Recap: Heroes: Sylar or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Heroes

By admin | Tuesday, December 5, 2006 | 10:27 pm | 66 Comments

heroes12-4-06I don’t hate Mondays as much as other people, and with the advent of 24, I could say that Mondays were one of my favorite days of the year. And then came Heroes, which actually has me wishing that the weekend is over sooner, even if my hangover is telling me that I really need a three day weekend. Heroes has science fiction without getting too geeky. It has drama without becoming too much of a soap opera. It has enough blood and gore to make you say “ewwwww”, but not so much that you can’t wait for more each week. It has great suspense and some of the best characters on television. And somehow, I am going to need to figure out how to live without it for another six weeks because the fall finale was on last night and it was so good that I wanted to have cuddle time with my flat screen to thank it for taking such good care of me.One bad thing about last night – the fucking narrator was back! But is there really anything more that I can say? I don’t want to waste any more time dealing with him, so I am just going to get on with the show.

We start this week with the girl that has been causing so much of the commotion this year: Claire Bennet. Her father, the esteemed Horn Rimmed Glasses, or HRG, is kind of silent, and Claire is wondering if it is because what she told him. This is exactly the sort of scenario that Claire feared for the last couple of weeks as she began to learn about her new powers; everybody she loved would treat her like a freak.

Oddly enough, the reality might be even worse. Claire’s dad tells her that he has known all along about her and what she can do. She knew before she knew, and she knew even before she and Zach made the tapes. He says he didn’t want to tell her because he was trying to protect her and that he has done a lot of things he is not proud of to protect her.

There might have been a couple of seconds there when Claire felt a little relief, but for the most part, she couldn’t believe that her father had lied to her and let her feel so alone and like a freak. It’s about this time when she realizes that Sylar’s attack was not so random and that Jackie died because Sylar thought she was her.

HRG tries to assure Claire that everything will be fine because not even her mother or brother know, which is when Claire confesses that her brother Kyle does now, and so does Zach, her friend that took all of the videos. Mr. Bennet tells Claire to destroy the tapes, and he’ll pick Kyle up from soccer practice and talk to him.

When I mentioned the police investigation after what happened at the high school, I wondered how Peter would get out of it. As the forums and the comments quickly reminded me, news of the murder would probably filter down to the FBI where our good friends Special Agent Audrey Hanson and Officer Matt Parkman would be working on the case. News must travel fast because they were in Odessa in less time than it takes Fritz Coleman to get to a tree lighting ceremony in Tustin.

Matt and Audrey are looking over the crime scene and although the locals have picked up a hospice nurse from out of town (that would be Peter Petrelli if you are new to the series), Audrey doesn’t think that guy is Sylar. Matt must not travel well because he was popping lots of pills, saying that he was getting headaches. I am surprised that Matt, having lived in LA for so long, hasn’t figured out that you should cite dehydration or exhaustion in case of any sudden, embarrassing collapses. Headaches should only be used as excuse when people start questioning your other excuses. On the list of famous celebrity excuses, it follows somewhere after “emergency c-section” and “scrotoplasty”.

As they have spent more time together, Audrey and Matt have become kind of a fun team. Just for kicks, NBC should throw them on an episode of Law and Order. Anyway, they eventually get to talking about Matt’s marriage, and Audrey doesn’t believe that Matt never cheated on Janice, saying that law enforcement is appealing to a certain portion of the male population that she would classify as dogs. In a little quid pro quo, Matt asks Audrey what kind of personality is required for women in law enforcement, and Audrey says “bitches”. I would think that it Audrey’s case it was more accurate to say “butches” though.

Wow, so early in the episode and there was already a ton of stuff going on, and we still have a long way to go. Audrey and Matt were interested in seeing Peter, but before they could touch him, Nathan got there. Having your brother arrested on suspicion of murder within a few weeks of your election nigh is usually not a good thing, but Nathan has plenty of experience when it comes to spin control with his mother stealing things and his father working with a notorious crime boss that felony murder is almost a walk in the park.

Other than wondering why his brother didn’t give him a lecture, I have to say that Peter was a little ungrateful for what his brother did to keep him from having his name plastered all over the place. Odessa can’t see too many murders like that, so you think the town would be in an uproar. I’ve given Nathan shit for being a creep, but if you saw a picture of a loved one that showed the person was going to die, wouldn’t you do everything in your power to make sure that person didn’t die? That’s all that Nathan did, so I can’t give him too much shit.

So, Nathan and Peter have one of their little fights about all of these people with superpowers. Peter is trying to convince his brother that there a lots of people out there with power, and he knows that the next thing he must stop is the bomb in New York City, but he doesn’t think that he can do it, although I am not sure if he only meant that he couldn’t do it alone. Peter looks away from his brother and Nathan says “How can you stop what’s coming when you don’t know anything about power.” Peter turns to look at his brother, but instead of Nathan, it’s Sylar. Whoa! It even freaked me out a little bit. But why did that happen? Was there another Hero around that had some power we don’t know about that Peter accidentally touched?

I would like to speculate a little more, but we finally got an update on Dl, Micah, and Niki/Jessica. The last thing we saw was Jessica looking into the scope of her rifle at DL’s chest, and then we just heard a shot. I thought they would get out of it by saying it was somebody else doing the shooting, but no, Jessica shot DL. It was sort of a surprise only because he can walk through walls, so wouldn’t he be able to make objects pass through him? Well, he was surprised by the first shot, but he was ready for the second shot and it did pass through him just like we would have predicted. And it was a good thing, because the second shot went right through his head.

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Ouch

When she saw the bullet pass through DL, Jessica decided that she would have to do her killing with a little bit more of a personal touch, but by the time she makes it to DL’s truck, the two of them are gone. They had made it to the woods and weren’t taking any chances. I was unaware that Jessica was a game hunter and knew how to track wounded animals through the wilderness, but I guess after seeing that she was pretty good with the rifle, DL didn’t want to take any chances, and was pulling out all of the evasion tricks that you can only learn through years of careful study of the Hardy Boys mysteries. Seriously. Walking back over their own footsteps? Might have worked when people were trying to burn you at the stake in France, but do they really think they can stop Jessica?

DL and Micah do make it to a cabin in the woods, where DL uses his nifty little trick to unlock the door so he can get inside. He is trying to make himself some sort of bandage for his gunshot, and I am sure the next step is to find a crazy old veterinarian who won’t ask any questions about how he got shot or bother calling the police. Well, that might have been a good plan, but DL passed out because, you know, HE WAS SHOT, leaving Micah to figure out what to do. Micah is convinced that his mom is still inside Jessica somehow. Would he take the chance on getting her in order to save his dad?

But first! The scene we have all been waiting for! HRG meets Sylar for the first time. After everything that happened to his daughter, I was wondering what Mr. Bennet would do once he got him alone. I was also wondering what it took for them to keep Sylar in check. Considering everything Sylar is capable of, I was surprised to see that they didn’t have him in anything that you couldn’t find in your everyday, garden variety, maximum security prison. WTF?

If there is anything I love about HRG, it’s the way he is so under control. Sure, serenity now can mean insanity later, but he doesn’t get flustered. Now that he has Sylar, he starts to taunt him a little bit, saying that he isn’t so untouchable and then calls him by his real name – Gabriel. If there is anything that all of those years of television have taught me about serial killers is that they hate to be reminded of how normal they used to be, and that is exactly what HRG does.

Sylar doesn’t exactly sit there and take it though. First he says that was good because he can see how things work, “just like you”. Whoa? Does that mean HRG has some sort of power that we haven’t heard of yet? HRG responds, saying that Sylar is insane and that all of the abilities have given him a power he can’t handle and it’s degrading him, to which Sylar responds that when he gets out of there he is going to collect one more ability from HRG’s daughter. That’s enough to make HRG realize this isn’t a game and he leaves.

Outside of the room, he gets a phone call, and it appears to be from the person calling the shots. I am wondering if it is Mr. Lindermann because we haven’t seen him yet and he seems to be pulling so many strings these days. HRG is upset because of what he hears, and when he bumps into Eden, we learn that whoever is calling the shots wants HRG alive. Eden thinks it is insane an account of everything he has done, and suggests that she could suggest that Sylar kill himself. Nobody would have to know! She jokes that even the Haitian guy would agree with her if he could talk. At that moment, we see The Eraser and he gives a little nod, which is more emotion than we have seen out of him all season. Nevertheless, it looks like Sylar is going to stay, no matter what the consequences are.

By this time, Audrey and Matt have made it to Peter and they start asking him a few questions. Almost immediately, Peter starts having the same headaches that Matt is having. Matt seems to be having some problems with his ability these days and after Peter absorbs the ability, all sorts of crazy interference happens. Audrey is oblivious to it all and continues to ask questions about the attack at the high school, and other little oddities like why he doesn’t have injuries even though there was a lot of his own blood at the scene. She thinks that Matt has been successful, so she leaves, saying that Peter doesn’t get to go until she has some answers.

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That’s for you Jampony

Mohinder is back in New York, and I only mention it because apparently Eden had enough time to fly to New York, place a sticky note on the fridge saying “welcome back” with the name Isaac Mendez, then fly back to Texas to speak with Isaac at the paper factory. I guess one of the other people who work for HRG could have done it, but I think we need a better explanation, like why Mohinder didn’t find it strange that somebody already figured out he was back even though it looks like he has been back much less than a day. Doesn’t he question anything? He’s probably the only geneticist that still believes in Piltdown Man.

Anyway, Eden was still in Texas, working with Isaac. Our painter friend is still frustrated because he can’t seem to sketch anything that, well, can predict the future. Eden tries to give him a shot of confidence by telling him that he helped save Claire after Peter saw his picture. He then mentions the mural in his apartment that depicts the big bomb in New York and decides that he has to do whatever he can stop the bomb. Eden, who has become a little bit of rebel, gives Isaac a phone and an access card to the paper company that holds him hostage.

OK, we know that Isaac can get out, but who is he going to find? Well, how about Hiro and Ando? The two of them made it to Odessa, where they heard about the cheerleader. Hiro is nearly in hysterics at this point. He couldn’t save Charlie, and now the cheerleader was dead as well. He was worried that if he let the cheerleader die, that means the world has no hope. Ando says that maybe the statement wasn’t “if you save the cheerleader, then you save the world”, but more of list of things you have to do. Understandably, Hiro is a little upset because he should know what he was talking about. Ando argues that it was the future Hiro and not the one standing in front of him that made the statement.

The two of them decide to move on, saying that if they don’t continue on their journey, than Charlie and cheerleader would have died for nothing. Now we know that the two of them shouldn’t get down on each other because the cheerleader was saved, but I can tell you what is really going to make their day: a call from Isaac Mendez! After all those messages that Hiro left for Isaac, Isaac finally returned one. I’m not sure how the new addition to Hiro’s Scooby Gang is going to do, but if Ando’s Shaggy, and Hiro is Velma, then I would call Isaac Freddie.

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As a side note, I got to meet Masi Oka (Hiro) at a mixer for Ivy League folks in the entertainment industry (don’t make fun of me, I am a TV critic, after all). We were even nice and invited the kids from Stanford to tag along. The evening kind of sucked because they actually made us pay for drinks, and I got stuck talking to this girl who is writing a book about her whirlwind marriage to Bill Nye the Science Guy (I only WISH that was a joke), but I did get a chance to chat a little bit with Masi Oka. I didn’t want to hound him too much partly because I hate doing that and partly because sometimes celebrities are just boring in person (and I just met a friend’s girlfriend whop happened to be a Czech model who loved to talk about ANTM as much as I do). Overall, he was pretty cool, but I met a few kids from Brown I thought were much cooler. And, if you must know, I didn’t hear him talk about waffles the entire evening.
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When they were interviewing Peter, Audrey and Matt heard him talk about Claire a little bit, so they decided to bring her in to talk as well. She is there with her dad, basically asking bullshit questions, hoping that Matt is able to pick up on what she is really thinking. The only problem is that Matt isn’t getting anything. Does that mean HRG can block signals like the Eraser? Audrey isn’t getting anywhere, and HRG is getting pissed, so she lets them leave.

Matt goes to talk to Mr. Bennet, trying to sense what was going on, and tells Audrey that he didn’t get anything. Once again, Audrey is upset because her ace in the hole isn’t doing anything to pay for his plane ride, but Matt says that there it was almost as if there was an absence of sound. What could it be? Why, there in the corner, it’s The Eraser. I guess HRG knew what they were up against and brought him along to protect Claire.

Like I said earlier, Claire asked to see Peter. She wanted to thank him for saving his life, as did HRG. Claire asks for some privacy, and we now see why she wants to talk to Peter. She saw him heal, so she thinks that he is just like her. For the first time, she feels like she has somebody who knows everything that she is going through. The exchange between these two is cute. I feel bad for Claire because she doesn’t really understand why he is saying that he is not like her, but she clearly has the hots for him. But just like the rest of us, he is going to have to wait until she turns 18.

Despite all of their efforts to keep Jessica off their trail, she seemed to be closing in on DL and Micah. She finds DL’s jacket and they make a little bit of a too-obvious attempt to show that Jessica has that strange tattoo on her back. For a moment, Niki takes control of Jessica and we see that there is no symbol. I mentioned this before, but they made it so obvious I had to mention it again. Niki sort of makes an effort to say that Jessica is inside of her and is supposed to do what she says, but Jessica says that isn’t the case anymore.

Micah cries out in the distance, and Jessica and Niki make a run for it. One of them gets there, but we aren’t sure which one it is. Micah explains that his dad is hurt and needs help, and Niki pulls out a gun, which means it is really Jessica. DL is actually waiting to make an ambush on her and get her weapon, but Jessica overpowers him. Micah tries to stop and Niki pushes him away, where he crashes into some rocks and hurts himself. Jessica’s whole purpose is to protect Micah, and when this happens, Niki comes back, and realizes what she did.

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We know you are jacked DL. Keep your shirt on.

Micah knows it’s his mom, but DL is still a little wary. In either case, how do we know how long it will be before she goes wacko again? The answer is that we don’t know. Niki realizes this and runs off while DL and Micah aren’t looking. The next time we see her, she is turning herself over to the sheriff. And she confesses to murder! I did NOT see that one coming AT ALL.

Isaac met with Hiro and Ando, and that was great and all, but he is still convinced that he can’t paint unless he is on drugs. Then Hiro talks about the first time he met Isaac, when he was dead and the bomb exploded NYC. Isaac explains that the person who cuts off brains is not a problem anymore, and as they are looking through some of his sketches, it’s apparent that he painted some pictures of Charlie and Hiro – when he was sober no less.

Realizing that he can he paint the future again, Isaac gives it another shot. He remembers painting a man that explodes, so how do you stop an exploding man? Isaac concentrates (just like Hiro taught him) and then starts to paint. What he came up with is nothing that we ever expected. It is a painting of Hiro and the good news is that he has his samurai sword. The bad news? Hiro was using that sword to defend himself against a Tyrannosaurus rex. Ouch! Hiro always uses great geek references and he used another one this week, talking a little bit about the butterfly affect ( I am sure he is more Ray Bradbury than Ashton Kutcher, or he might just like the Simpsons). But the first thing on his mind is safety “I really need to find that sword.”

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Matt told Audrey about the feeling he had in the police station when HRG was around, and it was enough to convince her that they should follow him a little bit. That leads them to the paper factory where HRG works. I really loved the part where Matt made a joke and then Audrey thought to herself “He can be cute sometimes. Oh damn, did he just hear that?!” Could you imagine them as a couple? Forget Law and Order, how about Moonlighting?

When they finally got back to business at hand, they saw HRG walking out with the Eraser. Matt desperately tries to listen to what they are saying, but he concentrates so hard he actually gives himself a bloody nose. He was able to pluck out one word thought – “Sylar”.

So what did HRG have to say about Sylar? Well, he paid our buddy Gabriel a visit. He just wanted him to know what was going on, but Sylar had a message of his own. Although HRG thinks that he is a humanitarian, Sylar says they are both alike. They both collect special people. That really makes me wonder who HRG is working for, but I guess we’ll find out soon because they are going to take Sylar apart and figure out what makes him tick.

You know, I think I really like HRG. He obviously has some personality issues, but he just cares about his family more than anything else and would do anything to protect him. Why is that so bad? It’s bad with what happened next. Claire came home to talk to her brother about her abilities, but he acted like he didn’t know what was going on. In fact, he can’t remember if his father even picked him up from school. Claire gets really scared and goes to talk to Zach, but suddenly Zach, who she called her best friend earlier in the episode, doesn’t remember anything they went through in the past couple of weeks.

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I really fat bad when Claire’s world was crumbling around her, but I laughed out loud watching her run on those stubby legs of hers

Claire runs away and back to her house. She thinks that people are out to get her and have reached her loved ones. She calls her dad, and he remembers the conversation, but she won’t, not for long. After getting off the phone, The Eraser comes out of the closet. But he doesn’t erase Claire. He is supposed to, and he even tells Claire that he works for her father (that’s right, he even SPEAKS), but he doesn’t erase her mind. The Eraser then asks if she can keep a secret, and just when you thought you know who was pulling the strings, a whole new story falls into your lap.

And then came Eden.

Eden decided that she was going to flip the switch a little bit. She calls up Mohinder and tells him that she is not who he thinks she is, but will explain later. Right now, she has a little work to do. She takes a gun, walks into Sylar’s room, and tells him that he is going to take that gun and shoot himself. But something goes terribly wrong. Sylar looked so helpless against HRG, but he was able to use his ability to pull her right through that plate glass window that was supposed to protect him from the world.

How did this happen? What the hell is going on here? I just don’t get it. And just imagine what Sylar could do with Eden’s power? Eden was an idiot, but she did try and stop him. She lifts the gun, and Sylar says, “You know that won’t hurt me” (seriously, what will hurt this guy?), but she isn’t going for him. Eden points the gun at her own head and blows her brains out. The stunned look on Sylar’s face tells me that he can’t gain her power now.

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I am so confused at this point. Was The Eraser working with Eden or some other entity we don’t know? Again, I wanted to try and figure it out, and then they had to drop the mother of all cliffhangers on us!

Nathan gets Peter out of jail. Peter has come down with some cold. I wonder if he caught it from Matt Parkman, who was also having headaches. I do know that Matt Parkman didn’t experience what happened to Peter.

After literally falling over with exhaustion, Peter has a dream. He is the star, but he sees almost everybody involved with the story so far in it as well. The streets are empty and it is just the Heroes. Everybody is in New York, and they are running from somebody. Peter looks at himself, and then he starts to explode!

Peter is the one that blew up New York City? But how could that be? Did Sylar get the power of persuasion from Eden anyway? I am just sooooo confused, but nothing like how Peter must be feeling. He thought he was going to be the Hero, and now it looks like he is the one that they need to stop.

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Wow. What a great episode. It kind of sucked to lose Eden, but I really like how elaborate the story has become. At this point I literally have no clue what to expect, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. The bad news? We have to wait until January 22 for new episodes to return. I don’t think that is too long to wait, but we’ll have to think of something to fill up our Hero time until then.

What did you think of the episode?

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66 Comments

  1. 1
    Captain
    Posted December 5, 2006 at 11:11 pm

    J-Unit, I love these recaps as much as I love Heroes. And that’s a whole mother freakin’ lot.

  2. 2
    JBJS
    Posted December 5, 2006 at 11:50 pm

    When Eden left the message for Mohinder, I believe she told him that she was about to kill the man who killed his father. I’d like to see a flashback explaining how that played out.

  3. 3
    Shollia
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 12:41 am

    I love your recaps, but you really need to include more screenshots!! 1 per page just isn’t enough when talking about this show!

    As for Heroes… WOW. So much happened and I just didn’t want it to end.
    Just when you think you knew what was going to happen, BAM something else does.
    I mean I figured Syler was going to get out.. and guessed that it was going to be Eden that died, but the way it all happened just blew me away.
    I’m SO curious to see why Hiro is fighting a dinosaur :P heh And that ending with Peter.. just.. WOW

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    masterspy
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 2:53 am

    What an amazing series this has been so far! Check out the latest Heroes comic book at NBC.com to see what happened to Sylar after Eden’s death. How the heck has Sylar been incorporating the brains of his victims anyway?(just thinking about HRG’s comment to Sylar about his DNA being corrupted as he keeps adding others DNA to his own).

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    jampony
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 3:50 am

    J-Unit, you’re the awesomest! I’m gonna make that picture my new avatar!

    The best part of your recaps, besides being funny and insightful, is that you actually enjoy the shows that you’re recapping and your excitement is obvious in your writing. Great recap!

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    Ubiquitous
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 4:13 am

    just thinking about HRG’s comment to Sylar about his DNA being corrupted as he keeps adding others DNA to his own

    Is that why Sylar looks different now?

    Does Mr Bennet have the power to nullify hero powers? I thought it was the The Eraser (Hokey smokes! He can talk!), but I am sure I saw him alone a couple times this has happened…

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    Ubiquitous
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 4:45 am

    Matt must not travel well because he was popping lots of pills, saying that he was getting headaches.

    Those headaches are from his powers, remember? He’s been popping aspirin for quite some time now and offered Peter some when he mimicked his powers.

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    ragontona
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 5:26 am

    I don’t know if Eden blew her brains out and surprised Sylar. I interpreted it that Sylar somehow made Eden blow her own brains out.

    That’s how I saw it, anyway.

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    Court_Love
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 6:14 am

    HRG never says his name, he only introduces himiself as Claires dad. Maybe he’s a mutant.
    Anyway, I love this show. Love it. Jan. 22 is wayyyy tooo long.

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    HoneyBunny
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 6:53 am

    Love the recap.
    Love the show.

    Hiro giving Isaac the Vulcan greeting when they first met was so Hiro-cute.

    Eraser man telling Claire that he has erased her Mom many many times…oh, that explains a LOT.

    I agree that Pixie Chick whacked herself so that Sylar couldn’t acquire her power.

    I am so bored with Niki/DL/Micha.

    I am really going to hate it IF Hiro finds the sword and the T-Rex in a NY Museum….are you listening Heroes writers???

    Your the best JoJo!
    hb

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    Roni
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 7:53 am

    I really appreciate your recaps and Really love the show(or else why would I be here)..but I have a question. Did I not see Sylar lying on the floor of his cell in the previews? There was no evidence of a pixie cut and a definite 10 o’clock shadow on the face on the floor.

    And, veering rather far off topic; I have to say that every time I hear a reference to the “butterfly effect” I think of none of the things you mentioned(although Bradbury IS far better than Kuetcher–no surprise there. )Remember the show “LA Law”? enough said…

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    silentfire
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 8:19 am

    I think sylar did something to peter to cause him to become sick. Since he wasn’t sick before meeting Sylar but he is afterwards.

    I too am bored with the Nikki storyline. Turning herself into the cops isn’t going to help is Jessica can break out easily

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    air376
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 8:34 am

    There is no way the writers could be so cheesy as to have Hiro fight a dinosaur which came to life in a museum. It looks to me like he goes back in time to the age of dinosaurs. He doesn’t have control of his powers and I could see him getting stuck in a time travel warp where he can’t get out. Fighting dinosaurs and such develops him into bad ass Hiro with a sword and then learns how to control his power to tell Peter about saving the cheerleader…..whooosh, sorry that was long.

    Nikki/Jessica is still a mystery and is getting a little boring, but they have to resolve that issue quickly. Plus how did DL wake up from passing out….did Micah heal him somehow???

    WTF…why do we have to wait sooo long for a new episode.

  14. 14
    air376
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 8:40 am

    NBC.com is now playing all the episodes if anyone needs to catch up.

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    YouWannaBMe
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 9:19 am

    Ok. I was blown away by this episode. It had me thinking about it all day yesterday, and obviously today, too.

    I have a lot to say about this episode and I also have a theory as to the meaning of “Save the Cheerleader, Save the World”…

    First off, the Haitian guy is always with HRG whenever he is around the Heroes so he can block their powers. That’s why when he went in to see Sylar he couldn’t use his powers. The Haitian was right outside the room. That’s also probably why HRG told Eden not to do anything stupid while he was gone. Obviously, she didn’t listen. I also think Sylar was fucking with Eden’s head because we already saw from one of the earlier episodes that Sylar already has the power of persuasion… Remember when he forced Audrey to hold the gun to her own head? That’s why he forced her to shoot herself, too, instead of cutting her head open and stuff because he already had her power.

    Another HRG/Haitian theory: Did anyone notice that the catchphrase for the new episodes is now “Are you on the list?” and that HRG says that some people don’t deserve to have the powers they were given? I think that’s the point of what he does and why he kidnapped Matt, Radiation guy and Nathan but let them go after “tagging” them with those things in their necks. I think they’re trying to weed out the potentially “bad” heroes (oxymoron I believe)… And I also think they do pick the “bad” ones apart to see what makes them “tick”.

    Ok, so Isaac paints the picture of FUTURE Hiro battling a dinosaur which shows that for some reason he goes back to the time of the dinosaurs. Great. I’m sure they’ll be more to work with on this one…

    Now, for the main event. I think I may have cracked the “Save the Cheerleader, Save the World” catchphrase. First off, I think the reason why Peter is exploding is because he must run into Radiation Guy and absorb his powers. We’ve seen now that it kind of looks like there’s some chemistry between Claire and Peter. I think that because of the fact that is was HE who saved her and winning her affections, she is the only person who is able to be near him while he’s exploding to try and calm him down so that he doesn’t explode. That, plus the fact that she’s the only person who could get near him and not die. What does everyone think? Good theory? :)

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    Dave J.
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 9:20 am

    I second/third/fourth all those who are bored with the Jessica/Nikki/DL/Micah story. They are really devoting a lot of time to it, and of all the storylines it seems the most peripheral to the plot. Other than Nikki sleeping with Nathan, and Hiro being at the card game where Jessica slaughtered everyone, how is this connected? I think Micah is going to play a MAJOR role in the next episodes, but can’t think of what it will be.

    As for Sylar, I’m still puzzled at how he was able to kill Eden but that he was powerless around HRG. And what about radioactive guy?

    All in all, a great episode–advanced the plot, and created a bunch of new questions.

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    cruella_deville
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 9:49 am

    Ok, in Peter’s vision, Claire was backing away from him saying, “I’m sorry.” Why? Why is everyone running from him, even before he starts to explode? They obviously know something…what?
    I could not possibly love Hiro any more…he is awesome! As for Niki/Jessica…I loved her story at the beginning, but I am in line with all the others who are bored spitless with this story line. Turning herself in? Jessica can bust out. Plus, she, DL and Micah were all in Peter’s vision.

    I miss them already…..

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    zevonia
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 9:50 am

    Okay, I’ll be the next to agree with HoneyBunny that the DL/Niki/etc storyline is boring. DL’s & Micah’s powers are interesting but who needs the Dr Jekyl/Ms Hyde thing. Oh, I forgot, she’s eye candy for the male geeks.

    YouWannaBMe, I also think Peter must get Radiation Guy’s power. And since Radiation Guy can’t control it and he’s had it awhile, what’s Peter going to do when he suddenly has it?

    Thanks for the recap, J-Unit. It sucks that we have to wait for the next episode. What is up with the networks and putting shows on hiatus?!?!?

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    asjs5
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 10:02 am

    I think that Sylar pulled the gun through the glass and Eden came with it since it was in her hand. Like that guy from XMEN, he can control metal. Maybe?

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    goldeeloxx
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 11:10 am

    J-Unit, my beloved “JJ”…. I’ve been following your work from the beginning, but have always been reluctant to post a comment [I hate having to sign up just to post comments, but for you babe, it's worth it!]. I just want to say that you ROCK!!! I am constantly hitting my veins for a ‘Heroes’ fix, and you always come through. I just wanted to thank you for being my “tambourine man”.

    -GoldeeLoxx

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    dent
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 11:12 am

    There was crazy chemistry between Claire and Peter. I wonder if the writers intentionally did this or if it is just because of these two actors. At first I was thinking “how cute…” and then I realized that she is in high school and he is at least 25, which made me think “how creepy…”

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    dumbanddumber
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 11:52 am

    Roni, the online comic might give you an answer to that question!

    When Hiro said that he’d better not step on a bug, I just figured that they were referencing that Simpson’s episode where Homer builds the time-traveling toaster.

    I loved Hiro’s Vulcan greeting to Isaac.

    Great recap!!!

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    soflat
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 12:33 pm

    I don’t get it. How come they had to save the cheerleader?

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    MalloryS
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 12:42 pm

    holy balls I love this show.

    I’m so excited to see what happens with claire pretending not to remember. And I’m glad the haitian can talk, but I wish he had a name, and how do they all know he’s haitian? And I’m kind of glad Rachel Bilson 2 killed herself, because a)now sylar doesn’t have her sick power, b) she was kind of annoying and c) because Rachel Bilson is already on television, on Thursdays. (side note to all, the OC is SO good this season, stop watching stupid grays anatomy and check out taylor townsend being awesome)

    Does Isaacs weird voice lilt weird anyone else out? I kind of feel like he’s trying to hard (the actor, not Isaac)

    Love: Hiro, Claire, Matt

    Is peter dead? the preview said one would die, but eden died… so I’ll assume he’s alive. Especially because he has a movie coming out (Rocky 34 or whatever) and I don’t think he’d be down with that.

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    MalloryS
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 12:43 pm

    holy balls I love this show.

    I’m so excited to see what happens with claire pretending not to remember. And I’m glad the haitian can talk, but I wish he had a name, and how do they all know he’s haitian? And I’m kind of glad Rachel Bilson 2 killed herself, because a)now sylar doesn’t have her sick power, b) she was kind of annoying and c) because Rachel Bilson is already on television, on Thursdays. (side note to all, the OC is SO good this season, stop watching stupid grays anatomy and check out taylor townsend being awesome)

    Does Isaacs weird voice lilt weird anyone else out? I kind of feel like he’s trying to hard (the actor, not Isaac)

    Love: Hiro, Claire, Matt

    Is peter dead? the preview said one would die, but eden died… so I’ll assume he’s alive. Especially because he has a movie coming out (Rocky 34 or whatever) and I don’t think he’d be down with that.

    soflat: To save the world.

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    MalloryS
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 12:46 pm

    Also… love the new catchphrase. ARE YOU ON THE LIST?

    seriously, screw a theme song, catchphrases are the new awesome.

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    juxtapoeser
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 1:07 pm

    J-Unit: The narrator has a name. At then end of the opening credits it says “with the voice of SHENKAR”.

    what’s worse having the narrator? or that he’s a one named guy named Shenkar and gets credit billing???

    Also, I think that maybe since Audrey and Matt were exposed to the radiation from Radiationguy, that maybe Peter was absorbing it off of them. He only really started seeming sick after meeting with Audrey, Matt, HRG and Claire…

    I think the online comics will have to tied me over until january!!

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    Fitz
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 1:12 pm

    I have a theory regarding the whole Sylar/Eden thing. I think there may have been a field of some sort around the cell that inhibited powers, Eden turned it off to use her powers to get Sylar to kill himself, and Sylar beat her to the punch pulling her through the window. I am also pretty sure that Eden killed herself to stop Sylar from taking her power… sad I liked her.

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    MalloryS
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 1:15 pm

    oh, okay, and ALSO, I just thought of this… maybe Peter is sick because… well, ok, my take is that he has the powers of people who are around him, but he doesn’t retain them (ie he cannot fly unless he is in close proximity to Nathan, etc.)… so, I mean… he came back from being dead when Claire came over and was next to him, but dude fell off a building basically, maybe since he isn’t around claire anymore, he is not completely healed? Internal bleeding anyone?

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    Fitz
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 1:17 pm

    Hmm… just looked at the graphic novel, it looks as if HRG stops Sylar from escaping…

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    626
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 1:47 pm

    I think there’s a possibility that Syler and Matt couldn’t use their powers around HRG is that when the Eraser manipulates their memories he put some sort of a command in their minds that would not allow them to use their powers around HRG.

    Am I the only one that had a Lost flashback when they asked “Are you on the list?”

    Never saw the Peter thing coming. Wow. That’s 2 odd dreams Peter had in this episode. Could his powers still be evolving? Maybe he has some sort of psychic dreams power now. How else to explain him dreaming about himself blowing up at the end. That dream at the end, was it just me or did Claire look like she didn’t recognize Peter in the dream. Maybe the Eraser takes her memory of him?

    So many questions. Can’t wait till January!

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    Dave J.
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 2:15 pm

    New theory re. Nikki/Jessica/DL/Micah: I think the person who phoned HRG and told him to keep Sylar alive is going to end up being Lindermann, which will end up connecting Jessica/Nikki to this storyline, since she worked for L. in Vegas. And also of course Lindermann is connected with the Petrelli family.

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    missjeanbrodie
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 2:35 pm

    This show is amazing! It’s amazing how much they pack into an episode! It’s a good thing the holidays will come soon to partially distract me from my withdrawal symptoms…

    And THANK YOU, J-Unit, for writing these great recaps! It’s like watching Heroes twice a week.

    Anyway, I think the actor playing Sylar is doing a great job of portraying a pyschopath; I wonder if/when they will show inner conflict there. He had that “I’m sorry, MURDER” shower stall in his apartment, so does he have some sort of split personality, too? HRG talked about him having too much DNA or mutations or something from absorbing the other powers, so will they exhibit?

    If foreign powers cause distress, maybe that’s what is making Peter (who has a similar power) sick–system overload or somehting. As for his dream, maybe there’s an undiscovered precog (HRG?) who was near him? HRG having a power would explain how he caught on to the Hero-phonomena 15+ years before so many of the other characters started exhibiting symptoms.

    I liked Eden’s noble instinct to kill herself to keep her power from Sylar (it kind of shows her growth since meeting HRG a year earlier), but I’ll miss her–good character. Will all budding romances be crushed on the show? I agree that there was intense chemistry between Peter and sweet-16 Claire.

    Lastly, I still don’t see WHY Sylar is killing. Is he jealous of the others’ powers? Maybe at first he was a wanna-be, but he’s so powerful now, what is the point of killing the only people who might understand him? Does he have an ultimate goal other than killing them all? What does he plan do once he has all of the powers? Killing regular humans must be so easy at this point, what is the point?

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    missjeanbrodie
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 2:41 pm

    This show is amazing! It’s amazing how much they pack into an episode! It’s a good thing the holidays will come soon to partially distract me from my withdrawal symptoms…

    And THANK YOU, J-Unit, for writing these great recaps! It’s like watching Heroes twice a week.

    Anyway, I think the actor playing Sylar is doing a great job of portraying a pyschopath; I wonder if/when they will show inner conflict there. He had that “I’m sorry, MURDER” shower stall in his apartment, so does he have some sort of split personality, too? HRG talked about him having too much DNA or mutations or something from absorbing the other powers, so will they exhibit?

    If foreign powers cause distress, maybe that’s what is making Peter (who has a similar power) sick–system overload or somehting. As for his dream, maybe there’s an undiscovered precog (HRG?) who was near him? HRG having a power would explain how he caught on to the Hero-phonomena 15+ years before so many of the other characters started exhibiting symptoms.

    I liked Eden’s noble instinct to kill herself to keep her power from Sylar (it kind of shows her growth since meeting HRG a year earlier), but I’ll miss her–good character. Will all budding romances be crushed on the show? I agree that there was intense chemistry between Peter and sweet-16 Claire.

    Lastly, I still don’t see WHY Sylar is killing. Is he jealous of the others’ powers? Maybe at first he was a wanna-be, but he’s so powerful now, what is the point of killing the only people who might understand him? Does he have an ultimate goal other than killing them all? What does he plan do once he has all of the powers? Killing regular humans must be so easy at this point, what is the point?

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    KateMflyer
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 3:15 pm

    Just a thought about the Peter dream. Maybe, when he is surrounded by all the heroes at once, for some reason being bombarded by all those powers at the same time creates the explosion in him, because he can’t control them all at once.

    Also, MalloryS, I was thinking the exact same thing about why he was feeling ill–perhaps he didn’t heal 100% because Claire ran off after he fell from the building…

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    626
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 3:30 pm

    That’s a good theory as to why Peter was sick, but after he spent time with Claire when she came in to thank him wouldn’t he have healed the rest of the way?

    I’m glad I’m not the only one who is tired of the Niki/Jessica storyline (Although I do like DL) Last I heard DID is not a superpower…

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    goobs
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 3:45 pm

    missjeanbrodie – I think that sylar is killing them to soak up their powers and maybe take over the world. Isn’t that what the bad guys in comic books aspire to do? A comic is no good without a villan. The more powers, the easier it will be for him. Plus after he killed the first several people, why stop there? Eventually the others would find out and seek him out to destroy him for what he has done. So he sort of has to continue to make himself invincible so that won’t happen.

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    nmk01
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 3:48 pm

    626: Peter couldn’t heal completely when Claire visited him because the Haitian was hiding around the corner. That’s also why Matt couldn’t read Claire’s mind in the interrogation room.

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    AvaMarie
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 3:58 pm

    Youwannabeme,
    I totally agree with your theories. I don’t think Eden killed herself, she got killed for not listening to HRG.

    Also someone wondered why all the heroes were there with Peter at the end in the dream… I am sure they are all “drawn” together and they were already meeting up with each other and Hiro knows that an explosion is going to “end the world” in New York. They probably find out about radioactive guy and Peter accidently absorbs his powers. As far as the Peter/Claire jailbait hookup, don’t most comic books have younger chicks with older guys? Sure after several years of fighting the bad guys she won’t be jailbait anymore.

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    weaponx4701
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 4:18 pm

    YouWannaBMe

    I also think Sylar was fucking with Eden’s head because we already saw from one of the earlier episodes that Sylar already has the power of persuasion… Remember when he forced Audrey to hold the gun to her own head?

    That theory about Sylar having the power of persuasion is a bit off.

    Sylar has very powerful telekinetic powers so when he was near Audrey he was using his mind to force her gun to her head and not the power of persuasion. Telekinisis is the primary way he seems to be killing people and removing their brains as well.

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    Ubiquitous
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 6:37 pm

    Remember, Peter is sick because Matt’s power gives him chronic headaches…

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    MMW
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 7:19 pm

    SO MUCH I have to say.

    I have every episode (except for # 1!!) from the season saved on my tivo, I only wish I had more time so I could address all of these questions and theories.

    Anyways, one thing I really wanted to point out was that Sylar didn’t have the power of persuasion at all – when he made Audrey hold the gun to her head, it was with his telekinesis.

    And also – I think it was smart on Eden’s behalf to keep Sylar from getting her power. And I think the “Are you on the list” is the new angle for Heroes advertising – good thing too ebcause I was getting sick of “Sve the cheerleader”

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    Herstory
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 8:41 pm

    Did anyone else notice that at the end of the episode they say “Who’s on the list is of GRAVE importance.”….do you think that refers to Jessica and her grave? Also, I’ve been wondering about Jackie (even if she is dead) and her superpower of photographic memory……..what good is that kind of power to a superhero anyway? And I agree that Claire is the only one who can get around someone who is radioactive without permanent damage….but if he expoldes while she is around, I think that she’ll explode too and then have to heal herself from it afterwards.

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    gamera87
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 10:23 pm

    J-Unit, your Heroes recaps are excellent. You have what I think is a typo in the caption above: “I really fat bad….”

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    nick
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 10:30 pm

    I wonder if Peter’s power works the same way when he comes into contact with someone with stolen powers like Sylar.

    Whatever it was that happened to Peter in the beginning of this episode must have been from one of Sylar’s powers that we don’t know about yet (The guy has a lot of kills, so who knows what powers he’s got) but was it because Sylar used it or because Peter took it?

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    juliazo
    Posted December 6, 2006 at 11:35 pm

    J-Unit, you’re our hero. For bringing another serving of heroes, of course. Enough said about that.

    Now, the endless questions:

    How the heck did they keep Sylar from escaping when the black dude wasn’t around???? It was obvious that Sylar was useless when chit-chatting with Mr. Bennet, but what about the times when he’s not there and the black dude is not around the corner?!?

    YouWannaBMe: I strongly believe weaponx4701 is correct, Sylar didn’t have the power of persuasion, but rather was able to make Audrie’s hand point the gun at her head. Also, he totally pulled a “wtf” look in his face when she shot herself. Earlier in the series, I did have this crazy theory about how Sylar would somehow end up convincing plutonium boy to blow himself up by stealing Eden’s power¦ but that that theory kinda flew away along with most of Eden’s brains¦

    I also get the impression that Peter caught something from Sylar: remember how HRG said something about Sylar’s modified DNA..? Maybe when Peter fought Sylar and his powers try to have his DNA emulate Sylar’s screwed-up, faux-heroe DNA things turned all weird inside of our beloved side-talking nurse.

    I also wonder if it’s enough that we all unanimously hate the whole Nikki/DL sub-plot, or if we should start collecting signatures to have them removed or something of the sort…
    I mean, come on, they can do some pretty cool things, specially that annoying little kid, but how the heck are those powers related to anything at all??? I do think that Linderman has all the potential to be a huge component of the entire plot, so maybe that is when they will come into play¦ (thx, Dave J.)
    One more about the three stooges: Nikki is no hero¦ But Jessica was/is!! Maybe her power was/is to¦ fly away from her body and occupy someone else’s whenever she wants to? Maybe that’s how she lived on after she died¦ I don’t know, something like that.

    I think that Sylar pulled the gun through the glass and Eden came with it since it was in her hand. Like that guy from XMEN, he can control metal. Maybe?

    Good theory, but his power can also affect non-metals (think Claire being flung across the locker room while he was doing the world a favor by cutting open Jackie’s annoying head¦) I think he was able to pull her through the glass since Haitian Guy wasn’t there to keep him cool (we know he was since she was also trying to use her powers.) But then again¦ he’s not always there, so how the heck did they keep him locked up at all those random times?!?

    Does Isaacs weird voice lilt weird anyone else out? I kind of feel like he’s trying to hard (the actor, not Isaac)

    Yes, he’s annoying. Particularly the way he pronounces “Hiro Nakamura”. Grrr¦.

    They probably needed a new tagline ˜cause, you know, they’re done saving the cheerleader¦

    Why do they do this to us?? Why the wait?!?

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    juliazo
    Posted December 7, 2006 at 12:21 am

    Oh, btw, this week’s online comic made me feel sooooooooooo good and relieved, please go and watch it. Thanks NBC.. although I still hate you for making us wait till next season.

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    YouWannaBMe
    Posted December 7, 2006 at 8:04 am

    Hey, one more theory… Anyone else out there picking up a “Harry Potter” vibe in the sense that Sylar = Voldemort and Peter = Harry. Think about it all of you Potter geeks and let me know what you think. I have some interesting views on that. :)

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    MalloryS
    Posted December 7, 2006 at 8:16 am

    WannaB, I didn’t think of that, but I love it… and oh man, Hiro could be Ron, because they are both hilarious.

    Also, maybe Peter explodes because he is around alllll those heroes, and that’s too many powers to absorb all at once? Or something? I can’t even speculate, it’s too fantastic.

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    cruella_deville
    Posted December 7, 2006 at 9:37 am

    So many things to say….Peter’s illness could be the “cough” Claire’s adopt-a-mom claims she had as a baby, a reaction to radiation that Matt & Audrey were carrying, exposure to Sylar’s corrupted DNA, or he might just be feeling a little blah after nearly BEING DEAD!!! No, really..who the hell knows? LOVE the Harry Potter theory!!!! If Hiro is Ron, does that make Claire Hermione?

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    pq
    Posted December 7, 2006 at 12:39 pm

    i think that Peter has the ability to see things/events in dreams that actually happen or symbolize what is happening.
    he dreamed about Nathan’s accident around the same time it happened and he had that dream about Simone’s father the night he died. i think he has had some other dreams that came true, but i need to re-watch all the episodes.

    i have them all on DVR and i’m having a Heroes party to watch every episode all together–and i’m making some of my friends/family catch up so they can start watching–i LOVE this show!

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    Fitz
    Posted December 7, 2006 at 2:22 pm

    It is also possible that Peter was not the one exploding, I got the geeling from his earlier dreams that he was seeing some things through his brother’s perspective, perhaps he was seeing the future of the radiation guy. I am still wanting to figure out how this is part of his power borrowing ability. For that matter how do power nullification and memory wipe tie in for the Haitian?

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    JerseyGirl
    Posted December 7, 2006 at 4:07 pm

    Fitz, I agree. We’re all focusing on Peter’s ability to pick up on other’s powers but that’s only one facet of his power since he’s an empath. He probably also have the ability to see things from the other Heroes’ point of view. It kinda reminds me of John Smith from Dead Zone, how he sometimes see things like he’s watching them and then sometimes it’s in first person.

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    juliazo
    Posted December 7, 2006 at 5:55 pm

    JerseyGirl, I agree!
    I also found it odd that, in the vision, Peter was dressed with the same trench coat that we’ve seen Sylar sporting in the past… it now makes sense thanks to your theory….

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    raggedy_andy
    Posted December 7, 2006 at 6:48 pm

    I thought he might be in Ted’s perspective in his vision, too, but I think he was wearing that jacket when he went to the high school and met Claire for the first time.

    I just started thinking that maybe his vision dreams are connected to that kid with the soccer ball.

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    dumbanddumber
    Posted December 7, 2006 at 7:55 pm

    That’s a cool theory, except that I can’t see Nathan coming over and putting his arms around anyone except for Peter.

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    cruella_deville
    Posted December 8, 2006 at 7:32 am

    Peter was wearing a trench when he tried to fly, wasn’t he? Isn’t that how Isaac painted him?

    Thought of something last night…(this show gets in your head and won’t go away)…Audrey said Matt had been popping aspirin ever since they landed in Odessa, right? Then, Peter picked up the headaches from him…..what if the headaches are a reaction to Sylar being around? I can’t remember, but I think Matt had a headache when Sylar went after the little girl in the jail, too.

    Anyone?

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    Ubiquitous
    Posted December 8, 2006 at 10:44 am

    I’m sticking with my theory that the headaches are a side result of hearing the thoughts of everyone around you all the time. Peter’s migraine began as soon as he picked up Matt’s power.

    I like the theory that Peter is seeing the explosion from the perspective of Ted or Sylar. That would explain the reaction of the heroes to him…

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    tvaholic
    Posted December 8, 2006 at 12:09 pm

    OK, totally OT & someone may have brought this up before, but I haven’t been around these parts in a while so you’ll have to forgive me. Am I smoking crack or is Sylar the guy who played Tori’s gay BFF on her VH-1 show? This casting has been bugging me-yes, I’m wierd, but when we first got a glimpse of Sylar’s 1/4 face, I thought “hmmm…sexy evil man, always nice.” Then we see who he is & how he’s kind of whiny, & then I thought maybe his special power is that he can bitch slap people to death. Sorry, but it’s like seeing the little man behind the curtain in Oz. Still love the show though!

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    Ubiquitous
    Posted December 11, 2006 at 4:47 am

    Does Sylar look different from when we first saw him? I recall his hair was lighter before he got his powers.

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    YouWannaBMe
    Posted December 11, 2006 at 8:35 am

    Mallory and Cruella, glad you can appreciate the HP theory! LOL Yes, Hiro can be Ron… hahahaha wow, I’m really showing what a geek I am if I’m tying Heroes in with Harry Potter… :)

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    tsurara
    Posted December 12, 2006 at 3:14 pm

    Re. Isaac’s painting of Hiro and the dinosaur, I don’t think he is battling the dinosaur. I think Hiro is in the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He possibly picked up the sword nearby.

    Re. Peter blowing up and “Save the cheerleader. Save the world.” (Probably someone has mentioned this already, but) perhaps being close to so many people with power at once does put Peter at risk, and Claire is the only one who can prevent him from exploding (???)

    Pardon the lack of segue, but does HRG seem impervious to the others’ powers to anyone else? Why don’t we see Eden ever use her power on him? Has she ever tried? Or, can’t she? Was he somehow able to stop Sylar from attacking him? Or was Sylar just not interested? Why did Sylar wait before attempting to escape?

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    Ubiquitous
    Posted December 13, 2006 at 3:04 am

    Pardon the lack of segue, but does HRG seem impervious to the others’ powers to anyone else?

    There’s two theories about HRG. One is that The Eraser is scrambling the others’ powers and the other is that HRG has the power to be immune to the heroes’ powers. I lean towards the latter.

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    missjeanbrodie
    Posted December 13, 2006 at 5:09 pm

    Maybe HRG just lets people think the nullification power is the Eraser’s power so that they do not aim counterattacks at him, letting him save his power for when it might be needed in an unexpected powers-attack. Maybe the Eraser’s only talent is just, well, erasing.

    I am still curious as how HRG came to know of the existence of heroes at all, esp. 16+ years ago. He seems like a realist, so I guess someone either clued him in, Men-in-Black style, or he was a scientist/agent who stumbled upon it. Also, did he start the non-initialed-organization, or was it already in place when he joined it? If someone (Lindermann?) is truly the man at the top, what is the real story about the organization, and are there other agents out there not under HRG’s command?

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    RisingStar
    Posted December 16, 2006 at 7:11 pm

    Hey, I think I know why all the Heroes’ powers are manifesting right now.

    Since there’s a finite number of “Heroes” in the world (all on that list, I guess), I think their powers are all connected, like if you kill one Hero, the innate powers of the other Heroes starts increasing. That’s why after Sylar kills his first victim Claire is able to regenerate so quickly (this might also explain why the Nicki/Jessica split personality thing started 6 months ago).

    So as Sylar starts killing more and more on the list, everybody’s powers–from Peter and Nathan’s all the way down to Hiro’s–starts increasing in strength.

    Granted, the time frame is a little bit off (Sylar kills his first Hero after Claire heals and after Nicki/Jessica tear into their dad, but who knows).

    Also, I think Peter absorbed the HRG guys’ power–that’s why he has his little crack dream about blowing the city up. I think the HRG guy has a power and can see how the future is going to play out.

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    Lestat1966
    Posted December 24, 2006 at 9:41 pm

    I think that HRG is a Hero and his power nullity of other Heroe’s powers.

    Eden DID try to use her power on him when they first met and HRG said “you can’t do that to me”. Matt was unable to use his power on HRG and neither could Sylar.

    Granted we saw Haitian guy in the vicinity when Eden and Matt couldn’t work their powers on HRG, but Haitian guy wasn’t there when HRG spoke to Sylar – I don’t think he was right outside the room – he WAS right outside the room when Matt and the other cop was talking to HRG

    If Haitian guy DOES have the power to nullify other Hero’s powerrs, he would be the only Hero [besides Sylar] who has more than one power. And Sylar’s multiplicity of pwers is not a natural occurence.

    Lastly, does anyone see the similarities to this and Piers Anthony’s Xanth series [including a character who nullified other people's talents].

    * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    I think that Eden killed herself to prevent Sylar from stealing her powers

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    I don’t thing that HRG can tell the future, because didn’t he find out about the danger to claire from Isaac’s paintings – yes, and then he forced him to paint more so he could save Claire

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