A few weeks ago we reported on a story about a major death planned for Heroes. E!Online's Kristen refused to name the victim and speculation ran rampant, since we were told that it would be one of the original, core characters.
Earlier today, Greg Grunberg insisted that the Petrelli brothers would be safe. I myself had thought that Peter would be the one killed off, but Grunberg's statement seemed to disprove that.
Then Nikki Finke over at DHD said that Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli) was the person who had been fired from the show. Those of you who have been following the storyline know that Nathan died at the end of season 3, but Parkman and Mama Petrelli turned Sylar into Nathan. Sylar recently transformed back into himself and Nathan disappeared, but there was always the hope that he would return.
Well, something got lost in translation, because Kristen is now confirming the DHD post:
Adrian Pasdar's Nathan Petrelli is the major character death happening on Heroes this season, and no, he wasn't told he was getting fired, he learned about it from a script.
But what about reports from fellow Heroes castmembers that the Petrelli brothers were definitely safe?
After Heroes star Greg Grunberg recently told a radio station that Nathan and Peter weren't the Heroes death, I doubled back with my source and he confirmed, "I know Adrian is getting killed off and was pissed about it because they didn't tell him...Greg could be talking about another death but I think he's probably covering and throwing fans off."
And of course, Greg certainly doesn't want to meet the same fate!
So there you have it. Nathan is dead and I'm very depressed about this. Especially since now it seems very anti-climactic and pointless, since Nathan already died and his disappearance a few episodes ago didn't seem like it would stick. If the producers were hoping to shock us, I think they didn't do a very good job of it.
Yeah, I don’t think the producers of HEROES have handled anything well since, oh let’s say the first season.
Yeah, I don't think the producers of HEROES have handled anything well since, oh let's say the first season.
That doesn’t make any sense. Adrian has been seen filming with Milo recently.
As long as Sylar lives there can always be Nathan since he can always shape shift into Nathan.
This seems like a misdirection.. kill Sylar and you lose both. I think Sylar gets killed off as well.
Or it is still Grunberg’s character.
That doesn't make any sense. Adrian has been seen filming with Milo recently.
As long as Sylar lives there can always be Nathan since he can always shape shift into Nathan.
This seems like a misdirection.. kill Sylar and you lose both. I think Sylar gets killed off as well.
Or it is still Grunberg's character.
Fired as in turfed completely due to bad performance and cast conflicts, or just killing off the character- which was supposed to happen at the end of season 1 to begin with? Because didn’t Nathan really die when Sylar took over his body/personality at the end of last seaon? Either way, to find out about it thru interviews and blogs is just low. Stupid showrunners. Too busy trying to force feed us the whole Claire/Gretchen thing, I guess ;)
Nathan’s character “died” weeks ago…this week however in the very last scene it was revealed that Suresh was dead. Either of these could be “the death” but then again with this show they could both come back to life next week!
I work for an NBC affiliate so i sorta have to watch the show…the second season blew, last season was decent from time to time and this season has been much the same. I probably wouldn’t watch if i wasn’t at work and being paid…but its not a bad show, its better at 9pm with Chuck as its lead in!
Fired as in turfed completely due to bad performance and cast conflicts, or just killing off the character- which was supposed to happen at the end of season 1 to begin with? Because didn't Nathan really die when Sylar took over his body/personality at the end of last seaon? Either way, to find out about it thru interviews and blogs is just low. Stupid showrunners. Too busy trying to force feed us the whole Claire/Gretchen thing, I guess ;)
Nathan's character "died" weeks ago…this week however in the very last scene it was revealed that Suresh was dead. Either of these could be "the death" but then again with this show they could both come back to life next week!
I work for an NBC affiliate so i sorta have to watch the show…the second season blew, last season was decent from time to time and this season has been much the same. I probably wouldn't watch if i wasn't at work and being paid…but its not a bad show, its better at 9pm with Chuck as its lead in!