Remember Molly Walker, the little girl Matt Parkman saved to begin season one... and then befriended again to end season one?

As most Heroes followers could have guessed, her fear of the "Boogeyman" will play a prominent role in season two.

Here's what Creator Tim Kring had to say about the part of Molly, also known as the Heroes "tracking device" for her unique super power...

To be honest, we actually thought her re-entry into the show was going to be a lot sooner, and it got pushed back. While we knew she was coming back, in all seriousness and candidness we didn't know it was going to be that late in the series. I would pay some attention to Molly Walker and what she represents as an important clue as to where [Season 2] is going.

That'll be revealed pretty much in the season opener, but this idea that Molly Walker and Suresh's [Sendhil Ramamurthy] sister had similar ailments is a key part of where this story is going in the second season.

Another week, another magazine cover for Hayden Panettiere.

Here she is on Genlux, a publication dedicate to luxury beauty and fashion.

We hope fans don't grow sick of this young star.

The DVD for Heroes season one hits stores today.

As countless fans make this purchase and relive their favorite moments from their favorite show's inaugural episodes, Wizard Universe got the creative forces behind Heroes to reminisce on a few key scenes, revealing how there was a method to their madness, why fake blood is truly nasty and what's in store next year...

Scene: YATTA! (Episode 1, "Genesis")

Tim Kring: We filmed this on the same day we shot Peter [Milo Ventimiglia] falling off the rooftop. We did it on top of a parking lot in downtown Los Angeles with a green screen, and it was done late in the day with just two very quick shots that took only about 15 minutes to do. We could only do a limited sort of size on Hiro against the green screen and then with that, we put a composite of footage from Times Square that we had gone out to shoot, a 360-degree plate of Times Square.

Scene: Stripping for Supper (Episode 1, "Genesis")
Ali Larter: [Stripping on camera is] absolutely difficult and makes you completely uncomfortable. You worry about your dad, your grandpa. But on the other side, it's sexy and it's fun, you know? There are two sides of the line you have to balance: One side is serving the character and the other is making sure it doesn't get gratuitous.

Scene: Fly, Peter, Fly (Episode 1, "Genesis")
Kring: We hung both Milo and Adrian Pasdar on these harnesses and shot them while they were about 10 feet off of the ground. We shot up using wide-angle lenses to make it look like we were shooting really high up. Then it wasn't until after we got picked up for a series that we went back and did one day on a green-screen stage and we got close-ups and performance stuff there. So a lot of stuff like that was added literally two months later.

Ventimiglia: I love doing that stuff. There were some things they wouldn't let me do for insurance purposes, but I would have been jumping off that 15-story building into an airbag the size of a Volkswagen if I could.

Scene: Painting for Sale (Episode 1, "Genesis")

Producer Jeph Loeb: [Kring] called and asked whether or not there was an artist who could do the things he required, which was someone who could work quickly and who could draw on a large canvas and work in various mediums—pencil, ink, paint. There really was only one choice, and that was Tim [Sale]. So that was sort of my first real contribution, finding Timmy, and putting the two Tims together. The world will never be the same.

Aritist Tim Sale: I'd never been asked to do anything like this before and thought it was exciting. I remember telling Jeph it'd make a cool comic, and depending on how that was set up, it could be something I'd really like to draw. It reminded me a lot of his scripts with some of the dialogue.

Scene: Gruesome Girl (Episode 3, "One Giant Leap")

Hayden Panettiere: It was a freezing-cold steel table. I had this piece on top of me that was really heavy and they kept spraying it and it was wet. The [fake] blood was trickling down the sides and it's made of corn syrup and so you can imagine how sticky it gets—It never fully hardens and it's ripping the little tiny peach fuzz [hair] off your skin. It's not pretty. But that scene [in the autopsy] I was in practically nothing, just a bra and underwear on this cold metal table. There was gobs of blood and it was not fun. My hair was pink for a while.

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You'd think our favorite photo of a Heroes actor or actress would be the one of Ali Later nude.

And if you had asked us last week, this probably would've been our answer.

But take a look below at this shot of Masi Oka being lifted into the air by a sumo wrestler during yesterday's stop in Japan for the cast. It's impossible not to stare at and smile.... even more so than when ogling Larter in her birthday suit.

Now that Heroes fans have realized that Kristen Bell truly is coming to their favorite show, one question remains:

What will be her character's super power?

Fortunately, for those that crave Heroes spoilers and simply cannot wait a few weeks to find out, Kristin from E! Online has the following short scoop:

Kristen's power is electricity. I'm also hearing that Kristen might be doing some kind of scene with Masi Oka/Hiro in the past, but honestly, that makes no sense whatsoever to me based on everything else I've heard.

Well... okay then.

From what we hear, it doesn't sound as though Bell's use of electricity will be for the greater good, either. She's rumored to take over as the new villain once Zachary Quinto (Sylar) goes on hiatus for a few weeks to film Star Trek.

A little more than six months ago, Heroes fans were treated to the episode called "Six Months Ago."

Hosted by Masi Oka and James Kyson Lee, it aired again last night. You can read the hour's recap right now by following our link to it. It was an important selection in the series' over-arching story line, as we discovered just how these Heroes came into contact with one another, while they also first learned of their powers.

Refresh your memory now by checking out photos from the episode.

You can also read through a few Heroes quotes from the program. See how Sylar felt about his first-ever kill or how Hiro reacted to his experiences with time travel.

Don't forget: next week, we're treated to the rerun of "Company Man." And in just four weeks: it's the second season premiere.

The Heroes world tour is in full effect. Earlier today, a quarter of our favorite actors greeted fans on Tokyo:

Sendhil Ramamurthy, Ali Larter, Masi Oka and Greg Grunberg smile for the camera during a stop in Japan.

Hayden Panettiere turned 18 this week.

And the Heroes actress didn't waste any time posing provocatively in FHM. Take a look:

Also last week, Hayden Panettiere stood alongside Masi Oka for a cool comic book-like cover shot. But she's on her own this time.

Thanks to all readers that submitted an entry in last week's Heroes Caption Contest.

But one effort stood out from the rest: reader "Greg C." submitted the line posted underneath the photo of Hiro below. It made us laugh out loud instantly.

We appreciate all entries and encourage everyone to play every week.

Thanks and enjoy!

To Wong Foo,
Thanks for everything.
Hiro Nakamura

The following interview with Zachary Quinto took place a few weeks ago. It was held at the after-party for the Web series "It's a Mall World," directed by co-star Milo Ventimiglia...

It seems like the entire cast hangs out when you're not shooting and you're all friends outside out work. That's very cool considering it isn't always like that.
Zachary Quinto: It's very true, yeah. Yes definitely. The cast is incredibly supportive and incredibly connected and really drawn to one another outside of work as well. I think it's part of the reason the show is so successful and people sense that in the work that we do as well.

Why do you think that is?
You can never sort of predict in that dynamic of a group of people when they're brought together. Tim Kring set out to create a specific kind of world and themes of that world are themes of unity and hope. I think the people that fell into place and fell into the step of those themes are the kinds of people who enjoy hanging out with one another. I think also everybody on the show is grateful to be a part of it and being a part of each other lives. We enjoy each other at work and enjoy each other when we're not at work.

You're friends with Kristen Bell, right?
I am.

Did you have anything to do with [her joining the show]?
I'd certainly like to think so. That was a joke by the way. I think that Kristen has a real following obviously in this world and then in television in general so I'm sure that she was somebody that they've talked about along the way. We were at Comic-Con at the same time this year and we came back on the train with a couple of the writers and they ended up talking about this new character that they were going to have on the show. She was sort of talking to them and she forged her own relationship with them and I think that also had something to do with it.

Will you two get to work together at all?
I'm not sure. I don't know what their plans are in terms of our characters' trajectories. I think it's possible down the line, but you know I'm only going to be around so long on the show before I have to leave to do the movie. I'll be taking some time off.

How is shooting the movie going to work out with your schedule?
They're in the process of figuring that out now. I'm not exactly sure. I think the movie starts shooting in November, by then we'll probably be around episode 13 so I'll be available and present and on a lot of the episodes before then. Then we'll see what happens. I don't know what their overall plan is.

Did you audition for the role and have to campaign to get Spock?
I do think I campaigned for it. I definitely put it out there that I'd be interested for it. I think there was a progression that made sense to the people that are making the movie in terms of exposure and my experience of the show and the nature of the show and the sort of crossover fan base. I went in and put myself on tape for the casting directors back in April.

Then, I left the country a couple of days after that for a while to travel during the summer. Immediately when I got back, like two days later they had set up a meeting. J.J. had called to set up a meeting. Two days later, there was a lot of negotiating and figuring out schedules. June 7th I think is when the offer came in and then July 26th or 27th is when we announced it at Comic-Con.

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