Fringe – How do you stop an exploding man?
While we continue waiting for Agent Dunham to hurry up and remember what happened in that alternative universe, we get another “monster of the week” story to tide us over. I kind of like Dunham better as a freak in her own right than as the regular lead of the show.
In fact, has anyone else noticed that Peter is basically the lead now? He stepped up in the season premiere, demanding a more pro-active stance on these fringe incidents. Now, with Olivia recovering, he’s essentially leading all their moves and determining their next best move. Read the rest of this entry »
Fringe – Attack of the mole-scorpion-baby
Fringe settles into what will likely be the episode structure for most of its run. There’s a “monster-of-the-week” element, a la The X-Files, and there’s the progression of the Pattern-related storylines. Again, I guess, like The X-Files.
There was a really interesting development with Olivia this week, which I’m really looking forward to watching unfold. I’m not sure if it has a connection with her otherworldly visit with Bell in the Twin Towers, or the experimentation she was subjected to as a child, or maybe a bit of both. Read the rest of this entry »
The Fringe world just got a lot bigger
Well, if Fringe hadn’t already been renewed for a second season, that would go down as one of the most annoying season finales in history. I figured out Walter’s secret from Peter about halfway through, but it’s still a great development for both characters. As for Olivia, I have a lot of questions about how she wound up where she was and what William Bell is capable of, but those can wait until the fall.
I like how they closed the chapter on the Jones threat of Season One while at the same time busting wide open the future potential of the series. We didn’t get any further information as to what the “threat” is that William and Walter were trying to prepare for by experimenting on the kids, but I think we’re in for some fun come round two.
Fringe – The final chapter on John Scott?
As much as I’ve grown to enjoy all kinds of different aspects of the show Fringe, including the growing conspiracy and the mysteries surrounding Massive Dynamic, for me the best sequences we’ve had so far are when Olivia goes into the tank and has her encounters with the memories of her former partner and lover John Scott. Not only do we learn that she apparently always wears black underwear and bras, but we’ve learned so much about John and his connections to Olivia.
Plus, her interactions with John in this realm have thus far been the only things that Walter has been completely baffled by. While Walter insists that John cannot see and hear Olivia in these memory-walks. She’s just observing these memories, and as they are just replays of what already happened, how could the John in those moments see her? It makes sense. Only he does. And Mark Valley sells those little eye shifts brilliantly. It’s freaky as hell when he looks directly at her.
Fringe – Brain-melt shakes are very high in protein
(Season 1, Episode 12 – “The No-Brainer”)
I don’t know what the cow has to do with the episode either, but I love that Walter has one in his lab and that Astrid helps take care of it. I wonder if she anticipated this when she was getting her degrees and taking the FBI exams?
I guess we can call this a “filler” episode, such as it is. I’m likening it to those episodes of The X-Files that didn’t progress the overall storylines in any major way but rather just featured freaks of the week or one-off cases. This felt like that, though there’s always the chance some aspect of it could come back later. This is J.J. Abrams, after all. At least you can never go wrong with melting brains. And Agent McDouchebag is still hanging around trying to destroy Dunham. And that’s always a good time.
Fringe – Abductions, double agents and giant cold cells
(Season 1, Episode 11 – “Bound”)
You know how we’ve been talking about how much more likable Olivia Dunham has become over the last few episodes? Well tonight, she upped the stakes and proved herself a real badass in the process. It won’t give away anything to come right out and say right here that our girl kicked some major ass, taking down dudes twice her size. And she even seems to have learned something from tracking the Pattern this long. She was smart enough to hide something so that it wouldn’t disappear as quickly as everything else seems to once the team gets too close.
Tonight was about auditing the Fringe Division, so why not bring in some guy that Olivia got convicted on sexual assault charges to be in charge of that? Makes perfect sense. At least it adds tension. Remember how Mulder was always doubted and seen as crazy on The X-Files? Is that the direction we’re going in with Agent Dunham? It seems a harder sell considering that she works in a division of the government that specializes in these bizarre things. But then again, I could see the government dumping millions of dollars into a division that they don’t even think is necessary, or necessarily believe in.
A Visit from Kevin Reilly (The Night Before Upfronts), part 2
Gather round, Clackers, as our holiday poem continues. Yesterday, Keith began our holiday poem with some excitement over at the FOX studios when Peter Krause showed up with a very interesting list the night before upfronts. Seems that Mr. Krause had a list of canceled FOX shows and was putting it up for auction.
So hunker down by the fireplace with a steaming cup of cocoa, for today the story continues….
We’ll buy it, here’s money, now give us the list!”
Yelled Lena Heady, and boy she looked pissed.
The whole cast of Terminator was the to help out,
“Have a heart, our ratings suck,” they exclaimed with a shout.
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