Heroes Recap: "Shades of Gray"

On the most recent installment of Heroes, titled "Shades of Gray," we learned...

... that Sylar's father is a mean, dying old man;

... that Claire will trust anyone with text messaging capabilities;

... that the show is going out of its way to create ridiculous storylines for Hiro.

Get more detail on each of these developments and more via this complete Heroes recap. Try to enjoy!