Do we have any hard proof that either of the Petrelli parents have/had powers?

I thought we had proof that at least Papa Petrelli had powers. But I could be totally making that up and I am lazy and don't want to go back now. I feel like around the time that we learned that he (supposedly) committed suicide, we also learned that he had a power. I don't think they said what it was, though. And I've just been assuming that Ma Petrelli has powers. She definitely was able to sense that Matt was reading her thoughts and I don't believe that your average Joe Schmo on the streets is able to do that. I mean, the cops in that training exercise didn't know that Matt was reading their minds to cheat on his NYPD detectives test. HRG knew that Matt was reading his mind, but that's because HRG already knew Matt and what his power was from when he captured him the first time. Ma Petrelli didn't know Matt (I don't think) so she wouldn't have been on guard for a mind reader. What I'm sayin' is, I'm fairly certain Ma Petrelli's got something cooking other than being awesomely evil.

She definitely was able to sense that Matt was reading her thoughts and I don't believe that your average Joe Schmo on the streets is able to do that.

While I agree that Angela Petrelli probably has a power, that's not evidence. Angela sensed that because she knows people do have powers, and when Matt pointedly and unexpectedly started talking about REVENGE two seconds after she was thinking about revenge, she put two and two together very quickly.

Although I think there was an early theory that her power was related to being able to identify/find people with powers, though the latter part fell to Molly anyway.

Reason #n to love this show: it doesn't make you choose between which you want to see more, shirtless Peter or badass Peter. Yowza.

(Reason #n+1: how awesome is HRG?!)

technically, i don't think we've seen any of the golden age heroes display a power. except Claude.

Mama Petrilli has probably seen Matt's file.

I saw the toe thing coming and was curled up in a ball on my couch well before Claire looked at the scissors. Gnaaah!

technically, i don't think we've seen any of the golden age heroes display a power. except Claude.

And Linderman.

Mama Petrilli has probably seen Matt's file.

I agree.

Shaft displayed his dream power, too. Only Ma Petrelli and Kaito have not shown us their powers. (And Pa Petrelli, too, since he's dead and all).

While I agree that Angela Petrelli probably has a power, that's not evidence.

I wouldn't totally agree that it's not evidence. Ma Petrelli might have known about Matt (or at least been on guard with her general knowledge of powered people) but then she was able to basically close her mind off to Matt so that he couldn't read her at all. I haven't seen anyone else be able to do that except the Hatian (because of his dampening powers) and, well, Molly - it seemed like she was able to keep Matt from reading her thoughts after she woke up from her nightmare (which might lend itself to the theory that Ma Petrelli, like Molly, is a power picker-upper). I think it's not conclusive evidence, but it certainly points in that direction.

Also, more shirtless, badass Peter!

And Linderman.

oh yeah! forgot about him. i suppose the Haitian falls into that category too.

then she was able to basically close her mind off to Matt so that he couldn't read her at all.

I wonder if a regular person could do that, just knowing. All she appeared to be doing was screaming "GET OUT OF MY MIND!" but there were some audio effects that did make it seem like there was something more to it.