are you watching Fringe?
if not, why not?
The episode from last week ("Wallflower") was really good.
Review
I have enjoyed the "new" timeline in Fringe, largely because of the inclusion of Lincoln. I'm happy that they "replaced" Peter so quickly, but the new guy is definitely not Peter 2.0. Which is a good thing, in my opinion--he's a new, different, interesting character all on his own. And he's hot, which is never a bad thing. :)
(I am NOT happy that Lincoln is on the team because they killed off his original partner, John Sheppard who is played by Joe Flanigan. I would have loved to see more Sheppard of him, especially since SGA is no more. And can we please have some Rodney David Hewlett? Please???)
I'm not going to try and summarize the season so far, except to say that the show is now in an alternate timeline where Peter died twice, instead of just once. Once of his disease on "our" side, and again when Walter tried to save him from the "other" side but drowned when there was no Observer to help them. (The Observers are mysteriously absent in this timeline...they're there, because they've shown up a bit, but they're not there the way they were in the previous seasons...)
But apart from Peter not being there, things are much the same, although Walter's neuroses are much, much, worse, Nina is like a caring mother-figure (?) to Olivia and her sister (no mention of the niece, though), and Olivia is much colder. Finally, the Cortexiphan trials happened, but there has been no contact with any of the other children. Well, just the one, but not any of the others.
Okay, enough summary.
(I realise that what preceded this was quite convoluted if you're not familiar with the Fringe story. If not, you should get caught up! That's my plan, anyway. :) )
This week's episode: a few highlights.
Interesting idea: an invisible man because of an unknown genetic disorder and some experiments with chromatophores, which are what give octopi the ability to blend into their surroundings. There was a lot of outrage on the boards at Hulu about the psuedo-science, but the same people haven't once said boo (that I can recall) about the psuedo-science of Cortexiphan, parallel universes, or the Observers, so.
It's episodes like this that remind me that this show is more Science Fantasy than Science Fiction, and I let it go. It's got a good story to tell, so I don't let the specifics get in the way.
Anyway.
I knew it had to happen sooner or later, but damn! it was a bit scary to hear that the villain was born on the same birthdate as me (year + month + day).
Interesting twist to make the villain sort of anti-villainish, because of his desire to be loved and seen--but!--he's killing people for their pigment.
(Yes, yes, it's psuedo-science, don't get your panties in a twist.)
I liked that he did not kill the object of his affections, but instead died peacefully (?) after she admitted to noticing him.
It was a bit predictable, but still.
And Lincoln was looking might fine this week! And he was doing crossword puzzles (FTW!)! And I actually liked his original glasses, so WTF, Peter.
Also really sad that Peter and Olivia in this timeline don't connect at all, although I see that they're setting Lincoln up as the replacement Peter in every way: partner, friend, confidant, lover, etc.
Unfortunately I worry that Peter will have to make the hard choice at mid-season/end-of-season to save either this reality or his, and the choice will boil down to him (Peter) or Lincoln for Olivia.
No mention of Bolivia/AltLivia this episode, and since she's still with Jack of Hearts her original boyfriend and Peter never happened, there's been no mention of the baby.
Strange way to get rid of that possibility, neh?
Finally, Walter being Walter: he named the mice. The first one was named "John", and we're like, okay, whatever, that's just Walter being Walter. But there's a second mouse (it makes sense in context), that he named Yoko. Stealth joke FTW!!!
The episode from last week ("Wallflower") was really good.
Review
I have enjoyed the "new" timeline in Fringe, largely because of the inclusion of Lincoln. I'm happy that they "replaced" Peter so quickly, but the new guy is definitely not Peter 2.0. Which is a good thing, in my opinion--he's a new, different, interesting character all on his own. And he's hot, which is never a bad thing. :)
(I am NOT happy that Lincoln is on the team because they killed off his original partner, John Sheppard who is played by Joe Flanigan. I would have loved to see more Sheppard of him, especially since SGA is no more. And can we please have some Rodney David Hewlett? Please???)
I'm not going to try and summarize the season so far, except to say that the show is now in an alternate timeline where Peter died twice, instead of just once. Once of his disease on "our" side, and again when Walter tried to save him from the "other" side but drowned when there was no Observer to help them. (The Observers are mysteriously absent in this timeline...they're there, because they've shown up a bit, but they're not there the way they were in the previous seasons...)
But apart from Peter not being there, things are much the same, although Walter's neuroses are much, much, worse, Nina is like a caring mother-figure (?) to Olivia and her sister (no mention of the niece, though), and Olivia is much colder. Finally, the Cortexiphan trials happened, but there has been no contact with any of the other children. Well, just the one, but not any of the others.
Okay, enough summary.
(I realise that what preceded this was quite convoluted if you're not familiar with the Fringe story. If not, you should get caught up! That's my plan, anyway. :) )
This week's episode: a few highlights.
Interesting idea: an invisible man because of an unknown genetic disorder and some experiments with chromatophores, which are what give octopi the ability to blend into their surroundings. There was a lot of outrage on the boards at Hulu about the psuedo-science, but the same people haven't once said boo (that I can recall) about the psuedo-science of Cortexiphan, parallel universes, or the Observers, so.
It's episodes like this that remind me that this show is more Science Fantasy than Science Fiction, and I let it go. It's got a good story to tell, so I don't let the specifics get in the way.
Anyway.
I knew it had to happen sooner or later, but damn! it was a bit scary to hear that the villain was born on the same birthdate as me (year + month + day).
Interesting twist to make the villain sort of anti-villainish, because of his desire to be loved and seen--but!--he's killing people for their pigment.
(Yes, yes, it's psuedo-science, don't get your panties in a twist.)
I liked that he did not kill the object of his affections, but instead died peacefully (?) after she admitted to noticing him.
It was a bit predictable, but still.
And Lincoln was looking might fine this week! And he was doing crossword puzzles (FTW!)! And I actually liked his original glasses, so WTF, Peter.
Also really sad that Peter and Olivia in this timeline don't connect at all, although I see that they're setting Lincoln up as the replacement Peter in every way: partner, friend, confidant, lover, etc.
Unfortunately I worry that Peter will have to make the hard choice at mid-season/end-of-season to save either this reality or his, and the choice will boil down to him (Peter) or Lincoln for Olivia.
No mention of Bolivia/AltLivia this episode, and since she's still with Jack of Hearts her original boyfriend and Peter never happened, there's been no mention of the baby.
Strange way to get rid of that possibility, neh?
Finally, Walter being Walter: he named the mice. The first one was named "John", and we're like, okay, whatever, that's just Walter being Walter. But there's a second mouse (it makes sense in context), that he named Yoko. Stealth joke FTW!!!