Comments on: Initial Thoughts on 2.01 ‘A New Day In The Old’

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:44:26 +0000

Thanks for the reply and explanation. I guess I can suspend belief this once:-). I’ll miss the real Charlie, he was my favorite character. Looking forward to your future recaps!

By: Bryan Jones

Bryan Jones — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:15:22 +0000

Well, what we actually saw was the nurse drop out of the rafters, and then Charlie turned around and fired his gun. He was still the real Charlie at that moment. But what is being implied, that we didn’t see, was that Charlie must have either missed her (she was really fast, remember)or something similar, and then the next set of shots we hear would have actually been after the switch happened.

Of course, that being said, it still didn’t really make any sense. We’d seen the transformations before, and first of all, it didn’t happen nearly that fast the first time, and second, there shouldn’t have been a left over body. So what we have to assume is that the nurse jumped down, evaded Charlie’s bullets, killed Charlie, got the body of the “original” nurse, shapeshifted into Charlie’s body, and then put two bullets into the nurses body. Seems like an awfully big stretch for a few seconds to me.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:59:30 +0000

I have a question… I don’t understand how the shapeshifter was able to take over Charlie’s body while the “nurse” was still alive. What we saw was the “nurse” hiding in the ceiling pipes and jumping down, and then “Charlie” shooting her, right? So how did the shapeshifter become Charlie? Sorry if I’m being thick!

By: Bryan Jones

Bryan Jones — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:05:14 +0000

Yeah, I will say that they need to tread very carefully on throwing out too many questions with not enough answers. Lost has taught us that’s not always the best idea when it comes to ratings for a show. Thanks for the comment.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:02:19 +0000

I agree with just about everything you’ve said here, including the aggravations and weak points. Though I have to admit I wasn’t as surprised by the Nina/Broyles kiss as you – I guess I was just more open to that possibility all along.

I have to admit I’m not sure about the shape shifter plot line – as I said over on Sam’s post about Kirk Acevedo I’ve never been a fan of plots where a character is replaced by a copy who manages to fool everyone. Not sure how long I can buy into the idea of no one figuring out that something going on.

Also the scene with the new FBI agent comparing the case to the bible made me nervous… not sure where they’re going to go with it and I’m not sure I want to find out.

But no matter what I’m glad Fringe is back and happy to see the characters again! Just wondering where things are going…