Behind The Eclipse: "heroes" Episode 6

[Emma]

Last week we began our weekly chat with two of the members of the "Heroes" writing staff, Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite. Each week that there's a new episode of the series, CBR News will ask the guys the tough questions to try and learn more about the many mysteries that we're faced with each week on "Heroes." Who's the guy with Claire's father that can apparently wipe people's minds? What's the deal with Future Hiro? How does Peter Petrelli's powers work? We ask all that, plus much more as we head into week six of "Heroes."

"Heroes" airs Monday nights at 9:00 on NBC. Visit the official site and check out the weekly comics (there's an important note about the comics at the end of this Q&A) at http://heroes.nbc.com/. This week's questions were assembled by Jonah Weiland and George Tramountanas.

Allright, let's get right into it guys, shall we?

When someone has a power on the show, how much thought do the writers give to the "science of superheroes?" For example, Nathan flies, but how fast can he fly? Does his skin feel friction or the cold of the higher altitudes? Is it difficult for him to see with all the air rushing into his eyes? How can he tell which direction he's going from that high up? Or are we overthinking everything and audiences should just buy go with the flow?

We'll answer this question in two parts:

1. You're overthinking.

And B. We think about the science - a lot. It's important that this makes sense in a real world and there are various theories (some bogus/some less than bogus) that apply to all of our characters.

Is Nathan's flight telekinetic in nature (Superboy)? Is he projecting a propellant forcefield (like Canonball)? Or are wings sprouting out from his back and moving faster than the human eye can see like a humming bird?

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