Sooo, overall this episode was bit of a letdown - except for the last two minutes, which revealed Claire-the-indestructible cheerleader's "Pyro" mother, and Hiro's father, Sulu/George Takei.
When the writers spend too much time on Niki's character, the fun quotient of the show goes down, and why they're withholding power from Hiro - which seems pointlessly frustrating.
I did like the new invisible guy, too, although why he seemed so hostile to Peter - I like the idea that his character might be misanthropic, kind of a House-like hero - he seemed bizarrely unwilling ot help Peter, then did a 360 turnaround for no reason.
This show's strength is its use of archetypal characters - pulled right from not only X-Men from Joseph Campbell - with a welcome dash of multi-cultural and feminist story lines - and a fast-moving plot with plenty of rewards (hello, Lost!) along the way. I don't know if the show will be able to sustain itself, but maybe it will attract better acting and writing talent as they go along, which is, as I recall the arc that many "genre" shows improve by.
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