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Yeah, Jackie definitely deserved a punch to the face. But not so much a sliced open head. gonk I thought that was sweet that at the end, Claire still wanted to save Jackie and Jackie still told Claire to run. sad

Also, I totally love Peter and Claire-daddy as of this episode. Srsly. heart

I don't really like how he didn't have anyone go back for Peter or whatever... but hopefully Peter won't end up staying in the slammer.

Something about him still really bugs me, even discounting the fact that he decided not to go back for Peter.

Yeah. I know... but still! Peterrrr! I hope he saved the world...

But if he did, the show would have reason to end, and we don't want that. xp

I'd also like to note that he seems like a very important character, not just because he's one of the only ones to understand that this is bigger than him, and not just because he's the one rounding up the others, but because the range of skills he has is limitless given the right circumstances. How many storylines have you read where the great big evil is destroyed by having its own power used against it ne? I mean, the show is set up like a comic book afterall.

When Peter had that standoff with Syler in the hall, I totally wanted Peter scream out some cliche line and start psychic throwing things back at him. XD

Hmm, it appears that the hint from earlier of Peter drawing the flying scene is true, he retains powers he gains for a short period after the person leaves him. Perhaps part of his power set will eventually be the ability to retain powers for longer periods of time. If what Nathan said is true, Peter can hold more then one power at a time since when he fell, Nathan said Peter started flying before they hit the ground, but Peter drew the flying picture after he wound up in the hospital, which means he had Isaac's precog powers and Nathan's flight at the same time.

Nathan's a d**k by the way.

Also, Peter's an important character because Future Hiro nominated him as the leader. Dude, if Future Hiro says something, you listen. Even then, the information gleened from that conversation hints to even without Hiro's backing, Peter was the closest person in the group to recognized what they needed to do and display qualities of leading the group. I think that Peter's role isn't the trump card that wins the fight, rather, Peter's the glue, he is the person who can relate to each of the "Heroes" the most because he can mimic their powers, and because unlike any of them, he's the one who cares the most about the people. Hiro may come close but he wants to save the world, he's a little too stuck in the hero-mentality, the idea of powers and being special. Peter on the other hand is inbetween, he's not special on his own, but he still recognizes that power = responsibility, that when there's trouble, you say ******** it and run into the fire to save as many lives as you can even if you're going to die in the process.

In short, the difference between Hiro and Peter is that Peter realizes that he can die, that he will die. Hiro still thinks he can push the universal reset button.

The others haven't yet reached the world mentality phase because they aren't aware of the dangers, but the closest person is Matt, the police officer. Matt's problem though is that he gets too caught up in the individuals, he doesn't see the bigger picture, he's also a little too caught up in his own problems, as well as being a little too indecisive and wishy-washy. His benefit to the group though is the fact that of all the character, he's probably the one who cares the most about the individual lives and people.

Edit Note: Oh, and about Mr. Bennett. Totally still not liking him. Yeah he cares about his daughter, but he's recruited Syler now, and we all know he has no qualms with doing horrible s**t to meet his ends, even if his ends may be good. I don't think he's a pure villain anymore, obviously Heroes is geared such that there is no clear cut "supervillain" besides Syler, but Bennett is definately on the wrong side of good. Noble intentions do not a good person make, actions are what defines a person.

I just hope that Peter's run in with Sylar doesn't lead to a short-time taste for brains. sweatdrop

Although, if he did do that, he'd probably have a power that sticks. sweatdrop not that he would. He's too nice a guy to go brain munching. :miniXD

Actually, I think Sylar takes the brains because it's the only sure-fire way to kill off a Hero. Take Claire for example. You can't kill her but when she got stabbed through the brain she remained unable to heal until the stick was removed. Once the stick was removed though she came back, despite being dead for the last several hours (my theory on that is that her brain wasn't fully dead, some part of it was still bouncing electrons around and once the stick got removed the electrons managed to bridge the gap and kick start the healing process, hence an added benefit of her regen isn't just regen but also a more durable body that can last longer in brutal conditions... her lack of apparent pain recepters also seems to indicate that to be the case). Removing the brain is the most sure way to kill off a Hero without knowing what they can do because it removes the thing that commands the body. While your body may be super powerful, or you can regenerate, your body can't do that without your brain telling you to, so you take the brain and blam, Hero's dead, they aren't coming back.

On that note, I wonder what'd happen if you removed Claire's brain and then stuck it back in later on. Would she be able to fully regenerate from that? Or would the severing of nerve connections be too great for the brain/body to compensate? Is there a time limit to how long her brain can function without sustenance? Or could you stick a half rotted brain into her partially rotted cranium and she'd full restore like deus ex machina Wolverine?