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Heroes (season 2)
Heroes season 2 Plot
Country of United States "Generations" begins four months after the events of Kir-
origin
by Plaza. The main plot arc of Generations deals with the
No. of 11 Company and its research on the Shanti virus. This re-
episodes search is explored through the Company’s founders,
Broadcast whose identities are revealed, as well as through the ef-
fects of various strains of the virus. The heroes ultimately
Original NBC come together in an attempt to stop the release of a dead-
channel
ly strain of the virus and avert a global pandemic.
Original September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24) –
run December 3, 2007 (2007-12-03)
Cast and characters
Home video release
DVD August 26, 2008 Main characters
release
• Hayden Panettiere as Claire Bennet
date
• Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet
Season chronology • Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura
• Greg Grunberg as Matt Parkman
← Previous Next → • Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli
Season 1 Season 3
• Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli
• Noah Gray-Cabey as Micah Sanders
The NBC science fiction serial drama series Heroes follows • Ali Larter as Niki Sanders
the lives of people across the globe who possess various • Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh
superhuman powers as they struggle to cope with their • David Anders as Adam Monroe/Takezo Kensei
everyday lives and prevent foreseen disasters from oc- • Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop
curring. The second season premiered on September 24, • Dania Ramirez as Maya Herrera
2007. The second season was released on DVD and Blu- • Dana Davis as Monica Dawson
ray on August 26, 2008. • James Kyson Lee as Ando Masahashi
Within the seasons of Heroes are "volumes", which • Zachary Quinto as Sylar
allow the writers to focus on shorter story arcs.[1] The
second season comprises a single volume of 11 episodes Recurring characters
called Generations.
• Jimmy Jean-Louis as the Haitian (6 episodes)
The second season was designed to contain three vol-
• Adair Tishler as Molly Walker (10 episodes)
umes called Generations, Exodus, and Villains. Exodus was
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Bob Bishop (10 episodes)
scrapped due to viewer criticism[2] and the 2007–2008
• Shalim Ortiz as Alejandro Herrera (7 episodes)
Writers Guild of America strike;[3] and Villains was carried
• Nicholas D’Agosto as West Rosen (9 episodes)
over to the show’s third season.[4] As a result, the second
• Katie Carr as Caitlin (6 episodes)
season consisted of only 11 episodes, 13 fewer than were
• Eriko as Yaeko (6 episodes)
originally ordered by NBC.[5] Originally, the second sea-
• Ashley Crow as Sandra Bennet (7 episodes)
son of Heroes was to be followed in April and May 2008 by
• Randall Bentley as Lyle Bennet (6 episodes)
six stand-alone episodes of a new series, Heroes: Origins.[6]
• Cristine Rose as Angela Petrelli (7 episodes)
The spin-off was intended as an alternative to a long mid-
season hiatus, which led to a drop in ratings for Heroes in
its first season.[7] The project, which was later planned to Episodes
be 12 episodes, was indefinitely postponed due to a de-
cline in viewership and the strike[8] and eventually can-
celled.[9]
Reception
The second season of Heroes was criticized by commenta-
tors and fans for a much slower pace, less engaging story-
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Volume Two: Generations
№ # Title Directed by Written by U.S. view- Original air date
ers
(millions)[A]
24 1 "Four Months Later…
Four Later…" Greg Beeman Tim Kring 16.97[10] September 24,
2007 (2007-09-24)
In March 2007, Suresh and Bennet are conspiring to bring the Company down. Mohinder is hired by Bob Bishop of
the Company. The Bennets have moved from Texas to California. Matt has divorced his wife, because she was preg-
nant from her affair, and is raising Molly with Mohinder. Molly has been having nightmares about a man who can
see her. Hiro meets his hero Kensei in 1671 Japan, who is actually an Englishman. Twins Maya and Alejandro Her-
rera flee a murder charge and try to get to the United States to see Suresh’s father, whom they do not know to be
dead. Kaito is murdered. Peter is in Ireland and has amnesia. Nathan has become an alcoholic.
25 2 "Lizards
Lizards" Allan Arkush Michael Green 11.96[10] October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01)
Peter uses his powers and agrees to help the people who found him with their thefts. The Haitian reunites with Ben-
net. Maya kills people without touching them when under stress and then Alejandro revives them. Matt interviews
Angela about Kaito’s death. Kensei is revealed to be regenerative.
26 3 "Kindred
Kindred" Paul Edwards J.J. Philbin 10.91[10] October 8, 2007 (2007-10-08)
It turns out that D.L. is dead. Niki leaves Micah under the care of his great aunt in New Orleans with strict instruc-
tions to hide his ability. Peter gains the trust of Ricky, the leader of the Irish gang, and becomes romantically in-
volved with his sister Caitlin. After eight surgeries, Sylar wakes up in Maui with Candice. He kills her, but he is pow-
erless. Hiro helps Kensei to become a hero.
27 4 "The Kindness of
The Adam Kane Tim Kring 11.41[10] October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15)
Strangers"
Strangers
Micah’s cousin Monica Dawson discovers her own ability: muscle mimicking. Matt enlists Nathan’s help to find the
man who has been killing the Company founders, such as Kaito. Matt discovers that his father Maury was among the
Company founders. Sylar joins Maya and Alejandro on their journey to New York.
28 5 "Fight or Flight
Fight Flight" Lesli Glatter Joy Blake & Melissa 9.44[10] October 22, 2007 (2007-10-22)
Blake
A woman named Elle Bishop tries to find Peter and kills Ricky with her electric powers. Matt and Nathan visit Mau-
ry, who has put Molly into a deep sleep and has been giving her nightmares. Maury escapes and gives Matt and
Nathan nightmares. Suresh sends Molly back to the Company for a cure, much to Noah’s dismay.
29 6 "The Line
The Line" Jeannot Adam Armus & Kay 10.51[10] October 29, 2007 (2007-10-29)
Szwarc Foster
Peter and Caitlin go to Montreal after they find a plane ticket among Peter’s possessions. Kensei betrays Hiro after
Hiro kisses Kensei’s love Yaeko.
30 7 "Out of Time
Out Time" Daniel Attias Aron Eli Coleite 9.88[10] November 5,
2007 (2007-11-05)
Hiro returns to the present. Peter accidentally teleports himself and Caitlin over a year into the future in New York
and find that 93% of the world’s population has died of the Shanti Virus. Then Peter accidentally teleports back and
meets Kensei, who identifies himself as Adam Monroe. Niki is injected with the virus and Mohinder realizes that his
blood no longer works as a cure. Matt defeats Maury and finds that he can control others’ minds.
31 8 "Four Months Ago…
Four Ago…" Greg Beeman Tim Kring 11.16[10] November 12,
2007 (2007-11-12)
The episode depicts flashbacks that show what happened between the first and second seasons. Peter is taken pris-
oner by the Company where he meets Elle until he escapes with Adam and gets his memory erased by the Haitian.
D.L. is killed after a new personality of Niki’s manifests. Maya reveals her power, which leads her and Alejandro to
America in search for help. In present day, Peter remembers who he is.
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32 9 "Cautionary Tales
Cautionary Tales" Greg Yaitanes Joe Pokaski 10.81[10] November 19,
2007 (2007-11-19)
The Bennet family prepares to go on the run before the Company finds them. Hiro goes back in time and discovers
that Adam killed his father. Mohinder sides with the Company and kills Bennet by shooting him through the eye as
depicted by Isaac’s painting. However Bennet is revived by Claire’s blood.
33 10 "Truth & Consequences Adam Kane
Truth Consequences" Jesse Alexander 11.89[10] November 26,
2007 (2007-11-26)
Adam and Peter learn that the Shanti virus is being kept in Texas. Sylar kills Alejandro, Maya learns how to control
her power, and Maya and Sylar make it to New York.
34 11 "Powerless
Powerless" Allan Arkush Jeph Loeb 11.06[10] December 3,
2007 (2007-12-03)
Peter finds out that Adam actually wants to unleash the virus and stops him from doing so. Hiro buries Adam alive
by teleporting him into a coffin. Monica is kidnapped by a street gang and Niki saves her, but gets trapped in a burn-
ing, exploding building. Elle saves Mohinder, Maya, and Molly from Sylar’s clutches. Sylar regains his powers using
Claire’s blood. Nathan has a press conference to go public with his power, but is shot before he can do so.
line and lack of focus compared to the first season. Milo million viewers from the season opener and series pi-
Ventimiglia stated that "when there’s a little bit of a de- lot.[14]
lay, there’s not that instant, rewarding scene or moment
or episode... people get impatient, so it has been extreme-
ly important for them to strike a balance between giving
Home media
and getting."[11] In an interview with Entertainment Week- The DVD and Blu-ray was released on August 26, 2008 in
ly, Heroes creator Tim Kring commented on criticisms of Region 1.
season two, and the series’ 15% decline in ratings.[12]
Kring said that he felt he had made mistakes with the di-
rection of season two. He had thought that the audience
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