Peter showed precision control over his nuke ability!

[jazzylg]

The way he disintergrated the virus, and saved the world! Very superman like!

[citizenlen]

I wonder if he really destroyed the virus or is he infected because that sign showed up on his hand?

[Seyee]

He's immune to it just like Claire and Adam was. They showed that he was immune to this when he traveled into the future. Technically if your out like that your suppose to get the virus if you dont have protection.

The virus is gone for good unless there is more somewhere.

[GuardianAngel]

Very impressive, indeed! I was glad they brought back his nuclear ability and showed Peter can control it.

[Mello Penelo]

Originally posted by citizenlen
I wonder if he really destroyed the virus or is he infected because that sign showed up on his hand?

There wasn't a sign on his hand. Just the ashes left from the vial.

[Matro]

Originally posted by Mello Penelo
There wasn't a sign on his hand. Just the ashes left from the vial.

The helix showed up in the ashes for a second.

[Ginx]

I thought that he used the lightening power to destroy it? Maybe not. I saw the helix too in the ashes - but it's shown up twice now on Peter - once with that tattoo and once with the ashes. Both absorbed into his had or arm - so who knows. Could just be a clever little - hey it's the helix plug - but I'm hoping it actually means something.

[shadow4486]

It was kinda neat. I thought he would use lightining as well but nuke power is just as good.

[Zeth Duuron]

If only Peter is immune, why was Caitlin seemingly fine?

[jazzylg]

She didn't automatically succomb to it, but I bet she was infected.

[Xanderman]

They seemed to make a big deal about the ashes. Could it be that the virus wasn't destroyed, and that what Peter did somehow mutated the virus or something instead, and made it truly unstoppable? Maybe Peter is to blame for the dark future, and this was the event that started it all. It's 12 Monkeys all over again. lol

[Iritscen]

Originally posted by Xanderman
They seemed to make a big deal about the ashes. Could it be that the virus wasn't destroyed, and that what Peter did somehow mutated the virus or something instead, and made it truly unstoppable? Maybe Peter is to blame for the dark future, and this was the event that started it all. It's 12 Monkeys all over again. lol

I actually think this could be the case. Certainly, though, being nuked *should* have killed the virus. But that was very ominous.

[Xanderman]

Agreed, one would think no virus could survive. However since Peter used radiation, and since this is Heroes, perhaps the radiation mutated the virus into something that can withstand radiation and anything else now or something, creating a truly super virus, or perhaps this special virus was already resistant to radiation somehow. In which case all Peter did was release the virus into the world. Armageddon will be his fault.

[jazzylg]

Maybe he should have just flown to the upper atmosphere and thrown it into space!

[2chloewithluv]

In the season 1 finale, Peter nearly blows up New York City because he can’t control his nuclear power.

Season 2 finale, Peter uses his nuclear power to destroy the virus, which, incidentally, is the first time he’s uses this power since the season 1 finale and we are to believe he has control over it.....Stupid!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kensei]

Originally posted by 2chloewithluv
In the season 1 finale, Peter nearly blows up New York City because he can’t control his nuclear power.

Season 2 finale, Peter uses his nuclear power to destroy the virus, which, incidentally, is the first time he’s uses this power since the season 1 finale and we are to believe he has control over it.....Stupid!!!!!!!!!!!

My theory on that, is that when peter came in contact with Sylar, who also had the same ability to use nuclear energy, it was too much for peter to handle. That power, so far, has been the most volatile. I mean, when Ted got shot, he nearly went nuclear.

[Xanderman]

Originally posted by jazzylg
Maybe he should have just flown to the upper atmosphere and thrown it into space! Lol, then it crashes into a flying mirror in space and somehow releases 3 alien super-criminals that were trapped in it...

Ursa: You.
HRG: Uh, ma'am?
Ursa: What sort of creature are you?
HRG: I'm just a man. A man with horn-rimmed glasses. You want something more go see Peter Petrelli, he's like freaking God or something, leave me the hell alone.

Sylar: Magnificent One, I can bring you the Son of Petrelli.
Zod: The Son of Petrelli -- here, on this planet?
Sylar: He also goes by Peter.

:lol:

But seriously yeah that would have been a much smarter thing for Peter to do. He had no idea how radiation would affect this virus, instead of destroying it he might have just released it, possibly making it stronger in the process. Again, the ashes thing seemed important, a clue that something bad probably just happened, something 12 Monkeys bad. lol


Originally posted by 2chloewithluv
In the season 1 finale, Peter nearly blows up New York City because he can’t control his nuclear power.

Season 2 finale, Peter uses his nuclear power to destroy the virus, which, incidentally, is the first time he’s uses this power since the season 1 finale and we are to believe he has control over it.....Stupid!!!!!!!!!!! Lol yeah, they've never been consistent/clear with Peter's powers, bad writing for sure. If he has Sylar's intuitive aptitude, for instance, he should be mastering all abilities easily, however this is assuming I.A. was an actual ability Sylar had to start with. The show could do a better job keeping us more informed, but they prefer making every last thing a mystery it seems.

[Yggdrasill]

Maybe Peter will now be able to shoot out beams of nuclear energy from a distance, instead of just being a walking nuclear bomb.

[spicyblark]

I was so proud of Peter! No more blowing up the world!

[SV'S_immortal_hero]

didnt any1 find it odd how the vile took ages to drop after adam let it go gravity isnt slow and peter had to run back to the vault door to catch the vile

[pycer]

Originally posted by 2chloewithluv
In the season 1 finale, Peter nearly blows up New York City because he can’t control his nuclear power.

Season 2 finale, Peter uses his nuclear power to destroy the virus, which, incidentally, is the first time he’s uses this power since the season 1 finale and we are to believe he has control over it.....Stupid!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, consider this...the nuclear power is the hardest to contain by its very nature, even Ted, the original holder of the power had difficulties. When Peter went nuclear in last season finale, however, he also was just imprinted with Micah's, Nikkis, Molly's, DL's and however many othe powers from Sylar all at the same time. That is why he lost control, his body went 'whoa! wtf is all this??" and so he started loosing control, in the form of the one power that already was the hardest to control.

[Efialtis]

Guys ... when a nuclear explosion occurs it's not the radiation that kills you ... it's the immense energy unleashed that incinerates everything and it sure did incinerate the little virus...
Also Ted's power doesn't necesserilly emit "radiation"(X-rays -> causes long-term problems) but maybe just gamma-rays(powerful) ... YES his wife did die from radiation poisoning BUT in the Bennets' house nobody had any problems with radiation when Ted almost exploded!
Anyway i'm just a mechanical engineer :p
maybe a Physics student can enlighten us.

[flying_girl]

Originally posted by SV'S_immortal_hero
didnt any1 find it odd how the vile took ages to drop after adam let it go gravity isnt slow and peter had to run back to the vault door to catch the vile
peter got to the vault door just as hiro took adam. peter saw the vile and kept it in place with his powers

[Xanderman]

Originally posted by Efialtis
Guys ... when a nuclear explosion occurs it's not the radiation that kills you ... it's the immense energy unleashed that incinerates everything and it sure did incinerate the little virus...
Immense radiation/heat or whatever Peter unleashed, perhaps this virus is somehow resistant to it. Some microorganisms are known to live in very hot places, cold places, etc where humans can't hope to survive. Since this is Heroes, and about mutants with super powers, perhaps this is a super virus. Capable of withstanding incredible forces or something. Again, they made a big deal about the ashes to me, big in a sinister way, like something very bad just happened.


Originally posted by SV'S_immortal_hero
didnt any1 find it odd how the vile took ages to drop after adam let it go gravity isnt slow and peter had to run back to the vault door to catch the vile Maybe Peter slowed time without realizing it, lol. What appeared to be slow motion for dramatic effect may have actually been slowed time. (I'll have to see the scene again to know if there's any actual substance to this joke, heh.)

[flying_girl]

i meant the ability to move things with his mind. it was pretty clear that he was using that power.

[Xanderman]

whoops sorry I meant to quote SV'S_immortal_hero ("didnt any1 find it odd how the vile took ages to drop after adam let it go gravity isnt slow and peter had to run back to the vault door to catch the vile")

i've corrected the post

[Efialtis]

Just noticed that Peter didn't phase through the vault's door (DL's power) which he has done before ... he opened it "manually" ...
Was it too thick or sth ??

[SV'S_immortal_hero]

Originally posted by flying_girl
peter got to the vault door just as hiro took adam. peter saw the vile and kept it in place with his powers

watch the scene again when peter meets nathan, peter is clearly quite a distance from the vault door so when peter decided to run back he managed to run half the way back and it was then at that point hiro teleported adam, but peter still had to run the remaining distance between scenes

i know its only a tv show and TPTB dont really care for the finer details it just seems sloppy to have adam drop the vile then have it slowly drop like gravity doesnt exist, then for peter to get inside the vault just in time to catch it

also about the time-ability as far as im aware TPTB have never shown time to slow down only to stop completely, they have shown time to speed up but that was for the effects of hiro traveling into the future

[jazzylg]

They did show time slow down.In season 1 when hiro was having difficulty with his power. In the museum, when he and ando were trying to steal, what they thought was Kensei's sword. Hiro moved at what seemed to be super speed, while everyone else was moving in slow motion. Hiro said, this'll do!

[SV'S_immortal_hero]

Originally posted by jazzylg
They did show time slow down.In season 1 when hiro was having difficulty with his power. In the museum, when he and ando were trying to steal, what they thought was Kensei's sword. Hiro moved at what seemed to be super speed, while everyone else was moving in slow motion. Hiro said, this'll do!

i totally forgot about that :lol: the only problem with that is hiro himself knew that his powers were malfunctioning so the best he could do with his time freeze ability was slow motion which of course we have never seen again since

so we have never seen slow motion being used on purpose it was a malfunction of trying to use 1 power but only getting half of the effect from it

[Kensei]

Originally posted by Efialtis
Just noticed that Peter didn't phase through the vault's door (DL's power) which he has done before ... he opened it "manually" ...
Was it too thick or sth ??

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the writers wanted to show just how powerful peters telekinesis can be. Other then that, it was a tremendous waste of time to pry it open like that, and I think peters nose started to bleed, not sure though.

[HowardFilms]

Originally posted by SV'S_immortal_hero
watch the scene again when peter meets nathan, peter is clearly quite a distance from the vault door so when peter decided to run back he managed to run half the way back and it was then at that point hiro teleported adam, but peter still had to run the remaining distance between scenes

i know its only a tv show and TPTB dont really care for the finer details it just seems sloppy to have adam drop the vile then have it slowly drop like gravity doesnt exist, then for peter to get inside the vault just in time to catch it

also about the time-ability as far as im aware TPTB have never shown time to slow down only to stop completely, they have shown time to speed up but that was for the effects of hiro traveling into the future


Uh, it's called parallel action. The two scenes weren't happening in perfect harmony. Because they were two seperate bits, we had to go back and forth. In reality, Peter probably got to the door just as Hiro teleported away. Let's not nitpick. You really want them to start showing the show splitscreen? lol

[TKFlash]

I like the fact that he is starting to use his powers a lot more easily, but I didn't like how there was a big jump in control. One minute he couldn't even move cup of water now he is flinging people with relative easy. It's not a bad thing it's just very inconsistent.


Originally posted by Kensei
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the writers wanted to show just how powerful peters telekinesis can be. Other then that, it was a tremendous waste of time to pry it open like that, and I think peters nose started to bleed, not sure though. I agree, it was a waste of time but looked a lot cooler. Sylar would have ripped that door open a lot easier...


Originally posted by Efialtis
Guys ... when a nuclear explosion occurs it's not the radiation that kills you ... it's the immense energy unleashed that incinerates everything and it sure did incinerate the little virus...
Also Ted's power doesn't necesserilly emit "radiation"(X-rays -> causes long-term problems) but maybe just gamma-rays(powerful) ... YES his wife did die from radiation poisoning BUT in the Bennets' house nobody had any problems with radiation when Ted almost exploded!
Anyway i'm just a mechanical engineer :p
maybe a Physics student can enlighten us. I think that the people with induced radioactive powers can control theb EM spectrum with effort because Ted did set off an EMP so he should be able to do everything else.


Originally posted by pycer
Well, consider this...the nuclear power is the hardest to contain by its very nature, even Ted, the original holder of the power had difficulties. When Peter went nuclear in last season finale, however, he also was just imprinted with Micah's, Nikkis, Molly's, DL's and however many othe powers from Sylar all at the same time. That is why he lost control, his body went 'whoa! wtf is all this??" and so he started loosing control, in the form of the one power that already was the hardest to control. I agree, the ability to control radiation would be very difficult, but in the long run it can make you one of the most powerful if mastered correctly.