Heroes Episode Guide - Season 2 Episode 1

Heroes is back, and it's doing it again! The first season took hold of me and wouldn't let me go, and the second season isn't slouching either! If you weren't fortunate enough to catch the season premiere, here's a short catch-up for you.

Entitled "Four Months Later," Season 2's first episode starts with Mohinder Suresh traveling the country lecturing on a deadly virus with potential to devastate the population when he is met by "Bob," a Company operative who offers him help in finding a cure for the virus if he'll join their efforts.

Claire and her family are being towed around the country by her father in an attempt to stay out of sight of the Company, and they finally alight in a new town for a fresh, inconspicuous start. The plan is to keep out of the spotlight and be anonymous, but that gets rather difficult when another classmate with his own secret realizes that there's something different about Claire and begins to take interest.

Matt Parkman and Mohinder Suresh have taken in Molly Parker, who has been having extreme nightmares about the one person who scared her worse than Sylar: the "Nightmare Man." Matt has more on his mind though, as Kaito Nakamura and Angela Petrelli have both received mysterious death threats.

With Peter missing after the explosion, Nathan Petrelli is convinced that his brother is alive somewhere. Haunted by guilt and dark visions, Nathan has pushed everyone away, drank himself into a slump and seriously needs a shave. Peter is indeed alive...but we find him handcuffed in a shipping container in Ireland, with no memories of who he is or what he can do.

Back in 17th Century Japan, Hiro finds himself in the middle of his most cherished story: the days of Takezo Kensei! However, the legendary Japanese hero isn't quite what you'd expect, and Hiro has his hands full figuring out how to deal with this latest surprise.

Finally, we meet a new pair of characters, Maya and Alejandro. Wanted for murder due to Maya's stress-triggered ability that causes everyone around her to die, the brother and sister pair are fleeing to America to find a certain "Dr. Suresh."

So that's that. This season is certainly going to be eventful, at least if the premiere is any good indicator. There's a lot going on, and as you probably hoped it hasn't lost any of its charm and certainly still loves the cliffhanger endings. We're in for one wild ride!