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Theory	Citations	Notes
Gretchen Berg knew about Claire's abilities, so she murdered Annie to see if Claire can heal by telling her about the Jump, Push, Fall theory. Which she was lead by Samuel.	In Jump, Push, Fall Gretchen watches Claire fall.	+ Claire couldn't find the suicide note in the first place because it was put there by Gretchen after Claire left. - That is as much speculation as the theory in itself.
Gretchen Berg has the ability to control people's emotions, and that was what made Annie jump with it to be Claire's roommate.	She seems a little off and obsessive.	+ Claire said she couldn't find a suicide note. So someone could have put one there to make it look like a suicide. - And how exactly that means Gretchen is the one who did it though the use of an ability? + She is very happy and obsessive to hang out with Claire. - Or she could simply be a bit off. + This could explain her closeness with Claire. + This may mean that Gretchen might be a carnival member like Samuel. In Orientation and Jump, Push, Fall, Samuel finds people with abilities. This would make a perfect plot for Gretchen's sudden interest in Claire.
Gretchen Berg might be gay.	She seems a little off and obsessive.	+ She appears to be very interested Claire. + The first episode is called Orientation, perhaps a hint and play on words both college and sexual orientation. + The show has indicated that a gay character would be introduced. - Gretchen is interested in Claire because she was involved in a murder. - Zach and April were both gay. • Zach wasn't gay. - Elle was obsessive and off, but she had no sexual interest in Claire. + That still doesn't rule out that Gretchen might be homosexual. Everybody has their own motives to be around someone, maybe Gretchen has a homosexual crush on Claire or bisexual crush. It's very possible. She may or may not be.
Gretchen Berg's ability allows her to learn things quickly.	None.	+ She said she was getting better at Guitar Hero with every second. + When she was explaining the Jump, Push, Fall theory to Claire she threw the orange really far on her third example. - How does orange-throwing aptitute implicates she learns things quickly? • Every action you do is one you learn. She demonstrated learning through repetition and threw that orange much further, surprising even herself. - Anyone with basic motor skills can throw an orange. + It makes perfect sense for the Guitar Hero event. Which would also make sense for her sudden interest in Claire. With this ability she's probably able to know Claire has an ability just be learning about her. - Learning Claire has an ability through an enhanced learning ability makes no sense, not if her supposed learning works like it's supposedly did with the Guitar Hero. + On the contrary, Gretchen may have her power since she was younger. Since Gretchen was from Texas like Claire was. Gretchen may have met Claire before. Gretchen may have met Claire and not known her personally. Like a class mate. Not everybody befriends every class mate. They probably talked a few times. Claire wouldn't remember her cause not everybody remembers their class mate that they don't hang out with, and for the fact now that their in college, Gretchen could of changed her looks [dyed hair, lost weight, longer hair..etc.] - If her ability is learning things while doing them, like in the Guitar Hero scene, it makes absolutely no sense for her to learn about Claire's ability with her own ability. Claire's ability is an information she acquired, learning like she did with Guitar Hero is a skill, it doesn't work the same way. + For all we know Gretchen changed her name to Gretchen. In Texas Gretchen probably didn't go by the name Gretchen but by another name. She could of changed her last name as well. This would make since if she as an ability. She was probably hunted down before by a unknown source that the company doesn't know about. The company didn't know every single people with ability and they didn't know every single hunter. This would also make perfect sense if she was a carnival member along side Samuel. - There may be evolved humans who were never discovered, and therefore were never hunted down. - Nothing indicates a connection with Samuel and his carnival.