Fringe just keeps getting better and better. With a fairly self-contained case in the alternate universe last week (I may be sensing a pattern here), this episode was much more mythologically oriented, thanks to the recurrence of that enigmatic machine that’s been recurring all year. Thankfully, with this episode, we were able to get even more answers about this seasons myth arc. But were they worth it?
The episode was a much more lighthearted outing than the most recent ones, thanks to the inclusion of our Walter… And, surprisingly, Nina, who cracked a few funnies in this episode as well. In fact, Nina was rather prominent in this episode, which was just a pleasant surprise: she’s the most underused character on the main cast.
Astrid, another underused character, was put into great use in this episode. Her relationship with Walter wasn’t developed, per se, but it was certainly the source of most of the episode’s tender moments.
The Peter/Walter feud got old really quickly, however, and was one of the dragging points of the episode. I suppose it was a story necessity though, so I can’t complain too much.
The episode’s case was equally interesting, though only due to the inclusion of Markum and his crazy books. His pleas for protection left me feeling uneasy, however, that he would become a victim of Olivia’s.
Instead, Olivia’s victim this week was the perpetrator of the radio hijackings, and he was dispatched in a Fringe favorite method: he was thrown from a building. Then, in a moment that even surprised me, he began to bleed mercury: he was a shapeshifter. I guess it makes sense, considering that Olivia is the only human who can travel from Over There to Over Here.
The inclusion of the First People has added an incredibly dense new layer to the shows mythology, and I just can’t wait to see how it’s explained. Were they time traveling Other Siders? Aliens?
And how about that last scene? I don’t know about you, but it really just excited me for next week’s episode. I just can’t wait. B
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This is by far the best season of Fringe, thus far.
I miss some of the elements from season one and season two, the observers, the mystery of the parallel universe(It is a lot less creepy now that half the show takes place there!), just some of the things that for me, made Fringe, Fringe!!
But S1 and S2 of Fringe was always a bit hit and miss until the end of the season. Sometimes the show was great, other times a bit dull. I think it is because they used the procedural side more heavily than the serialized one, so if the case was not thoroughly interesting, the episode wasn't.
This season has not had ONE dull episode! Majority of the show is now serialized, and I am LOVING it! Best season of Fringe!! Hope it keeps up this momentum.
And YES- the ending of this episode is the best ending yet of the season, possibly since season one(IMO). And then the trailer after the ending…..DAMN IT….I CAN'T WAIT A WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OR MY GOD, this show is without a doubt the show with the best stroylines on tv (the only thing its missing is the observers) and this is turining into one of my favourote shows on Tv!! ITS JUST SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!