Chapter Eight 'Villains' 

Under the guidance of Usutu, Hiro has a vision back in time one year ago to determine what forced Arthur Petrelli to fake his death and create Pinehearst. In the past, Hiro also watches the... See full summary »

Director:

Allan Arkush

Writers:

Tim Kring (created by), Rob Fresco

Stars:

Jack Coleman, James Kyson, Ali Larter

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Coleman	...	Noah Bennet
James Kyson	...	Ando Masahashi (as James Kyson Lee)
Ali Larter	...	Niki Sanders (voice)
Greg Grunberg	...	Matt Parkman (credit only)
Masi Oka	...	Hiro Nakamura
Adrian Pasdar	...	Nathan Petrelli
Zachary Quinto	...	Sylar
Sendhil Ramamurthy	...	Mohinder Suresh
Cristine Rose	...	Angela Petrelli
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Peter Petrelli
Kristen Bell	...	Elle Bishop
Jessalyn Gilsig	...	Meredith Gordon
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	The Haitian
Blake Shields	...	Flint Gordon
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine	...	Usutu

Storyline

Under the guidance of Usutu, Hiro has a vision back in time one year ago to determine what forced Arthur Petrelli to fake his death and create Pinehearst. In the past, Hiro also watches the early days of the Company and how Mr. Petrelli and Mr. Linderman founded it, and their falling out with Angela who saw them as a threat to both Nathan and Peter. Also in the past, Meredith Gordon's origins are shown of how she was captured by Thompson to work for the Company, and of life of crime with her half-brother, whom is the blue-flame fire-starter Flint. Also, Sylar makes a discovery about his powers when he meets Elle for the first time and how she inspired him to kill in order to steal others powers.

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Plot Keywords:

champagne | giving a toast | train crash | freight train | taser | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

10 November 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tailwind Productions, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kristen Bell (Elle Bishop) and Blake Shields (Flint Gordon) previously worked together on a Veronica Mars (2004) episode, Veronica Mars: President Evil (2006).

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Goofs

After Nathan's car hit's the end of the divider, in the view from above the front of the car is clearly undamaged.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mohinder Suresh: A child is born to innocence; a child is drawn towards good. Why then do so many among us go so horribly wrong? -... - What makes some walk the path of darkness, while others choose the light? Is it will? Is it destiny? Can we ever hope to understand the force that shapes the soul? -... - To fight evil, one must know evil. One must journey back through time, and find that fork in the road where heroes turn one way and villains turn another.

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Crazy Credits

The opening title screen reads "Villains" and not "Heroes" with this episode.

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Connections

Referenced in Heroes: Hard Knox (2008)

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Soundtracks

Heroes Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman
Performed by Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman

User Reviews

Heroes going downhill in Season 3

I used to be big fan of heroes. I used to love the suspense, fun and excitement. In each Season there was a story line that was understandable, but not predictable. Season 3 has been a big disappointment with Peter Petrelli's dad returning from the dead, Sylar becoming confused, everyone losing their powers to this old man. Just doesn't make a good story to follow anymore. All my friends have lost interest in Heroes. We're all now concentrating on Dexter, Supernatural and other cooler series. I think I can see this being the last Season of Heroes as it's boring now. I know there are some strong Heroes fans out there who will agree with me.