"Heroes" Chapter Twenty-Three 'How to Stop an Exploding Man' (2007)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Allan Arkush

Writers:

Tim Kring (creator) and
Tim Kring (written by)

TV Series:

"Heroes" (2006)

Original Air Date:

21 May 2007 (Season 1, Episode 23)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Psychopath | Depression | Attempted Rape | Comic Book | Genetic Science

Cast

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 Lee	...	Ando Masahashi
Cristine Rose	...	Angela Petrelli
Missy Peregrym	...	Candice Wilmer

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:TV-14

Company:

NBC Universal Television

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Continuity: After the fight with Sylar when Peter starts to become radioactive, there is a far off shot of Peter glowing and we can see the bright yellow of his glow emphasized on the ground. However, in the next shot we are right next to Peter and there is no glow on the ground at all, only on his hands.

Quotes:

Sylar: Turns out you're the villain, Peter. I'm the hero.

Movie Connections:

References The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

an underwhelming end to a great season

this season started out so well. it produced some of the best sci-fi /superhero story lines and characters i have seen in my 45 years of TV shows i can remember(i am 50).the show was way too short. the fight between sylar,peter and hiro was almost laughable.these are super-powered beings.there should have been more carnage,chaos and drama.Tim kring brags that he has never read a comic-book.maybe he should. NBC should have shelled-out some major bucks for this. this is their only real hit. they should have gone all-out to make this one for the record books.maybe Alan Moore's miracle man finale of Olympus(issue#15) should be consulted as a reference.if Mr. kring is going to mine a genre,even one he does not respect,he should do some research.