Main Plot: The duplicates of Max, Michael, Isabel and Tess were raised in NY. After killing Zan, Rath, Vilandra and Ava come to Roswell to convince Max to return with them and represent the family, at a summit meeting of the families of the five warring planets.

The NY Four: Who raised them? Was their upbringing similar to how it would have been on their home planet? Is their punk persona a rebellion against their upbringing, or, is it a truer reflection, than we have received from the Roswell Four, of the mind set and attitude of their former selves? (Not a pretty picture if it is.) Why do they resort to constant robbery to get what they want, when a few trips to Atlantic City to manipulate some slot machines would do the trick? Are they more interested in the violence of it than the "money for nothing" angle?

We could see that Zan and Rath sparred just as much as, if not more than, Max and Michael; did the original Zan and Rath do so as much? Per Courtney, Rath remained loyal to Zan previously, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t fight.

How much more, of their past, do they know than the Roswell Four? Are their powers more, or less, developed than the Roswell Four? (They have only exhibited molecular manipulation and minor energy surges; Zan did not use the force field or anything else to save himself from the truck.) How did they know about the Roswell Four and why didn’t whoever told them about them, contact the Roswell Four?

Why didn’t Zan want to go to the Summit? He seemed to use the possibility that it might be a set up as just an excuse; it did not seem that he had given it much thought. I can understand why the other three were interested to attend the Summit to learn more, but why were they so anxious to get home? They don’t strike me as being dedicated to the cause of freeing their people; they are too self absorbed for that. Why would they want to leave a planet where they have superior powers and can blend in (when they want to), to go somewhere where they would stick out like a sore thumb and may possibly not be as strong, or do they know for sure that their powers are stronger?

Max: That was an interesting correlation they made between the sudden death of the star and the presumed sudden death of Max and Liz’ love for one another. However, I don’t believe Max’ love for Liz will ever burn out; it may diminish to a flicker but he’ll remain hopeful, until his, or her, dying breath, of it springing to life once again. I think that’s why he still hangs out at the Crashdown; he doesn’t want to miss any opportunity that might come up that would respark the flame.

Why didn’t Max want to go to the summit meeting? Why wouldn’t he want to investigate an opportunity to promote peace? I could understand if he didn’t trust Rath, Lonnie and Ava but then he does a 180 and leaves with them without even finding out where they are going and letting the others know so they could find him if necessary. For someone who is usually so methodical, he didn’t think this through at all. Granted, right now he doesn’t feel he can trust anyone but that doesn’t mean he should start acting irrationally. At the very least he could have told Jim.

Is it significant that Max was unable to sense that it was actually Lonnie, not Isabel, who called him a self centered, self indulgent little boy? Does he think that about himself, so therefore would not be suspicious hearing it (along with the rest of the outburst) from "Isabel"?

Liz: I wasn’t sure what Liz hoped to accomplish. How can she expect Max to be her friend, after what she did to him. Friends don’t deliberately hurt each other the way she did him. He could never understand why she would do such a thing, or trust her again, unless he knows the truth. If the situation was reversed, if he had said the hurtful things to her that she said to him and then she found him in bed with Tess, would she still want to be friends? I still don’t understand why she thinks she can’t tell him, or anyone else, the truth.

Although I cracked up over Liz’ reaction when Rath kissed her, I was surprised that she didn’t display any anger. She had just told him no, in no uncertain terms, and he kissed her anyway. I would have expected her to scream something like "I can’t believe you did that! What’s the matter with you!" (then they could have added the shudder J ) I don’t think she protested enough. And she really should have told Maria. Perhaps she didn’t want to hurt her feelings, but Maria had a right to know, and every right to be hurt by Liz’ secrecy.

Ava/Tess: It seems Ava is just as much an outcast as Tess is (is there a significance to this?) and probably about as much in touch with her human side as Tess. At first I found it ironic that Ava was the most sensitive of the NY Four, whereas Tess is the least sensitive of the Roswell Four, but then I realized that Zan, Rath and Lonnie are so out of touch with their human side that Ava seemed more sensitive because she was slightly more in touch with hers and Max, Michael and Isabel are so much more in touch with their human side than Tess that Tess seems more insensitive.

I wonder where Ava was planning on going? Does she know where Tess was living? Will she try to take her place?

Maria: Maria is still frustrated that Michael doesn’t dote on her and their relationship as much as she would like. Although (much to her credit) Michael has matured and become somewhat more sensitive, there is a limit to how much she can change him. It’s just not in his nature to be that sensitive to her needs, so occasional reminders are a must, but she can’t let his failures get to her or she’s facing a lifetime of stress. She either has to accept him as he is, or move on.

Brody: OK, what gives? What’s with the older men after our high school girls!? Other than that ick factor, I thought that Brody was adorable and, if Maria had been older, I might have been rooting for him (but just a little). I think we are being led to believe that he is human and that his cover story is true but I’m not quite ready to trust him yet. And, I still want to know what happened to Milton. Perhaps Steve Hytner was no longer available to play the part, so they had to write him out, but Milton would never just sell his life’s work and leave without even telling Max. I’ll be very disappointed if the writers don’t clean up this loose end.

Rath/Michael: How did Rath know that Max and Liz were no longer together and that Michael liked Maria? It was clever of him to figure out that Max disagreed with Michael just as much as Zan disagreed with him and the best way to get him to agree would be to pretend to be against it. Too bad he didn’t think of using that strategy with Zan, then maybe he’d still be alive.

What was Rath trying to do when he walked right next to Michael in front of Brody, rather than staying hidden, like Lonnie and Ava? Was he challenging Max’ authority? Did he just want an excuse to kill Brody?

I loved the fact that Michael might have some competition and that he was worried about it. Hopefully he will be more attentive to Maria because of it.

Lonnie/Isabel: Why couldn’t Isabel talk to Max about Vilandra? She needs to talk to someone and Max, is right, they have to be honest with one another.

I thought Lonnie was a major b****h when she revealed Isabel’s secret. When she pretended to be Isabel, was she drawing on her own feelings towards Zan, as she lashed out at Max?

Jim: When Jim pulled them over, I was really curious as to what his reaction would be. During the commercial break I mulled over the possibilities: would he assume it was Michael, Isabel and Tess, suddenly going punk or would he realize they are the duplicates. Then I wondered if he had even been told about the duplicates so would he think they were shapeshifters? If he realized they were not the Roswell Four, would he pretend nothing’s wrong and immediately after report to Max or would he challenge them? So I was really disappointed that he didn’t catch on, especially with the flimsy excuse they gave. With all that had just happened, did he really think they would be going to a party, or that they would need his help to take care of anyone lying in wait for them? And how did Lonnie know to mention alien hunters? Are the FBI watching them too?

General: Are we supposed to assume that the star that imploded is the same Red Giant that Liz saw in her vision (in Sexual Healing) and that it may be the Royal Four’s home planet (meaning there is no home to go back to? But if that’s the case, wouldn’t the Summit have been called off? Unless it is a trap.

Are there five ruling families on five different planets? Are they all different races? Are representatives from all five, here on Earth? Is this getting just a little too complicated?

The NY Four indicated that the people who told them about the Summit were unaware of the Roswell Four, and, you would think for safety’s sake, it’s best that they don’t know, so why would Max bring Tess with him? It would have been a dead give away if Ava had decided to go too.

The NY Four appear to be the same age as the Roswell Four, so, does that mean they were supposed to hatch from the pods in 1989, 42 years after their arrival, and if so, why so long in between? Did they assume their enemies would give up looking, thinking they must be mistaken, after 40 years? Or, did both sets of pods malfunction in the same way?

I was a little surprised that Michael didn’t talk to Rath much and that Tess didn’t talk to Ava. You would think they would want to know how much of themselves was preprogrammed and a comparison would help tell them that, besides the fact that it was an opportunity to learn more about their history.

I couldn’t believe that Rath and Lonnie transformed themselves back from Michael and Isabel in full view of passersby.

I think the NY Four were suppose to show us what the Roswell Four would be like if some of their characteristics were taken to extremes. Max’ inability to share the decision making process and Michael rebelling against his authority. Isabel seemed the least like her counterpart, she doesn’t strike me as conniving and Ava seemed much more timid than Tess.

Timeline confusion: Liz said the pocket knife she gave Max, which said Max and Liz 4-Ever on it, was last year’s Christmas gift but they broke up after their first date and weren’t really together until Sexual Healing, which was in February, so that would not have been an appropriate sentiment for his Christmas present; they should have had her say birthday gift. It also seemed an incongruous inscription for a knife.

Fashion statements: I thought Katie looked hot and Emilie looked adorable but Jason and Brendan should consider their punk looks as fashion don’ts!

Kudos to Katie and Brendan for their portrayals of Lonnie and Rath.

Max: Your only exercise use to be the escalator at the Mall.

Lonnie: No three ways tonight, Opie. Maybe later.

Rath: Do you want me to kill him for you?

Michael: I’ll get back to you on that.