Awesome finale! I think a lot of people were expecting "The Matrix Revolutions" for the final showdown but what we got was "The Iron Giant", a personal favorite. I saw an interview with Tim Kring on Wired magazine's site and he mentioned how "The Incredibles" was a direct inspiration for the show. Both The Iron Giant and The Incredibles were directed by Brad Bird and I can't help but think that The Iron Giant was an influence or perhaps homaged at the end with Nathan's sacrifice. Also, ending the episode by beginning season 2,with Hiro falling from the sky and being trapped in the middle ages, seemed very "Evil Dead 2/Army of Darkness" to me, but it's probably a coincidence. I don't think we needed so much recap at the beginning of the episode, practically showing the end of the last episode again (as if we all hadn't watched the last episode multiple times...seriously if you weren't on-board the Heroes train by the last episode, chances are you're waiting on the DVDs). All in all, I loved it.
