diff --git a/metafix/src/main/java/org/metafacture/metafix/FixPath.java b/metafix/src/main/java/org/metafacture/metafix/FixPath.java
index 17c8c388..ebd92363 100644
--- a/metafix/src/main/java/org/metafacture/metafix/FixPath.java
+++ b/metafix/src/main/java/org/metafacture/metafix/FixPath.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ private FixPath(final String[] path) {
         final Value result;
         if (path.length > 0) {
             final String currentSegment = path[0];
+            final ReservedField reservedField = ReservedField.fromString(currentSegment);
             if (currentSegment.equals(ASTERISK)) {
                 result = Value.newArray(resultArray -> array.forEach(v -> {
                     final Value findInValue = findInValue(v, tail(path));
@@ -79,6 +80,19 @@ private FixPath(final String[] path) {
                     }
                 }));
             }
+            else if (reservedField != null) {
+                switch (reservedField) {
+                    case $first:
+                        result = findInValue(array.get(0), tail(path));
+                        break;
+                    case $last:
+                        result = findInValue(array.get(array.size() - 1), tail(path));
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        result = null;
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
             else if (Value.isNumber(currentSegment)) {
                 final int index = Integer.parseInt(currentSegment) - 1; // TODO: 0-based Catmandu vs. 1-based Metafacture
                 if (index >= 0 && index < array.size()) {
@@ -165,7 +179,25 @@ void apply(final Hash hash, final String field, final Value value) {
             @Override
             void apply(final Array array, final String field, final Value value) {
                 try {
-                    array.set(Integer.valueOf(field) - 1, value);
+                    final ReservedField reservedField = ReservedField.fromString(field);
+                    if (reservedField != null) {
+                        switch (reservedField) {
+                            case $append:
+                                array.add(value);
+                                break;
+                            case $first:
+                                array.set(0, value);
+                                break;
+                            case $last:
+                                array.set(array.size() - 1, value);
+                                break;
+                            default:
+                                break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        array.set(Integer.valueOf(field) - 1, value);
+                    }
                 }
                 catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
                     throw new IllegalStateException("Expected Hash, got Array", e);
@@ -234,17 +266,11 @@ private void removeNestedFrom(final Value value) {
         if (path.length == 1) {
             if (field.equals(ASTERISK)) {
                 for (int i = 0; i < array.size(); ++i) {
-                    mode.apply(array, "" + (i + 1), newValue);
+                    mode.apply(array, String.valueOf(i + 1), newValue);
                 }
             }
             else {
-                // TODO unify ref usage from below
-                if ("$append".equals(field)) {
-                    array.add(newValue);
-                }
-                else {
-                    mode.apply(array, field, newValue);
-                }
+                mode.apply(array, field, newValue);
             }
         }
         else {
diff --git a/metafix/src/test/java/org/metafacture/metafix/HashValueTest.java b/metafix/src/test/java/org/metafacture/metafix/HashValueTest.java
index 579bfbe2..26cb26e4 100644
--- a/metafix/src/test/java/org/metafacture/metafix/HashValueTest.java
+++ b/metafix/src/test/java/org/metafacture/metafix/HashValueTest.java
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@
 import nl.jqno.equalsverifier.EqualsVerifier;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
-@ExtendWith(MetafixToDo.Extension.class)
 public class HashValueTest {
 
     private static final String FIELD = "field";
@@ -394,7 +392,6 @@ public void shouldFindArrayIndex() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @MetafixToDo("Expected String, got Array")
     public void shouldFindArrayWildcard() {
         shouldFindArray("$last");
     }
@@ -412,7 +409,6 @@ public void shouldFindArrayIndexSubfield() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @MetafixToDo("Expected String, got Array")
     public void shouldFindArrayWildcardSubfield() {
         shouldFindArraySubfield("$last");
     }
diff --git a/metafix/src/test/java/org/metafacture/metafix/MetafixMethodTest.java b/metafix/src/test/java/org/metafacture/metafix/MetafixMethodTest.java
index af0b8933..eb781aca 100644
--- a/metafix/src/test/java/org/metafacture/metafix/MetafixMethodTest.java
+++ b/metafix/src/test/java/org/metafacture/metafix/MetafixMethodTest.java
@@ -2051,7 +2051,6 @@ public void shouldReplaceAllRegexesInArrayByIndex() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @MetafixToDo("See https://github.com/metafacture/metafacture-fix/issues/135")
     public void shouldReplaceAllRegexesInArrayByArrayWildcard() {
         MetafixTestHelpers.assertFix(streamReceiver, Arrays.asList(
                 "replace_all('names.$last', 'a', 'X')"
@@ -2103,7 +2102,6 @@ public void shouldReplaceAllRegexesInArraySubFieldByIndex() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @MetafixToDo("See https://github.com/metafacture/metafacture-fix/issues/135")
     public void shouldReplaceAllRegexesInArraySubFieldByArrayWildcard() {
         MetafixTestHelpers.assertFix(streamReceiver, Arrays.asList(
                 "replace_all('names[].$last.name', 'a', 'X')"
diff --git a/metafix/src/test/resources/org/metafacture/metafix/integration/method/fromJson/toJson/prependArrayOfObjectsWithFirstArrayWildcard/todo.txt b/metafix/src/test/resources/org/metafacture/metafix/integration/method/fromJson/toJson/prependArrayOfObjectsWithFirstArrayWildcard/todo.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 12b99b76..00000000
--- a/metafix/src/test/resources/org/metafacture/metafix/integration/method/fromJson/toJson/prependArrayOfObjectsWithFirstArrayWildcard/todo.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-See issue #144
diff --git a/metafix/src/test/resources/org/metafacture/metafix/integration/method/fromJson/toJson/replace_allInSubfieldOfArrayOfObjectsWithLastWildcard/todo.txt b/metafix/src/test/resources/org/metafacture/metafix/integration/method/fromJson/toJson/replace_allInSubfieldOfArrayOfObjectsWithLastWildcard/todo.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 12b99b76..00000000
--- a/metafix/src/test/resources/org/metafacture/metafix/integration/method/fromJson/toJson/replace_allInSubfieldOfArrayOfObjectsWithLastWildcard/todo.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-See issue #144