I agree, the names and locations are helpful--especially since I know lots of folks are just getting into the show now. But it helps me, too, since there are still a few characters whose names I don't know, like Claire's gay friend.

I agree that the outcast thing was a little heavy-handed, but on the other hand they did make Jackie a little sympathetic as she was dying, so maybe they're going to make it a little more complicated than outcasts v. popular kids? What I did love about that plot, though, was that Claire's gay friend clearly rounded up the outcast vote for her without her even knowing. I like him a lot.

I was pretty sure Peter wasn't actually going to die, though I wasn't sure if Sylar or Claire's powers would be the one to heal him. It's pretty awesome how messed up he got falling off that roof, though. I'm so used to SV where people are crashing through desks all the time with barely a scratch; it's kind of cool seeing people sustaining actual damage from those sorts of injuries.