Like: evil Bennett groupie killed, nuclear man killed, Linderman killed... That's three major characters killed just in one night. :tpg:

I'm kinda sad to see Ted go like that, just like Isaac did. At least they didn't introduce a new character and kill em off in the same episode, haha.
Props to D.L. for killing Linderman!

I'd love to see them show at least a glimpse of what Kaito or Angela can do, but not really necessary.

I'm still kind of worried about what they can achieve in the season finale. I was hoping they'd have longer airtime, but it's probably the same length as usual.
Are they going to end it with a conclusion of some sort or leave us with a huge painful cliffhanger?

I wasn't really before, but now I'm really interested in Candace's (shapeshifter/power of illusion) background. She revealed that what she "actually" looks like isn't what she ACTUALLY looks like. I think she mentioned that she was picked on or something and that all people do is fight each other. I'm thinking maybe she was ugly or fat or disfigured before she realized her power, and now uses her power to look "normal". I'd like to know more about her, but unfortunately there's one more episode left, and I highly doubt they'll use up some of it to reveal Candace's past.

Also, it looks like she might turn out to be a good guy, since she won't be taking orders from Thompson anymore, AND her reaction to Micah getting weak from altering the polls. Looks like she actually cares for the little dude. Hey, maybe we'll see her in season 2?

Ahh! I'm really excited for the finale! I think there's gonna be some major twists in the last episode. And yes, I think there will be a cliffhanger that will connect to season 2. Which will, of course, drive us all crazy during the show's hiatus.

Side note: Was anyone else bothered by the fact that Hiro learned how to use the sword in such a short time? I theorized that he would actually go back in time to master the sword from that samurai he read about as a kid, and then return to his time without actually losing any time, but that theory was debunked in this episode. I also think that Ando is going to get himself killed, and Hiro won't be able to stop it.

There's always the possibility that Sylar gets to her. If Sylar kills her she'll most likely revert to her true form.

I think Hiro's father represents the "dragon" in the kensei story. His power may be that he can teach others to learn his skills and/or aquire his knowledge extremely fast. There's also the possibility that he can control time, like Hiro, and manipulated it in some way so that an eternity went by in a very short time.

Yeah, I kinda was thinking that Hiro was controlling time ("paused" it) while training, sorta like the Dragon Ball Z training in an alternate dimension where several years pass in the matter of minutes. :tpg:

Yeah... ;_; But then Hiro came out and Ando was gone. Dagger. Or maybe even Sword.

No one really knows what Niki's power exactly is yet but it's been hypothesized that she can channel dead heroes. Perhaps it's just her sister, maybe not. If that theory has any weight to it, and she's in a room with a dead healer, this might not be the end of Linderman?

Then again, her power may only be dead sibling schizophrenia super strength.

Like how the hell did Peter hear Sylar's thoughts when there were hundreds of people walking there. And of course the fact that Hiro managed to learn everything there was in a short amount of time.

Linderman dead already? that's so stupid. That guy has so much potential to put in the series and they kill him off already? I quite frankly don't give a shit about DL or Ted, but this guy...this can't be it.

He better be able to heal himself the same way he can heal others. There's so much more we need to know about him and his plans for this to be it.

Linderman's healing power seemed to be much more of an 'active' thing. He had to actually 'use' his power to make it work. As opposed to Claire's regeneration power which occurs on its own. So then... Is Linderman actually dead, or is he able to heal himself?

Bennet just SHOT Thompson twice straight up. I never liked that guy, and Bennet took good care of him. :D

I was under the impression that Hiro took swordfighting or kendo lessons as a kid, which would explain (partially) his proficiency. Was I just imagining it?

Like Xellos, That was actually part and parcel of what bothered me about this episode. It seems like they just realized they have a limited number of episodes this season, and they're trying to wrap everything up in a nice little bow in the span of 3 eps.

I guess you could just attribute it to the "finale" atmosphere, but I felt kinda frustrated that there were so many characters that seemed ultimately to be just red herrings in the master plan.

I like the idea that time could've been manipulated during the whole sword training thing, but wouldn't the writers make it more obvious that time was altered if that was what happened? It looks to me like time passed normally during Hiro's training. If time had been altered, I think that when Hiro finished and asked where Ando was, the swordshop keeper would've said something like "Your friend? He's been gone for day/weeks" or something like that. 'Course, that wouldn't work with the city exploding real soon-like.

Yeah I was wondering the same thing since he was obviously alive in that future timeline, so there had better be a very good explanation as to where he went if he doesn't play a role in stopping the explosion

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