I wondered the same thing about the scar. Must be a reason for it not healing. (H of MI, have you seen anything in the comics about the scar?)

One other thing I wondered about was in the "dream" sequence Isaac was with Claire. If that was meant to be the future, then the future (as originally laid out) has ALREADY changed since he's dead. It also explained the strange look on Nathan's face in the dream sequence...cuz by then Sylar may already have been impersonating him.

And Hiro *was* successful in getting the cheerleader saved, which is likely a part of what is starting to change things. It won't prevent the bomb though until Sylar is dead. I wonder though, if there are multiple futures and Hiro can go back to the past and change things...what if Sylar, in some *version* of the future absorbed Hiro's power and just went back a little further to ensure his preferred sequence of events? Gets a bit mindbending eh?

And I'm curious why Sylar would choose to let the Haitian and Mindreader live. We know for certain now that Haitian is able to suppress powers, so maybe that's why he's safe, but as turned on as Sylar is with absorbing powers wouldn't he lust over the ability to read people's thoughts??? All I can think is that at some point he realized he would need some henchmen (as he hasn't found the ability to be omnipresent), and figured who better than some fellow mutants.

Great angle overall for the ep. Really could examine our Heroes and put them in situations that the current storyline doesn't allow. Can do any sort of what if scenario and yet anyone who dies, or succeeds, doesn't necessarily have to wind up that way.

Very well done! (But I still like last week better.)