"Heroes" Chapter Seventeen 'Company Man' (2007)

User Rating:

9.1/10   

Director:

Allan Arkush

Writers:

Tim Kring (creator)
Bryan Fuller (written by)

TV Series:

"Heroes" (2006)

Original Air Date:

26 February 2007 (Season 1, Episode 17)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

H.R.G.'s past catches up to him as Matt and Ted Sprague, come to Texas looking for answers, and take him, his wife, son and Claire hostage -- leading to a tragic, explosive showdown.

Plot Keywords:

Flashback Sequence | Psychopath | Depression | Attempted Rape | Comic Book

Cast

Jack Coleman	...	Noah Bennet
Greg Grunberg	...	Matt Parkman
Hayden Panettiere	...	Claire Bennet
Eric Roberts	...	Thompson
Ashley Crow	...	Sandra Bennet
Matthew John Armstrong	...	Ted Sprague
Missy Peregrym	...	Candice Wilmer
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	The Haitian
George Takei	...	Kaito Nakamura
Christopher Eccleston	...	Claude
Randall Bentley	...	Lyle Bennet
Sheku Fofana	...	Young Haitian
Garrett Masuda	...	Young Hiro

Runtime:

43 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:TV-14

Quotes:

[first lines]
[Mr. Muggles is barking]
Ted Sprague: I've had enough of that.
[Ted picks up Mr. Muggles]
Matt Parkman: Don't! Don't! Don't!
Ted Sprague: I'm not gonna nuke their dog!

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

Outstanding!!

Outstanding. TV doesn't get much better than this. An absorbing and moving episode superbly acted by Jack Coleman and Hayden Panettiere. "Company Man" is one of the most revealing episode of Heroes where several more layers of the mysterious Mr Bennett are unravelled. The viewers start to get an idea about Mr Bennett's motives and see his transition from reluctant parent to the doting Father he became. The last few scenes between Jack Coleman and Hayden Panettiere are particularly moving. Jack Coleman is especially good and shows a more human side to the character. It's a mystery why he hasn't been nominated for a stack of acting awards. Great acting, writing and directing; the pick of season 1 in a must see drama.