On next week's mid-season finale of FlashForward, Michael Ealy debuts.

The actor will portray an ongoing nemesis for Mark, as his character meets up with Benford and Demetri at the Hong Kong airport on the episode "A561984."

Check out a few stills below of their seemingly awkward introduction:

The show will go on hiatus until 2010 after Thursday's installment. Production has actually been halted on the drama, as it attempts to fix its slow narrative and inconsisent storytelling.

Meanwhile, did you miss any episodes? Or do you need to be caught up before next week's mid-season finale? The video below will help.

[video url="http://www.tvfanatic.com/videos/catching-up-on-flashforward/" title="Catching Up on FlashForward"][/video]

Matt Richenthal is the Editor in Chief of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter and on Google+.