Maybe he was right, that "the bomb" couldn't be stopped. Just because neither Peter, Ted, nor Sylar blew up, doesn't mean they saved the world. Maybe the bomb was a better alternative to whatever is about to happen.

A bomb would definitely be quicker than a virus!

i think you have a good point, but are going about it the wrong way. this isnt the 'bomb' obviously, but i think you have a good idea to say that just because the bomb doesnt happened doesnt mean you can stop NYC from disaster. something bad HAS to happen, its destiny.

HEROES just earned a thousand points in my book.. what a goal for the season... this kicks "save the cheerleader, save the worlds" butt and then kicks it when its down.

I'm actually wondering if the plot will come down to Peter having to be the bomb; destroying NYC or inadvertently leading to the end of the the vast majority of the world's population? I don't know.

I was thinking this exact same theory as I watched the ending.

Maybe the Twelve elders were setting up for the bomb to explode to avoid the apocalypse that we saw tonight.

mwahaha, i wish I had been on these boards month ago. I had a theory that because they saved new york that something even worse was going to have to happen. You do *NOT* mess with time. Bad things happen, point and case.

yeah, I bet that's where it was going... .07% is nothing compared to 93%

Well the bomb finally happening would finally make good on the whole "all of Isaac's paintings have come true" thing. At the same time I don't know if they can pull off just revisiting that plot after making it seem like it was just over and done with.

I had a feeling something like this was gonna happen...

I didn't want to say anything last season, but I've never been on the "the company is pure evil" bandwagon.

Is it me or is this virus spreading to the general population thing reminding anyone of "Resident Evil"?

Interesting to think Linderman might've been doing society some good by planning the bomb...

I agree..the company is only "morally gray." LOL

I don't think Linderman was planning the bomb. I think he was planning for the bomb. I bet the older generation has already averted other tragedies, realizing that they can't stop the inevitable, so they planned on a way to best survive it.

However, Charles was sure that Peter could save the world with his unconditional love.

Hmmm..the question now is whether the 93% is killed by the Shanti virus or the Company's off-shoot of it.

Maybe Peter's unconditional love would be sacrificing himself? "A greater love has no man than that he would lay down his life for his friend." 93% of the entire world population dead in a year? Must be like a computer virus to travel that fast. What if he gets whatever this virus is in the future and brings it back to the past, and therefore is the cause of it? And it is kinda Resident Evil...we know where Niki/Jessica will be! North to Alaska! And Linderman and Angela Petrelli did say they would sacrifice .07% to save more. Maybe they saw this alternate future..More questions!

I was thinking The Stand, myself, but the same concept drives both stories.

On a semi-related note, this theory almost makes me feel sorry for Bob. I know he's very morally grey, but if the spoilers (and his words) are to be believed, it's possible he has a conscience.

Have any of you noticed, if you look very closely you can, the intro. The sun goes behind the earth, letting us see the dark side of it, than a small orange ripple is seen (like a pebble being dropped in a lake). For the first second I thought this was Peter blowing up. Than I saw it again, so that would mean if it where the bomb there would have to be 2 explosions. Maybe that person is right saying that they have to blow up New York now to save the rest of the world, which would also make Isaacs paintings.

Or possibly a Hispanic twin with the ability to kill large quanitities of people with her tears? (or on another note a previous villain with the intention of taking said powers) Maybe if the bomb had gone off in New York then maybe the potential source of this alternate future would have never made it to NY or lived to spread the disease?



I've been thinking about these two statements myself (the last one since the end of last season). I mean its not like Peter has the ability to neutralize viruses or something. As for the last comment I've had a hunch that things would get hairy once Future!Hiro told Peter season one's tagline. (don't these people listen to Doc Brown? You don't mess with the space time continuum. )

Well one thing is for sure Linderman, Angela etc. did not count on Sylar would replace Nathan.

Practically eliminating their kind.

Which brings up the so called cure which is really something to kill the specials in 5YG.

The Virus?

It would make sense since it would turn off specials powers and it would be to late for them to figure out they've been infected.

So no matter what the virus is still coming?

Unless the source is destroyed.

Does anyone else think that Maya will get the Shanti virus and mutate it somehow? Maybe that's how it spreads to the general populace...

I do think this, and I have seen this theory mentioned a couple of different times. So you are definately not the only one thinking this.

My take is that with Peter exploding in front of the Company's main site, the nuke would destroy all of the virus research. Mohinder wouldn't join up, and thus no viral outbreak would ever have happened. Linderman said it best, kill .07% to stop 93%.

EDIT: Nevermind, made a post about it in Speculation...

i think linderman was prollie right, he and the elder group figured the bomb was the best way to avoid death to many aka the 93% of people gone in 2008. i think its very possible the elders knew tragedy was coming but i wonder if they knew about the virus, if so they didnt know mohinder was the cure and still is therefore if the disease spreads to many he could offer immunization, idk just my thought.

Except Linderman never said that. If he had the %.07 vs 93% argument - don't you think he would have used that with Nathan during his speech? He didn't. He was selling a brighter future where the world is happy and united in fear - not where the world lives vs where the world does not.

The writers dreamed this up after Season #1. There was no painting that suggested it in Linderman's possession that we've seen at all. This is not a get ouf of Hell for free card for Linderman.

man Heroes is really ****** me off now cause it's SO CONFUSING. how many twists do they have to have T.T

As many as it takes, to keep people watching.