Heroes: Countdown to the Premiere

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Heroes: Countdown to the Premiere is a special event that aired prior to the Season Three premiere episodes The Second Coming and The Butterfly Effect. The event included upcoming clips from the third season.

What is it that unites us? The will to evolve past the ordinary? The excitement of a shared experience? Discovering who we want to be? In each of us, the potential to be a hero?

Masi Oka introduces the event and a scene from The Second Coming showing Claire and Peter is shown.

Where does this path lead? To know that, we must go back to the beginning.

A montage of clips from past episodes and events is shown, noting media references and Heroes' success across the world.

Jack Coleman fills in the next segment, and introduces a montage of "everyone's favorite cheerleader", Claire Bennet.

Claire Bennet: "It's not easy being a teen cheerleader for Claire Bennet. Like most teens, she's had her share of bumps and bruises. There is one difference between Claire and the other girls; She heals faster than most. Turns out this brand of unique brand of ability runs in the family. (Mom) (Dad) And Claire has one more trick up her sleeve. Her blood can heal people.

A montage of Noah Bennet begins.

Noah Bennet: "This is Claire's adoptive father. He's a really great dad... when he's not killing people... or kidnapping them... or incarcerating them in creepy inescapable underground cells. There is one more thing you should know about Mr. Bennet. He'll do anything to protect his family.

Hayden Panettiere introduces a sneak peak of Season Three that involves Sylar, Angela, and Bridget Bailey.

After the commercial break, Zachary Quinto welcomes viewers back. He shows a series of clips from the show that have paid tribute to Star Trek.

• Hiro states, "Like Star Trek" in reference to his Teleportation.
• Hiro flashes the Vulcan Salute multiple times. Ando uneasily uses it once.
• Hiro states, "I come in peace." to which Hope replies, "Thanks for the help, Sulu."
• Cristine Rose once played a Klingon.
• Hiro says, "I wanna boldly go where no man has gone before."
• Malcolm McDowell killed Captain Kirk in Star Trek Generations.
• Kaito Nakamura's license plate number, NCC 1701, is the number of the Starship Enterprise.
• Ando references Spock as Hiro talks about his abilities.
• Zachary Quinto is Spock in the new Star Trek film.
• Ando tells Hiro to use the Death Grip.
• George Takei was Sulu on Star Trek.