Secrets Revealed on Heroes

So last night's episode of Heroes was good but a bit on the slow side, which is to be expected. Not every episode is going to be action packed and revelatory. Character development has to be portioned out among more than half a dozen people. The cheerleader's not going to be saved for two episodes. We can't have all Hiro all the time in every episode. We all need to have patience and just enjoy this great show.

We all suspected it, and it's pretty much been confirmed, little curly-haired Micah, the spawn of two specially endowed parents, is a bit of a mini-superhero himself. It seems he can repair and manipulate machines and technology just by touch. Also, he is apparently smart to enough to realize that Niki, whose alter ego we've finally learned is named Jessica, is not his mother most of the time, but not smart enough to refrain from giving Jessica the name of his and D.L.'s motel. Has Niki/Jessica can fully bad? I hope not because I think she is one of the best characters. Rumor has it there is a "connection" between her and Sylar.

Speaking of Sylar, Matt and Audrey thought they had him cornered again, having found a person burnt to a crisp with an imprinted fingerprint on the body, but instead it led them to one Ted Sprague, a man who might be a new hero/villain (see the two hash marks on his neck, much like those we saw on Matt) with the supremely dangerous ability to harness nuclear power inside his body. He can burn people, give his wife cancer, and perhaps destroy New York City? As he said to Audrey when she threatened to shoot him, ''Do you have any idea what would happen if you did that? Because I don't. Maybe I'll explode, maybe I'll take out this whole hospital, maybe I'll wipe out this city like an atomic bomb.'' Hmmmm. Or, maybe I am totally off and this guy has nothing to do with it. We are only seven episodes in, which is nothing in the life span of a hopefully long-lasting show. If we don't want Heroes to fizzle out with a series of first-season revelations, we might have to resign ourselves to the fact that some of these mysteries are not going to be solved for a long time.

This episode was titled ''Nothing to Hide.'' Of course, there's everything to hide. Matt's wife is hiding an affair. Speaking of Matt, I find him to be the least interesting character on the show. There is just something about him that doesn't click with me. Claire had to beg her brother not to tell their parents after he found her suicide tape. Nathan gave his brother the best reason to why they have to keep their superpowers a secret. ' 'Flying around — how is that going to help anybody? I don't have a gun, I don't have a badge, I don't know karate. I guess I can put on a costume and fly around, pull cats out of trees. How that's going to make a difference?'' I guess I kind of agree with him.

Isn't it ironic that Nathan, who is able to soar and sonic-boom through the atmosphere, is married to a wheelchair-bound wife, a wife whom he apparently put in that chair after a car accident? We learned a lot about the Nathan in this episode, including the fact that he and the mysterious Linderman are intricately involved. It turns out Linderman and Nathan's father were associates and Linderman has made large contributions to Nathan's campaign. Also, he has managed to buy the one painting of Isaac's that Peter needs. Is this Linderman guy really important or just another red-herring?

Looks like next week we learn more about Horn-Rimmed Glasses. Also according to an Entertainment Weekly article on the show, the "Save the Cheerleader, Save the World" plotline may be realized with Claire's Homecoming Dance on November 20th, which will also unite some of the Heroes. They all will not be united until the end of the season Also, a death may be in the future. We also learn more about the Niki/Sylar/Jessica connection on November 27th.