HEROES - PATIENT ZERO

CHAPTER TWELVE - “OUR FATHER”

2008-12-10T13:06:00.004-06:00

Air Date
Monday, December 8th, 2008 7/8c

Synopsis:

16 Years ago – Manhattan, New York
Hiro and Claire watch as the scene where she his handed over to Noah Bennett plays out once again atop the Nakamura Building. Claire recognizes Hiro but because Hiro didn’t learn English until after he turned ten there is a communication gap. When Hiro hears that his mother is near he goes in search of her and Claire follows.

Kaito, Hiro’s dad and our favorite Star Trek character still on TV, discusses the catalyst with his wife, Ichi, and how he wants the baby (Claire) to have it. They both are aware that she is dying. She wants Hiro to have the catalyst but Kaito thinks Hiro useless because he is always playing games and reading comic books. When a dove dies in its birdcage Ichi blows a breath on it and it lives again. Hiro now knows that his mother is/was someone with ability too.

Kaito finds Hiro roaming the house but does not recognize his son (16 years into the future). He sends him to the kitchen thinking him the new chef and orders him to start cooking.

Present Day
Sylar, covered in blood, gets a call from Arthur. Arthur wants him to come back but Sylar tells him that he will no longer help him. Then Sylar covers the buzz-cut body of Elle in lighter fluid, says goodbye and lights her corpse on fire using his new ability of electricity.

Angela tells Peter that he must work with the Haitian to nullify Arthur’s powers and kill him. She also explains to Peter that Arthur intended to kill Nathan which is why she poisoned him. Peter takes the gun and tells his mother that he will kill Arthur.

At Pinehurst, Nathan is ready to take over the project and become the “face” of the Corporation. Arthur is reluctant to let go but sees the value of Nathan as the public figure of the Company. Tracy reminds Arthur that they’ve already agreed to this.

Later, Tracy tells Nathan that leading the Corporation and his efforts in the Senate can propel them into the Presidency. (Note: In the future, we have seen Nathan Petrelli as President of the U.S. and who we thought was Niki, as the First Lady. They were given a press conference in front of Pinehurst in an earlier episode.)

Tracy begins to outline what Pinehurst intends to do with the formula and shows Nathan to an open area filled with soldiers. This is the Genesis of the new “Army.” Evidently, they intend to inject an elite unit of soldiers and turn them into super-warriors!

16 Years Ago
And in one of the creepier scenes Claire inserts herself into the lives of the Bennett’s before she’s even born. Sandra believes Claire to be a neighbor’s niece and invites her into the Bennett apartment. Claire ingratiates herself to Sandra and offers her help as a babysitter. She then proceeds to change her own diapers! (Uh, blink, blink, yuck!)

Present Day
Sue Landers walks through her office to fellow workers who wish her a happy birthday. She smiles and enters her office to find a delivery man already present. But, this is no ordinary delivery-man! It’s Sylar and what he’s delivering is a massive headache to one Sue Landers. Because she has the power to identify when someone is lying to her she realizes that Sylar is not in her office to make a delivery. As we’ve seen time and time again Sylar cannot control his impulses and buzz-saws Sue’s cranium to get at her power. When Sue’s fellow workers enter the room to congratulate her, Sylar, with hands bloody from the ‘operation,’ stands up and says, “Cake!” Using one of his other abilities he flings the door shut behind them. (I imagine the party to follow was a wild one! – The Alternative One)

In the meantime, Nathan talks with a sergeant and wonders why he wants to become enhanced. The soldier explains that he felt helpless during two tours in Iraq and he wants to become a better soldier. Nathan tells him their intention to administer the drug.

Daphne, who is apparently dragging Matt and Ando with her at super-speed, appears at the bike delivery station in New York in the hopes of finding Isaac Mendez’s sketchbook.
They talk to the dispatcher who tells them it would be impossible to locate something that old. Matt “reads” him and finds out that he is both till-tapping and in possession of the sketchbook. When Matt threatens to turn him in for the $5K theft he tells them he has the sketchbook in a safe and will retrieve if for them. After he’s gone for a few moments Daphne sees him trying to escape by bike. She gives chase, cuts him off and the man relinquishes the sketchbook to her.

16 Years Ago
Hiro is in the Nakamura kitchen “cooking” (actually making a huge mess) when he overhears his parents discussing the catalyst and Hiro’s irresponsibility. Hiro’s ten year old ego is deflated and what’s worse is, he’s made a huge mess in the kitchen!

Noah Bennett comes home to find Claire, who calls herself Bonnie, in the apartment caring for Past baby Claire. When he tells her that he knows the neighbors don’t have a niece Claire starts thinking fast. When Claire calls her Past baby self (still gotta get a handle on the future/past/present terminology) “Claire-Bear” Noah Bennett realizes that she means the baby no harm. But he’s still suspicious.

Hiro, who was having trouble in the kitchen, presents perfect waffles to his mother. (I’m guessing they were frozen!) They begin a conversation about Hiro and he confesses that he can manipulate the space/time continuum and that he is there from the future. In what is probably the tenderest scene of the entire show Hiro is reunited with his long-dead mother who is overjoyed to see him. Using her ability as a healer she kisses Hiro on the forehead and he regains his memory and his power. Then tells her that he has saved the world, twice!, and that he and his dad had form a wonderful, respectful relationship. ( I wonder why he lied?) Hiro’s mom defends her choice to keep the catalyst in the family and decides to give it to Hiro. When the catalyst is given to Hiro, in a swirling glow of light, she dies.

Present Day
The Haitian and Peter are on their way to kill Arthur Petrelli. In the car, the Haitian asks Peter for the gun and tells him that he is no killer and that he won’t be able to pull the trigger. Peter takes his stand and retains the weapon. He must be the one to pull the trigger!

Sylar, covered in the blood of his last buzz-saw-kill-orgy-fest, enters the elevator in Sue Landers’ building. A business man, frightened by Sylar’s presence and in great stress, lies to Sylar about being afraid. Sylar responds, “It does tingle!”

Ando, Daphne and Matt are perusing Isaac’s sketchbook and find that Hiro has lost his ability to travel through time.

16 Years Ago
On top of the Nakamura building, Claire and Hiro decide it is time to return from the past but before he can teleport them away Arthur Petrelli shows up (how in the hell did he know they’d be there?) steals the catalyst and, using his power of telekinesis, pushes Hiro off the roof. But, Hiro does not die. He is however, precariously hanging onto a flagpole a few stories from the roof crying for help. True to Isaac’s last comic Hiro and Claire are now stuck in the past and Hiro has lost his ability!

Present Day
Daphne, Ando and Matt are still pondering over the implications of the last comic when they conclude that someone needs to become a time traveler. Ando immediately responds by thinking he can be the next Hero and decides to find Arthur Petrelli and the formula.

Back at Pinehurst, Arthur brushes the catalyst into the formula (which looks suspiciously like blood) which causes the special batch to glow.

*** We now take a break for all the evil henchmen in the audience! Please laugh manically and rub your hands together as we contemplate… do-do-do… THE SECRET FORMULA! We now return you to your normally scheduled program.

Peter and the Haitian arrive at Pinehurst and taking out a guard make their way, once again, to Arthur’s office. But Arthur, Mohinder, Tracy and Nathan are busy with the formula. Arthur’s “spidey sense” tingles and he realizes that someone has entered the building. Peter confronts him with gun drawn and Arthur tries to flick the weapon away but his power has been diffused by the presence of the Haitian. Arthur reminds Peter that he is no killer and won’t be able to pull the trigger.

Meanwhile, in another part of the building, Nathan is overseeing the injection of the first volunteer serviceman, the army sergeant. Mohinder injects him with the catalyzed formula and the soldier immediately goes into massive convulsions.

For some unexplained reason, the Haitian is having trouble controlling Arthur and he begins to lose his power over him. He struggles and tells Peter that he needs to kill Arthur now. Then, almost simultaneously Peter fires the gun, the Haitian loses power over Arthur and Arthur lashes out at Peter cutting his face. (And we see how Future Peter got his facial scar!) In a fraction of a second Sylar appears, holds Arthur at bay and slows the bullet in mid-air. The Haitian’s powers at this point are ineffectual. The bullet turns slowly inches from Arthur’s head! With his new-found enhanced ability to detect lies Sylar asks Arthur if he is really his father. Arthur lies and tells him yes and Sylar, knowing the truth, releases the stopped bullet which hits Arthur dead-center in the forehead (pardon the pun!) Peter regards his dead father as Sylar leaves with the Haitian hot on his heels.

Down in the laboratory the soldier has stopped convulsing and Nathan, Mohinder and Tracy look on. Looking at their faces you can see that they (and we) are all asking the same question. What is your power? Then, the soldier releases himself from the chair straps by snapping the bonds, pulls the bolted chair from the floor and throws it through the glass of his cell embedding it in the concrete wall.

The formula evidently works! But, we have to ask for how long? And what are the side effects? (There are always side-effects! Just ask Mohinder!)

The Alternative Takes Note:

New Abilities:

1. Sue Landers – Able to detect when someone is lying (This ability was stolen by Sylar)
2. Army Sergeant – Super-strength – First human to be given an ability via injection of the catalyzed formula.
3. Ichi Nakamura - Hiro’s Mother – The Healer and receptacle of the Catalyst. (This ability was lost when Ichi died.)

Elle’s Phone Contact List:

Here are the names listed on Elle’s cell phone.
Byron Bevington
Curtis Hovespian
Daniel Buzzetti
Elizabeth Axelson
Gordon Hovey
Melvin Crum
Penkala Burton
Sparrow Redhouse
Sue Landers

Note: Where have we seen the names before?
1. Byron Bevington – Found on Chandra Suresh’s list from his laptop. From episode Homecoming. Byron also appears on NBC's interactive map, which notes his power as "precognition" and gives the following genetic markers: "UAY + GCA = ?"
2. Curtis Hovsepian - Found on Chandra Suresh’s list from his laptop. From episode Homecoming. On Elle's cell phone, Curtis' last name is misspelled as Hovespian
3. Daniel Buzzetti - Found on Chandra Suresh’s list from his laptop. From episode Homecoming.
4. Elizabeth Axelson – Not found.
5. Gordon Hovey – Not found.
6. Melvin Crum – Not found. 617-555-0145 is the phone number listed for Melvin Crum.
7. Penkala Burton - Found on Chandra Suresh’s list from his laptop. From episode Homecoming. Penkala also appears on NBC's interactive map, which notes Penkala's location as "12 Marshy Lane". According to Elle's phone, Penkala's phone number is 507-555-0164. (Godsend)
8. Sparrow Redhouse has been spotted before. Sparrow's name is the fifth of five names on Gabriel's list. Also, Gabriel's list gives New Mexico as her location. 505-555-0125 is the phone number listed for Sparrow Redhouse.
9. Sue Landers was also listed on Chandra Suresh’s laptop computer. 714-555-0149 is the phone number listed for Sue Landers.

Questions

Question # 1
If Hiro’s mother was a healer (and a powerful one, at that) then why couldn’t she heal herself? She healed the dove with a breath and brought back Hiro’s damaged memory with a kiss. But she cannot heal herself? There’s something someone’s not telling us?

Question # 2
Why did Hiro lie to his mother? Near the end he tells her that Kaito becomes proud of him and that they respect each other. Unless this is from a timeline downstream that we’ve yet to see this is a blatant lie. Why?

Question # 3
Why do Arthur and Tracy need an army of super-soldiers? What are they up to?

Question # 4
When Arthur died he glowed. This was after putting the catalyst into the formula. So the question then is this… Did he have some residual catalyst still inside? And where did it go to after he died? Lost forever? Or bestowed to the closest person with an ability? And why didn’t Sylar suck it up before he left? Yes, I realize that this is actually four questions but they inter-relate.

Tamagoyaki:

Hiro is ordered into the kitchen by his father who mistakes him for the new chef and tells him to make Tamagoyaki. Just what is Tamagoyaki? Wikipedia says:

A Tamagoyaki or dashimaki is a type of a Japanese omelet. It is often served as a Japanese breakfast dish. Some are sweet or salty, but there are many different types. They are usually cooked in a rectangular omelet pan.

CHAPTER ELEVEN “THE ECLIPSE – PART 2”

2008-12-02T11:29:00.005-06:00

Air Date
Monday, December 1st, 2008 7/8c

BEST. DAY. EVER.

As the Solar Eclipse wanes our Heroes and Villains struggle with the loss of their abilities…

Synopsis:

After Nathan’s capture by Samdi, Peter and the Haitian escape through the jungle of Haiti. Peter reflects that since they are all powerless it might be a good time to make Samdi bleed. The Haitian agrees and the head back to Samdi’s compound.

Claire is brought to the hospital as she bleeds out from the gunshot wound inflicted by Elle. The nurse is suspicious of when the wound occurred. She believes that Claire was either shot well before they claim or that she has never been sick a day in her life. Infection races through her “powerless” body.

Sylar and Elle form a bond (again and again) on the floor of the Canfied House in California. As they writhe in ecstasy a laser target point appears on Sylar’s head and Elle rolls them away as three shots penetrate the window. Noah Bennett breaks through the front door guns blazing and Sylar and Elle run out the back door returning fire. As they exit Noah hits Elle with a shot to the thigh and she limps away bleeding badly. Noah follows the blood trail out the door and down the alley. When he looses them near a junk yard he bellows, “This ends today!” And damn it, he MEANS it!

Nathan has been imprisoned by the Haitian’s brother, Samdi and shares a cell with two captured Haitian sisters. Enter, the Living God Samdi, who tells Nathan that giving the girls his name was a mistake. Names, he says, can be used to posses someone or to carry great strength.

Mohinder continues to study the effects of the eclipse but seems to be getting nowhere. And, his mind is still on Maya and her dilemma of wanting her abilities to disappear. Arthur, who has Flint watching Mohinder’s every move, tells the scientist that he wants answers to why all the abilities are gone. Mohinder calls him scared and vulnerable and Arthur agrees. To show he means business, Arthur allows Flint to burn Mohinder’s hand.
The warning to work harder has been given!

As Noah Bennett searches for Sylar and Elle he gets a call from Sandra in the hospital telling him that Claire is in the hospital and that she doesn’t know what to do. He tells her to do what he would do! “You mean lie?” she responds. Noah finds the blood trail and continues his search for Elle and Sylar.

In Lawrence, Kansas Matt and Daphne are in a discussion about their powers and their relationship. Daphne tells Matt that she has Cerebral Palsy and that up until the first eclipse had to walk with braces and crutches. “But you are the fastest person in the world!” he responds.

Back at Mohinder’s laboratory Flint continues to antagonize Mohinder but he has had enough. Using, what looks like a very expensive microscope, Mohinder bashes Flint in the head. After a short struggle, Mohinder beats the living tar out of Flint.

At Sam’s Comics in Lawrence Hiro and Ando try to convince the Comic Store Guys to help them get Hiro’s powers back. Hiro starts to go through boxes of back issues of 9th Wonders Comics and the clerk tells him he can’t just take them Hiro whips out his Credit Card to buy them all. “This is awesome!” he says as he peruses the stack.

Sylar and Elle have made their way to a local grocery store where Sylar attempts first aid on Elle’s wound. The blood trail is very evident and Sylar knows that Noah Bennett will soon catch up to them. Sylar suggests that they split up but Elle wants to let him follow and set a trap. She certainly is more devious then we thought, isn’t she?

Back in Haiti, Peter and the Haitian sneak up on Samdi and the Haitian hits him in the head with a gunstock. Samdi is surprised by the fact that he is bleeding. (Remember his skin is impervious to bullets, knives, etc. but his powers too are negated by the Eclipse.)

Back at Sam’s Comics the Comic Store Guys tell Hiro, Ando and Matt that they think the powers will return when the Eclipse ends. The ten year old Hiro, after searching through the comics, declares that he never wants to grow up! Ando flips through the pages and sees the past images that made Hiro upset. Hiro’s stabbing of Ando, Charlie’s death, the sword fight with Adam have all affected the pre-adolescent Hiro.

Peter and the Haitian free Nathan and the girls from the cell in Samdi’s compound. Peter decides that he is expendable and tells Nathan that he will hold off the Haitian troops (with a machine gun) until they can escape.

In the hospital Claire is told by Sandra that she is fighting off an infection and that her dad will soon be there. A policeman, who calls Sandra Mrs. Butler, enters and we see that Sandra has taken her cue from Noah. She has lied to the police! But before they can question her Claire, who is in obvious pain, has a seizure.

Sylar and Elle continue to run from Noah who has followed them to the grocery store. In the back of the store Sylar throws Elle into a service elevator and slams the doors shut sending her down and out of danger. Noah finds Sylar and a fist-fight ensues. Noah gets the advantage and, just as Elle rises up in the elevator, slits Sylar’s throat with a box cutter. As the scene ends Sylar lays dead in a pool of spreading blood.

Back at the hospital, Claire, who has had her chest cracked, dies just as the Eclipse comes to an end. When the Eclipse finishes she gasps for air and is revived. Welcome back abilities!

In Lawrence, Kansas Matt returns to Daphne’s house but is told that she has gone. While he discusses this with Daphne’s dad his power returns and he hears Daphne talking out in the cornfield.

In Haiti, Peter holds off the Haitian troops but surrenders to the larger force after a gunfight. Nathan and the Haitian return to rescue Peter. Samdi is pissed! Before he can act Nathan flies full speed at him and throws him into a truck but he is not affected by the collision. The Haitian steps in and empties Samdi’s brain using his ability. (That’s gonna leave a mark!)

Mohinder goes to see Maya but as he stands waiting for her to answer the door discovers that his “ability” (Snake skin? Lizard hand? Goo-man? Cacoon guy? Whatever!) has returned and he cannot face her. When she opens the door he is gone but he has left a Pinehurst business card behind.

At Sam’s Comics the Comic Store Guys try to convince Hiro to come out of the bathroom. They tell him that that being a Hero means that saving the world comes before anything and that Heroes give people hope! They also discover a back issue of 9th Wonders that show Claire and Hiro together in New York but they both know that Claire and Hiro have never met (it helps to be an obsessive comic reader I guess because all of this was in the fine details buried in the comic and evidently could only be seed using a magnifying glass!) Hiro teleports from the store and the Comic Store Guy repeats Hiro’s sentiment… “BEST. DAY. EVER.”

Claire and Sandra return home (Is Claire now legally dead?) and when Noah comes home Claire tells him that he will never change. She needed him and he wasn’t there, again! Sylar and Elle appear at the Bennett home and have Sandra captive. Sylar tells them that they are taking Claire and when Noah raises his gun Sylar dispatches him against the wall. Bennett tells Sylar that Arthur and Angela are not his real parents and that they are manipulating him. He also tells him that Elle helped create him. It’s apparent that he believes at least some of what Noah tells him. Sylar, his inner devil released once again with his powers restored, begins to cut Noah’s throat using his finger-in-the-air-buzz-kill- maneuver. Before he can kill Noah, however, Hiro suddenly teleports in, taps Sylar on the shoulder, calls him “Bad Man” and winks out. Seconds later the same thing happens to Elle. Hiro reappears, declares “Save the Cheerleader” and he and Claire teleport out of the house.

Back at Sam’s Comics Matt, Daphne, and Ando are trying to figure out what to do after Hiro’s disappearance. The Comic Store Guy tells them that he heard from a friend, who heard it from a friend who heard it at a Comic Convention that one more 9th Wonders story exists. He tells them that before Isaac Mendez died he bequeathed his sketchbook to a bike messenger in New York. Find the messenger and you’ll find the last story!

Nathan makes amends with Peter but begins to see the logic of his father’s interference with people and their abilities. Nathan hopes to work toward giving the “right” people abilities so that they can work to change the world. One person with good intentions can make important changes, he posits, so think what many could do! Peter is not convinced.

At Pinehurst Arthur Petrelli tells a dejected Mohinder, who has returned with his tail between his legs, that the Eclipse showed them who they really were – desperate, angry and weak! Arthur tells Mohinder that together they will find a cure!

Sylar and Elle have been deposited on the beach together by Hiro. Sylar wants to know what Elle knows about his parents (I guess he’s still convinced he’s a Petrelli) but Elle tells him that Bennett was lying to him. He does not believe her, however, and the scene ends as Sylar begins to buzz-cut into Elle’s head.

Manhattan – 16 Years Ago

Hiro takes Claire back to the time when she was a baby. On the infamous rooftop Hiro’s father gives Claire to Bennett who admits that he knows nothing about being a father. Hiro’s dad tells him that it is not a request!

The Alternative Takes Note:

1. Does anyone need proof that Sylar really is EVIL when he has his powers?
There was no reason to buzz-kill Elle, he already had her powers. The only reason, that I can see, for this murder is shear pleasure. Welcome back Sylar! There was just something wrong with Gabriel in an apron cooking waffles.

2. And, what I wouldn’t give to visit Sam’s Comics and peruse through their back issues of 9th Wonders Comics! And again Seth Green and Brecken Myers steal the show! Dude! Obviously, Comic Stores ARE where wise men gather!

3. When Isaac Mendez died he bequeathed his sketchbook to a mysterious bike messenger (according to the guys at Sam’s). So, who is this unknown messenger and why did Isaac trust him/her with his sketchbook?

4. So, Hiro who has never met Claire Bennett was finally able to, “Save the Cheerleader!” and at the same time removed Sylar and Elle from the picture. I don’t know about you but I wish he would have put them back in time. Say, the Jurassic Period, for instance. Wouldn’t it be cool to see Sylar fighting Veloceraptors and T-Rex with his powers?

5. Along with the 9th Wonders Comics Hiro also purchases a copy of Ultimatum “Ultimate” Comic. I could not find the cover that Hiro displays at Sam’s on the net but there is a real Ultimatum Comic. Here is a re-cap of the comic (sound familiar?):
ULTIMATE ULTIMATUM
ULTIMATUM #1 (OF 5); JEPH LOEB & DAVID FINCH - MARVEL COMICS
Following up from Bendis' Ultimate Origins where 'it's all connected' comes Jeph Loeb and David Finch's Ultimatum! A five-part series that features the Fantastic Four, Namor, the Ultimates 3 line-up and Spider-man, just to name a few.

An organic but massive disaster happens to the Ultimate Universe and every ultimate character will play a part, as they go up against mother nature at her worse! What will happen to the Ultimate Universe after the Ultimatum events? A new beginning for some?

The end is here! Or, is it a new beginning? Massive climatic disturbances are wreaking havoc with the planet — underwater volcanic eruptions, tidal waves crashing over whole cities and snowstorms burying entire countries—and even the assemblage of the Ultimate U’s mightiest is no match for this worldwide destruction! Featuring Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Ultimates, the Hulk and more, find out whose lives are at stake in this defining moment of truth for the Ultimate Universe.

From: http://www.thecomicshop.net/box/ultimatum-comic-440.php

7. Arthur Petrelli and the quest for the cure – Why is Arthur so determined to find a cure to eliminate people’s abilities? He pushes Mohinder to work harder to come up with a cure every time he sees him. This has always been something I’ve always thought odd. Why would the man who can take anyone’s ability want a cure? Here’s my theory – Arthur intends to take as many different powers, from as many different people as he can (this includes Mohinder, Flint, Sylar, Tracy, Elle, Nathan, the Haitian, Angela, Hiro, Claire and Matt) and then spread the cure across the planet. He would then be the most powerful and near-immortal person on the planet! He could set himself up as king and never have to worry about being deposed. (Evil laughter) Mu-ha-ha-ha!!

CHAPTER TEN “THE ECLIPSE – PART 1”

2008-11-26T15:51:00.001-06:00

Air Date
Monday, November 24th, 2008 7/8c

Late breaking news…

ABILITIES GONE DURING SOLAR ECLIPSE!

Reports of the mass elimination of abilities among those with special powers rocked the Heroes world today. It appears that the eclipse has somehow blocked the use of all powers! It is uncertain at this time if the abilities will be restored when the eclipse is complete. Stay tuned for additional information.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled broadcast.

Synopsis:

Arthur Petrelli, in a white-eyed induced trance, sketches the future and his is not at all happy. (And we know what happens when Arthur is pissed.)

Sylar and Elle practice the art of electrocution from a distance when Arthur shows up and asks Sylar to find Claire and bring her back to him. Elle decides to partner up with Sylar and together they head off to find Claire.

Angela tells Claire that she believes she is the catalyst and that she must be hidden and safeguarded for her own protection. She also tells her that Nathan has gone off to find the Haitian and Matt to find Hiro. It appears she is amassing the Heroes together for a reason.

At Primatech Nathan decides to head to Haiti and Peter convinces him to take him along. In a flash Nathan and Peter disappear with a contrail.

In the meantime, Mohinder dissects his failed experiment and finds that he is quickly turning into… something else (spiderman, lizardman, mothman? We’re not quite sure.)
Arthur shows him the sketches he’s made and tells him the “everthing is going to change today!”

At the Suresh apartment in Brooklyn, New York Matt and Daphne discuss what to do next. Daphne is afraid of Arthur and believes that he will take her powers if she does not do what he says. Daphne calls herself “a betrayer” but Matt tells her that he trusts her. Matt wants Daphne’s help finding Hiro when he and Ando conveniently show up at the apartment. Matt is told that Hiro has lost his memory and Daphne declares… “we’re all going to die!”

Noah Bennet brings Claire to Steven Canfield’s house (where he unleashed a black hole). He tells Claire that it is a safehouse and that he wants to keep her safe.

Back in Brooklyn Matt cannot read Hiro’s thoughts because he is thinking in Japaneses and Matt does not understand him. Daphne tells him that they’ve lost their “re-set button” and leaves in a flash because she feels that Matt doesn’t trust her.

Sylar and Elle arrive at the Hotspur Car Rental Agency. Elle tells the ‘rental car guy’ that Sylar is a serial killer and that he has kidnapped Elle. When Sylar asks why Elle tells him that he is chained by his father and that they should be allowed to do and take anything they want. The rental car guy shows up brandishing a shotgun and Sylar gets smacked with the butt of the gun. During the dialogue the rental guy thinks he can become a hero if he captures Sylar. Sylar’s response? “I hat heroes!”

Mohinder studies the total solar eclipse and finds that he is changing into… something else and he can’t control it. He is leaking goo from his hands.

Noah teaches Claire self defense with a board from the broken floor at Steven Canfield’s place. When Claire asks if he’s trying to teach her Tai Kwon Do he says, “No, baseball!”

Tracy calls Arthur to report and tells him that Nathan went to get the Haitian. Arthur tells her that it was a smart move on Nathan’s part and then he orders her to go to Paris Island. When she questions him about the Marine training facility at Paris Island he responds, “Every war needs an army!” Angela hears part of their conversation and in a forshadow Tracy clichés, “No rest for the wicked!”

Matt tells Hiro and Ando that they must go to Lawrence, Kansas to find Daphne and Hiro teleports them to Kansas. As they head to Daphne’s house the eclipse begins.

In a montage we see the following:
- Arthur throws the sketches off his desk.
- Mohinder cocoons himself against the wall of the lab.
- Angela reminisces over a family photograph.
- Nathan and Peter are falling from the sky.
- Sylar and Ells steal a car from the rental agency.
- Clair practices “baseball.”
- Close-up of the sketch of a bleeding Claire in Noah’s arms.

Mohinder extricates himself from the cocoon and finds that he has changed back to his old self. The lesions, sticky goo and sores have all disappeared.

Nathan and Peter get lost in the jungle of Haiti and find messenger/prayer dolls.

Back in Lawrence, Kansas Matt meets Daphne’s dad but he won’t let Matt in to talk to Daphne. Matt tries his mind trick on him but it does not work. Daphne tells her dad that she wanted to come home because “it’s happening again!”

Nathan and Peter are still lost in the jungle and are fighting. Nathan yells at Peter and tells him that all he’s ever done is save his life. Peter calls his brother a puppet. While they fight the Haitian appears and cautions them to be quite.

Claire is still breaking boards and tells her dad that she is mad at him for always leaving. Elle appears at the front door and tries to use her electrical power on Claire but her powers fail her. Sylar tries to use his ability on Noah but he too cannot force his powers to work. A fight ensues and Noah cracks Sylar’s arm (it sounded like he broke it). Elle grabs the gun and shoots Claire who does not heal. Noah leaves carrying Claire out of the house.

Noah brings Claire home and tells Sandra that they cannot call 911 or they’ll report it to the police. He tells her that they will take care of her themselves.

Hiro, Matt and Ando cannot use their powers and Hiro tells Matt he must save Daphne with a Hero’s Quest (sans powers). Throwing ears of corn at Matt Hiro tells Matt he’ll continue throwing corn until he can stop him.

When Matt leaves to see Daphne Hiro and Ando go off on a task of their own. They’ve reached the end of the comic book and they must find the next issue.

Mohinder is in complete remission of his changing symptoms and he decides to go and find Maya. But before he can leave Arthur and Flint confront him and tell him that he needs to get people their abilities back.

Hiro and Ando find Sam’s Comics in Lawrence.

Nathan, Peter and the Haitian are moving through the jungle. The Haitian tells them that he must find his brother who is an evil man and his power is that his skin is impenetrable. He also tells them that he must stop him again. Peter wants to help but before they can decide what to do the jungle erupts in gunfire. They run but Nathan is captured. When he tells who he is the Haitian’s brother tells him that his father warned him that he’d come!

Back at the Bennett house Claire seems to be healing (like normal people do) and Noah intends to leave. Sandra tells him that he can’t go because Claire needs him but he tells her that he has unfinished business to attend to.

Daphne’s dad leaves and Matt comes back. He tells Daphne that he loves her and she tells him to come in. He does and finds that Daphne has not only lost her ability but has lost motor function also. She is in leg braces and using crutches.

Sandra finds Claire bleeding out and calls and ambulance.

Elle fixes Sylar’s separated shoulder and they are both panicked by the loss of their abilities. Sylar tells her that the loss of power is a relief and that the hunger is gone. Elle and Sylar kiss and the camera pulls back to reveal… Sylar’s face in the sights of a sniper rifle aimed by Noah Bennett!

To be continued…

The Alternative Takes Note:

Arthur Petrrili’s Sketches:
1. Noah holding a bleeding, seemingly dead, Claire.
2. The Eclipse
3. Matt, Hiro and Ando at Daphne’s house in Lawrence, Kansas.
4. Sylar kissing Elle
5. Peter and Nathan falling out of the sky.
6. Mohinder dead (or just cocooned?)

People who have painted the future (so far):
1. Isaac Mendez (the first and original)
2. Peter Petrelli (temporarily)
3. Unturu (the African tribesman)
4. Arthur Petrelli
(also, Hiro and Matt have both gone eye-white in visions but did not paint or sketch.)

The Haitians:
(Dichotomies of power)
- The Haitian can cancel all abilities just by being present.
- His brother, Baron Samdi (sp), has the ability to withstand anything penetrating his skin.

New Ability:
The Haitians brother has the ability to withstand bullets, knives or fire from penetrating his skin and is impervious to their effects.

Level 5 detainees:
There are still a number of Villains detained at level five:
1. The Puppeteer
2. Danny Pine (the metal-handed guy)

Sam’s Comics:
1. Sam’s Comics in Tokyo (Hiro and Ando visited there last week)
2. Sam’s Comics in Lawrence, Kansas (Hiro and Ando again visit in search of the new issue of 9th Wonders). Incidentally, both Seth Green and Brecken Meyers are employees at the Sam’s in Kansas! Are they the wise men of which Hiro speaks? Cool!

Hiro’s places where wise men gather:
1. Greek Oracle at Delphi
2. The Library at Alexandria
3. The Hall of Justice
4. Sam’s Comics

9th Wonders comic:
The new issue had an advertisement for a Tit-Tat Kandy Bar on the back page.

VILLAINS - CHAPTER NINE - IT'S COMING

2008-11-18T13:36:00.005-06:00

Air Date
Monday, November 17th, 2008 7/8c

It’s Coming...

The Eclipse is back….
(And very much at the forefront of the story)

Three minute re-cap:
- Arthur has “mind-washed” Hiro who believes that he is once again ten years old.
- Arthur tells Sylar that his “hunger is not about killing but about power” (I begin to see exactly which son is the favorite – Gabriel Petrelli is leading this week…)
- Elle has been captured by Arthur who leaves Sylar alone with her. Elle, in anger at her father’s death, turns Sylar into a piece of “Burnt Toast” (Pun intended!)
- Knox and Flint attempt to kidnap Claire but she swan-dives out the window into the alley below. A familiar alley, BTW, as this is the place we see: a) Usutu’s painting of the world cracking w/ symbol embedded, and b) where Future Claire shoots Peter.
- Arthur reveals to Mohinder that there is a part of the formula missing and tells him that the “catalyst” it is not a something but a “someone”.
- Deep fried Sylar heals himself after Elle’s electric onslaught.
- Matt and Daphne are on a mission to find Angela Petrelli and find her lost in Arthur’s imposed mind-prison. Daphne reports it to Arthur.
- Peter tells Claire that in the future she becomes a killer and that she shoots him in the alley they’ve just vacated escaping from Flint and Knox. Hmmm… Future Claire shoots Peter and Future Peter shoots Nathan… you’ve got to wonder when Future Nathan gets his chance!
- Hiro begins to re-visit his powers and, as a typical ten year old, commits a number of pranks at the bowling alley. (Ketchup on a chair, salt lid removed, bowling balls moved and spit-balls redirected.)What fun! Yatta… and Waffles too!
- Matt delves into the fragmented world of Angela’s head.
- Elle continues to pummel Sylar with bolts of blue-hot electricity. After one huge discharge, in which Sylar again heals himself, she asks him to kill her.
- Nathan and Tracy go to Pinehurst to find Papa Petrelli. Arthur tells Nathan that his role was never explained and that the assassination attempt, Linderman, and his Senate seat are all part of a bigger plan. Nathan tells his dad that his plan destroys everything and Arthur tells him that with the formula they can save the world.
- Sylar looks like he’s going to buzz-cut Elle but instead frees her from her chains. They begin to bond and in a moment of pure empathy Sylar forgives Elle and her powers are mysteriously transferred to him. Sylar begins to understand that he no longer needs to “free a brain” to gain an ability.
- Knox and Flint attempt to kidnap Claire again but Peter (without using any powers except thought, for a change) outwits the captors.
- In a poignant moment Sylar tells Elle “we are all at war with ourselves” and she begins to teach him how to use the power of Tesla!
- Hiro begins to re-learn his power and transports himself and Ando to the Mecca of all knowledge. The mystical and spiritual… Comic Book Store!
- Nathan flies away in a supersonic cloud as he heads off to Primatech looking for answers to his questions. Tracy returns to Arthur and using her charms and experience in Marketing and P.R. convinces him that she can make Nathan the face of Pinehurst.
- Matt walks the halls of Angela’s mind and Daphne shows up. I’m not sure if this is metaphoric or literal… but she stabs him in the back!
- Angela finds a way to suck Arthur into her world and convinces him to let her go. With this task accomplished she is released from her coma. Matt and Daphne find themselves committed to each other and in love!
- Ando shows Hiro the 9th Wonders Comic and the return of the eclipse.
- In the finale, Peter, Claire and Nathan are reunited at Angela’s bedside with Matt and Daphne. Angela tells them that the third part of the formula, hidden by Hiro’s father can be found in the blood of the host. Claire, who remembers Sylar telling her that she is different from everyone else, is convinced that she is the catalyst! (I, however, am not as sure about this as she seems to be!)

The Alternative Takes Note:

And speaking of the eclipse (or solar flare depending on who you listen to), why is Arthur Petrelli so fascinated with it?
Speculations include:
1. Those with abilities loose their powers during the eclipse
2. Something extraordinary takes place during the eclipse
3. The “catalyst” is more powerful during the eclipse
4. The eclipse enhances abilities in those who have power (and this is a bit frightening because of Arthur Petrelli and his “gift”!)

Trivia:
Hiro, in the comic book store, references three shocking superhero comic plots because of his recent memory loss due to Arthur Petrelli’s mind-washing:
1. “Spider-Man reveals his secret identity to the world” – In what is quite possibly the most shocking and historical event in the Marvel legacy, Spider-man reveals his secret identity to the world as part of the Civil War storyline. In the Civil War Series [Civil War #2 (June 2006)] Peter Parker, dressed as Spider-Man, holds a press conference and reveals his secret identity to the world.
2. “Captain America died” - Daily Bugle: Captain America shot and killed
Living legend assassinated on steps of Federal Courthouse
By The Daily Bugle Staff
Earlier today, we reported on the attempted assassination of a former superhero. We can now confirm that the victim has been identified as Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America. Rogers was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital due to injuries suffered from multiple gunshot wounds to the shoulder, chest and stomach.
Eyewitness reports claim that the initial bullet, tagging Rogers in the shoulder, came from a sniper perched atop or in one of the buildings adjacent to the Federal Courthouse. Several other shots were fired during the ensuing commotion--hitting Rogers in the chest and stomach--but witnesses fleeing the scene, as well as the U.S. Marshals who were escorting Rogers, have stated there was only one sniper shot fired. ["Captain America Vol. 5, No. 25." The "Sentinel of Liberty"]
3. “The Hulk is red” - Red Hulk, referred to as Rulk in comic narration, is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Hulk #1 (January 2008) and was created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuiness.

The inevitable questions, questions, questions:
1. Why was Arthur distracted from Hiro by the painting of the eclipse?
2. Who is the “creature” that Mohinder is testing? It reminded me of Danny Pine (the metal-handed guy captured by Thompson and Claire’s mom during her training.)
3. Why is there a picture on an eclipse on Mohinder’s screen that is labeled “Solar Flare”? This doesn’t make much sense to me.
4. Why did Arthur take Hiro’s memories? What is he afraid Hiro will do?
5. Why have Sylar and Elle bonded?
6. What is the significance of the eclipse?
7. Who is the catalyst?
8. Why does Elle have a sudden change of opinion about Sylar? And where is this story-line (love story?) leading?

The Eclipse: An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another. The term is derived from the ancient Greek ekleipsis, which means, "I cease to exist." This gives me the impression that all abilities will be dampened or suspended during the phenomenon.

VILLAINS - CHAPTER EIGHT "VILLAINS"

2008-11-11T23:55:00.012-06:00

Air Date
Monday, November 11th, 2008 7/8c

IT'S ALL CONNECTED!!!

No synopsis or re-cap tonight - instead let's play spot the connections!!

(Note: I'll start and you see if you can add any others - Leave a comment or e-mail me if you found one I haven’t listed.

The Connections:

1. Hiro eats Usutu’s (the African Tribesman) concoction of hallucinogenic herbs and donkey poo and takes a spirit walk into the past as he follows the underworld in which Arthur Petrelli travels. Hiro is now connected to Matt Parkman who ate the same poo-goo. The difference? Matt walked into the future while Hiro stalked the past.

2. Arthur Petrelli and Linderman are in league and plot Nathan’s death. Nathan’s work as an assistant D.A. threatens to uncover their deceit and their, what else, connection. Also, we find that Linderman is aware of Arthur’s ability.

3. Thompson (Season 2 Primatech Company operative played by Eric Roberts) is trailing those with abilities and in Memphis, Tennessee he finds Meredith and Flint. We find out that Meredith and Flint are brother and sister, making flint Claire’s uncle. Another connection!

4. After Sylar’s first kill (Brian Davis who can move objects with his mind) guilt sets in and he attempts suicide. Fortunately, for fans of Zachary Quinto, Elle enters the watch shop and finds Sylar swinging from his noose. Using her ability she cuts him down before he can kill himself. Elle and Sylar are now, once again, connected! (Yes, you’ll get sick of hearing it after this post!)

5. Elle and Bennett (HRG) are working together for the Company and following Sylar’s every move. Bennett, who calls Sylar Mr. Gray (because this is in the past) is driving a Primatech Paper van. Elle, Sylar AND Bennett are connected.

6. Thompson captures Meredith in a convenient store hold up in Memphis and enlists her into the Company as an agent. Thompson and Meredith and by extension Claire are now… connected!

7. The attempt on Nathan’s life (with his wife Heidi in the car) on the highway is engineered by Linderman. Now we find out who was behind the attempted murder from Season 1.

8. Nathan tells his father that Linderman’s men caused the accident that paralyzed his wife and that he will do anything to put him behind bars, thus establishing the hatred and link between Linderman and Nathan. But why does Linderman haunt future Nathan?

9. Meredith and Thompson (A.K.A. Jim Farrell of the V.A.) begin working together in the field. Their first assignment? A bum named Danny Pine who has a unique ability (more details on this later in the trivia section). Meredith and Thompson are now linked via their partnership.

10. Sylar has a duplicate map (or a reasonable facsimile) to that of Chandra Suresh’s in his apartment. This is a convoluted connection in some ways and not of people but circumstance and the links on the maps are the numerous connections to many of the people in the world with abilities. BTW, these connections were established in the very first few episodes of Season 1 and solidified in this episode.

11. Sylar’s list of others with abilities shows five names; three of which become his future victims (Davis, Trevor and Charlene), Molly, who he attempts to capture but is saved by Matt Parkman and Sparrow Redhouse (whose past role eludes me at the moment.) Sylar is connected to four of the five people on the list. (More about the list can be found in the trivia section below.)

12, Flint is captured by Thompson and held in Cell 8 at Primatech. This is the second time that Flint has been caught and incarcerated at Primatech. Flint is then connected to a place – Level 5.

13. Angela finds out that her husband and Linderman are planning Nathan’s death. Arthur wipes her mind. Linderman mentions a guy in Montreal who worked for him in Vegas. Angela is now aware of the fact that the two are in league and are up to no good. Linderman is connected back to Vegas (and his Niki using days.)

14. Meredith releases her brother, Flint from his cell and tells him that “Daddy used to say, God gave you a big sister instead of a brain.” We might consider the parentage here for a moment: Just who IS Meredith and Flint’s Daddy? If Peter and Nathan, the children of those with abilities, both have powers then it follows suit that Meredith’s parents also have abilities and are somehow… connected!

15. Thompson catches Meredith and Flint on a train in Texas as they head for freedom in Mexico. This establishes a re-connection between the three of them. The ensuing battle that takes place causes a fire to erupt. What else when Flint and Meredith are involved?

16. Linderman tells Angela that Arthur is messing with her thoughts and that he has wiped her mind numerous times. A hint of subterfuge crosses her mind as she makes a lentil soup. Also, Linderman mentions his pot pies, which brings us back to the kitchen sequence in Vegas during Season 2 where he is cooking.

17. The fire on the train causes an explosion which derails the train. As Meredith and Thompson walk away from the scene they discuss Meredith’s long dead daughter. Thompson informs her that she is not dead. Enter Claire in her cheerleader uniform as she scampers into the train wreck to test her ability and unintentionally saves a man. We can now connect an event, the train wreck caused by Claire’s mother, to Claire, Meredith, Flint and Thompson.

18. We find that Elle has invited Trevor Zatslan (a name from Sylar’s list) to dinner and we find out the identity of Sylar’s second victim. Sylar and a name on his list are immediately connected. Of course, the connection is broken when Sylar saws his skull open.

19. Angella poisons Arthur’s soup which causes him a heart attack. Angela has invited the Haitian to ward off Arthur’s powers and making it impossible for him to change her mind. Note: We find that the Haitian is working for Angela Petrelli and by logic then we must conclude that Bennett is also working for her.

20. The mysterious bloody handprints on the door to Sylar’s inner sanctum (found by Mohinder in Season 1) are from Sylar’s be-skulling of Trevor. A visual from Season 1 is connected with this episode.

21. Angela and the Haitian plan the removal of Arthur Pettrelli’s body but Nathan finds his father on the floor and calls 9-1-1. This does two things: 1. It prevents Angella from completing her task and removing Arthur and 2. Sends Arthur to the hospital and within range of people he can manipulate with his mind.

22. Bennett leaves Texas on another mission. He catches a taxi which has just been vacated by Peter Petrelli and which is driven by Mohinder Suresh. The three are now connected in the past before they have ever actually met!

23. The doctor at the hospital tells Nathan and Angela that Arthur has passed away. (I got the feeling that she didn’t believe a word of it!) The poison has rendered Arthur incapable of movement but he controls the doctor’s mind and he agrees to provide another body to use for his cremation. This initiates the genesis of the Pinehurst Corporation!

24. Arthur Petrelli kills Usutu (presumable by thinking his head off?? I’m still shaking my head in wonder at this one folks…) and grabs Hiro by the head… (To be continued)

Trivia Section:

1. Early in the program Linderman refers to Arthur and Angela as “my King and King” inferring some type of royalty. I wonder what he knows?

2. Two new abilities were revealed tonight: 1. Danny Pine who has the ability to create a metal hand (didn’t Tycho Brahe do something similar in the mid-1500’s?) and 2. Trevor Zetslan who can shoot invisible energy bullets from his fingertips.

3. Usutu’s Paintings (as I saw them):
a. Arthur Petrelli
b. The symbol
c. A man in a red haz-met suit?
d. A woman in a blue dress (Tracy maybe?)
e. Dead man in a large pool of blood
f. Flint with hands ablaze
g. Sylar cutting a skull open
h. Benjamin Knox punching someone or something
i. Matt Parkman holding Daphne in his arms

4. Sylar’s list:

“Brian Davis
14 Berman St. NY NY

Trevor Zetslan
212-555-0142

Janis Walker (Molly)
Los Angeles

Charlene Andrews
Burnt Toast Diner Midland, TX

Sparrow Redhouse
New Mexico”

Note: The list is written on “Gray and Sons” stationary and has “No. 611936” printed in the lower right hand corner of the sheet. All the names on the list are connected to Sylar, who is in my estimation, PATIENT ZERO!!!

Due to a death in the family the last two episode of Heroes will not be reviewed on this blog. I apologize for it but some things cannot be helped. The Alternative.

MOM
1928-2008

VILLAINS – CHAPTER FIVE “Angels and Monsters”

2008-10-14T15:17:00.008-06:00

Air Date
Monday, October 13th, 2008 7/8c

Recap of events:

Opening Montage
As heroes opens Nathan speaks over multiple scenes about the nature of special abilities and how they are gifts from God. We see the scenes change from Nathan and Tracy in bed together after Nathan’s high-flying rescue, Mohinder sits in Central Park eyeing a young drug dealer, Claire is seen sitting in her car outside a pawn shop and has just purchased a very illegal taser, and Hiro and Ando are found muscling Adam’s casket from out of his grave.

Nathan and Linderman – Washington, D. C.
Nathan offers Linderman a drink, which he refuses (because he ain’t real), and asks him for straight answers to his questions. He asks how Linderman knew that Tracy was in trouble and Linderman reverts to Biblical-ese. Nathan tells Linderman that he is NOT a messenger from God, Tracy walks in on the discussion and asks Nathan who he’s talking to!

Mohinder and the drug dealer – Central Park, New York
Mohinder pretends to need a fix and when the drug dealer asks if he needs the usual bill of fare Mohinder tells him that he needs something stronger and accosts the man.

Peter and Sylar - Primatech Facility – New Jersey – Level 5
Peter materializes inside Sylar’s cell on Level 5 and attacks him without preamble. In the scuffle Peter breaks Sylar’s neck! Angela comes screaming and demands to know what Peter is doing. As Peter buzzes his mothers head open Sylar resurrects, fixes his neck and throws Peter into the glass wall of the cell, thereby protecting his mother from death by finger-saw. Noah Bennett meets Sylar in the hall and tells him that they have a lead on a new target.

Mrs. Bennett and Meredith (Claire’s biological mother) – Costa Verde, California
Mrs. Bennett realizes that Claire lied to her about the cheerleading camp and is furious. As she goes through a box of Noah’s secret papers she uncovers the identity of two new villains; Stephen Canfield and Eric Doyle. Stephen can create vortexes and force people and things into them never to be seen. We are not told Eric Doyle’s power at this time but Meredith recognizes him and is afraid that Claire might run into him. She leaves quickly to look for Claire.

Stephen Canfield and Claire – Somewhere in California
Canfield is on the phone and explains that he wants his family back. There is resistance and he opens a vortex and forces papers through it. As it snaps shut Claire enters the house and tazers Canfield into unconsciousness.

Adam, Hiro and Ando – Adam’s gravesite
When Hiro opens Adam’s casket he is attacked. Ando cleverly slams the coffin shut saving Hiro. A truce is struck and Adam is released. When Hiro discusses the formula Adam acknowledges that he is aware of it and that Angela Petrelli is the villain behind it.

Linderman and Daphne – In undisclosed office building
Linderman tells Daphne that a New World Order is on the rise and that she must begin to recruit more aggressively. He shows her a picture of Mohinder and instructs her to recruit him because it is time “to give them purpose!” Daphne is only in it for the money and tells him so.

Sylar and Noah Bennett – On the road – Somewhere in California
Noah tells Sylar that their partnership was Angela’s idea and not his. Sylar tells him that rehabilitation doesn’t happen overnight.

Stephen Canfield and Claire – Somewhere in California
Claire has taken Canfield prisoner and tells him that she is taking him to Level 5 to be detained. She believes him to be a villain and a killer. Canfield confesses to killing a man but by accident in the heat of an argument and that his only wish is to see his family again, even if for the last time. Claire calls him a monster as he conjures a vortex and sweeps the tazer into the well of darkness.

Mohinder and Maya – Isaac Mendez’s old studio – Manhattan, New York
Mohinder drags the obviously dead drug dealer into his lab. As he removes his shirt we find that his skin condition (or lack thereof) has gotten worse. Maya enters and asks Mohinder why he didn’t come home the night before. She presents him with a missing person flyer for his neighbor and Mohinder feigns ignorance. He then claims to be working hard to find the cure but Maya sees the blood trail on the floor, is obviously frightened, and excuses herself quickly. In the back room of the lab we see that Mohinder has cocooned his neighbor to the wall.

Stephen Canfield and Claire – Somewhere in California
Canfield continues to support his stance that he is not a monster but someone who made a mistake. This time, Claire, who is now his prisoner, listens more closely. When he tells Claire that he never meant to hurt anyone a glimmer of understanding becomes apparent. When Canfield discovers that Claire is not from the company he tells her that she can go! Claire is surprised at being released and begins to realize that she may be mistaken about Stephen Canfield.

Nathan and Tracy – Washington, D. C.
Nathan quizzes Tracy on why she felt she needed to kill herself. When she confesses that she killed the reporter to keep him from writing the story about her being Niki Sanders we realize that she could not handle the guilt of taking another life. When Nathan tells her that God gave them the power she tells him flat out that it was really a Doctor in Reseda, California.

Stephen Canfield, Claire, Sylar and Noah Bennett – Somewhere in California
Claire helps Canfield track down the phone number for his family and during the call asks them to meet him. They agree but Noah Bennett and Sylar arrive with guns drawn (for HRG, literally and for Sylar, figuratively). Canfield grabs Claire and opens a min black hole in his living room. As the vortex sucks Claire and Noah into its maw Sylar grabs Claire and saves her from disappearing into the hole. During the disturbance Canfield escapes and Noah quizzes Claire about Canfield’s location. She declares that he is not a killer and Noah tells her that if that is true they will make other arrangements rather than imprisoning him. (Does anyone out there really believe that Noah’s statement is sincere? I sure didn’t!)

Adam, Hiro and Ando – A corner tavern
The threesome enters a tavern and Adam tells Hiro and Ando that this is the place to be for “specials for hire.” Hiro immediately equates it with the Cantina from the Star Wars movie. When the three put on their tough guy swaggers the bartender, who recognizes Adam, attacks and knocks Hiro unconscious. During the fight Adam escapes the bar and Hiro’s immediate influence.

Angela, Nathan, Tracy and Peter – Primatech Facility – New Jersey – Level 5
Tracy and Nathan arrive at Level 5 and Angela tells them that she has put Peter into a medically induced coma because he has Sylar’s hunger and is suffering the consequences. She then tells Tracy that her and her sisters (Niki and Barbara, who we’ve yet to meet) were given their abilities synthetically. Then, she tells Nathan that when he did not observe any abilities naturally that he too was synthetically enhanced with his ability to fly.

Mohinder and Maya – Isaac’s old studio – Manhattan, New York
Maya enters the empty lab and finds the cocooned neighbor and the drug dealer stuck to the wall. When Mohinder enters she hides beneath the gurney but he realizes that she is there and begins searching for her. Maya’s powers kick in and Mohinder and the neighbor become shows signs of the effect (their eyes burn brightly black.) Mohinder implores her to fight it and she does. The effect rescinds. She calls him a monster and he advances…

Hiro, Ando, Adam and Benjamin Knox – Exterior of the tavern
In the alley Hiro and Ando search for Adam who escapes detection but is cold cocked by Knox and thrown in his van. Knox dials a number on his phone and tells his boss (presumably Linderman) that Adam is in his custody. He also asks what to do about Hiro and Ando.

Angela, Nathan and Tracy – Primatech Facility – New Jersey – Level 5
Angela continues to discuss synthetic abilities with Nathan and Tracy and tells him that he was not born with the genetic code. She confesses that they wronged those who were given abilities synthetically and that is the reason why the formula was hidden. Nathan demands to know who else was used as guinea pigs and believes that finding Mohinder Suresh might give them the answers they seek.

Mohinder and Maya – Isaac’s old studio – Manhattan, New York
Mohinder has gone over the edge and cocooned Maya. Now he has three victims wallpapered to his laboratory wall.

Stephen Canfield, Claire, Noah and Sylar (on the sideline) – Somewhere in California (at the carousel)
Claire finds Canfield seated at the carousel and tells him that Noah is willing to listen to his story. He tells Claire that his family never showed up and that they are afraid of him. Noah shows up and pointing a gun at Canfield’s head tells him that if he vortexes Sylar he can walk away. Canfield continues to admit that he is not a killer but Noah tells him that he is not asking. Sylar stands innocently at the car and is unaware what Noah is attempting. Canfield realizes that he cannot create a black hole to kill Sylar and opens a small vortex in his hand, drags himself through it, and disappears!

Hiro, Ando, Daphne and Benjamin Knox – Back inside the tavern
Hiro and Ando are drowning their sorrows when Daphne shows up with Benjamin Knox in tow. Daphne tells them that they are recruiting and Hiro immediately tells her that they are badass and want to join! Knox retrieves a sword from the wall and tells Hiro that he must commit a criminal act to join them and that he must kill Ando! “Kill Ando?” Daphne and Hiro echo each other in surprise. Hiro then tells Ando that he must make a sacrifice to save the world and shoves the blade through Ando’s abdomen. Ando falls lifeless to the floor.

Eric Doyle and Meredith – Also, somewhere in California
Eric has taken complete physical control over Meredith’s body. She mimics his movements during dinner and demands that she kiss him. Her mind, however, is resistant but she cannot deny his power and does as he asks. As the camera pans through Eric’s apartment it stops on a group of marionettes and we are given his true power. Eric Doyle is a puppeteer!

Angela Petrelli – Primatech facility – Level 5 (Bob’s old office)
Angela drifts off into a dream state and is awoken by a scream. It is obvious that she is in one of her trances but she heads out into the hall and finds Tracy on the floor with her throat cut. Nathan has a huge gash on his forehead, similar to Sylar’s buzzing maneuver and appears dead. Peter stands before her with his hands covered in blood. “Tell me you didn’t do this!” she implores and Peter falls to the floor with a foot-long length of pipe imbedded in the back of his head.

Angela is surprised by the presence of a stranger wearing the same ring as the original conspirators whose features are blurred in the dream. He tells her that she is meddling and that her foresight into the future is dangerous. He also tells her that she won’t be able to move. We then see Angela seated at her desk totally immobile.

Daphne and Linderman – Pinehearst Company – Fort Lee, New Jersey
Daphne tells Linderman that she is not a killer and is only in it for the money. Linderman tells her that she needs to recruit another and that he is very important. He shows her a photo of Matt Parkman! Daphne is confused and tells Linderman that her ability allows her to sneak up on anyone but not him! She waves a folder at him, which travels through him and she realizes that he is not real. Linderman claims that this fact is not important at that she must bring him Parkman!

Matt Parkman’s father steps out of the shadows when Daphne leaves and enters the Pinehearst Company building. He comes to a hospital room and has a discussion with a mysterious man in a bed hooked up to a ventilator. In one-half of a conversation he tells the stranger that Daphne is spreading the word and gaining recruits and that Knox will have Adam Monroe brought to him tomorrow. In the end Matt’s dad calls the stranger… Mr. Petrelli! (And now we know that Arthur Petrelli is truly pulling the strings!!!)

The Alternative takes notes:

New Villains:
1. Stephen Canfield – Creates vortexes (small black holes) which anything that enters is never seen again. To me this was a very cool ability and was eliminated much too early in the season. I’d have liked to see more of Canfield and his guilt-ridden dilemma throughout the season. Unfortunately, the writers have written in many disposable characters and abilities this season.
2. Eric Doyle – The Puppeteer – We are not originally told what Eric’s ability is but throughout the show we begin to understand that he can take complete physical control over someone and dictate their moves. We also find out that while the mind is resistant to his power the body id not. Meredith is finding this out (or reliving it) for us.
3. Mohinder – Spider Man? – Mohinder is becoming something unexplainable before our eyes. He is susceptible to light, creates a sticky substance on his hands, is losing his flesh in great slabs, and has begun to cocoon his victims. Why is he doing this? And what is he saving them for?

Humorous lines:
Adam calls Hiro a “little Japanese Nazi” which I found extremely funny.
Hiro and Ando tell Adam that when they take him back to Level 5 “we’ll give you a nice cell with a window… and a vent!” Also, very funny, especially considering last week’s episode when Hiro and Ando tried to escape through the vent system.
Sylar says: “Rehabilitation doesn’t happen overnight!” As if!!

Symbol Sighting:
1. The Pinehearst Company’s logo encompasses the DNA strand and the symbol which is shown in the episode when Linderman and Daphne are talking.
2. The symbol is seen on the wall in Mohinder’s lab adjacent to the neighbor and his cocoon. It is not clear if this is a new sighting or a painting left over from Isaac Mendez.

Triva:
For those engaged in the Heroes ARG (Alternative reality Game) some clues were revealed this evening. Note: I’m not playing so this may be old or recycled information. Stephen Canfield asks Claire if she is working for the Pinehearst Company and shows her the business card. On it we see the following:
www.pinehearstcompany.com
Pinehearst Company
26877 Century Drive
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Ph # 877.309.7463

“VILLAINS” CHAPTER FOUR “I Am Become Death”

2008-10-06T22:35:00.011-06:00

Air Date

Monday, October 6th, 2008 7/8c

Recap of events:

Manhattan, N.Y.

Mohinder, who is still losing skin and other adverse side effects of the formula, continues to study the effects of the formula but is interrupted by shouting in an apartment upstairs. When he investigates the man pushes him and Mohinder uses his new-found strength to bash him into the wall. The wife objects and Mohinder backs off.

Reseda, California

Tracy Strauss is meeting with Dr. Zimmerman to find out why and how she has the ability to freeze matter. He tells her that Tracy, Niki and Barbara were three test subjects that were given powers by manipulating DNA. When she asks for more information Zimmerman relays to her that a company was involved but that they made him forget everything about the research. She gets angry and demands that he take the powers away. When he tells her she cannot she begins to freeze him but releases him before he splinters into ice shards.

Somewhere in Africa

Matt Parkman is looking at the painting of him carrying a woman. When he asks the tribesman who she is he is told that it is his future to unravel. Matt takes a green porridge from a bowl and eats asking if it will help him see the future. When that doesn’t work the Tribesman places his headphones on Matt whose eyes then turn white (i.e. Isaac Mendez fashion). Matt dreams…

New York City – Four Years in the Future

Future Peter and Present Peter arrive in the future and people everywhere have abilities. Some speed by quickly, to fast for the eye to see, as others fly away on their normal daily rounds. Future Peter tells his companion (a younger himself – I don’t think I’ll ever get the terminology of time travel straight) that all those with abilities will destroy the world. Future Peter asks Present Peter to find out who has developed the formula and to stop him. In the process he tells him not to step on too many butterflies (referring once again to the Butterfly Effect). Future Claire suddenly appears and shoots Future Peter. As Present Peter flees the Haitian tries to capture him but Peter hits him as he goes by.

(Note: The poor Haitian has taken a beating the past two episodes – First, Ando whacks him at the movie theatre and then Present Peter does the same in the alley.)
Claire stands over the body of Future Peter with Benjamin Knox and Daphne and tells them that Future Peter is not dead! Claire tells them that they need Molly (Molly Walker from season one) to find the younger Present Peter so that she can kill him.

Primatech Facility – Level Two – Hartsdale, New York

Hiro and Ando are locked in a cell at Primatech and discuss a means to escape. Ando is angry that Hiro does not trust him and that it all stems from Future Ando killing Future Hiro.

Washington, D.C.

Nathan is choosing a desk for his new senatorial office when Linderman shows up again. Linderman again declares that Nathan is the only one that can see him and that he wants to make him the next President of the United States. Linderman tells Nathan that this is the path to salvation and Nathan tells him he wants none of it if Linderman is leading the way.

Manhattan, New York

Mohinder continues to deteriorate and is now highly sensitive to sunlight. Maya tells him that he is working too hard but he tells her that it is too help eliminate her power. In his audio journal he explains that the formula is transforming him. (Just into what has not yet been determined.)

Manhattan, New York – Four Years in the Future

Present Peter comes to see Mohinder who has digressed into… something very different. Among Isaac’s old paintings Present Peter asks Mohinder to help him find Sylar because he needs his powers. Mohinder tells him that he got the formula wrong and that Sylar’s power is very dangerous (as if we didn’t know that!)

Bennett House – Four Years in the Future – Costa Verde, California

Gabriel and his son Noah (huh!) are making breakfast when Present Peter arrives. When Sylar realizes that this Peter is from the past he tells him that his power is a hunger that consumes and pushes a person to know more and to want to have more. Present Peter tells Sylar that he can save the world!

Four Years in the Future – Matt’s Dream

Daphne and Matt are married and have a small baby together. Molly Walker lives with them. They are discussing the fact that Present Peter and Future Peter must be stopped.

Future Claire, Future Daphne and Future Benjamin Knox discuss the best way to eliminate both Present and Future Peter.

Bennett House – Four Years in the Future – Costa Verde, California

Present Peter asks Sylar to paint the future. When his eyes roll up in his head and he finishes we find the picture of the world exploding, again! Sylar hands Peter the Sylar watch he’s kept all those years and tells him that if he can fix it he will gain his powers. Present Peter fixes the watch using his powers.

Future Knox, Daphne and Claire enter the house and take Noah, Sylar’s son, captive. A fight, in super-fast motion, begins between Daphne and Peter as Sylar and Knox battle it out. Knox throws the table into Noah killing him and Sylar becomes angry, kicks Knox’s ass and then in a whirling, throbbing ball of flame explode into an immense nuclear cloud.

Primatech Facility – Level Two – Hartsdale, New York

Hiro and Ando are trying to escape out the vent in the ceiling and are discussing their friendship woes. Hiro apologizes to Ando and just as he is about to escape the Haitian appears.

Washington, D.C.

Tracy Strauss tries to turn herself in for the murder of the reporter but freezes the telephone in an emotional outburst. The phone falls to the floor and breaks into pieces.

Manhattan, New York

Mohinder is studying the mutation and remarks to his audio journal that he cannot reverse the effects of the formula. A knock on the door interrupts his work and it is the bully from the apartment upstairs. The man punches Mohinder and tells him that he doesn’t know who he’s dealing with. Mohinder says, “Neither do you!” and snatches him into the laboratory. Presumably, to be guinea pig number one.

Washington, D.C.

In the meantime, Nathan is visited by Tracy who hands in her resignation. Nathan is surprised and Linderman tells him that he must go after her and that he must pray for guidance.

Tracy Strauss is then seen on the bridge overlooking the mall in D.C. over the Potomac River. In a suicidal attempt she jumps but is rescued by a flying Nathan. Later, at Tracy’s apartment she understands that she is not the only one with powers and shows Nathan her ability. They kiss and the rest is well… history or the future or the past. I’m having trouble keeping up!

Four Years in the Future

Outside the Primatech Company, beneath a large ornamental piece of art in the shape of the symbol, President Nathan Petrelli and the First Lady Tracy are mourning the loss of life at Costa Verde, Californian in the explosion. During the press conference Nathan tells the nation to find their loved ones and pray for the souls of the dead.

Four Years in the Future

Future Peter lies dead on a gurney as Present Peter is confronted by Future Claire and the Haitian. She tells him that 200,000 died in Costa Verde and that he is going to feel the pain of every last victim. She cuts Peter over the chest a number of times but before she can really begin the butchery Nathan steps into the room and commands her to stop. Claire asks if it’s the President or her father asking. When he says, “both” she leaves. Nathan releases Peter from his bonds and tells him that one man cannot save the world. Nathan tells Peter that he knows he doesn’t trust him and that he should read his mind. Peter admits that Nathan believes what he is saying but thinks he’s wrong. In a fit of rage Peter buzzes through Nathan’s head and time warps away…

Primatech Facility – Level Five – Hartsdale, New York - Present Day

Sylar is still captive in his cell on Level Five as Peter appears and grabs Sylar by the throat. Sylar looks into his eyes and reveals that Peter has the hunger! Peter tells him that he will not become evil but Sylar tells him that he already is. In the process he also calls Peter, brother!

Somewhere in Africa

Matt Parkman is still in a trance. He watches T.V. with Molly as the tragedy at Costa Verde, California unravels on the news. He is obviously upset because he knows that Daphne went to Costa Verde. Daphne appears at the door and Matt is obviously relieved to see her but she tells Matt that she wasn’t fast enough. As she falls Matt sees that her entire back has been badly burned. This scene then renders the Tribesman's painting of Matt holding Daphne true.

Primatech Facility – Hartsdale, New York

Angela and the Haitian are discussing the formula with Hiro and Ando after their failed escape attempt. Angela tells Hiro about how the formula can turn normal people into those with abilities. Ando tells her that Hiro will not rest until the formula has been safely rescued. Angela tells him that he is the only one that can do it and that he holds the key to the mystery.

Later, Hiro and Ando are seen in the dark in a cemetery exhuming a coffin. When they open it they find a less than happy Adam…

Trivia:

At the Pinehurst Company we see two pieces of sculpture that are in the shape of the symbol. Also, the logo for Pinehurst is the DNA strand.

The Tribesman tells Matt Parkman to “find his totem” and that it will “guide you on your journey.” When Matt asks if that was a tribal thing he tells him that it is Carl Jung “Analytical Psychology.”

Mohinder’s first audio journal entry is 13 and the second is 16 which means that they must be relatively close in time together.

The number on Mohinder’s laboratory # is 681.

The apartment that Matt, Daphne, Molly and the baby share looks suspiciously like Peter’s old apartment.

The Tribesman is wearing a Universal Studios t-shirt.

Observations:

1. Power Dampening at Pinehurst

There is obviously some "thing" at the Pinehurst Facility that dampens powers. With the Haitian travelling to Germany, etc. it is not feasable that he is the source of the dampening. There must be some other mode being used to restrict the abilities of those enprisoned there.

Also, with Hiro and Ando being held captive on Level Two and the real villains on Level Five it makes me wonder about what is being kept on Levels Three and Four. And... is ther a Level Six?

2. The Zimmerman family?

When Tracy visits Dr. Zimmerman the above photo is seen in the house. Dr. Zimmerman, one of the three test subjects (Tracy, Niki, or Barbara) an unknown woman, and The German. Hmmm... the plot thickens!

3. Noah Petrelli

Sylar's son Noah calls Peter Uncle when he first comes into the home. Does this mean that in the future Sylar is unveiled as Gabriel a brother? Or, is Claire the mother?
More to think about...

VILLAINS - CHAPTER THREE - "One of Us, One of Them"

2008-10-01T06:09:00.010-06:00

Air Date
Monday, September 29th, 2008 8/9c

Recap of events:

Primatech Facility – Level 5 – Hartsdale, New York

Sylar is still captive at Level 5 and Angela Pettrelli visits. During discussion Angela tells Sylar that he is her son and was given up for adoption. She also tells him that he must be strong for what is to come. She then introduces him to Bridget, a person with the ability to read an objects history, and tells Sylar that she is going to feed him! Her screams echo throughout Level 5 as Angela walks away untroubled.

Washington, D.C.

Tracy Strauss practices her ‘new’ skill of freezing on a rose as Nathan is sworn in as the Junior Senator of New York. Future Peter visits Nathan who demands to know what has happened to Present Peter.

Poughkeepsie, New York

The escaped villains from Level 5, including Present Peter in the guise of Jesse, enter a bank and begin a robbery. The German closes all the metal blinds while Flint throws flames as a show of power. Knox and Jesse watch the prisoners and

Primatech Facility – Level 5 – Hartsdale, New York

Noah Bennett and Angela Pettrelli hatch a plan to re-capture the Level 5 escapees. She explains that the Haitian is on another mission and that he has a new partner. Guess who? Enter Sylar in his best MIB business suit.

Poughkeepsie, New York

The German unlocks the safe using his power and Flint shows us that he’s just another criminal when he tells a woman that she’s just his type, in a not very friendly way.

Bennett House – Costa Verde, California

Mrs. Bennett feeds breakfast to Meredith, Claire’s mom, who declares that she is only there to help protect the Bennett family in Noah’s absence. Mrs. Bennett is less than happy at the new house guest’s presence.

Primatech Facility – Level 5 – Hartsdale, New York

Meanwhile, Noah Bennett argues with Angela Pettrelli about being partnered with Sylar for the mission of recapturing the Level 5 escapees. When he tells her that Sylar tried to kill Claire she tells him that Claire can’t die and neither can Sylar, now.

Berlin, Germany

At a movie theatre in Berlin, Hiro and Ando are on the lookout for Daphne when she shows up moments later in a flash of speed. Hiro refers to Daphne as “Nemesis” when she tells him that she is there for the second half of the formula. Hiro is taken completely by surprise when she tells him her plans but she is confident that he cannot stop her. As she tries to run away she finds that her powers are not working. The Haitian must be close!

Costa Verde, California

Claire wants to fight bad guys and tells her mother so. But Meredith asks her how she is going to learn to fight. She has only protected herself in the past and has not used her power to fight. Claire asks Meredith to teach her to fight.

Washington, D.C.

Tracy visits Nathan and shows him the video of Niki and he having sex in Las Vegas. Tracy insists that she is not Niki but is very curious about her and tells Nathan that she has found an address from her in New Orleans and that she is going to pay a visit.

Poughkeepsie, New York

Inside the band Benjamin Knox uses his powers to punch his fist through the chest of The German (exit another “throw-away” villain) and tells Jesse/Present Peter that he called the police so that Noah Bennett shows up. All he wants in revenge!

Somewhere in Africa

Matt Parkman and the Tribesman are on a Spirit Walk. Matt asks him how he knows his name and he responds by saying from his badge. Matt notices that he is not wearing his badge. The Tribesman then shows him a painting he did as a little boy. It is a painting of Matt finding Molly Walker in the very first episode of Heroes. Note: This is well before the event has even happened. Then the Tribesman shows Matt an entire wall of paintings that depicts many images of Matt throughout his history, past and future!

Primatech Facility – Level 5 – Hartsdale, New York

Sylar in his MIB suit asks Angela if she is really his mother. She affirms that he is and tells him that the deaths are not his fault but that he has a hunger to feed!
Berlin, Germany

While a Buster Keaton movie plays in the foreground Hiro and Ando devise a plan to follow the Haitian as Hiro recognizes him from the future. Daphne shows up and tries to psyche out Ando by calling him Hiro’s Robin. Hiro tells Ando that she is just using “Villainy 101” on him, the funniest line of the evening.

Somewhere in Africa

The Tribesman is proving that he has identical powers to that of Isaac Mendez as his eyes turn white during a painting session. Matt finds a painting of himself, his wife and a child but the Tribesman covers the painting with white paint and tells him that the future has changed.

Poughkeepsie, New York

When Noah Bennett and Sylar arrive at the scene of the bank robbery Benjamin Knox is ready for revenge. Using the oldest ploy in the penitentiary book, testing with inside information, Knox discovers that Jesse is not who he says he is.

Outside the bank Noah and Sylar have arrived on the scene and Noah takes charge. Sylar is to stay close and keep his mouth shut. When they arrive at the police barricade Sylar jumps in and in a convincing Bronx accent identifies himself as special agent Andrew Hanson. He orders the police to move the barricades back before civilians get hurt and to bring coffee. Noah rolls his eyes at Sylar’s antics.

Inside the bank Benjamin Knox begins to pummel Peter demanding to know what he’s done with his friend Jesse.

Berlin, Germany

As the Haitian picks up the second half of the formula Hiro and Ando sneak up on the exchange. Surprisingly, the Haitian knows that the formula was in the possession of Angela Pettrelli.

Poughkeepsie, New York

As Noah Bennett dons a bullet proof vest Sylar asks him to let him help capture the villains in the bank. Bennett orders him to interview the survivors and spin the event to more mundane reasons.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Tracy Strauss arrives at a funeral home in New Orleans and finds Niki dead in a coffin. A photo of Niki and Micah tells her that something strange is indeed going on. Micah finds Tracy and asks her if she has a power too. He tells her that he can talk to machines and consults a computer to find out more about his mother and Tracy. After a second of searching he uncovers information that shows Niki and Tracy were born on the same day in the same hospital and were delivered by the same doctor, Dr. Zimmerman.

Berlin, Germany

Hiro confronts the Haitian and tells him that the briefcase he’s holding, which now contains the formula, belongs to him. Ando comes up from behind and hits the Haitian who falls down the stairs. As soon as his power damping ability is rendered useless Daphne streaks in and steals the briefcase replacing it with a bag of theatre popcorn.

Poughkeepsie, New York

Benjamin Knox takes Noah Bennett hostage and ties him to a chair. It is evident that he wants to torture him as part of the act of revenge. Present Peter uses Jesse’s sound locution power to stop the torture but Future Peter stops time and releases Present Peter from within Jesse.

Costa Verde, California

Inside a shipping container Meredith tests Claire’s reasons for wanting to fight the villains by sucking the oxygen out of the container with her fire power. She tells Claire that they are going to start at the beginning and learn survival.

Poughkeepsie, New York

Inside the bank, Sylar rescues Noah Bennett and holding Knox and Jesse at bay using his powers.

Costa Verde, California

Inside the container, Claire tells Meredith that she is indestructible but Meredith asks her if she’s ever suffocated and sucks the air from the container all the while pushing her to tell why she wants to fight villains. In the end she says, “To hurt him for what he did to me!” Obviously, she’s not happy with what Sylar has done.

Poughkeepsie, New York

Back inside the bank Sylar intends to take Jesse’s power and makes his wishes known to Noah who tells him to fight the impulse. Sylar explains that he cannot help himself because, “It’s the hunger!” Then Sylar buzzes Jesse’s forehead for his power.

Costa Verde, California

Claire’s mom tries to explain her motives. Sucking the oxygen from her lungs was for her own good. Meredith says, “You have to save yourself before you can save the world!”

Somewhere in Africa

At the Tribesman’s painting wall Matt sees a painting of himself carrying a dead woman. The Tribesman tells him that he can stop it from happening.

Costa Verde, California

Mrs. Bennett gets nasty with Meredith and tells her to leave Claire alone. The doorbell rings and one of Claire’s friends from school is at the door. Claire explains that she has a cheerleading event to attend and has to leave.

Reseda, California

Tracy Strauss visits Dr. Zimmerman. When he opens the door the first thing he asks is if she is the one from Beverly Hills. Tracy asks if he knows her. “Know you?” He says, “I created you!”

Somewhere in Africa

As a turtle crawls through a 9th Wonder comic book the Tribesman tells Matt that he too can see the future but his attempts are futile. The Tribesman hands the headphones to Matt whose eyes turn white immediately. Somehow the music, or sounds, coming from the headphones are able to amplify the power to see the future.

In the ending montage we see Nathan reading from the book of Genesis, Micah looking at the picture of himself and his mother, Claire in her car driving with a Primatech Paper box on the front seat and Hiro, Ando and Flint being brought back to Level 5. The Haitian asks Noah Bennett if he is being replaced and he tells him that it is only long enough to find Sylar’s weakness so he can kill him.

The Alternative Takes Notes:

New Character:

Bridget – Ability – Any object she touches she can see its history. She is devoured by Sylar in the opening scene which was a bit disappointing to me. I thought this ability would be a very cool addition to the program. I am certain that we’ll be seeing many more “throw away” heroes and villains this season, which is very exciting.

Trivia note:

During the bank heist Flint mentions the Stockholm Syndrome which is a psychological response sometimes seen in an abducted hostage, in which the hostage shows signs of loyalty to the hostage-taker, regardless of the danger (or at least risk) in which they have been placed. The syndrome is named after the Norrmalmstorg robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg, Stockholm, Sweden, in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28 in 1973. In this case, the victims became emotionally attached to their victimizers, and even defended their captors after they were freed from their six-day ordeal. The term Stockholm Syndrome was coined by the criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot, who assisted the police during the robbery, and referred to the syndrome in a news broadcast.

Tribesman’s Paintings:

We’ve discovered that the African Tribesman has the same power that Isaac Mendez had and that he can paint the future. We are shown a number of paintings found in the desert. Below is a screen cap of the many paintings with a description of each.

Note: The following list is of every one of the Tribesman’s paintings we’ve seen this season.

The Paintings:
1. Explosion of the Earth (not shown in chapter three)
2. Matt Parkman meeting Molly Walker (from season one)
3. Matt and the Tribesman (it appears as if someone is pointing a weapon at Matt)
4. A woman throwing someone out a window
5. Unidentified person screaming, face of a man below
6. Figures looking at Matt with his gun drawn
7. Sylar on the gurney at Level 5 with Noah looking down at him
8. Matt with a smoking gun in his hand
9. Matt with wife and child
10. Matt carrying a dead woman

Trivia: When Hiro and Ando visit Berlin, Germany looking for Daphne they arrive at a movie theatre which is playing the 1922 Buster Keaton movie Cops. The scene plaing in the foreground is regarded by many critics as one of the greatest silent-film chase sequences of all time.

Next week: A domesticated Sylar?

“VILLAINS” – CHAPTER ONE “The Second Coming” & CHAPTER TWO “The Butterfly Effect”

2008-09-22T21:08:00.003-06:00

“VILLIANS” – CHAPTER ONE “The Second Coming”

Air Date

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 7/8c

(The night of one-hundred vignettes (actually only 40)… trying to keep up with the two episodes last night was like running a sprint carrying a bus; stronger for it but totally exhausted in the end!)

Recap of events:

Manhattan, New York – The Future (Four Years From Now)

Future Peter, who is on the run, is confronted by Future Claire in an abandoned warehouse or parking structure in Manhattan. Future Claire points a gun at Peter’s head and tells him that it “must end.” Peter tells Claire that that he is “going back to the day they found out” so that the camps and the hunting of people with powers will stop.

Claire shoots him but Peter stops time and takes the gun away.

Odessa, Texas – Present Day

Future Peter, in disguise, shoots Nathan during an important press conference in which Nathan will reveal that people with incredible powers are moving freely in the world and that they are extremely dangerous. (Thus, revealing the identity of the assailant from the season two finale.)
Claire calls Peter and offers her restorative blood to help save Nathan’s life but Peter who tells her to remain in California. In the meantime, at the hospital, Nathan dies but is miraculously resurrected.

Tokyo, Japan – Yamagato Industries – Present Day

A very bored Hiro diddles with time when he finds himself quest less. A corporate lawyer delivers a DVD which he says is a message from Hiro’s father.

Costa Verde, California – Present Day

Claire decides to leave for Texas anyway but before she can leave Sylar enters the house and stalks her.

Manhattan, New York – Present Day

Mohinder tells Maya that he has given up and wishes to return to India (Where have we heard that before?) Maya becomes angry and her power manifests but she controls it, even without her brother. Mohinder is struck with a revelation that the Adrenal Gland is the key to the powers and experiments with Maya’s blood.

Tokyo, Japan – Yamagato Industries – Present Day

Hiro and Ando view the DVD. Hiro’s father reveals that his “sacred duty” is to become the sentinel of a secret which is hidden in the office safe. He instructs Hiro to “never open the safe!” He admits that one-half of an important formula is hidden in the safe and must be protected. They are told: For the ‘purity of blood use the “light” to safeguard against darkness. Of course, Hiro opens the safe and examines the formula.

Then in a flurry of flying office papers and a flash of speed the formula is removed from Hiro’s hand. He immediately freezes time and follows the trail to find… a Hero with the gift of super speed but she escapes with the formula!

Odessa, Texas – Present Day

Matt Parkman, who is evidently working security for Nathan, finds the gun that Peter stashed and confronts him. Peter shows him the scar revealing that he is Future Peter. Matt then disappears!

Future Peter tells his brother that he must stop him from changing the future!
Nathan visits the hospital chapel and reveals that; “I saw God today! And his message is that we are all connected! To save the world we must save ourselves!”

Manhattan, New York – Present Day

After testing Maya’s blood Mohinder believes that he has found “the source” of the power which he thinks can be given to anyone. From “the source” he concocts a serum.

Odessa, Texas – Present Day

Claire continues to hide from Sylar who finds Noah Bennett’s folder concerning Level 5, Primatech’s underground holding area for villains. Claire attacks Sylar and stabs him in the chest with a knife but he subdues her and as is his nature buzzes the top of her skull off. As Sylar steals something from Claire’s open brain she asks him if he’s going to eat her brain. Sylar’s response? “That’s disgusting!

Sylar heals himself as does Claire and as he leaves he tells Claire that she can never die and now neither can he!

Manhattan, New York – Present Day

Mohinder is determined to use the serum from Maya to give abilities to everyone. Maya worries that it will get into the wrong hands but Mohinder declares that it’s already in the wrong hands! A clandestine organization wants all the power!

Maya implores him to destroy the serum.

Odessa, Texas – Present Day

Nathan tells Future Peter that he was “touched by God” and that God brought him back. He promises Future Peter that he won’t reveal the powers to the world because then they could not do the work of angels!

Linderman makes an entrance and Nathan exclaims, “You healed me!”

Washington, D.C. - Present Day

Governor Malden and Tracy Strauss (a Niki/Jessica look-a-like or the trifecta of bad-ass-babes) conspire to bring Nathan Petrelli into their political stable. The discussion veers subtly towards blackmail.

Somewhere in Africa – Present Day

Matt Parkman wakes up in the middle of the desert with a scorpion crawling on his face. Evidently, Future Peter wants Matt far, far away!

Tokyo, Japan – Present Day and The Future

Ando and Hiro discuss finding the speedster but Hiro refuses to visit the past for fear of being trapped again. He decides to visit the future. When he arrives sirens are wailing and people are running chaotically through the streets. An emergency of some type is obviously in progress. Hiro sees himself and Ando arguing over the formula and Hiro draws his sword but Future Ando zaps him with a bolt of red electricity and Hiro falls to his death.

The world explodes around him and Hiro travels back to the present to escape his destruction.

Manhattan, New York

Mohinder debates whether to destroy the serum or take it himself. After an internal struggle he injects himself with the serum and goes into shock.

Odessa, Texas – Present Day

Mrs. Petrelli confronts Future Peter and asks him what he’s done with Present Peter. Mrs. Petrelli tells Future Peter that since the formula is out it will destroy everything. Something different happens now. “The future is screwed up!”
Present Peter is trapped inside the body of an inmate at Level 5.

Manhattan, New York – Present Day

Upon awakening from the shock of taking the serum Mohinder is mugged and beats off the attackers crushing a gun with his bare hands in the process.

The Mohinder voice over at the end of the episode is the poem “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats.

“Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.

Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again; but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?”

“The Second Coming is at hand!”

“VILLIANS” – CHAPTER TWO “The Butterfly Effect”

Air Date
Monday, September 22nd, 2008 8/9c

Part One

Costa Verde, California – Present Day

Claire tells her mother that Sylar will never come back because he got what he came for. Claire cuts herself but cannot feel the pain. She tells her mom that when she feels the pain of an injury it is the only time she still feels human.

Unknown Location – A Possible Future

In a flash forward Mrs. Petrelli dreams of the death of many of our Heroes. Hiro is found on the floor in the doorway of a room in disarray with his own sword through his chest (sighting of the symbol on the sword handle.) Matt Parkman sits in a chair with his throat slit. Peter is seen with his head smashed through a window. And Claire is being strangled by an unknown assailant and is then beheaded. Noah Bennett lays dead on the floor, his signature horn-rimmed glasses next to his body.

It would seem that an alliance has been formed. We see Adam, Jessica, Matt Parkman’s dad and the unknown assailant standing in the hall. Sylar comes up behind Mrs. Petrelli, who is facing the alliance, and smiles.

Peter’s Apartment – Present Day

While Peter constructs a map with string that is similar to Chandra Suresh’s map in Manhattan his mother tells him to return from where he came from.

Manhattan, New York – Present Day

Mohinder has found new powers as he is seen hanging upside down from the ceiling and later crawls up the wall Spiderman-like. He consumes mass quantities of chocolate milk (?) and then seduces an unsuspecting but pleased Maya.

Somewhere in Africa – Location Unknown – Present Day

Matt Parkman is surrounded by savannah and without water passes out.

Part Two

Hartsdale, New York - Primatech Research – Present Day

Elle and Bob watch a video of two agents trying to subdue Sylar in California. In the video they shoot Sylar who shimmies with the injury and then blasts them with an unknown power from the palm of his hand.

Elle implores her father to let her stop Sylar.

Tokyo, Japan – Yamagato Industries - Present Day

Hiro has hired a private investigation agency to find the speedster who has stolen the formula. They uncover Daphne Millbrook who lives at 14 Rue Saint-Jacques in Paris, France. Hiro time warps with Ando.

Washington, D.C. – Present Day

Governor Malden and Tracy Strauss (the Niki/Jessica look-a-like) discuss buying Nathan Petrelli and making him a U.S. Senator.

A reporter confronts Tracy in the parking structure and tells her that he knows she was an internet stripper. Tracy denies that it is her.

Paris, France – Present Day (?)

Hiro and Ando discover that Daphne’s apartment is filled with priceless artifacts and art work that has been stolen including the Mona Lisa. They begin searching for the missing half of the formula.

Costa Verde, California – Present Day

Claire, in an attempt to feel more human, videos herself as she stands waiting on the railroad tracks for a train to run her over. At the last moment Future Peter flies in and saves her from being hit by the locomotive. Claire tells Future Peter that Sylar can now heal himself. She begs Future Peter to teach her how to fight Sylar.

Odessa, Texas – Present Day

Tracy Strauss visits Nathan Petrelli who is found praying in his recovery room. Nathan recognizes Tracy as Jessica who again denies that identity. She tells him that Governor Malden is interested in his abilities. As she leaves Linderman enters and tells Nathan that she is not Jessica but Tracy Strauss.

Linderman tells Nathan that it is God’s plan for him to accept Malden’s proposal.

Hartsdale, New York - Primatech Research – Present Day

Elle begs her father, Bob, to allow her to look for Sylar but she finds him dead in his chair with the top of his head buzzed off. Obviously, Sylar is in the building! Elle runs down to Level 5 and releasing Noah Bennett gives him a gun. Sylar throws Elle against the wall and Noah empties the gun into Sylar who falls to the ground. The bullets clink to the ground and Sylar awakens and throws Noah against the wall. As he attempts to buzz off Elle’s head she explodes in energy and Sylar is caught in the wash.

The prisoners kept at Level 5 are release in the electrical storm but Noah drags an unconscious Sylar into a power blocking cell.

Paris, France – Present Day (?)

Hiro and Ando discuss laying a trap for Daphne as they cannot find the missing half of the formula.

Odessa, Texas – Present Day

Future Peter visits Nathan and tells him that he comes from a future where humans with special powers are hunted and placed in concentration camps. Future Peter begs Nathan’s forgiveness (for what isn’t quite clear) and implores him to “make the right choices (again unclear.)

Washington, D.C. – Present Day

Nathan calls Tracy Strauss and takes her up on the offer to become the Junior Senator of New York with one stipulation – she must work on his staff. She agrees and is then accosted once again by the reported. He shows her a video of her and Nathan Petrelli in indecent repose in Las Vegas. Tracy touches the reporter in anger who freezes instantly and then shatters into pieces when he falls.

Hartsdale, New York - Primatech Research – Present Day

At level 5 Sylar is now captured and being fed intravenously on a table in a cell. Mrs. Petrelli declares that the chain of command has fallen upon her and that Elle is no longer needed.

Paris, France – Present Day (?)

Daphne returns to her apartment to find Hiro and Ando ransacking her stolen goods in an attempt to locate the missing half of the formula. Hiro blackmails Daphne with a trade for her favorite sprinting medallion. And, again she escapes with both the formula and the medallion. Hiro, however, has placed a tracking device in the medallion and sees that Daphne has gone to Germany.

Manhattan, New York – Present Day

The side effects of the serum begin to multiply as Mohinder suffers. He has found himself sensitive to light, is highly dehydrated and worse, his skin is peeling from his body!

Somewhere in Africa – Present Day

Matt Parkman awakes, also dehydrated (do I detect a common theme?), in the desert/savannah of Africa to a talking turtle (or is it?). A voice tells him to use a plant to claim water from its roots. A tribesman reveals himself and tells Matt that he must go on a spirit walk. The tribesman knows Matt’s name and tells him that if he is there then the future is not as he painted it!

Odessa, Texas – Present Day

Nathan plays chess with Linderman in his recovery room. When a nurse asks him who he is talking to Linderman declares that Nathan is the only one that can see or hear him. Is Linderman a figment of his imagination? God? The voice from the abyss? Hmm… stay tuned for more!

Costa Verde, California – Present Day

Noah Bennett and Claire are looking at the list of “Villains” that have escaped Level 5 during Elle’s electrical storm.

The escapees include: Knox, a man that can absorb a persons greatest fears and turn them into incredible strength; Flint, with pyrotechnic powers that can throw blue flame. The German, who can control magnetic energy; and Jesse, who is listed as a sound manipulator but Noah tells Claire that she really does not want to know what he can do.

Claire asks her Noah to let her help find Sylar but he insists that she stay in California and that he has enlisted someone to make sure that she does. Claire’s biological mother (manipulator of fire) has been invited to stay.

Odessa, Texas – Present Day

Present Peter is trapped inside the body of Jesse, one of the escapees from Level 5 and tries to warn Nathan. But the escapees have other plans. In the closing scene the “Villains” are in the middle of a car-jacking. The German beats one of the occupants as Flint throws flames on another.

At Primatech Paper, on Level 5, Sylar is visited by Mrs. Petrelli. During a discussion she says that her other sons were disappointments. Sylar tells Mrs. Petrelli, “You are not my mother!” and she replies, “Yes, Gabriel, I am!”

The Alternative Takes Notes:

1. The Butterfly Effect -
The Butterfly Effect is a phrase that describes the technical notions of chaos theory. The phrase refers to the idea that a butterfly’s wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that may ultimately alter the path of a tornado or delay, accelerate or even prevent the occurrence of a tornado in a certain location. The flapping wing represents a small change in the initial condition of the system, which causes a chain of events leading to large-scale alterations of events.

2. Claire and her injuries -
Claire’s attempts to injure herself explained - During “The Butterfly Effect” we find out why Claire has attempted to hurt herself so many times. She declares that when she feels the pain of an injury it is the only time she still feels human. Does this mean that Claire does not want her power? Would she give it up some day to be more human?

3. New “Heroes” or “Villains” -
Okay, I admit, that it is a little difficult to decide who is the Hero or the Villain, so I won’t attempt to. However, there were new characters introduced during the two episodes. I list them here without alignments as I’m certain that their roles will fall into place later on in the year.
1. Daphne Millbrook – Speedster – Super fast speed (think the Flash on uppers!)
2. Benjamin Knox – Can absorbs fears and turn them into incredible strength
3. Flint – Pyrotechnics – Throws flames
4. The German – Can control magnetic energy
5. Jesse – Sound Manipulation – Important because he holds the soul of Peter Present.
6. Ando – Electricity? – throws red bolts of electricity? (This may only be a flash forward power and not actual (but I had to list it!)
7. Tracy Strauss – Freeze Ray – Tracy touches a reporter and he turns to ice and then shatters into pieces.
8. African Tribesman – Future painter – Evidently Isaac Mendez wasn’t the only one who could do this!
9. Angela Petrelli – Predictive Dreams (?) (a hunch on my part – still unproven)

4. The Alliance of Villains –
During Mrs. Petrelli’s flash forward to a possible future we find that many of our favorite Heroes are in danger of being eliminated. It appears that some of the villains have come together to form a group.

Adam, Hiro’s nemesis from the past, Jessica, Niki’s evil twin, Matt Parkman’s dad, who has similar abilities to Matt, and an unknown African-American Man, powers, for now, not revealed, have formed an alliance. From the scene it is not clear if Sylar and Mrs. Petrelli are also in the alliance but it seems plausible.
Mrs. Petrelli could also be in danger but her involvement remains unclear.

5. The formula.
Although it is called half the formula one must wonder who has the other half. Also, how did Daphne know that the safe was opened and that Hiro had the formula in hand?

6. The African Tribesman –
The painting of the Earth exploding is first seen by Matt Parkman in the desert of Africa. It appears once again on a wall in Manhattan after Mohinder takes the serum. Is the Tribesman channeling a tagger?

7. Possible futures -
We’ve now seen multiple possible futures in the show:
(1) New York City evaporated in a nuclear explosion (and taking Peter and Nathan with it – BTW – What happened to Nathan’s burns?)
(2) Sylar pretending to be Nathan and ruling the country from the White House and Hiro as a terrorist
(3) The entire world quarantined after a virus of epic proportions
(4) A future where those with power are hunted and held in concentration camps
(5) Tokyo destroyed in a holocaust and Hiro and Ando fighting over the formula
(6) Many of the known Heroes killed by the Villains (from Mrs. Petrelli’s flash forward dream)
I somehow feel like I’m missing some…

8. Also found on the net:

Yamagato Industries Fellowship page

Look for “Takezo Kensei: Sword Saint” comic
And Check out the “Heroes repository” while you are there!

A Rogues Gallery of new “villains”

Heroes Season Three

2008-09-07T08:25:00.009-06:00

Official NBC Heroes Website

Watch Full Episodes of Heroes

9th Wonders - Heroes Bulletin Board

Heroes Graphic Novel 102

Heroes Webisodes - "Going Postal" 1 - 3

Returning Blog for Season Three

2008-08-17T17:07:00.010-06:00

Stay tuned for the return of The Alternative One's blog for Heroes Season Three
1. New post every week
2. Theories and thoughts
3. Episode breakdown
4. Trivia

Tim Sales Heroes - Vol. 1 Graphic Novel now available

Heroes - Season 2 DVD

Heroes - Season 2 DVD Blu-ray

SEASON 1 : CHAPTER TWELVE: "GODSEND"

2007-01-23T00:13:00.000-06:00

Air Date

Monday, January 22nd, 2007 7/8c

Hana / Theodore Preview Commercial

Theodore Sprague is seen in the shack that is lit from the inside, as seen in Heroes commercials. He starts to receive messages on his computer and is trying to figure out what is happening. He types something like, “How are you doing this? I'm not even connected to the Internet.”

“Wireless” replies and sends what looks to be a schematic drawing of some type of ‘gun’ that injects people. “Wireless” also tells him to look at the two needles on the gun, which are in the same configuration as the marks on their necks.

“Teddybear616”, or Ted, says that they should meet. “Wireless” answers back, “turn around” and she is standing there behind him.

Hana Gitelman introduces herself to Theodore Sprague; together they plan to visit HRG. What they have in store for him will not be pleasant… Will he counter with the Haitian? Or does he already know they’re coming? Stay tuned for more…

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NBC Press Release: “Godsend”

Following painful revelations and shocking changes, many “Heroes” struggle to move forward as a new Hero is revealed -- Picking up two weeks after recent events, Nathan's determination to save a comatose Peter forces him to turn to Simone for help. Isaac's puzzling "Hiro vs. T-Rex" painting inspires Hiro and Ando to search for the pictured samurai sword. Jessica struggles against Niki's decision to turn herself into police. With his associate Eden dead and Matt on his heels, H.R.G. tries to focus on his orders regarding Sylar. After being offered a choice by the Haitian, Claire struggles with changes her decision has wrought. Taking up his father's quest, Suresh attempts to share information about who is "on the list" of people with special abilities and the threats to their lives. Meanwhile, a new hero makes a shocking debut.

Re-cap of Episode Chapter 12: “Godsend”

Two weeks later…
Peter lies in a coma in the hospital dreaming of the future when he thinks he causes the explosion that destroys New York. Angela and Nathan Petrelli are visiting and Angela is very unhappy with his treatment.

Niki/Jessica is being corralled by prison guards, one of which has what seems to be a broken nose and two black eyes, for an interview with her lawyer.

Claire, keeping the Haitian’s secret, tells HRG that she remembers nothing about the night that Jackie was killed. From the looks He gives him when she leaves we know that she is deceiving him.

HRG visits Sylar in his cell who looks near dead. A scientist who seems to be in the know concerning Sylar’s “aptitudes” tells HRG that they are “trying to find the code-on switches that define his aptitude” but that they can only detect telekinesis. Hrg tells the scientist that he has been ordered to keep Sylar alive.

The FBI, headed by Matt Parkman and Audrey Hanson, raid the Primatech Paper Company in Odessa, Texas but do not find Sylar. They do not find Sylar and Matt cannot explain why he can’t read their minds to find him.

Hiro and Ando are visiting the New York Museum of History and Technology. Hiro views a video about dinosaurs and then tells Ando that he knows that the sword is at the museum. He also tells him that his powers have become weaker since the death of Charlie.

Still in the coma Peter dreams of the future event when New York explodes. Simone visits and Nathan tells her that Peter said he was “absorbing too many powers.” Nathan asks Simone to take him to Isaac, the artist.

Micah and D.L. are at home when a strange visitor knocks on the door. He introduces himself as Aaron Mowsky. D.L. gives the briefcase with the 2 million dollars to Mowsky and asks if it is over. Mowsky tells him that D.L. is in Linderman’s debt and that he would know when the debt was called in.

Back at the museum Hiro relates the story of Takezo Kensei a famous Japanese warrior and we learn the meaning of the symbol. Ando tells us that it is the combination of two Japanese symbols which mean “great talent” and “godsend.” Therefore, the symbol means “a great talent (ability) sent by God.”

Mohinder discusses the people with special abilities to an FBI agent that has come to his apartment after his phone call. The agent tells Mohinder that a Sarah Ellis, one of the names he gave over the phone, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head. He then shows Mohinder a picture of Eden McCain.

Claire confronts Zach and asks if they can be friends. Zach is skeptical of her seemingly belated attempt at friendship. They are both under the impression that neither can remember much about what happened the night Jackie Wilcox was murdered.

Niki/Jessica is talking to her lawyer when he tells her that the District Attorney is seeking the death penalty. Jessica and then Niki take turns coming out and the lawyer tells her that multiple personality disorders are a hard sell.

Hiro determines that the only way to get his powers back to full strength is to steal the sword, the center of power. When he squints time does not stop but it does slow down considerably. Hiro takes the opportunity to steal the sword and runs away with it before time returns to normal. When he unsheathes the sword he finds that it is only a replica that was provided by the “Linderman Group.”

Isaac has returned from rehab and is clean and better yet can still paint. Simone takes Nathan to meet him when Hiro and Ando show up as well.

Claire is told by the Haitian that her biological parents work for HRG and when she asks him to give Zach back his memories she is told that his gift does not work that way. Claire is determined to find a way to make Zach her friend.

“Somewhere in the Nevada desert” Theodore Sprague is practicing using and controlling his power.

Claire asks Zach to video tape her and ascends the abandoned tower, again, and jumps off. She is injured, again, and returns a sternum bone that is sticking out back into her body. Zach begins to realize that perhaps Claire is telling the truth.

Niki on the phone in prison with Micah and D.L. tells them that Jessica is in prison with her as well. Niki asks to hold her son but the guard refuses. When she yells at him he pulls out a telescoping baton which she takes away from him and snaps in half. Other guards enter the room and pin her to the wall.

Back at Mohinder’s apartment HRG has paid a visit. He tells Mohinder that they should join forces and that he wants Chandra’s list. Mohinder refuses but HRG gives him a business card and tells him to call if he changes his mind. Mohinder tells HRG that he is going to track down those with abilities and warn them about him.

Matt tries to convince his wife, Janice, that he can actually read minds.

Peter, still in a coma, sees the future again but this time there is a bearded man present. In quick flashes we see that Peter dreams that he is a pick-pocket. In the dream Peter tells Nathan that he took Ted’s power but could not control it. Again in his dream, the whole of New York is destroyed in an atomic explosion.

When Nathan returns from Isaac’s he finds that Peter come out of his coma and has left the hospital.

Simone tells Hiro that she has a connection to Linderman and that he buys every Isaac Mendez painting he can find. She rolls us the painting of Hiro and the dinosaur and tells Hiro to get into his car as they are going to Las Vegas.

Peter is walking the streets of New York trying to book air fare to Las Vegas, Nevada on his cell phone when he spots the man who he saw pick-pocketing in his dream. The man is, you guessed it, pick-pocketing. He is shocked that Peter can see him as he is obviously the invisible man. As they struggle we see that Peter too is invisible, absorbing and using the invisible man’s power.

Mohinder narrates the following outro:
“In the beginning there is discovery, a confusion of elements, the first snow fall of impossible change. Old lives undone, left behind. Strange faces made familiar. New nightmares to challenge sleep. New friends to feel safe with. Only then comes control. The need to impose order onto chaos. Through determination, Through study. Through struggle. All in defiance of a thundering truth. They’re here and the earth shudders under foot.

Niki pleads, “Oh God, please help me!”

And Jessica responds, “Who needs God when you’ve got me?”

Trivia

* The reporter giving the news of the union wells High School reopening is Angela Bromstad of Channel 5 KVAV.

* HRG and the scientist discuss a drug that they have given to Sylar. They call it “Glycymerine.”

* A lone large cockroach appears to be Sylar’s only companion in his cell.

* The plaque on the wall at the museum reads, “Property of the New York Museum of History and Technology.”

* The Japanese warrior that Hiro discusses is named Takezo Kensei and he was born in 1584. (A Google search came up with no matches for this name.)

* In a quick flash after Hiro finds Takezo Kensei we see a card that describes Kensei. This card gives the birth year of Kensei and mentions tosei gusoku. The term gusoku, or tosei gusoku, describes a complete set of armor of a particular form as used in Japan from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. The gusoku, a superb example of the armorer's art in Japan, is remarkable for its very high quality.

* Kensei means "sword saint" in Japanese.

* Angela Petrelli is told by the doctors that Peter is suffering from “persistent idiopathic fever” which means a fever of unknown origin.

* During Peter's dream/coma sequence Peter dreams of meeting Claude. This is a future event and in the time sequence has not yet takenplace.

* Hiro tells us the story of Takezo Kensei (or Kensai depending on which scene you use) as follows:
"Takezo Kensai. My father used to tell me stories about him before bed. He was a wild savage with great power. All of Japan feared him. Until one day he found... a sacred sword, frozen in the snow. From the moment Kensai held it... it focused all his strength. He said the sword let him control his power. And so he became a great leader. A hero. I'm like him. The sword will give me... the control over the power that I need. It's my sacred object. With it my powers will return and I can fulfill my destiny."

* In the museum a man is holding what looks like a comic book with a samurai warrior on it. Perhaps even Takezo Kensei.

* The Symbol is the combination of two kanji : SAI and YO. The first kanji: SAI means "great talent". Other meanings include: ability or talent. The second kanji is YO. This translates to "Godsend". Other meanings include: Reward or Granted. I can also mean to cause.

* Eden McCain’s real name was Sarah Ellis and she was in the custody of LAPD at one time. Her criminal case number was C20 EP1286.

* Hiro calls Nathan “flying man.”

* When Micah and D.L. are visiting Niki they are both wearing visitor badges. Micha’s badge says, “Visitor 25” and D.L.’s badge says, “Visitor 27.”

* Claude is picking pockets and purses in front of the Angelique Café.”

* One of the DVD’s for sale on the stand when Claude attacks Peter is “The Invisible Man” starring Claude Raines.

* During Mohinder’s outro the following images can be seen:
1) Mohinder with Primatech Paper Company business card in hand
2) Niki being injected with a sedative inside the padded cell in the prison
3) HRG’s face looking in at Sylar in his cell
4) Zach and Claire at the abandoned tower
5) Hiro with the painting/sword holder strapped to his back
6) D.L. telling Micah that Niki would be okay
7) Niki/Jessica lying on the floor of the padded cell

Connections

Episode 12
1) Nathan is taken to meet Isaac by Simone (this is the first time they meet).
2) Hiro and Ando come to Isaac’s apartment to find Nathan there.
3) Peter meets the invisible man (Claude) on the streets of New York
4) Hana Gitelman meets Theodore Sprague “in the desert somewhere in Nevada.” (from preview before episode)
5) D.L. meets Aaron Mowsky, a representative of Mr. Linderman
6) Claire meets the Haitian at the abandoned tower.
7) Claire and Zach reunite as she tries to convince him that they are friends.
8) HRG visits Mohinder at his father’s apartment, this is the first time these two have actually met face to face.

Nathan Petrelli

Episode 12
1) Nathan visits Isaac after asking Simone to take him there.
2) Hiro tells Nathan that he will help them stop the explosion.
3) In Peter’s dream, Nathan is the only one who approaches him during the explosion sequence.

Peter Petrelli

Episode 12
1) Peter is in a coma in the hospital dreaming the future.
2) Peter tells Nathan that he absorbed too many powers.
3) When confronting Claude, the invisible man, Peter takes his ability and becomes invisible too.

Claire Bennett

Episode 12
1) Claire deceives HRG into believing that her mind has been wiped by the Haitian.
2) Claire attempts to win Zach back as a friend.
3) Claire finds out that her biological parents work for HRG.

Claire’s “accidents”

Episode 12
1) Claire jumps, once again from the abandoned tower in Texas.
2) A bone sticking out of her sternum is pushed back into place.
3) A gash on her forehead begins to heal right in front of Zach’s eyes.

Mr. Bennett (Horn Rimmed Glasses or HRG)

Episode 12
1) HRG has duped Matt Parkman concerning the location of Sylar.
2) HRG visits Mohinder and tries to get him to join his cause.
3) HRG took surveillance video of Matt on stake out in their parking lot in an attempt to get him thrown off the case.

Isaac Mendez:

Episode 12
1) Isaac has kicked the “H” habit.
2) Tells Simone that he can still paint without the drugs.
3) Tells Simone that he still loves her.

Isaac’s paintings

Episode 12
1) Peter and the flying lockers at Union Wells High School.
2) Hiro and Ando under the Homecoming sign at Union Wells High School.
3) The Israeli terrorist bus explosion (is this the same bus accident that killed Hana Gitelman’s mother and grandmother?)
4) A fire truck at the Odessa, Texas train derailment and fire.
5) Painting of the “exploding man.”
6) Hiro facing off with the dinosaur.
7) Sylar, in shadow, standing over the body of the dead cheerleader.
8) Peter flying, trench coat floating out behind him.
9) The headshot of Claire Bennet.
10) Charlie holding a number of plates in her hands at the “Burnt Toast Café.”
11) The silhouette of Simone.

Hiro Nakamura

Hiro’s “events”

Episode 12
1) Hiro tells Ando that his powers have become weaker since the death of Charlie.
2) Hiro attempts to stop time but can only slow it down. He takes this opportunity to steal the sword from the museum.

Hiro’s Sword

Episode 12
1) Belonged to Takezo Kensei, a Japanese warrior.
2) Has the symbol emblazoned on the handle.
3) Is a replica provided by the “Linderman Group.”

Mohinder Suresh

Episode 12
1) Is tempted by HRG to join his group but refuses.
2) Is told by HRG that Eden cared about him much more than she should have.
3) Tells HRG that he will track down people with abilities and warn them of him.

Niki / Jessica Sanders

Episode 12
1) Is in prison awaiting trial.
2) Is told by her lawyer that the D.A. is seeking the death penalty.
3) Displays typical multiple personality disorder traits in front of the lawyer.

Micah Sanders

Episode 12
1) Is injured in a fight at school when he defends his mother from children who called her a “Psycho Killer.”
2) Visits his mother in prison (?)

D.L. Hawkins

Episode 12
1) Phase shifts through the glass wall separating Niki from himself and Micah.
2) Returns the two million dollars to one of Linderman’s associates.
3) Is reminded by Linderman’s associate that a debt is still due.

Eden McCain

Episode 12
1) Forced to suicide by Sylar in Chapter 11 - Deceased
2) Was found dead with a gunshot would to the head in Ramsey Lake in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, an apparent suicide. Why and how was her body moved to Canada?
3) Was once arrested by the LAPD (see mug shot)
4) Eden McCain’s real name was Sarah Ellis.

Matt Parkman

Episode 12
1) Tries to convince his wife that he can read minds.
2) Is tricked by HRG when Sylar cannot be found on the premises of Primatech paper Company.
3) Cannot read HRG’s mind because the Haitian is close enough to block him.

Gabriel Gray - Sylar

Episode 12
1) Is in a comatose state in the custody of HRG and his scientist.
2) Is being used to find the gentic code “switches” that work abilities.
3) Has a pet cockroach?

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?

Important Note: Tonight we found out the true meaning behind the symbol. At the museum Hiro tells us the story of Takezo Kensei but Ando uncovers the meaning of the symbol when he tells us that it is the combination of two Japanese symbols which mean “great talent” and “godsend.” Therefore, the symbol means “a great talent (ability) sent by God.”

Episode 12
1) Found on the sword replica at the museum (multiple shots were shown of this same symbol – at least four that we could count.)
2) Seen, once again, on the necklace of the Haitian as he walked away at the Primatech Paper Company.

The Mark (The Partial Symbol?)

Episode 12
1) During the preview prior to the episode Hana Gitelman talks to Theodore Sprague about a strange gun that shows the same two marks on its tip.
2) Hana Gitleman also has the mark on her neck (Graphic Novel” Wireless Part Four”

Pop-Culture References

Episode 12
1) Zach asks Claire if she is auditioning for “America’s Next Top Model.”
2) Micah tells D.L. that some kids at school were calling Niki “Psycho Killer.” This may be a reference to the Talking Heads song of the same name (1977 “Talking Heads: 77”)

PRIMATECH PAPER

Newsworthy note: during the airing of tonight’s episode Mohinder was given a business card for Primatech Paper Company (see above image). A link can also be found on the NBC Heroes website. Call the 1-800 number on the card, listen to the prompts, get the code (option # 3) and then go to the website at Primatech Paper Company put in the code (under the Jobs tab) and send off your information. It seems additional information will be supplied to those on the mailing list. It gives new meaning to the question, "Are you on the list?"

www.primatechpaper.com

You will have to enter personal information to the Primatech site to get the messages.

P.S. My code was “mt36”

Contacting Primatech Paper

1-800-PRIMA16 (1-800-774-6216)

The recorded message is as follows:

“Thank you for calling Primatech paper. All operators are currently assisting other customers. If you know your parties access number you may enter it at any time during this recording.

To reach our sales department press 1
To reach our shipping department press 2
To reach our personnel department press 3
For all other questions please try us again later

To reach our sales department press 1
To reach our shipping department press 2
To reach our personnel department press 3
For all other questions please try us again later

Thank you for calling Primatech: paper, people, performance since 1962.

Option 1:
Our sales associates are currently assisting other customers. To learn more about Primatech Paper please visit us online at www dot primatech paper dot com or try us again later. To return to the main menu press the star key.

Option 2:
Our representatives are currently assisting other customers. Please visit us online at www dot primatechpaper.com or try us again later. To return to the main menu press the star key.

Option 3:
Primatech Paper is always on the lookout for motivated people with abilities that fit our needs. Please visit us at www dot primatech paper dot com and click on job opportunities.

Enter the following code to access the application: mt36. If you would like us to alert you to other opportunities via text message please enter your cell number followed by the pound sign. To return to the main menu press the star key.

Thank you for calling Primatech: paper, people, performance since 1962.”
After calling the Primatech number and following the instructions a number of e-mails and text messages will be sent to you. Below are the messages that I have received to date from the Primatech Paper Company (after entering the code and your personal information):

E-mail Message:
From: Primatech Paper
Date: Monday, January 22, 2007 8:00 PM
Subject: Important Message from Primatech Paper
Thank you for your interest in Primatech Paper. We will be in contact once we evaluate your application.

Text Messages:
"From: 46622
Thank you fro your interest in Primatech Paper and taking the time to complete our employment application. To receive updates by text message, reply JOBS. 8:00 pm 1/22/07"

“From: 46622
Sorry, you texted (jobs)jobs, which we didn't understand. Please check the spelling and try again, or reply HELP for more info. 12:49 am 1/23/07”

"From: 46622
Thank you. A Primatech Paper representative will be contacting you in a few weeks with the next steps. 12:54 am 1/23/07”

Enter your cell phone number under option 3 above and you receive the following message:

“From: 46622
Would you like to hear more about Primatech Opportunites via text message? Reply YES now. 11:40 am 1/23/07”

"From: 46622
You'll be hearing from me again soon. We have a lot to do together. 11:46 am 1/23/07"

More about Primatech Paper Company:

If you point your browser to http://primatech.mlogic.mobi/ you'll find yourself at another primatech page with three links: Products, Careers and About Us. Clicking on Products takes you to another page (see below). Clicking on "click here" will take you to the Careers page. The phone number is also a hot link but apparently is not yet available as the page is not found.

"Products

We are proud to offer a full array of paper products designed to meet every imaginable use. From large-format banners, to everyday copier paper, to our unique "RainbowTM" line of vibrant colors designed to be both visually appealing and sharply printable, Primatech has just the right product at just the right price. To order a catalog or to get more information, call toll-free at (800) PRIMA16 (800-774-6216) and one of our sales reps will be happy to speak with you.

And if you're interested in joining the Primatech Paper family, click here to complete our employee application. We're always on the lookout for great new talent."

"Careers

Thank you for your interest in joining the Primatech Paper family.

Please take your time to complete the following application form completely and honestly. One of our HR representatives will be calling you shortly should you meet our qualifications. Good luck!"
Enter you name and cell phone number and you'll be directed to a page that has the simple message:

"Trying to crack into this thing. I’ll let you know how when I do. Give me about a week."

We presume that this is a message from Hana. More to follow...

"About Us

Since 1962, Primatech Paper has been an industry leader in the manufacturing and distribution of high-quality paper products to retail outlets around the world.

Whether your company caters directly to the consumer or to Fortune 500 companies, Primatech offers a wide-range of products to suit all of your paper supply needs.

As a concerned corporate citizen and conscientious neighbor, Primatech has paved the way in the use of environmental best-practices to protect the rain forests and our neighbors. We also pride ourselves on forward-thinking benefits packages and work/life programs for our employees, because we know that retaining great people is the bedrock of our success.

Paper. People. Performance. That's Primatech Paper."

Text Message:
"From: 46622
Hav u applied @ www.primatech.com? Pswrd is MT36. Do this so we can strt wrking 2gether to bring ‘em all down. 7:24pm 1/24/07."

Missing letters from this message then are: e yo at aso a o to th

INTERIM WEEK SIX – PART II

2007-01-17T11:44:00.000-06:00

Graphic Novel 16 – Wireless – Part Four

"Hana Gitelman was an Israeli Mosad Operative whose Mother and Grandmother were killed in the same suicide attack. Hana’s lust for vengeance was the very thing that kept her out of the field and in the intelligence office. While she excelled at code-breaking, she yearned to fight in the battlefield. One day a man came with an opportunity to do just that. A man with Horn Rimmed Glasses.

The man said he was with the CIA and that Han was being recruited into a special program. Hana was tested. Physically. Mentally.

Hana discovered that she has an spectacular ability. Hana can sense wireless communication. Her mind acts like a computer and interprets e-mails, text messages and satellite signals being sent being sent wirelessly all across the world. This ability has made Hana the perfect spy.

The man in the Horned Rimmed Glasses sent her on a mission to Africa. A scientist had figured out how to genetically alter bacteria. Hana was sent to retrieve the formula from the scientist’s computer, but was captured in the process.”

Present day – Tanzania, Africa

Hana has escaped from the compound of Dr. Henry Strauss but is confronted by armed guards as she tries to flee. She declares her connection with the C.I.A. but in custody in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania she is told that the C.I.A. has no record of her connection to their organization and that the phone numbers she has are all disconnected.

Two months ago – Odessa, Texas

Hana becomes aware of two incision marks, which Matt Parkman and Theodore Sprague had previously discovered, on her neck.

One month ago – Odessa, Texas

Hana realizes that she can sense wireless signals while training with H.R.G. when she senses the wireless signals from a laptop computer.

Two months ago – Israel

Hana is confronted by H.R.G. while on post duty and initiated into his organization, which she believes is the C.I.A..

The past

Hana recounts the moments of her life that have lead to this moment: Her desire for revenge after the death of her mother and grandmother in a terrorist bus crash, her hero-worship of her fighter pilot mother, the incarceration and torture of her grandmother, her own innocence or the combination of all of these things.

Present day – Dar Es Salaam , Tanzania, Africa

Hana realizes that her capture is only temporary as she understands that the computers where she is being held can help her to escape. She manipulates the system to turn the fire sprinklers on and in the confusion takes a gun from a guard and threatens her captor with it. She realizes that she will become a fugitive but also feels more alive than ever. And she escapes… into obscurity.

Now - Missoula, Montana

Hana has taken a new name, Samantha, and moved to Missoula, Montana. She is “lying low” and hiding from the authorities. Hana can read the wireless signal much better in the clear air of Montana as she attempts to locate HRG. He probably does not realize it yet but he has created a new enemy and she is not the only one.

“Who is Hana going to see? Find out January 22nd at 8:30 PM during a very special SNEAK PEAK… and then at 9:00 PM… the return of HEROES!

Hana Gitelman Pic

INTERIM WEEK SIX

2007-01-15T09:21:00.000-06:00

With only one more week to go before Heroes begins again I thought I'd post my list of Heroes related websites to help keep you busy for the next seven days.

Heroes Related Websites

NBC's Heroes Website

Tim Kring's Live Heroes Blog

Hiro's Blog

9th Wonders! Message Forum

Greg Beeman's Blog

9th Wonders! Main Page

Eclipsed - The Heroes Wiki

Interview with the Writers 1

Interview with the Writers 2

Interview with the Writers 3

Interview with the Writers 4

Interview with the Writers 5

Interview with the Writers 6

Interview with the Writers 7

Interview with the Writers 8

Masi Oka (Hiro) Article

Masi Oka (Hiro) Video Interview

Entertainment Weekly Article 1

November 8th Fan Site

Newsweek Article - Negative Press

TV.com Article

Heraldnet.com Article

Tim Kring - NY Times

Heroes Charity Event

Heroes The Series Forum

Bradenton Heroes Article

MRC.org Heroes Article

Entertainment Weekly Article 2

E Online Heroes Article

Scripps News Masi Oka Article

Super Hero Hype.com Article

Zap2It Petrelli Brothers Article

Interviews with Matt and Niki

Interview with Claire

Heroes Chronicles Fan Site

Heroes Photo Club Fan Site

iF Magazine Heroes Article

Superhiro.org Forum

E-Online Heroes Article

People Heroes Video

Giant Magazine Heroes Article

Heroes Media .com

Entertainment Weekly Article 3

Newsday.com Claire Interview

Cafe Press Products For Sale

Masi Oka Buffalo News Interview

Crosswalk "Hooked on Heroes" Article

Milo Video Interview

iF Magazine Heroes Article

Horn Rimmed Glasses

Heroes Among Us Blog

TV.com Article

Knox News Milo Article

Heroes Time Magazine Article

People Milo Article

Zach (Thomas Dekker) Article

Dingorue Heroes Site

Heroes Blogs

Amazon Unspun Heroes List

Bravotv.com Bryan Fuller Article

Bravotv.com Bryan Fuller Interview

Fanpop Heroes Forum

The Organization Without Initials

Time Magazine Article

Netflix to offer Heroes DVD

P.S. Watch the Golden Glode Awards tonight - Heroes is nominated!

INTERIM WEEK FIVE - PART II

2007-01-10T21:23:00.000-06:00

Graphic Novel 15 – Wireless – Part Three

“Hana Gitelman was an Israeli Mosad Operative whose Mother and Grandmother were killed in the same suicide attack. Hana’s lust for vengeance was the very thing that kept her out of the field and in the intelligence office. While she excelled at code-breaking, she yearned to fight in the battlefield. One day a man came with an opportunity to do just that. A man with Horn Rimmed Glasses.

The man said he was with the CIA and that Han was being recruited into a special program. Hana was tested. Physically. Mentally.

Hana discovered that she has an spectacular ability. Hana can sense wireless communication. Her mind acts like a computer and interprets e-mails, text messages and satellite signals being sent being sent wirelessly all across the world. This ability has made Hana the perfect spy.”

In Odessa, Texas Claire asks her “father”, HRG to help her with her math homework as he talks to Hana Gitelman on the phone. Hana is spying in Tanzania, Africa on the compound of Dr. Henry Strauss, microbiologist and evil-son-of-a-bitch. Strauss has discovered a way to alter bacterial DNA making the harmless microbes in the stomach deadly. The pure evil is that he has developed a formula for an antibiotic that he is selling to the highest bidder.

Hana is caught by Strauss’s goons, escapes but is once again confronted. Will she escape? Or will Strauss capture, torture and control her? Stay tuned for Wireless - Part Four.

INTERIM WEEK FIVE

2007-01-08T12:23:00.000-06:00

Heroes Canon & Time Travel

Canon

In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those stories, histories, etc. that are considered to be genuine, and those events, characters, settings, etc. that are considered to have inarguable existence within the fictional universe. Usually items that are considered canon come from the original source of the fictional universe while non-canon material comes from adaptations or unofficial items.

In the case of Heroes many of the changes that occurred early on appeared only in the un-broadcast version of the original pilot, "In His Own Image" (Isaac's cutting his own hand off for heroin, the engineer (Ted), terrorists, Micah and the greyhound bus, etc.) This version was aired at Comic-Con '06 in San Diego last summer. A very small select group of people viewed this showing. To my knowledge it has never aired during the normal Heroes time-slot on NBC (though I do believe that the Sci-Fi channel aired it at least once.) The changes that were made were due to editing and story progression and were determined by the creators of the show. The decision to make these changes and air "Genesis" instead of the original pilot means that the creators wished to bring to the masses the version which aired on Monday, September 25th, 2006 and not the trial version which aired in San Diego. The changes negate the earlier version's entry as canon. But that also does not mean that they cannot take artistic liberties and make any changes they deem necessary as they go. I agree that much of the canon is not written in stone and for good reason, the possibility to make this a much better show by making slight changes is left open. Much like the backdoor left open to a computer system the writers have given themselves room to navigate when writing the series. I think it a very smart move…

Because NBC publishes the somewhat weekly graphic novels and Hiro’s own blog on their main page they should both be considered canon. One, grey area though is the gallery of photographs. These images, while appearing on the NBC main Heroes site, are subject to different criteria. These images are still photographs taken on set during filming of the show. There is heavy editing to the show, however, which means some photo images do not depict scenes that actually appeared in the show. This poses a problem as far as canon is concerned. Which images apply and which don’t? My own thoughts are that if a place, character or action occurred on the show then it should be allowed as canon (i.e. Sylar’s apartment, the world map (Sylar’s, Chandra’s and Mohinder’s), the Burnt Toast Café, etc.) For example, Sylar’s apartment was given a great deal of camera time but quick glimpses of the entire space did not show every detail. Photographs from the set of Sylar’s apartment, which are highly detailed, should be allowed as canon. On the reverse, there was a scene in the basement of the police department when Sylar was trying to kidnap Molly Walker that depicted a frozen policeman on the floor. This scene never aired so the policeman and the action should not be considered canon.

Time Travel

There seems to be two very different camps to the time travel issue in Heroes. Some believe that the past cannot be changed and that some force would prevent Hiro from doing so. If he traveled back in time it is because he was predestined to do so. Others believe that Hiro can change the past and in doing so will create a fork in the timeline. We must all be aware by now how very difficult this subject is to write out and to write about. There is so much continuity to check and so many previous "public" or "published" rules that it becomes confusing to follow. That time travel, since it is not real, has NO rules seems to escape many people. Oh, the hard scientists, to be sure, will be the first to establish that there ARE many rules to time travel but they are totally irrelevant in the landscape or language of a fictional story. While we cannot ignore physics we certainly can push them to the side of the road. This is, after all, fiction. Can you go back in time and kill your grandfather? Of course you can! And still live to tell about it. If you write fiction anything becomes possible. Making it sound plausible and smart and creative is the difficult part. Tim Kring has been masterful, creative and plausible in his portrayal of time/space manipulation. So far, I see no trouble in how Heroes has presented time travel to us. It is intelligent and thought provoking but not disruptive or confusing in any way. How it is treated later in the series may change my opinion but I don’t see how at this point.

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

ARE YOU ON THE LIST?

INTERIM WEEK FOUR - PART II

2007-01-02T16:24:00.000-06:00

Graphic Novel Issue 14: Wireless – Part Two

In part one Hana was “abducted” by HRG. In part two we learn a great deal more about Hana Gitleman.

Tel Aviv, Israel: 1992 - After the death of her mother and grandmother Hana was given a battery of psychological tests which enforced her issues of abandonment and trust.

Location unknown: Present - After her abduction by HRG Hana is taken to a secret government location (somewhere where there is a lot of snow) and given psychical training and tested. Her throwing accuracy with darts with left and right hands, her stamina in deep snow for 20 miles or more and her self-defense skills were tested and honed. Her brain waves were measured and samples taken and she was injected with “vitamins.” We also learn that HRG’s boss (or at least someone higher in the chain of command) is named Thompson and is interested in when Hana will “manifest.” In a flood of information Hana realizes that her special ability is code reading and that she may be a key of some type.

Nathan and Peter Promo Pic

I certainly can’t wait to see Hana in real life. She seems like she could be a great character. And, even if she never shows on the series it helps to know that Kring and Company are thinking about other additional abilities and characters.

INTERIM WEEK FOUR

2007-01-01T15:44:00.001-06:00

Instances of the Symbol in each episode:

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 1
1) Found on 9th Wonders! Comic book that Micah was reading (Uluru issue – upper left hand corner) (Note: There is a possibility that this is not the symbol but the comics standards stamp instead.)

Episode 2
1) The symbol appears in Isaac’s apartment in at least twelve (and probably more) different paintings.
2) Found on a post-it note on Mohinder’s map in his father’s apartment.
3) Seen on the laptop computer from the jump drive: it appears twice in the breaks of the genetic code as it scrolls across the screen.
4) Recorded by Peter in the upper right hand corner of his stick drawing.
5) Found in the pool (hose in water) at the home of the murdered Walker’s.
6) (Possible) Inside Chandra Suresh’s lizard tank. Piece of wood shaped like symbol.
7) (Possible) Multiple symbols found in the dirt where Niki was burying her double’s victims.
8) Two instances on the cover of the 9th Wonders! Comic book (with Hiro on cover.) Found in the upper left hand corner of comic and in the background of the drawing in Times Square.
9) (Possible) Fousnd in background of Times Square when Hiro teleports to New York City.

Episode 3
1) Seen on Hiro’s comic book (twice) (Comic with Hiro on the cover.)
2) Found twice on the book “Activating Evolution” by Chandra Suresh.
3) Mohinder’s laptop computer shows genetic code and the symbol is seen in the breaks of code at least twice.
4) Claire’s geometry book has the symbol printed on it in red ink.
5) Isaac’s studio shows another painting with the symbol on it.
6) The map in Sylar’s apartment shows at least five photographs. Each photo has the symbol printed on the photo.
7) Found on the necklace of the mysterious man in the bar that Matt could not “read.”

Episode 4
1) Seen on the mysterious mans necklace again twice. Once by Matt Parkman when the Mysterious man comes to clear his memory and once in Las Vegas when the mysterious man comes to take Nathan away from the hotel room.
2) Seen on Chandra Suresh’s book “Activating Evolution” again (x’s 2).
3) Found on the map in Mohinder’s apartment on a post-it note.
4) Niki2 has a tattoo of the symbol on her right upper back.

Episode 5
1) Seen again on Hiro’s katana. It is printed in gold on both the front and the back of the handle.
2) Seen on the mysterious black man’s necklace (X’s 2). Once, when taking Nathan through the parking structure and once when confronting Brody in the hospital.

Episode 6
1) Found on Niki2’s back in the form of a tattoo when she is fighting D.L.
2) Found on a painting of Niki2 by Isaac. The symbol is painted out but Isaac rubs off the paint to reveal it on Niki2’s back.

Episode 7
1) Found on Jessica’s back in the form of a tattoo.

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

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.

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.

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.

INTERIM WEEK THREE

2006-12-24T10:03:00.001-06:00

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

2006-12-18T19:15:00.000-06:00

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

2006-12-11T21:48:00.001-06:00

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”

2006-12-05T00:40:00.000-06:00

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”

2006-11-28T03:39:00.000-06:00

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”

2006-11-21T00:56:00.000-06:00

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”

2006-11-14T09:53:00.000-06:00

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.”

SEASON 1 : CHAPTER SEVEN: “NOTHING TO HIDE”

2006-11-07T00:25:00.000-06:00

NBC Press Release

Air Date: November 6, 2006

THE "HEROES" EACH CONFRONT UNEXPECTED NEWS AND EVENTS THAT COULD FURTHER CHANGE THEIR LIVES AND RELATIONSHIPS -- Facing a crisis involving her son Micah, a distraught Niki reveals her recent personal struggles to a friend. Pushing aside his own issues at home, Matt assists Audrey's investigation into another bizarre murder, but their pursuit of mysterious serial killer Sylar takes an unexpected turn. After failing to act like a "superhero" when faced with danger, Hiro questions his heroism. Nathan and his wife Heidi strategize how to win the congressional election. Claire is shocked to learn where her missing tape wound up. Meanwhile, her father H.R.G. is disturbed by news from one of his associates.

Re-cap of Episode Chapter 7: “Nothing To Hide”

Peter is talking to Charles Deveaux in his apartment when he tells him that he loves him. Peter tells Charles that he can fly and appears to jump out the window but Peter wakes up from a dream in his apartment. Simone rings his doorbell and tells him that her father has just passed away.

Zach tells Claire that he has found the missing tape and returns it to her. Claire's brother Lyle finds the tape.

Niki wakes up on the floor and discovers that D. L. and Micah are gone. She looks into the mirror and asks her alter ego for help.

Matt hears his wife thinking and it is not good news.

Simone and Peter visit Isaac’s studio only to find that he is gone as are his most recent paintings. Simone tells Peter that the last conversation she had with her father was about Peter and that the two of them were flying and that Peter told him that everything was going to be OK and that he would save the world. Simone tells Peter that the missing painting was sold to "a guy named Linderman."

We discover that Nathan’s wife is wheelchair bound and that she is working with him to help win the campaign for Congress. An interview with a prominent journalist has been set.

Audrey tells Matt that Sylar has killed again. When they reach the morgue they find a body burned beyond recognition. A finger print matching those one Theodore Spragus is found seared to the bone on the body and Audrey mistakes the murder for the work of Sylar.

Niki tells Tina that her alter ego is named Jessica and that she has asked her to come out and help her find Micah.

In the desert Micah tells D.L. that “Heroes don’t run away! Heroes help people!” and that he thinks that he is a bad man. Up ahead in the road an accident has occurred. D.L. and Micah stop to help just as Hiro and Ando pull up to the scene. A car is on fire and a woman is trapped inside the locked vehicle. D.L. phase shifts through the window, opens the door from the inside and pulls the woman out. Just as D.L. is pulling the woman out of the car it erupts in an explosion. Hiro stops time and moves everyone out of harms way just as the car explodes after time resumes.

At Nathan's brunch party a journalist asks some very hard questions concerning the accident that caused Nathan’s wife to become wheelchair bound and Nathan’s trip to Las Vegas, including a blonde woman. Peter lies to the journalist telling him that they were there for Peter’s mental well-being and that the woman was a doctor.

Hiro tells Micah about his ability to stop time and shows him the yet to be released comic book with Hiro as the star. D.L. Tells Micah that they can never go back.

Claire convinces her brother to return the missing tape which he does when Claire tells him that they won’t ever be a family again if he tells anyone what he has seen.

Matt and Audrey Hanson enter Theodore Sprague’s home to find burned items everywhere. Pictures have faces burned off. The computer keyboard is scorched in places and the door to the bedroom is black with burn marks. When Matt and Audrey enter the bedroom it is entirely black with burns.

The journalist tell Nathan that he has heard rumors that the Linderman Group has invested in his campaign fund but that Linderman has ties to the mob. Nathan tells him that his father was in business with Linderman.

Matt and Audrey find chemotherapy prescriptions for Karen Sprague and that the doctor was Robert Fresco, the burn victim in the morgue. Matt tells Audrey that Sprague is not Sylar and they head off to the hospital to find him. They confront Theodore in the hospital room of his dying wife. Sprague grabs a nurse for protection and burns her badly but he releases her when Matt convinces him that he can hear Karen’s thoughts. After Karen Sprague dies Theodore surrenders.

Niki calls Nathan for help locating Micah but he tells her that he cannot help. When his wife confronts him about what happened in Vegas he confirms Peter’s lies. Niki breaks the mirror in her room and Jessica appears (Helix symbol tattoo visible on her back.)

Nathan calls Linderman to retrieve the missing painting but he refuses to sell it back. Nathan goes to Peter to tell him the bad news. He also explains that his power is useless and that it won’t make a difference. Nathan also tells Peter about the attempted kidnapping by HRG and MBG.

Sprague is being photographed for his mug shot when a close-up reveals two small “slash/cut” marks on his neck. We also see Matt Parkman with similar marks on his shoulder.

Micah sneaks away from D.L., “fixes” a broken phone by thinking about it and calls Niki. He tells her their location. Jessica loads a clip into her hand gun...

Triva

* The newspaper which Peter is reading in Charles Deveaux’s apartment is dated Thursday, November 2nd 2006 and the lead story is entitled, “Skies Clear For Solar Eclipse.” The newspaper is the New York Epigraph(?).

* Peter talks about stock in Yamagato Industries which is the company that Hiro and Ando used to work for.

* The license plate number of Niki’s black AMC Gremlin is 231-HQV. But where is the red 66 Cadillac?

* Matt hears his wife’s thoughts. She thinks, “I thought I was being so careful.” And “Oh god, he knows?”

* The sketch of Charles Deveaux was done by Isaac for his 70th birthday.

* Nathan and Heidi Petrelli live in Hyde Park.

* Nathan’s political posters read: “Nathan Petrelli – A leader with the ability to inspire – Elect Petrelli” and “Nathan Petrelli – A True Leader – Elect Petrelli.”

* The journalist’s name is Oliver Dennison and he works for the New York Journal.

* The burned victim is identified as Robert Fresco an Oncologist from UCLA Medical Center. He was found in a parking lot in Brentwood.

* Fresco’s burned body was putting out 1800 kerries (?) of radiation.

* The advertisements in Hiro’s comic book are for “x-ray glasses” and “The further Adventures of Bumble…”

* Hiro’s 9th Wonders! comic book “I Did It!” is Issue # 14.

* Theodore Sprague lives at 93 Laramie Street, Los Angeles, CA. 90016, his date of birth is 8/28/73, he is 5’10” tall, weighs 175 pounds and has brown eyes and hair.

* Theodore Sprague tells Matt and Audrey that he and his wife listened to the soundtrack to the movie “American Beauty” while on their picnic.

* Nathan calls MBG a “spooky Euro-dude” and HRG “a guy with horn-rimmed glasses.”

* Theodore Sprague and Matt Parkman have similar “cuts” on their necks/shoulders.

* Micah tells Jessica that he and D.L. are at the Littlefield Motel off of Highway 14.

Connections:

Episode 7
1) Peter talks to Charles Deveaux (in a dream.)
2) Simone tells Peter that Isaac’s missing painting was sold to Mr. Linderman.
3) Niki tells Teas Tina about her alter ego Jessica and Tina meets her personally.
4) Hiro and Ando meet D.L. and Micah in the desert near a car accident. D.L. saves a woman’s life and Hiro saves D.L.’s life.
5) The journalist, Oliver Dennison, tells Nathan that he knows that the Linderman Group has invested in his campaign.
6) Matt and Audrey confront a new hero, Theodore Sprague who it appears can manipulate fusion.
7) Nathan calls Linderman to see if he can retrieve the painting.
8) Micah talks to Jessica on the phone.

Nathan Petrelli

Episode 7
1) Was driving when an accident occurred putting his wife in a wheelchair, perhaps forever.
2) Has been publicly linked to the “Linderman Group.”
3) Lies to his wife about Niki.
4) Tries to convince Peter that flying won’t make a difference.

Peter Petrelli

Episode 7
1) Lies to protect his brother.
2) Dreams of Charles Deveaux.
3) Tries to get Nathan to retrieve Isaac’s missing painting from Linderman.

Claire Bennett

Claire’s “accidents”:

Episode 7
1) Hit by car and thrown onto windshield (driven by Zach)
2) Right leg broken and twisted by impact.
3) Hand stapled by her brother Lyle.

Issac Mendez

Episode 7
Not found in episode.

Isaac’s paintings:

Episode 7
1) Sketch of face of Charles Deveaux (in sketchbook)

Hiro Nakamura

Hiro’s “events”:

Episode 7
1) Stops time to prevent death of D.L. and car accident victim in the desert of Nevada.
2) Saves D.L. and woman from sure death by pushing them out of the way before the car explodes.

Mohinder Suresh:

Episode 7
1) Narrator at end of episode.

Niki Sanders / Jessica

Episode 7
1) Niki tells Texas Tina about Jessica.
2) Jessica can be identified by the tattoo on her shoulder.
3) Jessica convinces Micah to tell her where he is.
4) Knows how to load a hand gun.

Micah Sanders

Genius, technopath and polymath, young Micah is another child of two individuals with unique powers. Does this amplify the degree of the power? If so Micah may be a power to be reckoned with in the future. He knows more than he lets on and is now confirmed as being able to manipulate and fix broken electronic equipment including computers and phones.

Episode 7
1) We find that Micah’s power is the manipulation of electronics (he “fixes” a telephone that is out of order and has no dial tone.
2) Micah knows that his mother has two distinct personalities.

D.L. Hawkins

Episode 7
1) Phase shifts through the window of a car to open the door and rescue a woman from a car wreck.

Eden McKenzie

Episode 7
Not found in episode.

Matt Parkman

Episode 7
1) Finds that his wife was having an affair.
2) Deduces that Theodore Sprague is not Sylar.
3) Listens in to the thoughts os a dying Karen Sprague.

Theodore Sprague (New Hero)

Episode 7
1) Has the ability to burn things.
2) Radiation levels are high in areas that he has burned.
3) Has some level of control over his ability.

Paul E. Sylar:

Episode 7
1) Not found in episode.
2) Mentioned by Audrey Hanson as striking again but she is mistaken.

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 7
1) Found on Jessica’s back in the form of a tattoo.

The Addresses:

Episode 7
1) Theodore Sprague’s address is 93 Laramie Street, Los Angeles, CA. 90016

Pop-culture references in Heroes:

In the world of Heroes there have been quite a few mentions to pop-culture. Most notably Hiro and Ando discuss Star Trek and comic books. I have attempted a list of pop-culture references here as part of the documentation of the Heroes world.

Episode 7
1) Theodore and Karen Sprague listened to the soundtrack of the movie “American Beauty” on their picnic. Or it could also be the Grateful Dead album of the same name.
2) “Littlefield Motel” - reference not yet found.
3) Lyle and Zach talk about YouTube the popular Internet video website.

Names

Episode 6

Tina (Texas Tina) – The girl’s name Tina is of Latin origin. Name ending, particularly of Christina, used as an independent name and in combination with other names.

Janice (Parkman) – Janice is a derivative of Jane with the suffix –ice from names like Candice and Bernice. Probably first coined as the name of the heroine of the novel “Janice Meredith” (1899) by Paul Leicester Ford. Jane then, pronounced jayn, is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is “the Lord is gracious.” Originally, a feminine form of the name John.

Episode 7

Theodore Sprague –Theodore is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "God's gift." From Theodorus. Early Christian name and saint's name. Sprague is English in origin and means lively or alert.

Heidi (Petrelli) – The girl’s name Heidi is German in origin and means noble or kind. Heidi is the short form of Adelaide or Adelheid (Old German) and also means, "exalted nature."

Oliver Dennison – The boy's name Oliver is of Latin origin and its meaning is "olive tree." Name of one of Charlemagne's knights in the 12th-century poem "Chanson de Roland." Also possibly from Alfihar (Old German) "host of elves" or Olafr (Old Norse) "ancestor." Biblical: the olive tree is a symbol of fruitfulness, beauty, and dignity. Dennison – Son of Dennis. Dennis is of Greek and English origin, and its meaning is "follower of Dionysius." Also variant of Dionysius. Mythology: Dionysius is the Greek god of wine, responsible for the growth of the vines in spring and the originator of winemaking; he is equivalent to the Roman god Bacchus. Biblical: a judge of Athens who was converted to Christianity by the apostle Paul.

Robert Fresco - The boy's name Robert is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "shining with fame." A favorite name for boys since the Middle Ages. Especially favored by the Scots due to 14th-century king Robert the Bruce. Fresco – a form of painting on wet plaster.

SEASON 1 : CHAPTER SIX: “BETTER HALVES”

2006-10-30T23:58:00.000-06:00

NBC Press Release

Air Date: October 30, 2006

TWO HEROES TOGETHER ARE STRONGER THAN TWO HEROES APART; LEONARD ROBERTS ("BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER") JOINS THE CAST AS D.L. HAWKINS, A FUGITIVE THAT POLICE CAN'T HOLD -- Hiro and his buddy embark on their heroic journey to New York, when they are stopped by a Vegas high-roller who offers them a deal they can't refuse. As H.R.G sets up a meeting for his daughter Claire with her biological parents, she hopes that questions about her newfound indestructibility can be answered. Meanwhile, Isaac receives another confusing call from Hiro, but Peter is there this time to pick up the phone and relay a life-saving message. Suresh bids farewell to Eden as he heads back to India to bury his father. An unexpected visitor shows up at Niki's home.

Re-cap of Episode Chapter 6: “Better Halves”

Peter and Isaac are discussing the paintings in Isaac’s studio when the phone rings. Peter answers it to find Hiro and Ando on the other end. Peter tells Hiro that he has a message for him: “Save the cheerleader!” When Hiro does not understand the message Peter tells him to come to New York and they’ll sort it when they get there.

Claire finds out that her “father” has set-up a meeting with her biological parents.

Niki wakes up in her home to find D.L. already inside and waiting for her. He tells her that they are still a family.

The high-roller cowboy stops Hiro and Ando in the parking lot of the casino and offers them a way to make some money and pay off the debt owed. While Ando and Hiro are cheating at cards Ando discovers a gun under the table pointed directly at him. He and Hiro run off to the restroom when the poker room erupts in violence. Hiro and Ando escape out a window. From the sound of the carnage we can only assume that Niki2 has found more of Linderman’s gang.

Mohinder explains to Eden that he is through searching for his father’s ghosts and that he needs to return to India to bury his father’s remains. Eden tells Mohinder that he’ll be back and ensure it when she kisses him.

Niki and D.L. visit the site of the poker game but the damage has already been done. When they return home Niki tells D.L. about the scene in her garage.

Claire’s biological parents visit and Claire tries to get information from them about whether or not they are special. This tactic does not work. When HRG and Mrs. Bennet are in the kitchen getting lemonade his phone rings and we hear the very familiar voice of Eden McKenzie and find out that she is working for, or with Mr. Bennet. She knows about Peter and his flying, about the “guy who can bend space/time” and about Isaac’s precognitive powers. When she tells HRG that Peter said “Save the cheerleader!” his face goes white. Eden is told to “reel in the precog.” HRG escorts Claire’s “bio-parents” out to their car and we find out that they too are plants.

Hiro doubts his worthiness as a true hero but Ando convinces him that every hero has to start somewhere. They jump into their rented Nissan Versa and start on their long journey to New York.

After a discussion about her childhood with her mother Claire becomes suspicious of her “father” and begins to understand that HRG has lied to her.

Niki retrieves the 2 million dollars from the attic where Niki2 had hidden it. D.L. finds her with the cash and accuses her of framing him. Niki2 comes to the front and attacks D.L. After a short fight D.L. phase shifts his hand into Niki2’s chest and knocks her unconscious. D.L. and Micah flee the house.

Isaac uncovers a portion of a painting of Niki that he has completed and we see the symbol on Niki2’s back. When Isaac answers his door we find Eden waiting for him…

Trivia

* Claire’s home street number is 26877.

* D. L. was a construction worker before he was framed and sent to jail.

* Hiro is wearing his “Vote Petrelli” campaign button.

* Micah and D.L. are looking at a few comics. They are:
1) Nimph… & The Muses Ele…
2) (Fantastic) Tales From Space (Issue # 8)
3) D.J. Doom (Issue # 30)
4) Cosmic Man “I will Avenge My Death! (Issue # 26)
5) 9th Wonders! (Uncle Burks Fine Comics – Issue # 9 [Face of Uluru in sidebar])

* D. L.’s shirt pocket reads: “64 Glory Motorcycles”

*Niki2 tells Niki1 that she has framed D.L., killed his crew, stole the 2 million dollars and killed the guys at the poker game.

* The License plate number on Niki’s red 66 Cadillac convertible is Nevada 320-DCX. (D. C. Comics? Roman numeral for 610?)

Connections:

Episode 6
1) D.L., Niki and Micah reunite as a family.
2) D.L. and Niki come to the poker game where the High Roller and two of Linderman’s thugs have been murdered. Ando and Hiro were playing cards at the same table only moments before.
3) Peter receives a phone call from present day Hiro and Ando.
4) Eden calls and talks to HRG. She tells him about Peter and his flying, Hiro and his bending of space/time and Isaac’s “precog” painting, confirming that she is in HRG’s camp. Eden is working with or for HRG.
5) Eden visits Isaac’s studio in New York.
6) Claire’s biological parents are working for HRG (or were hired by him.)

Nathan Petrelli

Episode 6
Not in episode.

Peter Petrelli

Episode 6
1) Peter and Isaac try to reconstruct the meaning of the paintings.
2) Peter gives Hiro the same message he was given by future Hiro in the subway.
3) Peter goes to Simone’s to get the missing painting from the group.

Claire Bennet's "accidents":

Episode 6
1) Hand mauled by a dog at a dog show (per conversation with her mother.)
2) Both hands burned while taking cupcakes out of the oven.
3) Did not wear her cheerleader uniform once in this episode.

Mr. Bennett (Horn Rimmed Glasses or HRG; Claires “father”) :

Episode 6
1) Hires plants to stand in as Claire’s biological parents.
2) Is in contact with and working with Eden McKenzie.
3) Tells Eden to bring in Isaac.

Issac Mendez

Episode 6
1) Isaac begins to believe in his ability when Peter shows Isaac the paintings of the future. Peter is convinced and that seems enough for Isaac.
2) Isaac thinks Hiro is a wrong number.
3) Is vistited by Eden McKenzie at the end of the episode.

Isaac’s paintings:

Episode 6
1) Painting of the nuclear explosion over New York on the floor.
2) Painting of the terrorist bombing of the bus in Israel.
3) Painting of the solar eclipse.
4) Painting of the Odessa train wreck.
5) Painting of Peter Petrelli flying.
6) New – Painting of a man(?) on the side of a road(?)
7) New – Painting of Niki with blood streak on face (and no tattoo).
8) Painting of Claire being chased by Uluru(?)? in the High School amphitheatre.
9) Painting of Hiro and Ando at the Union Wells High School Homecoming.
10) Painting of close-up of Claire with her hand outstretched as if asking for help.
11) Painting of Peter and the locker doors.
12) painting of the silhouette of a man and the dead cheerleader (note: the paint is still wet and dripping, like blood from the painting.)

Hiro Nakamura's “events”:

Episode 6
1) Stops time to change the cards at the poker table and freezes two cards in mid-air.

Mohinder Suresh

Episode 6
1) Seems to be giving up on his father’s research.
2) Disbelieves Peter Peterelli and his stories.
3) Is kissed by Eden McKenzie.

Niki Sanders

Episode 6
1) Niki1 believes that her husband was framed.
2) Niki1 is terrified of Niki2
3) Niki2 admits to framing D.L., killing his crew, stealing the 2 million dollars from Linderman and killing the guys at the poker game.

Micah Sanders

Episode 6

Micah’s Comics:
1) Nimph… & The Muses Ele…
2) (Fantastic) Tales From Space (Issue # 8)
3) D.J. Doom (Issue # 30)
4) Cosmic Man “I will Avenge My Death! (Issue # 26)
5) 9th Wonders! (Uncle Burks Fine Comics – Issue # 9 [Face of Uluru in sidebar])

D.L. Hawkins

Episode 6
1) Returns home to his family but is on the run from the law.
2) Wants to find out who framed him and knows that it was a woman.
3) Takes Niki with him to the place where Linderman’s thugs may know the name of the person who framed him.
4) Apologizes to Niki for not being around and is not angry about her Internet stripping.

D. L.’s Phase Shifting Events
1) Phases his hand through the door at the place where the poker game is being held and unlocks the door.
2) Phases into Niki’s house.
3) Phases out of the room after getting hit with the briefcase by Niki2.
4) Phases through the wall to grab Niki2.
5) Phases his hand into Niki2’s chest and renders her unconscious.

Eden McKenzie

Episode 6
1) Makes a play for Mohinder but does not deter him from leaving to bury his father in India.
2) Is working with or for HRG.
3) Visits Isaac to bring him in on orders from HRG.

Matt Parkman

Episode 6
Not in this episode.

Paul E. Sylar:

Episode 6
Not in this episode.

Uluru:

Episode 6
1) Found on the cover of 9th Wonders! comic book Issue # 9.
2) D.L., while playing with Micah, says, “I am Uluru! I am invincible!”
3) Possible drawing of Uluru with Claire in the Union High School amphitheatre.

Molly Walker:

Episode 6
Not in this episode

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 6
1) Found on Niki2’s back in the form of a tattoo when she is fighting D.L.
2) Found on a painting of Niki2 by Isaac. The symbol is painted out but Isaac rubs off the paint to reveal it on Niki2’s back.

SEASON 1 : CHAPTER FIVE: “HIROS”

2006-10-23T23:26:00.000-06:00

NBC Press Release

WHILE MATT FINDS MIND-READING GOOD FOR MARRIAGE, SEVERAL "HEROES" MUST FACE THE CONSEQUENCES OF TESTING THEIR UNIQUE ABILITIES OUT IN THE WORLD -- Confused after losing track of another block of time, Niki finds the police on her doorstep, searching for her fugitive husband D.L. Hawkins. Claire confesses to her father. Hiro and his friend get jumped by some Vegas high-rollers. Peter receives a life-changing message from an unlikely source. Meanwhile, Matt secretly uses his mind-reading ability to anticipate his wife's needs. Dismayed by recent events, Suresh makes plans to return to India to lay both his father's remains and his research to rest.

Re-cap of Episode Chapter 5: “Hiros”

The future Hiro meets Peter on the subway and tells him that he can only stay a short while otherwise he would risk a rift. Hiro instructs Peter to go back to Isaac and find out the location where they need to meet.

HRG and the Mysterious man have captured Nathan and are taking him to an undisclosed location. When Mrs. Bennet calls HRG to tell him of Claire’s accident Nathan escapes. When they chase him down he flies straight up into the air sub-sonically and then races away in a sonic burst.

Niki1 is found lying in bed and does NOT have the symbol on her back. Niki2 has completed the task and her debt is now erased. Niki1 cannot believe it but is shown the video as proof.

Peter cannot convince Mohinder to go back to Isaac’s to “Save the Cheerleader” but instead goes himself.

Hiro and Ando are thrown from a van into the outskirts of Las Vegas where they find the “Fly By Night” diner. After an argument Ando leaves and Hiro looking out the window sees Nathan Petrelli land in the parking lot of the diner.

In the meantime, Matt, using his newly homed ability makes a wonderful evening for his wife. Complete with porterhouse steaks, wine, music and romance.

Hiro tells Nathan that he too has special powers and tells him that he can bend time. He also tells him that New York explodes and that Nathan wins the election by a landslide.

HRG hears from Claire that Brody tried to rape her and that this isn’t the first time he’s done it. HRG has a polite talk with Brody, throttles him and then has the mysterious man wipe his entire mind free of memory.

Peter sets up Isaac’s paintings like the panels to a comic book and sees that an unfinished painting needs to be completed. Isaac wants money for drugs to finish it but Peter looks at the painting and determines that he can finish it himself. His eyes cloud over and he completes the painting. Claire, lying in a pool of blood, with her skull top missing and blood everywhere while the silhouette of a man looks over her body.

When Niki comes home a houseful of policeman are there waiting. They are very interested in D.L. as he has escaped custody. Niki asks for protection and the policemen get set to spring a trap. When someone comes in the back door the police et there trap only to catch Ando visiting Niki. He tells her that he thought she could help and that he found her information on “Whois” lookup. The police let Ando go.

Later, D.L. phases into Niki’s house.

Ando finds Hiro in the parking structure of the casino and asks him if they should try calling the painter again. When they do Peter answers the phone and tells them that he has a message for them…

Trivia

* In the opening monologue Mohinder says, “When a change comes, some species feel the urge to migrate. They call it zugunruhe. A pull of the soul to a far-off place. Following a scent in the wind, a star in the sky. The ancient message comes, calling the kindred to take flight and gather together. Only then can they hope to survive the cruel season to come.”

* When Hiro stops time on the subway and Peter scans the crowd Hiro can be seen standing and reading a newspaper.

* Hiro’s message to Peter is “Save The Cheerleader, Save The World!”

* The subway car number is 2012.

* When HRG and MBG corner Nathan in the parking lot the billboard in the background is an advertisement for the Montecito Casino.

* Ando and Hiro are thrown out of a two tone brown Ford van with Nevada license plate # 295-ISX (?)

* The sign outside the diner reads: “GOOD FOOD – HAVE A NICE DAY”

* While Hiro and Ando are sitting at the diner Hiro talks about using “The Dark Side” a reference to Star Wars.

* The name of the restaurant on the outskirts of Las Vegas is the “Fly By Night Diner” The waitresses t-shirt says it is in Lake Mead, Nevada.

* Matt orders two Porterhouse steaks medium rare and one of every side from

* After Nathan gives Hiro a ride back to the casino Hiro emerges from the limo wearing a “Vote Petrelli” campaign button.

* Nathan says, “Vote Early, And Often” jokingly to Hiro. This is a reference often attributed to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley but was actually said by Al Capone.

* The band Lula is seen on the billboard of a taxi (this may be a fictional band.)

* Hiro says to Nathan, “Up, up and away!” which is a reference to Superman.

* A lighted billboard in the parking structure says, “King Chory - In The Lounge” This may be a fictional performer.

* A second lighted billboard in the parking structure says, “Illuminate.”

* Matt purchases a bottle of a Shirah from Sonoma Valley and Porterhouse steaks from Mickeys.

* Peter’s eyes turn white when he finishes the painting started by Isaac much like Isaac’s do when he is painting the future. This same thing happened to Claire when she was dead.

* A policeman tells Niki that D.L. “pulled a Houdini, slipped out of his cuffs” This is in reference to Harry Houdini (Ehrich Weiss) probably the most famous escape artist in history.

* The would-be thief at the convenience store has the words, “Legendary One” tattooed to his neck.

* Ando's screen name is “HuggerZ69” which is an Internet and forum board reference. Niki calls him “Hugger Z from Japan.”

* Ando tells Niki that he found her through “Whois Database” and website tracking service.

Connections:

Episode 1
1) Hiro has a screen saver on his computer that looks like a painting (Uluru) from a comic book by Isaac.
2) Micah and Hiro are both reading a comic book called “9th Wonder” with images that look like paintings by Isaac.
3) Peter is the in-home hospice nurse for Simone’s dying/sick father.
4) Simone is Isaac’s girlfriend.
5) Isaac has painted the train wreck where Claire saved a worker.
6) Claire’s “father” (Mr. Bennet) is following Mohinder.
7) Micah constructed a pinhole camera to view the eclipse. The same eclipse that Isaac painted earlier and Peter watched from the back of Mohinder’s taxi.
8) Hiro’s co-worker, Ando, has a video of Niki on his computer.
9) Nathan Petrelli is on TV in Isaac’s studio. “Nathan Petrelli served his country in Bosnia” commercial is playing.

Graphic Novel One: Monsters (Mohinder)
1) The blue Nissan Versa that Hiro and Ando rented in Los Angeles is shown heading towards the eclipse in New York City.
2) Mohinder is being photographed by Mr. Bennett
3) The eclipse is shown in numerous scenes in the graphic novel.
4) Peter and Nathan, Hiro, Claire, Isaac and Niki surround Mohinder in one scene.
5) Hidden scenes from graphic novel (click on page 1) show Hiro witnessing the explosion from episode two and teleporting back to Tokyo.

Episode 2
1) A strange symbol (DNA helix) made an appearance in many places during episode 2: It was found in Isaac’s apartment in paintings (at least 7 times), on a post-it note stuck to Mohinder’s Hero map, on Chandra Suresh’s laptop computer from the jump drive, on Peter’s “future” stick drawing, in the pool (hose) at the home of the murdered man and his wife.
2) Isaac Mendez is the artist of the 9th Wonders comic book. Hiro discovers himself on the cover of the comic book and finds a picture on the back page of Isaac with his picture shown and his address listed.
3) The voice of Nathan Petrelli seeking votes in the 14th District of New York is on Chandra Suresh’s voice mail.
4) A message from Sylar is on Chandra Suresh’s voice mail.
5) One of the murder victims has his head sawn off and his brains scraped out. Later on we learn that the same fate happened to Isaac Mendez.
6) Hiro visits Isaac’s studio in New York.
7) Mohinder, Isaac, and Peter have all drawn the symbol. Mohinder’s stick-it note, Isaac’s paintings, and Peter’s drawing.
8) The symbol shows up randomly in many other places.
9) There is a picture of the moon on the wall in Chandra Suresh’s apartment. Chandra means moon!

Graphic Novel Two: The Crane (Hiro)
1) The blue Nissan Versa that Hiro and Ando rented in Los Angeles is shown heading towards the eclipse in New York City.
2) Hiro's teleportation skills and time warp exploits are discussed.
3) Hiro works for Yamagoto Industries as a Level 3 Programmer.
4) Hidden scenes from graphic novel (click on page 6) show Nathan Petrelli passing in front of his campaign posters. A fire truck passes Nathan on the street on the way to some emergency.

Episode 3
1) Ando downloads a video of Niki Sanders from the Internet to his iPod.
2) Mohinder calls Mr. Bennett “Horned Rimmed Glasses”!
3) Hiro calls Issac on the phone from Japan but Isaac hangs up on him.
4) Peter tells Nathan that he is going to search for Chandra Suresh.
5) Chadra Suresh’s book “Activating Evolution” is found in Mohinder’s apartment and Sylar’s apartment and Peter Petrelli also has a copy.
6) Nathan Petrelli’s photograph is found on the map in Sylar’s apartment.
7) Both Paul E. Sylar and Chandra Suresh have similar maps in their apartments.
8) lasvegasniki.com seen on Ando’s iPod.
9) Isaac draws image of Peter kissing Simone.

Graphic Novel Three: Trial By Fire (Nathan)
1) The blue Nissan Versa that Hiro and Ando rented in Los Angeles is shown heading towards the eclipse in New York City.
2) Nathan Petrelli political posters are all over the city.
3) Nathan saves a girl from a fire. Claire saves a man from a fire.
4) Clickable link from graphic novel directs you to Nathan Petrelli’s political commercial.

Episode 4
1) Matt Parkman is abducted by HRG.
2) Niki and Micah pass Hiro and Ando in the casino as Niki is being lead to her meeting with Linderman.
3) Nathan wants $2 million in contributions from Linderman. Is this the same $2 million that D.L. took from Linderman?
4) Mohinder Suresh confronts Nathan outside his campaign headquarters.
5) Peter finds his way to Chandra and Mohinder Suresh’s apartment.
6) HRG and the mysterious man enter Nathan’s hotel room as he and Niki sleep.
7) Peter meets the future Hiro on the subway.
8) Claire Bennet, Isaac Mendez and Peter Petrelli have all experienced a strange change in the color of their eyes (clear/white.) Claire when dead, Isaac when painting, and Peter (in preview) when with Isaac.

Graphic Novel Four: Aftermath (Claire)
1) The blue Nissan Versa that Hiro and Ando rented in Los Angeles is shown heading towards the eclipse in New York City.
2) Brody asks Claire, “What are you?” He has seen her abilities and knows that she is not normal.
3) Clickable link directs you to Claire Bennet’s MySpace webpage.

Episode 5
1) HRG and Mysterious man take Nathan Petrelli captive.
2) Hiro sees Nathan land in the parking lot. Nathan gives Hior a ride back to the casino in Las Vegas.
3) Peter goes to Isaac’s studio and tells him that they are all connected.
4) Peters eyes go white when he is painting, much like Claire’s when she was dead and Isaac’s when he was painting in his drug-induced trance.
5) HRG attacks Brody and has the Mysterious man wipe Brody’s memory.
6) Ando meets Niki at her house.
7) D.L. phases into Niki’s house.
8) Hiro calls Isaac again and Peter Petrelli answers. Peter tells Hiro he has a message for him.

Graphic Novel Five: Snapshot (D.L. Hawkins)
1) The blue Nissan Versa that Hiro and Ando rented in Los Angeles is shown heading towards the eclipse in New York City.
2) The Snapshot is of D.L. Hawkins, Niki and Micah.
3) The hidden link is to a viral marketing page for the 2007 Nissan Versa

Nathan Petrelli

While its seems evident that both Nathan and Peter have the ability to fly, or in the case of Peter, at least levitate, it occurs to me that Nathan has more control since he has used his power longer, or known about it longer. He suppresses his power because he is concentrating on becoming a congressman and any weirdness surrounding him would cause his campaign to falter.

Episode 1
1) Is running for Congress 14th District New York City
2) Tries to get Peter to forget flying.
3) Flies to save his brother from falling.

Episode 2
1) Tries to convince Peter to forget about flying.
2) Tells Peter he tried to commit suicide.

Episode 3
1) Tells the public that Peter tried to commit suicide at a pep rally.

Graphic Novel Three: Nathan (Trial by Fire)
1) Saves a young girl from a fire.
2) Leaves his coat and a campaign button at the scene.

Episode 4
1) Nathan knows Linderman and wants his money for his campaign.
2) Nathan admits that Linderman owned his father.
3) Nathan wants Peter to disappear for a while.
4) Nathan meets Mohinder Suresh.
5) Nathan meets Niki.
6) Nathan tells Niki that he has two sons.

Episode 5
1) Is captured by HRG and the Mysterious man.
2) Escapes from HRG and the Mysterious man.
3) Flies away from HRG and the MM at sonic speed.
4) Lands in a skid in the parking lot of a diner on the outskirts of Vegas.
5) Knows that Hiro thinks he has powers also.
6) Gives Hiro a ride back to Vegas.
7) Confront Niki who tells him he will be blackmailed.
8) Nathan turns around and blackmails Ms. Sakamoto (Linderman’s secretary). He gets an additional 2 million dollars.

Peter Petrelli

Is it true that Peter can only fly when he is upset or angry? I think that he has yet to understand or practice his skill and that it may take a while before he can truly control his power. There is no doubt that Peter is an empath. Whether he can assimilate someone else’s power remains to be seen.

Episode 1
1) Peter is an in-home nurse.
2) He works for Simone and Charles Deveaux.
3) Dreams of himself flying.

Episode 2
1) Levitates for a few moments while under stress.
2) Draws a stick figure of himself and Nathan flying (includes symbol on drawing.)

Episode 3
1) Practices flying in the school yard (nice touch of the kid with the cape by the way!)
2) Finds book “Activating Evolution” by Chandra Suresh
3) Tells his brother that he is going to look for Chandra Suresh.
3) Tells Simone that he loves her.

Episode 4
1) Has relationship with Simone Deveaux.
2) Lives at apartment 1407.
3) Goes to Chandra Suresh’s apartment and meets Mohinder.
4) Peter meets the future Hiro on the subway.

Episode 5
1) Knows that Hiro Nakamura can bend time.
2) Cannot convince Mohinder to go back to Isaac’s.
3) Finishes Isaac’s unfinished painting in a strange trance.
4) Tells Hiro that he has a message for him.

Claire Bennett

Claire may be the most important of all the Heroes. On an altruistic level her power means more to the human race than any other. Immortality cannot be far away from rapid cellular regeneration once it is understood. The search for her birthparents may be a critical point to the story and don’t be surprised to find out that Claire has siblings (other than the brother shown). She may be someone that Sylar has his sights on to victimize. And don’t forget that Zach knows all about Claire’s extraordinary powers.

Claire’s “accidents”:

Episode 1
1) Two foot pole through the neck
2) Jumping from a high structure
2a) Dislocated shoulder
2b) Ribs sticking out through skin
3) Fingers caught in the garbage compactor
4) Intense fire at train wreck
5) Multiple stab wounds in the chest
6) Possible exposure to radiation (as reported on news from train wreck “The train is registered to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission…”)
7) Hit by a truck (As seen in Episode: Chapter 2 preview)

Episode 2
1) Broken neck (head twisted all the way around) in an accident on the football field.

In Theatre Trailer
1) Broken every bone in her body.

Episode 3
1) Piece of wood punctured through skull (which evidently kills her?).
2) Survives an autopsy.

Episode 4
1) Pieces her cut-up chest muscles and skin together
2) Survives head-on collision with a wall.

Graphic Novel 4: Aftermath (Claire)
1) Head through windshield of car / head-on collision
2) Saves Brody from burning car / burned on arms
3) Explosion of car rips her back open
(How many chearleader uniforms does Claire own?)
4) Pulls glass shard from her thigh.

Episode 5
No "accidents" seen in this episode.

Mr. Bennett (Horn Rimmed Glasses or HRG) :
The actions of Mr. Bennet in the first four episodes do not lend well to determining if he is good or evil. In some instances he appears evil and sinister and in others he appears good. He has obvious affections for his adoptive daughter, Claire, but has captured Matt Parkman and directed the Mysterious Man to wipe his memory. He tries to take Nathan also but Nathan appears to escape (from preview of episode six.) There remains the possibility that he is researching and studying “Heroes” in an attempt to find Sylar. And he has an obvious link to Mr. Linderman. At this point, however, from the information given to us by the writers it is impossible to determine his allegiance.

One other thing that bothers me about Mr. Bennet… when he was in Suresh’s apartment looking over Chandra’s research his phone rang, which alerted Mohinder to his presence. Who was on the phone? Was it his superior? Or could it have been one of his “employees” calling for instructions? There is still a great deal of mystery surrounding this character.

Mr. Bennett (Claire’s “father”)

Episode 1
1) Seen in Mohinder Suresh’s father’s apartment after his death collecting research and data.
2) He gets into Mohinder’s cab in New York City. (Matrix reference: "…but I'm sure there are a lot of Suresh's where you're from, it's like Smith or Anderson." Smith and Anderson are the antagonist and protagonist in the Matrix.
3) Adoptive “Father” of Claire Bennett.

Episode 2
1) Mr. Bennett (HRG) may be Sylar but more information is needed to verify.
2) Mr. Bennett (HRG) has Zach’s tape of Claire’s “accidents.”
3) His allegiance has yet to be identified.

Episode 3
1) Points out Brody and asks if he is the quarterback (I think that Brody may be working for HRG)
2) In previews for episode four he is seen looking at Matt Parkman who is in a hospital bed / research facility.

Episode 4
1) Abducts and studies and has Matt Parkman’s memory erased.
2) With the help of the Mysterious man, HRG abducts Nathan.
3) HRG obviously knows Mr. Linderman (or has ties to Lindermam) as he has access to Nathan’s hotel room in the casino.

Episode 5
1) Captures but loses Nathan Petrelli.
2) Knows that Nathan can fly at sonic speeds.
3) Finds out from Claire that Brody attempted to rape her and other girls fro school.
4) Confronts Brody and has the Mysterious man wipe his mind.

Issac Mendez

Like Hiro, Isaac has seen a fragment of the future. He knows that the attack on New York, and perhaps the entire world, has to be stopped. As an artist, the most accessible medium to send out your message is through the mass production and distribution of your comic. So he decides to tell the story in the pages of 9thWonders! (Cool name for a comic, BTW) and decides to include his address inside the pages! Has Isaac begun his search for the Heroes? Perhaps he feels they will come to him if they know where he lives? Is a gathering of the Heroes eminent? Is this why Sylar killed Isaac? If so, then it would prove that Sylar is afraid of the combined powers of the Heroes. And that would mean—game on! And what role will Simone and her father play in the drama? They have been very quiet the past two episodes but I can’t shake the feeling that they will be crucially important in future episodes.

Isaac’s Bio (from the back page of the comic book):

“Published by writer / artist:
Isaac Mendez
215 Reed Street, # 7
New York, New York 10010

Urged on by his instructor, Dominick Cabalo, Isaac honed his art skills and took various summer classes to help develop his craft. It wasn’t until high school when he began winning illustration contests.

With even more classes in illustration and art design classes under his belt, Isaac moved to New York and soon after, high school took various courses in college for comic book illustration.

It wasn’t until the annual New York Comic-Convention that he caught the eye of Comacho Comics and they hired him on the spot.

He worked there for 3 years, all the while learning the ins and outs of the business. _____ 2002, he self-published his own line of comics ____ ____ his old uncle Burk’s name – one of the ____ ____ ____ ____. We hope you all enjoy _____ _____ _____ wonders!

Logo designed by:
Dom Cabalo

_____ “

Note: While the address in the comic book states that Isaac’s address is 215 Reed Street the red-border sign on the outside of his door reads “681” or “661.”

Isaac Mendez:

Episode 1
1) Isaac Mendez has a large painting of Uluru hanging over his bed, which implicates him as the artist of “9th Wonders”, making Hiro and Micah his fans. Hiro goes searching for him while he is in New York.
2) The painting that Isaac is covering with black paint is of a hand holding a vial of foaming or boiling liquid. This looks like the ability of a future hero.

Episode 2
1) Isaac is found by Hiro in his studio with the top of his head sawn off and his brains scraped out.
2) He is the artist of the 9thWonders! Comic books.
3) Isaac may be the originator of the symbol. Perhaps painted first in one of his future paintings.
4) He dies on November 8th, the same day as the explosion in New York City.
5) Isaac lives at 215 Reed Street, # 7, N.Y., N.Y., 10010 (from back page of comic book.)

Episode 3
1) Isaac forces Simone away and breaks off their relationship.
2) He insists to Simone that he can paint the future.

Episode 4
1) Isaac has a drug-induced vision in which Claire is running away from Uluru during (or near) homecoming and a confrontation occurs in the Union Wells High School amphitheatre.
2) He calls himself a hero for the very first time.
3) Isaac paints in a drug-induced trance with pure white eyes. (See connections with Claire and Peter.)

Episode 5
1) Refuses to finish the unfinished painting.
2) When Peter finishes the painting Isaac tells him that they must save the girl!

Isaac’s paintings:

Episode 1
1) Eclipse of the sun.
2) Suicide terrorist bombing of a bus in Israel.
3) A hand holding a foaming or boiling glass of liquid.
4) Train wreck and ensuing explosion.
5) Nuclear explosion in New York City.
6) Image of Peter Petrelli (with coat tails flying) falling from a building.
7) Image of Claire Bennett in her cheerleading uniform and an outstretched hand.

Graphic Novel One: Monsters
1) Isaac paints the explosion over New York City on the floor of his studio.

Episode 2
1) Nuclear explosion in New York City, now painted on the floor of his studio.
2) Small color painting of mushroom cloud in corner of studio.
3) Painting of Peter Petrelli falling/flying.
4) Small black and white drawing of mushroom cloud in corner of studio.
5) The painting of the hand holding a foaming/boiling glass of liquid now has “the symbol” painted over it into the black paint.
6) The symbol is found in at least seven (or eight) different paintings.
7) Yellow painting, with blue and red lines (obscured by camera angle) on wall in Isaac’s apartment (when Hiro faints.)
8) Unfinished page to 9thWonders! comic book.

Episode 3
1) Painting of Claire talking to Zach (segue from painting to real-life scene).
2) Painting of the silhouette of Simone holding the painting of a man.
3) Painting of the eclipse.
4) Painting of the symbol.
5) Sketch of Peter and Simone kissing in the rain under the red umbrella.

Episode 4
1) Painting of Claire reaching out.
2) Painting of Peter Petrelli reaching out (lockers doors around him.)
3) Painting of the eclipse.
4) Painting of a woman that looks like Niki but could be Claire.
5) Painting of the terrorist bus bombing in Israel.
6) Painting of Peter Petrelli flying (coat tails flying.)
7) Painting of Uluru standing alone.
8) Painting of Uluru(?) chasing Claire at the amphitheatre.
9) Painting of Hiro and Ando with a bloodstained (?) HOMECOMING banner over their heads.
10) Sketch of Peter and Simone kissing in the rain under the red umbrella.

Episode 5
1) Train wreck.
2) Hiro and Ando at Homecoming with blood splatter.
3) Claire with an outstretched hand.
4) Peter and the flying lockers.
5) The eclipse.
6) Claire and Uluru (?) at the amphitheater.
7) Silhouette of Simone olding another painting.
8) Unfinished painting of a silhouette of a man.
9) Finished painting (by Peter) of silhouette of a man looking over the bloody body of Claire. The top of her skull looks like it is missing.

Hiro Nakamura

Hiro has seen a glimpse of the future and he is very frightened. Now that he knows what will happen what will he do to prevent it? Obviously, our young programmer friend will not be able to convince anyone that the end of the world is near (whoever in T.V. does?) While a bit weak-kneed after the Isaac be-skulling (all right, you tell be what word to use here ‘cause it sure ain’t beheading!) Hiro will need to find a way to marshal his strength to help save the world. Ando will serve as his guide in America. This should be very interesting!

Hiro’s “events”:

Episode 1
1) Makes the clock stop and reverse for one second.
2) Causes the subway to be fourteen seconds late.
3) Teleports into the women’s room of a nightclub.
4) Teleports from Tokyo to Times Square, New York City.

Episode 2
1) Discovers himself as the subject of a comic book.
2) Warps time (October 2nd to November 8th and back again.)
3) Teleports from Isaac’s apartment in New York City to Tokyo just before being eliminated by an explosion.

Episode 3
1) Stops time to save a little girl from being hit by a truck.

Episode 4
1) Stops time to place the roulette ball on Black 26 and to tip the martini glass to keep it from falling over on the hostess’ tray.
2) Stops time to take three aces from the Cowboy gambler’s hand and place them in Ando’s in a high stakes poker game.
3) Stops time and propels himself from the future to meet Peter Petrelli on the subway.
4) Seems to have picked up a swagger and a katana in the future. (He is much more self-possessed and confident in his future guise.)

Episode 5
1) Future Hiro leaves a message for himself through Peter.
2) Is thrown from a van into the desert.
3) Argues with Ando who leaves.
4) Sees Nathan Petrelli land in the parking lot of the diner.
5) Catches a ride back to Vegas with Nathan.
6) Finds that he cannot drive the car.
7) Meets back up with Ando.
8) Calls Isaac and gets a message from Peter.

Mohinder Suresh

Mohinder is the narrator of the story and the catalyst behind the search for Patient Zero. In the end he may bring all the Heroes together to fight the evil (Sylar?) and its allies. The advantage that Mohinder has is his father’s book of answers and his research notes. The need to find out how his father died will be outweighed by his need to find Patient Zero and stop the villain (Sylar?) and his group. Eden may have been introduced as a love interest but Mohinder will need to keep an eye on her until she declares her allegiance.

Mohinder Suresh:

Episode 1
1) Is reconstructing the map in his father’s apartment of supposed Hero activity.
2) Finds audiocassette tape labeled “Sylar” on the floor in his father’s apartment.
3) Believes that mutated or “different” genetic codes may be the next step in evolution.
4) Is being followed by Mr. Bennett.
5) Has his father’s folder of Hero incidents.
6) Is not heard entering his father’s apartment.

Graphic Novel One: Monsters
1) Mohinder has a fixation with the Hindu goddess Kali.
2) The Suresh family is not overly religious.

Episode 2
1) Is not heard entering his father’s apartment. Hmmm….
2) Believes that the answer to patient zero is in the genetic code.
3) Finds genetic information on a portable hard drive in his father’s apartment.
4) Has an image of the symbol on his map.

Episode 3
1) Finds his father’s notebook inside the laptop computer.
2) Finds a house or apartment key with no indication what it is for.
3) Breaks into Sylar’s apartment.

Episode 4
1) Seeks out Nathan Petrelli.
2) Is found by Peter Petrelli.
3) Receives his father’s ashes.
4) Travels with Peter to Isaac’s studio to confirm the stories.
5) Is with Peter Petrelli on the subway when Hiro stops time.

Episode 5
1) Refuses to believe that saving the cheerleader will help anything.
2) decides not to accompany Peter back to Isaac’s studio.

Niki Sanders

Niki’s mirror double may be the most powerful of all the Heroes we have met. Does she need Niki to survive or would she continue to thrive in the mirror world even if Niki were dead? The implication is that Niki and her double are on the edge between what is right and wrong and that she/they could easily cross over at any time. The glimpses of her doppelganger that we have seen tell us that she is capable of great harm. And this isn’t the first time… Nike may also have feelings for Nathan Petrelli but we’ll have to wait to see if this relationship develops. We do find out that Nathan is a married man with two sons and that may have some bearing on the relationship.

Niki Sanders:

Episode 1
1) Niki’s occupation is a video stripper.
2) Is capture by two of Mr. Linderman’s thugs.
2) Finds the thugs dead in a very gruesome attack in her garage studio after waking up.
3) Her double communicates with her through the mirror.
4) Has very smart son.

Episode 2
1) Mirror double cleans up the mess from the killings.
2) Mirror double purchases red 1966 Cadillac convertible.
3) Mirror double leaves a note in the glove compartment and a map with the bodies in the trunk of the car.
4) Lives at 37 Parker Street, Henderson, NV. 89014 (Auto registration iformation.)

Episode 3
1) Explains why D.L. was captured (stole 2 million dollars from Linderman).
2) Is told that D.L. has escaped the authorities.

Episode 4
1) Is taken to casino by Nevada policeman.
2) Is told by Linderman’s secretary, Ms. Sakamoto, that she can work off her debt.
3) Niki1 meets Nathan Petrelli.
4) Niki2 beats up one of Linderman’s thugs in an elevator.
5) Niki2 has relationship with Nathan Petrelli.
6) Niki2 has a tattoo of the symbol on her back (Niki1 does not.)

Episode 5
1) Does not have the symbol tattoo on her back.
2) Has her debt erased by Niki2’s actions with Nathan.
3) Tells Nathan that he will be blackmailed by Linderman.
4) Is told by police that D.L. has escaped.
5) Meets Ando at her house.

Micah Sanders

Genius, technopath and polymath, young Micah is another child of two individuals with unique powers. Does this amplify the degree of the power? If so Micah may be a power to be reckoned with in the future. He may know more than he lets on too.

Episode 1
1) Re-solders the logic board on his computer.
2) Reads the comic 9th Wonders! with cover of Uluru.
3) Is called gifted by the principal of the school.

Episode 2
1) Sleeps through the burial of the two dead thugs sent by Linderman.

Episode 3

Episode 4
1) Plays scrabble.
2) Knows what his mom does in the garage and calls it acting.
3) Plays scrabble.
4) Is called a boy-genius by his mother.

Episode 5
1) Tells the police that D.L. has done nothing wrong.

D.L. Hawkins

Although not yet seen in any episode (1-4) D.L. Hawkins is important and has seen considerable discussion on the boards. Niki tells us in episode two that D.L. is on the run from the police but insider information tells us that he is in prison and has the ability to walk through walls. Could he be on the run after escaping from prison? That possibility exists. But why was he in prison? Could he have taken the fall for one of Niki’s earlier mirror-double murders? It is possible that D.L. could walk through walls and took the blame knowing he could escape at any time. But why did he wait until he was in prison? Couldn’t he have walked out of the jail cell prior to his trial just as easily? Perhaps his power is one that does not manifest itself until a trauma occurs?

From and NBC Press release October 5th, 2006:
"... a fugitive from justice (D.L. Hawkins) continues to baffle authorities who twice have been unable to contain him. "

Episode 3
1) Stole 2 million dollars from Linderman and killed his accomplices (?)

Episode 4
Not mentioned

Episode 5
1) Has escaped from the authorities.
2) Phase shifts into Niki’s house.

Eden McKenzie

This character is shrouded in conjecture and rightly so. When Mohinder first meets her and introduces himself she fails to give him her name. She also tells him that his father shared his theories with her. But why would he do that? It does not seem to make sense to me that a genetics Professor working on a key to special powers would share that information with an antique bookstore employee. Even a lonely old professor would not share sensitive information. I think that she may be a mole or a plant that is destined to side with the Heroes.

Eden McKenzie:

Episode 1
Not seen in pilot

Episode 2
1) Rescues Mohinder from the “Exterminator.” She picks up his gun and chases the “operative” away.
2) Notices voice mail messages on Chandra Suresh’s phone.
3) Finds portable hard drive in lizard tank.
4) Discussed theories with Chandra Suresh. This seems a bit odd to me. Why would Mohinder’s father discuss this very important information with her? Could she be a mole?

Episode 3
1) Finds Chandra Suresh’s notebook in the computer.
2) Goes with Mohinder to Sylar’s apartment.
3) Does not look surprised when Sylar’s apartment is emptied.

Episode 4
1) Knows that Peter Petrelli has come to see Mohinder.
2) Delivers the ashes of Chandra Suresh to Mohinder.
3) Hears that Peter believes that he is a Hero and can mimic other’s abilities.

Episode 5
Not found.

Matt Parkman

His ability will prove to be vitally important should all the Heroes gather together. He will be the central processor, the listening post and the command center. He may be the one who ultimately makes all the connections between characters. Does he use his skills as a detective and thought-reader to dig too deep?

Episode 1
Not found in pilot

Episode 2
1) Hears the thoughts of the little girl (Molly Walker) who is hiding.
2) Hears thoughts of policewoman 1 (CIA Agent.)
3) Hears thoughts of Audrey Hanson (FBI Agent.)

Episode 3
1) Hears the thoughts of Audrey Hanson (FBI Agent)
2) Is recruited by FBI after Audrey Hanson learns of his ability.
3) Hears the thoughts of his wife, Janice.
4) Hears the thoughts of many patrons at the bar.
5) Cannot hear the thoughts of the mysterious man at the bar.
6) Passes out at the bar.

Episode 4
1) Is drugged by HRG and the mysterious man.
2) Wakes up in the laboratory/facility of HRG and is being studied.
3) HRG wants the mysterious man to go deep and clear his mind.

Episode 5
1) Wakes up in his own home with no memory of HRG.
2) Uses his ability to please his wife (in every way possible.)
3) Talks a would-be thief from committing an armed robbery.
4) Hears an overload of voices which causes pain and confusion.

Sylar

(According to Mohinder Suresh, Paul E. Sylar is Patient Zero) Could Sylar be the result of genetic testing gone very wrong? Was he created by a covert scientific government organization? And whom does he work for? While his voice is similar to that of Mr. Bennett (HRG) I do not feel that they are one and the same person. It is obvious that Sylar is using his power for evil. His power may be the ability to assimilate others powers. His name is being associated with mass murder and that’s never good. There is no doubt that Chandra Suresh was working with Sylar but probably only as a means to uncover the identities of the Heroes. It is most likely that Sylar killed Professor Suresh and may even be responsible for following Mohinder.

Paul E. Sylar:

Episode 1
1) The name “Sylar” found on a cassette tape by Mohinder in Chandra Suresh’s apartment.

Graphic Novel One: Monsters
1) Syler is named “Patient Zero” by Mohinder Suresh.

Episode 2
1) “Sylar” mentioned by policewoman2 at murder scene in connection to a murder (or murders) in Barstow, CA.
2) Name repeated by Matt Parkman to policewoman1
3) Policewoma1 said, “Sylar, the last words of a dying victim.”
4) Heard on Chandra Suresh’s voice mail… “The hunger… I can’t control it!”

Episode 3
1) Tries to kidnap Molly Walker (this is not a confirmed Sylar incident.)
2) Gets shot by Matt Parkman.
3) Regenerates and teleports away from scene.
4) Lives at: 1146 Trenton Place Apt. 1B, Queens, N.Y. 11011

Galley Photographs
1) Full name Paul E. Sylar (Birth Announcement – Denver Chronicle)
2) Birthdate: June 11, 1962 (Birth Announcement – Denver Chronicle)
3) Newspaper article w/ headline: “Prime suspect wanted in gruesome murders”
4) Photograph of altar boy holding book (Bible?)
5) Enlarged microscope image of cells (?) or insects(?)

Episode 4
1) Mentioned only once by Mohinder to Peter.

Episode 5
1) Perhaps is the silhouette of the man in the unfinished painitng.

Uluru:

Episode 1
1) First seen on 9th Wonders! Comic book (read by Micah)
2) Is the wallpaper on Hiro’s computer desktop.

Episode 2
Not found.

Episode 3
Not found.

Episode 4
1) Painting by Isaac of Uluru standing alone (seen in Isaac’s apartment.)
2) Isaac paints Claire running away from Uluru at the Union Wells High School amphitheatre.

Episode 5
Not found.

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 1
1) Found on 9th Wonders! Comic book that Micah was reading (Uluru issue – upper left hand corner)

Episode 2
1) The symbol appears in Isaac’s apartment in at least twelve (and probably more) different paintings.
2) Found on a post-it note on Mohinder’s map in his father’s apartment.
3) Seen on the laptop computer from the jump drive: it appears twice in the breaks of the genetic code as it scrolls across the screen.
4) Recorded by Peter in the upper right hand corner of his stick drawing.
5) Found in the pool (hose in water) at the home of the murdered Walker’s.
6) (Possible) Inside Chandra Suresh’s lizard tank. Piece of wood shaped like symbol.
7) (Possible) Multiple symbols found in the dirt where Niki was burying her double’s victims.
8) Two instances on the cover of the 9th Wonders! Comic book (with Hiro on cover.) Found in the upper left hand corner of comic and in the background of the drawing in Times Square.
9) (Possible) Fousnd in background of Times Square when Hiro teleports to New York City.

Episode 3
1) Seen on Hiro’s comic book (twice) (Comic with Hiro on the cover.)
2) Found twice on the book “Activating Evolution” by Chandra Suresh.
3) Mohinder’s laptop computer shows genetic code and the symbol is seen in the breaks of code at least twice.
4) Claire’s geometry book has the symbol printed on it in red ink.
5) Isaac’s studio shows another painting with the symbol on it.
6) The map in Sylar’s apartment shows at least five photographs. Each photo has the symbol printed on the photo.
7) Found on the necklace of the mysterious man in the bar that Matt could not “read.”

Episode 4
1) Seen on the mysterious mans necklace again twice. Once by Matt Parkman when the Mysterious man comes to clear his memory and once in Las Vegas when the mysterious man comes to take Nathan away from the hotel room.
2) Seen on Chandra Suresh’s book “Activating Evolution” again (x’s 2).
3) Found on the map in Mohinder’s apartment on a post-it note.
4) Niki2 has a tattoo of the symbol on her right upper back.

Episode 5
1) Seen again on Hiro’s katana. It is printed in gold on both the front and the back of the handle.
2) Seen on the mysterious black man’s necklace (X’s 2). Once, when taking Nathan through the parking structure and once when confronting Brody in the hospital.

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 1
No reference or images to brains found.

Episode 2
1) Molly Walker’s father had the top of his skull opened up and presumably the brains removed.
2) Isaac (five weeks into the future) has his skull opened and brains removed.

Episode 3
1) In Sylar’s apartment Eden finds an open book with some brain operation depicted.
2) Claire is impaled in the brain by a large piece of wood.

Episode 4
1) Claire has a large piece of wood removed from her brain by the coroner.
2) Zach tells Claire that her brain was “rebooted.”

Episode 5
1) In the finished version of the unfinished painting Claire is shown in a pool of blood with the top of her skull missing. The inference that her brains are gone is implied.

Pop-culture references in Heroes:

In the world of Heroes there has been quite a few mentions to pop-culture. Most notably Hiro and Ando discuss Star Trek and comic books. I have attempted a list of pop-culture references here as part of the documentation of the Heroes world.

Episdoe 1
1) Star Trek – Hiro and Ando discuss the series.
2) “Boldly go where no man has gone before.” Star Trek reference and part of the series signature
3) Song “Mustang Sally”- written and performed by Mack Rice and best known through a cover by Wilson Pickett. We are unsure who performed this version.
4) “Don’t pull a Roger Clinton on me!” said by Nathan Petrelli – Roger Clinton was the brother of President Bill Clinton and was known for his somewhat erratic and/or eccentric behavior.
5) Godzilla model on Hiro’s desk – from Japanese movie.
6) There are two other models/action figures on Hiro’s desk that may be from Dragon Ball z.
7) Spock’s Death Grip – Star Trek reference.
8) The song “Eyes” by Rogue Wave.
9) The song “I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (Road to Joy)" by Bright Eyes.
10) “Beam me up Scotty!” – Reference to Star Trek usually spoken by Captain Kirk to Engineer Scott.
11) Song “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys - karaoke in bar.
12) X-Men no. 143 and Kitty Pride – reference to the X-Men Comic books by Hiro to Ando.
13) “Boldly go where no man has gone before.” Star Trek reference and part of the series signature.

Graphic Novel One: Monsters
1) Nissan Versa driving towards the eclipse in New York City.
2) Kali – Hindu goddess of Ultimate Reality and Source of Being but is also a figure of annihilation.

Episode 2
1) Unidentified Bollywood song – When Hiro first reads the comic.
2) Hiroshima – site in Japan of nuclear detonation.
3) 1966 red Cadillac convertible – belonging to Niki.
4) Amber alert – mentioned by policewomen concerning the search for Molly Walker.
5) Kix cereal – being eaten by murder victim prior to being frozen.
6) Human genome project - Project goals were to identify all the approximately 20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA, determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA, and store this information in databases.
7) Policeman asks Hiro if he ate the brains – Possible reference to the many Zombie movies including “Dawn of the Dead.”
8) Merry Marvel Marching Society – Defunct Marvel comic book fan club. Hiro is an honorary member.
9) Space time continuum – Star Trek reference - Hiro and police officer in Isaac’s studio. Her says, “Star Trek.” And the police officer says, “He says he can bend the space/time continuum.”
10) Spock’s Vulcan hand sign – Another Star Trek reference - the sign was done by Hiro.
11) End of the world / nuclear explosion – October 2nd, 2006 11:52AM or 11:53AM.

Graphic Novel Two: The Crane (Hiro)
1) Nissan Versa driving towards the eclipse in New York City.
2) Superman figure/action figure in Hiro’s apartment.
3) #1 June 1938 action Comics – Rare!
4) Origami – Hiro makes cranes out of the comic pages
5) Hiroshima Peace Memorial – Hiroshima, Japan

Episode 3
1) Video iPod – Ando downloads Niki video from the Internet.
2) Nixon watch – The model is called “The Connect” - Hiro owns this watch.
3) Young boy with cape watching Peter try his superpowers.
4) Macaroni ‘n Cheese – Eden brings Mohinder dinner.
5) Rocket with boosters – on street where Hiro saves the girl (and in the comic book)
6) JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – poster in background of scene where Hiro rescues Japanese school- girl.
7) Skull ring – found at burial site by Niki.
8) “People in Hell want ice water, too!” popular saying when asking for something unobtainable or impossible.
9) “Acting” magazine – women in plane (between Hiro and Ando) is reading this magazine.
10) Dell Inspiron computer – Matt’s wife is working on this laptop computer.
11) Nissan Versa – Car rented by Hiro at the airport.
12) Hot Spur Car Rental Inc. – company Hiro rented his Nissan Versa from. This seems to be a purely fictional business.

Graphic Novel Three: Trial By Fire
1) Nissan Versa driving towards the eclipse in New York City.

Episode 4
1) Peter Parker and Spiderman are mentioned by Ando to Hiro.
2) “Rainman” reference – When Hiro and Ando are coming down the escalator in the casino they are dressed in suits very much like Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise in the movie “Rainman.”
3) Montecito Casino - Fictional casino from the NBC drama "Las Vegas."
4) During a video montage transition the song “Eyes” by Rogue Wave plays.
5) Zach calls Claire “Little Miss Miracle Grow.”
6) Zach tells Claire that she "rebooted" after the stick was pulled from her head.
7) lasvegasniki.com website shown on Ando’s iPod. This may be in reference to on-line pornography or the fact that more people are watching television with their computers as an entire experience rather than just a one-time viewing. The website actually redirects to the Heroes forum boards at 9th Wonders!
8) The music playing when Niki2 is in the hotel room with Nathan "The Girl in the Other Room" by Diana Krall is playing.
9) Hiro resembles (or is portrayed as) Trunks a character from Dragonballz that can move through time and is a great warrior.

Episode 5
1) The Dark Side - Star Wars reference made by Ando and Hiro in the diner.
2) The band Lula is seen on the billboard of a taxi (this may be a fictional band.)
3) Billboard in parking structure - King Chory - In The Lounge: This may also be a fictional performer.
4) Ando's screen name is "Hugger Z" - Internet and forum board reference.
5) A policeman tells Niki that D.L. "pulled a Houdini" - This is in reference to Harry Houdini (Ehrich Weiss) probably the most famous escape artist in history.
6) There is a lava lamp in Micah's bedroom - Reference to the 70's.
7) Hiro says to Nathan, "up, up and away!" - Reference to Superman.
8) “Fly By Night” Diner – This may be an overt reference to Nathan’s ability to fly or a reference to the song with the same name by the band “Rush.”
9) Tattoo of criminal in store reads, "Legendary One" - This may be a reference to the 1999 Japanese anime "Magic Knight Rayearth, Level 5: Escudo, the Legendary One"
10) Nathan tells Hiro to, "Vote early, Vote often."This is a quote often attributed to Mayor of Chicago Richard Daily but was actually said by Al Capone from the practice of repeated voting by the same people.

Heroes Preview Commercial
The commercial can be found here on YouTube.
After the “Heroes” marathon aired on the weekend of October 22nd, 2006 a minute long preview for the next five weeks aired. A number of images, both new and old, were shown in the commercial. Here is a list of the images as they appeared (Note: there are spoilers contained here.)

Hiro tells Peter, “This is what you’ve been waiting for!”, image of the earth from space, HRG kissing Claire’s head and Claire hugging him, Niki barebacked with no symbol tattoo present, image of Peter, image of Claire, Niki looks into a mirror, Simone weeps and hugs Peter(?), Claire asks, “What’s wrong with wanting to be normal?”, Claire talks to her mother in the kitchen of their home, Mohinder enters a large home in India, Parkman and Audrey enter into a room with guns drawn, Janice Parkman asks where Matt has been, Mohinder walks away from a man in the same large home, Peter on the subway after time begins again, Peter says, “We can make a difference!”, Isaac painting, image of Claire in the amphitheatre, Parkman asks Audrey, “What happened to me in there?”, Niki says “I can't control it!”, New York explodes, Hiro reversing the explosion, Audrey in front of a large fire, image of Mohinder, image of Peter in an art gallery, Peter and Isaac talk and Peter says, “Whatever is happening to you is happening to me too.”, Niki throws something and breaks a mirror, Niki asks Ando, “How’d you find me?” and Ando replies, “I thought you could help me”, Audrey tells Matt that she needs answers, Claire tells her brother he can't tell anyone, HRG attacks Brody in the hospital, Parkman knocks someone out, Nathan asks what people would do if they “knew what we are capable of”, Nathan fights with HRG and MBG, Nathan skids to a landing after flying, Hiro sees Nathan land and tells him that he saw him fly, Mohinder and Eden kiss, Peter tells Isaac that they are all connected, flahing images of the heroes, Hiro tells Nathan they are both special, Niki and D.L. in bed together, HRG talking to Claire in the hospital, Claire says she is not the only one, HRG talks to Isaac in a “hospital room?” and says that he needs Isaac’s help, Micah talks to D.L. and says he knows about his parent's secrets, Niki knocks D.L. onto the bed, Ando watches Hiro teleport / disappear in a flash of light, Simone tells Peter that he said everything would be okay, Nathan stands with the HRG and the Mysterious man and takes off into the sky with a sonic boom, Matt and his wife in bed smiling, Niki gets knocked to the floor, Hiro and Ando get thrown out of a brown-colored truck, Matt’s wife throws something at him, D.L. and Micah reunite, Matt yells at an inmate and says, “Something is happening to me too.” (Note: The inmate is holding a glass of water, which is BOILING. Inmate seems to be strapped down. He is a white male, long hair and a beard; definitely NOT the guy who everyone suspected was the boiling water man previously. This is someone we have not seen yet.) Room full of cops in Niki's house, Niki climbing down from a tile in the ceiling, Mr. Bennet tells Isaac he needs him again while standing in front of one of Issac's paintings, Nathan asks “How fast do you think we can fly?” then a shot of him rocketing through the sky, Claire says she is ready, Nathan runs while trying to escape HRG, D.L. being pushed into a closet, and the anthem: “SAVE THE CHEERLEADER SAVE THE WORLD”, Claire’s voice, “Don’t you get what would happen?”, New York explosion.