Midland, TX
Midland, TX | |
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![]() Midland Center in downtown Midland, TX | |
Language(s) Spoken: | English |
Midland, TX is half of the Midland-Odessa metroplex, an urban area in west Texas just south of the panhandle, with a population of about 100,000. The two cities together have a combined population of about 250,000.
Notable Locations
- Charlie Andrews's apartment
- Burnt Toast Diner
- Dairy Queen
- A drugstore
- Jackalope Ice House
- The Midland bus depot
- Midland Fairgrounds, site of the Midland County Fair
- Midland Hospital
- Midland Motel
- Midland Motor Lodge
- Hiro Nakamura's apartment
- Saint Nicasius's
- Tru Value
Notable Residents
- Charlie Andrews
- A Burnt Toast Diner waitress
- Quincy Carrot-Muncher
- Charlie
- Lloyd Collins (deceased)
- Sheriff Davidson
- Dwayne
- Jake
- Lynette
- Midland police officer
- Hiro Nakamura (for a time)
- Petey
- Willie
Notable Visitors
- Aly
- Claire Bennet
- Noah Bennet
- Phoebe Frady
- Quentin Frady
- Lauren Gilmore
- Ando Masahashi
- Isaac Mendez
- Hiro Nakamura
- Matt Parkman
- Peter Petrelli
- Samuel Sullivan
- Sylar
- Zach
About
Seven Minutes to Midnight
Stopping in Midland on their way to New York, Hiro and Ando eat at The Burnt Toast Diner and meet Charlie. Sylar watches them, and later kills Charlie.
Homecoming
Still at The Burnt Toast Diner, Ando waits for Hiro to come back to the present and finds a picture of Hiro and Charlie on Charlie's memorial that was taken six months before at Charlie's birthday party. Later, Ando meets Peter, who is on his way to save the cheerleader.
Six Months Ago
Hiro arrives at the Burnt Toast Diner six months before the date he left. He starts working there, trying to convince Charlie to leave Midland. When he accidentally ends up in present-day Tokyo, he physically makes his way back to Midland.
Fallout
Hiro and Ando meet Isaac Mendez at the Midland Bus Depot, and go back to the diner. The three of them discuss many things, including Hiro's experience with Isaac's death, Isaac's power, and the Exploding Man painting.
In a room at the Midland Motel, Hiro coaches Isaac how to use his powers without heroin. Isaac succeeds, painting another prophetic painting.
The Fix
Claire and Zach come to the Burnt Toast Diner in Midland to research Claire's birth parents.
Graphic Novel:Road Kill
On October 10, 2006, Sylar comes to Midland. At the Burnt Toast Diner, he watches Charlie greet Hiro and Ando before stealing her power.
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Noah, Matt, and Ted eat in the Burnt Toast Diner in Midland to discuss how to take down the Company.
Tabula Rasa
Hiro, accidentally, teleports to the outside of the Burnt Toast Diner three years in the past.
Once Upon a Time in Texas
Hiro returns to Midland to prevent Sylar from killing Charlie, and succeeds, but loses her due to Samuel and Arnold's interference. Noah and Lauren eat several times at the Burnt Toast Diner, and later meet at the Midland Motel.
Shadowboxing
Sylar eats at the Burnt Toast Diner in Matt’s body, and forces Matt to tell him where his real body is. Matt then manipulates Sylar so that the Midland police shoot him.
Brother's Keeper
Elizabeth informs Peter and “Nathan” that Matt tried to commit suicide by cop in Midland and is in critical condition. They fly to Midland to see Matt at a hospital where Peter heals his wounds. Sylar takes advantage of this and reenters his body. After Peter and Sylar fly away, Matt escapes the hospital.
Webisode:Dark Matters, Part 4
Phoebe calls Quentin from the Tru Value gas station in Midland. Quentin and Aly go to Midland to look for Phoebe.
Heroes Evolutions
Saving Charlie
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Trivia
- Midland gained national attention in 1987 when 18-month-old Jessica McClure fell down a well and was rescued after more than fifty hours.
- First lady Laura Bush was born in Midland in 1946.
- Midland is also the international home of the Commemorative Air Force.
- The Burnt Toast Diner does not actually exist.
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