yeah, i remember them talking at length about how nathan and nikki/jessica/traci had their powers given to them, while the others had it genetically. my guess is arthur can't recode their dna, so he probably just makes their power dormant or something and the formula, or even ando, can reinvigorate it.

12/16/2008 11:40:05 PM

I left that episode thinking powers are derived from the person's personality, whether it was genetic or artificial.

- Peter wants to help people, so he gains their ability
- Sylar was facinated at how things works, so he can "figure out" abilities
- Daphne wants to run/walk, so she can - real fast
- Traci is a cold hearted bitch, so she can freeze shit
- Parkman wanted to be a detective and solve problems, so he's a telepath

I realize its not a foolproof theory

12/17/2008 12:07:13 AM

^ I see what you did there.

Hiro - Hated his childhood because he always saw himself as a failure to his father. As a office worker, was always somewhere else in his mind, always day dreaming about the future. Hence, time/space powerz?

12/17/2008 8:37:44 AM

what about the guy who exploded and created nuclear radiation?

12/17/2008 8:55:47 AM

shhhh

12/17/2008 9:08:37 AM

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"what about the guy who exploded and created nuclear radiation?"

he resented his wife and wanted a way to kill her without anyone suspecting foul play

12/17/2008 9:54:34 AM

12/17/2008 9:57:40 AM

hahaha holy crap thats hilarious

12/17/2008 10:06:27 AM

haha that's funny

12/17/2008 10:14:50 AM

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"Relativity says that the time for the person nearing the speed of light slows down while time proceeds at the "same" rate for everyone else. So, when the fast person stops, he will return to a world that has advanced father into the future -- effectively sending the fast person into the future."

Absolutely, you're right. It still doesn't make any sense how they were able to travel both ways... but you're also right that it's a scifi show.

Still, I like a little bit of real science thrown in sometimes. Personally, I think it would have made more sense for them to be freaking out about Hiro being stuck 16 years in the past, then he walks in the door, 16 years older (having lived those 16 years out)

[Edited on December 17, 2008 at 2:44 PM. Reason : .]

12/17/2008 2:33:13 PM

I'm under the impression that it doesn't matter who dies this season, because this 'tangent' in time that leads to the world ending will be reversed by time travel that will occur towards the end of the next Volume.

12/17/2008 4:13:44 PM

hey i say if superman can fly so fast that the travels through time then it cool with me how they did it

12/18/2008 11:03:02 AM

12/18/2008 11:21:25 AM

cool Super Bowl promo i thought

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