Adrian was exceptional in “Heroes” season 3 as the back-stabbing, self-serving senator Nathan Petrelli who got all the post-humans in big trouble with the government. Up until his last days, you never knew whose side Nathan was on. Let me rephrase that – Nathan will always look after his own skin, no matter whose side he’s on. And that’s what Adrian  Pasdar portrayed really well last year.

So, congrats to Mr. Pasdar for the recognition!

Saturn Awards is one of the most notable events in the science fiction fantasy film industry, and getting recognized by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films says something about the work that actors do in his genre.

Also in attendance at the Awards was Christine Rose, the stunning Kristen Bell, and a host of other stars, photos of which I’ll post up next.

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Given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Film, the Saturn Awards is one of the genre’s premiere awarding bodies, recognizing excellence in science fiction, fantasy, action and horror films and television series for 30 years.

This year, the 35th Saturn Awards gave “Heroes” its nods for six categories:

• Best Network Television Series
• Best Supporting Actor in Television– Milo Ventimiglia and Adrian Pasdar
• Best Supporting Actress in Television – Hayden Panettiere
• Best Guest Star Starring Role in TV – Kristen Bell and Robert Forster.

Awarding will take place on June 25, at venue to be announced.

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There is something beautiful about two damaged goods finding love and hope with each other. That’s what Elle and Sylar were to most fans, I think. Maybe I’m a sucker for true love no matter who’s involved. But the story of Elle and Sylar/Gabriel was so wonderfully written (kudos to that writer) and to end it so abruptly was heartless! (Hear that other writer?)

After all of Sylar’s speech of having a home and family, and that possibly better future we saw in "I am Become Death", the villain turns around again, tick-tock-tick-tock, and slices Elle.

But wait! (screech!!!! Rewind effect!), did we actually see Elle die? There really was no reason for Sylar to slice her brain because he already has her powers. Doesn’t he know how to empathize and get someone’s powers without killing! So what was that screaming Elle we heard on Monday?!

A commenter at BuddyTV says Elle appears in a later episode, and sure enough, Kristen Bell’s name appears in "Our Father". E! Online hints that maybe Elle Bishop isn’t really done for good.

We can only hope again, that there is a future to Elle and Sylar. After all, Gabriel did have a son named Noah in the future.

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The recurring theme explored in this week’s episode was, what really makes a hero? Is it just one’s abilities, or who one is inside? Is it one’s abilities that give one purpose?

The new “Company” heroes new assignments: Nathan and Peter look for the Haitian; Matt and Daphne look for Hiro; and Claire needs to go underground. Pinehearst villains have only one: get Claire Bennet for the formula. Unfortunately, an eclipse is going to change their plans. Powers are soon gone, one by one.

But in the midst of all the chaos, romance  is blooming with two couples.

Matt brings Hiro and Ando to Daphne’s home in Lawrence, Kansas to “woo" back Daphne. But as their abilities disappear, Daphne goes back to who she was before her powers – crippled. Meanwhile,  Hiro and Ando journey to “where the wise man gather”, at the comic bookstore.

NBC Photo: Chris Haston

Nathan and Peter fall from the sky into the Haitian jungle when the eclipse begins. Peter tells Nathan how much of a puppet his older brother is. The Haitian appears but his villainous brother is in hot pursuit. Nathan gets capture.

H.R.G teaches Claire to focus her aggression and anger into fighting. Elle and Sylar storm in to get Claire. Elle is about to shoot H.R.G when Claire steps in to block her dad and she gets shot. Without her powers, Claire continues to bleed.

The attraction between Elle and Sylar build up as they help each other, and oooh – a kiss – happens! So even without his powers, Sylar is still able to take what he wants. Unfortunately, someone else is watching the new lovebirds, and I’m guessing whatever happens next will get messy.

But that’s for next week’s episode “The Eclipse” part 2.  

In the meantime, enjoy these new picture of the episode, including that of Seth Green and Breckin Meyer. (click on image for higher resolution)

NBC Photo: Adam Taylor (Claire Bennet); Trae Patton (comic store photos)

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E! Online has really good spoilers about this Monday’s episode, and there is just no place to hide it, so if you don’t care for spoilers, pass or forever hold you peace.

• Angela Petrelli’s mind is trapped inside her comatose body, and Matt Parkman tries to read her thoughts.
• Elle Bishop channels her electrifying touch on someone she has a certain past with, but this time it will have some "distinctly sexual overtones".
• And then, Elle begs for death! Will she get it?
• Another Hero has the power and motive to put that first hero out of his/her misery. Will he do it?

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There are plenty of spoilers in these promo pictures for "Heroes" episode 311. Get ready for some action by the major cast! 

Let’s start with Peter and Nathan Petrelli. By now they realize that Arthur Petrelli has to be stopped. There is only one man who can prevent him from using his powers – the Haitian. We saw it in last Monday’s episode "Villains" when Angela recruited the Haitian’s help before the attempt on Arthur’s life.

Pictured: (l-r) Jimmy Jean-Louis as The Haitian, Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli, Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli [Image credit NBC/ Photo: Adam Taylor]

Other spoilers:

At the end of "Villains", Hiro Nakamura lost his powers. There is no question that he’ll try to get it back, but "how" is the problem. Where who will he ask for help?

There is no doubt that Gabriel Gray and Elle Bishop share a history. Who’s to say this electrifying pair won’t try to ignite the sparks again? At last seen in "Eris Quod Sum" Elle was about to enter Pinehearst to get control of her powers. Well, Sylar is there waiting with the Big Bad Wolf.

The rest of the teaser photos for "The Eclipse" part 2 appear after the cut, for those who want to get spoiled.

Peter and Nathan Petrelli are in a south American jungle looking for the Haitian. Someone tries to foil their plans. (Click on the images for higher resolution)

Elle and Sylar locked into an interesting position… And it doesn’t look like they’re fighting.

Uh, oh. H.R.G.’s family is in peril. I don’t think Elle is having a friendly visit at Claire’s house.

Now what is Hiro doing?! Is he teleporting with Claire? Does this mean Hiro has his powers back?

[Images credit NBC/ Photo: Adam Taylor]

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The eclipse reveals the extent of the heroes abilities, in this continuation of the episode. It’s villains against villain as some try to avenge personal wrongs. The Petrelli brothers travel to the Amazon to find someone who can stop their father from destroying the world, but they are met with opposition along the way. Meanwhile, a central hero has lost his powers and only the comicbooks can help him now.

Guest stars: George Takei, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer

NBC released the episode summary, and I have it after the cut (too much spoiler!) –

THE HEROES CONTINUE TO DISCOVER THEIR TRUE ABILITIES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ECLIPSE – GEORGE TAKEI, SETH GREEN, BRECKIN MEYER, KRISTEN BELL, BREA GRANT, JAMIE HECTOR AND BLAKE SHIELDS GUEST STAR – The eclipse continues to impact the Heroes’ abilities as Elle (Kristen Bell) and Sylar (Zachary Quinto) face off against a vengeful H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) while Claire (Hayden Panettiere) struggles to survive. In Haiti, Peter and Nathan (Milo Ventimiglia and Adrian Pasdar) join forces with the Haitian (Jimmy Jean-Louis) to battle the Haitian’s brother, Baron Samedi (guest star Demetrius Grosse), and Nathan comes to a shocking decision. In the meantime, Ando (James Kyson Lee), Sam (guest star Seth Green) and Frack (guest star Breckin Meyer) work hard to get Hiro’s (Masi Oka) memory back with the help of the “9th Wonders” comic books at a local comic bookstore. Greg Grunberg, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Ali Larter and Cristine Rose also star. Brea Grant and Robert Forster also guest star.

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Four sneak peeks into next Monday’s episode “Heroes”, three of it about the Petrelli family, and one of Sylar.

• Petrelli family #1: Nathan is investigating Linderman and Arthur is ready to have Nathan killed to protect their secrets.
• Sylar’s scene: Gabriel took something from someone at a terrible price. Elle is there consoling him, believing Gabriel to be a good person.
• Petrelli #2: This was right after the accident when Nathan learns his wife Heidi will not walk again. He blames Linderman for the attempt and tells his father he will bring down Linderman.
• Petrelli #3: Arthur and Angela’s 41st anniversary. Daniel Linderman asks Nathan about his office’s investigation into Linderman’s activities.

Watch the full video after the cut.

It looks like the sequence of scenes would be Petrelli #3, Petrelli #1 and Petrelli #2. We know in season 1 that things turned out differently – Nathan did investigate Linderman and Arthur’s name came up. Supposedly, Arthur committed suicide. Later in season 1, Linderman took Nathan under his tutelage for the Senate.

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We know that Kristen Bell and Zachary Quinto are very good friends. Who knew that their characters would be ‘friends’ too? Elle and Sylar work for Arthur to bring bag-n-tag a prized identity.

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When we last saw Elle Bishop in episode 307, she was on her way to Pinehearst to have her abilities removed or put under control. I guess she wishes were granted! She’s back on duty as a “one of us, one of them” agent for the new boss Arthur. And I really thought the girl has cooled down.

Click through for more images and bits of spoils after the cut.

There is a story here, and maybe I’m wrong but I’ll speculate about it anyway.

Elle and Sylar work together. But wait! Why does Elle need a gun? She may not have her powers anymore.

Who is Sylar fighting against? (Click on images for higher-res)

As per instructions from the boss, Sylar and Elle are after Claire Bennet!

But who is Sylar slicing now? Surely it’s not Claire coz he’s already done that. Might it be Elle? Will Sylar instead save Claire? Hm, I don’t know.

Meanwhile, Nathan and Peter go to Haiti and find the Haitian, the only one who can stop their father from destroying the world.

Who are they hiding from? Peter still has no powers here, I assume, since he hasn’t been one to hide from an enemy.

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This episode comes on the heels of Entertainment Weekly’s harsh look at what is wrong with the series. But before we get to painting the big picture (or finding it), let’s first review/recap the current episode.

  Sylar to the rescue! Sylar comes to his brother’s rescue! We can all guess he took Peter’s place to get inside the company, and then slowed down his fall from the 7th floor. But I love how the episode led up to this. It seems that Angela’s powers are beyond merely dreaming or seeing the future. She can actually communicate with others in their dreams even when she’s in a coma. So she tells Sylar to wake up, get himself out of Level 5, and rescue Peter. And then to tell her new ‘favorite son’ Gabriel that he still hasn’t reached his full potential yet, that’s a revelation. I wonder what Sylar would be like if he used all his intrinsic abilities (and not the ones he took). Still, something doesn’t sit well with Gabriel’s newfound love for his mom. I can’t believe The First Evil is needy like that – “she was the first person to accept me for who I am” – as if all he needed was someone to love him! All that brain-stripping for that? Hmm. I don’t know.

It was right for daddy Arthur to insinuate that Angela is not the ideal mother that Gabriel was looking for. I’m sure there’s some truth to that! And yet, even when Gabriel stayed with his newfound dad, you can tell he wasn’t completely sold on the “Father-son world domination” either.

So what happens with the rest of the Heroes? There is more after the cut.

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Mohinder’s Web. Already at the end of his line, and still not finding a cure that will remove Maya’s abilities, Mohinder Suresh brings his girlfriend to Pinehearst Industries and gets introduced to the elder Petrelli. Easy as pie, Arthur takes all traces of Maya’s powers for himself, and leaves her “cured”. Unfortunately for the rest of the world, that puts the abilities in more dangerous hands than it was in Maya’s alone. And there is no Alejandro to stop it this time… unless Sylar took Alejandro’s abilities before he killed him! I don’t know that we’ll ever know that, or if the writers are planning to use this, but I hope Sylar has that counter-power.

Mohinder has either grown desperate or greedy or monstrous, else how could he have taken the offer to work for Pinehearst? Either Arthur is too guile or Mohinder is too naive to believe he’s among friends. He has certainly gone a long way from the time when Bob Bishop forced him to develop the Shanti virus.

Call this television, but how did Mohinder develop the formula so quickly that he was able to test it on his first subject just like that? Anyway, so Peter is the guinea pig, as his power lie in being primed to accept abilities.

Elle overpowers. Poor Elle. She never really got to redeem herself, and now her powers are out of control. But there was one sequence I liked in the episode, maybe because I’m a sucker for second chances… I like that Elle went to HRG and teamed up with Claire to get answers from Pinehearst. That scene in the airplane where the pilot warned against the use of electrical devices, I thought that was ingenious! I shall never use a cell phone inside the plane anymore.

The rest of the story. Maury Parkman dropped dead. Literally, at the slap of a hand from his master Arthur, which makes me wonder again exactly the kinds of tricks Arthur Petrelli has up his sleeves.

But there is no love lost with his son Matt whose only question was why his dad stood up for him like that. Daphne got cozy with Matt, who wants to believe what he saw in the future. Now she’s a double agent, working for Pinehearst because of what Arthur Petrelli has against her if she didn’t comply to his wishes.

Nathan meets his ex-wife Meredith and that was awkward, but funny. Tracy denies she and Nathan are together, but aren’t they always together?

Hiro is asked to go back in time to fix things, but now the hero is afraid since he knows what happened the two times he went back – a still-dead Charlie and a vengeful Adam.

Maya got voted off the island. So was that it for Dania Ramirez? Her character Maya is cured of her ability, and she has no problem that Arthur Petrelli took it. Maya’s abilities are awesome and scary. Imagine it now in the hands of Arthur Petrelli or Sylar for that matter. But washing her hands clean, Maya took off just like that, into the sunset with her newly practiced American accent, cash in her hands and a suitcase. Except no taxi was waiting for her and no postlude remarks when the credits rolled… Dania Ramirez is a good actress, but I didn’t think Maya’s character was solid enough to have lasted this long. Tell me if I’m wrong.

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