In defense of Heroes, many viewers were likely tuned to the NCAA Championship Game last night.

Then again, that contest didn't begin until halfway through the episode - and any loyal Heroes fan could have missed the opening few minutes of North Carolina's blowout of Michigan State.

However you analyze it, the show dipped to a new series low last night: only 6.05 million people tuned in for it.

The show was also down 30% in the important 18-49 year-old demographic.

Angela Petrelli will be the focus of next week's installment. Let's hope it turns the ratings around!

This episode of Heroes was as complicated as its title.

In the end, we were left with a major mystery, courtesy of Angela Petrelli; while Sylar and Danko were left with a seemingly clear path after fooling HRG on multiple occasions.

Read all about "Turn and Face the Strange" via our detailed episode guide.

Discuss the latest developments in our FORUM.

On the latest episode of Heroes, Angels uncovers demons from her past; while Hiro and Ando continue on their new mission.

As always, look for a detailed episode guide to be published soon after the installment airs.

In the meantime, we encourage all readers to discuss the most recent developments in our Heroes forum...

Wow. The Heroes Caption Contest garnered many comments this week. Thanks to everyone that participated!

Even though he/she got the title of the movie wrong, we awarded this week's top prize to "Sam.JP." We really hate Vin Diesel.

Check out the winning entry directly below the photo and scroll down to see our other options. Thanks again for playing!

Peter: Mom, why are you so depressed?
Angela: I just saw Fast and Furous 4.

Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly certainly knows how to make a simple, significant point.

When asked in this week's column what happens on the third season finale of Heroes, Ausiello writes:

Sylar kills a regular Hero that's been on the show since Season 1. And it sticks.

Sylar will strike again before this season concludes. Who do you think he'll kill?

The touch of Bryan Fuller was felt throughout this week's episode of Heroes, as the show slowed down and allowed viewers to learn more about their favorite characters.

We loved it.

The writer, meanwhile, spoke to Sci-Fi Wire this week and touched on two important topics: the return of Tracy and the future of Sylar...

The return of Tracy: Tracy comes back in a really big way later on in the season. That was one of the things where it was like, “Is she going to come back as Barbara now?” I was thinking “Can we please not do Barbara, because that’s another sci-fi ghetto storytelling element with clones. How many Ali Larters are there?”

The future of Sylar: We’ll see Sylar strike at the heart of HRG’s life in a way that causes things for him to unravel... In episode 24, we get to the heart of Sylar’s identity crisis, and we clearly understand what his agenda is, what he’s after and who the people in his life are that made the biggest impact.

We need to focus on all the positives we can when it comes to Heroes' ratings.

Overall, last night's episode set yet another low for number of viewers. Only 6.3 million people tuned in.

But the ratings did increase a tad in the coveted 18-49 year-old demographic. So that's a start!

By comparison, the night's top-rated scripted show was Two and a Half Men. It garnered 14.4 million viewers.

The main problem is that Heroes is, BY FAR, one of the most expensive shows on TV to produce. Combine that fact with that measly ratings and it makes us wonder if season four is truly guaranteed.

This was, by far, our favorite episode of the season.

It was chock full of Bryan Fuller's touch, as the hour focused heavily on the characters, as much as it did on plot development.

See what we mean by reading through our recap of "Into Asylum" now. Let us know what you thought of the episode.

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