Heroes

Literary critic and CJR's Ideas + Reviews editor, James Marcus, sat down last night for a discussion with author David Hajdu to discuss Hajdu's latest book, Heroes and Villains, a collection of essays on music, movies, comics, and pop culture mostly written in Hajdu's role as music critic for the New Republic.  

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 Mini-review: Sylar gets back in his body but Nathan is still in control. Tracy bonds with Claire and considers joining the carnival. Mohinder makes a discovery about Samuel that almost gets him killed. Recap: This was the episode we've been waiting for. The season thus far has been driven by two questions: What will become of Sylar and  what is Samuel's master plan? Monday night's episode yielded answers to these questions, giving the...  

We've been teased since early October about a major character death coming to NBC's "Heroes," and now reports are coming in that it'll be... Adrian Pasdar's Nathan Petrelli. The 23 of you who still watch will doubtless be scratching your heads and asking, "Didn't they do that last season?" Well... yes. Nathan was killed at the end of season three during a fight against the power-sucking villain Sylar (Zachary Quinto). When Sylar was defeated...  

After getting his body taken over by Sylar, Parkman got the cops to shoot him in Heroes Season 4 Episode 9. Samuel wants Hiro to go back in time and save a film. Tracy’s wondering what life would be like living in a carnival. Nathan thought he had a handle on things, but the last few weeks, he [...] Related posts:Heroes Season 4 Episode 10 After getting his body taken over by Sylar, Parkman got...Heroes 3.13: Duel - Recap Nathan finds...  

Tonight on "Heroes," Sylar gets his body back. For like the thousandth time. And we find out what Samuel is up to.The Petrellis & MattAngela told Nathan's staff that he was on vacation, when in actuality Sylar was off on his little "carnival bender." Meanwhile, she has sent Rene to wipe their memories, but Rene tells Peter what he's there to do and sends Peter to a storage locker. He tells Peter to go alone, but naturally Nathan tags along.In...  

Heroes kicks off November sweeps Monday with the reunion of one of the show's most memorable, if tragically separated, couples: Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) and Charlie Andrews (Glee's Jayma Mays). Check out photos of the Heroes cast The duo's brief love ...  

It's no secret that Heroes has been slipping in quality and in the ratings since the end of its first season. Things have improved a bit this year thanks to Robert Knepper's fantastic turn as manscara-wearing carnival boss Samuel Sullivan. Watching Sylar torment Matt Parkman with some Tyler Durden-esque head games has been a hoot too. But, as we TV critics like to bring up every now and then, the current season isn't nearly as good as that...