Mama Petrelli

[el rojo]

Ok folks...I'm relatively new to this site so forgive me if I am posting an idea that has been previously discussed.

I have been thinking for several months now that perhaps Peter and Nathan's father (who I will refer to as Papa Petrelli) had some kind of power/ability. A few reasons: 1) Both brothers carry the mutation as does Nathan's oldest child (Claire) 2) We have been told on several occasions, mostly by Mama Petrelli, that Papa Petrelli had delusions of grandeur or unrealistically high aspirations. Now you could discount Claire's power by saying that her mother also bears a mutation. However, it is extremely unlikely that two brother would both possess a similar genetic mutation unless it was present in one or both of the parents. After reading the interactive novels this past weekend, it seems relatively clear that Papa Petrelli did not have a "power". If so he would not have reacted with shock to the young Lindermann's ability to heal. It can certainly be argued that Papa Petrelli had a "power" and did not discover it until well into his adulthood (like Nathan), but I am betting against this one. I am now supsecting that Mama Petrelli has a "power". There seemed to be several obvious allusions to this in the dialogue between Mama Petrelli and Claire in ".07 Percent". I also think that the delusions of grandeur accusation leveled posthumously at Papa Petrelli may be centered around the mutant organization that he and Lindermann attempted to create which later failed (alluded to in the interactive comics and ".07 Percent"). Additionally Mama Petrelli seemed to take everything in stride in the last few episodes, which seems to indicate that she was a part of the old mutant organization...I suspect Papa Petrelli & Lindermann would not have told her about the group if she hadn't been a part of it. Also, she seemed to know The Haitian enough to trust him.

So what could her power be? Not sure...just one guess. Prophetic dreaming?? Peter displayed this ability from the very first episode before he was aware of anything else...could he have absorbed this power from Mama Petrelli? Just a guess...can't wait to find out more.

[el rojo]

Let me add one more question....How does Sylar survive all the trauma he endures? Early in the Season, Parkman put a few rounds in him and he hopped up and ran off. We know he was hurt after the fall at Claire's school, which messed up Peter pretty bad too. There have been others as well. He doesn't have the regeneration powers that Claire has...if so he wouldn't have been AS intent on getting them. I'm sure he would have wanted to kill her anyway, but he wouldn't have been so driven to grab her if he already had that power. So what is it that allows him to comeback from those devastating wounds???

Also...the Haitian's power seems to extend beyond simply removing memories. It seems he can run interference with any mentally based power (Eden's suggestive ability, Parkman's telepathy), however he cannot influence more physical abilities (Nathan was able to fly away from HRG and The Haitian, The Haitian could not induce Sprague to stop nuking the Bennett's House). I'm sure many others have already pointed this out...just wanted to say it.

Finally, it looks like HRG, Parkman & Sprague are on their way to NYC...I'll bet they run into the Petrelli family somehow. What if Claire and Nathan are together and HRG sees them. Nathan may try to throw down with HRG in response to the kidnapping...will Claire step in to calm things down? How will HRG and Nathan react to each other once they learn their respective roles in Claire's life? Will Nathan eventually ask Lindermann to heal his wife's paralysis? I can't believe he didn't do this already.

I love this show!!!

[Dogwin]

I think Papa Patrelli did have a power and developed it later on. I think he is the one with the powers of Prophetic dreaming that passed down to Peter. That power is very important, but on the other hand I don't think that power came from his dad; I think it came from Simone's dad, and all the time he spent around Simone's dad, he mimicked his power. If you think back to Episode 1, 2 and 7, Peter initially had those wierd dreams always when Simone's dad was around, then he got independance on the power, partly cos Simone's dad was dead. I know I'm right cos of something coming up in the Season Finale

[Roshi]

Originally Posted by Dogwin

I think Papa Patrelli did have a power and developed it later on. I think he is the one with the powers of Prophetic dreaming that passed down to Peter. That power is very important, but on the other hand I don't think that power came from his dad; I think it came from Simone's dad, and all the time he spent around Simone's dad, he mimicked his power. If you think back to Episode 1, 2 and 7, Peter initially had those wierd dreams always when Simone's dad was around, then he got independance on the power, partly cos Simone's dad was dead. I know I'm right cos of something coming up in the Season Finale

Hmmm... I thought that the prophetic dreaming was just a side-effect from Isaac Mendez's power, but you could be right that it is from someone else.

Either from:
Mrs. Petrelli
Mr. Petrelli
or Simone's dad...

I think that Mrs. Petrelli is the only person above that we can be almost certain that she actually has a power.

Judging from the graphic novels, I don't think that Mr. Petrelli had a power... Unless the army knew something about him waaaay before he knew it about himself.

Also, I would've thought that Simone would've shown a power if Simone's dad had a power.

[el rojo]

I do not believe that Mr. Devereaux (Spelling?) had an ability...his purpose in the story was to provide a scenario in which Peter's compassion could be demonstrated. I work in healthcare for the elderly and I can tell you that Hospice Care takes alot of heart. Based on the way that Mama Petrelli behaved in "The Hard Part" I feel even more certain that she has some ability...and certainly a large role in Lindermann's mutant league. Maybe Papa Petrelli had a power, but this seems less likely due to the info from the Graphic Novels. I'm still banking on Mama Petrelli as the source of the mutation in that family line. I had speculated that her ability was something prophetic, but I'm wondering how good of a prophet she is considering the Sylar-as-President-future and her inability to see that Peter wasn't really dead in ".07%" Maybe that isn't what her power is after all...course I could be wrong about all of this.

[ThaFleastyler]

What if Simone had the prophetic dreaming power?
She was also around when Peter started to display this power, and she and Peter were quite close. I've always thought that Simone had a power (before I thought it was just an uncanny knack for being in the wrong place at the right time )

[el rojo]

Ok...well according to Monday's episode I was wrong about Papa Petrelli not having a power. Lindermann confirmed that he had an ability but did not specify what it was...can't wait to find out. Also, I wonder if Hiro's dad has a power other than the ability to kick butt samurai style and navigate the Enterprise.

I'm wondering if they will introduce a character with mind control abilities. Not like Eden's power of suggestion, but direct telepathic influencing.

[Zephyr]

I don't actually know whether this counts as a spoiler or anything but I'll treat it as such in case anyone gets offended by it. In an 04/25 announcement by the producers of the show, they alluded to Mama Petrelli's power and said:

[Mama Petrelli] certainly does [have a power]. And it's very similar to a power possessed by another hero, only in her case, it takes a lot less effort to get from Point A to Point B.

To me this suggests something akin to teleportation perhaps?

[el rojo]

I guess I may have been wrong when I said Simone's dad had no abilities. The finale seemed to suggest he did. I may start another thread about this.

[el rojo]

More thoughts on Mama Petrelli's power...I now think it is some form of remote viewing or clairvoyance. I doubt that she is a pre-cog, because if she is, she's a pretty lousy one...all of her predictions about the bomb failed to come true. I realize that this goes against some spoilers I have read, but I can't ignore the evidence from the show. I find the speculation than she can teleport interesting, and certainly possible, but we'll have to wait and see. Though if she could teleport I doubt she would have gotten nabbed with those stolen socks...of course she could have been behaving in a self-destructive manner in response to the grief from her husband's death. Who knows.