I would like to be able to fully respec Companions when I hire them. I wanted to make a gimmick 4-Summoner run, but that gives me 3 "Pet Pal" Talents.
I definitely agree that Telekinesis is underwhelming. I should be able to open doors and chests from a distance, and other things too. Only picking up items is not really worth a civil point. I guess I can move barrels, but that's really not all that much.
Hell yes with the respec.
I think one thing that could make Telekinesis more useful, is to allow the player to pick up an enemy or barrel and throw them/it for physical damage. Of course, the main function of doing this is not to do damage, but could be used to put distance between you and the enemy, or to throw an oil barrel, or a similar barrel, at a surface with enemies. Some enemies would be too heavy, and the more points you have in telekinesis, the heavier the object or enemy you can pick up. Weight of enemies and very weak damage would be the two things that would balance this feature.