Angela Petrelli speaks affectionately with Sylar, who has just learned that she is his mother. She presents him with a girl named Bridget with the ability to see a person’s entire past and allows Sylar to kill her to take her ability.
HRG shows up at the Company facility for the sole purpose of recapturing the Level 5 escapees. Angela can’t let him be partners with the Haitian because he’s on an assignment for her, so she introduces HRG to his new powered partner: Sylar. HRG is obviously opposed to working with Sylar, especially since Sylar's recent attack on Claire, though Sylar rationalizes that since Claire can’t die, she was never in any danger. Angela says Sylar is just misunderstood and needs some structure. HRG has no real choice but to team up with the devil he knows.
The escapees from Level 5 decide to rob a bank. Knox, who feeds off people’s fear, is the leader, while Flint (who generates fire) and the German (whose ability is similar to that of the Marvel Comics villain, Magneto) are the muscle. That leaves Jesse, the villain Peter is stuck inside.
The police show up, which is Knox’s plan because he wants the Company to arrive so he can exact revenge on HRG, aided by the power he’s getting from the scared hostages. The plan works, as HRG and his new partner see the robbery on the news. Sylar and HRG, both in suits, arrive, but HRG tells Sylar to stand back and do nothing. Instead, Sylar takes charge by posing as an FBI agent.
Peter tries to talk Knox out of it, but Knox uses simple trickery to uncover that this guy isn’t the real Jesse. HRG enters and the hostages leave. Knox has him pinned down, but Peter gets upset and yells, revealing Jesse’s power is a super sonic scream.
Emboldened, he yells and knocks everyone down, but time freezes because Future Peter has arrived. He walks up to Jesse and pushes regular Peter out. Future Peter teleports Regular Peter away, leaving HRG stuck with the real Jesse. Sylar arrives just in time for the new partners to neutralize the Level 5 Four. Sylar locks HRG out of the bank and, though HRG tries to talk him down, Sylar can’t fight his killer hunger, so he performs some quick brain surgery on Jesse. They return to the Company, and while Angela still thinks there’s hope for Sylar, HRG tells the Haitian he’s sticking around just long enough to learn Sylar's weakness, then kill him.
Hiro tracks Daphne to Berlin. She tells him the first half of the Formula has already been delivered, and she’s at the theater to intercept the second half. Hiro wonders how his nemesis can be so overly confident that she’ll tell him her plan. “You’re 0 for 2 against me, Pikachu” Daphne explains. “That’s just regular confidence.” Suddenly she slows down, but Hiro’s powers are also gone. Hiro sees the Haitian holding a briefcase and recognizes him from the future, giving him an advantage over Daphne.
Inside the theater where the exchange is supposed to take place, Daphne interrupts and tries to turn Ando against Hiro, which Hiro describes as “Villainy 101.” She tells them she’s just doing this because some guy is paying her. The Haitian meets up with a woman and explains Angela wants her half of the Formula closer to home due to the recent events.
Hiro and Ando hatch a plan where Ando is supposed to play an usher, but instead Ando hits the Haitian over the head and knocks him out. Ando expresses a reluctance to continue playing the "sidekick" to Hiro, reflecting the doubts Daphne had just been trying to exploit. While the Haitian is knocked out, Daphne speeds by and takes the briefcase. Hiro tries to stop time, but the Haitian is awake again, and upset. By the end of the episode, Hiro and Ando are incarcerated in Level 5.
Matt Parkman is still in Africa, getting a lesson in spirit journeys from his guide, Usutu, who paints the future like Isaac Mendez. Parkman sees many paintings showing scenes from his life that have already happened, as well as one that has not yet come to pass: a happy scene in which Matt and a blonde woman are holding a baby. However, Usutu begins painting over this and replacing it with a new picture, telling Parkman his future has been changed. In the new picture, Matt is crying and holding the blonde woman's dead body.
At the Bennet house, Claire’s two mothers Sandra and Meredith face off on how best to raise their mutual daughter. Biological mom Meredith agrees to let Claire skip school that day in order to train her to fight. Meredith drags her daughter into an empty storage container and the lesson begins by setting it all on fire, sucking the oxygen out of the room. Claire begs her to stop, but Meredith persists until Claire confesses she wants to learn to fight not to help people, but to hurt Sylar.
Nathan shows up at Tracy’s place wondering why she missed his swearing-in ceremony as the junior senator from New York. She’s still disturbed by her newly discovered icy powers and her connection to Niki Sanders. Tracy has an address in New Orleans, so she goes to figure it out. Once there, Tracy visits a funeral home and opens a casket to see a dead Niki inside.
She runs into Micah, who instantly recognizes that Tracy is not his mother. Micah and Tracy talk about their powers, and Micah uses his ability to talk to machines to search the Internet and learn that Tracy and Niki were born on the same day in the same hospital, both delivered by the same man, Dr. Zimmerman. She tracks him down in California, and learns that not only does he know her, but he created her.
One of us, One of them Video Preview
Look for it to feature:
An unexpected partnership;
The Level 5 villains showing off what kind of damage they can do;
Mohinder discovering the drawback of his powers.
HEROES 03.05 ANGELS AND MONSTERS
SEVERAL HEROES STAND AT MAJOR CROSSROADS, FACING PERSONAL DECISIONS THAT COULD REDEFINE WHO'S "GOOD" OR "EVIL" — CLAIRE (HAYDEN PANETTIERE) ATTEMPTS TO TAKE DOWN HER FIRST NEW VILLIAN — MALCOLM McDOWELL (LINDERMAN), DAVID ANDERS (ADAM MONROE) AND JESSALYN GILSIG (MEREDITH) GUEST STAR —
Armed with H.R.G.'s (Jack Coleman) old files and a taser, Claire (Hayden Panettiere) attempts to take down her first target — Stephen Canfield (Andre Royo), a Level 5 escapee with the ability to create black holes — unaware that others are closing in. Meanwhile, in horror, Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) flees from all the death and destruction in the future, only to grimly discover how deeply the experience has changed him. Frustrated that Adam Monroe (guest star David Anders) didn't get them closer to "the formula," Hiro (Masi Oka) takes a stab at becoming friends with Daphne (guest star Brea Grant) and new associate Knox (guest star Jaime Hector), much to Ando's (James Kyson Lee) dismay. Later, Suresh's (Sendhil Ramamurthy) urge to correct research errors puts Maya (Dania Ramirez), among others, in a sticky situation. Linderman (guest star Malcolm McDowell) advises Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) to stick by Tracy (Ali Larter), seeing that they could accomplish great things together. In Africa, Matt (Greg Grunberg) sees his vision of "happily ever after" destroyed. Zachary Quinto and Cristine Rose star. Alan Blumenfeld, Ashley Crow, Jessalyn Gilsig, Brea Grant, Jamie Hector, David H. Lawrence XVII and Andre Royo guest star.
Show Cast:
Milo Ventimiglia, Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Greg Grunberg, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Masi Oka, Adrian Pasdar, Jack Coleman, James Kyson Lee, Dania Ramirez, Zachary Quinto, Cristine Rose
Heroes:The Second Coming
Heroes regains at least some of its cliffhanging mythology mojo in Monday night's NBC season premiere, "The Second Coming."
Brimming with dank cinematography, deadly earnest acting -- the fate of the world is still hanging in the balance, after all -- and at least two genuine WTF? moments, the Season 3 opener hopscotches full speed toward a dark destiny rife with betrayal, collapsing cities and reversals of fortune.
The heroes' dysfunctional relationships that were spelled out in previous years add depth for longtime fans, but new viewers -- and first-season loyalists who quit watching during the NBC series' wayward second year -- should be able to grok the basics quickly enough.
At its best, Heroes treats serialized sci-fi storytelling like a page-turning comic book. Empowered with whiplash story twists, reasonably good visual effects and the struggle against a dense conspiracy determined to bring the world as we know it to an end, the show's superheroes feel cursed, rather than blessed, by their gifts. When the machinery is humming, the real kick comes in watching ordinary people handle their extraordinary responsibilities.
And this season, as always, one thing is certain. The future looks bleak.
(Spoiler alert: Minor plot points follow.)
Season 3 begins four years in the future and races through a where-are-they-now status update.
"The Butterfly Effect," the second show of Season 3, immediately follows "The Second Coming." That episode was not available for review, but it's a sure bet that the heroes' predicament will get a helluva lot worse before it gets better. And that's a good thing.
Heroes version 3 may not offer the thrill of discovery that hooked fans during the show's first season. Despite the often ponderous dialogue and gloomy score, Heroes deploys brute storytelling force to prompt in the view a need to find out what happens next. Quoting from a W.B. Yeats poem, Suresh mournfully wonders, "What rough beast slouches toward Bethlehem?" For the answer to that question, we'll keep watching.
What do you think? Is tonight's episode a return to form, or is Heroes still floundering? Comment below.
Wired: Back on track, our "heroes" brace for a season of change-ups.
Tired: We love Masi Oka, but the time-stopping scrunchy-face is getting old.
Heroes in shocking return
Heroes is back, and fans are in for a treat as the TV show returns to its explosive, shocking self.
Heroes in shocking return
Heroes is back, and fans are in for a treat as the TV show returns to its explosive, shocking self.
After the second season suffered ratings-wise and ended early because of the Writers Guild strike, the hit show will return on US screens on September 22 with the first two hours of a shock-a-minute volume titled Villains, and introducing six new characters.
Creator Tim Kring says that the third season is bigger and better than ever before.
He told TV Guide: "I've aggressively adrenalised the storytelling. We're moving very quickly and revealing a lot of secrets and surprises on night one - the kinds we would have saved until episode seven or eight in the past."
And he reveals that viewers will find out more about the backgrounds of their favourite characters.
"For everything we're giving away, there are more intense revelations coming quickly down the road - especially about the true nature of these special abilities. In the past, we've posited various theories," he added.
"Do these powers have a basis in science? Are they evolutionary? A gift from God? And how are all these people connected? This season, we're going to reframe those questions and take a turn that's really unexpected."
Heroes season 3 official description of episode 1, 2, 3 and 4
HEROES 03.01 THE SECOND COMING
HEROES 03.02 THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
09-22-2008 8:00PM (119 min)
"VOLUME 3: VILLAINS" MAKES A TWO-HOUR SPECIAL DEBUT WITH REVELATIONS THAT WILL REDEFINE FAMILIAR CHARACTERS AND SHAKE THE SERIES TO ITS CORE — The first chapter of "Volume 3: Villains" kicks off moments after shots rang out, as the shocking identity of Nathan's (Adrian Pasdar) assassin and the reasons why the Texas press conference had to be cut short are revealed — immediately throwing Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) and Matt (Greg Grunberg) into unexpected, uncharted territory. With his powers partially restored, Sylar (Zachary Quinto) decides a visit to Claire (Hayden Panettiere) could give him a boost. Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Hiro (Masi Oka) and Ando (James Kyson Lee) are charged with safeguarding a family secret that could split the planet apart, and discover that the path to a grim future starts with shady speedster, Daphne (guest star Brea Grant). In New York City, thanks to Maya (Dania Ramirez), Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) makes a startling breakthrough that could change the world — or just destroy his. And who is Tracy Strauss? In the shocking second chapter of "Volume 3: Villains," Angela (Cristine Rose) confronts her much-changed son, Peter, as the bursts of violence around them only hint to the catastrophes to come. First, Sylar declares war on the Company by attacking their main facility, and finds even more than he bargained for on Level 5. During a devastating battle with Elle (guest star Kristen Bell), a dozen savage criminals — all with terrible abilities — escape. Meanwhile, Claire discovers something new and unexpected about her abilities. Determined to reclaim his family's terrible secret, Hiro and Ando track Daphne (guest star Brea Grant) to Paris. After a fateful night, Suresh is thrilled to find his research, his life and his relationship with Maya evolving in leaps and bounds. Stuck in unfamiliar territory, Matt finds a guide (guest star Ntare Mwine) to help him. Ali Larter and Jack Coleman star.
Show Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Greg Grunberg, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Masi Oka, Adrian Pasdar, Jack Coleman, James Kyson Lee, Dania Ramirez, Zachary Quinto, Cristine Rose
HEROES 03.03 ONE OF US, ONE OF THEM
09-29-2008 9:00PM (60 min)
WHEN FOUR VILLAINS LAY SIEGE TO A BANK, ANGELA (CRISTINE ROSE) SENDS H.R.G. (JACK COLEMAN) AND HER DANGEROUS, NEW WALKING WEAPON IN AFTER THEM — When four ruthless, powerful Villains — "Knox" (guest star Jaime Hector), Flint (guest star Blake Shields), The German (guest star Ken Lally) and Jesse (guest star Francis Capra) — bust into a bank and take hostages, Angela (Cristine Rose) sends H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) and his shocking, new empowered partner in after them. Determined to derail a cataclysmic future, Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) must first find what he lost along the way. Meanwhile, Hiro (Masi Oka) and Ando (James Kyson Lee) track Daphne (guest star Brea Grant) and part of "the formula" to Germany, but run afoul of The Haitian (guest star Jimmy Jean-Louis). Horrified by her ability, Tracy Strauss (Ali Larter) leaves Washington, D.C. to search for answers about Niki. A distraught Claire (Hayden Panettiere) asks Meredith (guest star Jessalyn Gilsig) to teach her how to fight. As his romance with Maya (Dania Ramirez) intensifies, Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) finds himself unprepared when his experiment yields some unexpected results. Adrian Pasdar, Greg Grunberg and Zachary Quinto star. Randall Bentley, Ashley Crow, Noah Gray-Cabey, Ronald Guttman and Ntare Mwine guest star.
Show Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Greg Grunberg, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Masi Oka, Adrian Pasdar, Jack Coleman, James Kyson Lee, Dania Ramirez, Zachary Quinto, Cristine Rose
HEROES 03.04 I AM BECOME DEATH
10-06-2008 9:00PM (60 min)
TASKED TO SAVE A WORLD DESTINED FOR DESTRUCTION, PETER MUST EMBRACE A WILD, DANGEROUS ABILITY TO BETTER PREPARE FOR THE STRUGGLE AHEAD — GUEST STARS MALCOLM MCDOWELL (LINDERMAN), DAVID ANDERS (ADAM MONROE) AND ADAIR TISHLER (MOLLY) RETURN — Seeing a future where nearly everyone has abilities, a world destined for destruction, Peter resolves to prevent this earth-shattering end — whatever the cost — and so takes on a dark, unwieldy ability to save the world — gambling (wrong) that it won't destroy him and everything he loves first. After allowing Angela's (Cristine Rose) half of "the formula" to be stolen, Hiro (Masi Oka) and Ando (James Kyson Lee) set out to uncover the identity of the Villain who hired Daphne (guest star Brea Grant) — and must consult with the person who knows these rogues best…Adam Monroe (guest star David Anders). After the bloodbath at the bank, H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) resolves to get rid of his new partner. Meanwhile, determined to be a hero, Claire (Hayden Panettiere) hits the road after one of the Villains from H.R.G.'s old files. Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) gives in to impulse. Linderman (guest star Malcolm McDowell) and Molly (guest star Adair Tishler) return in unexpected manners. A new romance ignites between two Heroes. Ali Larter, Adrian Pasdar, Greg Grunberg, Zachary Quinto and Dania Ramirez star. Randall Bentley, Ashley Crow, Jessalyn Gilsig, Ronald Guttman, Jamie Hector, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ntare Mwine and Thomas Robinson guest star.
Show Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Greg Grunberg, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Masi Oka, Adrian Pasdar, Jack Coleman, James Kyson Lee, Dania Ramirez, Zachary Quinto, Cristine Rose
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Heroes Episode Countdown
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The awesome new season of Heroes is upon us today, this season promises to be the pinnacle of entertainment and will return all our heroes fans of season one back to edge of our seat.
The awesome new season of Heroes is upon us today, this season promises to be the pinnacle of entertainment and will return all our heroes fans of season one back to edge of our seat.
The Future
today, Kristin from E! Online provided us with a couple of interesting tidbits in her most recent post about the characters of Matt and Tracy.
If you have seen the promos and previous spoilers, you will know Matt is stuck in the middle of the desert. It seems like he will meet and African bushman with powers to paint the future like Issac. Apparently Matt will learn that in the future everyone will fly. This hints that humans will evolve or perhaps Mohinder's super serum does get out and everyone gains an ability to fly.
Kristin also hints at Tracy' potential power hinting she might kill a reporter (William Katt) by accident and then hints she might be Niki's twin. After one of the most recent sneak peeks we see Tracy open a coffin and see herself or Niki in it, thus pretty much confirming a storyline about twins or a time line crossed.
Well here is the full report, what do you think this all could mean??
Nathaniel in Washington, D.C.: What can you tell me about Heroes' future?
Let's see...Matt Parkman's (Greg Grunberg) future is drawn for him by an African bushman, and in the world's future, the sky is full of people who can fly. It'll be just like The Jetsons! Except, you know,no flying contraptions needed. This is a future I'm looking forward to 'cause the traffic on the 405 is killing me.
Emma in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Can you tell me anything more about Ali Larter's character's powers on Heroes?
You know the reporter played by William Katt of Greatest American Hero who confronts "Tracy Strauss" (Ali Larter) with evidence that she's actually "Niki Saunders"? Well, there's a reason he's only in one episode, and that reason is that someone kills him by accident. (Wait a minute, could Ali be playing a character with a lethal power? Noooo!) Also, after Tracy begins to believe the reporter might be
right about her real identity, she sets off to find the doctor who delivered her, in hopes that he can tell her more about her origins. She finds out at summer camp she has an identical twin, and they set off on a mischievious but adorable mission to get their parents to reunite. Or wait, that last sentence may have been from another story.
Source: E! Online
If you have seen the promos and previous spoilers, you will know Matt is stuck in the middle of the desert. It seems like he will meet and African bushman with powers to paint the future like Issac. Apparently Matt will learn that in the future everyone will fly. This hints that humans will evolve or perhaps Mohinder's super serum does get out and everyone gains an ability to fly.
Kristin also hints at Tracy' potential power hinting she might kill a reporter (William Katt) by accident and then hints she might be Niki's twin. After one of the most recent sneak peeks we see Tracy open a coffin and see herself or Niki in it, thus pretty much confirming a storyline about twins or a time line crossed.
Well here is the full report, what do you think this all could mean??
Nathaniel in Washington, D.C.: What can you tell me about Heroes' future?
Let's see...Matt Parkman's (Greg Grunberg) future is drawn for him by an African bushman, and in the world's future, the sky is full of people who can fly. It'll be just like The Jetsons! Except, you know,no flying contraptions needed. This is a future I'm looking forward to 'cause the traffic on the 405 is killing me.
Emma in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Can you tell me anything more about Ali Larter's character's powers on Heroes?
You know the reporter played by William Katt of Greatest American Hero who confronts "Tracy Strauss" (Ali Larter) with evidence that she's actually "Niki Saunders"? Well, there's a reason he's only in one episode, and that reason is that someone kills him by accident. (Wait a minute, could Ali be playing a character with a lethal power? Noooo!) Also, after Tracy begins to believe the reporter might be
right about her real identity, she sets off to find the doctor who delivered her, in hopes that he can tell her more about her origins. She finds out at summer camp she has an identical twin, and they set off on a mischievious but adorable mission to get their parents to reunite. Or wait, that last sentence may have been from another story.
Source: E! Online
New interview with Zachary Quinto
Of all the colorful characters on television today, not many have rose to pop culture royalty as quickly as the character of Sylar, the big baddie of NBC's fan-favorite show Heroes. This is due in large part to the work of the actor who portrays him, Zachary Quinto.
The success of Sylar is no small feat when you consider that Quinto didn't even appear in "Heroes" as the brain-dissecting, super-powered serial killer until episode eight of the first season. Since then, Quinto's joined the regular cast and has been the breakout star of the show. Next summer, he will be seen on the big screen in another iconic sci-fi role, taking over for the legendary Leonard Nimoy as the USS Enterprise's Science Officer, Mr. Spock, in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek."
With fans' anticipation for the film growing by the week and the new season of "Heroes" -- entitled "Volume Three: Villains" -- beginning on September 22, CBR News caught up with the busy star to talk about "Heroes," what's next for Sylar, and what it's like to go from killing heroes to wearing the famous Vulcan's pointy ears.
CBR: Did you have any idea, when you took the part of Sylar, how important the character would be to overall story of "Heroes?"
Zachary Quinto: Absolutely not. I don't think there is any way to predict how things are going to go. But as colorful as this show's been for all of us involved and for the audience, when you get involved in it, it's something that sort of takes you by storm a little bit. There's really no way to predict it and obviously I'm most grateful that it did happen. But I had no way of telling when I signed on.
In what ways do you think your theatre training prepared you for the role of Sylar?
I feel really grateful to come from a theatre background because it sort of solidified my relationship to the work from a little bit of a different perspective. There are a lot of actors that come from a theatre background. So many of my friends actually working in Los Angeles now got those jobs that brought them to L.A. [while working] in New York. So for me personally, I feel like my training allows me to look at things from more than one perspective. It allows me to have a little bit more of an oversight. I understand where a character lives in my body, where a character lives in my voice, and then how to modify those understandings to fit the format that I'm working in.
I remember when I was in school teachers would always argue about whether there was a different technique applied to television and film than is applied to theatre. I think there definitely is. I think that coming from a theatre background, it allows me to sort of bring things down rather than going from a small medium to a large medium. It's much easier to fill whatever size of screen your working on, if you can fill a seven hundred-seat theatre. For me, that training gave me a really great base from which to work and I continue to learn about the technique and the tools that are necessary to work in television and film. I feel really fortunate to continue to have these experiences that teach me those new lesions.
Did you ever think that you would have a career so strongly rooted in the science fiction genre?
I never imagined that my experience would lead me so deeply into the comic book and science fiction world as it has. Again, it's something that I'm incredibly grateful for. Harkening back to the question about my training, it makes sense when you look at it from that perspective. I think there is something very theatrical about those worlds. Obviously the world of "Heroes" is incredibly heightened and there's something very theatrical about it. While I never really expected it, it doesn't necessarily surprise me now that I've become emerged in it.
It also has a really excited group of fans, so I feel like that's something else that is an added bonus to the whole thing. It's probably the most ardent group of people that you could ever be working for, in terms of fans and their enthusiasm for the stories that you're telling. So I'm happy to be here. I definitely look forward to exploring other areas of storytelling, but I'm so grateful hat this one has brought me to a point where I'll be able to do that.
Can you talk about how "Heroes" helped you get your role in "Star Trek?"
This whole year for me has been a blur of good fortune and there was very little of it done by design. I feel like my experience on "Heroes" and the world in which it's rooted lent it's self to the attention that led me to be part of the movie. I don't really think of it in terms of how I use "Heroes" to get movie roles or how I use "Heroes" to get other jobs, I feel like I remain as grateful to be on "Heroes" now as I did when I first started. It's so fulfilling, creatively and professionally.
I think you can't get ahead of yourself because no amount of success, exposure or opportunity is going to really matter, or be ultimately fulfilling unless you can be totally present in what your doing right now. That's sort of the way that I've gone from one thing to another. There were so many fortuitous moments that lined up in almost a magical way that you could never even begin to conceive it, unless it was happening to you. Also it helped out that the timing of the movie happened during the Writers Strike. So I feel like I couldn't be in a better spot and I couldn't be happier to be where I am.
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What are some of the differences in playing Spock as opposed to Sylar?
I think there are elements of the characters that echo each other but I think they echo each other from very opposite ends of the spectrum. Each of the characters employ a stillness and a sort of a rich internal point of view that informs the way they behave and the way they relate to people around them. It's great fun to have characters that are rich, full of challenges and full of rewards. Both of these characters are clearly that. So as an actor, I don't really approach a character as whether or not he's good or bad. I just approach a character by looking for where it lives in me. And I think for numerous reasons both of these characters find very different life in me. Both of these characters are very contained and very controlled.
For me, it was like coming home when I came back to work on "Heroes" after going away on a new and uncharted experience. The movie was different for me because of the scale and size of the franchise and the iconic nature of the character I was stepping into. There was a tremendous sense of completion when I finished the film and a tremendous sense of familiarity when I came back to work on the show.
What's your approach to playing Sylar this year and how are the scripts that you've seen for Season Three?
I think that the scripts for this season are just more exciting, more action packed and more dynamic than ever. I think they just keep getting better. You know, every time I open a script it's really a thrill. In terms of my approach, it is always the same in whatever I'm working on. It's to serve the text. I think we're really fortunate to work with incredibly creative, imaginative and consistent writers that bring surprise to the scripts. Sometimes when I open a script for Season Three, it's just hard to keep track of exactly where I'm going. There are so many different aspects of this character's experience that are drawn upon this year. So my approach really is to just sort of serve that and keep track of it at the same time. I think people will see what I mean as the season unfolds.
In the episodes for the third season that you've shot so far, how has Sylar developed and what are some of the acting challenges for you?
Well, this is the longest time I've spent playing one character on a show and I think there are unique challenges that go along with that. The idea of being on a show and playing a character in an open-ended kind of way, especially in the serialized nature in which we tell our stories, is very exciting for me. So for me, this character grows and evolves in so many ways this season. I think this season, he is put into situations and he is in some ways manipulated to employ kind of restraints against his instincts and impulses that we've never seen him have to employ before. And that's really been a fascinating journey for me as well as equally challenging.
There are certain aspects of this character in particular that people respond to and people sort of come to expect. There are a lot of unexpected turns this year for my character. Every time I open a script, there's just a different kind of challenge, whether it's a physical challenge in terms of a fight sequence, a stunt sequence, a special effect sequence or an emotional challenge he's coming up against in himself or coming up against outside of himself with the people that he's interacting with. I think the tapestry for that has been incredibly rich this year for my character in particular so it's been a ride for sure.
Would you like to see more of Sylar's past explored in future episodes and how evil would you like to see him get?
I'd be interested in learning as much about Sylar's background as the writers' see fit. We do go there again this year, at a certain point we'll revisit shades of that character as you first saw him. As far as how evil I want him to get, I feel like Sylar's evil is rooted in a great humanity, in a lot of smallness and a feeling of sort of emptiness. So I don't really look at it as how evil can he possibly get, I sort of look at it as, what he has in front of him and the choices that he makes in order to cease his opportunities. He's constantly, constantly wrestling with his desire to feel special, his desire to feel valid and the desire to feel viable. So I feel like those are the ways that I come at it, rather than thinking of him as evil because that is really just a means to an end.
Do you think that Sylar could ever be a good guy? What would have to occur for that to happen and do you think it would be fun for you to play the hero?
It goes back to what I was saying before about this character, I don't really look at him as absolutely good or bad. I think that he is constantly walking a line of ambiguity within himself and uncertainty within himself that defines the way he acts and the way he behaves. So I feel like there are colors of this character that are possible, that are maybe a little less violent and a little less dark than we've seen from him in the past. As long as it's rooted in a connection to the character's psychology because that's what's fun for me. I have nothing but faith in the fact that, that will always be the case no matter where the character is taken on the show and that's certainly been true so far this season.
With the new characters that were added last season and more new ones coming this year, is there ever a fear as an actor that you won't have enough to do?
I think our show does a remarkable job of tracking all the characters, sort of bringing them back around to one another and dovetailing the stories to each other. You know, for a cast as large as ours, I think all of my fellow actors would agree each of us gets a significant amount to chew on in all of the episodes we're in. There's never a feeling that one storyline is suffering in favor of another.
The first episode of "Volume Three: Villains" was premiered at Comic-Con this year. What was it like to be there and see the fans' reactions to it and how does what fans think about the show influence your work?
That's kind of a double-edged sword in a lot of ways because we are creating in a vacuum. We are relying on each other and relying on our instincts creatively as actors, as well as writers. I know for myself and my cast-mates, being at Comic-Con, sharing [with the fans] their experience for the first time with this volume and having sixty-five hundred people or however many there were in that hall, was incredible. It was exhilarating to see their response to it and be a part of their reaction. We all do really value that aspect of it too because we know that's why we do what we do, because people are responding as adamantly as those fans did.
Finally, it's been revealed that Sylar will clash with Elle this season. What kind of battle can fans expect and how did you enjoy filming those scenes with Kristen Bell?
Well, I just love Kristen all around. I love working with her. I love hanging out with her and I think she has a really great energy. She's a phenomenal actress, so anytime I get to work with her is a good time. Yeah, we have an epic battle. Some things go down that definitely have some specials effects elements to it. As well as there are some stunt elements and it's both personal and epic.
Author: Jami Philbrick
Sources: ComicBookResources + HeroesSpoilers-Odi
The success of Sylar is no small feat when you consider that Quinto didn't even appear in "Heroes" as the brain-dissecting, super-powered serial killer until episode eight of the first season. Since then, Quinto's joined the regular cast and has been the breakout star of the show. Next summer, he will be seen on the big screen in another iconic sci-fi role, taking over for the legendary Leonard Nimoy as the USS Enterprise's Science Officer, Mr. Spock, in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek."
With fans' anticipation for the film growing by the week and the new season of "Heroes" -- entitled "Volume Three: Villains" -- beginning on September 22, CBR News caught up with the busy star to talk about "Heroes," what's next for Sylar, and what it's like to go from killing heroes to wearing the famous Vulcan's pointy ears.
CBR: Did you have any idea, when you took the part of Sylar, how important the character would be to overall story of "Heroes?"
Zachary Quinto: Absolutely not. I don't think there is any way to predict how things are going to go. But as colorful as this show's been for all of us involved and for the audience, when you get involved in it, it's something that sort of takes you by storm a little bit. There's really no way to predict it and obviously I'm most grateful that it did happen. But I had no way of telling when I signed on.
In what ways do you think your theatre training prepared you for the role of Sylar?
I feel really grateful to come from a theatre background because it sort of solidified my relationship to the work from a little bit of a different perspective. There are a lot of actors that come from a theatre background. So many of my friends actually working in Los Angeles now got those jobs that brought them to L.A. [while working] in New York. So for me personally, I feel like my training allows me to look at things from more than one perspective. It allows me to have a little bit more of an oversight. I understand where a character lives in my body, where a character lives in my voice, and then how to modify those understandings to fit the format that I'm working in.
I remember when I was in school teachers would always argue about whether there was a different technique applied to television and film than is applied to theatre. I think there definitely is. I think that coming from a theatre background, it allows me to sort of bring things down rather than going from a small medium to a large medium. It's much easier to fill whatever size of screen your working on, if you can fill a seven hundred-seat theatre. For me, that training gave me a really great base from which to work and I continue to learn about the technique and the tools that are necessary to work in television and film. I feel really fortunate to continue to have these experiences that teach me those new lesions.
Did you ever think that you would have a career so strongly rooted in the science fiction genre?
I never imagined that my experience would lead me so deeply into the comic book and science fiction world as it has. Again, it's something that I'm incredibly grateful for. Harkening back to the question about my training, it makes sense when you look at it from that perspective. I think there is something very theatrical about those worlds. Obviously the world of "Heroes" is incredibly heightened and there's something very theatrical about it. While I never really expected it, it doesn't necessarily surprise me now that I've become emerged in it.
It also has a really excited group of fans, so I feel like that's something else that is an added bonus to the whole thing. It's probably the most ardent group of people that you could ever be working for, in terms of fans and their enthusiasm for the stories that you're telling. So I'm happy to be here. I definitely look forward to exploring other areas of storytelling, but I'm so grateful hat this one has brought me to a point where I'll be able to do that.
Can you talk about how "Heroes" helped you get your role in "Star Trek?"
This whole year for me has been a blur of good fortune and there was very little of it done by design. I feel like my experience on "Heroes" and the world in which it's rooted lent it's self to the attention that led me to be part of the movie. I don't really think of it in terms of how I use "Heroes" to get movie roles or how I use "Heroes" to get other jobs, I feel like I remain as grateful to be on "Heroes" now as I did when I first started. It's so fulfilling, creatively and professionally.
I think you can't get ahead of yourself because no amount of success, exposure or opportunity is going to really matter, or be ultimately fulfilling unless you can be totally present in what your doing right now. That's sort of the way that I've gone from one thing to another. There were so many fortuitous moments that lined up in almost a magical way that you could never even begin to conceive it, unless it was happening to you. Also it helped out that the timing of the movie happened during the Writers Strike. So I feel like I couldn't be in a better spot and I couldn't be happier to be where I am.
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What are some of the differences in playing Spock as opposed to Sylar?
I think there are elements of the characters that echo each other but I think they echo each other from very opposite ends of the spectrum. Each of the characters employ a stillness and a sort of a rich internal point of view that informs the way they behave and the way they relate to people around them. It's great fun to have characters that are rich, full of challenges and full of rewards. Both of these characters are clearly that. So as an actor, I don't really approach a character as whether or not he's good or bad. I just approach a character by looking for where it lives in me. And I think for numerous reasons both of these characters find very different life in me. Both of these characters are very contained and very controlled.
For me, it was like coming home when I came back to work on "Heroes" after going away on a new and uncharted experience. The movie was different for me because of the scale and size of the franchise and the iconic nature of the character I was stepping into. There was a tremendous sense of completion when I finished the film and a tremendous sense of familiarity when I came back to work on the show.
What's your approach to playing Sylar this year and how are the scripts that you've seen for Season Three?
I think that the scripts for this season are just more exciting, more action packed and more dynamic than ever. I think they just keep getting better. You know, every time I open a script it's really a thrill. In terms of my approach, it is always the same in whatever I'm working on. It's to serve the text. I think we're really fortunate to work with incredibly creative, imaginative and consistent writers that bring surprise to the scripts. Sometimes when I open a script for Season Three, it's just hard to keep track of exactly where I'm going. There are so many different aspects of this character's experience that are drawn upon this year. So my approach really is to just sort of serve that and keep track of it at the same time. I think people will see what I mean as the season unfolds.
In the episodes for the third season that you've shot so far, how has Sylar developed and what are some of the acting challenges for you?
Well, this is the longest time I've spent playing one character on a show and I think there are unique challenges that go along with that. The idea of being on a show and playing a character in an open-ended kind of way, especially in the serialized nature in which we tell our stories, is very exciting for me. So for me, this character grows and evolves in so many ways this season. I think this season, he is put into situations and he is in some ways manipulated to employ kind of restraints against his instincts and impulses that we've never seen him have to employ before. And that's really been a fascinating journey for me as well as equally challenging.
There are certain aspects of this character in particular that people respond to and people sort of come to expect. There are a lot of unexpected turns this year for my character. Every time I open a script, there's just a different kind of challenge, whether it's a physical challenge in terms of a fight sequence, a stunt sequence, a special effect sequence or an emotional challenge he's coming up against in himself or coming up against outside of himself with the people that he's interacting with. I think the tapestry for that has been incredibly rich this year for my character in particular so it's been a ride for sure.
Would you like to see more of Sylar's past explored in future episodes and how evil would you like to see him get?
I'd be interested in learning as much about Sylar's background as the writers' see fit. We do go there again this year, at a certain point we'll revisit shades of that character as you first saw him. As far as how evil I want him to get, I feel like Sylar's evil is rooted in a great humanity, in a lot of smallness and a feeling of sort of emptiness. So I don't really look at it as how evil can he possibly get, I sort of look at it as, what he has in front of him and the choices that he makes in order to cease his opportunities. He's constantly, constantly wrestling with his desire to feel special, his desire to feel valid and the desire to feel viable. So I feel like those are the ways that I come at it, rather than thinking of him as evil because that is really just a means to an end.
Do you think that Sylar could ever be a good guy? What would have to occur for that to happen and do you think it would be fun for you to play the hero?
It goes back to what I was saying before about this character, I don't really look at him as absolutely good or bad. I think that he is constantly walking a line of ambiguity within himself and uncertainty within himself that defines the way he acts and the way he behaves. So I feel like there are colors of this character that are possible, that are maybe a little less violent and a little less dark than we've seen from him in the past. As long as it's rooted in a connection to the character's psychology because that's what's fun for me. I have nothing but faith in the fact that, that will always be the case no matter where the character is taken on the show and that's certainly been true so far this season.
With the new characters that were added last season and more new ones coming this year, is there ever a fear as an actor that you won't have enough to do?
I think our show does a remarkable job of tracking all the characters, sort of bringing them back around to one another and dovetailing the stories to each other. You know, for a cast as large as ours, I think all of my fellow actors would agree each of us gets a significant amount to chew on in all of the episodes we're in. There's never a feeling that one storyline is suffering in favor of another.
The first episode of "Volume Three: Villains" was premiered at Comic-Con this year. What was it like to be there and see the fans' reactions to it and how does what fans think about the show influence your work?
That's kind of a double-edged sword in a lot of ways because we are creating in a vacuum. We are relying on each other and relying on our instincts creatively as actors, as well as writers. I know for myself and my cast-mates, being at Comic-Con, sharing [with the fans] their experience for the first time with this volume and having sixty-five hundred people or however many there were in that hall, was incredible. It was exhilarating to see their response to it and be a part of their reaction. We all do really value that aspect of it too because we know that's why we do what we do, because people are responding as adamantly as those fans did.
Finally, it's been revealed that Sylar will clash with Elle this season. What kind of battle can fans expect and how did you enjoy filming those scenes with Kristen Bell?
Well, I just love Kristen all around. I love working with her. I love hanging out with her and I think she has a really great energy. She's a phenomenal actress, so anytime I get to work with her is a good time. Yeah, we have an epic battle. Some things go down that definitely have some specials effects elements to it. As well as there are some stunt elements and it's both personal and epic.
Author: Jami Philbrick
Sources: ComicBookResources + HeroesSpoilers-Odi
Sylar Past Revealed
Here are some of the latest details from TV Guide.
Serial killer Sylar will return this season to Heroes during its highly anticipated two-hour premiere. But, will we see more of his pre-evil alter ego, Gabriel Gray?
According to Zachary Quinto, he'd love to see as much of Sylar's background as possible. He confirmed that Gray will return this season, revisiting the "shades of that character as you first saw him."
The first time we learned of Sylar's past was in the first season's episode "Six Months Ago" in which Chandra Surresh tells watch repairman Gray that he may have super powers. When Gray learns of his real power, which is stealing other people's abilities, he uses them to kill off other "heroes." Surresh figures out Sylar's killing streak and becomes one of his victims.
In "Volume 3: Villains," creator Tim Kring intimates that by using Gray, the show will continue to "peel the layers off of that onion as long as this character exists on the show."
Do you want to see a softer side of Sylar? Heroes premieres on Sept. 22, at 9 pm/ET on NBC
Serial killer Sylar will return this season to Heroes during its highly anticipated two-hour premiere. But, will we see more of his pre-evil alter ego, Gabriel Gray?
According to Zachary Quinto, he'd love to see as much of Sylar's background as possible. He confirmed that Gray will return this season, revisiting the "shades of that character as you first saw him."
The first time we learned of Sylar's past was in the first season's episode "Six Months Ago" in which Chandra Surresh tells watch repairman Gray that he may have super powers. When Gray learns of his real power, which is stealing other people's abilities, he uses them to kill off other "heroes." Surresh figures out Sylar's killing streak and becomes one of his victims.
In "Volume 3: Villains," creator Tim Kring intimates that by using Gray, the show will continue to "peel the layers off of that onion as long as this character exists on the show."
Do you want to see a softer side of Sylar? Heroes premieres on Sept. 22, at 9 pm/ET on NBC
Sylar will have a baby with another hero!
Hey All,
If you have kept up to speed on all the Season 3 spoilers, then you will know that Sylar supposedly will have a baby named Noah in a future episode. However, as suspected by many fans, Kristin at E! Online is reporting that it is indeed a baby of one of the Heroes.
If you have kept up to speed on all the Season 3 spoilers, then you will know that Sylar supposedly will have a baby named Noah in a future episode. However, as suspected by many fans, Kristin at E! Online is reporting that it is indeed a baby of one of the Heroes.
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