Samuel now has an arsenal of heroes at the Carnival – Sylar (Zachary Quinto), Hiro (Masi Oka) and possibly even Tracy (Ali Larter), and he is getting more powerful as the episodes roll on. Just check out the episode summary for “Brother’s Keeper” –

THE TRUTH SETS OUR HEROES ON NEW AND DANGEROUS PATHS – Samuel (Robert Knepper) learns just how powerful he can become and takes dangerous measures to reach his full potential. Meanwhile, as Tracy (Ali Larter) begins to lose control of her ability, one of her own comes in harms way. Elsewhere, Sylar (Zachary Quinto) continues his battle with Matt (Greg Grunberg). Jack Coleman, Masi Oka, Hayden Panettiere, Adrian Pasdar, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Cristine Rose and Milo Ventimiglia also star. Kavi Ladnier, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ravi Kapoor and Andrew Connolly guest star.

If you saw the trailer for next Monday’s episode “Shadowboxing” you might be wondering, as I am, how Mohinder fell into Samuel’s trap, and worse, what exactly can Samuel do? It’s just so unfortunate that Sylar (or really, Nathan Petrelli inside Sylar) is still separated from his body, otherwise Samuel would be no match for him and won’t take advantage of him too. My guess is that split keeps him from fully reaching his villain potential, and being scary enough to pit against Samuel. And it looks like Sylar still won’t get his full faculties in this episode.

NBC Photo: Adam Taylor

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The tension on this episode is increasing in notch! HEROES has worked very hard to restore it’s season 1 feel and it is absolutely working for me! The storylines keeps unfolding to keep us watching and and each episode is tight and moving fast.

 So, here’s a highlight of tonight’s episode, titled “Strange Attractors” –

• Claire is busted! Fellow pledge of her sorority now know of her powers, after an encounter with lead girl Becky (Tessa Thompson) , who attempted to kill Gretchen (Madeline Zima) while remaining invisible. Claire (Hayden Panettiere) fought back and Becky rammed her to a post with a huge nail. Unfortunately, two other girls saw Claire hanging by a nail (literally) when Gretchen pulled her down.
• Sylar traps Matt inside his own body! Desperate to get rid of Sylar (Zachary Quinto) after Sylar used Matt’s (Greg Grunberg) body to have sex with Janice (Lisa Lackey), Matt tried to intoxicate Sylar by downing alcohol till he got drunk and they both passed out. Unknown to Matt, Sylar slipped into Matt’s mind while Matt was unconscious and “took over the driver’s seat”. So now, they’ve exchanged places – Sylar has control of Matt’s body, and Matt is the schizophrenic half.
•  Noah Bennet fails and a healer dies. Thinking he can handle Jeremy’s (Mark L. Young) case and make the kid disappear from radar, Noah (Jack Coleman) asked Tracy (Ali Larter) for help in relocating the boy. Unfortunately, Samuel (Robert Knepper) got to Tracy first and casted doubts about those with abilities remaining invisible to society. When Noah and Tracy tried to get Jeremy to safety, the townsfolk tried to stop them and Jeremy used his “death-power” to kill someone on the spot. This angered some cops so much that later, secretly, he had Jeremy killed. Tracy was so heartbroken about failing to save Jeremy that she now thought of joining Samuel’s Carnival and live in the open.
• Samuel raises hell. Angered by failing to get Jeremy alive, Samuel moves the earth around the Sheriff’s office and the entire building crumbles. I doubt anyone would have survived that!

So, how did you like tonight’s episode? Let’s talk about it! I have questions to get some discussion going –

1. What should Claire do now that her secret has been exposed?
2. Matt is really in big trouble now, and I think this is more than he can handle. What should he do now?
3. I think Sylar’s powers are still limited (although it’s already so scary what he did to Matt), so he still needs to find his body. But I wonder why he just doesn’t rummage through Matt’s memory/mind for it?
4. Should Tracy take up Samuel’s offer and live in the Carnival?

Images: NBC/Adam Taylor

[This post updated to reflect missing text in the first paragraph. - October 29]

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Wow, there are over 20 images for this episode!!! There are definitely SPOILERS here so I am putting most of the images after the cut. There are scenes involving Claire, Noah and Tracy and Samuel.

Mark L. Young (as Jeremy Greer) and Tessa Thompson (as Becky) guest star in this episode.

Well, go on, jump the page to get to the good stuff!

So in the scenes with Claire (Hayden Panettiere) and Gretchen (Madeline Zima): It looks like the new BFF got more than they bargained for with the new sorority. They couldn’t have known that president Rebecca was a Carnie and she’s out to push Claire to do something stupid.

And this is the heartless Becky.

In the scenes of Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman) and Tracy Strauss (Ali Larter): It would seem Noah and Tracy are now partners – it’s back to the Company policy “one of us, one of them”. But this time they’re not out to tag-n-bag someone. Pictured below is Jeremy Greer (Mark L. Young) and I suspect he is the healer that Noah was looking for.

And then, there is Samuel (Robert Knepper), patiently waiting.

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This is the story of how Sylar got his body back. But poor Nathan. He was really only trying to right some wrong. But where are my manners? Let’s start from the beginning. Tonight’s episode on HEROES is titled “Acceptance” and it centers on three major players – Sylar/Nathan, Hiro and Tracy-Noah. So let’s recap –

Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) has been telling his family that he’s had memories that don’t seem like his own, so Angela gets him some stuff to help him remember the past. Unfortunately, touching a baseball cap brings Nathan’s memories of an accidental death involving Millie’s daughter years ago in college. And Nathan sets out to right what was wrong. He tells Millie the truth, and even how his family covered up. And then of course, Millie got Nathan killed! Three times in the chest too. And then just when we thought Nathan is gone, a hand reaches up and it’s Sylar (Zachary Quinto).

This is also how Hiro (Masi Oka) accepted his fate. With his days being numbered, Hiro wanted to right all the wrongs he has done in his life, and maybe to use his powers to do good. He sees a chance to change someone’s past – to keep a man from killing himself -  but the present still kept happening. Until tired of intervening, Hiro simply accepts the man’s fate. And that’s when it changed – the man changed his mind and lived. And Hiro realized that he has to accept his own fate too. And so he finally tells his sister Kimiko that he has terminal illness. And then Hiro disappears right before her eyes!

Heeding Noah’s advice to get her life back, Tracy meets her old boss Senator Malden, and he gives her old job back – what she does best – to seduce and convince powerful men to support the senator’s cause. But Tracy realized that she didn’t want her old life back after all. Maybe she has changed, but now she wants to make a difference.

Meanwhile, Noah is back as a “Company Man”, gathering evidence about the compass tattoo that appeared on Peter’s arms – “the compass that changed the world”. Lydia senses that Noah has become interested in the Carnival, and Noah’s face appears on her tattoo.

Image: NBC/Justin Lubin

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Ali Larter looks gorgeous in these promo pictures for HEROES episode 4.04 titled “Acceptance”. Swoosie Kurtz guest stars in her recurring role as Millie Houston,and Bruce Boxleitner is Senator Malden.

But I have to warn you the photos contain SPOILERS so beware if you take a peak after the cut!

In the synopsis, “Tracy (Ali Larter) is determined to get her old job back, but soon realizes that she needs to make more of an impact”. Going back to her former boss-lover might be the route Tracy is going. Judging from these photos, Tracy is doing a great job of impressing Senator Malden.

There is also a series of pictures of Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar) and Millie Houston (Kutz) so I’m guessing this is the memory trip that Angela wants her son to have. Only of course, Nathan isn’t exactly himself.

Images:  NBC/ Justin Lubin

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It’s what we’ve been waiting for folks! We finally get photos of the premiere episode of HEROES Volume 5 (Redemption). And I’ve got to show these in two parts – the heroes and the Carnival, because there’s just so many of them it’ll be hard to load.

And you better be prepared for plenty of great SPOILERS in these images….

It looks like Hiro (Masi Oka) is in a bad shape. Ando (James Kyson Lee) is pulling him on a gurney so Hiro is either too sick to move or he is immovable in some kind of shock or time-trance. Danko the Hunter (Zeljko Ivanek) is not doing too well, and Tracy Strauss (Ali Larter) is in trouble too. What a way to start the new season! But Claire (Hayden Panettiere) is hoping for a more normal life in college as daddy Noah Benned (Jack Coleman) says goodbye to his Claire-bear. Noah is back to his old game, only this time he’s running the new Company with Angela Petrelli (Christine Rose) and Tracy.

But is mama Angela seeing double? First minute she’s talking to her son Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) and the next minute he becomes Sylar (Zachary Quinto)!

So check out the rest of the photos, and be sure to get to the next post for a look at the Carnival, past and present!

Definitely more photos after the cut!

Guest star Madeline Zima as Gretchen -

And of course, Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli… always broodingly handsome!

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 GREG GRUNBERG Is all Yowza!! Greg’s been a busy bee this summer promoting his new app/business – YOWZA!! and such a success too! Check Greg out as he makes fans shout YOWZA!"

On a different note, get hold of BAND FROM TV’s performance on Jay Leno (via Greg’s tweet) and their CD/DVD “Hoggin All The Covers [CD/DVD Combo]”.  It’s such a blast watching these actors have fun!

HAYDEN AND MILO HUDDLE. Here’s an interesting clip of Hayden and Milo as she huddled behind her co-star/ex-boyfriend at the filming of the last scene of Heroes season 3.

LEATHER-CLAD MILO VENTIMIGLIA IN “GAMER”. Milo Ventimiglia was very excited about his role in the new movie “GAMER”. GAMER is an action-thriller where humans become pawns in a multi-player online game. Gerard Butler stars as a soldier whose movements are being controlled by a millionaire teenager. Butler takes on the game’s mastermind while trying to regain his independence.

Milo Ventimiglia’s character’s name is Rick Rape, who can’t be taken seriously, Milo said in an interview. I’ve seen several trailers of GAMER already but nowhere have I seen Milo’s character in it… well, suddenly this photo appears and it shows Milo in tight leather pants.

More after the cut, including sightings of Masi Oka and Ali Larter.

MASI OKA SIGHTINGS. Masi Attended the screening of Disney’s “PONYO” which is an animated film based on a Japanese adaptation.

ALI LARTER SIGHTINGS. Ali Larter went out for frozen yogurt on a hot day in Los Angeles.

Ali Larter in a bright-colored short dress paying for her meter.

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Now with season 5 around the corner, we’re hearing a resurrected character arc for Tracy Strauss. Ausiello spoiled that Tracy’s revenge arc will serve as a centerpiece for this fall’s “Redemption”. Last week, Ali Larter was seen filming in Los Angeles, dressed as a very sexy Tracy Strauss.

There was also a banner that said “Happy Birthday” and I’m not sure if that’s part of the scene, or greetings for some of the cast members who had recent birthdays. Check out more photos after the cut.

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Don’t even ask if one enjoyed Heroes tonight! NBC wasn’t kidding when the ad said it was CLASSIC. It was the BEST of the season, no question about it. Nothing defined good TV better than this episode.  Humor, suspense, twists and a romance – episode 3.20 had it all. And the icing on the cake: everything fit together beautifully. Bryan Fuller wrote this ep, folks, and he brought down the house. Greg Yaitanes’ direction was excellent, and Grunny twitters it’s only getting better from hereon!

So, what went down?

A Wheelbarrow and a Baby Bjorn

Hiro and Ando get a message from Rebel to save Matt Parkman the second. They get to Janice Parkman’s home in Los Angeles and finds the little toddler with powers of his own. The little babe can make toys and electronics run without being hooked to any source of power, earning him the moniker “Toddler Touch and Go”. Janice comes home and find little Matt with the new babysitters, who explain what the government really wants with her child. When agents barge into her house, Ando gets heroic and knocks an agent off with his amped powers. But the baby saves the day! Lil’ Matt touches Hiro and get him back his time-space control! Hiro stops time and that part of his world froze.  But uh-oh, Hiro still can’t teleport himself and Ando away from the scene, so he does the funniest thing ever! Hiro carries Ando away from Janice house on a wheelbarrow! 

Ice Queen Meets the Rebel

Tracy Strauss gets a message from Rebel to hang on tight. Rebel helps Tracy break out of the heat lamps by turning off electricity from Building 26. Tracy gets Matt, Daphne and Suresh awake from their stupor but she runs ahead when she learns that Daphne is wounded and could slow them down. Matt does his mind control and they walk out of the building like know one saw them.

HRG tracks Tracy to a department store and offers her a deal – lead him to Rebel and she can go free. Rebel helps Tracy withdraw money from an ATM and gives instructions for her to go to Union Station. And whatyaknow! Micah shows up! A little grown now and not so cute anymore, but that’s all cool. He’s perfect as Rebel!

Micah follows Tracy to Union Station and reveals his identity to her. Tracy is crushed!

She wouldn’t have taken HRG’s offer had she known it would me Micah. You’d have to love what Micah did – rub in the guilt trip! “My mom may be an ordinary American, but she was hero. You’re just a…. politician!” Oooh. That definitely worked. Just as agents traced them to a parking garage of station, Tracy laid out her cold snap routine like the Ice Queen never existed! She had Micah open all the sprinklers, told the kid to run ahead of the ice, and froze the whole garage like a mean ice storm even Tracy froze. Danko and HRG got there too late, and to spite Tracy, he pulls the trigger on her frozen body and shatters her to a million icicles. Ah, but did Danko see her eyes blink? She’s not dead yet, Hunter.

Fly Me to Paris or the Moon

Unfortunately, a true hero bit the dust tonight. Matt brought a wounded Daphne to the hospital and manages to get her a nice room under the name “Gwen Stefani” (they do look alike). Daphne wakes up to flowers, balloons and cards wishing her well. But she says goodbye to Matt, with a half-convincing lie that their relationship was just all in his head. Daphne is next seen somewhere in Paris, France and Matt shows up there as well! How’d he do it? He flew. How did she get there? She ran over water. And just like a classic Superman tale, Matt offers a grand view of Paris. Daphne places her feet over Matt’s and they float above the city of lights. The romance would have been perfect except Daphne asks Matt if he would really do anything for her, as he promised. “Let me go,” was her painful request. No regrets, Daphne knows this is all in his head. In reality, they are still in the hospital and Matt is just inside her head. A teary Matt admits he really only wants her to be happy, and she asks that he fly her to the moon. Just like the comics, he does. And then Daphne’s monitors beep, and she is lying in the hospital bed, dead in Matt’s arms. My congratulations to Brea Grant for bringing Daphne to life and making us fall in love with her.

Angela gets wet

Out in rainy Manhattan, HRG meets Angela in her car and warns her that he is about to turn her in, as a sacrificial lamb, to make the Hunter trust him more. She wants HRG to give Danko someone bigger than her, like the Rebel. With her future-telling powers, Angela is able to get one step ahead of the agents hunting her down. She gets into an elevator just as agents corner her. Peter swoops in and flies away with mommy!

The last scene shows Peter and Angela inside the head of the Statue of Liberty. Peter asks his mom” what do you want to do now?”

What’s next is episode 3.21 “Into Asylum” next Monday March 30, 2009.

Images: NBC/Chris Haston

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