Even after the Level 5 fiasco, I never doubted that those who possess Sylar’s powers – him and Peter – can do the greatest harm. That is, until dad comes along. Arthur Petrelli is scary. He is now virtually unstoppable and everyone around him is dispensable.

But first let’s see what went down –

Knox took Adam Monroe in to see a bedridden, immovable Arthur Petrelli, and for the first time Adam was scared for his life. Arthur only had to touch him and Adam’s powers and life source transferred to the incapacitated elder. Adam dried out and turned to dust right before our eyes! Is this goodbye for David Anders? Man, he wasn’t really given enough scenes to shine in volume 3. It’s a shame.     NBC Photo: Adam Taylor

Meanwhile, Meredith is hostaged by Eric Doyle, a puppeteer who can control a human’s muscles and movement. Claire and her mom Sandra try to save her only to be held captive themselves. A game of Russian roulette points the gun at Claire and Sandra shoots her daughter. Eric Doyle’s mad laughter at the sight of a dead Claire was short-lived when Claire regenerated and hit the puppeteer’s head unconscious. HRG finishes the job by putting Doyle into a coma and bringing him back to Level 5.

Now for a good news and a big ‘whew’!

Ando Masahashi is not dead. Hiro Nakamura faked Ando’s death by going back in time and tutoring his best friend how to fake a death. That sword -jabbing we saw last week was all play-acting. Good call, Hiro! I just can’t accept that you’d be anything other than good. Daphne instructs Hiro to find Usutu, the African bushman and bring him alive back to Pinehearst. After unsuccessful attempts at trying to get the African, Hiro finally learns his lesson and Usutu shows him a painting of the Pinehearst villains.

Meanwhile, Pinehearst Industries’ newest delivery girl Daphne begins recruiting evolved humans to join the Industry. She starts with Matt Parkman, who was at the airport flying in from Africa and expecting to find her. Matt tells Daphne they have a future life together and taken by his seeming kindness, she asks him to wait until she ends her errands. Later on she tells Matt to stay away from Pinehearst instead, since he didn’t seem like the other monsters that she’s been collecting for her new boss.

Daphne goes to Level 5 and recruits Flint and Sylar. Sylar refuses and insists that he no longer wants that kind of life. Instead he wakes up Peter from his coma and asks his brother to help their mother, who mysteriously went into her own coma. Sylar learned that his future self is able to control his urges but Peter wants it taken away from him at once. Peter and Sylar spars their frustrations out and Peter won the fight. Peter locks Sylar in Level 5 again by inducing a coma.

Eager to find out how to remove their powers, Nathan and Tracy go to the professor’s lab. Suresh traps them into believing he can help them. Tracy tries to get Suresh’s sympathy and freezes his arms. She frees Nathan from the straps but Suresh stops them both.

Peter goes to Pinehearst Industries, ready to avenge his mother’s condition and bring down this new villain. He is shocked to find his father is alive and behind all these new killing. But Arthur extends a welcome embrace to Peter, who makes the mistake of taking it. A white aura flowed from Peter to Arthur, taking away all of Peter’s evolved powers.

So again, Arthur Petrelli is one big badass. He can take the powers and life of anyone he wishes to touch. We can only guess that he grows stronger and more powerful with every transfer. It is starting to make sense – Sylar’s and Peter’s powers are similar to their dad’s, except in the delivery. Whereas Sylar has to take the powers directly from the brain, Peter only has to be near a post human and he will absorb that person’s powers.  But nothing beats daddy. Arthur Petrelli has the ability absorb a person’s powers by touch, essence and more than anything, lifeforce. We can only assume he’s had years of using it before his two sons ever did. How did Arthur get these powers? What did he do to Angela and what else can he do?

[UPDATES: Thanks to readers Lewey and Dylan, who pointed out that Arthur doesn't take life forces, only powers.]

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One of “Heroes” biggest twist happens tonight, when Arthur Petrelli (Robert Forster), the bedridden patient pictured, gets up and takes his place as the super villain that runs Pinehearst Industries.

The Company now has a rival in Pinehearst Industries, and its new recruits include the villains Knox, Daphne, Adam Monroe, Maury Parkman, and get this, maybe Matt Parkman and Hiro Nakamura!

Peter goes after the Industry and sees a new side to the father he thought was dead.

Spoilers:

If you recall, Kaito Nakamura gave a reference to the hope of the world, the “light” that can stop the destruction. Who is, or what is the “light”?

[Spoilers] [Trailer] [Pictures] [Description] [Sneak Peek - Sylar and Peter] [Sneak Peek - Arthur Petrelli and Peter] 

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In this sneak peek from Sprint, evil forces are gathering and Arthur Petrelli is the lead villain. Peter Petrelli warns his dad about destroying the world. It also looks like Hiro is in the future with Matt and the African.

“You can’t choose your family, but you can choose a side.” What will Peter choose? Will Hiro choose his own path, or have it chosen for him?

Watch the video here for the sneak peek.

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Have you wondered just how special Claire Bennet is? She can regenerate for sure, she can’t get hurt and obviously she can’t die. Why and how? We know Sylar and Peter (who ‘gained’ her abilities) can die with a stab at the back of the skull, or their heads cut off. Can Claire survive those?

Sylar told her she is different, “unlike the others” and it has to do with her special powers. E! Online has the scoop that her abilities have to do with “Grandma Angela, Grandpa Arthur and the whole previous corrupt generation of Heroes. (Think back to when Kaito Nakamura handed off Baby Claire to HRG.)”

I have to go back to the old episodes and find out just what happened in that scene. Can you remember?

Meanwhile, just how often do heroes die? It looks like there are two deaths at “Heroes” next week. According to Kristin, a villain AND a hero are going “six feet under” for good.

• The hero – a she, who has been attached to a “former human”. Can you guess?
• The villain – he just got out of there (Level 5) I assume, and he’s also going down. Who can it be?

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Strange how things turn out. In “I am become death“, Peter asked future Sylar to teach him his powers to stop the new villains. Unable to control the hunger, Peter went after Angela and blamed Sylar for giving him his powers. Unknown to them all, a menace was after Angela and the rest of those who possess these powers.

In this sneak peek for Monday’s episode “Dying of the Light“, Angela Petrelli is in trouble, and Sylar asks Peter for help. Obviously Peter is very suspicious of his newfound villain-brother.

Watch the spoilery sneak peek after the cut, and find out what Sylar found out about his own future. 

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Strange, Peter forgot whose idea it was to get Sylar’s powers. And why the change of heart, Sylar? It would be interesting to find out if Sylar becomes a hero. We’re already so in love with him as the first villain that seeing him become a hero would be too much. Are you ready to give Gabriel a chance?

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I hate it when I’m reading an edge-of-the-seat thriller and someone interrupts me!

Well, that’s what it feels like with “Heroes” now. Just as it’s getting better, it’s a “to be continued” and then we have to wait until next week. And this trailer doesn’t help either!

Arthur Petrelli is awake and putting his “army” together! I still can’t believe he can communicate from his comatose bedridden state. At his disposal, he has the mind-bending Maury, little miss confused Daphne, Knox the baddie, Flint the fire-breathing dragon, and maybe Hiro, Matt (if Daphne recruits him) Claire (at least from the future) and of course the disciple Adam. Will Peter join them?

Meanwhile, I’m suspicious of Mohinder’s true colors now. He’s more dangerous than his old friends know him to be.

Watch the vid after the jump and let’s talk about this trailer!

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What do you think Suresh did to Nathan? What was that he injected? It can’t be the antidote because he doesn’t have it? This is not going well for the future President, or for the other heroes.

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These are teaser photos of the episode “Dying of the Light” which comes out two weeks from now, and they’re spoilers for the taking.

Of course Adam Monroe knows Arthur Petrelli. Adam Monroe pays a visit to comrade Arthur Petrelli. Friendly or fatal visit? We know Adam is not one to just chat.

Now the promo video for Monday’s episode (”Angels and Monsters“) blurb that Arthur Petrelli is the leader of the villain, when we all thought it was Adam who recruited them into the company, or does he want us to think that?

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Is this from the same scene, and location? Benjamin Knox (Jamie Hector) has the menacing look of one who senses fear. Who actually fears him?

Get more spoilers on the rest of Heroes volume 3 here.

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What’s this? The Company has a rival? Pinehearst Industries founded by villains Knox, Daphne and get this – Hiro Nakamura!

Dangerous alliances are forming among the heroes, in this episode called “Dying of the Light”. If you recall, Kaito Nakamura gave a reference to the hope of the world, the “light” that can stop the destruction. Who is, or what is the “light”?

The episode is still two weeks away, but NBC released the official description –

AS HIRO (MASI OKA) AND OTHERS SEIZE UPON OFFERS TO JOIN RIVAL COMPANY PINEHEARST INDUSTRIES, PETER (MILO VENTIMIGLIA) IS FOREVER CHANGED BY A MEETING WITH ITS SHOCKING FOUNDER — CLAIRE (HAYDEN PANETTIERE) AND HER MOM SANDRA (GUEST STAR ASHLEY CROW) TEAM UP TO SAVE MEREDITH (JESSALYN GILSIG) FROM DOYLE’S (DAVID H. LAWRENCE XVII) TWISTED GRIP — Impressed by his sudden ruthlessness, Villains Knox (guest star Jamie Hector) and Daphne (guest star Brea Grant) bring Hiro (Masi Oka) — among others — into the Pinehearst fold, and give him an assignment.

With Angela (Cristine Rose) and the Company paralyzed by recent events, Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) goes directly to Pinehearst for answers, and irrevocably changed by the shocking meeting. Meanwhile, Claire (Hayden Panettiere) and her mother Sandra (Ashley Crow) attempt to free Meredith (Jessalyn Gilsig) from the thrall of escaped Villain Doyle (David H. Lawrence XVII), who has the ability to take mental and physical control of others. Later, Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) brings Tracy (Ali Larter) to Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy), hoping he can shed light on the surprising origin of their abilities. Jack Coleman, Greg Grunberg, James Kyson Lee, Zachary Quinto and Dania Ramirez star. David Anders, Alan Blumenfeld, Robert Forster and Blake Shields guest star.

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