It makes me sad to think that the central figure in FRINGE’s entire mythology may now be completely derailed by a poor casting choice.

Ahem, with that out of the way. I can’t believe he wants out because he doesn’t find the role “compelling”. Does he watch the scenes that he is not in? I don’t think there is a character more shrouded in mystery on the show. If he didn’t really want the role, he should have told them from the start. I get being a big Trek fan and wanting to work with him, but if he wasn’t willing to sign on to be a recurring character they should have given him a smaller part in one episode and left it at that.