Fringe_Charlie_FrancisI like Fringe. I was hooked on the show last season.  I haven’t missed an episode yet (at least not one that I didn’t watch later to catch up on). So far each show has had it’s own storyline that is followed by a over-arcing element that has carried over from season one to season two. However, last night’s show left us Fringe fans in a bit of a quandary. Where the hell did Agent Francis come from?

You see, early on it was established that Agent Charlie Francis was Olivia Dunham’s closest internal agent confidant after her partner was killed in the first episode. However, as the series progressed, Agent Francis actually became the victim of a shape-shifting body “snatcher” from a parallel universe, which left the real Charlie Francis for dead.

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 The impersonator was a big part of several episodes as we tried to piece together exactly who he was and more importantly, who he worked for.  In the end, the Fringe team discovered the impostor, killed him and discovered Agent Francis’ body.

So after the winter hiatus, millions of viewers tuned in last night with high hopes to the next installment of our Fringe fix. Overall the show was great and had all the elements we’ve come to love: a singular plot to be resolved in said episode, the appearance of ‘The Observer’, the over-arcing theme of paranormal activity and Walter’s previous experiments.  The only thing missing was some attachment to Massive Dynamic, the company run by the mysterious William Bell.

So what was the deal with Charlie Francis appearing in this episode?  Apparently this episode was actually filmed for last season, and for some reason was not aired at that time. Say what? Yeah, you read that right.  Whoever the numskull at the network was that made this decision really blew it.  This totally negated all the cohesiveness and the timeline that the show has been building on for two years now. In retrospect, I think this carries with it a certain foreboding for the show.  I won’t tell you my exact thoughts, but you can read them later this week when I post my very own top ten predictions for television in 2010.