All i can say is WOW. FOCKEN WOW. There are just to many moments of FOCKEN WOW in this one episode that I thought my head my just explode off my shoulders.

The producers of the show, however, should send a very large check to Alan Moore. A Large check. Yes yes, I know..he wasn’t the first to write this concept, but still.

Its like they took every good thing about comics and blended into this wondrous show.  I’m 6 again and buying my first comic with my own money from the 7/11 down from my house. 

FOCKEN WOW

We too were blown away by the episode. And I love MatrixPeter. I wish I could have seen the radiation fight in the hall.

Pretty much ends the argument that “comics don’t translate well to other media”, don’t it?

I LURVED the instant that Nathan(/Sylar) just took off like that in the middle of a public ceremony.

Question, though. I’m sure it will be answered in other episodes, but if Peter can heal himself (to the point of coming back from the dead), where did he get the scar?

And why doesn’t Matt pick up on those “secret thoughts” to reveal Sylar’s identity, especially after working with him for so long?, given that he can pick up on thought from total strangers he has just met, and asking someone a question WILL bring the answer to their mind, even if they don’t actually voice that thought aloud.

And why doesn’t Matt pick up on those “secret thoughts” to reveal Sylar’s identity, especially after working with him for so long?, given that he can pick up on thought from total strangers he has just met, and asking someone a question WILL bring the answer to their mind, even if they don’t actually voice that thought aloud.

Professional courtesy?  Likely parkman has also learned to control his power so he isn’t always reading thoughts.  Also you have no idea what powers sylar has all absorbed.  He was able to withstand the mental influencing of Eve.  And hell maybe he used that to throw a subconscious block on parkman.

Why can’t Peter absorb the power blocking power of the Haitian?  I mean, that would reduce Sylar to a mere mortal?  Obviously, this was also why Syler (as President Nathan Petrelli) could never come near the Haitian.

That assumes the Haitian’s power is passive.  Since parkman could use his mind reading in the presence of the haitian, as could eve, then sylar would not be threatened by the haitian.

That assumes the Haitian’s power is passive.  Since parkman could use his mind reading in the presence of the haitian, as could eve, then sylar would not be threatened by the haitian.

Ahhh, excellent point.  But I still don’t know why Peter could not absorb the Haitian’s ability, like he has so many others.  Also, I think Peter’s ability to absorb other hero’s powers without killing them (like Sylar has to do) would also make Peter the prime target of Sylar.  Then Sylar could not only absorb others powers’, but then also dupe some of them (a la Parkman) into also working for him, thus doubling his potential use of that power.

I think Peter’s ability to absorb other hero’s powers without killing them (like Sylar has to do) would also make Peter the prime target of Sylar

Let’s not forget that Sylar HAS tried to kill Peter at least what, twice now? He’s like a scavenger that only kills when he knows he has the upper hand so far.

The haitian’s powers definently have to be controllable or else, as buzzion said, eden wouldn’t have been able to use her powers on sylar earlier in the season. The only question I have to that is, why didn’t the haitian defuse sprague when he was about to go nuclear at Bennet’s house?

Anybody else catch that Bennett mentioned turning in DL, Candace, and some girl named Molly to the government and Sylar ended up with both DL and Candace’s powers? Makes me wonder what he got from Molly. Lord knows there’s not a single name-drop in this show that isn’t important in some way. Maybe she’s the little girl he was after when Parkman was first introduced?

Molly is the name of the girl that parkman found.  Also we may not know exactly how the haitian’s power works.  Perhaps he can only affect powers dealing with the mind.  So mind control, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, telepathy, and the ability to stop time, are all powers of the mind.  Spragues power is more a full extension of his body, and how it gives off radiation.  Maybe that’s why he couldn’t stop it.  Or else since sprague lost control you wouldn’t be able to get it back under control.

Also we may not know exactly how the haitian’s power works.  Perhaps he can only affect powers dealing with the mind.  So mind control, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, telepathy, and the ability to stop time, are all powers of the mind.  Spragues power is more a full extension of his body, and how it gives off radiation.  Maybe that’s why he couldn’t stop it.

Hey, that makes sense.  Remember when HRG confronted Nathan Petrelli, he had the Haitian with him, yet Nathan was still able to fly away.

But then why didn’t sprague nuke his way out of primatech when he had the chance? Parkman had to let him out with Bennett’s help. The only problem with that scenario is that Parkman’s abilities worked just fine. Maybe I missed something there? The only thing I can think is that Bennett can somehow get around the haitian’s ability. Parkman couldn’t hear anyone else in his head but Bennett the entire time they were at primatech in holding.

As far as Nathan, maybe the Haitian has to know what powers an individual has before he can disable them. It seemed to me as if neither Bennett nor the Haitian knew what powers he had, only that he was “special”. They both looked pretty damn surprised.

probably security measures to keep sprague down.  If radiation levels go too high in the room they kill him.

And Parkman could hear others in his head.  I don’t recall thompson mentioning linderman only thinking it.  Bennett was talking directly to Parkman though, and was obviously pretty close to him since he could hear the pipes ringing.

ah, I forgot about thompson. And the haitian was “off the grid” by that time anyways. My mistake. Damn time travelin throwin off my observation skills…

JimK are you watching Jericho? It’s suddenly getting very good and raises some real 2nd amendment issues and what would happen without the government.

I love Heros but Jericho really has me thinking.

Funny you should post this now.  I just hit play on the TiVo like 3 minutes ago.  I really like this show too…

This is the best episode so far. What would you do against mortars with only guns?
Makes me start thinking about stockpiling weapons...then again I am 10 miles from DC and I doubt I would survive the blast. Too bad it sure would be cool to have a basement full of M-16’s and .50 Cal BMG’s

Here’s a Heroes question.  So far its seems that the future can’t be changed.  Mainly from Hiro’s interaction in his attempt to save Charlie, and she still dies.  So have they altered the future already when they saved Claire, or did all the events still occur, and even Isaac couldn’t prevent his death. 

I think that they will be able to but its somewhat convoluted.  Isaac couldn’t find a way to prevent the bomb because it needs to happen.  If it didn’t then Hiro and Ando would not have gone to the future post bombing.  Since going to the future though Hiro received an unpublished issue of 9th Wonders, that predicted his travel into the future and what Mohindar did.  Now they’re able to go back and stop it.