The Return of Arhtur Petrelli

The return of Arthur Petrelli seems imminent. In this weeks preview, we see a shocked Angela Petrelli confronting a "shocking return". The most logical choice at this point has to be Arthur. It was believed, since season 1, that Arthur Petrelli was dead. In fact, it was believed that he committed suicide.

However, the story of what actually happened has never really been told. It would be quite easy at this point to simply bring him back. I think this makes a lot of sense especially now considering all the drama swirling the Petrelli's. Angela is now head of the Company, Nathan is a U.S. Senator and looks to be asking his mother some tough questions, Peter turns into a "villian" in the future, and of course now we have Sylar. Or should I start calling him Gabriel?

Above is the picture of the man in the hospital bed. He definitely looks the age, build, and overall just similar to what we know Arthur Petrelli is supposed to look like. Refer back to the picture of the original 12. They also made a point to show the ring that Nathan was wearing. Pretty similar to the one that is on the finger of the man in the hospital bed. The two rings are below.


Now what his role will be is still somewhat of a mystery. I actually highly doubt that he will come back and make nice with Angela Petrelli. It seems, especially given the shocked look on her face, that his return will not be all that welcomed. I believe he is part of, if not directly responsible for, the plan to reunite the formula.

Under Linderman, the company experimented on people to give them powers. They gave them to Niki, Tracy, and Peter. We know that Arthur was a disciple of Linderman. He even volunteered his own son to undergo the experiment. Presumably, he would want to continue down that path. Given what we know of the "future" we know someone is working to create the formula. That someone is likely Arthur Petrelli.