I have only one thing to add: Mohinder is the one of the few heroes on the show who tries to do the right thing *without asking to be recognized for it.* Peter, Hiro and Sylar are all hollering about their destinies and how they’re going to save the world… Mohinder just quietly goes ahead and does what needs to be done (or tries to). He cures the deadly virus by himself, he attacks Sylar by himself, he saves Hiro and Peter and the Haitian by himself – pretty much anonymously. I really, really like that aspect of the character, it makes his ethics feel the most genuinely grounded.

I loved the ethical dilemmas he was faced with in the second season and thought Sendhil did a great job portraying them.

However, what I truly love about his character is that Mohinder represents the dilemma we all face: how to *be* good.

Being able to tell right from wrong is fairly easy, in concept. However, in real life, often we are faced with grey situations. Mohinder is a caring, nurturing person who reveres life. He *is* good, and wants to *do* good. But, he is surrounded by unknowns. He has to determine who is the best person to trust. He revises that daily, as he sees that those who he trusted don’t deserve it, or that they themselves were ignorant of something, that made walking that path with them a negative thing to do. Sometimes, there *is* no right thing for him to do, other than just doing the best he can determine at the moment.

Mohinder represents the best in us all… but also, the difficulty normal people face in complicated situations, in trying to determine just what *is* the right thing to do.

He also shows how normal people have to live with their mistakes (even honest mistakes), to deal with the guilt they engender, and not let it parylize future choices and actions. Peter is the other character with truly high morals, but Peter is naive, lacks confidence, and tends to see things in too much black and white.

In contrast, Mohinder is very confident in, and comfortable with, who and what he is—his dilemma isn’t in having the courage to do the right thing, it’s in figuring out what the right thing is, as best he can, while knowing that his knowledge is imperfect and that in placing trust with others, he’s risking harm to others as well as his own morals. He’s the much more mature character.

I’m delighted that Sendhil is getting to play such a wonderful character, one who is the adult moral compass of the show. And, I’m delighted that the writers and producers ignore sterotype and prejudice, and simply cast (and write for) people as people.

Congratulations, Sendhil—and thank you for bringing such a great character to life.

Chris Allen

I was drawn to him when I accidentially caught the first episode of Heroes just a few weeks ago. Never knew the show existed before that. I was immediately hooked. Now I’ve watched every past episode and just absolutely love the show. It’s so smart and superbly written.

Sendhil also reminds me exactly of my husband who is also South Indian: same bone structure, same charm, same gorgeous eyes. I swear they could be brothers (no joke). I was initially attracted to my husband because he is so captivating. There is just something about him. Must be something to do with being South Indian Hindus. I can’t explain it either.

I’m really, really happy to see an Indian (though he is American) in a fantastic role here in the US. It’s long, long over due. Hopefully, Sendhil in this character will break the stereotype. I sure hope so.