Chapter Twenty-Three 'How to Stop an Exploding Man' (II) (21 May 2007)

Can Sylar be stopped? Will Linderman's vision live on with Nathan? What will it take for Peter to save the world, what sacrifices will be made? With all the horrible predictions unfolding before them the heroes face moments of pain and peril in Kirby Plaza.

Director:

Allan Arkush

Writers:

Tim Kring (creator), Tim Kring

Stars:

Jack Coleman, Noah Gray-Cabey, Tawny Cypress

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Coleman	...	Noah Bennet
Noah Gray-Cabey	...	Micah Sanders
Tawny Cypress	...	Simone Deveaux
Greg Grunberg	...	Matt Parkman
Ali Larter	...	Niki Sanders / Jessica Sanders
Masi Oka	...	Hiro Nakamura
Hayden Panettiere	...	Claire Bennet
Adrian Pasdar	...	Nathan Petrelli
Sendhil Ramamurthy	...	Mohinder Suresh
Leonard Roberts	...	D.L. Hawkins
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Peter Petrelli
Zachary Quinto	...	Sylar
James Kyson	...	Ando Masahashi (as James Kyson Lee)
Cristine Rose	...	Angela Petrelli
Missy Peregrym	...	Candice Wilmer

Storyline

In the season finale, Ando fears his friend is powerless to keep him alive, so he steals Hiro's sword and goes after Sylar, himself. Nathan comes between Peter and Claire. Jessica tries to find her son after Lindeman and DL get killed and finds Nikki occupying the same space as herself. Mohindar does everything in his power to keep Molly alive, even though Noah Bennett wants her dead, thinking she's a missing link. And it all sets the stage for the showdown between Sylar and Peter.

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

21 May 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 33, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tailwind Productions, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

HRG Man reveals that his first name is Noah, the first time we hear his first name.

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Goofs

When the recap is shown Noah fires the gun at Thompson head and kills him, with one shot. In the previous episode he fires the gun twice to kill him.

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Quotes

Mohinder Suresh: [narrating] We dream of hope. We dream of change. Of fire, of love, of death. And then it happens. The dream becomes real. And the answer to this quest, this need to solve life's mysteries finally shows itself. Like the glowing light of a new dawn.
Mohinder Suresh: [other people speaking, then narration continues]
[last lines]
Mohinder Suresh: So much struggle for meaning, for purpose. And in the end, we find it only in each other. Our shared experience of the fantastic. And the mundane. The simple human need to find a kindred, to...

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

User Reviews

All your questions answered, and more questions to be asked!!! A real heart-breaker

The last episode of Heroes truly delivered. It brings together all the heroes for the first time to make their stand. The humanity and super-humanity existing within all these heroes truly inspire us to live through inspiration that we have the choice to heal and save this world without having to make any devastating sacrifices; but what we choose to do is entirely up to us.

Peter, is impossible not to fall in love with, he is, to me, the truest hero of the show. Built upon love and compassion, which is how we should heal the world.

This whole show is truly amazing, addressing all forms of prejudice, spirituality, tolerance, compassion, healing...and above all love.