Spoilers like crazy for winter finale: Jacksonville XD

First off - while I enjoyed the episode, it went by really fast. I barely felt we had an episode - it wasn't very complete. It was something probably better suited for a two-parter, y'know? The key thing of this episode was to finally, finally confirm in-canon that Peter isn't from this 'verse. And of course we don't get that til literally the last minute. >.< Gah!

Second - favorite parts: a. Nina Sharp. Seriously, I know she's barely there, but she seemed more accessible in these moments, probably due to her emotional state. b. Olivia's drugged state and her reaction to Walter, "You abused us!" and the dead-on accusation that Walter was seeking answers to questions he shouldn't have been asking.

Disliked - a. Lack of Astrid! Damn it people. I want my girl getting her screen time! Why's she constantly stuck in the lab? You do realize that her official job is an FBI agent, right? Not a babysitter? b. Peter being so damn giddy at the end. *facepalm* It's true I'm not real keen on canon-established P/O. I think the reason I like Mulder/Scully is because they progressed it over a long time and there was a lot of issues and developments that occurred throughout. I really don't want any relationship being officialized on Fringe this early. (However, I am amused how excited Walter is about the potential.)

Questions:
- Where was the Observer this time around?
- What was the patch on Peter's jacket from the first part of the episode?
- About balance... if the hotel was taken away, wasn't something else supposed to appear? What was it and where was it?
- Padlock code, 5-20-10... significance? (Fringe isn't coming back in May, is it? As in 5/2010)
- Peter looked both a little more clean shaven, but at the same time a little sickly. Was something up with Joshua Jackson during the filming?
- Olivia didn't answer Broyles when he asked what it was that made her ability "turn on." 1) Why wouldn't she? (This I'm just interested in hearing more theories about, it didn't really surprise me.) 2) Why did the camera focus on him for a long moment after she shut the door?

I think that's all for now! Tomorrow I'll watch Bones... and otherwise be busy hammering out the setup for Fringe RP!