That said, I wasn’t upset by it. Francie was boring, and they managed a way to keep the actress on the show while also making her a lot more entertaining.

Also, I’m pretty sure this episode was the one where J.J. Abrams tried the whole “new begining” thing for the first time, in an attempt to get more viewers who hadn’t been following everything since the begining. I’m pretty sure they premiered it after the Superbowl and thus had many more moments of Sydney in her panties hoping to keep the drunken football fans watching.