Well, I didn't expect this. Heroes' creator Tim King announced at Comic-Con that the season 2 DVD will include a brand new episode, filmed but shelved because of the writers' strike...
The episode was intended to commence the beginning of a new volume ("Outbreak"), continuing from the moment Peter Petrelli accidentally releases the deadly Shanti Virus. Only, he never did, of course. The WGA strike forced the writers to rethink their strategy, so Peter didn't drop the vial in the broadcast episode and the whole "Outbreak" volume was ditched. Therefore, this never-before-seen episode has no bearing on Heroes and won't be accepted as canon. But, I'm sure it will be of great interest to fans. And a big reason to buy the new DVD, of course.
Speaking about season 3, Kring said:
"Last time we tried to do a slow build up. This time we're going to start the story right away and we're off to the races. You will see that Heroes is back and back in a big way."
The premiere for season 3 was shown to the Comic-Con audience, so there are MAJOR SPOILERS drifting around on the internet. Be careful where you browse, everyone! I won't give anything away here, suffice to say: one powerless character gains powers and a presumed-dead character is alive. So those rumours are confirmed. The reaction to the premiere was very positive, with fans saying it captured the flare and wit disastrously missing from season 2.
Heroes returns on 22 September, and soon after on the BBC.
