Gretchen Berg, Heroes

Gretchen Berg (Madeline Zima) was introduced in the fourth season as main character Claire Bennett’s college roommate. Gretchen developed a crush on Claire and kissed her after a heated argument in episode 4. Claire was initially hesitant about her feelings towards Gretchen, but eventually admitted that she wanted to hold her hand. The original series was cancelled soon after, leaving Claire and Gretchen’s relationship in limbo.

In Heroes Evolutions, a digital extension of the show, it was revealed that their relationship had come to an end.

Appearances:

• 11 episodes. Season 4

Female love interests:

• Claire Bennet 💀 (Hayden Panettiere, bisexual, regular, 76 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: No

No male love interests

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• None

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.