If you haven't been watching Heroes, I suggest that you stop reading now. While I'm not going to be summarizing any episodes, sooner or later (right after this sentence!) I'm going to refer to something that just happened and I don't want to ruin your Heroes fix.
I'm a little confused by the way Peter Petrelli's innate ability works - if he gets close to a Hero/Villain, his body automatically re-writes his DNA so he's able to use their ability. But how does he control all these powers? In Season 1, his body unconsciously absorbed a crapload of abilities from being around other Heroes and he'd frequently lose control of his powers - exploding violently in some timelines. Supposedly Claude teaches him how to control these abilities.
I get that he doesn't spontaneously catch on blue fire, shout things to death, or demonstrated uncontrolled bursts of speed - these are all powers that he's observed so I'll buy that he can control the use of those abilities. But what happens when he unknowing absorbs an ability? Shouldn't there be a lack of control? For example, just by being near his dad, he would've absorbed his power theft ability. Given the emotional duress he's under in that moment (ZOMG! DAD IS ALIVE!), wouldn't his copied power theft ability accidentally activate in that moment and steal his dad's ability before his dad stole his?
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