Let It Bleed (Heroes)

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"Let It Bleed"
Noah to be interrogated.
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 13
Directed byJeannot Szwarc
Written byJim Martin
Production code414
Original air dateJanuary 4, 2010 (2010-01-04)
Guest appearances
  • Edgar
  • Lydia
  • Lauren Gilmore
  • Eric Doyle
  • Dawn-Lyen Gardner as Elizabeth
  • Justin Evans as
    Simon Petrelli
  • Jackson Wurth as
    Monty Petrelli
Episode chronology
โ† Previous
"Upon This Rock"
Next โ†’
"Close to You"
Heroes season 4
List of episodes

"Let It Bleed" is the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of the

Heroes, the seventy-second episode overall. It is the second episode in the 2-part mid-season premiere after the 2009 holiday hiatus. The episode aired on January 4, 2010.[1]

Plot

After escaping from the carnival,

Samuel Sullivan, to which Edgar finally agrees and gives him detailed information about the Carnival layout. After Noah and Lauren begin discussing a raid on the area, Edgar becomes worried that people may be harmed, saying their home must remain intact and that Samuel is the only problem. Edgar escapes from his bonds and flees, taking the drawn Carnival map with him.[2]

At

her ex-boyfriend, who had the ability to fly. Later, Peter is shown flying off into the sky in honor of Nathan.[2]

Sylar returns to the carnival, confronting Samuel over what he plans to do with all the people with abilities he has been collecting. Sylar pins Samuel to a wall but finds he can't kill him. Samuel uses the opportunity to incapacitate Sylar with his abilities. Samuel then asks

Lydia to use her powers on Sylar to find what he really wants. Lydia reveals to Sylar that he is afraid of dying alone, after being told the same thing by Hiro Nakamura years earlier. Sylar acquires Lydia's ability and discovers she wants to use Sylar for her own means, specifically to stop Samuel, and angrily leaves her. Samuel reveals to Sylar that he loved a woman, Vanessa, though she lives outside the Carnival and Samuel is afraid that she won't accept him for who he really is. Sylar wonders if he is meant to stay or not, and decides to let the ink show. The tattoo on Sylar's arm is revealed to be that of Claire, and the episode ends with Sylar watching Claire through her dorm window.[2]

Critical reception

Steve Heisler of The A.V. Club rated this episode together with Upon This Rock a F.[3]

Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode, together with Upon This Rock, 7.3 out of 10.[4]

References

  1. ^ "NBC Universal Media Village (Navigation: Networks/Programs > NBC Entertainment > Primetime > Heroes > Episodes)". NBC. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  2. ^ a b c "Heroes Double Review: "Upon This Rock" and "Let it Bleed"". Unreality Mag. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
    * "Heroes Season 4 Episode 13". TV Fanatic. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Heisler, Steve (January 4, 2010). "Upon This Rock/Let It Bleed". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  4. ^ Canning, Robert (January 5, 2010). "Heroes: "Upon This Rock/Let It Bleed" Review". IGN. Retrieved November 19, 2013.

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