Scola, Isaac's painting of the Exploding Man was before Peter saved Claire, and Peter got his vision after he saved Claire. Which... really does make it seem like because he kept Sylar from blowing up, he has to blow up instead. It wasn't him ALL ALONG. It was supposed to be Sylar. But he changed the timeline. That's awesome.

Also, this essentially means that Future Hiro is from an alternate timeline and is practically a different character, and our Hiro will not necessarily become him if they end up saving the world. Although at that point, Future Hiro may cease to exist. Depending on how they do alternate timelines on this show.

Maybe the original Peter Petrelli in the original timeline got his scar because he had not saved Claire.

Current Peter Petrelli may never scar.

Maybe the original Peter Petrelli in the original timeline got his scar because he had not saved Claire.

Current Peter Petrelli may never scar.

This makes the most sense to me, because if he has Claire's healing ability, why would he scar?

Maybe the original Peter Petrelli in the original timeline got his scar because he had not saved Claire.

Hm, or maybe there's an anti-hero with a power that he can't recover from.

Oh, I LOVED the timelines.

Okay, this is wild speculation regarding the knowledge that someone may explode in a few eps, but do you think Peter could absorb someone else's explosion and therefore keep the city safe? Do you think that's even possible?

Peter could absorb someone else's explosion and therefore keep the city safe? Do you think that's even possible?

oh, that's a neat idea. Maybe he absorbs the Haitian's power absorbing power and pulls Ted's explosion into himself.

Peter could absorb someone else's explosion

I don't understand what this means. Peter doesn't take anything from anyone. He gets their powers if they're near them, but the other party doesn't lose anything.

the Haitian's power absorbing power

My impression has always been that the Haitian has a mind-blocking power. There's no absorbing going on.

What did people make of Syler's painting? I took it to mean that the timeline had changed and the other guy was going to beat Nathan in the election.

Jon,

I know he doesn't take anything from anyone, but I wonder if there will be an element to Peter's powers that he can cancel another's out or something like that. Or if someone else explodes, he can create an explosion that can counteract the first.

I thought he was recreating Isaac's painting, but he's not the artist Isaac was. He paints like he would paint, and he's a twisted fuck.