Heroes discussion (spoilers)

[AKAArzosah]

I think I heard about it too, then I forgot, then I started laughing like a mad woman for no apparent reason when the episode was on, and my mum just looked at me funny.

[Vedra]

I know this has nothing to do with the plot...but the guy that plays Sylar is hot. Hot, and also evil. Evil. Evil and hot.

[AKAArzosah]

Hot, and also evil. Evil. Evil and hot.

Okey-dokey then...

[Vedra]

So, I heard that they're supposed to be introducing a new hero in the next season. What do you all think this person's power will be?

[Celeste]

OMG someone started a Heroes thread and didn't tell me!? It's my new addiction! I've been looking for a replacement show to obcess over since Enterprise went off the air. I've tried Lost but it's just not the same!

Anyway Nathan is not dead! I don't even think Peter blew up to be honest. If any of you read the comics and follow the Heroes 360 stuff on NBC's website, you'll see that Hana Gitleman (The girl that can access the internet from anywhere) blew up the other tracking system the company uses with the injected isotope, a satelight orbiting the earth. She got aboard it and ordered it to self destruct, killing herself in the process.

It'd be my opinion that that was the explosion we saw and that Peter got his powers under control at the last minute.

As for what powers new people will have, it's my opinion that Hiro's daddy Mister Sulu is imortal and is actualy that Japanese guy who owned the sword Hiro's got now. Forgetting his name atm.

[Vedra]

That's possible, Celeste! When we saw Kensei in the very end of the last episode, he was wearing a mask, right? It could be Mr. Nakamura.

I didn't read the comics, so I didn't know about the satellite. Did you notice that after Nathan and Peter took off, there was a very long gap before the explosion? I think they did that so they could make time for a scene to put in later, maybe of Peter getting his powers under control?

[Zeke]

A lot of people apparently have sharper eyes than I do. (Me, I just read the cast list.) Kensei did look like Nakamura, and there's a very good reason: it was George Takei playing him. We won't know why for a while yet; I'm dubious of the theory that they're the same guy, but there's no question that Nakamura and Hiro will at least be descended from Kensei.

Peter can definitely survive exploding -- we know this from the alt-future. The only question is how he'll get down from there. Ideally, we'll find out that Nathan let go just in time, got out of range, and then went back to catch Peter. I don't think Nathan can survive otherwise; Peter might, but he would have to summon up the energy to fly. A fall from that height will vaporize you no matter how fast you heal.