

Chandra Suresh

Episode 8 (Flashback and/or dream sequences)
1) Tells his son that finding the heroes is the most important thing in the world.
2) Was killed by Sylar in his cab in New York City.
3) Had a daughter with a special ability.

Chandra Suresh’s Notebook
Note: While Mohinder was flipping through the pages of his father’s notebook we caught a glimpse of a few other “heroes” that Chandra had been tracking.

1) … intentions to get data from him.
Potential Power: Tissue Regeneration

2) Feb. 16th, 1971 4:30 PM (drawing of a circle with four vertical lines over it)
Location: Lobatse, Botswana
Continent: Africa
Sex: Female
Age: 87
Race: South African
Sample Type: Fingernail
Acquisition of sample… she slept through the whole thing… subject was unaware of me attempting to get samples from her.
Potential Power: Telepathy

3) Oct. 17th, 1978 8:26 PM (drawing of a triangle)
Location: New Canaan, Connecticut
Continent: North America
Sex: Female
Age:
Race: Polish/Russian
Sample type: Red hair
Acquisition of sample… spotted me… and smiled… came up to me… put her finger to her lips in the universal sign for quiet… pulled a strand of her hair… and handed it to me… she was aware of my intentions to gather data from her.
Potential Power: Clairvoyance

Niki Sanders / Jessica

Episode 8
Not in this episode

Micah Sanders

Episode 8
Not in this episode

D.L. Hawkins

Episode 8
Not in this episode

Eden McCain

Episode 8
1) Was found in “a condition” by Mr. Bennet years before.
2) “Persuades” Isaac to finish the last painting by whispering into his ear.
3) Is obviously working with or for Mr. Bennet.

Eden McCain and KEYS:
(Eden may be a KEY! I think we should keep an eye on more possible key connections as the series progresses.) I believe that this has been proven. It seems that Eden has gone through something of a similar nature as Isaac and it was revealed that she either has the power to persuade or the power of suggestion.

Episode 8
1) Eden whispers into Isaac’s ear and convinces him to shoot heroin to complete the last painting needed by Bennet to help protect Claire.

Matt Parkman

Episode 8
1) Hears the thoughts of Theodore Sprague and Audrey Hanson.
2) Is suspended from his job for 30 days without pay for punching Tom McHenry, his ex-partner and the man who slept with his wife.
3) Discovers that he and Theodore Sprague were both abducted by the Haitian (MBG) and both have identical marks (2nd symbol) on their necks.

Paul E. Sylar:

Episode 8
1) Is in the same café as Hiro and Ando in Midland, Texas.
2) Wears a watch that has stopped at seven minutes to midnight.
3) Kills Charlie, the waitress with a photographic memory, in much the same manner as future Isaac and Mr. Walker.
4) Kills Chandra Suresh in his cab in New York City, which is how his watch got broken.
5) Uses the power of his mind to slide his coffe cup from across the table into his hand. (Telekinesis)

Uluru

Episode 8
Not found in this episode

Graphic Novel 8: Isaac's First Time
1) Issac meets Uluru in a drug-induced trance.
2) Uluru asks, "Issac? What have you done?"

Molly Walker

Episode 8
Not found in this episode

Theodore Sprague

Episode 8
1) Boils water in glass (from an original painting by Isaac.)
2) Turns radioactive monitors color (red) in an instant.
3) Explodes the car he was being taken in and escapes.
4) Tells Matt that he gave his wife cancer.
5) Tells Matt that when his powers strated he melted flowers.
6) Was abducted by HRG and "read" by MBG in Kansas and woke up in Tempe, Arizona.
7) Lost two days in the abduction.
8) Tells Matt to find the Haitian.

Iyer Sanjog

Episode 8
1) Iyer Sanjog is a new character and evidently has the power to manipulate, or project into, dreams.
2) Projects himself and Mohinder into a number of Chandra Suresh’s dreams.
3) May or may not be dead.

Iyer Sanjog’s Folder
Found inside Chandra Suresh's folder for this individual were the following:

Episode 8
1) An article called the “Somnambulist’s Song”
2) An article with the headline, “Sleep Research Reveals New Areas in the Brain.”
3) Images of skulls that looked to be Aztec or Mayan in nature.
4) An article with the headline, “Scientists Say Learning Continues In Sleep” which is dated September 9th, 2003.
5) and a photograph of Inyer Sanjog who is the same little boy that Mohinder saw in his dreams.

Charlie

Episode 8
1) Charlie is a new character that has the ability to remember everything she reads (or photographic memory)
2) She tells the sheriff that Kanyakumari is the answer to a crossword question.
3) Tells the sheriff’s deputy that Henry Fonda won the academy award for best actor in 1981 for “On Golden Pond.”
4) Communicates with Hiro and Ando in fluent Japanese only a short time after reading a book on the language.
5) Communicates in a strange silent method with Hiro.

The Symbol

The symbol appears to be a shadow (or an eclipse) of the human DNA helix. The intersecting horizontal lines seem to be markers where the DNA has mutated. This is possibly the super-genome or a “new” or “mutated” protein that identifies the Heroes. It can be found in too many locations (see below) to be a mere coincidence. Is it a calling card to those with special powers? And will they rally around it?

Episode 8
1) Found on the computer monitor in Chandra Suresh’s office.
2) Found on the painting of Jessica.

The Mark (The Partial Symbol?)

Episode 8
1) Found on Theodore Sprague’s neck.
2) Found on Matt Parkman’s neck.

Brains:

There has been some discussion concerning mutated and/or manipulated DNA as the reason behind our Heroes powers. But why would someone go through the trouble of sawing the top of someone’s head off and scraping out the brains if it wasn’t important. I can’t think of a psychological reason why this might be done but for research purposes it makes sense. Einstein had his brain removed and studied after his death. Perhaps the powers we are seeing are not genetic manipulations at all but rather from evolution and the power of the brain. Why then the double helix symbol? Mohinder Suresh began the series with the question, “"People only use 10% of their brains, what if they used more?” Could this then be the real reason behind their powers? Have our Heroes somehow found a way to tap into additional brainpower? And, is Sylar being controlled by Mr. Bennett (HRG)? And the question that I keep asking myself, “What is Sylar’s power?” Could he assimilate others abilities?

Episode 8
1) It is assumed that Charlie’s brains were removed from her skull when Sylar cut off the top of her skull in the back room of the Burnt Toast Café.

Discrepancy

Episode 8
1) The screen title shows the restaurant that Charlie works in is named, “Burnt Toast Diner” but the sign on the window and the menus read, “Burnt Toast Café.”