Heroes
Upon This Rock
TV Flash files “Upon This Rock” as hour 72 of 78 in the TV Flash guide — Heroes (2006–2010) on NBC, season 4, episode 13, aired 2010-01-04, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E13: listed hour 72 of 78 in the Heroes guide, hour 13 of 19 in season 4. It aired 2010-01-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Fifth Stage” (S04E12). Next is “Let It Bleed” (S04E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
As Claire becomes immersed into the world of the Carnival, she becomes increasingly suspicious of Samuel's motives. Hiro is on a mission to rescue one of his own, but has difficulty communicating his intentions to Ando. Samuel has his sight set on Emma and her ability to complete his master plan.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Upon This Rock sit in the Heroes guide?
S04E13 is listed hour 72 of 78 — hour 13 of 19 in season 4, season 4 episode 13.
When did Heroes S04E13 air?
Upon This Rock aired 2010-01-04 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is Heroes only worth season one?
Season one is the watercooler hit with the tight mystery-box hook and the cheerleader catchphrase. Later seasons struggled under hype and strike turbulence; the premiere year defines the memory.
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Why this series still plays
Ordinary people discover superpowers while a company and a killer close in. Tim Kring's NBC event made "Save the cheerleader, save the world" a national earworm in season one — then hype weight and strike turbulence. Superhero TV before Marvel owned the medium; the rise-and-fall is the lore.
September 25, 2006, NBC puts ordinary people and superpowers on Monday like a network once put a mystery on Thursday: comic-book serialization as watercooler event. Tim Kring's *Heroes* ran four seasons through 2010, later followed by *Heroes Reborn*. Season one made "Save the cheerleader, save the world" a national earworm. Milo Ventimiglia, Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka, Adrian Pasdar, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Zachary Quinto's Sylar intersect across cities with graphic-novel chapter titles and origin-story structure.…
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