Chapter Eleven 'The Fifth Stage' 

H.R.G. is greeted by some unexpected visitors and Samuel's grand plan begins to come to fruition. Meanwhile, Peter struggles to accept the truth and takes extreme measures to get what he ... See full summary »

Director:

Kevin Dowling

Writers:

Tim Kring (created by), Tim Kring

Stars:

Jack Coleman, Robert Knepper, Ali Larter

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Coleman	...	Noah Bennet
Robert Knepper	...	Samuel Sullivan
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
Sendhil Ramamurthy	...	Mohinder Suresh
Cristine Rose	...	Angela Petrelli
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Peter Petrelli
Madeline Zima	...	Gretchen Berg
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	The Haitian
Dawn Olivieri	...	Lydia
Todd Stashwick	...	Eli

Storyline

H.R.G. is greeted by some unexpected visitors and Samuel's grand plan begins to come to fruition. Meanwhile, Peter struggles to accept the truth and takes extreme measures to get what he wants. Elsewhere, Claire's journey leads her to an unexpected destination.

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Plot Keywords:

theft | rooftop | popcorn | files | carnival | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Nathan wipes the blood from his hand after he had removed the nail the blood is in the form of the Heroes helix.

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Quotes

Sylar: Listen, Peter. I'm pretty disappointed in you. Your plan was to syringe me in the neck with drugs. Wasn't that the old plan? I mean, don't get me wrong, congrats for... pulling it off in the first place. But fool me twice, you know?
Peter Petrelli: [coming from behind] Yeah, I know.
[whacks Sylar over the head with a plank]

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

One of the best Heroes episodes ever

I don't normally review TV episodes, or shows period, and Heroes has always been hit or miss with me. First season was a great start followed by a season that thudded, followed by more repetition and boring plots. Even the characters themselves became uninteresting. However, this season has been a good recovery. The new villains, most notably the lead villain, Samuel, is a great, much needed addition to the series. While Sylar is always enjoyable as the cliché-ridden series main villain, Samuel has a boat load of charisma and the right balance of said charisma and evil-doing that make him such an interesting antagonist. And of all the new seasons episodes, this was by far the best one.

There is a good amount of action to be had here, but the drama is top notch. I have never really been touched by any moments in Heroes, but the scene between Peter and Nathan was very moving, and I have never really been interested in their story, so that says something. Most of the scenes involving Claire's interactions with Samuel were also very good, in particular a scene towards the end involving Claire and a disgruntled carnival goer. This was a well written episode with several good moments and it's these kinds of episodes that Heroes should always aim to be. Hopefully they can continue this trend and not revert back to the pacing and writing issues of the last two seasons. Keep this up and Heroes may be around longer than we anticipate.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 2009 (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