In Which We Meet Mr. Jones

Season 1, Episode 7, Aired
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A genetically-engineered parasite mysteriously latches onto a FBI agent's heart. Agent Dunham rushes to Germany to meet a prisoner for information about the threat they face.
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  • Hello Mr. Jones...

    8.5
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    By becksdakex, Sep 16, 2011 Report Abuse
    The case of the week involves a very creepy parasite stuck to an FBI agents heart. The plot really thickens in this episode and is very well made with a nice twist in the end. Very interesting to meet Mr. Jones and the FBI agent with his loving wife.....Major Alias feeling to this and that's all good, cant wait to see what they are up to.
    I liked seeing Broyles in the lab with the group, Peter being totally impressed with Olivia because she knew something smart that he didn't, the disturbing hint on Peters childhood (What did Walter do exactly??) and the groups total lack of fear, is there anything they wont do to solve a case?!
    A thing that bothers me with the show so far: They never have any doctors or nurses around when they bring in a living patient/victim to the lab. I know that they are all supersmart in the Fringe group but that just feels wrong, did Peter and Astrid have any medical training?moreless

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  • Another great episode!

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    By Dark_Davis, Sep 16, 2011 Report Abuse
    Another great episode, it's one of those that leaves you suspicious of everyone and itching to see the next episode. I have to say, I have grown to really enjoy this show; it's very secretive and mysterious yet still is able to be silly. Lots of things that we think we know in this show, we actually don't. At the very end of the episode, I was shocked to see what happened. Unpredictable but in a good way. It seems this organization that is possibly behind the pattern, really is quite a dangerous group. I can't wait to see the next episodes to come!moreless

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  • As is to be expected when the name 'J.J. Abrams' flashes across the screen under the writer's credit, 'In Which We Meet Mr. Jones' is a kooky head-scratcher of an episode.moreless

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    By screenagedkicks, Sep 27, 2010 Report Abuse
    As is to be expected when the name 'J.J. Abrams' flashes across the screen under the writer's credit, 'In Which We Meet Mr. Jones' is a kooky head-scratcher of an episode that asks many more questions than it answers and leaves a tantalisingly large number of intriguing plot threads dangling for pursuit in future episodes. Mr. Jones is a wonderfully eerie character, a sort of Hannibal Lecter for the technophile generation, and is ably depicted by the excellent Jared Harris. The episode's individual narrative is suitably well woven to keep the viewer guessing through to the final, somewhat shocking, revelatory moments, and Brad Anderson's direction has a subtly methodical sheen to it that succeeds in grounding the rather fast-moving plot in an undercurrent of tension. If it weren't for the unnecessary, and rather trad, distraction of Olivia's sojourn around Frankfurt with her former love interest, we'd have a top notch episode on our hands.moreless

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  • A high ranking field agent is doing a debriefing with Broyles when he collapses. What they find is a shocking discovery. A Mr. Jones seems to be a focal point of the investigation and he is in a German prison. Olivia goes to see him.moreless

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    By jyarter, Sep 27, 2010 Report Abuse
    The return of more Pattern related material. *************Major Spoiler Here ****************** I was a little disappointed with the ending as it became pretty obvious that Mitchell was the higher up to John Scott that was the "traitor". This is verified when everyone but his wife leaves at the end of the episode. She and Mitchell speak about the information they were looking for. I found it a little strange that at the end of the episode when they were going through the gyrations to get the answer that the Mrs. would be allowed to just come in and witness all that was going on. Just a little too convenient for me. Is Broyles a stoog?

    So Olivia and Peter basically fulfill the mission for The Pattern with Broyles help and no one is the wiser. At the same time Jones is in prison and his contact is dead. We find out that Little Hill is important somehow and Mitchell and his wife have that information as well.

    It seems it is not below The Pattern to use one of their own with his permission to infiltrate and secure information. Mitchell is now above reproach at least for the time being.

    Another very cryptic and obtuse episode. I guess that is to be expected. J J Abrahms is to this kind of show what Joss Whedon is to Dollhouse. It will get as strange as the Producers and Broadcast Network allow. Quirky, action packed, and developing more questions than answers is the pattern here. It will be interesting to see what way it goes. Thanks for reading...moreless

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  • What exactly did Walter used to do to Peter?

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    By Nikkles, Aug 07, 2010 Report Abuse
    So, the big question for me from this episode is what did Walter used to do to Peter? Why would a person experiment on their son with a technique for talking to dead people. Curious. Aside from the problem of Peter and his childhood, this was another great episode. We learned that Olivia speaks German, Astrid is once again showing she is useful to the team, the scary boss man may have a softer side, and there is a cool plant parasite heart thing . . . and of course (Big spoiler Alert) the mole is the guy with the parasite. I thought this was quite obvious, which was disappointing. I assume they will still go somewhere interesting with this. To be honest the mystery is never that intriguing for me, I simple love all the characters. A important episode for plot development and character development. Definitely worth watching.moreless

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    • Trivia: The (fictional) prison in Germany is named Wissenschaft, which means "science" in English. Edit
    • Trivia: The glyph cipher spells "codes." Edit
    • At the airport at Frankfurt, we can hear several loudspeaker announcements made in German. However, at the real Frankfurt Airport all announcements are bilingual, i.e. they are repeated in English. Edit

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    • International Airdates: Sweden: November 13, 2008 on Kanal 5 UK: November 16, 2008 on Sky1/Sky1 HD Norway: February 15, 2009, on Tvn Finland: February 16, 2009 on MTV3 Germany: May 4, 2009 on ProSieben Belgium: June 18, 2009 on RTBF2 France: July 1, 2009 on TF1 New Zealand: August 12, 2009 on TV2 Poland: October 22, 2009 on TVN Slovakia: November 15, 2009 on Markiza Czech Republic: February 26, 2010 on Nova Cinema Edit
    • Injoke: The local agents working for Loeb are "Coscarelli and Scrimm." Don Coscarelli directed the movie Phantasm (1979), which featured Angus Scrimm as the villainous Tall Man. Scrimm had a recurring role as an interrogator on Abrams' show Alias. Edit
    • Number 47: The number 47 is mentioned at the beginning of the show when the FBI agent tells Broyles to turn to page 47 of the file they are discussing. ZFT is also 47 according to its Interpol file. The number 47 is prominent in J.J. Abrams work, mostly in Alias in which it was in nearly, if not all episodes, most of the time more than once. Edit

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    • Walter: He's been shot in the head. Peter: Is that a problem? Walter: Yes! That's a problem! Of course it's a problem! A bullet in the head would normally indicate significant brain trauma! Peter: Well, it would also indicate that he's dead, but you didn't seem to have a problem with that. Edit
    • Broyles: It happened in my office two hours ago. It wasn't a heart attack. At least not in the traditional sense. Edit
    • Walter: You have any gum? Peter: No, Walter. Walter: Mints? Peter: No. Later. Edit

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