The third season of Heroes has garnered its fair share of criticism, but NBC is doing everything they can to get the show back on track.  Ratings have fallen, critics have sharpened their claws, and everyone is looking to Heroes to reclaim its season 1 glory.  Now that the series has let go of two longtime producers, it looks like the show will be undergoing some serious changes.  Creator Tim Kring has promised that volume 4 of the series, which begins in February of 2009, will be a major departure for the drama.

While volume 4 is still a few months away, NBC has released the schedule for the remaining episodes of volume 3.  Read on for descriptions of the installments, and decide for yourself if Heroes can bounce back before 2008 wraps up.

11/17/08 - "It's Coming"

NBC's official episode description reads: "Arthur sends Knox and Flint after Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) and Claire; Nathan learns the truth about his father; Sylar confronts Elle at Pinehurst; Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) experiments with his new formula; and Matt tries to revive Angels."


11/24/08 - "The Eclipse: Part 1"

NBC's official episode description reads: "After reuniting Sylar (Zachary Quinto) and Elle, Arthur orders them to find Claire and bring her to him. Matt, Hiro (Masi Oka) and Ando team up together and follow Daphne to her hometown of Athens, Georgia to discover what she's been hiding. Meanwhile, Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) and Peter Petrelli travel together to Haiti in search of the the only man that can stop their father from destroying the world, the Haitian."


12/01/08 - "The Eclipse: Part 2"

NBC's official episode description reads: "The eclipse continues to impact the Heroes' abilities as Elle and Sylar face off against a vengeful H.R.G. while Claire (Hayden Panettiere) struggles to survive. In Haiti, Peter and Nathan join forces with the Haitian to battle the Haitian's brother, Baron Samedi, and Nathan comes to a shocking decision. In the meantime, Ando (James Kyson Lee), Sam (guest star Seth Green) and Frack (guest star Breckin Meyer) work hard to get Hiro's memory back with the help of the 9th Wonders comic books at a local comic bookstore."


12/08/08 - "Our Father"

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12/15/08 - "War"

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After volume 3 wraps up in December, volume 4, "Fugitives," will kick off in February of 2009.  With Kring's assertion that the new volume will take things in a different direction, it's possible season 3 of Heroes could still win over the hearts of both fans and critics.


- Don Williams, BuddyTV Staff Writer
Source: NBC
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