I still enjoy the show but I could understand if ratings started to slip. I know it's science fiction, but there still have to be some rules. I don't care for Lindeman being back unexplained, I think Nikki's return as whatever, is a weak explanation, and now I fully expect to see Adam back - somehow.

It seems like the writers are lazy, going for the fast kill to advance a plor for the end of the episode/season, and then just 'reset' and start over whenever they feel like it.

 

lindermans not back, hes just prjected in some peoples minds by the cops father

 

Someone hasn't been paying attention.

 

no, no

he has to look into the brain to "figure out how it works" and then he applies that knowledge to create that power in his own brain. Claires power allowed her to survive the process.

 

My bad, I knew that, but either way they each gain the powers differently.

 

Sylar doesn't take their brain. He understands how things work so in order to see how they have their power he has to find that part of their brain, he doesn't actually take their brain and put it into his. He has some way of manipulating his own DNA to encode this chemical make-up. Which is why he was able to go nuclear.

Adam had healing power, Mr. Petrelli just killed him, him turning to dust I don't think had anything to do with him being old. It was probably the only way he could actually kill him was to turn him to nothing.

 

No, Adam was 800 years old. As soon as Mr Petrelli sucked his power, he effectively aged to 800 years old - dust.

 

I don't think that had anything to do with it.

 

He would just continue to age from that point on if he took his power, not just turn to dust.

 

Depends on how Petrelli's power works. And for dramatic effect, it's only interesting if he dies right away.