The following entry is a synopsis of the second episode of Heroes, taken from Wikipedia.org. Many spoilers contained within.

Season - 1
Episode - 2

Writers - Tim Kring
Director - Allan Arkush

Original Airdate - October 2, 2006.





The episode begins with the narrator Mohinder Suresh speaking and Peter Petrelli standing on a building. Peter then jumps off determined that he could fly, forcing his brother Nathan to save him, proving that he is the one who can fly. However, Nathan loses his grip and Peter plummets down. Peter then wakes up at a hospital with his brother watching him. When asked about what happened, Nathan denied anything about being able to fly. Later, Peter's mother relates how his father suffered from depression, beginning with delusions of grandeur, and that he had committed suicide.

Rushing through the streets of New York, Hiro Nakamura happily greets people because he teleported himself to New York within a blink of an eye. He runs through the streets until he notices a comic book called 9th Wonders! depicting the previous events he had in Japan. After "buying" it (he hands the vendor a Japanese banknote and runs away before the vendor can do anything), he reads it and looks to the back to see that the writer and artist is Isaac Mendez.

Upon wakening to a voice message from her son Micah, Niki observes the destruction in her garage and flees the scene and taking the video camera. On her way to pick up her son, she stops at a traffic light and reviews the video footage. The video cuts out before the carnage begins, but she does hear screams of terror. Suddenly she notices that her car is sitting in a parking lot and her clothing has changed. She also realizes that she has blacked out for four hours. Picking up her son, she returns home to clean up the mess and discovers that the garage is spotless and discovers a set of keys. Seeing her reflection, her reflection motions behind her, pointing to a red convertible across the street. Entering the vehicle and testing the keys (they work), she checks the vehicle's registration, which is under her name. A note tells her to follow a map in the trunk. Upon opening the trunk, she discovers the mangled bodies of the two thugs.

In New York, Mohinder finds a man in his father's apartment. The man claims he is an exterminator, but Mohinder quickly realizes that the man was planting an eavesdropping device. The man pulls a gun. After a struggle that leads out into the apartment hallway, a girl picks up the gun, and the man flees. The girl introduces herself as a friend of Mohinder's father and enthusiastic about his theories on genetics, her name is Eden.

Hiro goes to the address listed on the comic book for Isaac Mendez. He knocks on the door, only to discover it is open. He steps in and looks around calling out Isaac's name. Glancing at a table in the room, he notices a comic book page on Isaac's drawing table, depicting future events. Looking up, he sees a trail of blood and becomes nervous. The blood leads to a gun, which he picks up to defend himself if someone was still in the house. A few steps later, he sees the corpse of Isaac on the floor with the top of his head sawed off and the brain nowhere in sight. Police squads then break in and arrest Hiro.

It is night now, and Niki follows the map to deserted stretch of land with the intention of burying the mob thugs while her son sleeps in the back of the car. Upon digging in with the shovel, she discovers that bodies are already under the ground, including one with a ring that she recognizes.

Mohinder and Eden discover a portable hard drive in his father's pet's cage. Mohinder discovers that the hard drive appears to have all the genetic research that his father had done on tracking those with special abilities.

Back in Texas, all the cheerleaders in Claire's high school are called together to be questioned on the daring rescue from the fire of the previous day. Although a police officer identifies Claire, Jackie (one of Claire's fellow cheerleaders and rival) falsely admits to the rescue, which diverts attention from Claire. Later, while at football practice, Claire learns from Zach, the classmate who videotaped her, that the videotape of her exploits is missing. Suddenly a football player accidentally tackles her, breaking her neck in the process. She quickly fixes her neck before anyone except Zack can notice, hops up, and appears unscratched.

In Los Angeles, California, police officer Matt Parkman is at the crime scene of an investigation. Frozen solid, the parents then had their brains removed by cutting a horizontal line through their skullcaps. One of the daughters was still missing. Matt "hears" a faint whisper coming from within the house. He slowly searches around, listening only to the whispers. He opens a hidden panel under a staircase, where the daughter hides. FBI agent Audrey Hanson questions him on how he knew that the girl was there and that the suspect's name is Sylar, given the limited number of people privy to the case. Hanson also brings up the fact that Parkman failed the detective exam numerous times and suggests that he may have had something to do with the kidnappings to make him look like more of a hero. When asked as to how Parkman knew the name "Sylar," he admits that he heard it from Hanson, although doesn't admit that he read her thoughts. Parkman is arrested for suspicion of the murders.

In Texas, Claire's father reveals to her that he has started the process of contacting Claire's biological parents via the orphanage. After a tender moment, Claire leaves happy at the knowledge her father considers her an adult. The camera pans back to her father revealing that he has the tape of her exploits.

Peter meets with Nathan on top of a building, where Peter threatens to jump off to prove that Nathan could fly. Nathan finally admits that he had flown, caught Peter, lost control and Peter fell but that Peter flew near the end of the fall. Peter accuses Nathan of telling him what he wanted to hear, until Nathan points to Peter's shoes; Peter is hovering 3 feet off the top of the building. Peter and Nathan embrace. The camera fades to the stick figure doodle that Peter drew while in the hospital, which depicts the same event.

Back at Isaac's apartment, the police question Hiro with the help of a translator. He had no passport, no baggage, no American money, and the only identification being a card identifying him as an honorary member of a Marvel Comics fan club, the Merry Marvel Marching Society. When asked how he got to America, he replied he "teleported" here, and he can control the space/time continuum. The officer doesn't believe him and says he hasn't seen him on Star Trek before, to which Hiro responds with a Vulcan salute. Hiro requests to make a phone call to his friend Ando Masahashi in Japan. The translator asks when the last time he saw his friend Hiro was. Ando replies he hasn't seen him in five weeks. Confused, Hiro looks at his watch, which shows the date as October 2. However, the officer takes out today's paper, dated November 8. The paper's headline shows that Nathan wins his congressional race "by a landslide". Outside there is a bright flash, followed by a powerful nuclear explosion. Concentrating very hard, he teleports and reverses time until he is on the subway, back in Japan, October 2.


EPISODE 2 TRIVIA -

* When Hiro buys the comic book, he pays with a 1000 yen note. This translates into approximately $8.48 American. As the newsstand price for comics is usually about $2.99, the vendor actually got more than his money's worth.
* As Hiro is running away with the comic book, he can be heard shouting, "Otsuri iranai yo!", which translates to "Keep the change!", or literally, "I don't need the change."
* The date on Hiro's watch, October 2, is the same date this episode first aired in most North American areas.

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The following entry is a synopsis of the first episode of Heroes, taken from Wikipedia.org. Many spoilers contained within.


Season - 1
Episode - 1

Guest Stars -

Ntare Mwine as Joseph
Cristine Rose as Angela Petrelli
Randall Bentley as Lyle Bennet
Corey Cotler as Bus Driver
Omid Abtahi as Amid Halebi
Shishir Kurup as Nirand

Writers - Tim Kring

Director - David Semel

Original Airdate - September 25, 2006.


SYNOPSIS -

The episode opens up with narration by an unseen man. Meanwhile, a different man, Peter Petrelli is seen standing on a building, then falling. Peter then wakes up in the home of Charles Deveaux, a patient under his care.

In Madras, India, university professor Mohinder Suresh, the narrator from before, is speaking to his class. After news of his father's death in New York, Mohinder suspects that his father (Chandra Suresh) was murdered due to his genetics research. He goes to his father's local apartment to look for clues and to finish his research. However, before Mohinder can thoroughly analyze his father's findings, he realizes someone is still in the apartment when that person's phone rings. As the intruder talks on his phone about Mohinder's father and the research, Mohinder narrowly escapes.

In Las Vegas, Nevada, after doing a webcam performance in her garage, Niki Sanders prepares for the day with her young son, Micah, but is forced to leave early when thugs break into their home.

In Odessa, Texas, Claire Bennet's story opens up with her getting her school classmate Zach to videotape her climbing up to an 80-foot (24 m) height and jumping off. Shockingly, Claire then gets up and re-locates her dislocated right shoulder as if it was nothing. More disturbing, she also refers to this instance as "attempt number six" to Zach who has been filming the attempt.

Back in New York, Peter keeps "having these amazing dreams" when he closes his eyes, specifically dreaming he can fly. Turning to his brother Nathan, who had just gotten off a call with Mr. Linderman, Peter talks about his dreams. However, Nathan is a politician running for Congress and is extremely busy. Although he does listen, he disregards Peter's claims that he can fly and wonders why Peter would come to him, anyway. Their conversation is then interrupted when Nathan gets news that their mother, Angela Petrelli, has been arrested for shoplifting.

In Texas, Claire confesses her despair to Zach, who believes "this is the single coolest thing to happen to [their town]" in many years. She disagrees and swears him to secrecy. Though he says she'll still be popular, she claims she's a freak. After describing some of the gruesome ways she's attempted to injure herself as proof, she then asks for the tape and takes it from him, promising to talk to him in school as a reward for helping her.

In Tokyo, Japan, with intense concentration, Hiro Nakamura discovers he has the ability to manipulate time. Examples include successfully causing the subway train to be 14 seconds late and causing his clock to tick back one second. Elated, he runs to tell his coworker, Ando Masahashi, who has a hard time believing Hiro and is more interested in watching Niki Sanders' webcam.

Back in Las Vegas, after Niki visits her son's private school and is given bad news about her son's tuition, she leaves and sees her reflection with an expression different to the one she has. Haunted by what she sees, she yells at the image to leave her alone, much to the confusion of her son.

At the police station, Peter and Nathan talk with their mother. Recently widowed by their father's death, she has been doing odd things such as this for several months. Nathan, more concerned with his campaign than his mother, tells her to "get over it". Peter attempts to be understanding and to talks with his mother while Nathan eventually leaves. As they talk, Peter tells his mother about an almost metaphysical connection he feels he has with his brother, recalling a time in the past where Peter knew Nathan had been hurt before being told. His mother is unconvinced.

Taking her son to a friend's house, Niki talks with the woman about her situation. She explains that the home invaders seen earlier were sent by Mr. Linderman, who appears to be a loan shark with mafia connections (and quite possibly, the same Mr. Linderman that Nathan spoke with on the phone). Niki also tries to tell her friend about this strange "other" she hears and sees, but her friend fails to understand. Frustrated, Niki simply leaves.

Claire, on her way home, sees a devastating fire raging. With little hesitation, she decides to test her powers again by rushing in. She manages to pull a man out of the burning train and is quickly inspected by a firefighter, only to reveal that she has no burns. She runs away before she can be detained.

Now in Brooklyn, New York, Mohinder has taken a job as a taxi driver and rents his father's other old, local apartment. Although it is in disarray, much of the material is still there and Mohinder begins to reorganize it.

Next, we meet Isaac Mendez. Behaving erratically, he begins destroying his paintings. When his girlfriend Simone Deveaux arrives, she attempts to calm him down and reason with him. Isaac then admits to her that although he claimed to have kicked his drug addiction, he was high when he made the paintings. Although distressed, Simone realizes the paintings are "fantastic". Isaac, however, insists that they are evil. When she asks what he's talking about, he shows her a painting he made three weeks ago and that morning's paper. The images are identical, right down to details Isaac couldn't have possibly known beforehand, as the event depicted in the paper happened the day before. Isaac then insists that something is wrong with him and that there's "only one way left". Simone assumes he mean going cold turkey and says he cannot do it alone, but Isaac, not willing to let her stay, yells at her to leave until she finally does. After Simone walks out, Isaac watches a fire -— the same one Claire saved a man from -— rage and looks at another one of his paintings only to see it depicts an aerial view of the situation perfectly.

At campaign headquarters, Nathan has just managed to sweep his mother's arrest under the rug and wishes she'd just get a hobby. Peter, on the other hand, simply sees it as a cry for attention and a sign of loneliness. Nathan then segues the conversation into offering Peter a job as a coordinator. However, Peter is turned off by Nathan's self-serving intentions and attempt to "do the right thing" by him. He declines, saying he doesn't want his brother's pity and walks out. There in the street, Peter sees Simone hailing a cab, then hails one himself. The driver just happens to be Mohinder and the two begin a conversation. Peter asks Mohinder about "being special". Although Mohinder is surprisingly slow to realize what Peter means, he eventually talks to him about genetics and evolution.

Meanwhile, across the world, people -— Peter included -— look into the sky at a solar eclipse. Niki, specifically, looks through a device Micah made for just such an occasion. She then realizes the thugs are still there and attempts, but fails, to escape. The thugs then propose she perform for them on camera and then force her to do so. When she objects, an altercation ensues, though the scene cuts off just as it starts.

Back in Japan, Hiro and Ando have left work. Hiro is still going on about his powers and Ando humors a bit, allowing him to explain further. Hiro claims he'll soon be able to teleport by bending the "space", in the space/time continuum. Ando could care less and suggests going to get a drink. At a bar, Hiro offers detailed theories on how he'll do what he says, referencing a comic book (specifically, Uncanny X-Men #143, from the "Days of Future Past" storyline). Ando suggests Hiro teleport into the ladies' room, thinking his friend could learn more there. Hiro, feeling up to the challenge, insists he'll do it. As Ando leaves the table to get another drink, Hiro stares intently at the ladies' room door and poses humorously in concentration.

Some time after we last saw her, Niki awakens to find the garage trashed, with the dead, bloody bodies of the thugs strewn about. Even more shocking, Niki looks into the mirror to see her reflection covered in blood —- even though she isn't -— and giving a hushing gesture.

In the cab, Peter gets a call from Simone telling him to hurry over to her father's place. Less than a minute after Peter leaves, Mohinder gets another fare. This other man seems ordinary enough at first, talking about himself and heading home after business. However, he begins to ask Mohinder personal questions, referencing his teaching position in India among other things. Getting spooked, Mohinder abandons the cab and runs away. The mysterious man then gets out and is revealed to be the same man who was at Mohinder's father's apartment in India.

Back in Claire's home, over dinner, she confides to her mother that she "walked through fire without getting burned." However, her mother believes that she is being metaphorical, and thus dismisses her comments.

Back in Japan, Hiro successfully teleports into the women's bathroom, forcing him to be ejected from the bar. After a thorough chiding from Ando, Hiro indicates a need to be different from everyone else, to which Ando responds, "We are not special! We are Japanese!" After apparently failing to convince Ando, Hiro walks away, leaving his friend there.

In Simone's father's place, Peter attempts to explain his situation to Simone, but she repeatedly brushes him off to find morphine, not telling him who it really is for.

As Claire washes the dishes after dinner, her mother tries to plan a day together. While taking off her ring, Claire drops it into the still-running garbage disposal. She reaches in before turning it off, and mangles her hand in the process. After retrieving the ring, she hides her hand from her mother as it heals. She requests that her mother tells her who her real parents are. Her father finally arrives home -- and is revealed to be the mysterious man in Mohinder's cab.

Back in Japan, a slightly-dejected Hiro rides the subway and sees a poster advertising a trip to New York. After intense concentration, the clock above him begins to speed up rapidly. He suddenly arrives in the middle of New York's Times Square. Raising his arms triumphantly, he exclaims, "Hello New York!"

As Simone and Peter arrive at Isaac's apartment, Simone is explaining Isaac's ability to tell the future with his paintings. Simone finds Isaac lying on the ground, apparently overdosed on heroin. She frantically calls 911 while Peter discovers a painting that depicts him flying off of a building. It is also revealed that Isaac painted a large floor mural depicting the city being destroyed in a nuclear explosion. Isaac's only words are, "We have to stop it."

Later standing atop a building, Peter waits for his brother to arrive. Upon Nathan's arrival, Peter talks about his destiny, indicating his need to "be somebody." He steps off and falls from the building, but is saved at the last second, by Nathan, who is actually the one with the ability to fly. As they struggle, Nathan loses his grip and Peter falls again.


EPISODE I TRIVIA -

* Hiro's comic book reference to Ando was slightly incorrect. The "Days of Future Past" storyline is actually found in Uncanny X-Men #141-142.
* NBC, Nissan, Apple and NCM teamed up to give theatre-goers a chance to get a free download of this episode from the iTunes Store starting on September 1, 2006.
* The mysterious man who talks to Mohinder in the cab mentions the surnames "Smith" and "Anderson". The antagonist and the protagonist of The Matrix trilogy are named Agent Smith and Thomas Anderson, respectively.
* A parody of the internet-famous Back Dorm Boys can be seen singing "I Want It That Way" in the Tokyo karaoke bar.
* The subway that Hiro is riding in is the Los Angeles Red Line.
* Claire Bennet is a cheerleader for the fictional Union Wells High School in Odessa, Texas. NBC's series Friday Night Lights is set at the fictional Dillon High of Dillon, Texas, but is based upon Permian High School Panthers, also of Odessa.
* The song Niki strips to is Jimi Hendrix's recording of "Red House".

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