Hiya readers, sorry I’ve been a little backed up this week. Plus I wanted to wait for Ausiello’s comments on the interesting conflict of dates regarding Simone’s death in Chapter 16 instead of Chapter 18. I’ve also seen some interesting remarks from Kristin on the subject. So lets first begin with Ausiello because we all know someone was bound to have asked him the burning question:

Question: Why did Simone die on Monday’s Heroes? Didn’t you say the big death would occur on Mar. 5?— Rachel Stern
Ausiello: That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. (Spoiler alert!) Feb. 19 is when she got shot; Mar. 5 is when she dies.

I had two theories (because I never doubted Ausiello, he’s rarely wrong) - 1, the above reason; or 2, changes in the editing room to move the sequence earlier for sweeps.

Now a lot of people have been confusing Ausiello’s death spoilers with Kristins when in fact (and suspected as much) they seem to relate to two separate deaths in the series. Of course in another spoiler, we were told there would be two major deaths: one near the end of sweeps and another near the end of the season. Lets look at Kristin’s latest and you can formulate your own theories (which would be great to take to the forums hint hint):

But the most important thing you need to know is that the death of Simone, aka Tawny Cypress, is not the “death of a Hero” that I have been teasing. There were two deaths in store for the current episode arc, and the second is yet to come.

As I’ve mentioned before, this death is someone whom you’d think they couldn’t kill off because of his or her ability.

Nothing conflicting right? In fact if you look at all the spoilers relating to the remaining deaths this season they really do add up as long as you keep Kristin’s death separate from Ausiello’s death that is. Our money is riding on Isaac - he still has a date with Sylar over some fava beans and a nice chiante.

Anyways, if you’re confused about what Ausiello said about Simone’s death (and really, its not that confusing other than the fact that she actually looked like she died in Peter’s arms) - USA Today has an interview with Tawny Cypress from the aftermath of Simone’s death which will leave you confused further (I love keeping people on their toes):

There is some good news for Cypress: She certainly won’t be going hungry. The single mom to son Dexter, 6, has a new boyfriend: restaurateur Tom Dillon, who “is the love of my life.” And she’s set to make at least two more appearances on Heroes, one of which is the show’s two-hour finale, set to shoot at the end of March.

So she makes an appearance in the two hour season finale (wait, did they say TWO HOURS OF HEROES!?) - my guess is it’s gonna involve Hiro or Peter utilizing Hiro’s power.

In other news, via a great on set interview by the folks over at UGO, we have official confirmation that Eric Roberts is indeed playing Thompson, an OWI recruiter (as he puts it). He makes his debut in the next episode Chapter 17 Company Man. During the ordeal at the Bennet house (which you read the comics you’ll know that Hana is not present with Matt and Ted - she’s off looking for HRG’s superiors and ends up in Vegas - let the speculations fly) it looks like Teddy goes boom and the house catches on fire. Thompson comes strolling in wearing a flame retardant suit and pulls everyone out. As of this writing, the link to the source at UGO is not working (technical issues with their database it appears). However fan extraordinaire HERO managed to capture the whole thing and has posted it over at Heroes The Series for your reading pleasure.

Lastly here’s the YouTube capture of the preview for Company Man shown at the end of Unexpected (yes it’s the annoying Windows Vista version - I am definately getting a Mac now. Also note that so far this week the Canadian version from Global TV is MIA):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx1Tc-_Ottc

Update: Our new friends over at HeroesInfo.com have provided us with a working link to the UGO article mentioned above. All of the referring links here have been updated. Be sure to check out Heroes Info, which has tons of Heroes news in general.

Source: Ausiello @ TV Guide, Kristin @ E!Online, USA Today, UGO (via HeroesTheSeries.com), and YouTube.

The great folks over at IESB.net have made all five clips for this coming Monday’s episode “Unexpected” available for your viewing pleasure. They include the four clips we posted about yesterday as well as a new one. Head over and check them out:

• Ted gets a suprise visit from Hana after introducing herself with her wireless powers.
• Mohinder tells Sylar how his father was murdered by a man named Sylar (poor clueless Mo).
• Claire wants to tell her mother that her headaches are caused by too much brainwashing.
• Simone wants Nathan to go public about Peter and everyone’s abilities.
• Ted and Hana meet Matt at a cemetary and try and convince him to go after HRG again.

http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_xevidmegafx&Itemid=139&func=viewcategory&catid=4&startpage=2

Source: IESB.net

New version of the preview this coming Monday’s episode “Unexpected” is now available courtesy of Heroes TV. You can check it out on You Tube below:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qnuyyluomu8

Clips from next week’s episode Chapter Sixteen “Unexpected” are starting to trickle forth - four in all so far. Three are posted at Yahoo TV and two at The TV Addict (one is the same as Yahoo TV). Over at Yahoo we have:

• Ted and Hana meet (same as the Hana sneak peak a few weeks ago except shorter).
• Matt meets Ted and Hana in a graveyard where we learn about the marks.
• Mohinder tells Sylar (posing as Zane still) about how his father died.

http://tv.yahoo.com/heroes/show/39435;_ylt=AniQNMMbZvhb6i6AgymB3zSAo9EF

Over at The TV Addict are two clips. One being the Sylar / Mohinder clip also available at Yahoo TV. The other is Simone asking Nathan to go public about the whole Peter exploding and everyone with powers thing.

Nathan and Simone: http://www.thetvaddict.com/movie3/screeningroom.php

Mohinder and Sylar: http://www.thetvaddict.com/movie4/screeningroom.php

The clip that was shown during Deal or No Deal (see our other article) is available to view on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeilKqg8tWg

Previews for Chapter Sixteen “Unexpected” are now available via YouTube. As usual the Canadia version is much more informative that the US version: Ando gets caught in the cross-fire beteen the agent and the showgirl Hope resulting in him getting shot (doesn’t look fatal so relax); Claire, at the risk of getting mind wiped, stands up to her adoptive father HRG “I just want to protect this family from YOU!”; Claude is mad at Peter thinking that he led HRG’s group right to him saying THEY were the reason he’s stayed invisible all those years. Check it out folks:

US VERSION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imsP2JXBQgQ

CANADIAN VERSION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyzo_XXCxHY

Two new TV spots have been posted over at NBC.com. The second is a variation of the “Someone Flies… Someone Dies…” clip shown after The Office earlier in the week. I’ll have to watch it again, but the one thing that stuck out was someone laying flowers on a grave (which we know is Ted at his wife’s grave from the spoiler pics) instead of the crime scene tape we saw in the first one. Head over to NBC.com here and check it out:

http://video.nbc.com/player.html?dlid=60993

Currently it’s the last and third to last videos.

UPDATE: Seems the variated “Someone Flies… Some Dies” clip was shown during SNL last night and DrDx at 9th Wonders was nice enough to capture it and put it on YouTube. Here is the clip below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rPKbB6LSYo

Source: NBC.COM and DrDx at 9th Wonders

Finally after days of waiting (guess we’ve been spoiled over the last few weeks with tv.com posting clips on Wed/Thu - guess we all kinda forgot we used to get them last year on Fridays) CBR has presented us with not just four, not five, but SIX clips from this coming Monday’s episode Chapter Fifteen “Run”. As usual, they’re all pretty good (it is Heroes afterall). So what are you waiting for, head over to CBR (Comic Book Resources) to check them out:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=9623

1. HRG grounds Claire (again) for skipping school. He mentions something about Claire having to re-earn their trust (lemme see, POT - KETTLE - BLACK). We also get wind that Sandra (Claire’s step mom) is sick (I wonder if they got that bump on her head Sylar gave her looked at?).
2. Jessica chases Matt. Matt overhears Niki and Jessica having an argument (when are the not) and it’s revealed that somehow Jessica struck a deal with Linderman to get Niki out of lockup (let the speculation fly on how she managed that one).
3. Claire learns her real mother really is trailer trash and that she’s willing to accept a 50,000 bribe from Nathan and split it with Claire. She doesn’t tell Claire anymore about him and Claire looks pretty disgusted with her. The Yahoo TV version of this clips is slightly a bit longer and has a bit in the beginning where Claire is asking about Nathan in hopes that he can help since her adoptive mother is ill.
4. Sylar meets a man with some rather interesting abilities. The clip ends before we can see exactly what it is he does. But it looks like he can liquify solid objects.
5. Nathan discusses meeting Claire with Mama Petrelli. This is a great clip and implies that it’s really her who’s manipulating Nathan and making him such a hard ass. They also make a point in the clip of visually comparing her ring to Nathans - they focus on hers then to his, it’s the same ring (anyone wanna compare it to the ring Niki found on the bodies in the desert?).
6. Hiro and Ando agree to help a showgirl who’s being abused (physically) by her boss - I smell a setup.

In addition Yahoo TV clips 1, 2, and 3 (with this one being a little longer in the beginning) and also includes a complete version of the “Someone Flies… Someone Dies…” spot which aired after The Office last night. You can see their clips here:
http://tv.yahoo.com/heroes/show/39435/upcoming;_ylt=AtWsf6fvc9S_BMyXuLnEeQmho9EF

And last but not least, thanks to DrDx over at 9th Wonders, we’ve learned that yet another tv spot was launched during Leno promoting yet ANOTHER new Hero being previewed during Deal or No Deal (why must NBC force us Heroes fans to endure such bad TV just to get a glimpse of something new). The spot teases of Sylar meeting this scruffy welder woman (the one seen in the pics posted at HeroSite last week. DrDx was also nice enough to supply readers with a YouTube link of the promo which can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5SZ5v82Jis

Source: CBR, Yahoo TV, and DrDx at 9th Wonders

As some of you may know, a new preview was shown after The Office last night, launching a new whispery catch phrase “Someone Flies… Someone Dies…”. In it we get to see what looks like Peter using telekinesis on Isaac after confronting him about something and shouting “Don’t LIE to me!”. The YouTubers have captured it and put it up. Seems to be missing maybe a second from the beginning. But if you missed it on tv, I guess beggars can’t be choosers. So here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V0Qy4DMqTw

YouTubers have once again provided us with previews for both the US and Canadian versions. Most of the US version were a bit choppy and cut off the last second or two. I picked one which I thought was good because it included the clip in it’s entirety, the audio is clear (albeit a bit loud) and there’s some garble at the beginning (but nothing that interferes with the actual footage). I present them to you now:

US VERSION

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JVOMaO7rz2U

CANADIAN VERSION

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wGDIH9loHII