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FRINGE Season 3 |OT| Inexplicably renewed for a 4th season!
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KibblesBits
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Yaweee said:
Yes. Which is why I feel there's still more out there. It's too strong of a story point to get rid of completely.
(((EvilDick34
Banned
Oh snap at next episode!!!
Loved it, as has been the case every one this season. They are so good at taking a seemingly standalone episode/MOTW, making it entertaining in its own right, but then sprinkling just enough mythology onto it to keep you salivating for the next big episode. I love that Sam Weiss is back and that the First People are coming to the forefront. Walter was in rare form in this one too, so much funny. They need to dress Anna up more often.
<3 Fringe
<3 Fringe
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Yes. She needs to glam up more often. Sadly, I must wait for hulu or (cough) other sources to catch tonight's episode.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Ending had a whole lotta cheese to it.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Man another awesome episode. So far Season 3 is 12 for 12 home run wise.
OptimoPeach
Banned
The fate of two universes is to be determined by a love triangle? What is this crap?
Guardian Bob
Member
You suck Peter. Also, this season is starting to go downhill. Good Walter episode. "You think I like eating this fried food?"
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Martouf from SG-1 in the episode. Nice.
Great episode, but not sure how I feel about the love triangle deciding things.
And we need more of Olivia dolled up.
Great episode, but not sure how I feel about the love triangle deciding things.
And we need more of Olivia dolled up.
I'll shall sacrifice a hundred bulls to The Old One in the name of great numbers.
I was too young to appreciate MotW episodes of the X-Files. Now I can appreciate them. However, the damned show does a marvelous job of using the pause to reflect on the characters and still advances the plot. It's ridiculous.
My only real complaint: I agree that the factor in deciding which universe is saved has the potential to be incredibly corny.
I was too young to appreciate MotW episodes of the X-Files. Now I can appreciate them. However, the damned show does a marvelous job of using the pause to reflect on the characters and still advances the plot. It's ridiculous.
My only real complaint: I agree that the factor in deciding which universe is saved has the potential to be incredibly corny.
ElRenoRaven
Member
PhoncipleBone said:
You know I actually like that. It's actually somewhat different. It isn't cold logic or some scientific reason. One thing this show has done well and without a lot of discussion is examine our humanity and love is a part of that. So I think it works and will be interested to see the result of it.
So there's some guy who can read minds, and now Walter decides it might be useful? And then they send him back to his farm? Why not set him up in some secure place with whatever the hell he wants where he can interview suspects?
Indeed. So stupid. As viewers, is our motivation for their hookup now "come on Olivia love Peter so the universe will be saved"?
Bad, bad episode
OptimoPeach said:
Indeed. So stupid. As viewers, is our motivation for their hookup now "come on Olivia love Peter so the universe will be saved"?
Bad, bad episode
Not wild about this story arc's twist at all. They're actually tying the fate of the universes to the fate of Peter and Olivia's relationship? Just seems very "meh" to me. It's as if the writer's didn't think the relationship drama itself had enough... drama. So they had to loop it into the mythology.
Exclamation-One
Member
Good episode, but can the show's writers stop treating the fans like idiots? It's rubbing off on the characters.
Samuel Weiss
Seamus Wiles
M. Weiselauss
"Hey Nina, I'm so happy to see that you've figured out that all of the authors' names can spell out 'Samuel Weiss' when those books have been in Massive Dynamic's possession for days now!"
Samuel Weiss
Seamus Wiles
M. Weiselauss
"Hey Nina, I'm so happy to see that you've figured out that all of the authors' names can spell out 'Samuel Weiss' when those books have been in Massive Dynamic's possession for days now!"
Good episode. It's excruciating watching Olivia, but I can kind of relate to both her and Peter with past experiences. I felt bad for both of them. Sucks for Olivia since she's been put through the wringer to bring Peter's ass back, but Fauxlivia IS hot and they had a relationship for 2 months. You just can't forget that even after finding out about the switcheroo. That being said, I was saying out loud, don't read it!
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I agree that the whole love triangle saves the universe thing is kinda cheese. But I think the writers have done a fantastic job of handling it so far. I have faith that it won't be that cut and dry. I'm also glad they're using the red universe to give us a change of pace next week. It'll be interesting to see how they handle the storyline of missing Broyles.
I would've read it
I agree that the whole love triangle saves the universe thing is kinda cheese. But I think the writers have done a fantastic job of handling it so far. I have faith that it won't be that cut and dry. I'm also glad they're using the red universe to give us a change of pace next week. It'll be interesting to see how they handle the storyline of missing Broyles.
Exclamation-One
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Okay yeah, I'm probably being a little harsh.Dan said:
I do hope that the ratings boost will re-energize the show. Looking forward to the alt-verse!
I dunno, at face value "A man accidentally dates the alternate universe twin of his love interest and then faces the fallout afterwards" sounds like a shitty soap plot, but it successfully drove the first part of season 3. The love triangle being so influential to the machine sounds iffy, but I trust Wyman and Pinkner.
And when you think about it, it's not that ridiculous. We didn't know exactly what the machine would do, but it depending on who Peter's love is makes sense because it does reveal his preference of universe also. Fauxlivia is representative of her universe and Olivia of ours.
And when you think about it, it's not that ridiculous. We didn't know exactly what the machine would do, but it depending on who Peter's love is makes sense because it does reveal his preference of universe also. Fauxlivia is representative of her universe and Olivia of ours.
TheVampire
Banned
So who is that bowling guy really?
Well, what we know about Sam Weiss:TheVampire said:
-He helped Nina with her arm
-He helped Olivia with traveling between universes
-He has extensive knowledge of the First People and both universes, and must have been living for several years.
I'm sure we'll see more of him soon.
Cool foreshadowing quote that wiki showed me from "Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver.":
"Oh, I don't know. I'm older than I look. I barely remember my childhood"
We're definitely going to learn if he is one of the First People of if he somehow knew them.
I think they've handled this well by taking it seriously. It's a very good use of science fiction, using the scenario to explore very complicated questions that normal existence doesn't allow to be tested. I'm a fan of the continuing exploration of that weird love triangle.big ander said:
I trust those two enough at this point. I think if I have any quibble it's that it was spelled out. Might seem less hokey if it's left to the viewers to make that connection, rather than characters in the universe explicitly stating it.
sparky2112
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Melrose Fringe Place.
I LOOOOOVE this show, but...I dunno...
I LOOOOOVE this show, but...I dunno...
I don't think it will honestly come down to peter picking which Olivia he wants to keep, Unless he can pick both then hell yea go Pete.
The poster who mentioned back in S2 with "don't trust sam weiss" on the blackboard, I feel this could be an important part to it all.
If you look at what each side wants then to me it seems like Sam is the one who really wants the destruction of either world, Which is why i guess we shouldn't trust him.
Observers wants to fix shit so there's at least a hint of balance.
Our world wants to fix shit so neither gets blown up.
Alt world wants to simply survive, to stop the damage being done. If they can do this through balance then so be it however they have no issues with the other being destroyed.
Three of the parties want balance while Sam seems to suggest that the only way this will stop is with peter picking one Olivia.
If there was to be a cheesy love triangle ending then i would go with Peter not picking either and sacrificing himself for the good of both worlds.
The poster who mentioned back in S2 with "don't trust sam weiss" on the blackboard, I feel this could be an important part to it all.
If you look at what each side wants then to me it seems like Sam is the one who really wants the destruction of either world, Which is why i guess we shouldn't trust him.
Observers wants to fix shit so there's at least a hint of balance.
Our world wants to fix shit so neither gets blown up.
Alt world wants to simply survive, to stop the damage being done. If they can do this through balance then so be it however they have no issues with the other being destroyed.
Three of the parties want balance while Sam seems to suggest that the only way this will stop is with peter picking one Olivia.
If there was to be a cheesy love triangle ending then i would go with Peter not picking either and sacrificing himself for the good of both worlds.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The love triangle business does have the potential to be terrible, but the show has handled the personal relationships of the characters masterfully so far, so I do have hope.Solo said:
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i really do not like where the mythology of the show is going. Its gone from interesting to hokey.
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