Someone was telling me that originally the show was supposed to roll over cast members as each story was told. And I don't really give them enough credit to write their way out of this. That's what fanfic is for. :) At least they didn't joss my plot bunny.

Further plot hole:
-Why does Peter randomly start going off like that? For serious.

I'm also kind of annoyed at them pulling Sylar's-dead-no-wait again. They had three villains this season--Linderman, the Company and Sylar--and they hinted at a brand new bigger better villain. So kill off the ones you have! You can't keep Sylar and the Company and the new one going indefinitely unless you show they're linked! Stuff like this happens and I start getting whiffs of the X-Files.