▁originally ▁in ▁Newton ' s ▁one ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁episode , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁when ▁they ▁show ▁a ▁se wn - up ▁head , ▁but ▁Ro ché ' s ▁head ▁instead ▁appears . ▁ ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁late ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁actor ▁Kirk ▁A ce ved o ▁announced ▁he ▁was ▁" f ired " ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁from ▁his ▁Facebook ▁page . ▁Executive ▁producer ▁Jeff ▁P ink ner ▁denied ▁it ▁soon ▁after , ▁explaining ▁that ▁" like ▁all ▁things ▁on ▁Fr inge , ▁there ▁is ▁more ▁to ▁this ▁story ▁than ▁meets ▁the ▁eye " ▁and ▁rem ind ed ▁view ers ▁that ▁an ▁alternate ▁version ▁of ▁his ▁character ▁had ▁already ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁first ▁season ▁episode . ▁Later ▁that ▁summer ▁at ▁Com ic - Con ▁in ▁July ▁he ▁re iter ated ▁that ▁" rum ors ▁of ▁Charlie ' s ▁dem ise ▁are ▁prem ature ," ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁August ▁Television ▁Crit ics ▁Association ▁press ▁tour ▁he ▁commented ▁about ▁Charlie ▁possibly ▁showing ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁previously ▁visited ▁parallel ▁universe . ▁" M oment um ▁De ferred " ▁marked ▁the ▁actor ' s ▁last ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁prime ▁universe . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁why ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁killed ▁off , ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly s ▁Michael ▁Aus iel lo ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁" story line ▁dict ated . ▁Charlie ▁wasn ' t ▁going ▁to ▁have ▁much ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁season , ▁and ▁rather ▁than ▁waste ▁Kirk ' s ▁time , ▁they ▁cut ▁him ▁loose ". ▁The ▁character