Review/Synopsis
Vitals:
Episode: Volume 1, Episode 18
Name: “Parasite”
Writer: Christopher Zatta
Director: Kevin Bray
Character Plots Advanced:
Peter Petrelli: After seeing Simone shot by Isaac, Peter rushes to his brother Nathan and tells him about the accident, which he blames himself. He finally goes to see Mohinder and is attacked by Sylar. Death appears to be imminent.Nathan Petrelli: It turns out that Nathan has been working with the FBI since his wife’s accident. Nathan is told he needs to record an upcoming meeting with Mr. Linderman to get enough evidence to incriminate him.
Isaac Mendez: Getting deeper and deeper in with the agency, he calls Mr. Bennet when Simone is killed. Coming with a new special, Candice, who can cast illusions to change her appearance. Mr. Bennet tells Isaac to keep painting and a crew would clean up the mess.
Mohinder Suresh : Mohinder finally discovers that it is Sylar that has been with him all this time. Drugging him, Sylar considers killing him, but first takes a sample of his spinal fluid. He uses it to isolate the genes that make the specials what they are. After failing to kill Sylar, it turns out that Sylar has been faking the effects of the drug that was given to him in order to find out more about the list that Mohinder put together. 
Sylar Versus Peter
Copyright NBCHiro Nakamura: Hiro tries to get into Mr. Linderman’s store rooms to deliver the ripped painting and get the sword of Kensei. After getting thrown out, he runs into Nathan Petrelli who gets him past security. While in the vault room, Hiro locates the sword, but is discovered by Mr. Linderman’s curator. Calling security, Hiro is saved when Ando appears and knocks out the curator, dressed as a security guard. Hiro takes the sword and teleports them away to New York. Unfortunately, he takes them to the future where they are rebuilding after the disastrous explosion.
Matt Parkman: Still trapped by the company, Matt is used to try to read Mr. Bennet’s mind. After he does so, he asks about being let go and Thompson tells him, “We’ll get there.”
Claire Bennet: On the run with The Haitian, Claire wonders when she will see her family again, unfortunately, The Haitian tells her that the plan is to leave the country. Claire ditches The Haitian and goes to New York to find Peter. Instead, she finds her Peter’s mother and her Grandmother. Apparently, Peter’s mother has known about Claire and when The Haitian shows up, it is apparent they are working together. Mr. Bennet: After having his memory erased, Mr. Bennet finds out that his wife now knows everything about his job and about Claire. Before The Haitian wiped his mind, he told her what to do when the time came if he went looking for Claire. After coming back from dealing with Isaac’s mess, his new special partner Candice, poses as his wife and gets him to reveal that he will try to stop the company to save his daughter Claire. The company now knows that he is working against their interests and confronts him. Niki Sanders: Her alter ego Jessica, still in control, seems to be slipping. Nikki leaves the picture of Nathan Petrelli on D.L.’s pillow. D.L. Hawkins confronts her about it and it appears that he is starting to suspect that Jessica is controlling things.
Sylar: Discovered that he is not Zane, but the man who killed Mohinder’s father, Sylar allows himself to be drugged. He asks Mohinder to give him the list of specials and help him find salvation. Mohinder refuses and his death is only stopped when Peter Petrelli comes in to his apartment. 
Hiro and Ando
Copyright NBCReview:
Another great episode from the Heroes team. It felt that so much happened in this episode and almost every hero was touched upon. The trailers of upcoming episodes paint this as the final stretch to the season finale when the heroes will have to save the world.
So far, just about everything we have seen has the heroes not saving the world. Isaac’s paintings and Hiro’s jaunt to the future casts some serious doubts as to whether the cast of heroes will be able save New York from disaster.
This episode had some huge revelations. We finally see the appearance of Mr. Linderman, played by Malcolm McDowell, glean more about the workings of the company that Mr. Bennet works for, Hiro finally fulfills the quest to get the sword of Kensei, and Peter gets to confront Sylar. All in all, a great episode with something for everyone.
Major Revelations:
A new character, Candice, is revealed. She has powers to cast illusions and change her appearance.
Hiro regains his powers after getting Kensei’s sword and teleports to the future. If you look closely you can see the city rebuilding after the disaster.
Mr. Linderman makes his first appearance and is portrayed by the actor Malcolm McDowell.
