User:Tanderix/Names of Episodes

This subpage explains why the writers of Heroes have chosen these titles for the episodes. Made by Tanderix. With the help of: Yoshi n1, Mc hammark, Ricard Desi, PJDEP, MIDAS and Leckie. Feel free to edit the page. :)

Episode Nr.	Episode Name	Meaning of the Name	Episode Title Image
1x00	Volume One: Genesis	Genesis is the first chapter of the Bible, Genesis is the first volume of Heroes. "Genesis" also means "origin" or "starting point".	None.
1x01	Genesis	Genesis is the first chapter of the Bible, Genesis is the first episode of Heroes. "Genesis" also means "origin" or "starting point".	On a rooftop in New York.
1x02	Don't Look Back	Probably refers to Niki running from her life, the murder's she has committed and the lies she's told, and not looking back.	On a rooftop in New York.
1x03	One Giant Leap	This phrase comes from the statement by Neil Armstrong as he landed on the moon: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."	On Niki's car.
1x04	Collision	Brody's car collides with a brick wall, sending him and Claire to the hospital.	On Niki's sheet.
1x05	Hiros	A second Hiro appears in the timeline. This title is also a pun on the name of the show itself.	On a black background.
1x06	Better Halves	Niki's ability causes her to have a split personality, and therefore a better half.	On the floor of Isaac's loft.
1x07	Nothing to Hide	During the conversation at the Petrelli's mansion, Peter mentions this.	On the New York's river.
1x08	Seven Minutes to Midnight	The episode's title refers to the time on Sylar's watch when Sylar kills Chandra Suresh. The time "seven minutes to midnight" is itself a reference to the time on the Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists when the show's first season began.	On a beach in India.
1x09	Episode:Homecoming	Peter encounters Claire and Sylar at Homecoming.	On the floor of Claire's school.
1x10	Six Months Ago	The events narrated in this episode take place six months ago.	In the window of "Gray & Sons"
1x11	Fallout	Fallout refers to radiation, this is one of the first times we see induced radioactivity, Ted's ability. This episode also details the fallout of the events at Homecoming.	On a wall in Peter's police cell.
1x12	Godsend	Ando figures out the Symbol on Kensei's sword means "godsend"	In Niki's cell.
1x13	The Fix	Claude tries to fix Peter's ability and Niki tries to get her mind fixed. Also, a "fix" can mean a rigged situation, referring to Parkman or Claire's lies to their families.	In the second Niki's cell.
1x14	Distractions	Kaito says to Hiro: "No more distractions".	On Eden McCain.
1x15	Run!	Matt and Aron attempt to run away from Jessica.	On the ground in Nathan's office.
1x16	Unexpected	Claude tells to Peter to do something unexpected with his abilities.	On Matt's socks' tray.
1x17	Company Man	Noah's dedication to the Company makes him a "company man".	On Bennet's texas home.
1x18	Parasite	Mohinder calls Sylar a parasite who feeds on other evolved humans.	On Isaac's loft's floor.
1x19	.07%	Linderman tells Nathan .07% of the world population will die in the explosion.	.
1x20	Five Years Gone	The events narrated in this episode take place five years in the future.	On a devasted New York.
1x21	The Hard Part	When Hiro and Ando returns from the future, Hiro states that it's time for "the hard part.	Near Hiro and Ando.
1x22	Landslide	Thanks to Micah's ability, Nathan wins the election in a landslide victory.	On Isaac's loft's floor.
1x23	How to Stop an Exploding Man	A reference back to Hiro's question "How do you stop an exploding man?"	On Sylar's painting colors.
2x00	Volume Two: Generations	Referencing to the acts of the elder generations that have now had an effect on the present generation.	On a field when Hiro arrives in the past.
2x01	Four Months Later	The events in this episode take place four months later the Kirby Plaza events.	On a black background.
2x02	Lizards	Claire's professor explains the lizard can regenerate, exactly like Claire.	On Sandra's eggs.
2x03	Kindred	Kindred is referred to in Mohinder's closing monologue in How to stop an Exploding man. It refers to children.	On Bennet's costa verde's home.
2x04	The Kindness of Strangers	Alejandro, Maya and Derek (all strangers to Sylar) help Sylar.	On Micah's window's room in Dawson's home.
2x05	Fight or Flight	In the opening monologue, Mohinder says "When confronted by our worst nightmares, the choices are few: fight, or flight. We hope to find the strength to stand against our fears but sometimes, despite ourselves, we run. What if the nightmare gives chase? Where can we hide then? ". Also, the term "fight or flight" was coined by American physiologist Walter Cannon in 1915 to describe the actions of the sympathetic nervous system.	.
2x06	The Line	The police line.	On the police "Do Not Cross" line upon Ricky's dead body.
2x07	Out of Time	In this episode, Peter and Caitlin go out of time.	On Claire's blankets.
2x08	Four Months Ago...	The events in this place take place four months ago the actual timeline.	On a black background.
2x09	Cautionary Tales	Mohinder mentions cautionary tales in his closing monologue in I am Become Death, however this was after this episode.	In Aoyama Cemetery.
2x10	Truth & Consequences	The consequences of Noah's lack of truth, death.	On Noah's arm.
2x11	Powerless	Sylar says to Mohinder that he is powerless.	On a mirror.
3x00	Volume Three: Villains	This volume shows the villains who escaped from level 5.	On a window in a alley.
3x01	The Second Coming	The second coming refers to the second coming of Christ. This could be either Nathan's coming back from the dead, or Sylar's recollecting of powers beginning with Claire.	The floor of the place where Nathan have a conference.
3x02	The Butterfly Effect	"The butterfly effect" means that if you change something in the past will have consequences in the future.	In the armachair of Bennet's apartment.
3x03	One of Us, One of Them	One of Us means of the human and One of them means of the evolved human.	On a black background.
3x04	I Am Become Death	The phrase "I am Become Death" is what J. Robert Oppenheimer, creator of the atomic bomb, said when he watched the first nuclear explosion during a test in the desert of New Mexico. These are the verses from the Bhagavad-Gita, the sacred book of Hindu religion. The phrase seems to refer not only nuclear explosion caused by Sylar, but also at the devastating consequences of the new power of Peter. This could also refer to Peter seeing his future self die.	In Mohinder's lab.
3x05	Angels and Monsters	In the opening monologue Nathan asks himself about his life if he is an angel or a monster. This may also refer to the fact Linderman calls Nathan and himself Angels, and Stephen Canfield saying that he won't be a monster.	On Nathan's fridge.
3x06	Dying of the Light	Do not go gentle into that good night is a poem by Dylan Thomas. It seems to refer to the loss of Peter's powers.	On Arthur's bed.
3x07	Eris Quod Sum	Latin for 'you will be what I am.' Seems to refer to Arthur and Peter.	Outside the Bennet's home garage.
3x08	Villains	Referring to the history of the villains that are shown.	On the opening titles eclipse.
3x09	It's Coming	Referring to the eclipse that is coming.	On a wall in Pinehearts building.
3x10	The Eclipse, Part 1	Referring to the eclipse in act.	On Arthur's sketchbook.
3x11	The Eclipse, Part 2	Referring to the eclipse in act.	On a leaf in Haiti.
3x12	Our Father	Referring to Sylar, who think that Peter's father is also his father. Also refers to the lords prayer.	On Charles Deveaux's rooftop in 1991.
3x13	Dual	Referring to the fight between Primatech and Pinehearst.	On Arthur's blood.
3x00B	Volume Four: Fugitives	In this volume every evolved human is a fugitive from Danko's operation.	On the President car.
3x14	A Clear and Present Danger	The "Clear and Present Danger" is Danko and his operation. This is a phrase used by the Supreme Court during a discussion about the Espionage Act, where they declared it constitutional to temporarily suspend basic rights in the face of a "clear and present danger"	On the fire station where Hiro takes Ando.
3x15	Trust and Blood	Could refer to the relationship between Luke and Sylar.	On a black background.
3x16	Building 26	Referring to the building used for Evolved Human's.	On a mug in Bennet's apartment.
3x17	Cold Wars	The Cold War were the many small skirmishes that occured between America and Russia in the 20th Century.	On a wall in Building 26.
3x18	Exposed	Referring to Peter and Matt's threat to expose Danko and the operation, and also the revelation of Nathan being an evolved humans.	On a wardrobe in Bennet's apartment.
3x19	Shades of Gray	Referencing to Sylar and Samson who's surname is both Gray. Shades of Grey is a common phrase used to describe there not being a fine line between right and wrong, and than things aren't black and white.	In Claire's microwave.
3x20	Cold Snap	Referring to Tracy's power.	In Tracy's Building 26 cell.
3x21	Into Asylum	The "Asylum" is referred to the church where Peter and Angela hide.	In an alley where Peter and Angela land.
3x22	Turn and Face the Strange	A line from the David Bowie song 'Changes.' Could refer to the relationship between Danko and Sylar, or Shape Shifting.	In the bag where the fake Sylar is closed.
3x23	1961	Referred to the year where Angela, Charles, Daniel and Bob form the Company.	On a skull in Coyote Sands.
3x24	I Am Sylar	Referring to Sylar's use of shapeshifting to be others yet wanting to be himself.	On Sylar's arm written by Telekinesis.
3x25	An Invisible Thread	Referencing to the fact the main characters all come together to cremate Sylar and are bound by invisible threads. Could also refer to telekinesis.	On an airplane.
4x00	Volume Five: Redemption	In this volume characters look for redemption.	In Kent Harper's Apartment and At Joseph's funeral.
4x01	Orientation	Referred to Claire's orientation in the new school.	Claire at the college
4x01B	Jump, Push, Fall	This episode is named after the test that the police use to see if a person has committed suicide or was murdered.	HRG opens the refrigerator to give drink to Peter.
4x02	Ink	Refers to Samuel's ability.	Samuel with his power.
4x03	Acceptance	Hiro's accepting his faith and has to deal with his mistakes and accepting his dying	Tracy's bath.
4x04	Hysterical Blindness	Seen Emma explaining this to her mother, about how her power is described in the old days, synethesia	The floor of the Carnival.
4x05	Tabula Rasa	Tabula Rasa means "blank slate" in Latin. This refers to Sylar's blank mind.	Hiro's bed hospital.
4x06	Strange Attractors	Referring to an issue of science that concerns attractors that although the same have nothing in common, just like Claire and Gretchen.	The tents of Parkman's house.
4x07	Once Upon a Time in Texas	Referred to the fact that Hiro went back in time in texas.	Hiro back in Texas.
4x08	Shadowboxing	The title of the episode refers to both Becky's invisibility and the rivalry between Matt and Sylar.	The "Sylar"'s trailer.
4x09	Brother's Keeper	The title is due to the relationship between Peter and his brother Nathan and Joseph and his brother Samuel.	On Carnival's lights.
4x10	Thanksgiving	Reported that eponymous American holiday celebrating the players during the episode.	On windows and on the wall of the apartment of Peter.
4x11	The Fifth Stage	Angela tells Peter that there are five stages of grief, and he's taking the fifth. This is acceptance.	On a black background.
4x12	Upon This Rock	Referring to the rock where Samuel and Joseph would go when they were young.	The floor of the Carnival.
4x13	Let It Bleed	Referring to Claire's want to feel pain after she is cut. May also be a more general reference; it's better to let grief flow (or bleed) then keep it all inside.	The wall of Petrelli manor.
4x14	Close to You	Noah and Lauren get quite close during this episode.	The floor of Noah's apartment.
4x15	Pass/Fail	Reffering to Hiro's dream sequence court-room case.	A table in Noah's apartment
4x16	The Art of Deception	Samuel's deception of the carnies and the true identity of Lydia's killer	A stair in Sullivan Bros. Carnival.
4x17	The Wall	Referred to the wall which behind are locked Sylar and Peter in the dream.	A street in Sylar's telepathic dream.
4x18	Brave New World	The state of the world after Claire exposes her ability.	The floor of the Carnival.