Stop what you're doing.

Go tell your family, friends, enemies and pets to watch Heroes. The show is in serious danger of not making it to a fourth season.

This week's episode drew 6.9 million viewers. That might not mean much to the average viewer, but consider this:

Last year at this time, during the 9 p.m. Monday time slot, NBC aired the ridiculous reality competition My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad. It received 900,000 more viewers than Heroes. Seriously.

If Heroes cannot earn higher ratings than a reality show tha costs a fraction of Heroes' budget to make, then we may be seeing the last few episodes ever of this once-popular show.

Based on current ratings, if Parkman could read the mind of most viewers, he'd hear how unhappy they were with the series.

Welcome to our 25th Heroes Round Table.

While fans of the show gather in the forums to discuss every character and storyline, our staff comes together every week to analyze the latest developments from the latest episode.

Topics in this edition include: the episode format, Mohinder and Daphne. Let's get to the Q&A...

This episode focused largely on one storyline. Do you like that format?
A. Hiro: YES! Any series with so many characters and so many threads running through it needs to slow down its pace from time to time. Just look at Lost. Its success is largely due to how intimately fans know each character, as the results of focused episodes such as this.

Milover: I loved it, but I wonder if it would work with any other character. HRG has so much depth and moral greyness to him. Could the show really pull off something like this with Ando, for example?

Timex: If you're asking if I missed another episode that tossed Hiro into some utterly useless, boring plot, the answer is no. This one was great.

Can Mohinder get any dumber?
Timex: It doesn't seem possible. He's worked with the bad guys in each of the past few volumes, and now he knew of Nathan's evil scheme, but didn't reveal it to anyone? Who gave this guy a medical degree?!?

A. Hiro: Who cares? I'm just glad his skin isn't falling off anymore. That was gross.

Milover: It is hard to fathom why Mohinder didn't at least mention to his good pal Parkman that HRG approached him in such a manner. How was your day, Mo? Oh, funny story, Noah Bennet told me we're all gonna be rounded up and held captive!

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While last night's episode of Heroes focused almost entirely on one storyline - a very welcome change, in our opinion - next week will fold a few other characters back into the mix.

Based on the latest from E! Online, here's what fans can expect next Monday:

• No appearances by Hiro and Ando again;
• The return of Rebel;
• Rumblings of a divorce between Noah and Sandra Bennet;
• New memories for Sylar, as he recalls details of his childhood before he was given up for adoption.

Who would divorce HRG? We love this guy!

"I've always felt comfortable being morally grey." - HRG

In this episode of Heroes, the main focus is on Parkman's interrogation of HRG and how Nathan's plan came into fruition.

It was a great example of how effective the show can be when it slows down and focuses on a single character or storyline. See what we mean by reviewing our detailed recap of "Cold Wars" now.

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