In Manhattan, a man crashes with a black SUV and flees to an apartment building, where he kills a resident and takes his appearance. The Junior FBI Agent Amy Jessup is investigating the case when Peter and Dr. Bishop arrive. She questions Peter about the mystery since the SUV is locked without a driver while Dr. Bishop searches inside the car. Out of the blue, Olivia is ejected through the windshield and carried to a hospital with severe brain damages. Meanwhile Broyles travels to Washington since the senate wants to shut down the Fringe Division. The snoopy Jessup hacks the FBI system to disclose information about the Fringe Division. Out of the blue, Olivia awakes and later Peter and Jessup head to Dr. Bishop's laboratory in Harvard where he is carrying out an autopsy of the man killed by the shapeshifter. In the hospital, the shapeshifter attacks Olivia's nurse and takes her appearance. However Jessup arrives and shoots the shapeshifter that runs to the basement, but Francis kills him. But would be the man really dead?
"A New Day in the Old Town" is an engaging but flawed episode of "Fringe". The mystery of the shapeshifter is intriguing, but there are two great plot holes. The first one is why Peter discloses information of the Fringe Division to Jessup, who is a completely stranger. The second is why Dr. Bishop does not receive the body of the nurse, who is supposed to be the shapeshifter, for autopsy? The fate of Charlie is a sad moment of this show. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A New Day in the Old Town"
"A New Day in the Old Town" is an engaging but flawed episode of "Fringe". The mystery of the shapeshifter is intriguing, but there are two great plot holes. The first one is why Peter discloses information of the Fringe Division to Jessup, who is a completely stranger. The second is why Dr. Bishop does not receive the body of the nurse, who is supposed to be the shapeshifter, for autopsy? The fate of Charlie is a sad moment of this show. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A New Day in the Old Town"