What an amazing show tonight.  Much action, suspense, drama and romance.  Here are a few recaps:

• Claire discovers she’s not the only “freak” in Costa Verde high school.
  • At the end of episode 202,  Claire cut off her pinky-toe to test her limits.  West, from her biology class, was outside the window watching.  In this episode, a confrontation between West and Claire turns ugly when she walks out of class.  He follows her and forces her to admit she is a freak.  At that time, he shares his own abilities with her and flies with her to a beach.  The romance is budding between the two.
• Twins  Maya and Alejandro face trouble with the law.
  • After losing their guide to America in the previous episode, Alejandro attempts to steal a car and is caught by the police.  Maya appears at the jail and tries to convince the police to release Alejandro.  When faced with having to walk away from her brother, she uses her abilities and kills the officers and the inmate next to her brother.  She unlocks the cell door only after Alejandro realizing what she has done.  They leave with the jailed man.
• Peter is involved in a box for box exchange.
  • When Peter was found in the shipping crate, his memory was gone.  Ricky offers him a deal that is accepted.  A box, found with Peter, in exchange for a case of money.  Peter accepted the proposition and followed through.  Upon returning back to the pub, he was given his box as agreed.  Peter opted to not open the box and found a budding romance himself.
• Hiro finds himself facing a dilemma.
  • Upon traveling in time to the days of his hero, Takezo Sensei, he has found himself falling in love with, Yaeko, the sworn love of Takezo.  He forced Takezo Sensei to become a real hero, and instead of returning home when the opportunity arose, his love for Yaeko gave him the reason to stay.
• Suresh visits a familiar place.
  • His first assignment for “The Company” doesn’t fair well when his memory is erased by the Haitian.  Bob travels to Haiti to fetch Mohinder Suresh.  Upon returning to New York City, his lab is unveiled in Isaac Mendez’s former flat.  Mohinder begins his work researching and snooping as best as possible.  He takes the opportunity he has to phone Noah in Costa Verde.
• Noah (HRG) discovers an uneasy future.
  • In the quest to find the remaining seven paintings by Isaac Mendez, Mohinder Suresh discovers the final painting, number eight.  He takes a picture with his phone and emails it to Noah.  The nerve-wrecking future is shown in that picture with Noah’s death and Claire standing in the shadows kissing a guy, more than likely, West.
• Nikki makes a deal.
  • Upon saying good-bye to DL’s headstone with Micah is taken to a family member’s house in Louisiana.  Nikki then makes a call to Bob (company man) and asks again if he can cure her.  He says he can, but they need something from her, first.  Again, Nikki makes a deal with the devil.

It’s already a fascinating season!  There’s much more coming and a great deal eluded towards in the future.  It will be quite surprising to see what occurs next.