I hate american idol. Same thing will happen next week too. I set my DVR to record an extra 15 min. Comcastic Comcast also did the same thing last week and this week with my second favorite show, REAPER.

My theory is the boy is THE Observer. Not one of them. There is only one. And the final scene is evidence of his ability to travel through time.

The CIA agent's (Social worker? That's the worse cover since Casey pretended to be a nerd in Chuck.) comment that they found another one I haven't figured out yet. Maybe they keep finding different versions of the the Observer and they think there is more than one. Bet they don't have any in possession.

Here's a thought: The CIA guy said "we found another" so I took that to mean the CIA was running some kind of experience to see if humans could survive in deprived conditions or something like that. If that is true, and the kid is also an observer, could the CIA be creating the observers?

Wow, you guys all read so much into the end scene, and the kid's reaction to seeing the Observer, like he knew who the guy was or what it meant for his life going forward. The kid was smiling, then it slipped and he looked a little confused for a second, and then he looked out the window and saw the observer, who was looking back at him. I just assumed he sensed something, and it turned out to be someone like him. He wouldn't necessarily know who he was or anything like that, but suddenly sensing someone who senses you back would put a frown on my face too. I believe the whole scene was set up to just show us that the kid's another observer. What that means is left up for the viewer to decide, but it was a cool reveal nonetheless.

Fox isn't the only network wih this problem, CBS does it all the time to the Amazing Race due to NFL or more recently the NCAA. Even those deliverate 1 or 2 minutes here and there on other networks make me nuts. Yeah, you want us to skip the next show on another network, we get it but it doesn't work.

I thought the child actor was fabulous. He clearly is an observer and am also surprised that none of the regular cast made that connection. My take on the ending is that the boy is so happy because he is heading to a family and craves that connection to people and seeing/sensing the observer makes him realize that it is likely only a short reprieve and that he will eventually be alone, again, whenever he has to take up whatever the observer's job is.

First thank goodness I was able to watch live. Fox isn't the only network with this problem, CBS mucks with The
Amazing Race all the time based on NFL

Leonard Nimoy will be joining the Fringe casts as William Bell!

Was hoping for a strong follow up to "Ability" but we got X-Filed again with a standalone episode that takes us no further into the key ZFT Other Worlds thread. Also, advice to all DVR'ers, always record the show following Fringe, just to be safe.

I hate AI! Why don't they come up with a channel that just plays junk like AI and Lost and all that other reality crap? Luckily we were watching Fringe in real time, or the DVR would have screwed us too.
I love Fringe, best show out there, one of the few left

To heck with AI. It ruined my dvr recording of Fringe:(