This theory might be discounted by something but, as you said, a lot of the plot is simply becoming to hold to keep track of in my head.

Thank much for your comments!!

As far as I can tell, Peter must be able to absorb Sylar’s acquired abilities… because Peter has never (to my knowledge) encountered anyone other than Sylar who possessed Telekinesis - and Sylar acquired that power (that was, in fact, his first acquired power) rather than being born with it.

If Peter can absorb Sylar’s appropriated Telekinesis, then he must be able to absorb other, similarly acquired powers… he just probably doesn’t know about them (many of Sylar’s powers, such as his hearing, are perhaps too subtle to observe, while others are minor and rarely used. Other than Telekinesis and Ted’s radiation - which Peter had already absorbed from meeting Ted - Sylar doesn’t really use that many obvious powers).

Specifically, thanks for pointing out the time on Sylar’s watch; I completely missed that. Like you, it’s details like that, which, while I love them, makes it all the more infuriating when the writers forget other details like which powers Peter has. Because clearly, a detail like the watch’s time shows the writers ARE paying attention, and are just choosing to ignore other details because it’s easier. And that’s more frustrating than if they were just forgetful.

I’m also glad to see I’m not only one irritated by the Behind the Eclipse interviews at CBR; I understand the writer’s can’t divulge everything, but just say “wait and see” or “we can’t say without giving something away” instead of being snarky or flippant. At times, I get the vibe from them that they are irritated by some of the questions being posed, like the Caitlin one. If you get mad that fans are bringing up loose ends, well, maybe you should try harder to not leave so many dangling…

Anyways, keep up the good work.

Why wouldn’t Peter have used Molly’s ability to find Mohinder? They were both at Kirby Plaza.

We don’t know exactly how much time passed between him running away and finding him, so maybe he just searched all the places he remembered, but I like the Molly theory better

Matt answered your question on TV Guide.Com
http://www.tvguide.com/Roush/Ask-Matt-Heroes-26348.aspx

This show is awesome!

OK;

I haven’t commented here since Season 1…? maybe early season two? It’s been a while.

But yes, I appreciate that you all put your thoughts out there for people like myself who are too lazy to figure it all out…or in this case for this season, people who had their brain fried and got the blue screen of death. I appreciate all of you.

Siege, I liked your post about Peter mind reading Nathan; helped me get a better viewpoint; and explains it better than they did at the forum
I’ll be back next week!

Yeah, we’re totally grasping at straws now.
I’m really glad you brought up the powers-as-commodities issue: I don’t know if the show will, but I think it’s a really interesting detail. Could the reason why everyone was either flying or superspeeding in that sequence on the street be because those are the most readily available abilities? Or is it really that those are the two most in-demand abilities, more so than TK or mind control or time manipulation? Is something like empathic mimicry an off-the-market royalty-only ability? Or, like you say, is it that some abilities can be replicated and some are hereditary-only? Really interesting point. I hope the show goes there.

Brilliant theory on Sylar’s ability — I like it a lot. It explains a lot of plot holes, especially the scene with Eden in “Fallout.”

caeporte, I don’t think Peter did absorb Sylar’s acquired abilities, just the ability to know how to acquire them. Nathan’s take on it is probably the best counterargument to that, though. I think the way Peter pulled out the TK when he was sparring with Claude is a great example of that point: that Peter discovers abilities when he needs them rather than when he wants them.

Do you think Peter meant to superspeed at the Bennet house, though, or was that an instinctive thing that just happened in the heat of the moment?

James, thank you.
I agree, the twist with Adam was very cool. It sounds like Hiro’s storyline picks up momentum over the next few episodes, so here’s hoping.

Word to missing Monica and West (sort of). If Meredith and Linderman can show up, maybe they can too.

The problem then is that there doesn’t appear to be any way for Peter to know when or if he’s gained a new power, nor what those powers do unless he’s seen them in action. So, while he should in theory have all of Sylar’s accumulated powers… he probably doesn’t know about most of them, and thus doesn’t know they’re there to activate.

Finally, there’s the old trope of the superhero genre - character’s forget their powers from time to time. The number of times, say, Superman has not used his heat vision or other useful power when the situation would be perfect for it, are nigh-uncountable. For Peter, whose list of powers is less a catalogue and more a shoebox full of jumbled-up post-it notes, keeping track of which useful powers he has in times of stress is naturally going to be difficult (especially for the sake of narrative convenience).

At least, until now. Sylar never had any problem controlling any of the powers he gained - a happy effect of the innate understanding that allows him to gain them in the first place. It’s possible that Peter’s aptitude with his powers will only increase now that he’s learnt to use Sylar’s gifts…