As Heroes gets ready to wrap up its initial chapter of its second season, Kristen Bell and Hayden Panettiere sat down with TV Guide to discuss tonight's big episode.
Here are excerpts of what these young actresses - and close friends - had to say...
TVGuide.com: This is the first time Claire and Elle are in a scene together � the meeting of the hot blonde babes!
Kristen Bell: Yes, it's the highly anticipated standoff millions are waiting to see! I dressed for the occasion.
Hayden Panettiere: And I � what else is new? � am in my cheerleading outfit. It really disappointed me because Kristen's in heels and a cool designer outfit. They dress you nice at the Company.
Bell: This is what I wear to the office to kill people. But I wish I was in the cheerleader outfit.
Panettiere: Would they notice if we swapped? It could be like Parent Trap! But Kristen's not too coordinated. She keeps zapping people and falling over.
Bell: That's because they've got me zapping people in high heels! I look like I'm in a comedy sketch!
Panettiere: Save it, honey. Last season, I had to do a dive out of a window and then do a tuck 'n' roll � all in 4-inch-heels, OK? It was easy.
TVGuide.com: Divas, please! You're both wonderful. Now, tell us about the scene.
Panettiere: Elle knows all about Claire, but Claire has no idea who Elle is. All she knows is that HRG is holding Elle hostage for a reason and that Elle is giving her an evil look � so I give her one right back. I'm looking her up and down like "Who are you, bitch?" And she's like, "You don't know me but I know you, bitch!"
Bell: The whole idea is that Elle and Claire are two sides of the same coin.
Panettiere: Yeah, HRG didn't turn Claire into the Company because he knew they'd experiment on her. He knew what they'd turn her into. But Elle's dad didn't protect her that way.
Bell: Bodies are not able to take that much electricity and pain, and so Elle's psychologically a little off her rocker.
Panettiere: We're like the yin�
Bell: � and the yang.
Panettiere: And now Elle is Claire gone bad.� We don't technically meet in this scene since we don't have lines. I do my nasty glare and, trust me, it didn't require much acting.
Bell: That's OK. There's a scene later where I get to zap the hell out of her with my lightning bolts.
Panettiere: [Rolling her eyes] Puh-leeze. She misses me and hits West [Nick D'Agosto].
TVGuide.com: Obviously, Miss Kristen Bell didn't read the script.
Sendhil Ramamurthy: [Strolling by and overhearing] She doesn't bother worrying about which of us she electrocutes. She doesn't care. That's the real Kristen Bell. Put that in your interview! [He laughs and wanders off]
Panettiere: Our characters are going to have a very interesting relationship. We relate to each other; we get each other.
Bell: Yeah, we're definitely connected. Our dynamic will change over the course of the next few episodes. Just wait. You'll find out that Elle holds the key to Claire's future. I have a past with Peter and a past with Claire's dad and a future with Claire.
TVGuide.com: Forget the future, let's discuss the past. You both knew each other as young actors in New York, right?
Panettiere: She used to change my diapers.
Bell: I did not change Hayden's diapers!
Panettiere: We met when I was 8.
Bell: And I was� [Hesitates]� well, I don't want to say how old I was. [Laughs] We were both with the same agency. Hayden doesn't remember this but I happened to be in the office the day she booked Remember the Titans and she came in with her mom to celebrate. I was there having a meeting and all the agents were saying, �We knew it, Hayden! We knew you'd get the movie!" She had these long beautiful blonde curls.
Panettiere: [Grimacing] I know, I know�. Don't rub it in.
Bell: She was adorable.
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