Why is Heroes so awesome? Warning-Spoilers!

[Alex]

1. I agree that the answer in this thread seems the best answer.
2. I assume it was Claire's speech but relying on the last second evil/good switch is a bit of a lame device. Possibly, though, also knowing that Linderman was taking care of made him remember his initial good intentions.
3. I don't know.
4. Since absolutely everybody else in that genetic line seems to have one, and she is a powerful player in whatever group this is, I'd have to say yes.
5. I don't know.
6. A cockroach.
7. I don't know, but I like the idea that maybe he was involved in the answers to 3 and 5.
8. I hope so.
9. He's gotten better but in all the recent situations where he used it well it was a point he had time to concentrate on what he wanted to do. In this one he just had to leave without time to formulate a plan.