Good point regarding Monica copycating abilities, not asorbing powers.

After watching the episode, I began to wonder where the boundary between the two lies. The more I got into it, the more blurred the boundary became. I really didn't want to think 'ability, small stuff; power, biggie'.

It appears to me that power, which makes one fly, or to manipulate the light to appear invisible, or to dis-assemble and re-arrange one's molecular components to go through the walls, is essentially an ability being developed to the extreme. ( Yeah, I know, talk about obsession...:lol )

Nathan IS hot. Parkman's dad is one scary old relic, I was almost fooled by his "niceness".

This show is really interesting.