ce ut ical ▁company ▁to ▁cause ▁nearby ▁individuals ' ▁bra ins ▁to ▁bo il . ▁ ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Fel icia ▁D . ▁Hend erson ▁and ▁Brad ▁C ale b ▁K ane , ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Bill ▁E ag les . ▁Executive ▁producer ▁Jeff ▁P ink ner ▁meant ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁" pro log ue ", ▁while ▁the ▁following ▁episodes ▁would ▁get ▁" into ▁the ▁next ▁chapter " ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁" The ▁C ure " ▁first ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁network ▁to ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 8 . 9 1 ▁view ers . ▁It ▁received ▁mixed ▁to ▁negative ▁reviews , ▁with ▁many ▁critics ▁doub ting ▁the ▁pla us ibility ▁of ▁the ▁science ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁episode . ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁Mil ford , ▁Massachusetts , ▁men ▁in ▁Haz mat ▁su its ▁drop ▁a ▁woman ▁( M aria ▁D izz ia ) ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁white ▁van , ▁who ▁then ▁enters ▁a ▁nearby ▁din er . ▁S uffer ing ▁from ▁memory ▁loss , ▁the ▁woman ▁becomes ▁ir rit ated ▁under ▁a ▁cop ' s ▁question ing ▁and ▁causes ▁the ▁other ▁pat rons ' ▁bra ins ▁to ▁bo il ▁and ▁then ▁expl ode ; ▁she ▁dies ▁soon ▁after ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁fashion . ▁ ▁The ▁Fr inge ▁team ▁consisting ▁of ▁Oliv ia ▁Dun ham ▁( An na ▁Tor v ), ▁Walter ▁Bishop ▁( John