Who was the lucky winner of the 50th Heroes Caption Contest?

It was a close battle, but we gave this week's honor to "Geokinetic." Why? Because this user hilariously combined Hayden Panettiere's real-life passion with a pretend flirting incident.

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Hiro: So... you like dolphins, eh?

Pushing Daisies' loss is officially Heroes' gain.

As previously rumored, Bryan Fuller - the creator of the former show mentioned above, and one of the brilliant original writers on the latter - has signed a deal to return to Heroes now that Daisies has been canceled.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fuller will be given more story control on Heroes this season, as well as on an upcoming fourth season; which, despite current poor ratings and negative critical reviews, is supposedly nearly a guarantee to be happen.

Fuller's contract is said to be for at least $1 million. But if it means he writes more episodes like Company Man, no figure could be high enough.

Thank you to everyone that posted a response to this week's critical take on Heroes.

We wish the article never had to be written, but it's nice to see that so many of us at least share similar complaints regarding the utter lack in logic for most of the show's current episodes.

With that in mind, we've made a list - and checked in twice, in order to see who's been naughty (Tim Kring) and who's been nice - that compiles reader responses to the show, along with a few specific complaints our staff had over the latest episode.

Feel free to agree or disagree with the following issues (we always welcome feedback/comments), but here are a few complaints Heroes fans have over the state of story lines:

• As described in the aforementioned article from earlier this week: Why the inconsistency between episodes? Two weeks ago, HRG had Elle/Sylar in his sights to end "The Eclipse Part 1." A week later, he waits to fire until after they've had sex? Just lazy writing.

• What happened to Mohinder's dangerous aggression? Didn't he murder some random guy in the park a few weeks ago? Now, the only consequence of his abilities is bad skin.

• How in the world did Parkman know where to find Ando/Hiro? They teleported themselves to that comic book store a couple weeks back, right? Then, this past Monday, Parkman just walked in after leaving Daphne's farm house.

Wait, am I good or evil in this scene?

• The volume is titled "Villains." But, ummm, who are the villains? Flint and Knox? We've barely met them. Sylar? He changes every week (see following bullet point). The series had a nice set up going, with the idea of Team Primatech vs. Team Pinehearst. But it's not clear who is even on the latter team, nor is it even clear what its specific, supposedly evil plan is.

• And, by far the biggest complaint from readers and from our staff: the constant, changing state of Sylar. He's been HRG's partner, Peter's friend, Elle's lover and then Elle's killer so far this season. He also seems to believe anything people tell him. I'm your son, Angela? Cool! Oh, my mom hated me? Thanks, Arthur! Wait, they are not my parents? Interesting, HRG!

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The eclipse has come and gone.

What's next for our Heroes?

In the following clip from Monday's episode, titled "Our Father," Angela lets Peter know exactly what is next for him: the assassination of his father...

We're not alone.

For a few weeks now, we've shown our tough love for Heroes by aiming critical commentary at the show's illogical, frustrating story lines. A few readers have taken our staff to task for dissing their favorite show, even though we're big fans and just wanna see it return to its first season greatness.

As you can tell from the excerpts below, other columnists are annoyed by the series these days, as well. Here are highlights - or lowlights, really - from recaps of this week's episode around the Web:

• TVGuide.com: "These same stories by and large could have been told without the loss of powers, so why even go there. We've still yet to get any real explanation as to why the eclipse triggers these powers (and why these eclipses are happening so often), and the whole things reeks of a plot device meant to drum up drama that the stories themselves are not."

• EW.com: "If you're not going to put your characters [such as Claire and Sylar, who obviously weren't dead] in real jeopardy, don't even head down that road. Because it's cheap and a waste of time."

• Zap2It.com: "It's come to the point where I just feel kind of bad for Greg Grunberg and Brea Grant, saddled as they are with a supposed love story that's based on Parkman's spirit walk and nothing else."

Again, we love Heroes. But, as you can see, we're not alone in our critical view of the show these days.

FOLLOW THIS ARTICLE'S JUMP TO READ A MAJOR CRITICISM OF THIS WEEK'S EPISODE AND CHIME IN WITH YOUR VIEW...

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Welcome to our 21st Heroes Round Table.

While fans of the show gather in the Timex: I'm sure you'll end of coming back to life, like every other character. See you in a couple weeks.

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Might Elle be the latest character to not really die?

According to E! Online's Kristin, upcoming events make it possible that Elle will join the ranks of Nathan, Sylar and Claire as Heroes who only died momentarily on the show (a plot device that, we have to admit, is incredibly weak and takes away from any suspense on the series).

Here a look at what's to come on Heroes...

• Sources say that that despite many signs pointing to Elle's death last night (such as Sylar slicing her head open), all is not lost. There's a cover-up at work. Stay tuned.

• Remember how HRG told Sylar that he was being maniuplated by the Petrellis and that he was not, in fact, their son? In the upcoming Fugitives Volume, Sylar begins a new hunt, as he tracks down information on his past.

• As we witnessed in this episode, Nathan is at a turning point. He's ready to harness his power for the greater good... only he's not sure in whose service he ought to employ said power. What does he decide? In 2009, it looks like Claire might have another morally ambiguous dad of whom to disapprove.

As Hiro tried to return to his former self last night, another major character said goodbye forever.

Who died? And what happened when the eclipse was finallover? Get caught up now with our Heroes episode guide.

Discuss how these scene ended in our Heroes forum!

Tonight, Heroes concludes its two-part episode based around the latest eclipse to set over the show's saviors.

What will the complete ramifications be on an imprisoned Nathan and a wounded Claire, among others?

We'll publish a detailed recap of "The Eclipse Part 2" soon after it airs. In the meantime, head over to our Heroes forum and discuss tonight's twists and turns with fellow fans...

We appreciate everyone that submitted an entry to this week's Heroes Caption Contest. We received a record-number of responses this week!

But, as huge fans of the ABC hit Lost, we had to give "katydid3" this week's title. Check out this user's submission directly underneath the photo.

Scroll down the page for the rest of the options.

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Koala: Hey, you two, this isn't LOST. Get off my island!