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"Brave
New World" is a great finale, apart from the fact that its
ending wasn't anything jaw-dropping since we didn't get much of a
cliffhanger, but I'll talk more about that when I review the second
part of the episode. Unfortunately, it's spoiled right during the
opening credits that Leonard Nimoy would be in the episode, which I
hate; I wish that they didn't have to do that. They did the same
thing during the opening credits of "Back to Where You've Never
Been" (4.08), revealing that Jared Harris would be in the
episode. Granted, the promo revealed that, anyway, and I had been
convinced for a while that Jones was behind the new Shapeshifters,
but still, generally speaking, I wish that they wouldn't do that.
Aside from the opening credits, though, they did a really good job of
keeping his return under wraps. He was in the "Letters of
Transit" (4.19) episode, but initially, the rumor had been that
that wasn't physically Nimoy, that he had just been added in using
computer graphics, but then, shortly before the finale aired, it was
apparently revealed that he was not added in via computer graphics,
that Nimoy had actually come in for that, so then, the speculations
that Bell would return began to circulate, and seeing them therefore
wasn't much of a surprise. What was a
surprise, however, was that he was working with Jones; that I
didn't see coming, mainly because it had been Jones' agenda during
season 1 to cross over to the Other Side so that he could kill Bell. Was
he lying, or did he instead find someone eager to form an alliance,
since we know that Peter wasn't there to stop him from crossing over?
Also, when the team goes to St. Claire's to see if Bell ever signed
in, they seem to be looking for his name, but wouldn't he have signed
in as Simon Paris?
Could
Bell be why Porcuman didn't happen three years ago, but just a few
weeks ago, in this timeline? Like I said, unless Jones was lying, he
and Bell were not in alignment back in season 1, so that could be why
that didn't happen then. It's interesting, though, because Jones'
endgame was revealed to be to "create a world designed and
controlled by him," and September says that Jones' endgame was
the same then as it is now, so did he need Bell's assistance to help
him do it? It just doesn't add up, because we learn during the second
part of the episode that this was actually Walter's idea and he
doesn't remember because that was why he asked to have parts of his
brain removed, so how would Jones have had the idea first? It seems
like Bell would have. I wonder if Jones is gone for good this time.
My bet is yes, he is; I sincerely doubt that the timeline will ever
go back to its original state, and even if it did, Jones is dead in
that timeline, too. Obviously, I was wrong about my theory that the
writers chose to pair Colonel Broyles and Jones together because
neither should be alive and they'd disappear when the timeline was
restored. The timeline was not restored, and I don't think that it
ever will be, which is discouraging. All of that character
development between Walter and Peter for three seasons is thrown out
the window, reset, and at this point, we would be let down either way
because if the timeline were reset, season 4 wouldn't have
technically happened. It's very frustrating.
For
the longest time, I couldn't figure out how the nanites were
important, what they had to do with collapsing the universes, but I
think that I have an idea now. However, I'll wait and discuss that
when I review the second part of the episode. On the computer on
which Walter is examining them, they have an "X" marking on
them exactly like the "X" on Mr. X's shirt from the "LSD"
(3.19) episode, which is odd. That's also something that I'll discuss
during the following review. It's kind of annoying, though, how when
spontaneous human combustion is mentioned, Peter says, "You know
that's just a myth, right?" He and Olivia should both have
memories of what happened during "The Road Not Taken"
(1.19), yet neither of them mention it, and in fact, what Peter says
suggests that it never happened. I was not surprised when I found out
that Rebecca Mader would appear in the episode because Mader
frequently voices her love of the series via her Twitter, so I
figured that it would only be a matter of time, and like I said when
I reviewed "Letters of Transit" (4.19), it's kind of cool
how we had Desmond in that episode and then Charlotte in the finale.
Olivia comforts her, and the lights flicker, which is a cool scene,
but not quite as cool as the scene near the end when she uses a "Jedi
mind trick" on Peter and controls his body. That was utterly
amazing, and I do like season 4 for its effort to show us what
amazing feats Olivia is capable of. She can manipulate electricity,
can calm people down, and can even make people (or just Peter?) move
using her mind. There's more, obviously, but again, I'll wait.
I
know of someone who had a problem with Olivia saying that Jessica
encountering them almost made a child an orphan, because she knows
that the girl has a father, and that is not the definition of an
orphan. However, I think that was just being dramatic. Speaking of
which, she mentions wanting a nursery in the house that she and Peter
eventually choose, which is obviously referencing Etta since we know
about her, and speaking of offspring, another name that caught my
attention during the opening credits is Samantha Noble. I assumed
that she was related to John Noble, and sure enough, she is his
daughter. The character's name is Dr. Benlo, which is an anagram of
Noble. I think that she kind of looks like Jennifer Garner, and I
love how Walter says, "I must say; you're much prettier than
your predecessor." That was most likely the writers' sense of
humor since she looks like him. Also, I wonder if by her
"predecessor," he is referring to Bruce Sumner. It's so
insane that Jones was trying to direct a ray of the sun toward earth.
That was definitely insane, although a bit unrealistic because even
though I'm not scientifically inclined by any means, I would think
that that would burn everything around it to a crisp. Near the end of
the episode, Walter refers to Astrid using two different names -
Atlas and Alex. I love her reaction to being called Alex; she is so
funny. I also love how Walter, before leaving, says, "Peace
out." I was so surprised
when Astrid was shot, and I thought for sure that she was gone, but
then, I got thinking about the lemon cake and knew that that scene
had to be significant. I was right, sort of, but I'll talk more about
that during my following review. I give the first part of the finale
10 regenerative lemon cakes.
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