Three MORE people are going to die???

All of the spoilers for the final few episodes of Heroes unaffected by the strike have said that THREE people (main characters) are going to die. Since clearly HRG is NOT dead, I have to assume he isn't counted in the three. As much as I love Noah Bennett, I feel like this may have been a bit of a cop out by the creative forces behind Heroes. For a show that has been so desperately in need of a shake up this season, I think that would convince people that it is back.

That being said, I definitely WOULD have missed his character if they'd done away with him. Plus, this turn where he and West have been working together is one I wholeheartedly support.

And how heartbreaking was the scene between Hiro and Papa Nakamura? I was really hopeful that he'd be able to save him... but I feel like he's going to turn out to blame himself for his father's death because of his involvement with Takezo Kensei in the seventeenth century.

Also... as far as my prediction about Elle and Claire being sisters? I'm absolutely sticking by that one, especially after seeing the two walk past each other when they were released as hostages on the beach. Something about the knowing glance between the two men as they walked back to their respective fathers reinforced the idea to me.

If HRG's death doesn't count as one of the three... then my fingers are crossed that we still could see the end of Maya, Alejandro, and Niki/Jessica/Gina.