As the first half (or, with the strike, possibly the entire 2nd season) of Heroes nears its close, Claire and her family deal with the loss of her father, who is actually not dead but a prisoner of the Company. Niki, infected with a deadly virus that attacks people with abilities, visits Micah in New Orleans while Mohinder tries to use Claire’s blood to come up with a cure. Monica dons a mask and becomes 9th Wonder‘s St. Joan and finds herself in over her head. Sylar gets rid of an obstacle while keeping Maya close so he can get her power later. Peter goes looking for answers about the Shanti virus and while Hiro learns that Adam (a.k.a. Takezo Kensei, a.k.a. Mr. Sark) had tried to release the virus in 1977.

This episode was a lot like last year’s Landslide, the episode before the finale. It was very good, and left us expecting a big super-powered fight next episode. Hopefully, Powerless (Next week’s ep) will be better than How to Stop an Exploding Man (Which I never wrote about, and I wasn’t quite as disappointed as my commenters in that linked post, but it was quite a letdown).