In which Mohinder learns you can't go home again--not without your wife nagging about all that cool old stuff you like to keep in the garage.

Finally, the Heroes season offered an episode that caught my breath several times, and provoked serious "OMG!" moments. The two most interesting stories centered around brothers, as the episode title suggests--two sets, to be exact: The Sullivans and the Petrellis.

The body of Sylar (as Nathan) had left the carnival and returned to New York to find Peter for help. Angela sent the Haitian to warn Peter that something was up with his brother and to check it out alone; Peter remained steadfast to his brotherly devotion, and takes Nathan along with him to discover--Nathan's body. Nathan, meanwhile, remembers something foggy about Matt Parkman being involved in a confrontation with Sylar and himself. So they're off to find Matt Parkman.

Matt, meanwhile, was left for dead after he forced Sylar to commit suicide by cop. When Peter and Nathan show up, Peter, of course, uses his handy-dandy healing ability TO SAVE HIM. Which started a five minute screaming-at-the-TV session as Sylar manipulates Nathan into touching him so he can escape Matt's body and get back into his own body where he belongs. OMG!! But Nathan doesn't change back into Sylar. What's up with that?

The Sullivan brothers, on the other hand, have a much darker, but more fascinating story. At the beginning of the season, the carnival storyline began with the burial of older brother Joseph. In this episode we learn that Joseph had been the caretaker of the carnival, someone who was very aware of the potential danger his unstable brother Samuel presented to the world and had been reining in his quest for unnatural power at every turn.

Mohinder discovers a film reel in his father's belongings from Coyote Sands that demonstrates the raw power of Samuel, causing earthquakes even at his birth. Mohinder's father warns that Samuel has the kind of dangerous power that would grow exponentially if he had a collection of abilitied people in his proximity. Good thing that hasn't hap---OMG!!

Samuel sends Hiro back in time eight weeks to get the film, wanting to understand its implications for himself, after he's unfortunately botched the job himself in the original timeline. He promises Hiro he'll bring Charlie back if he complies. Hiro believes him. Honestly, the guy may be wearing a "Kick Me" sign on his back.

Tracy Strauss, meantime, is having trouble controlling her powers, which gives us the fanboy thrill of the week as she gets into a bathtub in her underwear. She and Claire discuss Samuel's offer to band together, and by the episode's end, it seems like old Sam has convinced her to jump on board...if she'll just do him one little favor.  Makes you just feel that next OMG!! coming along.

It seems like the writing team has hit its stride with this episode, and the series is headed in a good direction. Other than the "I see dead people... coming back to life" annoyance, the Heroes are back to working together to some extent, which is one of the best parts of the first season. Let's hope the trend continues, since the show is rumored to be on the chopping block at the end of the season at this point. Remember, writers--Save the cheerleader (and her pals), save the show!