"Heroes" Chapter Nine 'It's Coming' (2008)

Director:

Greg Yaitanes

Writers:

Tim Kring (creator)
Tim Kring (written by)

TV Series:

"Heroes" (2006)

Original Air Date:

17 November 2008 (Season 3, Episode 9)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Barely escaping from the evil and powerful Arthur Petrelli, Ando forces Hiro to teleport them back to Japan only to discover that Mr...

Plot Keywords:

Mental Blackout | One Word Title | Insane Asylum | Regeneration | Psychic

Cast

Greg Grunberg	...	Matt Parkman
James Kyson Lee	...	Ando Masahashi
Ali Larter	...	Tracy Strauss
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
Kristen Bell	...	Elle Bishop
Jamie Hector	...	Benjamin 'Knox' Washington
Brea Grant	...	Daphne Millbrook
Blake Shields	...	Flint Gordon
Ntare Mwine	...	Usutu (as Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine)

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Tailwind Productions

Trivia:

During Ando and Hiro's discussion of super-heroes, Hiro's cross hand gesture is that of "Ultraman" (1972), the Japanese television series about a superhero who has many high energy, one-on-one battles with monsters on miniature sets.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Hiro and Ando are in the comic store, Hiro say that The Hulk is red, but right behind him is a large poster with The Hulk where he is still green.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mohinder Suresh: [voiceover] When the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, strange fascination takes root in the heart. And suddenly, anything is possible. Its power is undeniable; its beauty mesmerizing; its lure biblical; its meaning unknowable. And as quickly as it comes, it disappears, leaving us to dwell on our own insignificance, in the face of God.

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

Not as good as some, but not bad

This episode felt like a bit of a letdown after the intensity of its predecessor, "Villains", but still had some fairly compelling parts to it. Actually, it probably wouldn't have felt disappointing at all if the one before it hadn't been so powerful.

Probably the best part of this one is the encounter between Sylar and Elle, which makes a very effective conclusion, or at least continuation, to the arc that began in the past in Villains.

The storyline concerning Matt and Daphne seems like it should have been able to hit the same level, but never quite does - I think because the actress playing Daphne isn't that convincing when it comes to showing extremes of emotion. She'd been effective in the part up to now, but I think some of this episode's events demanded more emotional intensity than she was capable of, and came off as a bit flat as a result.

Still, an enjoyable episode overall, even if not really on the level of some of this season's others.