Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Tawny Cypress | ... | Simone Deveaux | |
Noah Gray-Cabey | ... | Micah Sanders | |
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 (voice) | |
Leonard Roberts | ... | D.L. Hawkins | |
Milo Ventimiglia | ... | Peter Petrelli | |
Clea DuVall | ... | FBI Agent Audrey Hanson | |
James Kyson | ... | Ando Masahashi (as James Kyson Lee) | |
Elizabeth Lackey | ... | Janice Parkman (as Lisa Lackey) | |
Cristine Rose | ... | Angela Petrelli | |
Ashley Crow | ... | Sandra Bennet |
Facing a crisis involving her son Micah, a distraught Niki reveals her recent personal struggles to a friend. Pushing aside his own issues at home, Matt assists Audrey's investigation into another bizarre murder, but their pursuit of mysterious serial killer Sylar takes an unexpected turn. After failing to act like a "superhero" when faced with danger, Hiro questions his heroism. Nathan and his wife Heidi strategize how to win the congressional election. Claire is shocked to learn where her missing tape wound up. Meanwhile, her father H.R.G. is disturbed by news from one of his associates. Written by Anonymous
I like the organic way some of the Heroes intertwine with each other.
Micah wants his dad D.L. to be more heroic. D.L. gets his chance when he saves a woman from a burning car. However he gets an assist from Hiro who just happens to be passing through.
Claire's brother finds a videotape of her getting injured and then healing herself. He thinks his sister is a freak and her secret might become public.
Matt is getting drawn deeper into looking for a mysterious serial killer called Sylar. He also hears what his partner really thinks about him.
The episode slowly provides details of some of the characters. Nathan Petrelli's wife's disability might be the reason why he fooled around in Las Vegas. Although when a journalist gets close to the truth Peter helps out to divert blame.
There is a fractious relationship between D.L. and his estranged wife Niki Sanders. You really do think they have a volatile passive/aggressive link.
When reviewing an episode so many years after its broadcast. You get a different context when further information comes to light much later. Tim Kring was proud of his diverse cast. Scratch a little deeper and he failed to protect actor Leonard Roberts who played D.L. Allegedly he had an unhappy experience with his co-star and she does not come out well from it. As someone later remarked to Roberts. The hot blonde will get to keep her job, the black actor will not.