Claire’s Pyro Mom Returns for Season 3
By Sam | May 28, 2008 (10:45 am)
Good news, fans of Jessalyn Gilsig, who plays Claire Bennet’s biological mother from Heroes Season 1, and who was sorely missing entirely from Season 2. According to TV Guide, Gilsig will be reprising her role as Claire’s pyro mom, Meridith Gordon, for not one, or two, but five episodes in Season 3.
More from Ask Ausiello on the return:
Casting scoop! Sources confirm to me exclusively that Jessalyn Gilsig is reprising her role as Claire’s white-trash mom for five episodes next season.
I could have done without calling Meredith Gordon’s character “white trash”, though. That sounds a tad insulting to me. But then again, I’m sure Ausiello is a West Coast elitist who thinks anyone who doesn’t live in California are rednecks.
But I digress.
Meredith Gordon and her groovy power is back. Woohoo! Lets hope Kring lets her do more than just show it off to her daughter this time. I’d like to see what someone with that kind of power could do against, say, Sylar…









holy freakin awesome! As little as they showed her character in season 1, I still really liked her…when she first said the “some family” line i got chills.
I wonder how her character will unfold in season 3..could she be introduced as one of the new villains and end of battling her own daughter?! hmm..or could she be a good guy and become the reason Sylar has his pyro powers in the future?? who knowsss! I can’t wait for the new season to start :]
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Sylar didn’t have pyro powers in 5 yrs gone peter did.
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that is awesome. i cant wait to see the whole interaction between the full petrelli family and not just the bennets.
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hey Indian girl, i’m Indian too! good to see someone out there like me!
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yay she is a good mom to claire
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I knew they would have to bring her back, but in what capacity? I mean in Season 1 did she really care about Clare? Wasn’t it more about blackmail? I don’t think she will be a hero or villain.
But like the company, she will be more morally grey.
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I’m wondering if they will cover how she escaped Claude and HRG. There has been speculation that Claude let her go and the fire was a cover.
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Benjamin, I got chills as well and that was one of the first episodes I ever saw! Well, anyway, I am supremely happy that Claire’s mother is back, and I would like to see her join the other ranks of Heroes!
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Glad she’s back
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A new victim for Sylar, One of many i imagine. Theres no doubt in my mind…
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omg, that would be the perfect plot line for claire: her mom falling victim to sy-baby.
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i hope she doesnt get killed by sylar… i hope she meets peter so its.
Sylar = Ice
Peter = Fire
Elemental face off!
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Wow that is great! But Xericho I think that wouldn’t be too cool >_>. I’m more up on the idea of either her working for the company or for Evs Droppr for being a spy against the company. Or a villain, like Sylar. Maybe even getting killed by Sylar. Those would all be AWESOME.
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o cool she’s back, i was wondering why she disappeared.
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hey PrincessD, just read ur comment about not being the only one who is indian. yay!i thnk u should read the comments posted about the article about mohinder losing his narrator job. especially, the one about indian accents.
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it is an older entry, so u go back a page.
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clair should develope her mothers power , since the policeman is developing his fathers power!!!! just makes sense fire can’t hurt her and it would be a awsome power for clair to defend herself and rely less on others to protect her, I hope her pyro mom kicks some butt and makes the company back off clair and sylar would have to think twice about going after her!!!! where is peters irish girlfriend going to fit into all this, she sure is a beautiiful girl friend for peter but no super powers, nickie would be better for peter, I bet together they would be unstopable!!!!!!!
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dude, claire cant be pyrokinetic, oh and i am pretty sure caitlin is long since dead in the future.
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Im thinking Villan for Clair’s Mother
I mean she just kinda SCREAMS villan to me.
But oh well.
And Talking about Peter’s New Girlfriend
I wonder whats going to be her Roll if she has one
And what about Maya..what the heck is her power? lol
And i think she would make a sweet HERO
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Maybe her and Nathan get back together to work against the company or help Claire mature more, understand where there abilities come from and more of a genetic history.
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Maya and peter Hot couple lol
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Could be wrong but I thought that Meredith went to Mexico to work to ‘help people’ in series one, which would mean she could have something to do with Maya’s ‘power’. Just a thought.
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maya was not from mexico i think it was domican republic or maybe venezuala but defo not mexico i reckon Meredith will only be in there to tie clairs and elles storys together elle is sined up for 6 episodes Meredith for 5 i think they might be sisters or summit
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nope, they cant be sisters, TrafficoneMan. b.c in an interview, some writers or producers said that they wanted them to be sisters but there were too many questions and holes left to be answered if they were. but it would have been cool if they were.
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Jessalyn Gilsig {Meredith} is a great actress. I can’t wait to see her in action again. I think either Sylar or Peter will get her fire power. I think she will make a great hero, teaming up with the likes of Peter, Nathan, Matt, Claire, Niki, Hiro & co to face Sylar, Adam, Knox, Jesse & the new powerful villains that are locked up in level 5 of Primatech. That wud be awesome! I wonder if Meredith can or will use her fire powers like Marteen in that Heroes Graphic Novel: Team Building Exercise?
On a side note, I wanna see Sylar use his ice powers more often & how did he survive in the Season 1 finale when Hiro stabbed him if he hasn’t got Claire/Adam’s Rapid cellular regeneration powers yet!
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