HEROES 4.12 “The Fifth Stage” Episode Description

HEROES 4.12 “The Fifth Stage”
Airdate November 23, 2009

I wasn’t sure what “the fifth stage” meant until I came across the theories that fans proposed at the HeroesWiki. Some think this episode is about the final stage that comes with accepting an inevitable death. And if this is the case, then this episode must be connected to Hiro’s acceptance of his mortality. Although, if you read the episode description below, the episode could be tied to Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia) as well, but I’m not sure what kind of acceptance he has to deal with. Nathan’s death, maybe?

Since “The Fifth Stage” is two episodes down, we can only speculate at this point. Anyway, here’s the summary of that episode –

SAMUEL STARTS TO SEE HIS VISION TAKE SHAPE – H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) is greeted by some unexpected visitors and Samuel’s (Robert Knepper) grand plan begins to come to fruition. Meanwhile, Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) struggles to accept the truth and takes extreme measures to get what he wants. Elsewhere, Claire’s (Hayden Panettiere) journey leads her to an unexpected destination. Adrian Pasdar, Zachary Quinto and Cristine Rose also star. Jimmy Jean-Louis, David H. Lawrence XVII, Madeline Zima, Dawn Olivieri, Todd Stashwick and Elisabeth Rohm guest star

What really got my attention was “Samuel’s plan’s coming to fruition”. Whatever that may be, I’m betting it won’t go well with for HEROES.

By the way, the original title of the episode was “Upon This Rock”, and I have no idea why they changed it.