Understanding Peter: "What was the last thing you saw me do?"

[rockatalic]

I think a clue of Peter's new "ability" came in the start of the episode, when Nathan and Peter were talking at their mom's place.

After Nathan convinced Peter that they get dinner, he asked Peter what he'd been doing with his abilities lately. Peter replied, "What was the last thing you saw me do?" Which, we all know, was fly, out of Pinehurst.

That probably meant it's the ONLY thing Peter could do at that point--going with the new one-power-at-a-time theory. He hadn't seen Claire, Matt, Mohinder, or any other supers (apparently) to "touch" them or absorb their power or whatever.

I have a feeling his "I should have been stronger" moment (when his patient died at the start of the episode) has something to do with his power-absorbing, too. Still thinking about it. Maybe it has something to do with the serum--where we learned (we think?) that the power you're "granted" was an extension of your personality, like Ando being a sidekick and getting a sidekick power.

[Level5]

If Peter can only have one power at a time it's going to really stink.

[the highlander]

yeap.. its going to really REALLY stink...
unless he touches sylar and gets them all at once i guess... but i hope they change it...

The good thing about peter is the way he can get out of tough situations... just like sylar did... they can get really creative with his powers and its really what i want to see...

The only thing that really gives me some faith is that when he was holding mohinder, the are both STRONG and they were loosing EACH other... not just one and not the other... So we'll see... just because he got hit, doesn't mean that he isn't super strong.

[Scorpwanna]

Peter was awesome before he lost his abilities. He could absorb just by being around someone. Now he must rely on physical contact (or does he?). But do we know for sure if he retains these abilities, and can accumulate them like before or do they wear off. Only time will tell.

This is my opinion on his entire ability situation. First some info on other heroes. Matt Parkman, his base ability was the same as his dads. I think there was another hero that had the same ability as a family member as well, i just forget. Anyway, what if Peter's Base ability, (absorption) wasn't at it's full potential to begin with, a first half of a full power. What if Aurthur Petrelli's first part of his ability was the same as Peter's started out? He just learned over time that you don't have to just absorb them emotionally or whatever, but actually take them for a short time or forever or even from them. I think all along Peter has had his dads base ability, it just took losing it then getting injected to boost it up to what it's suppose to be.

[targis]

When Peter said "What was the last thing you saw me do?" I think he was just mad at Nathan and wanted to say something smart to make Nathan angry.

[Level5]

I think changing his ability is stupid. Like Mohinder said, the ability is hard coded into each individuals DNA.

[HumanoidCorvin]

I guess his power was rewired to another frequency.

[prairiefire]

This is just speculation thus far. In the live discussion thread, someone thought that maybe Peter now has control of his ability. SO perhaps he is focusing to absorb one at a time through touch and not auto absorb like earlier, so he doesn't get overwhelmed.

[Level5]

That's confusing to the fans though. They just can't go and change his power after nearly 3 seasons. Well, at least, not with out showing you how it happened and all. Maybe we're just getting ahead of our selfs though. They'll probably explain it all in the next episode.

[MaverickAZ]

I kinda believe Peter has forever lost his "genetic" abilities, in where he was able to absorb practically every heroes power he came in certain contact with. Even for the simple fact the producers/writers felt Peter was becomming too powerful as a character, and could do too much.

His new synthetic power seems to be the ability to take someones powers, but it is my belief that he can only use one of them at a time.

THis way it would hypothetically take a group of Heroes to come together and fight off Sylar and/or whoever else, rather than having one unstoppable villain vs one unstoppable Hero

[pilferedpastry]

I kinda believe Peter has forever lost his "genetic" abilities, in where he was able to absorb practically every heroes power he came in certain contact with. Even for the simple fact the producers/writers felt Peter was becomming too powerful as a character, and could do too much.

His new synthetic power seems to be the ability to take someones powers, but it is my belief that he can only use one of them at a time.

THis way it would hypothetically take a group of Heroes to come together and fight off Sylar and/or whoever else, rather than having one unstoppable villain vs one unstoppable Hero

now, that would be very cool. It'd be about time we got to see therm all work together.

regardless, though, i'd still kinda miss all powerful peter...

[Level5]

I kinda believe Peter has forever lost his "genetic" abilities, in where he was able to absorb practically every heroes power he came in certain contact with. Even for the simple fact the producers/writers felt Peter was becomming too powerful as a character, and could do too much.

His new synthetic power seems to be the ability to take someones powers, but it is my belief that he can only use one of them at a time.

THis way it would hypothetically take a group of Heroes to come together and fight off Sylar and/or whoever else, rather than having one unstoppable villain vs one unstoppable Hero


I don't think that would be cool at all. I love the few fight scenes they have between Sylar and Peter. They're just awesome. If they really did make it so Peter can only have one power, then they just killed the show for me.

[HowardFilms]

I think Pete's ability is the same. That's just reading way too much into a line.

[DarkClone]

when Peter saved Nathan in the fire, didn't he fly into the fire, meaning he didn't touch Nathan before he got the ability?

[LILVILLE]

i think we r discecting his power way 2 much..i beleve he had 2 touch them in order to gain there power on the plane cause the suit they had on was weaking them..or what has been mentioned b4 he knows how 2 control his power and by toching them is safer than in season 1 when he blew up...but i dont think he lost his original power..wonder if he absorbed flints power but doesnt know yet?

[Level5]

when Peter saved Nathan in the fire, didn't he fly into the fire, meaning he didn't touch Nathan before he got the ability?


No, he flew after touching him. He ran through the fire and grabbed Nathan, then they flew out of the building.

[HumanoidCorvin]

I guess with Peter, his power changes with his moods like now he can touch someone

[BeYourOwnHero]

i think we r discecting his power way 2 much..i beleve he had 2 touch them in order to gain there power on the plane cause the suit they had on was weaking them..or what has been mentioned b4 he knows how 2 control his power and by toching them is safer than in season 1 when he blew up...but i dont think he lost his original power..wonder if he absorbed flints power but doesnt know yet?

Peter's power originated as empathic; that would explain why, in moments of weakness like these, he had to touch the person whose power he wanted to use.

[battousai]

maybe his dad took his empathic powers along with his absorving power but when he injected the formula he only got the absorving one so now he has to touch people to get their powers