HEROES 4.11 “Thanksgiving”
Airdate November 23, 2009

Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that could turn out really great, or uber-awkward. And in rare cases, just plain explosive. Like this HEROES episode “Thanksgiving”, where we take a sneak peek at the Bennet Thanksgiving dinner –

Talk about awkward. Sandra brings her date (ugh! – sorry, but Doug Douglas is a caricature, it’s not even funny.) And Lyle is totally absent, poor kid, that’s what you get for having a powered-up sis. I can’t believe Noah and Lauren just bumped into each other at the mall, but then I remember now that Lauren erased her own memories of her infatuation with Noah, so it looks like it’s Noah who maybe pining for something more this time. So in the middle of dinner in the “what are you thankful for?” Q&A, Claire butts in that as a freak, maybe she belongs some place where she can be herself. Of course Noah knows exactly what she’s talking about. And poor Doug has no clue at all, but oh, how he tried to “understand” Claire. You know anything can happen after that comment.

Over at the Petrelli family, I say things are way beyond awkward. Danger signs should be posted at their door.

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HEROES 4.11 “Thanksgiving”
Airdate November 23, 2009

I just saw the episode “Brother’s Keeper” and I tell you that I can’t wait for “Thanksgiving”! If only to know what happens now that Nathan knows he’s a Sylar-incarnate. And then I saw the preview and sneak peeks for “Thanksgiving” and boy, will there be a showdown at Samuel’s camp!

So, here’s what we’ll see next week at the HEROES’ Thanksgiving special (warning you – SPOILERS!)

The Bennet Thanksgiving gathering it’s already an awkward group to start with when Claire butts in that she wants out of college! Claire thinks she wants to go elsewhere (or do something else) and it looks like her parents are not too happy about that. Enter old BFF Gretchen… ahh, Mr. HRG, clever dad you! Do you really think that would stop Claire?

And at the Petrelli table, Nathan confronts mom Angela about his “death”.  It must feel weird to ask your mom if you’re dead or not when you’re standing right in front of her. And guess who’s about to show up uninvited? You guessed it.

Over at the Carnies, Hiro is very angry at being betrayed by Samuel. Now that we know what Samuel plans to do with all those people with abilities, he’s not about to let Hiro go. I don’t know how Hiro thinks Lydia can be trusted, but she’s right. The only way out is to stand up to Samuel before he turns the table on them. It’s going to get really ugly at this Thanksgiving feast!

HEROES 4.12 “The Fifth Stage”
Airdate November 23, 2009

I wasn’t sure what “the fifth stage” meant until I came across the theories that fans proposed at the HeroesWiki. Some think this episode is about the final stage that comes with accepting an inevitable death. And if this is the case, then this episode must be connected to Hiro’s acceptance of his mortality. Although, if you read the episode description below, the episode could be tied to Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia) as well, but I’m not sure what kind of acceptance he has to deal with. Nathan’s death, maybe?

Since “The Fifth Stage” is two episodes down, we can only speculate at this point. Anyway, here’s the summary of that episode –

SAMUEL STARTS TO SEE HIS VISION TAKE SHAPE – H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) is greeted by some unexpected visitors and Samuel’s (Robert Knepper) grand plan begins to come to fruition. Meanwhile, Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) struggles to accept the truth and takes extreme measures to get what he wants. Elsewhere, Claire’s (Hayden Panettiere) journey leads her to an unexpected destination. Adrian Pasdar, Zachary Quinto and Cristine Rose also star. Jimmy Jean-Louis, David H. Lawrence XVII, Madeline Zima, Dawn Olivieri, Todd Stashwick and Elisabeth Rohm guest star

What really got my attention was “Samuel’s plan’s coming to fruition”. Whatever that may be, I’m betting it won’t go well with for HEROES.

By the way, the original title of the episode was “Upon This Rock”, and I have no idea why they changed it.

SMALLVILLE 9.08 “Idol”
Airdate: November 13, 2009

Here are three video clips for Friday’s episode on SMALLVILLE titled “Idol” featuring the Wonder Twins Zan and Jayna and their famous fist bump.

So the Blur has unsolicited help, and you guess it – the Wonder Twins! Unfortunately, it looks like they blotched five saves all in the name (or symbol) of the Blur.

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HEROES 4.11 “Thanksgiving”
Airdate November 23, 2009

There is something very odd about these photos. I thought that H.R.G. will host a thanksgiving dinner to get his family back. Boy, was I so wrong.

Mom Sandra (Ashley Crow) brought her boyfriend, Doug Douglas (“what kind of name is that?! – H.R.G.) (guest star Hank Stratton). And Noah (Jack Coleman) also brought an old friend/partner – Lauren (guest star Elizabeth Rohm) – from the Company days, who had a serious crush on him three years ago. So now Lauren is back and I’m not sure what Bennet is trying to pull here, but this ought to be awkward. Lyle is missing but at least Claire (Hayden Panettiere) showed up.

So check out the rest of the photos after the cut.

Images: NBC/Justin Lubin

HEROES 4.11 “Thanksgiving”
Airdate November 23, 2009

In my mind, the Thanksgiving Holiday is a day to make amends as you thank the people you love and loved you. And this HEROES episode looks no different than what might be happening in real life. Like the Bennet family for instance. H.R.G. will host a thanksgiving dinner for his family! And that means Lyle, mom Sandra and Claire will all be at the same table so this is a chance for H.R.G to redeem his life back.

And it looks like the Petrelli family is about to have their own celebration as well. Nathan has showed up again and Angela’s world is now complete. Poor woman. Her world has continued to revolve around this one son to the complete ignorance of another.

Although now that Sylar knows who was responsible for his split “personalities”, he might be hunting down Nathan Petrelli and try to get his body back, and he’s going to end with destroying the Petrellis.

Here is the episode description for HEROES 4.11 “Thanksgiving” (I don’t have to remind you. An episode description contains SPOILERS! so let me put this after the cut.)

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SMALLVILLE 9.08 “Idol”
Airdate: November 13, 2009

“Wonder twins, activate!”

You got it, the Wonder Twins of the Superfriends are coming to Smallville!

David Gallagher and Allison Scagliotti guest star as Superhero twins Zan and Jayna, to help the Blur fight crime in his guise, but they mess up more than the rescue. The District Attorney blames Clark and he has to come out to clear his name.

Check out the cool photos after the cut.

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SMALLVILLE 9.07 “Kandor”
Airdate: November 6, 2009

I got to tell you these images and webclips are SPOILERY but that makes them even more enticing to watch (*wink*). I’m looking forward to tonight’s episode on SMALLVILLE since this could be the one time that Clark and Jor El (guest star Julian Sands) cross paths, in person! At least potentially. Or hopefully. Jor-El actually goes back to the farm (after decades) and searches for the son he left in the care of Jonathan and Martha Kent. All along Major Zod (Callum Blue) thinks Jor-El is the Blur and he has stolen all  their powers, so that pisses him off.

So Tess Mercer gets involved. She does have guts, huh (or maybe she’s really crazy)? She is so playing with danger but she is as ambitious as Lex was.

And then these promo images show a surprising twist. So check them out – eleven pictures after the cut.

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HEROES 4.09 “Shadowboxing”
Airdate November 9, 2009

Things are falling into place, at least for Samuel’s Carnival. He is a great manipulator and has no qualms about using blackmail to get what he wants. First he used Charlie to get to Hiro, and now he’s about to get to Claire through her dad.

Here’s a preview clip of the upcoming episode on HEROES.

And Matt Parkman just got more than he can handle. He is so deep into this now, poor guy. Sylar has just made him a murderer and there is nothing he can do about it. I’m sure Matt is not about to reveal who has Sylar’s body, but this means he is going to suffer Sylar’s wrath all by himself.

HEROES 4.09 “Shadowboxing”
Airdate November 9, 2009

These images are all a sneak peek from one scene, but there’s a potential death written all over it that you really have to check them out. Even if the photos are SPOILERS.

The scene is between Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) and Sylar (Zachary Quinto) and having two clashing powers in one body will likely result in fatal injuries. It’s been riveting to watch Matt and Sylar battle it for control. Greg and Zach are such great actors you can feel the anger brew between their characters. We know Sylar overpowered Matt’s control over his own body (he learned quick how to use Matt’s powers against him!) but who’s to say Sylar is invulnerable?

Uh-oh. This is really bad. Let’s hope Sylar knows what he is doing. He can’t put Matt’s life in danger, right? If Matt dies, so does he.

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