Chapter One 'Orientation' (II) (21 Sep. 2009)

Claire, back home in California, begins attending college, but is having difficulty adjusting when a mysterious death of a student during the orientation puts her back in the spotlight. In ... See full summary »

Director:

David Straiton

Writers:

Tim Kring (creator), Tim Kring

Stars:

Jack Coleman, Greg Grunberg, Ali Larter

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Coleman	...	Noah Bennet
Greg Grunberg	...	Matt Parkman
Ali Larter	...	Tracy Strauss
James Kyson	...	Ando Masahashi (as James Kyson Lee)
Masi Oka	...	Hiro Nakamura
Hayden Panettiere	...	Claire Bennet
Adrian Pasdar	...	Nathan Petrelli
Zachary Quinto	...	Sylar
Cristine Rose	...	Angela Petrelli
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Peter Petrelli
Ashley Crow	...	Sandra Bennet
Madeline Zima	...	Gretchen Berg
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	The Haitian
Elizabeth Lackey	...	Janice Parkman (as Lisa Lackey)
Ray Park	...	Edgar

Storyline

Claire, back home in California, begins attending college, but is having difficulty adjusting when a mysterious death of a student during the orientation puts her back in the spotlight. In Japan, Hiro and Ando continue their quest to help people with abilities and go so much as to advertise themselves. Meanwhile, Angela fears Nathan/Syler will discover his true identity. Matt tries to settle down back in Los Angeles and raise his son and not worry about unexpected visitors. Elsewhere, Peter is using his ability for good when a mysterious carnival clan, led by Samuel Sullivan, arrives in town which could spell trouble for him and everyone else.

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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 September 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tailwind Productions, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

When discussing forensics, Gretchen describes the "Jump, Push, Fall" analysis as something she "saw on Crossing Jordan". Tim Kring, created both that series and "Heroes".

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Goofs

Annie invites to Clair to play Guitar Hero 3, however it's visibly clear that the game is actually Guitar Hero 5.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Samuel Sullivan: My brother Joseph and I have had two families. The first one... Well, let's just say, it didn't work out too well. But over the years, we made ourselves a new one. And it was to this family, all of you... that his heart really belonged. You see... a family is something that... Joseph and I needed. It offered us protection from the outside world - a world that... never understood, or appreciated, what makes us different. There are others like us out there - in the shadows, in the ...

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Connections

References At the Circus (1939)

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Soundtracks

"Superstition"
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Stevie Wonder

User Reviews

a start of a new beginning

Season 3 definitely had its faults: with having focused on to much action, less on character like in season 1 and 2, a lot of fans were disappointed. But redemption, with 3 episodes underway is proving to redeem itself. I have already read several bad reviews on the first 3 episodes and in the end, it shows how spoiled these people are. Instead of giving it a chance, they turn their back on it, Redemption is back on track with the primary focus on characters instead of the action. We are introduced to new characters with new abilities, who aren't recycled ones. One plus to all this: it stops being about to save the world for the million time, which was getting old real fast. If you want characters behaving like in comics, running around in tights, think again. What I truly find interesting is Matt-Sylar-Nathan connection here. You would have to watch to see what I mean.