Season three will open with a two-hour episode, set to air Monday, September 22, 2008.[27] The premiere of the third volume, “Villains”, will be preceded by a one-hour clip show of the past two seasons.[12] “Villains” was originally designed to be included within the second season; however, due to the writers' strike, the volume was carried over into season three. The lead-in to “Villains” featured a scene with Sylar, which was shown as the final scene of the “Generations” finale. Throughout Volume Two, Sylar's powers were suppressed by the Shanti virus.[28] After using a cure, procured from Mohinder Suresh, he regained his abilities, delivering the first lines of Volume Three, “Villains”: “I'm back.”