I see that, no matter what happens with the writers' strike, Heroes will wrap up what it's calling Volume 2 with that Dec. 3 episode. So, whether or not it's the end of the season, it's the end of the second story arc.

In the midst of the chaos that is the current entertainment negotiations (and I gather from Mark Evanier -- you are reading his blog, right? -- that "negotiations" is actually the wrong word, since the producers haven't even made an offer that the writers could reject), this was an uncommonly kind gesture to the fans. Wrapping up events with a closure that provides a logical pause to continuity must have been (a) incredibly complicated and (b) unusually thoughtful.

Thanks, Heroes folks! Here's hoping you'll be back with new stories soon. (And, in the meanwhile, I'm looking forward to the rest of the storyline up to and including Dec. 3.)