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"We
are, if anything, creatures of habit – drawn to the
safety and comfort of the familiar. But what happens when
the familiar becomes unsafe, when the fear that we have
been desperately trying to avoid finds us where we live?"
Date
of First NBC Airing: November
20, 2006
Guest
Stars:
Jack Coleman (Mr.
Bennet), Ashley Crow
(Sandra Bennet), Matt
Lanter (Brody), Jayma
Mays (Charlie), Jimmy
Jean-Louis (The Haitian), James
Kyson Lee (Ando Masahashi), Nora
Zehetner (Eden McCain), Shishir
Kurup (Nirand), Erick
Avari (Chandra Suresh), Sakina
Jaffrey (Mrs. Suresh), Zachary
Quinto (Sylar), Danielle
Savre (Jackie Wilcox), Thomas
Dekker (Zach)
Major
Character Deaths:
Jackie Wilcox
(Danielle Savre)
Writer:
Adam Armus and Kay Foster
Director:
Greg Beeman
Locations:
Odessa, TX; New
York City, NY; Midland, TX; Los
Angeles, CA; Rural Utah
NBC
Summary:
THE "HEROES" EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS, DEFINING
MOMENTS IN THEIR LIVES -- As H.R.G. (guest star Jack Coleman)
tries to protect his daughter by any means, Claire's (Hayden
Panettiere) high school Homecoming celebration turns into
a frightening night for many. Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) and
Simone (Tawny Cypress) work together to find Isaac's (Santiago
Cabrera) painting for Peter (Milo Ventimiglia), but this
key to the future could lead to tragedy. Meanwhile, Hiro
(Masi Oka) travels back in time to right an upsetting
wrong. As Niki (Ali Larter) puts a goal in sight, Micah
(Noah Gray-Cabey) spends time with his dad (Leonard Roberts).
Still experiencing strange dreams while in India, Suresh
(Sendhil Ramamurthy) learns of a boy that might pull him
back into his father's research. Greg Grunberg also stars.
Nora Zehetner ("Everwood"), Sakina Jaffery ("Third
Watch") and Jayma Mays ("Entourage") guest
star.
Major
Revelations:
-
Claire is named homecoming queen after taking much of
the "freak vote."
- Sylar kills the cheerleader - but the one he gets is
not Claire.
- Mohinder's father wasn't rejecting him; he was protecting
him.
- H.R.G. tells Eden that he will do whatever he has to
do to protect Claire.
Cliffhangers:
-
Peter is taken into custody.
- Eden and HRG capture Sylar.
- Jessica takes aim, ready to shoot D.L. in the head.
Mohinder
Suresh's Closing Narration:
"We are all, at our cores, the sum of our fears.
To embrace destiny we must inevitably face those fears
and conquer them, whether they come from the familiar
or the unknown."
Additional
Notes:
We finally see more of Sylar's face in this episode. He
is played by Zachary Quinto.
Contributors:
Elaine Ramirez, Craig Byrne, Jonathan Woollard
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a gallery of images from the episode!
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