US Air Date: 23/04/2007

Writer: Chuck Kim

Director: Adam Zane

After a hiatus that had bloggers whipping themselves into a speculative frenzy Heroes returned for the last fi ve episodes of the fi rst series. The headline? Another character bites the dust, but as always a dizzying number of interweaving characters and plot lines meant as many questions were posed as answered.
The show opened with Linderman telling Nathan about a huge explosion that will hit New York City imminently. He reveals Peter is key to the blast and tries to abate Nathan’s horror, with a line explaining the episode’s title. “There’s six and a half billion people on the planet, that’s less than .07%. Come on, that’s an acceptable loss by anyone’s count.” Linderman then confi rmed the widely predicted plot line – he is a former hero with the power to heal. Linderman says the explosion is necessary because he no longer wants to save the world one life at a time, adding Nathan will be installed as the fi gure that unites America in the aftermath.
Having told Claire she has always known of her existence Angela Petrelli implies that she is also a former hero, but doesn’t reveal what her powers are. Concerned the pair aren’t safe in NYC she says they’ll leave for Paris until the election ends.
Sylar and Peter are locked in a gruelling battle in Mohinder’s apartment, Sylar attempting to use telekinesis to slice at Peter’s skull. Peter’s ability to absorb other’s powers saves him as he uses telekinesis to repel Sylar. Concentration diverted, Sylar cannot keep Mohinder pinned to the ceiling. Peter becomes invisible but Sylar uses his super-hearing to locate him and fires glass shards at him. Peter falls bleeding but Mohinder uses his blackboard to knock out Sylar and he escapes carrying Peter’s lifeless body. He takes the corpse back to Angela’s house.
Claire recalls that a branch lodged in her skull once prevented her from regenerating. Examining the body she finds a glass shard. Once removed Peter wakes up. Talking with Nathan about the explosion Peter realises his regenerative powers mean he may not be killed in the blast.
Sylar awakens in Mohinder’s apartment and discovers a copy of 9th Wonder with Isaac’s address. Isaac is at home and gives a courier the “fi nal issue” of 9th Wonder, stressing that he must not lose it. Nathan fi nally meets his daughter Claire. He urges her to go to Paris and Claire is concerned he is ashamed that she is his illegitimate child but is eventually reassured.
Bennet is being interrogated by Candice and Thomson, who tell him the order to kill him is imminent. Bennet uses telepathy to tell Matt Parkman, who attacks a guard and steals his access pass. On Bennet’s orders he releases Ted Sprague, who shuts the building’s power allowing the trio to escape. They leave for New York City .
Sylar enters Isaac’s apartment. A painting in the background shows Isaac being killed by Sylar. The eerily calm painter tells Sylar his fate is certain and he will be stopped. Sylar demands to see a painting revealing this future but Isaac says he has got rid of them, hinting they’ll be used to capture Sylar. Sylar attacks him, using different art implements to crucify Isaac, who dies saying despite the mistakes he made he is now a hero.
The final scene is Hiro and Ando five years in the future, attempting to discover what mistakes led to the explosion. Hiro wonders whether Isaac has survived and can give them the advice they need. It ends with Hiro in Isaac’s