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"We
all imagine ourselves the agents of our destiny, capable
of determining our own fate. But have we truly any choice
in when we rise... or when we fall... or does a force
larger than ourselves bid us our direction? Is it evolution
that takes us by our hand... does science point our way...
or is it God who intervenes... keeping us safe?"
Date
of First NBC Airing: October
2, 2006
First
Appearances:
Eden McCain (Nora
Zehetner); Matt Parkman
(Greg Grunberg); Audrey
Hanson (Clea DuVall)
Guest
Stars:
Jack Coleman (Mr.
Bennet), Matt Lanter
(Brody Mitchum), Clea
DuVall (Audrey Hanson), Danielle
Savre (Jackie Wilcox), Cristine
Rose (Angela Petrelli), James
Kyson Lee (Ando Masahashi), Nora
Zehetner (Eden), Nora
Adair Tishler (Molly), Deirdre
Quinn (Texas Tina), Thomas
Dekker (Zach)
Writer:
Tim Kring
Director:
Allan Arkush
Locations:
Odessa, TX; New
York City, NY; Tokyo,
Japan; Los
Angeles, CA; Las
Vegas, NV
NBC
Summary:
AS PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD FIND THEIR LIVES DISRUPTED
BY THEIR NEW, EXTRAORDINARY ABILITIES, AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE
SEVERAL BIZARRE, GRUESOME MURDERS -- GREG GRUNBERG ("ALIAS")
JOINS THE CAST AS MATT PARKMAN, A POLICEMAN WHO CAN HEAR
OTHER PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS; CLEA DUVALL ("CARNIVALE")
AND NORA ZEHETNER ("EVERWOOD") GUEST STAR. --
Outside a bizarre, gruesome crime scene, Los Angeles beat
cop Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) is the only one who can
hear the cries of a missing little girl. Claire (Hayden
Panettiere) almost reveals her secret ability to the entire
school after learning that her injury attempt tape has
disappeared. Thinking shes going crazy, Niki (Ali Larter)
loses another block of time after waking to find some
brutally murdered thugs in her garage, only to be confronted
by Social Services about son Micah (Noah Gray-Cabey).
While office drone Hiro (Masi Oka) investigates New York,
Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) confronts Peter (Milo Ventimiglia)
following his plunge off a building. Sendhil Ramamurthy,
Santiago Cabrera and Tawny Cypress also star.
Major
Revelations:
-
In his trek to New York, Hiro unknowingly teleported himself
into the future.
- Nathan Petrelli wins the election in the future that
Hiro sees.
- Eden McCain claims to be a friend of Mohinder's father.
- Mohinder learns that people have been checking up on
him.
- Peter learns he can fly, but only when he is around
Nathan.
- Angela Petrelli reveals to Peter that she had lied about
his father's death, which was actually a suicide.
Cliffhangers:
-
Hiro has witnessed a large nuclear explosion before sending
himself back to the past.
Mohinder
Suresh's Closing Narration:
"For all his bluster, it is the sad province of
Man that he cannot choose his triumph. He can only choose
how he will stand when the call of destiny comes... hoping
that he'll have the courage to answer."
Profile
Contributors:
Elaine Ramirez, Craig Byrne, Jonathan Woollard
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