How to Stop an Exploding Man

"How to Stop an Exploding Man"
Heroes episode
Peter and Sylar face-off at Kirby Plaza.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 23
Directed by	Allan Arkush
Written by	Tim Kring
Production code	123
Original air date	May 21, 2007
Guest appearance(s)
Zachary Quinto as Sylar James Kyson Lee as Ando Masahashi Cristine Rose as Angela Petrelli Missy Peregrym as Candice Wilmer George Takei as Kaito Nakamura Richard Roundtree as Charles Deveaux Adair Tishler as Molly Walker
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"How to Stop an Exploding Man" is the twenty-third and final episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. The episode was written by Tim Kring and was directed by Allan Arkush. It is the conclusion of the three-part finale for season one.

The episode started filming March 26. It aired May 21, 2007. The title of this episode is in reference to a question that Hiro Nakamura asked in "Fallout".

The opening narration is an expanded version of the one used in the very first episode of the series, Genesis, narrated by Mohinder Suresh.

"Where does it come from, this quest, this need to solve life's mysteries when the simplest of questions can never be answered? Why are we here? What is the soul? Why do we dream? Perhaps we'd be better off not looking at all. Not delving, not yearning. But that's not human nature. Not the human heart. That is not why we are here. Yet still we struggle to make a difference, to change the world, to dream of hope, never knowing for certain who we will meet along the way. Who among the world of strangers will hold our hand, touch our hearts, and share the pain of trying."

Mr. Bennet points a gun at Molly, threatening her in order to save Claire, and Suresh in turn points a gun at Bennet, to save Molly. The stalemate diffuses when Molly and Matt Parkman spot each other.

Sylar is seen painting the predicted fight between himself and Peter, whom he immediately recognizes.

Hiro tells his father he must save Ando and stop Sylar. He teleports to Isaac Mendez's loft, where Ando has been pinned against the wall by Sylar. Hiro arrives to face Sylar, and Sylar challenges Hiro to move faster than he can. To Sylar's surprise, Hiro teleports across the room to Ando and they both disappear before Sylar can do anything more.