It’s no secret that Heroes has been shaky ever since the extremely disappointing season 2. Because of the writers strike, that season was cut down to about half of what was originally intended and as a result it felt rushed and very underwhelming (although not all bad - there were certain things I liked).
And even though season 3 was a vast improvement, it still didn’t measure up to the fantastic first season. They’ve gotten carried away with the time travel thing, in my opinion, and made it overly complicated when it really doesn’t need to be. To be honest I don’t watch out of pure enjoyment as I used, I just tune in to “see what happens,” as they say.
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Well news (which is unconfirmed, so please take this with a grain of salt) has come out that a certain unnamed cast member wants their contract to end even before the conclusion of this season, citing part of the reason as a “lack of screen time.”
But who could it be?
The actor is described as:
- Someone who has been part of the show since the first season.
- Has more name recognition than most other cast members.
- Has had a lack of screen time this season.
- And, most interestingly, is said to be someone who could return even if the character is killed off.
The last item is presumably to cover their butts if the actor leaving backfires on the show. For most other other shows that last clue would easily lead us to who it is, but because of the whole time travel thing with Heroes that piece of info leaves us none the wiser.
To hazard a guess as to who this mystery person is, I think it’s Ali Larter, who used to play Niki/Jessica Sanders but now plays Tracy Strauss. She fits the bill: She has been in the show since the start, has had lack of screen time this season, she certainly has more name recognition than most other cast members and could possibly return as a different character (perhaps another sister to Niki, Jessica and Tracy?) even if the one she plays currently is killed off.
Speaking of which, NBC hasn’t yet decided to if they’re going to allow the unnamed actor to be released from their contract… but presumably as preparation, a death scene has been written for “someone” towards the end of the upcoming “Fugitives” half-season.
As far as other possibilities - I really can’t think who else it could be. Yes, the most obvious choice is Zachary Quinto (due to his burgeoning fame as the new Spock), but it seems to me he’s had a fair share of screen time this season. Then we have Hayden Panettiere (who plays Claire) and Masi Oka (who plays Hiro) are just too important to the show and people like Jack Coleman (who plays Mr Bennett), Greg Grunberg (who plays Matt) and Adrian Pasdar (who plays Nathan) all have had plenty of screen time this season. For me the logical person, again considering this news is true, is Ali Larter.
But who do you think could be the mystery star who wants out of the show?
Heroes ”Fugitives” starts February 2nd this year.
Source: SyFyPortal
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i say just put the show out of its misery…so many characters which used to be great have been ruined.
It’s definitely Ali Larter…her new character this season was pointless and had little effect on anything.
I haven’t seen villains yet, but…reading all of this stuff does make me think that the show really IS getting crappy and all. Too bad, I liked it!
By the way…THEY KILLED ELLE?! SERIOUSLY!
its clearly ali larter
best character ever
Totally agree with you!
I would say it’s either Ali Larter or Milo Ventimiglia. They haven’t had too much screen time lately, especially Ali Larter. I would be very disapointed if either of them left the show. I like them both.
SPOILERS AHEAD.
if you search the web for larter articles now, you’ll find one that states she’s staying on the show. her death was the “fakeout” bryan fuller has been hinting at in his recent interviews. Tracy will be able to reform her body. Daphne is truly gone, and according to Fuller, one more death is in the works this season. Since NBC is pressuring heroes to release original cast members, we need to be looking for peter, sylar, angela, nathan, claire, noah, matt, etc., to be exiting soon. Personally, my money’s on Noah, and here’s why.
Nathan and Sylar have a scene coming up in the finale. It will be their first on screen dialogue with one another. One would think this means Sylar will kill him, but think about it, now that Sylar can “morph” into other people he touches, even if he kills nathan, Pasdar will still be “on the show”, whenever sylar transforms into him, so NBC wouldn’t be getting the budget cut they’re demanding. So no nathan, and no sylar. They’re both safe.
With Nathan safe from elimination, we have to question what’s been going on in noah’s life this season. He’s losing his wife, his daughter is finally beginning to understand all the hard choices he’s had to make, and he’s redeeming himself A LOT by going behind the hunter’s back to protect the heroes, especially in saving angela and peter in last night’s episode “into asylum”. Meanwhile, Claire’s getting closer to adopted mom Sandra, and bio dad Nathan…Claire’s growing up, and doesn’t need Noah as much as she use to. They’ve been growing apart and growing up all season, all leading up to the finale, where she has to let him go, for real.
Money’s on Noah, my 2nd guess is Angela, who seems to be seeing her own sacrifice of epic proportions in the near future, but with the new volume coming up named “redemption”, I think she still has way too much to atone for before we can count her out just yet. Same with Mohinder, he can’t die until he makes right everything he’s done.
Matt’s got a kid to take care of, and Hiro and Ando aren’t strong enough characters to survive without one another.
Oh, and Hayden’s already released a statement to the press that she’s up for another season, she’s out too.
So:
1st: Noah
2nd: Angela
3rd: Peter (I’d be pissed, but with all Milo has going on in his real life it makes sense, plus, wouldn’t that give Nathan and Angela A LOT to atone for next season!)
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