OK, so you’ve seen the season finale, right? If so, you know that the lives of three Heroes are in the balance. But who dies and who survives, THAT is the question. Kristen from E! Online thinks she might have an idea of how things might shake up:

NIKI:

Ali Larter:  According to Heroes insiders, Niki is not expected to return to the show. But her devilish alter ego, Jessica? Oh yeah, we’ll see her as soon as the show comes back to the beloved airwaves—when the strike is through! At least, that’s the plan according to sources who tell me producers had “done all they could do” with Niki. Micah is not gonna be happy. But at least he’ll have Monica…

ADAM/KENSEI:

David Anders:  I’d bet my beloved, signed Hiro poster that Hiro’s sworn nemesis will return. (I’ve seen that ’90s flick The Vanishingand know people can be dug up after being buried alive! Maybe we can even get Kiefer Sutherland to do the digging!) Sources tell me it’s not set in stone, but the tentative plan is for Adam Monroe to be back to torment our favorite squinty teleporter—i.e., the “carp.” Here’s hoping he does.

NATHAN:

Adrian Pasdar:  I’ve heard the production and writing staff is somewhat split as to whether Nathan should return to the show. Allow me to be the first to say WTF? Heroes without the brothers would be like Prison Break or Brothers & Sisters without the brothers: a waste of time! Surely Claire’s blood can save her own father, right?! Let’s say a little prayer for the older Petrelli, shall we?

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Personally I think they should ditch Niki – she was FAR better in Season 2, and it’s clear that they have no more story left for her – heck, why not kill her off at the end of Season 1 with D.L.?? Whilst they’re at it, PLEASE find a way for get rid of Monica..please?? I hope that Adam survives, his character has slightly redeemed himself after a God-awful ‘Feudal Japan’ arc – surely their are better and more effective ways to navigate to a ‘pay-off’? As for Nathan, well he’s still an interesting character and so I hope he lives – let’s face it, how can he not, considering Peter knows about the wonderful healing properties of Claire’s blood. Unless Kring has written himself into another plot-hole on par with Peter not having the sense to simply WALK THROUGH THE VAULT in order to get the virus (DUH!). Let’s hope that whoever dies and whoever lives, the Heroes producers and writers do not belittle our intelligence. I’m a Heroes fan but I’m from the LOST school, and never have they insulted my intelligence, as much has Heroes!

You can read more on Kristen’s views here - bear in mind she has a tendency to go OTT with anything Heroes related – keep it real Kristen!

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You can view the other sneak peaks for this episode, below.

It features key scenes between Sylar, Maya and Mohinder, Micah and Niki, H.R.G, Elle and Bob, and Peter and Adam slash Kensei:

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It features Mohinder back at his apartment with Sylar holding him at gunpoint, as the ‘good doctor’ tends to Maya who appears to be sleeping (after being injected with a certain something?). However it appears that Sylar hasn’t ‘yet’ got his powers back, because he fires a gun in the direction Elle (instead of using telekinesis, for example) when she calls his name:

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In episode 11, H.R.G. is in a cell of a sort. H.R.G. heads back to his cell. H.R.G. works on Elle, Bob has Claire problems. Disappointed Bob benches Elle.

Sylar’s gonna kill another Hero (other than Alejandro)

Three series-regular characters will die before January (as also mentioned in the trailers – expect 2 in the finale as Alejandro is already dead and he was the first)

Elle and Claire are sisters

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I cannot personally say that these spoilers are 100% accurate, however I have it on good authority that they are.

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Warning some volume (Season) II Spoilers ahead..

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First of all, how did you get this role on Heroes?Well, I auditioned just like most people do. It was a breakdown that said recurring character, possible series regular, so my eyes widened at that and the breakdown sounded very similar to the breakdown for Alias five years prior. A worldly character with an English accent, so, I kind of sunk my teeth into that and came in with my Peter O’Toole impression, really drunk and they said, “We love you. We love the Peter O’Toole. Come back with a plainer version of Peter O’Toole.” And I came back and I got the part.

And when you first auditioned, what did you know? Because I imagine they wanted to keep the twist that you’re also Kensei and Adam Monroe a little secret. So did you know you were auditioning for two roles?

Not really. No, not really. I think they fed me morsels at a time of information to inform my character arc. The Heroes set is shrouded in secrecy even from the Heroesactors. As the scripts went along I kind of saw the direction it was going. I’d ask, you know I’d corner an executive producer or writer and say, “Come on, you’ve got to give it to me and tell me what the heck’s to come.” And they would. Still, even at this point I don’t know where Adam Monroe is going to end up. I don’t know, there’s some element of surprise and fun in that, but it can also be frustrating.

Exactly. How late into the game then, after you got the role, did you find out that you’d stop being this you know, feudal Japanese hero and come into the future?

It was probably about five episodes in when I realized that, when they told me that. Masi [Oka] would come up and he’d have some information he heard from a writer and then I’d have to go corner that writer. Dig for information.

I’m not sure how much you can tell us about what happened to your character, but the implication certainly seems to be that Kensei has just kind of been living on earth for 400 years, until he got to be Adam Monroe.

Yeah. 400 years, to be exact. 400 plus. And Kensei uses a night cream and a leave-in conditioner to stay looking so young. His blood has healing powers and evidently his blood also has non-aging abilities.

So how much then do you even know about what happened? Because that’s a lot of backstory to fill in. The writers can probably fill in anything they want for what happened in the 400 years.

Yeah, exactly. A lot of the writers … Jeph Loeb for instance likes to say that that one betrayal by Hiro back in 1671 Japan just kind of jaded him forever. He went along 400 years in and out of every war you could guess or pre-suppose. Never really getting to know anybody, you know? Meeting friends, losing friends, and just gaining this perspective that nobody else on Earth has that it’s all going to end, except not for him. I think he’s hated women ever since the one woman he loved betrayed him. And … I don’t know. It’s all guess work, you know?

Do you know at least, because volume 2 is wrapping up in three more episodes, you’re still coming back after that? You’re not just done with this volume.

Yeah. Yeah, I’ll be back.

That’s great. And thus far we’ve seen you kind of play and older, mentor figure kind of to Milo [Ventimiglia] and to Masi [Oka]. Yet you’re five years younger. You’re 26. You’re a very young man. Does that affect how you sort of play that dynamic?

I’ve always been asked to play these parts that are far beyond my years and hold positions or do things that are far beyond my years. I’d like to think that I’m an old soul, but I’m just a 26-year-old Oregon native who couldn’t get a part as an 18-year-old when he was 18, I might add. So it’s all come … I dunno, it’s all started to make sense, these parts that I get. They’re much older than I am. I don’t know, it’s fun being older than you are. It’s fun to pretend.

Two weeks ago I was interviewing Greg Grunberg and he was saying that if his character and your character ever met, it would be a massive showdown and that you would wind up the loser. And I’m just wondering how you would respond to that.

(laughter) Well you can’t kill me, Greg! You can’t kill me! How am I going to be the loser if the guy that toys around in your mind can’t kill you? No way am I going to lose to Greg Grunberg. No way!

Exactly. And since you work with him, you’ve actually done some singing work with his band, right? Band from TV?

Yeah. Yeah, absolutely.

And are you doing anything more with that? Because one of those other surprises that I think a lot of fans who just see on you TV don’t know is that you actually are a singer.

Yes I am. My early, my formative years were spent in the musical theater. So yeah, I do sing … I wouldn’t classify myself a singer. But yeah, I love to sing and I think I’ll be singing “Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green the next time Band from TV performs.

That should be good. And in these final three episodes, they’re kind of wrapping up this storyline. And their seems to be a long way to go with your character, as to what are his motives, what’s going on, what’s his ultimate plan. Can you give us a sneak peek as to anything that’s going to be going on with your character in these last couple episodes?

The whole Milo/Adam Monroe will see it’s fruition, I guess. You know how I can’t say much. It’ll pan out. It’ll pan out. And the audience will love it. Hopefully they’ll love what I’m doing with it. I can’t say anymore. I can’t speak anymore to that.

At least we know that hopefully, well you’ll have to survive it because your character is pretty much an immortal.

Yup. Yup. Yes sir. The only way my character can die is if someone were to cut off my head and I have yet to go do that.

Here’s a taster of what they have:

About Elle and Bob:

Spoilers about Claire:

Spoilers about Nathan/Angela:

If you don’t like spoilers then this ain’t for you, but otherwise check them out here - they have LOTS more volume 2 spoilers past and upcoming!

Thanks to Matej for the info!

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Peter travels to Primatech Paper in Texas with his new friend to destroy the virus, which will kill 93 percent of the world’s population in the future — or so he believes. Niki returns to Micah with bad news. To right a wrong, Monica puts her abilities to the test while Hiro goes after his father’s killer. Meanwhile, Matt uses his mental abilities to track down the last person in the company photo. In addition, Nathan learns his brother is alive. Outside of New York, Maya must choose between Alejandro and Sylar.

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I’m rather looking forward to seeing Hiro go after Adam (Kensei). Also what’s up with Maya  surely she’ll choose her bro over Sylar, right? RIGHT?? Anyhoo, in the episode, look out for a picture in an online newspaper (below – click to enlarge)..looks like our Sylar is wanted for the murder of a mother, tsk tsk!