'Heroes': Dreadful Villainy

Finally, Hiro. Or not. I've decided that I never want to hear anyone say ''Yataai'' again. I like Ando's new power, though it keeps him a secondary player. He's an accelerator. An amplifier. He makes other people look good. But he never looks good by himself. And Hiro, finally, after screwing up everything for most of the half-season, does what he was supposed to do. Or, actually, he was tasked to protect the formula, not destroy it. But I'll give him this one pass — though, to think that someone didn't make a photocopy of it would be the height of stupidity.

At the end of the day, the list of players got smaller — Knox, Meredith, Arthur, Flint, and, we're supposed to believe, Sylar — but did anything really happen? Yes, both companies were left in flames, and Nathan decides that if he can't field an army of super soldiers, he'll round up everyone with powers, but it all just felt like…well, you know what they say about sound and fury.

''Villains'' ended as it began, with neither a bang nor a whimper. And I'm ending my run as your Heroes recapper as well. I couldn't tell you who'll be taking over when the show comes back post-Super Bowl, I'm glad I got to spend these few months with you guys. You are as passionate a bunch of fans as I've ever come across — I can only hope this show once again becomes worthy of your devotion.

And, finally, two words I never thought I'd be typing: President Worf!

What did you think? Are Sylar and Arthur really dead, or just gone to fight another day? Why didn't Hiro tell his father who he really was? Surely, Kaito's seen weirder stuff than time travel. And if people get the powers that they want, what did Mohinder want to be that he turned into Cobra Commander?