I guess we can only hope the writers can tie up all the loose ends in their online graphic novel!

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This week, we saw a new and "improved" Sylar. Also, Peter tries to warn Emma about Samuel. Yeah... what about him is so deceiving? He's creepy to the core!

What did you think of this week's episode?

What did you think of this week's episode?

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Editor's Note: News broke today that Jimmy Jean-Louis has been in touch with his parents. Check out the video below or read the entire story at CNN.com.

Meanwhile, Hiro and Ando are working on saving Dr. Suresh, while Peter introduces Emma to his mom.

Thoughts on this week's episode?

Anyway, let's get started. Claire's living the carnie life with Samuel, et al. Eli, the multiplying guy, keeps his many eyes on Claire. Claire spots a Primatech box in Sam's trailer.

Is Sam supposed to have an accent or not? Because I sure as hell don't hear one, yet the Sam in the flashback had one.

Hiro's brain tumor has scrambled his mind. He is mixing all of his fantasies and sci-fi stories together. Highlander, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Don Quixote, X-Men, Batman, Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek - Hiro intermingles bits of each into his own reality, but Ando realizes he's giving them clues to solve a mystery. And how rich is Hiro that he has a comic book room?!

Sam goes in search of Emma and it is he who was the one that sent her the cello. The same compass tattoo on his arms is on the cello. He wants her help finding another with abilities. One who is essentially Father Nature - he can make flowers bloom by touching them and grass grow wherever he walks. Emma's true gift is that her emotions can flow through her music and pull people to her. I thought that was the gift of any great musician, but then maybe all great musicians are heroes? Emma plays her cello and pulls Father Nature to her (wasn't this actor in the Heroes webisodes at one point?)

Personally, I would love to have the gift of making trees grow and flowers bloom because right now I have a black thumb.

Sam uses his own siren call to try to get Emma to join the carnival. He takes Ian - Father Nature back with him to Carnie Town.

Eli is totally creeping Claire out so she runs away from him into the Hall of Mirrors. Eli tells his many selves to cover the exits - does he really need to tell them? If they are him, wouldn't they know? Claire uses the hall of mirrors to fool Eli and knock him out. She breaks into Sam's to look at that Primatech box but is stopped by the Puppetmaster guy. He likes his life now and doesn't want her to ruin it.

Lydia wants Claire to stop Samuel, but Eli has regained consciousness and attempts to stop her. Sam returns with Ian and between the two of them they begin to created an enchanted woodland in the middle of the dessert - even Claire is impressed but she still wants to go home. Sam allows her to leave but tells her she always has a home here with the carnies.

First half ends with Nathan's funeral. I think I saw Nathan's kids but not the ex-wife. Nathan gets a full military burial with a F-16 flyby in the missing man formation. They present the flag to Ma P, but I thought US Flag Code states it goes to the next of kin. So technically, that would be Claire or Nathan's other kids.

Sylar returns to the carnival to wreak some havoc, but Sam seems to be just as powerful, if not more. Sylar hesitates from slicing Sam open (is a bit of Nathan still in there?) which gives him the advantage. Using his powers, he swirls a vortex of sand around Sylar, ripping off half of his face in the process.

I get Claire is the rebellious college student, but her holier-than-thou attitude is getting rather irritating. She tells Noah keep his distance and give her time to grieve and no, she's not returning the compass.

Darth Maul is lurking outside Noah's window, ready to slice and dice him, but Noah is hyper-aware and uses his own spidey senses to thwart Edgar's assassination attempt.

Lydia and Sylar get it on so Lydia can find out what's wrong with Sylar. He takes her power without slicing her open. Lydia tells him it's because he's impotent (power-wise, I assume). Pissed, Sy takes off. Looks like Sylar can't kill anymore (or as much as before) because he yearns to be a part of family and not alone.

Claire goes in search of Peter and finds an abandoned police scanner. We see Peter at a building where hostages are being held. Looks like he has to work out some hero issues as he grieves for Nathan. Claire follows and helps him. Peter gets shot but he absorbs Claire's power to heal himself.

Noah interrogates Edgar the old-fashioned way. He ties him up and beats the crap out of him in the back of sushi restaurant. Darth Maul sashimi anyone? Lauren talks some sense into him and gets Noah to play good cop instead of bad cop. He does and finds out they are not at cross purposes, but are oddly working toward the same goal.

What did you think?

Sam sends one of his lackeys, Eli, on a errand to retrieve info from Noah's place. Eli has the ability to multiply.

Noah is going on his first date with Lauren. He's about to show her the compass, but it's disappeared from his desk. He calls Claire to return it, but she's on her way to the carnival. Looks like that first date isn't going to happen.

Claire and Gretchen arrive at the carnival after a very long drive and too many Big Gulps. There first stop is the bathroom, but Sam comes out to greet them. He gives them free passes and some popcorn. He asks them to look around until the popcorn's gone. Is that a trick? Bottomless box of popcorn. Is there a hole in the bottom of the box? Is it laced with something other than trans fatty fake butter oil?

As they walk around, Claire sees that her kind are living out in the open with their abilities.

Peter is on the hunt for Sylar and to bring Nathan back. He borrows Rene's powers and goes off in search of Sylar. While in the elevator, a nurse enters and gives him the eye. The nurse grabs him by the neck and turns into Sylar. They enter into an area of the hospital under construction. Sylar empties Peter's bag of drugs (mostly sedatives). They fight. Since Plan A didn't work, Peter goes to Plan B. He grabs a nail gun and crucifies Sylar to some plywood. He's going to beat the crap out of Sylar until Nathan comes back, as well as take away Sylar's memories of himself.

Nathan returns and they head up to the roof (the same one Peter jumped off in the pilot, I believe). He tells Peter to let him go, that he can't keep up the good fight against Sylar. He takes a nosedive off the roof and lands on top of car. He stands and gets up off the car, but it's Sylar.

Eli shows up at Noah's. Lauren and Noah make a plan to shoot all the Elis but when they are about to do so, they find the Elis gone as well as Noah's files and Lauren's notes. Prior to this, Noah confesses an almost-affair with Lauren, and how she had the Haitian erase her own memory.

Claire sees the creepy Puppetmaster again and he tells her how much he loves living at the Carnival. Should she stay or should she go? Gretchen finally understands Claire's search for belonging and lets her go. Claire decides to stay on with the carnies for a few more days before returning to school - if she returns to school. As Gretchen drives away, the carnival disappears.

Did you agree with the way they wrote Nathan off the show?

What did you think?

Hiro returns to the present with Dr. Suresh's film, but Sam still doesn't tell him where Charlie is.

Sam watches the film and realizes the full potential of his abilities.

Noah invites Claire to Thanksgiving dinner, begs her in fact since Sandra and new boyfriend will be there. While at the supermarket, he sees Lauren, his old Primatech flame and invites her to Turkey Day dinner. Doug, the new boyfriend, is about as straight as bendy straw.

Peter confronts his mother about Nathan's dead body in the storage unit. She claims the body is a shapeshifter and they had to hide the body since Nathan is a state senator. Peter asks if Nathan is really dead. Nathan wants to know also, but Ma P deftly evades the question with promises of a fried turkey and creamy mashed potatoes.

Ma P confesses her sins and tells Peter and Nathan the truth. Nathan then reveals himself as Sylar. He holds them captive and tries to slice open Ma P's brain, but Nathan's soul is inside him, fighting to get out. Sylar can't finish the deed because Nathan's fighting him from within.

The Tattoo Lady and Darth Maul wonder if Hiro fixed the past, then where is Joseph? The Tattoo Lady convinces Hiro to take her to the past to see what happened. They go back to find it wasn't Mo that killed Joseph, but Sam! They time travel back to the present just shy of Sam finding them. Hiro is forced to partake of Thanksgiving dinner though he would have preferred udon and sushi instead.

Sam blames Edgar/Darth Maul for killing Joseph. They are about to get into it, but Hiro grabs Edgar and stops time. He instructs him to flee. His escape leaves everyone believing he is guilty and plays right into Sam's hand.

Claire drops the bomb on her parents that she wants to drop out of college. She cuts herself to prove her point - Doug promptly faints. Gretchen shows up at the Bennett Family Thanksgiving. Everyone goes on their merry way after they've had dessert. Noah and Lauren make plans for a future dinner date.

As she leaves, she tells Gretchen she's going to check out the carnival and Sam before she returns to classes. She's stolen the compass from her dad and Gretchen decides to tag along.

Sam has the Rasta guy do a mindmeld on Hiro. Hiro goes back to his comic book roots and blinks away, surprising Sam.

Peter is determined to exact revenge and bring Nathan back and kill off Sylar once and for all.

What did you think?

Back over in India, Mo has a box of his father's materials. His girlfriend wants him to toss the box away because she knows if he starts investigating he won't stop. He throws it aside, but soon grabs the box and looks through it. He finds an old 35mm film reel and puts it on. It's film of his dad talking about someone with powers, etc. etc. This is what Sam wants Hiro to retrieve.

Nathan escapes the carnival and goes to Peter, trying to figure out what has happened to him. Before they can really delve into the matter, Rene, the Haitian shows up and wishes only to speak to Peter. He tells Peter that Ma P is blinded by her emotions. He gives Peter info on a storage unit in Queens (aren't all the storage units in Queens?) Peter and Nathan go there and unveil Nathan's dead body. They go in search of Ma P for some answers, but they find Parkman in a hospital instead. Peter goes and heals Parkman, much to Matt's dismay. Matt tells them the truth about Sylar to try to get them to leave, but Sylar takes over and beckons Nathan over. One touch is all he needs to get his body and mind back together.

They touch briefly and Sylar got his wish. So when Peter touched Sylar/Nathan, did he gain all of Sylar's powers? Not just Nathan's power of flight? Hmm....

Tracy's powers are getting out of her control so she goes to Noah for help, but finds Claire there instead. Tracy starts to freeze over but Claire helps her to a tub of hot water, but when the hot water starts to freeze over she jumps out and starts to freak out. Claire grabs her to calm her but then she starts to freeze over - oops. Tracy tries to drag her to the bath but drops her and breaks off her foot - oops again. She starts to cry, but Claire heals herself and pops up, asking for her foot back.

Along with Mo's dad's possessions are blueprints to build a special compass. A compass that leads him to Sam. Mo goes in search of Sam and finds himself at the carnival. He finds Sam's brother, Joseph, instead. All his life, Joseph has been keeping Sam in the dark about his powers. Apparently, Sam's powers increases as he feeds off the energy of others with abilities. Sam overhears Mo and Joe's conversation and follows Mo back to his motel room. His intention is to get the film from Mo, but kills him instead. Sam takes off in a panic, but we find out Mo isn't dead because Hiro did jump back in time to retrieve the film as well as putting a bulletproof vest on Mo.

Tracy and Claire are having a nice chit chat when Noah comes home to see the girls having tea and Claire's foot on the coffee table. "How many times do I have to tell you, Claire - get your feet off the table?!" LOL. They really should have put that line in there.

Apparently, Sam is supposed to be Irish. I have yet to notice an Irish accent, though Joseph has one.

What did you think?

Peter, who now has the ability to heal, hopes to get promoted to Head Paramedic as he heals the wounded while on the job.

Sylar, now in command of Matt's body, plans on going to New York to seek out Peter Petrelli to find out what happened to him. Matt can play Sylar's game as he hides his revolver in Sylar's carry-on. How does the phrase "Sucks to be you," fit in the scenario?

Carnival Sylar wakes up as Nathan Petrelli and is freaked out by his location and looks. He has no choice but to fly his ass out of there.

Now, presuming Sylar has taken up Matt's body, is that why Carnival Sylar wakes up as Nathan?

Gretchen is also freaking out as she fears Invisi-Becky is out to kill her. Claire gives her a container of talcum powder to ward off the evil spirit that is Becky and as a cheap alternative to air freshener. Who doesn't love that baby fresh scent?

Back at the hospital, Emma has to call on her medical training to save the day. Peter eyes her and is oddly turned on but the traumas coming in distract him. As Emma is trying to save a patient the old fashioned way, Peter is trying to save another with his powers, but every time he uses his newfound power, it weakens him. Emma and Peter inadvertently keep touching each other, yet Peter doesn't reabsorb her powers. What's up with that?

Claire goes to the sorority house to try to find more about Becky. She comes across the ditzy duo pledges and find their minds have been erased by the Haitian. Daddy has come to the rescue. Did we know the Haitian's name is Rene? Gretchen can't take Claire's lifestyle and bolts. College life is rough, isn't it?

A little distraught, Claire is visited by Sam while HRG goes in search of Becky. We find out Becky's ulterior motive is to get to HRG. Back in the day when he was still bagging and tagging, HRG took Becky's daddy away from her. Becky, just a child, had her powers of invisibility manifest when HRG came to her door. Sam asks HRG to let them disappear into the night, but HRG figures that isn't a good idea. He's about to take Sam in (where to, I'm not sure, since he doesn't work for Primatech anymore), but Becky comes in to try to save Sam. HRG pulls a gun on her but Claire doesn't want him to kill them. HRG allows them to escape.

Sylar has no choice but to try to drive to New York as Matt has caused himself and Sylar to be put on the no-fly list. Suckah. To get back at Matt, Sylar takes his anger out on an innocent man trying to help him out with a flat tire. Matt's at a loss. He's in control in some aspects of his being, but not others.

They make it to Odessa to the same diner where Charlie worked. Matt, who has no recourse, decides he needs to sacrifice himself for the greater good. He leaves a threatening note for the waitress, prompting her to call 911. As Matt and Sylar exit the diner, they are surrounded by cops. Matt uses his powers to make Sylar reach into his jacket as if he were reaching for a gun. The cops open fire and Matt/Sylar goes down. Ghostly Matt disappears.

Peter prompts Emma to think about going back to medical school. When Peter gets home, he removes all his heroic articles off the wall and then is surprised when Nathan shows up at his door.

MY THOUGHTS/COMMENTS:

The ep was okay, though I'm looking forward to next week's even more.

I did find a few moments between Sylar and Matt pretty funny. Lines about Matt's upper body strength and Sylar taunting him about his weight. There could a been a few more lines like that thrown in.

What did you think?

-- K. L. Connie Wang

Hiro goes back in time, looking more pasty than usual, back to Texas to save his true love - Charlie from being sliced and diced by Sylar. Photoshop Sam makes his way back in time to warn Hiro of the consequences of changing the past.

Hiro ignores him and stops time and carts Sylar out of the diner and to the local Greyhound station, stuffing him into the luggage storage underneath and outbound bus. Unfortunately, Charlie is still dying of a brain tumor. His only recourse? Bring Sylar back and have Sylar remove Charlie's brain tumor. Bribing him with info of the future, Sylar removes Charlie's tumor (why not also remove Hiro's as well?) Hiro recites the LONGEST haiku ever (it was more like 10-14-10 then 5-7-5) to Charlie as Sylar does the deed and fixes Charlie.

In saving Charlie, she becomes upset with Hiro for saving her life while letting Sylar walk away to freely kill people. But she comes back around and it looks like Charlie and Hiro will have that happy ending after all until Photoshop Sam shows up and tells Hiro that he's taken Charlie back to his carnival and had old man Arnold (also a time manipulator) hide her away. It's his only way to get to Hiro. He needs Hiro to fix his past - something in particular that happened eight weeks ago - where we see a dead Mohinder!

Meanwhile, in the same timeline, HRG has a hot female counterpart named Lauren, who lusts after HRG in a bad way and bold enough to suggest an affair in the midst of HRG trying to stop the murder of his daughter, the cheerleader. She hands him the keys to the nearest Motel 6 and suggests he meet her there. Ice cold RC in the minifridge, baby, and all the mini soaps you can steal.

HRG goes but realizes he forgot to take his dose of Cialis and tells Lauren he can't do it. He blames it on his love for his family, though.

Once back at work, Lauren hands him an envelope with the same motel key and a note that tells him she had the Haitian wipe the memory of her love for him. End of that story and thank God. Though the Haitian would be a great tool for any Human Resources Department!

MY THOUGHTS/COMMENTS:

Elisabeth Rohm, who played Lauren, looks a little different than I've seen her in the past - nose job? Botox? Someone chime in. I have to agree with Combat Chuck that this storyline was a bit superfluous and lame. When I read that Elisabeth Rohm was cast as a love interest for HRG, I thought, "What about Tracy?!" Well, I guess we don't have to worry about that. Tracy is still in the picture and now that HRG is single, the odds are greater they will do the horizontal mambo.

Why does the Younger-by-three-years Hiro have a higher-pitched voice like he just hit puberty than Present-Day Hiro?

Why is it that all of characters seem to speak fluent Japanese?!

Okay, maybe I'll understand Photoshop's Sam's motive a little better as the story plays out, but if Sam needs to fix his past and is worried that others will find out about what happened, why does he need Hiro so badly? Why not use old man Arnold? The guy was at death's door so if he kicks it helping him, no one will know his dirty little secret, right? Why go through all the trouble to ensnare Hiro into helping him? Because by doing so, he had to get old man Arnold to send him back in time at least three times since we were introduced to him at the beginning of the season. I'm just saying...

End of story for Charliro - or is it? Now that Charlie's life has been saved, there is a possibility she'll be back in the present day timeline of Heroes (when she's not filming Glee).

SPOILER ALERT

Well, if you didn't already hear by now, one of our heroes will die and that hero is... the one who has died twice already - Nathan Petrelli. Adrian Pasdar, who plays Nathan, found out his character would die - and this time it's permanent - while reading the script that decides his character's fate. I guess it was inevitable because how many times can we kill this guy anyway?

What did you think?

-- K. L. Connie Wang

Jeremy - the harbinger of life and death - is in police custody. HRG calls in a favor and has Tracy come in to get Jeremy out. Perhaps he also had ulterior motives for calling Tracy - just to see her again... Tracy is visited by Photoshop Sam who whisks her away to the carnival. He tries to convince Tracy to bring Jeremy to the carnival to join the freak show family. Sam gives Tracy the compass so she can find her way back to the fair and some delicious elephant ears and zucchini weenies. Sylar sees her and remembers Nathan's memories of her.

Tracy and HRG are able to get Jeremy out of jail, but when a local confronts Jeremy, his touch kills him - in front of an audience. HRG urges him to bring him back to life, but Jeremy, defeated and depressed, walks back into the police station. What follows is just tragic - one of the cops goes vigilante and decides to take matters in his own hands, taking Jeremy, who doesn't resist and essentially has him drawn and quartered.

Tracy, upset at Jeremy's murder/death, tells HRG never to contact her again.

One of the cops - the sheriff - was a child actor, but I forget what show he was on. Anyone have a clue?

Sam is kind of in command of time and space - why does he need Hiro? Perhaps he just can't travel across time - only space?

It's the Tri Delta (and I heard some have) rush as Claire, Gretchen, et al are kidnapped and taken to a slaughterhouse for their initiation. Only four people rushing this sorority? Not a very popular sorority if you ask me. Becky (aka Invisi-girl) taunts Gretchen and Claire and tries to kill Gretchen. When Claire comes to the rescue, Becky impales her. The other two rushees witness Gretchen pulling Claire off the metal stake she was impaled with. Methinks those four are starting their own sorority.

Photoshop Sam, pissed at Jeremy's death, exacts his revenge Jeremy's assailant. He waits for him to enter the police station and then, using his power, demolishes the entire police station - leaving the rest of the town intact.

Okay, I get that Sam is supposed to be evil - but RIGHT ON!

What did you think?

-- K. L. Connie Wang

Peter blinks over to HRG's place to see if he knows of a healer. They find one as Claire and Peter stay their requisite ten feet part since the actors broke up.

Photoshop Sam helps Sylar find his true self. Does Sam not realize once he does this it'll be the end of the carnival? Sam sends Sylar into the House of Mirrors to watch a documentary of himself as his memories are confusing (and not really his). Freaky-deaky. Darth Maul is jealous of Sylar and his relationship with Lydia, the Tattooed Lady. Sylar may not remember who he is, but he sure remembers he can make the moves on the ladies for he thinks his name is LL Cool S. :D The boys get into a pissing match that Sylar wins.

Sam has invited our Ghostbuster/Detective to the carnival and puts in the House of Mirrors for Sylar to deal with. Sylar can't hurt him and doesn't want to be Slice and Dice Darth Maul comes in to do the job for him.

Sam has that David Koresh aura about him as he brings Sylar into his fold and baptizes him in to the Church of the Poison Mind...Something wicked this way comes? Buddy, something wicked is already here!!

Peter and HRG track down Jeremy Greer, a healer, but it looks like he heals and destroys. Peter is able to get Jeremy's powers, but when he returns to the hospital Hiro is gone. After Hiro helped Emma to transition into accepting her powers he remembers that he forgot to add Charlie to his bucket list ]blinks away to the past before Charlie was Sylarized. Not sure how they're going to do whole scenes as Charlie is now on Glee.

MY THOUGHTS/COMMENTS:

Ok - Peter touches Hiro and takes his power, but then he touches Emma. He still retains Hiro's power - story continuity issue? Or did I miss something about the power? He does this twice in the show. Or does Emma have some non-absorbing, power-resistant clothing?

Rumor is one of our heroes will leave us forever and L&O blondie Elisabeth Rohm is set to join Heroes as a former love interest and co-worker of HRG's.

Heroes aside, please think positive thoughts for the Angels! If they make it to the World Series, I get to go :oP

What did you think?

-- K. L. Connie Wang

Sylar is picked up by cop/Ghostbuster Winston (Ernie Hudson). He can't remember who he is so the cop brings in the good doc to question him and try to determine who he is. Sylar starts to remember snippets of his past, but not much. Before Dr. Gibson can figure out who he is, the cop gets info on him and finds out his identity - Gabriel Gray, wanted for murder of his mother. When the cop goes to interrogate him the "old-fashioned" way, Sylar puts his hands up in defense and inadvertently uses his powers and pushes the cop through the window. He escapes the police station and essentially takes Dr. Gibson hostage as he makes her drive him away from the station, but in the end she helps him escape after she sees him shot and watches him heal himself.

Sylar takes off into the woods and finds refuge at the carnival, which magically appears in a clearing... and disappears once Sylar enters its grounds. Can we say, "Something wicked this way comes?" He's not the one they were expecting to join their carnival, but they welcome him with open arms (cue Journey music).

Gretchen and Claire rush a sorority, but it turns out Becky, one of the head girls at the sorority her mother was one a member of is a lackey of Photoshop Sam's and has the power of invisibility. Becky is the one that pushed Claire's ex-roommate out the window and has made Gretchen out to be stalking Claire. Gretchen actually confesses as much and grabs Claire to kiss her. I mean what's college life without a little lesbian action?

Peter has breakfast with Ma P, who is distracted because Nathan hasn't called. She pays no attention to Peter. Let me guess who her favorite child is. Peter speeds off to work and in the process saves Deaf Emma from getting hit by a bus. Of course, when he touches her, he got her powers. Funny bit when he tries to speed off again and can't. He kicks a garbage can and sees the sounds it produces. He's intrigued by the power and smiles.

We find out Emma's doctor is also her mom. She's worried that Emma is hiding and not living the life she should. Emma used to be a doctor. We get hints that Emma lost a love or something and gave up the life she once knew.

When Peter gets to work he hears/sees some children singing. He sees all the beautiful colors the singing produces when he sees Emma noticing the same thing. They find a common ground in the power they now both possess. In fact they create beautiful music together. He invites her to lunch and she agrees, but when he makes a comment about the file room she runs away.

Emma goes home and plays the cello and creates all these beautiful colors - she gets so into it and the music is so intense that the sound wrecks the wall in front of her.

Peter go home, alone, but is greeted by Hiro who has teleported to his pad. He greets Hiro just as Hiro collapses.

Can't wait for next week! Hiro has an inoperable brain tumor we find, but HRG locates a hero with a healing touch while Photoshop Sam helps Sylar become the Sylar he once was - I'm thinking that might be a BIG mistake.

What did you think?!

-- K. L. Connie Wang