Just as Tim Kring promised, it seems that “Heroes” Volume 2 is going to end with a bang. The quality of each of the last several episodes has been much improved over that of the previous episodes. I’ve been very pleased with the last few episodes and I was equally pleased with tonight’s as well.

I really liked that the writers finally introduced a little action into Claire’s story. Up until tonight’s episode, Claire’s story had really been pretty lame. It was cool to see Mr. Bennett as a man possessed again and the showdown at the end was fantastic. I couldn’t believe that Suresh had it in him to actually pull the trigger. The best part was that it all built up to a shocking cliffhanger ending. When I saw the blood dripping, I just assumed it was going into Nikki.

I also liked seeing Hiro come to terms, not only with his father’s death, but with the moral responsibility associated with his power. Hiro was also forced to realize a cruel fate in the unmasking of his father’s killer. I don’t think his identity came as a big surprise to most viewers, but it must have been a horrible shock to Hiro.

Matt Parkman is not the most exciting of the heroes, but he is a good character and I like seeing how his powers are developing and he has been playing a major hand in uncovering the truth about the original heroes and the intents of hero-killer Adam.

The only thing I could find to complain about was that so many characters were neglected. Peter was one of my favorite characters last season, but this season his story has been so underplayed. The same is true of Sylar and Maya. After nine episodes neither character has played a big part in the larger story. I expected both Sylar and Maya to be into the thick of the story at this point. I’m not so concerned about Maya, but I think Sylar is a very intriguing character and he could add a nice variable to the larger plot.