Chapter Twenty 'Five Years Gone' (II) (30 Apr. 2007)

This episode takes us five years into the future with Hiro and Ando. We meet a brunette Claire Bennet, a "very different" Matt Parkman, and a Niki/Jessica that have combined into one individual.

Director:

Paul A. Edwards

Writers:

Tim Kring (creator), Joe Pokaski

Stars:

Jack Coleman, Greg Grunberg, Ali Larter

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Coleman	...	Noah Bennet
Greg Grunberg	...	Matt Parkman
Ali Larter	...	Niki Sanders
Masi Oka	...	Hiro Nakamura
Hayden Panettiere	...	Claire Bennet
Adrian Pasdar	...	Nathan Petrelli
Sendhil Ramamurthy	...	Mohinder Suresh
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Peter Petrelli
James Kyson	...	Ando Masahashi (as James Kyson Lee)
Kellan Lutz	...	Andy
Stana Katic	...	Hana Gitelman
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	The Haitian
Zachary Quinto	...	Sylar
Sterling Beaumon	...	Crane Boy
Keith Burke	...	SWAT Officer

Storyline

Having time-traveled five years into the future, after the nuclear blast destroyed New York, Hiro and Ando meet the future Hiro, a fugitive who updates them on the events of the past five years and that all people with special abilities are being hunted down and killed as "terrorists". Niki/Jessica Sanders works as a stripper in Las Vegas. Nathan Petrelli is now the president of the United States and Mohinder Suresh is his top adviser. Mr. Bennett gives false identities to people with special powers. A very different Matt Parkman is now a brutal government security agent using his mind-reading abilities to track and kill "heroes" while the Haitian is also part of the execution security forces. A brunette Claire works under a new identity, while the explanation at what happened to Sylar after the nuclear explosion is revealed in a shocking twist.

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Plot Keywords:

connections | pole dancing | symbol | strip club | taser | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

30 April 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:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Ando and Future Hiro run into the alley, Ando's necktie and shirt change. While talking to future Hiro in the alley, Ando's shirt collar is buttoned and his tie is tied. Then his tie is untied and dangling, and his collar is unbuttoned. Next, his shirt is buttoned and the tie is gone. Finally, the shirt is unbuttoned before he removes it altogether.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Hiro Nakamura: Hello, Mr. Isaac? Mr. Isaac?

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Connections

References The Matrix (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Ooh La La"
Written by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory
Performed by Goldfrapp

User Reviews

If you have watched heroes, this is the next step

In looking at how some people have voted for this episode of heroes, I can't figure out how anyone could not vote in the upper 10% range. You watch this program for a reason. You rate on IMDb for a reason, yet there were those unimpressed with this outing. Not Possible unless some mistake 1's and 2's for 9's and 10's! This style of program is designed to illicit both tenseness in the viewers as well as thought provoking "water cooler" dialog. It also always has the "wow" factor, or the jaw dropping events that used to mark the end of every episode of Lost. In Heroes, you get these moments throughout the show and sometimes just as you have digested one event, another follows. There are just no boring moments to this show and it keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout. For a new viewer, I can see where some of this might be confusing, so I hope that there will multiple heroes marathons over the summer. If so, you can bet an even larger audience coming to the program next fall. I can't say this episode is one of the best in the series because the quality has been there from day one!