I agree, that's so fucking stupid. It just makes it easier for him to do his SUPERKEWL finger head cut thing that they have to make sure to feature at least one and half times every episode.
I think he might have started with telekinesis. Immediately after receiving the cure, he was able to move the spinach can. If he really did have to start from scratch, then that must have been a power he was born with (and not stolen.)
Another possibility is that he "absorbs" power by seeing how a brain is constructed with the power (shown in the Claire scene.) Maybe he just remembered how the telekenisis was set up.
Tracy, Niki, and Jessica are all definitely distinct people. Grenadejumper pointed out that Jessica's tombstone showed she was born 2 years after Niki, so she is not one of the triplets/ clones. Barbara is probably also a distinct character, but she could be a Niki personality. And Gina is a personality of Niki's. I think....So the only distinct people are Tracy, Niki, and Barbara? Niki = Jessica = Gina? But Barbara could also be one of Niki's personalities I guess, right?
ETA: Just saw your post GJ
















