I'm thinking after watching this episode that I know what the writers may/probably will do concerning the nature of Peter's power.

Peter can obviously use the power of anyone he's come in contact with by remembering them or by remembering how the power felt.

So I'm predicting that the story will unveil the fact that Peter can no longer use powers of heroes who have died or have been taken by Sylar. Most likely through some climactic end of season episode where a semi-main character is offed. I can see it now. Peter says "I.. I.. can't use their power anymore!" with that look of disbelief on his face. Dramatic music cue and fade to black, with previews of next season of course.

Also, I'm thinking the conclusion will be brought concerning Peter and Sylar that Peter can only use Sylar's power of seeing how things work if anything. They'll most likely include the fact that he can't use powers that Sylar acquired because they are not 'true' powers, just stolen powers, and once they're Sylars, Peter can't use them anymore.

The story seems to be ultimately about Peter saving the world and I'm predicting by the time they finally get around to a meaningful confrontation between him and Sylar, Sylar would have acquired many, many new powers. So in order for Peter to have a chance, he needs the ability of restoration... not to mention the fact that Sylar would be virtually unstoppable with it.

Not sure I really like some of that, but it's just what I think they will do. I could be wrong.

ok first off this is my first post and i love the site

now to my question

Peter can now use any power he has obtained. ex. Clair's healing ability, so why in ep 4 when "future" Hiro came to peter, he said something about how he looks different without his scar?
now it is just a stupid thing in my head. I love the show and cant wait for next episode!

The space time continuim has been altered. He may / or may not be able to heal himself during the "scar" incident, if in fact it actually occurs. Things are aready vastley different since future Hiro has gone back in time.

Interesting...with that in mind, maybe they can change the future? I mean I don't really know if Peter's still looking to go to Nevada but if he does and he comes into contact with Ted, then they can kill Ted, and Peter can't explode.

Shouldn't Peter, now knowing he doesn't have to be around the person to use their powers, be able to bend space/time?????? And the plot thickens like mac and cheese

I think so...because he "shared" future Hiro's powers in order to receive the "cheerleader" message.

I don't think he has knowingly used anothers power except Issac. All the other uses were accidental, or incidental. Last night when he re-used Claires power, it was more like a reflexive action, it was not intentional. Mac & Cheese rocks by the way, with a little salsa in it.

I don't Peter is yet able to completely control his powers so if he his hurt there's no guarantee that he can use Claire's power to heal himself

Spoiler time..[spoiler]Milo Ventimiglia has agreed to shave his head which would be due to the scar[/spoiler]

hmm... Claire's mom could also be the one who explodes... since a HUGE amount of fire also explodes things. Fire is also really red like ted when he uses his power and peter when he dreams about the explosion. I do agree that ted is the more likely source but i also tend to keep my mind open because a lot of series nowadays want to give you the wrong idea so that the end will be a surprise.

i dunno, i still feel that it is somehow ted's powers that blow up the city, whether through ted or peter, becuase, in the episode where we first meet ted, and they threaten to shoot him in the hospital ted says something to the effect of " go ahead shoot me...do you know what will happen cuz i dont. maybe ill explode" or something like that... i took that as a hint.

the same way clair says "i always thought my parents would have a penthouse in NY"... and Nathan is her father...

If his powers kick in on reflex...wonder why he didn't fly when he was thrown off the building

this business with the scar is problematic with consistency, but because peter is an unstable and unpredictable character, the writers have some freedom to get this right. maybe something like when matt was in proximity of haitian dude, he couldnt use his power... perhaps peter picks a fight with someone who has a similar power of inhibiting others.

what im wondering if i (sylar) had claire's name and location... why would i accidentally kill jackie wilcox? i mean, im glad i did and would do it again, i just dont know how i botched that one.

and finally, try baking corn flake crumbs on top of mac n cheese. good stuff. smell ya later.

Not entirely sure if he did have Claire's name. All he knew was that there was a cheerleader with superpowers in Odessa, Texas and went to Union Wells High School. He saw the report of Jackie and naturally assumed it was her.

Peter didn't fly because he didn't "think" he could. However, he did think about dying and remembered that he and Sylar fell/jumped off the school building. AND, due to Claire's ability, he lived. Remember? He told Claude that he thought of Claire just before he hit the taxicab roof. Claude reminded him (at least twice) that he has to be able to pull the powers "out of the file cabinet" of his mind. ...

Which begs the questions -- IF Claude knows this, does he have more than one power? If not, HOW does he know that information? Has he mentored other "specials"? Who mentored him?

BTW, I don't think Claude knows Sylar, nor anything about him at this point. I do think he will be instrumental in any showdown between Peter and Sylar, though. I also think Claude may know [spoiler]Zane Taylor and Sparrow Redhouse[/spoiler] -- whom we have been told we'll meet this season. My guess is that [spoiler]Sparrow Redhouse[/spoiler] is an older man who has "retired" from his "specials" work -- and that [spoiler]Zane Taylor[/spoiler] has the same psyche problems as Sylar.

That's assuming that Peter can actually control which powers he acquires. I'm more of the mindset that Peter cannot willingly acquire a power, but that powers become part of his make-up through some other means. [I still have a problem with the idea of his "absorbing" powers from the POV of critical thinking.]

Yeah I'm thinking there is no way Peter is going to be the one to blow up the city (if it happens at all). He seems to be on his way to understanding and controlling his power.

One could argue the fact that since he dreamed of himself exploding, it was foreshadowing but I'm not convinced of that. One could also argue that he was able to dream the future as a result of his previous contact with Isaac but there has been no mention or indication that Isaac dreams of the future, so why would Peter be able to.

No, I believe the self-combustion Peter saw in his dream was symbolic of his own confusion and lack of control, manifesting itself later(as we saw in this episode) as a panic attack of sorts, nothing more. Given the very vague nature of what the heroes know 'might' happen, it translated into a 'what if' scenario in his mind.

A nightmare to someone with a good heart. The very thing he doesn't want to happen coming from within himself.

I'm thinking the true threat to the city hasn't fully emerged.

While plodding through this topic, it dawned on me that Peter knows the Cheerleader is saved....but Hiro is still unaware of this fact (he saw that Jackie was killed). He has not met up with Peter, and he believes he and Ando showed up too late. He is still intent on finding a way to stop this impending doom, but I feel he now lacks direction except for that of the sword....

I was looking for [spoiler]Zane Taylor and Sparrow Redhouse [/spoiler]on line as if they were actors playing the parts...I didn't realize that they were the character names...

It will be interesting to see what these two bring to the table, and which table they belly-up to.

I was concerned about Mohinder as well in the preview for next week.

It seems that Claude has a lot of experience working with other people with powers and who knows how many he's mentored or worked with..and heck maybe he was once a part of a "Justice League" of sorts with other special people

I doubt that Peter can willingly acquire powers at least not at this point, Peter will most likely meet Ted fairly soon and Peter will absorb Ted's powers. I kind of think that maybe Peter will come into contact with so many people with powers like in his dream when everyone was there and the overwhelming pressure won't cause him to go into a coma but to tap into Ted's power and explode

I just watched the 14th episode after a dl and at the end Issac speaks to HRG. Here is lthe best I can do to redo the lines (deleted dl )

Issac: "I've found him."

HRG: "Who?"

Issac: "Peter. I've been painting him this whole time but I couldn't see him. It was like he was, I don't know a ghost or...invisible or something. What's that supposed to mean?"

HRG: "It means an old friend might not be as dead as we though."

Claud obviously worked training other specials for whatever organization HRG belongs too. Probably because they were gaining too much control or for whatever differences he left, after staging his own death, and remaining invisible permanantly so that anyone who might recognize him wouldn't, keeping himself safe.

Good theory...I like it.

That was the line I was thinking of and it seems that HRG and Claude may have a connection

With the scar, my theory is the following:

FutureHiro came to Peter to tell him to save the cheerleader. So apparently in the future, Hiro came from, Claire was dead and therefor Sylar indestructable. And Peter didn't absorb Claire's power, couldn't heal himself. That's why he had a scar. But with saving Claire, the future has changed, Peter has her ability.

I also think that Peter didn't fly, because it wasn't "necessary". Shortly before he crushed on the taxiroof, he realized he was gonna die and his body did the rest for him.

I think that Peter will stay get the scar just because he has Claire's power doesn't mean that he will always be able to use it even as a reflex but I guess that we'll see

Well, it is all becoming a little more clearer, and some theories were right! (in a sense...)

It is only a matter of time before we all find out more SOON!