I rarely watch television these days, but my lack of cable has not prevented me from enjoying some of the good stuff on the tube. Via the magic and wonder of iTunes, I am able to wear my nerd hat without giving the local monopolist cable company one more dime of my money.

Sure, Heroes is a great television show. It’s a wonderful distillation of superhero mythology that liberally borrows from its predecessors (including Alan Moore’s graphic novel, Watchmen and the fiction anthology called Wild Cards), but it also features some fine (if occasionally hammy) acting.

There’s a local reason to watch, too. The primary villain of this season is Sylar, a man who has no powers of his own except the ability to take the powers of other super powered people by ostensibly eating their brains. He’s intense and weird and scary, with a quiet sort of menace that feels refreshing after decades of over the top comic book villains. He’s portrayed by local boy Zachary Quinto, a graduate of Central Catholic and CMU.

The season finale airs on Monday night at 9PM.

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