The show is called "Heroes" not "Carnival Freaks." If the writers kil off Hiro, the only major character who has embraced the hero concept, it'll be the ultimate irony of the sad slide the show has made.

Hiro is the most frustrating character. Since the first couple of plots involved present-day Hiro coming into contact with "Bad Ass Future Hiro," and then changing the future -- it has meant that Hiro is consistently thwarting his own development into a capable (and more interesting) character.

I love Hiro, but I sort of hope that he's the big, rumored death in this season. He hasn't really had a whole lot to add to either the carnival or the Peter/Sylar plot. In the last few episodes, he has sort of come to terms with his life. Being that Charlie was his original failure, the first person he wasn't able to save, it would be fitting if he dies in order to save her life.

On top of that, it could add an interesting new dynamic to the show if Sylar cracked open Hiro's head in the diner instead of Charlie's. I wonder if the writers would go as far as changing the history of the past two seasons or so by making Sylar "Master of Time and Space".

Great first season. I don't see how they could ever re-create that - they blew all their great ideas in one season!

It's as if Lost had pushed all of their 'reveals' into the first season - time travel, eternally young characters, etc, etc, etc. A lot of interesting concepts, but once they're out there, it's hard to maintain the sense of interest and mystery - you either recycle the ideas endlessly, or you pile on more and more new 'reveals' until the audience is overwhelmed.

In both cases, you lose all the emotional involvement with the characters as the show is all about the mechanics.

They should have taken the first season's plot line and spread it out over 5 seasons. What a fun and engaging show that could have been!

I'm excited about this. This and that irish girl peter was with up are the only real chemistry i ever witnessed