Peter, who gave up his life as a hospice nurse, is probably the character that is most involved in the series. There have been many strong hints throughout the series that it is pretty easy to anticipate some sort of grand conspiracy will be reaching us soon. Until that time, all roads travel through Peter, who has had a face to face interaction with almost everybody on the show. And although our questions for the fall centered around Claire, our questions for the new year start with Peter. In one of the final scenes of the season, Peter dreams that he is in New York. The other heroes are racing all around him as if a disaster is about to happen. We know this disaster is some sort of nuclear explosion, but we could only guess where it started. Peter normally doesn't have pre-cognitive dreams, but if he is correct in this dream, he is the one that explodes and destroys all of New York City.
Nathan Petrelli - Nathan is Peter's brother and he has the ability to fly. If most of us were suddenly able to fly, we would say "Kick ass!", but Peter is an up and coming politician and cares more about votes than flying faster than a speeding bullet. Nathan is still an important character and has the closest ties to Mr. Lindermann, an as yet unseen shadowy figure that figures prominently in several areas. Nathan takes bribe from Lindermann to finance his campaign, and cheats on his wife with Niki Sanders. For now, his main focus is keeping Peter out of trouble.
Niki Sanders - Niki is the (legal) sexpot of the show, played by Ali Larter. Depending on who you ask, she is either one of the most interesting or the most boring of the heroes that we know about. She doesn't really have a super power, and to most people, she would simply be an ordinary person with multiple personalities. Her alter-ego, as plain as it may be, appears to have super strength and definitely has a killer instinct. This alter-ego appears as if it is Jessica, Niki's deceased sister, and she'll do anything to protect Niki, including murdering anybody who might get in her way. The only person she seems to care about is her son, Micah.
Unfortunately, Niki's story seemed like a side show for much of the first half of the season. She has ties to other heroes because of her contact with Lindermann, and the fact that Ando used to pay Niki to take her clothes off when she was stripping on the internet to pay her bills. I go back and forth between liking her and thinking they should get rid of her, but I do feel she will be more connected soon enough. Then again, this may be difficult because Niki turned herself, or Jessica rather, into the police.
Micah Sanders - Micah is the progeny of DL and Niki. Both of his parents want to protect him, but both of his parents think that the other is the person that would be most likely to hurt Micah. In all of the mess that ensues, Micah's parents don't even notice that Micah has some abilities of his own; the ability to fix electronics with only a touch.
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Comments (8)
Thanks for the recap! I just got into Heroes (just watched episodes 7-11 yesterday!), and I feel like I've missed out on a ton. I've even started reading old re-caps to see the comments.
Can't wait for it to start back up again - love all of the storylines (yes, even Niki/Jessica), although I can't wait to learn more about Peter. Why the dreams? And what made him sick?
One thing that I can't get into are the comics on nbc.com - has anyone read them all? Do they bring more to the story? Can someone recap those for me?
1 of 8 | Posted by Mrs.Meow
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Posted on January 3, 2007 4:52 PM
Peter's side-talking isn't half as annoying as his god-awful, 80s-retro-tragedy haircut. After all, the side-talking is probably some unfortunate birth defect he can't control, while he must have made a conscious decision about the hair.
Biggest unanswered question: Dinosaur!!
I hope the quality continues. Right now the plot is being driven by the heroes discovering their powers and each other, as well as their efforts to save the world. I'm worried that after they all know & come to better terms with their powers, some of the momentum will be gone. Similar to what seems to be happening on Lost as they find out more about the Island. Although I still think Lost is good, and Heroes is freaking awesome.
2 of 8 | Posted by brilliantmistake
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Posted on January 3, 2007 4:59 PM
Whoo Hoo, Waffles.
Can't wait to see Hiro find his sword.
hb
3 of 8 | Posted by HoneyBunny
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Posted on January 3, 2007 5:16 PM
I saw Chandra Suresh on last night's Law & Order: CI. I miss Heroes.
4 of 8 | Posted by IJustWatch
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Posted on January 3, 2007 6:20 PM
I love this show! When will they be repeating the earlier eps?
Oh yeah, TPTB at LOST need to watch this show and see how it's properly done.
5 of 8 | Posted by Ubiquitous
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Posted on January 4, 2007 4:46 AM
J-Unit, can you please do this for Friday Night Lights too??? Or Screampillar if you are reading...
It is my other new fave show and I am worried that not enough people watch it either. I will be devastated if it gets cancelled!
6 of 8 | Posted by dent
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Posted on January 4, 2007 5:29 AM
Dent: Screampillar did do this for Friday Night Lights -- it's the first recap in the file.
In fact, as a result of her (I think Screampillar is a her) recaps, I've watched all Friday Night Lights episodes on line, and now it is my second favorite show on tv, after Heroes.
7 of 8 | Posted by rjfrankel
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Posted on January 4, 2007 9:17 AM
Mrs. Meow, the graphic novels are worth a read if you're really into the show. They are fairly short individually, and add a little backstory or in some cases involve inter-episode fleshing-out. However, at least to this point, they aren't essential to keeping up with the storyline.
J-Unit, one small correction: Sylar has not escaped. Careful examination of one of the most recent GNs and NBC promos reveal this.
My favorite part so far was Parkman and Peter's first meeting. "Get out of my head." "YOU get out of MY head!"
I'm interested in finding out the true scope of Peter's powers. He doesn't have to touch Heroes to channel their power (no contact with Parkman in the holding cell) and appears to retain the powers to a certain degree after leaving their proximity. Remember him drawing the floating stick figures? Isaac was nowhere near.
If he can learn to keep and develop other powers that makes him arguably the most powerful Hero. However, it could be fairly dangerous to him because nobody's developed a superpower radar. I think that's how Petey explodes in the his premonition. Nuclear boy's whereabouts are unknown. (For those who are catching up, he's a man who gave off radiation when under stress and was briefly thought to be Sylar by the Feds. He was being transferred to a federal facility when the van exploded. No confirmation of his death.)
I think he's alive and will cross Peter's path, unknowingly (for both) giving Pete the power to go nuclear.
8 of 8 | Posted by boose
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Posted on January 4, 2007 10:20 AM