An interesting turn of events. This formula that can give people abilities needs a 'catalyst' to safely work, without side-effects, and Claire is that catalyst. Unfortunately that's where the interesting part ends.

It seems that Gabriel actually has the same power as Peter, gaining abilities through empathy, and his 'hunger' stems from gaining more power not the killing part, which anybody paying attention could've guessed, and his other ability of figuring things out. So Sylar has like four abilities now? Are they ever going to quit changing his character to fit the plot?

Future Peter brought present Peter into the future so he could gain Sylar's ability to help combat what's going on. Future Peter somehow dies by getting shot in the chest, present Peter looses his powers, and Sylar is now essentially using Peter's ability. How the hell does this make any sense?

I think we all have a pretty good guess who the mother of Gabriel's child is in the future. It's nice that Elle isn't in pain anymore, and Sylar didn't kill her, but how is forgiving herself able to get things under control? Also, why couldn't Sylar's original ability of intuitive aptitude help him master that ability immediately?

Arthur takes Hiro's memories away and makes him think he's ten years old. After Ando gets him to understand his abilities, Hiro teleports to a comic shop to help him remember and finds The 9th Wonder comic. Wasn't Issac Mendez the one who wrote that line? He died long ago, so who's continuing to write and draw this?

Only three chapters left this season, I think, and the next one looks pretty good. I am however keeping the PAL philosophy in mind.

Only three chapters left for this volume. The season is being divided into volumes.

Thanks for reminding me but isn't it still on for a typical season, they're just calling it that to continue the graphic novel theme? I think I've asked this before but why did they make volumes 2 & 3 shorter then 1? There actually four chapters left, unless you count the upcoming two-parter one ep.

Quote from inblackestnight: "Future Peter brought present Peter into the future so he could gain Sylar's ability to help combat what's going on. Future Peter somehow dies by getting shot in the chest, present Peter looses his powers, and Sylar is now essentially using Peter's ability. How the hell does this make any sense?"

Although Heroes is entertaining and often 'interesting', THIS is the problem. You need to turn off your brain to truly enjoy the show. Once you sit down and nitpick, then the plot crumbles. Of course, there could be an anti-nit on the way.

Remember the first season and the popularity of 'Save the cheerleader, save the world'? That, like this, was turn your brain off entertainment. It was future Hiro who told Peter to save the cheerleader (Claire). Why he didn't give Peter her name I don't know. Peter did stop Sylar from getting to her the first time. However, it was Peter - not Sylar - that exploded. And did you notice that many of the characters seen in the future were near Peter when he going nuke? If Nathan didn't fly him away then those other guys would have been toast and shouldn't have been seen in the nuked future.

It seems that people from the future don't have all the facts. They know just enough to unwillingly create a self-fulfilling prophesy.

I never noticed that Future Hiro didn't tell Peter Claire's name when he told him about her! I guess my brain really was off Althought I agree with you for the most part Terik, I thought the first volume/season was well-written and inspired some thought, while the second and third were becoming more of the 'turn your brain off entertainment', the latter especially.

At the end of this chapter we see Arthur doing the precognition drawing thing like Issac but where did he get this ability? It seemed like he simply beheaded the African dude, and why do most of the people with this ability only show itself through art?

Interesting that every time someone has a vision of the future and draws or paints something (Isaac Mendez in the first season, Usutu in The Butterfly Effect and Arthur Petrelli at the end of this episode), all the artwork comes out looking as if it were drawn in the exact same style by the same person! Wow! Those are some visions! (Wink, wink.)

Arthur got the preocognition ability when he stole Peter's powers. I assumed he stole all the powers that Peter had. Or now that he has Peter's ability he just has to be in range of a heroe to copy their ablitiy like Peter did.

So why did Usutu's paintings come out just like Isaac Mendez's?

Anon: Arthur got the preocognition ability when he stole Peter's powers.
Although I think it's strange that he could obtain all the abilities Peter gathered instead of just his primary one that is a good point, thanks. Good question Luigi. Maybe everybody with that ability, except for Sylar, can all paint the same way!

Yeah, and they all just happen to resemble the style of Tim Sale! Amazing! (Wink, wink.)