Review - 'Heroes' - I Am Become Death

Four years in the future, Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia) believes, and tells his past self, that with Sylar’s abilities, he won’t make the same mistakes he has in playing a role in a horrific future. Then Claire (Hayden Panettiere), with the help of the Haitian (Jimmy Jean-Louis), kills Future Peter.

Peter is a murderer in the eyes of Dark Claire, who appears to be part of the Evil League of Super-Evil. Claire kills scarred Future Peter, claiming he’s a murderer. Past/Present Peter is with Future Peter when he is killed, and escapes as she attempts to kill him as well.

One gets the feeling Future Peter sent Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) to Africa to meet future painter Usutu (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine) deliberately -- so he could enlist his help in changing the future. Usutu helps Matt go on a vision quest into the future, where he sees what is to come -- and he may be the key to preventing a disastrous future. I hope he’s faster than his turtle guide.

Mohinder (Sendhil Ramamurthy) is a monster. Not only is he obsessed with his new-found powers, but he works obsessively to find a cure that doesn’t seem to exist. He also exhibits erratic behavior, his skin is bumping and peeling, and he may be becoming a murderer on top of it all.

The reptilian Future Mohinder hides his appearance, and seems more wild animal than man. He remains in hiding in dead Isaac’s loft-turned-lab, and (there is a bright side) there is no sign of Maya.

On the word of Mohinder Monster, Past Peter seeks out Future Sylar, though Mohinder can’t tell him why.

Peter finds Future Sylar (Zachary Quinto), who now goes by the name Gabriel, is a domestic goddess, making waffles for his little son Noah in the Bennet’s Costa Verde house. Noah greets him as Uncle Peter, and Gabriel greets his brother with a hug. Peter is clearly perplexed.

It turns out Gabriel learned to stop using his powers -- any of them -- to avoid turning back into the monster he once was. Peter, however, wants his power, which would supposedly help him figure out how to fix the future and prevent the end of the world, but Gabriel warns him of the terrible consequences his abilities could yield.

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