To restore the super to Heroes, the show is going — but of course — to Smallville!
Sources confirm to me exclusively that the struggling NBC drama has tapped John Glover, a.k.a. Lex Luthor’s dad, Lionel, to play Sylar’s father.
“When Sylar meets his father, he’s going to see a path ahead of him that he doesn’t want to take,” reveals a Heroes insider. “He has a lot more in common with his father than he realized.”
The Tony award winner, who recently booked an arc on Brothers & Sisters as a love interest for Ron Rifkin’s Saul, will turn up towards the end of Heroes‘ forthcoming “Fugitives” chapter.
Do you see the family resemblance?
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Oh, that’s awesome and slightly hilarious!
I love John Glover – but anything would be better than having to appear on “Heroes”. “Heroes” just sucks so bad. “Smallville” was “Macbeth” compared to “Heroes”.
Struggling, my ASS. Ausiello, have you even been watching? The last few weeks have been amazing.
Any and all Sylar storylines are welcome, since he is by far the best and most entertaining character on the show…especially since the writers have been giving HRG the cold shoulder lately.
that’s awesome! John Glover ROCKS!
I don’t care who plays his father just as long as they please stop reading comic books, looking into the future, and time traveling. There is absolutely no reason to be invested in these characters, because nobody really dies, nothing is fixed, and the past/present/future is all out of sorts.
he’d better be a one-timer or only or for a short arc. for god’s sake, we just got rid of a bunch of stupid people- the one thing this show absolutely does NOT need is new characters.
Let’s just pray the show gets better. I really do pray the show gets better…Seriously…
Hmm, that would explain Sylar, having Lionel Luthor as his father. Lionel doesn’t have good kids, does he?
YES! The M.B. lives!!!! I’m excited to see John Glover bring Syler’s Daddy issues to light! Good move…
This show is such a mess right now, they need to blow it up and start over. So many unnecessary plot lines and characters. Get a grip !
And a great season gets even better. And no, this is not sarcasm, I’m actually liking the show this year.
So who is his mom? Angela? So Angela cheated on Arthur?
I personally vote for Sylar to follow Elle in the afterlife…
“Smallville” was “Macbeth” compared to “Heroes”: classic! Hilarious and one thousand percent true!
Sylar, son of Lionel Luthor. Oooh, that’s going to be good stuff. JG wasn’t known as the Magnificent Bastard on Smallville for nothing. He can ooze evil in the most civil manner. Also, watch for his crazy eyes when he goes off the deep end.