Main Plot: The Copper Summit Skins come to Roswell seeking revenge and place all humans, except Liz, Maria, Kyle and Jim, in a time warp.

Nicholas: I found the relationship between Nicholas and Ida unusual. He was obviously in charge and she was his subordinate, however, he still called her "Mom" and she treated him as her son, even when they were alone. I assumed their family status was just a cover but perhaps they really were supposed to be mother and son, or, after playing the roles for 50 years, did it just become habit?

He must be pretty clever to be able to create this time displacement field. It had to affect humans, couldn’t affect Skins and couldn’t affect the Royal Four, who are half human. However, not clever enough to build in safeguards, so it couldn’t be short circuited by a mere car battery. Also, did he not consider the possibility of humans being out of town at the time of the time displacement and returning later to find the Skins? Should we assume that Liz, Maria, Kyle and Jim were the only ones that happened to? (How convenient.)

Based on Nicholas’s reaction to the leftover food on the counter, Skins definitely enjoy human food! Although, he didn’t seem to be concerned about germs (ick!).

He definitely seemed to suspect that the mirror may not be real but didn’t seem to know why. Was he unaware of the ability to project images into another mind? Is this an ability Tess has, only because of her hybrid status, and therefore, it would not be known to the Skins?

Did they bring the moister chamber with them on the bus? Otherwise, how was Nicholas going to get Ida back to it without abandoning the mission? Did anyone else think that his Plan B sounded an awful lot like Plan A?

How was Nicholas able to "rape" Courtney’s mind of the information that Max was moving their operation to the school, when she was not in the room at the time he said it? And how did Max have memories of Isabel’s soliloquy in the pod chamber?

What did Nicholas mean when he said to Michael "By the way, love the hair. Hope you win." Was that some insider joke about some contest Brendan is in? (One that I’m unaware of…how could that be! J )

Jim: I loved the bonding scene between Jim and Kyle. I bet Jim never realized that Kyle’s new found Buddhist idealism would interfere with dinner. J His expression was priceless!

It was a funny line, but what did Jim mean when he was complaining about Kyle hanging wind chimes in "MY" backyard; shouldn’t it be "OUR" backyard? No wonder Kyle feels underappreciated and undervalued by his father. It’s probably just as well that Kyle’s football buddies aren’t coming by anymore; it wouldn’t bode well for him if they caught him hanging wind chimes! (Does he even still play football?)

I was glad Jim was prompted to tell Kyle he was proud of him but what caused his sudden weakness, making him think he was running out of time? Was it his injury or because he was about to disappear? None of the others displayed a weakening condition before disappearing, which would indicate it was his injury, but he was perfectly fine when he returned. Was he healed while in the time warp? I found this confusing.

Michael: Michael was definitely smitten with Courtney. Even Max noticed his concern for her was more than just concern about possibly losing someone who could prove to be helpful. I was disappointed, however, that his concern would extend to the point where he was willing to reveal what could be considered Top Secret Information for their mission (the whereabouts of the granilith). The look of relief he had shows us he realizes how close he came to Nicholas finding out but will he learn from that experience?

When Courtney changed husks, did Michael get to see her natural form? Good thing Maria didn’t see Michael with Courtney when she was in the tub. Even though the water was murky, he would have been toast!

Maria: Maria definitely proved she can come through in a crisis. She didn’t panic when she was left all alone, she completed her mission and she saved the day! You go girl!!!

Maria seemed totally in the dark when Liz was telling Kyle she didn’t want to disappear without Max knowing. Obviously Liz hasn’t said anything to her. Will she remember to grill Liz on this later?

LOL at Maria’s explanation for all the stress relieving herbs in her apron pocket - "What, I was dating Michael Guerin." and everyone’s knowing nods!

When they were leaving to go to the sign, why, if she thought it might be the last time she ever saw him again, didn’t she kiss Michael? "Goopy" or not, I’m surprised she could resist.

Isabel: I loved it when Isabel used her powers to throw the boys out of the bathroom and shut the door on them!

I wonder who Isabel called, when they first learned everyone seemed missing?

Tess already told them Nicholas was stronger than anything she had been up against before and Courtney had confirmed his strength, so what did Isabel hope to accomplish going up against him alone? What was in that case she grabbed off the bus seat? It looked like it was just a camera; was she planning on using something in it to hurt Nicholas? They obviously were not concerned since they let her keep it.

Max: I was surprised that Max admitted to Kyle, to his face, that he doesn’t trust him. Kyle probably understood why he said it, but I wonder if Jim did?

Max must be thinking he can’t trust anyone! He’s never trusted Tess or Kyle, his faith in Liz has been shaken, he now knows that Isabel has been hiding information from him and that Michael is giving information to outsiders. Is this what happened to him before? Is history repeating itself? Does he feel he’s been living in a house of cards and it’s all crashing down around him?

I found it interesting that Max’ first reaction to what Tess did was, can she do it again, rather than the horror of it. Although, as the leader of a race involved in a war, he has to think of survival and his reaction is understandable, and also means he’s finally thinking like a leader, he does have to ask himself, at what cost? I was glad that Tess was troubled at the thought of ever doing it again, but something tells me she may have to; they all may have to.

Liz: Liz was having an awfully hard time seeing Max just comforting Tess slightly, she’ll never be able to handle seeing them "together", if that ever comes to pass. I was glad to hear that she did not want to die (or disappear) without Max knowing the truth. This means she intends to tell him eventually.

Tess: Tess really came through for them in this episode; she hid them from Nicholas and Ida, saved Maria and then saved them all by annihilating their attackers. However, that last act may have caused psychological damage. She’s not as unfeeling as she’d like us to believe, at times, and was obviously disturbed by the results of her actions.

How did Tess know that Isabel had taken off? Did Max go back to the UFO Center, tell them Isabel took off, go back out to look for her and then return?

Courtney: I was very disappointed that they killed off Courtney, I think there were a lot of stories left to tell with her character, but I was glad to see her die with honor, by not letting Nicholas learn where the granilith was. I have to admit, I was a little bit suspicious when she asked Michael where it was, wondering if everything she had done prior had just been a set up to find it, but she proved her loyalty in the end.

Did Courtney switch husks too soon? She seemed much healthier in the old husk. Did they have no way of preserving the new husk until the old one wore out, thereby giving her no choice but to take the risk of using the new one now, even though it wasn’t "fully mature".

Kyle: I was glad to see Kyle get a chance to prove his mettle. He really kept his cool, helped keep the others from panicking and basically handled anything thrown at him. He earned Max’ trust, in spite of what Max thinks he did with Liz, and he also showed his sensitivity to Max’ feeling by promising to take care of Liz, knowing Max still cared about her. I guess the Buddhism is helping. Will it be able to help him reconcile to the fact that he has now killed another sentient being?

General: What happened to the humans while they were in this time warp? Were they continuing to exist in another dimension? Were they in limbo, frozen in time? Liz, Maria and Kyle looked ecstatic to see one another when they returned, so did they not see each other on "the other side"? Their clothing went with them so why didn’t other inanimate objects they were holding go with them (like the bowl Diane was holding, which suddenly dropped to the floor when she disappeared)? When they returned, did they notice from the clocks that an hour or so had passed inexplicably? Did those who returned to their cars wonder why they were in the midst of a major car pile up they had no memory of? Will they ask any questions or will this just fall through the cracks? Will the others at least tell Alex what happened and ask him, Liz, Maria, Kyle and Jim what happened to them while they were gone?

Who was watching Liz and Maria? Each time they have used that thermal energy vision to indicate one or more of the characters is being watched, the person(s) being observed can sense they are being watched but are unable to see anyone. Is this because they are well hidden or do they have chameleon like capabilities? The Skin in the UFO Center just pretended to be a mannequin rather than using a camouflage technique. Do the Skins have different levels of power? Is the camouflage ability only for the elite? I noticed that the soldier Skins were not using special powers to overcome the humans and Royal Four (except for the one who attacked Maria). Are the energy surges, and such, reserved for the elite like Nicholas, Ida, Whitaker and Greer? Courtney could manipulate molecular structure but she never displayed any powers useful in a fight.

Just what are the Skins’ real bodies made of and how are they the same or different than Nasedo’s/Royal Four’s people? The bullet Jim fired* at the Skin attacking Liz and Maria seemed to pass right through him, with a puff of dust. And when they were killed by being hit on the back, they disintegrated, like the husk skin sheddings, into less then dust (just bits of skin). They can’t survive on Earth without space suits - the husks. They seem nothing like Nasedo, whose body was affected by bullets, who at least became a PILE of dust upon dying and who could survive on Earth without a "space suit" of any kind (he also had the ability to shapeshift, which the Skins do not seem able to do); and yet they inhabited the same planet and apparently were able to mate with one another. (*By the way, even in slo mo, you cannot see Jim enter the Crashdown in order to be there to fire his gun.)

We have a new piece of information re the shed skin/disintegration theory. When Maria touched it in Harvest, it did not disintegrate, but when Liz touched it in this episode, it did. Is this significant? Are the writer’s trying to give us a clue about just how much Liz was "changed" by Max or are they just careless and not keeping track of when it disintegrates and when it doesn’t? If they are trying to indicate she changed, it obviously was not enough to keep her from disappearing, just like the rest of the full humans.

Why didn’t the Royal Four use their powers to create a force field when the Skins came upon them, or break their bonds when the Skins had them tied up? Are they unable to break another alien’s "spell"? Did the energy field over Roswell, creating the time displacement, suppress their abilities to some extent? It obviously didn’t suppress them totally, because Isabel used them to push the boys out of the bathroom and Tess used them to hide everyone from the Skins, but Tess’ abilities definitely increased considerably as soon as the field was removed.

Did anyone else notice the steam during the balcony scene with Max and Michael? What was that from?

Since the Skin’s attack occurred on a Saturday morning (prime tourist time), Brody should have been at the UFO Center. So, since he wasn’t there, is that proof that he is human and disappeared with the rest of them or, did he join the search for the Royal Four, because he’s a Skin, and we just didn’t see him?

When Max said they had to move their base of operations to the school, it almost appeared as if they were going to leave without taking Courtney with them. They all just headed for the stairs, including Michael, and Max only mentioned about getting Jim.

Did anyone else notice that the Jetta didn’t seem to have a rearview mirror? Did they remove it so it doesn’t block the camera angle whenever there is someone sitting in the back seat or was it supposedly lost when the FBI shot out the back window? I’ll have to go back and check that.

Was that supposed to be Nicholas who bumped into Max and Tess at the end or were they just being paranoid?

Although they look like trouble, I cracked up when I saw the punk version of the Royal Four from next week’s promos!

Kyle: Buddha forgive me, but I’m gonna kick your ass! (and he did!)

Maria: So, how does electricity work?

Kyle: Why are you looking at me? We were both in the same remedial science class for three years.

Courtney: I think I see a chest hair Nicholas. Way to go. (spunky to the end!)

Alex: Skip the pancakes.