Following a chain of unexpected events, the heroes are on the run from Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) and the Hunter (Zeljko Ivanek). A series of prophetic paintings reveals the tragic fate of someone close to Matt (Greg Grunberg). Elsewhere, Sylar (Zachary Quinto) continues the search for his father and encounters an outcast with information and an ability of his own.

Three weeks after the destruction of both the Primatech and Pinehurst, and the death of Arthur Petrelli (Robert Forster), the now-villainous Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) returns with a vengeance by persuading the U.S. President and the government to round up all people with abilities.

Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) has to choose what side of the forthcoming war he is on, Sylar (Zachary Quinto) tries to find a little monster in all of us and Claire (Hayden Panettiere) has to choose who lives, H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) or Angela Pertrelli (Cristine Rose).

Hiro (Masi Oka) and Claire (Hayden Pannetiere) change the course of the catalyst 16 years ago, while Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) experiments with it in the present.

I am no longer calling this season Heroes: Villains. It will from here on out be better known as Heroes: Smoke and Mirrors, because everything we have come to believe was true is now being revealed as a lie.

The heroes prepare for the impending solar eclipse that will change everything. The only question is: are you still watching?

Hiro (Masi Oka) gets his mind wiped … sort of. Elle (Kristen Bell) and Sylar (Zachary Quinto) have a reunion, and Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) tries to keep Claire (Hayden Panettiere) innocent.

Hiro’s spirit walk takes him back in time one year, to the events surrounding the “death” of Arthur Pertrelli (Robert Forster).

Trapped and terrified, Nathan and Tracy fight for their lives against a much-changed, monstrous Suresh to free themselves, Maya and the doctor’s other “test subjects.”

Neil subs in for Adam this week on the Heroes beat — and subsequently tries to find a way to punch a television show in the kidneys.

Claire goes hunting for villains, Hiro and Ando look for answers to who’s behind the curtain, and the Pertrelli family finds they will have to set out an additional plate of China at dinner.

The two Peters (Milo Ventimiglia) travel to a future where everyone has superpowers.

An unlikely pair, Sylar (Zachary Quinto) and H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) are sent to capture the villains who escaped from Level 5.

Despite the almost criminal lack of Kristen Bell in these photos, it appears as if the direction of the “Villains” chapter may come into focus a little bit better in episode 3.

This scoop is about something so pointless you just have to read it to find out. It involves Cheerleaders…

The third season of Heroes kicked off with two brand new episodes on one night — Who will be a villain? Will Sylar get to Claire? Who shot Nathan Petrelli? All was revealed, and we were there.

Today’s Afternoon Delight comes to us courtesy of the newly crowned “Hottest Star on TV,” Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester. It also includes two surprise guests…

By the end of this evening there will have been a Brett Favre sighting on Monday Night Football as well as another episode of Gossip Girl. Oh, and this little show called Heroes will slip into its third season, quiet as a mouse. Or not.

Fox Atomic has acquired the novel “Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List” and will develop it as a vehicle for the “Heroes” starlet, who is also currently working on Atomic’s I Love You Beth Cooper with director Chris Columbus.

In her upcoming film I Love You Beth Cooper, Hayden will intentionally be subjecting herself to the rigorous torture of playing a popular high school cheerleader who is called out by a huge geek (played by Paul Rust) in his Valedictorian speech.