Canceled/Renewed Watch Episodes Recently Aired Episodes Latest Blogs API Center TVRage Survey
 
[–] Show Menu
General Info
Forum
Episode List
Watch Episodes (11)
Episode Guide
Printable Guide
Season Guide (3)
Full Cast List
Full Crew List
Recurring Guests
Search Characters
Merchandise (12)
Character Guide (22)
News (55)
Show Tidbits (11)
Gallery (9)
Reviews (6)
Ep. Reviews (3)
Stats
Links (11)
Similar Shows (7)
Awards (5)
Contribute
Quiz (1)
Submit Trivia
 
[–] Merchandise
 
[+] Empty Sections
 
[+] Show Contribs
 
[+] Episode Contribs
 
[–] Login
Username:

Password:




Forgot Password
Free Sign Up
 

Heroes :: Strange Attractors (04x07)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: Strange Attractors
Episode #: 04x07
Original Airdate: Monday October 26th, 2009
7.7/10 (26 Votes cast)
Episode Crew
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto
  Click here to Start a conversation about this episode. (1 Posts)  
 
Episode Summary
 
[x] Remove Ad
Matt goes to extreme lengths to get rid of Sylar's mental influence. Noah and Tracy come to Jeremy's aid when the Cainan police hold the boy for the death of his parents. And Claire and Gretchen go on a sorority scavenger hunt only to discover someone is taking it deadly serious.
 
There are no foreign summaries for this episode: Contribute
English Recap Available: View Here
 
Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Madeline ZimaplayedGretchen BergRecurring (5th appearance)
Dawn OlivieriplayedLydiaRecurring (7th appearance)
Mark L. Young (1)playedJeremy GreerRecurring (second appearance)
Elizabeth LackeyplayedJanice Parkman (as Lisa Lackey)Recurring (15th appearance)
Rick WorthyplayedMikeRecurring (4th appearance)
Robert KnepperplayedSamuel SullivanRecurring (7th appearance)
Tessa ThompsonplayedRebecca TaylorRecurring (second appearance)
Raphael SbargeplayedSheriff Werner 
Co-Guest Stars
Kat PurgalplayedMask #2Recurring (second appearance)
Danica StewartplayedAshleyRecurring (first appearance)
Candice PattonplayedOIliviaRecurring (first appearance)
Daryl CrittendenplayedFire Breather DadRecurring (5th appearance)
Bonnie BentleyplayedMask #1 
Randy FlaglerplayedDeputy Gill 
Jonathan Goldstein (1)playedMale Citizen 
Erin O'Reilly (2)playedFire Breather Mom 
Kaleigh RyanplayedFire Breather Daughter 
 
Main Cast
 
Jack ColemanplayedNoah Bennet
Greg GrunbergplayedMatt Parkman
Ali LarterplayedNiki/Jessica Sanders (S01-S02); Tracy (S03-)
Hayden PanettiereplayedClaire Bennet
Zachary QuintoplayedSylar / Gabriel Gray
 
Episode Quotes
 
Sylar: Forbidden fruit. My favorite kind.
 
Tracy: I can get a latte here, no problem, right?
Noah: I saw a cow about a mile back get some espresso, we're in business.
 
Claire: You awake?
Gretchen Berg: Yeah. You?
Claire: Yep.
Gretchen Berg: Are you afraid I'm gonna kiss-attack you in your sleep?
Claire: Maybe.
 
Gretchen Berg: Look at us. All tied up in the dark.
Claire: You know, they have entire websites devoted to this.
 
Matt: You can't control me. You've never been able to do that.
Sylar: Well, I had a compelling reason. Let's face it, your wife is kinda hot.
Matt: Enough!
Sylar: That is the second Parkman I've made scream today.
 
Deputy Gill: "I feel the darkness surrounding me. I am the bringer of death."
Noah: He's 17 years old. Half the songs in his iPod sound just like that.
Deputy Gill: Well, maybe I should read you the part about killing animals.
 
Gretchen Berg: Wow! We couldn't be more different. Maybe we're strange attractors.
Claire: Strange attractors?
Gretchen Berg: It's a physics thing. Everything in the universe has a magnetic charge, right? So strange attractors are particles that end up together that don't really belong together, but when they're together they're super-powerful, Sort of like we could be? Or not.
 
 
Cultural References
 
Tessa: You don't have to go all Buffy on us!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a character created by Joss Whedon, a cheerleader/preppie type who happened to have an inherent talent for slaying vampires, and, with enhanced reflexes and natural combat instincts, was a match for any vampire -- It is a particularly appropriate reference for Claire, who was a former cheerleader.
 
 
Analysis
 
Sylar: Forbidden fruit. My favorite kind.

Sylar says this in Matt's head at the beginning of the episode, but it alludes in two ways to the end of the episode. In addition to Matt grabbing an apple as he walks away from his wife to go take a shower (after which it is revealed that Sylar's mind has taken full control over Matt's body), it is also an allusion to the apple itself, which is often identified (without adequate justification) as the "forbidden fruit" in the Garden of Eden, the eating of which became Original Sin, and resulted in Adam and Eve being ejected from the Garden.
 
Gretchen's description of a "strange attractors" seems to be some kind of an amalgam between the strange quality assigned to quarks, and the concept of magnetic attractors. Her description is utterly incorrect. The term "strange attractor" refers to a special type of non-repetitive pattern between two objects (think of an "orbit", which is a special case, but less predictable), first developed in the course of what is called Chaos Theory.
 
 
Other Episode Crew
 
CreatorTim Kring
Executive ProducerTim Kring  |  Dennis Hammer  |  Nora Kay Foster  |  Adam Armus  |  Jim Chory (1)
Co-Executive ProducerJuan Carlos Coto  |  Rob Fresco (1)  |  Aron Eli Coleite
Supervising ProducerJoe Pokaski
ProducerLori Motyer
Co-ProducerCathy Mickel Gibson
Consulting ProducerMark Verheiden
Associate ProducerMike Ketelsen  |  Bill Hooper (1)
Production DesignerRuth Ammon
EditorLois Blumenthal
CastingNatalie Hart  |  Kendra Patterson  |  Jason La Padura
Unit Production ManagerCathy Mickel Gibson
First Assistant DirectorAnne Berger
Second Assistant DirectorDiane Calhoun  |  Terrence B. Zinn
MusicLisa Coleman (2)  |  Wendy Melvoin
Music EditorJennifer Barak
Music SupervisorAlicen Catron Schneider
Costume DesignerDebra McGuire
Make-upGlenn Hetrick  |  Mark Vinello
Key GripMarcus Flower
Camera OperatorPeter Mercurio
Set DecoratorRon V. Franco
Location ManagerSteve Hasson  |  Dianne Friedgen
Transportation CoordinatorBrian Steagall
Property MasterRoss Anderson
Construction CoordinatorThomas J. Arp
Production Sound MixerKenn Michael Fuller
Script SupervisorMerry Lowry-Donner
Script CoordinatorErin Fitzgerald (2)
Assistant EditorSue Kesler
Re-Recording MixerGerry Lentz  |  Richard Weingart
On-Line EditorBruce Motyer
Director of PhotographyNathaniel Goodman
Stunt CoordinatorTim Gilbert
Production SupervisorBrenda Pulos  |  Pearl Lucero
Production SecretaryJonathan Harmon
Storyboard ArtistCesar Lemus
Art DirectorSandy Getzler
Assistant Production CoordinatorHeather Hoislbauer
Post Production CoordinatorDantonio Alvarez
Sound MixerStephen Grubbs
Special EffectsGary D'amico
Costume SupervisorNancy Gould
Special Makeup Effects ArtistDavid Dupuis
Visual Effects SupervisorEric Grenaudier
Production AccountantMargaret Scarpello
Chief Lighting TechnicianJeff Levy (1)
Department Head HairLee Ann Brittenham
Visual Effects ProducerMark Spatny
Department Head Make-upLori Madrigal
ColoristScott Ostrowsky
Assistant To The Executive ProducerJim Martin (3)  |  Foz McDermott  |  Zach Craley  |  Eddie Jaszek
"B" Camera OperatorBrian Bernstein
Production EstimatorKristen M. D'angelo
Video Playback SupervisorMark L. Marcum
Post Office CoordinatorMegan Kukla
Music Engineer/mixerMichael Perfitt
Research AssociateHarrison Wilcox
 
 
Episode Notes
 
 
 
Featured Songs
 
 
 
Episode Goofs
 
 
 
Episode References
 
 

Digg Furl Del.icio.us Google

Contact | Terms Of Service | Privacy Policy | Copyright | RSS Feeds
Digg Furl Del.icio.us Google