At New York Comic-Con I saw nothing of Hayden Panettiere save the cheerleader’s back side. Howard and I were packing up after our doing our video interview with Reginald Hudlin and Denys Cowan in the press room when Hayden and her entourage walked by. Hudlin’s PR person pulled her in for a quick photo. Unfortunately we didn’t get a picture of Reggie and Denys smiling with everyone’s favorite cheerleader; all we got was her on her way out.

On a less breezy note, I really appreciated last night’s episode of Heroes. As much as the audience anticipates any revelations about anyone’s past, we’ve been especially interested in learning about HRG’s backstory. But even beyond those mysteries, I personally just enjoyed seeing how Bennet & Claire came to love and accept each other as real family because I’m adopted just like Claire was. Well I can’t say just like her as I’m not part of any secret agency machinations (as far as I know). And my parents never hid the fact that I was adopted from me like Bennet did — but then again when your kid is Filipino and you’re white (how do you think I have a last name like Haehnle?) it’s kind of hard to keep that a secret.

Though I find it hard to believe that any kid could accept the revelation that they’re adopted as quickly as Claire, I’m glad the writers showed that adopted parents can be your “real” parents. Because they definitely can.