I think Gabriel has some messed up ideas about what is 'right/wrong' in terms of nature and killing. Animals kill and it's acceptable because they do it to survive as a way of life - humans even blow it off or add some human moral, "survival of the fittest," which Gabriel is…interested in (not sure if he believes it deep-down). But when humans kill, it is rarely ever considered natural, except in cases of self-defense or war. It's...all a matter of his perspective and I think the original set up for Gabriel's character is going the animal route. It could be his poor morals in self-justification for his/others' actions, or just emotionally avoidant and immature (boys liking violence without knowing/understanding that it is bad and harmful). Oddly enough, I think it's both self-justification and emotional avoidance/immaturity.
His pause at seeing Brian could be several things: he's distracted/busy/absorbed with his watches; he genuinely had a dissociative moment (like Gabriel didn't call, Sylar did - unlikley IMO, but possible); or it's just a writer's-moment to show the audience what went on, even though it was rather uncessary.
His pause at seeing Brian could be several things: he's distracted/busy/absorbed with his watches; he genuinely had a dissociative moment (like Gabriel didn't call, Sylar did - unlikley IMO, but possible); or it's just a writer's-moment to show the audience what went on, even though it was rather uncessary.
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