THE RED CELL TEAM TRIES TO FIND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO BRUTAL MURDERS, ON "CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR," WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2
Justine Bateman Guest Stars as Margaret, a Retired Nurse
"See No Evil" - The red cell team travels to Arizona to decipher the message a suspect is sending following two brutal murders, on CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR, Wednesday, March 2 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
SERIES REGULARS:
Sam Cooper........................... Forest Whitaker
Beth Griffith........................... Janeane Garofalo
Mick Rawson.................................. Matt Ryan
John "Prophet" Sims................... Michael Kelly
Gina LaSalle................................ Beau Garrett
Penelope Garcia.................. Kirsten Vangsness
GUEST STARS
Margaret................................. Justine Bateman
Det. Vivian Solis........................... Karen Olivo
Det. Turner.................................. Vince Duvall
Older man................................. Kevin Brunner
Medical Examiner.......................... Terri Hoyos
Evelyn Lawford........................... Kathe Mazur
Dr. Florio.............................. Kirk B.R. Woller
Allison Gilroy........................... Lauren Koslow
Kenneth Richards......................... Marc Singer
Brenda Richards........................... Susan Leslie
Nurse Karen............................ Torri Higginson
Assistant..................................... Antoine Perry
Detective................................... Jack Kennedy
Reporter.................................... Sharon Muthu
DIRECTED BY: Rob Spera
WRITTEN BY: Barry Schindel
Source: CBS
Fringe 3x15: In Which Little Peter Wants to Go Home and Walternate Gets a Clue
As a sequel to last season’s 'Peter', this week’s 1980’s flashback stood out as one the show’s most poignant, most revealing episodes to date. No gruesome offerings, no FBI interrogations, no lead actors save for John Noble – 'Subject 13' was a stark look back at the six months following Peter’s abduction by Walter from the Other Side.
THINGS THAT MADE ME HAPPY (and by happy I mean teary-eyed):
The Teaser – Despite the lack of gruesome or grotesque, the opening sequence was chilling and eerily disturbing as we saw little Peter trail across the icy Reiden Lake in an attempt to go home and Elizabeth Bishop racing to save her ‘son’ from dying a second time. The desperation and sadness really set the tone for the rest of the episode.
Little Peter – we’ve seen so many episodes relaying the terrible consequences of Walter’s decision to steal Peter from ‘Over There’, but never has the effect been so poignant, so devastating as having to watch the little boy in question, confused and desperately yelling, “I want to go home!” We see this eight-year old child suddenly faced with unimaginable trauma – knowing that he is in a place he is not supposed to be, yet no-one willing to take him back where he belongs. In an interesting parallel, Walter is reluctantly trying to convince young Peter that he is someone he is not. Twenty-five years later Walternate will maliciously do the same thing with Olivia. When we think back to Olivia’s trauma, it makes little Peter’s broken plea to Elizabeth, “I know that I sound crazy. But I'm not, okay? I'm not crazy”, all that more heart-breaking. 
Major kudos to Chandler Canterbury who played young Peter. I wanted to adopt him about ten minutes into the episode. Not only did he play the part well, but he got all the Peterisms spot-on, right down to Josh Jackson’s intense-angry face and easy side-smile.
The Beguiling Olivia Dunham – so we finally got to understand the true source of Olivia’s ‘power’. It is not only fear, as previously suggested, but as Walter postulated, “the unique combination of love and terror stimulates a cortical reaction.” Which makes sense, when we think about the times Olivia’s been ‘triggered’. It was this combination which obviously allowed her to cross over to bring Peter back at the end of season 2 and I’m guessing that it won’t be the last time that these emotions are invoked with regards to Peter, particularly now that we’ve seen little Olivia’s mad pyro-skizilz at the sight of those she holds dear. Imagine the kind of damage adult Olivia could do if Peter was ever in any real danger (I’m thinking strapped to a Doomsday machine with fire coming out of his eyeballs kind of danger). 
This episode also gave us some insight as to why Olivia is who she is. We saw glimpses of the little girl Olivia could be at the day-care centre. With Dr Walter and the other children she could be playful and carefree yet at home, she was terrorized. The simple concept of home meant fear. Is it any wonder that as an adult she questions her ability to allow herself to be vulnerable when everything in her life has cautioned her against it? This episode did a good job of peeling back the layers. And as with Chandler Canterbury, Karley Scott Collins did a great job of capturing Olivia’s nuances.
Loving you is easy when you’re beautiful - I could practically hear the lyrical chirp of Disney birds flying overhead as little Peter laid eyes on little Olivia for the first time. It was one of those magical ‘first meeting’ moments that generally occur in pilots which we had to wait three seasons to see. And by the look on his face, little Peter was definitely beguiled. 
Their scene in the tulip field was incredibly beautiful and hard to believe that such young actors could pull off such a strong, emotional piece. Altlivia ain’t got nothin’ on childhood tulip-field destiny trysts. 
Walter/nate – We saw Walternate, before he was Walternate and just Walter. Walter who had lost a son, who was mad with grief and whose marriage was crumbling down around him. For the first time since the introduction of Walter Bishop’s alternate, I felt true sympathy for this character. Watching him fall into despair and obsession as he tried to uncover the mystery behind his son’s abductor was pitiful. The switch (this word was also this week’s glyph by the way) between the two Walters was profoundly effective in showing the thin line between the two men. While our Walter was testing on children and desperately trying to keep his family sane, the other Walter was wearing Ray-Bans and strolling into Bishop Dynamic, effectively tearing his family apart. 
I would say that this changes my perception of Walternate’s character from this point forward, but then I remember that he held Olivia captive, brainwashed her, was prepared to lobotomise her, sent shape-shifters over that killed our Charlie Francis, is currently experimenting on human beings, and I find my sympathy sorely lacking. Both men may have been cut from the same cloth, but while Walter became the root-beer loving mad scientist we all know and love, Walternate became somewhat of a sociopath, so no, I’m still not willing to forgive and forget.
TWIST! – Sooo…Olivia told Walternate that there was another universe and that Peter was in that other universe, thus provoking Walternate to start the war. Okay Fringe. You blew my mind. That was seriously one of the best WTF moments I never saw coming. 
Orla “Mama Bishop” Brady – Once again, Orla Brady brought poise and grace to her role as Elizabeth Bishop. Watching the beginning of the lie and the slow unravelling of her character with the knowledge that she would eventually take her life was painful. She also delivered one of the most significant lines in the episode and ultimately, the thing that allows young Peter to move on : "“Sometimes what we have is not the world we want, but we have our hearts and our imaginations to make the best of it”.

THINGS THAT MADE ME NOT SO HAPPY:
Memories – I’m pretty certain that this isn’t the last we’ve seen of the eighties, or of young Olivia and the rest of the Cortexiphan kids. Even so, I’m impatient to learn how as an adult, Olivia has no memory of, not only the trials, but kind Dr Walter who stood up for her when no one else would. Surely such a figure would make an impression in a young child’s life. In ‘Jacksonville’, we have Olivia saying to Peter, who also has no memory of ever visiting the day-care centre, “I have a freakishly good memory, I remember everything, but not this”.

Now either the trauma from the trials was so bad that she repressed it really, really deep in her subconscious or Walter and Bell realised that having these children out there with the knowledge of the other universe and how to get there was dangerous so they muddled with their memories. As Nick Lane said in ‘Bad Dreams’, “I think they meant for us to forget.” Either way, I’m hoping this is one of the mysteries that don’t stay unanswered for too long.
END NOTES
“Nothing is random.” So says Mark Helprin, author of A Winter’s Tale, the book little Olivia was reading before she crossed over. “Nothing is random, nor will it ever be.” Words like fate and destiny have been thrown around in Fringe before. In ‘White Tulip’, we have this little exchange between Olivia and Peter.
PETER: Yeah, I read that déjà vu is fate's way of telling you that you're exactly where you're supposed to be. That's why you feel like you've been there before. You are right in line with your own destiny.
OLIVIA: Well, do you believe that?
PETER: Mmm... no. It's a bit mystical for my taste. I never get them, myself. Maybe that's 'cause I'm not on track with my own destiny.
Of course the dramatic irony is that at this point we know that Peter may not be in line with what was supposed to be his destiny. It would seem that these characters are following a certain path, a predetermined path. Peter and Olivia meet as children, then again as adults. They are brought together by a series of events from the moment Peter is brought over to this side. What are the chances that the Dr Walter who experiments on Olivia as a child was the same man she would need years later to save her boyfriend from a chemical attack? Or that Walter experiments on Olivia and the other children in the hope that they will be able to take Peter back, yet 25 years later it is because of these experiments that they are able to retrieve him from the Other Side and bring him ‘home’? It certainly seems as if there is a larger scheme in play.
Now destiny, isn’t a very ‘scientific’ concept, yet neither is God and in White Tulip (which this episode makes a loose reference to) we have Walter making an appeal for the existence of God. To which Peck responds, “God is science. God is polio and flu vaccines and M.R.I. machines, and artificial hearts. If you are a man of science, then that's the only faith we need.” In a similar fashion, in A Winter’s Tale the concept of destiny can be reduced to Nietzsche’s concept of the ‘eternal recurrence’, which can be whittled down to the basic phrase “All of this has happened before and all of this will happen again,” which is to say, that time is a perpetually recurring i.e. we make certain choices because we’ve made them before and will continue to make them in the future.
No matter, it all happened at once, in less than an instant, and time was invented because we cannot comprehend in one glance the enormous and detailed canvas that we have been given - so we track it, in linear fashion piece by piece.
- Mark Helprin,
A Winter’s Tale
Of course, time and the recurrence of time was the primary theme in ‘White Tulip’. All these threads are beginning to tie up. We’re starting to see interconnections not just between characters, but between themes and storylines and I’m getting more and more excited by what the writers have planned.
This episode was complex, textured and definitely one of the best the show has ever delivered, it goes down as one of my all-time favourites.

RATING:

9.8 White Tulips
POLL : Which of these shows will you be watching Tonight? - 28th February 2011
Here is Sean Furfaro's recap of The Amazing Race, Episode 2.Last week’ s season premiere of The Amazing Race ended with the teams still racing, and no one being eliminated at the Pit Stop mat with Outback Phil. This week, all 11 teams continued on their trek through Australia. Would the Cow-bros be able to overcome the huge gap that was created last week? Who is on the verge of passing out? And why are the teams dressed like Kangaroos?
My Random Thoughts:
- First of all, I need to point out that I have an issue with this season being called "Unfinished Business." Yes, I understand that all of the teams are back for a second shot at the million dollars, but only one of these 11 teams are going to "finish" their "business" by winning the race. Know what I mean?
- I fully expected that at some point in the race, there would be some sort of language barrier between a team and a cab driver, but I certainly didn't expect it to be with an Asian cab driver...in Australia.
- Why were we seeing so many blurred faces while the teams were in Sydney? I know that CBS has to get people that appear on the race to sign a release to use their image in the show, but why were so many people in Sydney saying no? Is it a hotbed for the Witness Protection program?
- I had read last week that someone called the alliance of Luke & Margie with Jaime and Cara as "The Evil Alliance", and initially I jumped on board, but then I realized that it wasn't really fair. None of the 4 of them are really evil: Luke is a crybaby, Margie is an enabler, Jaime can sometimes be rude, and Cara is quite likeable. Maybe "Luke and The Gals" would be a better nickname, although his description of them as his 'race girlfriends' was cringe-worthy, especially after the awkward jumping up and down the 4 of them did after finding out they would be on the first flight. Did you see Luke making sure he had the redheads on either side? The look on his face was like, "Touch me, touch me." Creepy.
- I'll say that I'm incredibly impressed that Mike is 70 years old and running the race with his son, but if you're cramping up and nearly passing out on the first leg, then the future isn't looking too bright for Mel and Mike. Although Mike does get some Caring Son Points for telling Mike "I don't want to kill you for some joyride."
- Jet and Cord in wetsuits just looked awkward. I'm not sure if I've seen anything that looked so wrong on this show before. But hey, at least the City Slickers music is back when something good happpens with the Cow-Bros.
- At the Detour, the teams had to choose between Spirit World and Natural World, and all 11 of the teams picked Spirit World, which initially bothered me because, let's be honest, who doesn't want to see some good old Spit Art? But then I remembered that Amanda and Kris had to do it anyways because of the U-Turn, and I wondered how I could have forgotten that after being reminded about 13 times in the first five minutes about the U-Turn...again.
The Spirit World detour was pretty straightforward, with the teams having to complete a stone mosaic and then dance on top of it...all while accompanied by what appeared to be a homeless guy sitting cross-legged and blowing into a didgeridoo. (And if you want to hear some awesome eclectic music featuring the didgeridoo, check out my friends from Australia, Oka.) Kent made the easy part of the challenge more complicated by insisting to his partner "Vyxsin, please go get me children!" I like Kent and Vyxsin too much to make the obvious joke here.
Ron's master plan to Christina was to speak Chinese to each other so that the other teams couldn't understand them. I'm not sure that really mattered once the 10 other teams had left and they were the only ones there. Maybe they should have found that cab driver.
- Amanda and Kris breezed through the Spit Art, and as out-of-place as it was too watch a boyfriend teach his girlfried HOW to spit (sorry, couldn't resist), I had to wonder if it was so quick to complete (and it appeared to be...not just due to editing), then why didn't any of the other teams choose it?
- Do you think the teams this season were coached in advance on the use of "freakin'" and "frickin'" this season, because we're hearing it a LOT more than usual?
- I have to say, I really liked the task the teams had to do by solving a clue from the periodic table. I was thoroughly impressed that Kent (from his A in chemistry) was immediately able to identify the elements as Mercury and Bismuth (and not Bitunia or Business, as Ron suggested), while other teams resorted to the lame-ass strategy of "find someone with a Blackberry or iPhone."
- The Kangaroo suits were absolutely ridiculous...and awesome at the same time. I had to wonder if the Big Brother costume department, who has used unitards, Banana costumes, and Penguin costumes, was responsible for those outfits. To be fair, I'm sure that Kisha & Jen, Luke & Margie, and Jaime & Cara all had no problem with them, because at least they weren't running around St. Petersburg in their underwear in the winter like last time.
And the Globetrotters in the Kangaroo suits looked more ridiculous than anyone. Let me amend what I said a little earlier about the Cowboys in the wetsuits being the thing that looked the most wrong on the show.
- At the end of the Kangaroo task, the teams were given their Route Info directing them to the Pit Stop, which suggested "you may want to put on other shoes before driving." May? MAY? Are you telling me this isn't a specific requirement? How could it possibly be legal for them to drive without taking them off?
- Zev and Justin came in first on this leg, and how can you possibly not like these two and want to root for them? When I initially saw the cast list for this season, I wasn't too interested in seeing them back because, let's be honest, other than losing their passports, there wasn't really anything that memorable in their 4 episodes during their season (other than Zev the Duck Whisperer, which was pretty funny), but I'm getting on board with Zev and Justin now.
- Amanda and Kris were unable to overcome their 2nd U-Turn, and although they declared that they had won the lottery (Really? Being eliminated first is like winning the lottery?), it was another forgettable season for them. I suggest they embrace their Amazing Race legacy, and just get matching tattoos of the U-Turn symbol.
- Last week, I implemented a season-long “Goth” count for Kent and Vyxsin, and an “Oh My Gravy” count (currently at 1) for Jet and Cord. Well, earlier this week, Kent actually contacted me and playfully asked how many times they said it in the first episode. I must admit, it was a grand total of ZERO, and the Goths were obviously a victim of TAR editing in Season 12, since nobody really thought they walked around saying things like "We're the Gothy Gothersons from Gothville." Your point was very valid, Kent. Glad you're enjoying the blog.
Although, after tonight, I thought it may be a better idea to institute a whiny "Mommmmm" count from Luke, but I'm not sure I can count that high.
Next Week: Japan, Mudslinging, and a Fire-Headed Fender-Bender.
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Thanks for reading.
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February's inductee to the list of People Who Are Awesome is...a Hamster.
Of course, I'm speaking of Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond. He's got a dream job and he's never short of something to say. Check out what makes the Hamster great - and clips of some of his greatest hits - in this month's People Who Are Awesome.
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POLL : Which of these shows will you be watching Tonight? - 27th February 2011
First off, sorry for not getting a review up for last week’s episode, “The End Of The World As We Knew It”. With everything else going on, unfortunately something had to give, so I did figure I would make a couple comments on that one right up front.
Last week’s episode was very aptly named. Josh found out that Ray was his “weredad” and Sally found out that she didn’t just die! Evidently Danny has a jealous, abusive streak and shoved her so hard that she fell down the stairs, cracked open her skull and broke some floor tiles in the process. We also found out that Bishop was seriously testing Aidan’s “no hospital” rule by bringing in a vampire priest with a new recruitment plan. Yes, I just gave a lot away, but it is needed because of how it shades this past week’s episode. “The End Of The World As We Knew It” was written by Nancy Won, who was a producer and writer for Brothers and Sisters and Everwood. I danced with glee a little when I saw Jericho in her credits. The director, Charles Biname, has done a lot of work on the other side of the pond, but here his big credit was with Flashpoint. Biname directed this week’s episode too, with the dynamic married duo of Jeremy Carver and Anna Fricke writing.
Josh’s fascination with Nora continues and he actually starts “dressing up” for work. Aidan gets a snuff film of Rebecca’s which horrifies Josh and Sally, and upsets Aidan. Emily and Jackie just broke up so Emily comes to Josh for a place to stay while she gets on her feet. Sally is becoming consumed by the fact that Danny killed her, and is trying to seek out ways to get her revenge.
On to the analysis!
First off, that revenge thing. Danny throws the ring into the harbor at the beginning of the episode…and it winds up bouncing down the steps in the house ending up on the landing where Sally died. Sally is now furious and cannot stop obsessing about the way she died and Danny getting away with it…which means the house has done a lot of violent shaking. Aidan doesn’t understand how Sally is able to hold the ring. She cannot pick up other objects but she can pick up that. Sally thought that it was the house that wanted her to have the ring. It does almost seem like it could be the house itself that was doing it…you remember what Shirley Jackson wrote in The Haunting Of Hill House—some houses are born bad. But she was able to go nutty on Danny’s apartment in the last episode, so it does really seem to be her. This is interesting because it shows that Sally has the ability to have some real POWER if she were to learn how to harness it. We see more of this in the character of Lindsay, a ghost haunting an ex lover named Bill at the club Sally goes to with Aidan and Emily.
Lindsay is the epitome of the angry poltergeist. She has the power to make Bill imagine that horrible things are happening to him. Unlike Tony, who had some constructive information for Sally about a door and moving on, Lindsay doesn’t seem to know anything about a door, or care about anything beyond tormenting Bill. She has totally dedicated herself to this singular purpose. I would also like to note the cool Lindsay wear. Since she died in 1991, her clothes were reminiscent of the early 1990s. There was the actual yellow gold, and big earrings. The hair was just starting to come down from the big fountain hair of the late 80s. I am having a lot of fun seeing the ghosts from different decades. Since Sally’s clothes are so “now”, her style could become very dated very fast. Sally, better hurry and find that door, girl!
But on a serious note, this idea of becoming focused on one thing, and making it the sum and total of your existence seems to be exactly what Aidan is worried about for Sally. He says to her that he doesn’t want her to do anything that would hurt her karma. Sally seems to be walking--or, well, she's a ghost...hovering-- that dangerous line where she could do something horrible to Danny that would change her from the person she was. Lindsay had an aneurism and died, but how would that be Bill’s fault? Yet she is obsessed with ruining his life because she doesn’t want him to go on living without her. Sally had gotten over that hurdle. She realized that she wanted Brig and Danny to be happy. She made her peace with him moving on, and then found out the horrible truth of what had happened to her. Sally has a real reason for wanting to hurt Danny herself, and now she knows that Danny may be getting abusive toward Brig too. Sally saw the bruises from where Danny grabbed Brig. There is a real fear here that Sally could do something bad that might ruin her chances of going through that door…
As dark and broody as that aspect of Sally is, I did like the light way Meaghan played the “porn before breakfast” scene with the Rebecca home video, and the introduction to Nora, where she was so excited for Josh. Just thought I’d throw that in there…
And now, on to Josh. After dealing with Ray, who tried to make a real werewolf out of him, Josh has seemed to realize that he wants to dwell on the human things. We know Josh likes to cook, and at the end of “The End Of the World As We Knew It”, Josh makes food and has Sally and Aidan sit with him to eat it just so that they have that normalcy going on. Here, he is trying his own way, instead of the random way that Ray was teaching him that really wasn’t working, to get Nora interested in him. I have to say that Josh is really growing on me. I found his scenes with Nora adorable. Nora too is a very interesting character with that way of joking that is difficult to read. She finds herself pleasantly surprised with Josh, and I have to say that is where I am coming in with him too. Of course his werewolf side is still there, even though we don’t see it in this episode. The vampire bashing he and Ray did has had consequences. We don’t know how watchful Bishop’s vampire nest was of Josh’s activities before that night, but now he is definitely on their radar. Not only does Josh have a vampire tail now, but it appears that Marcus messed with Emily…when she was supposed to be under the watchful eye of Aidan. I imagine that between Emily getting hurt, and that snuff film that showed just what vampires do to get their rocks off, Josh is going to have some serious issues with Aidan. I can’t help but think this is going to cause some real problems in their friendship.
And what can I say about Rebecca? Where are her allegiances? She comes clean to Aidan at the club, but then it just seems like more of the same. Tell the guy the truth and he falls into the trap willingly, evidently. She did exactly what she was supposed to do—she was supposed to keep his attention averted and she did. Aidan was not there to protect Emily and Emily is hurt. So was it all a scheme or does Rebecca really care about Aidan and really want help? Aidan brings up that he saw fear in Rebecca in the beginning of that video. Aidan, even though he is saying he has given up on her, obviously hasn't. He told Sally that he felt responsible for Rebecca. He doesn't confirm that he is in love with Rebecca, but he doesn't deny it either. Personally, I think that Aidan should stay as far away from her as he can. Or kill her…
But one thing that really shone in this episode is that it was really all about relationships, and the need for other people. Sometimes those people we love only bring out the worst in us, like what is happening with Sally as far as her past with Danny is concerned. Sometimes the people we love make us forget everything else, sometimes in a positive way, like with Josh and Nora, and sometimes in a negative way, like with Aidan and Rebecca. Again we come down to trying to find the right relationships that play to our strengths, and help us overcome our weaknesses, like we saw with Aidan talking to Sally, and Aidan talking to Josh…
Couple of side comments. Did everyone catch that Brig said that Josh was “The Boyfriend”? Evidently Danny and Brig think that Josh and Aidan are “together”. Did y’all hear the word “asshat”? Josh used it to describe himself…or what he is trying not to be…All in all, I would say that all three of them are growing on me. I was upset when the episode ended so up in the air! So anyway, Monday’s coming…buckle up!
Did you catch last night's Kitchen Nightmares? I had the chance to sit down with none other than Chef Gordon Ramsay himself to discuss the series - and how next Friday's episode is one he'll never forget. Check out what he has to say about what's coming up here.
Ratings News - 26th February 2011 #fringe #spn #smallville
This week there was plenty of conflicting interests. Beginning with Lisa's food allergy client. She shares her excitement for the case with her secret lover ADA Ward, while he tries to lure her to switch sides. It was not surprising to see these two together, after their run-in during the Doug Christensen case, a few weeks ago.
Back at the office, the team review the surveillance video showing Sonya Lee die. It proved that something else cause her to have a heart attack. Nick advises her to direct blame elsewhere, other than the restaurant.
The ever resourceful Tony (Kuno Becker) is back. He discovers more information on the case through unofficial channels. He learns that Sonya overdosed on epinephrine. Hospital records also show a similar thing happened to Luke Noland who was brain dead for 10 minutes. Different EMT, same drug. It becomes a case of misleading packaging. The two dosages were virtually identical.
Nick wants to sue Galloway Pharmaceuticals, a fortune 500 company with a lot of lawyers. "...to take a bite out of the dragon's tail." And he wants to represent Noland first over Lee. A decision that doesn't sit well with Sonya or Lisa. They had a rock-solid case against the EMT. Going after the drug company was a gamble. Sonya felt abandoned. Despite Lisa's reassurances to her client, Sonya hired another lawyer to sue the EMT for her. In a heated exchange, Lisa vents her anger at Nick for screwing over her client.
On the eve of their trial, they loose the EMT testimony. And when the judge heard how Nick had tried to get it from opposing counsel, disallowed the EMT from the Noland case as witness. They were really half-cocked... half-ass... and half-screwed. The bad strategy could cost them the case.
There is a touching moment for Nick, where he vows to Luke Noland how he will not give up fighting for him, with the young man's mom looking on.
He does that by tricking the doctor behind the drug to picked the wrong dosage to help Pete with his allergic reaction.
My favourite scene had to be the one near the end with Nick in Lisa's office. He is trying to make up for getting angry at her. His reason is that they are a passionate bunch. I blame it on his low cholesterol diet.
"Saying "screw you" is a pretty rough thing to say to your boss."
"Not compared to what was in my head."
It became more than just asking her out to celebratory dinner. It's his way of telling her that she is appreciated and a valuable member of the team. I loved how he tried to read her reaction, by getting right up close to her face. For what it was worth, it was enough to change her mind about switching jobs.
Other memorable quotes:
Zoey: You have sex hair.
Lisa: Did you just say "big whoop"?
Zoey: Look around we work in a fishbowl. There are no secrets here. (Zoey is the only one to know about Lisa and ADA Matt Ward.)
Check out my thoughts on Law & Order: UK's Series 3 finale (or Season 2 midpoint, if you want to look at it the American way), entitled "Anonymous," here.
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When we last left Pawnee Ann was sitting down with Chris to have a heart to heart about their relationship. In a bold move the conversation was cut out, leaving us to wonder about what had transpired. In ‘Indianapolis’ Ann believes that Chris has been cheating on her, which leads us to believe that they are still together. Or are they? And, will Ron ever be able to eat a piece of meat? Can April and Andy successfully whore themselves out for free stuff? Oh and Dennis Feinstein puts ether in his perfume to help men ‘seduce’ women. All in a normal day in Pawnee Indiana!
In our cold open for this episode, we find out that Ron commemorates steaks with pictures, oh and that he never appears to age. Naturally this is far cheaper than making the actor look younger, but it still leads to a fun sight gag. It also leads into one of our B-stories for the episode, and that is Ron’s quest for the perfect steak. After his favorite restaurant has been shut down for health violations, he mourns its loss like that of a dead relative, kicking the door and wondering what happened to the poor meat in the freezer. Very apropos for the character, whose quest continues to Chris’s apartment. Chris misleads him by saying he’ll throw something on the grill, which ends up being Portobello mushrooms. Poor famished Ron ends up at a diner, telling them to literally bring him all of the eggs and bacon that they have. I loved this little Ron side quest, it led to no character development but was instead a good reinforcement of Ron’s character, who really shouldn’t change that much anyway.
Tom has a dream, a smelly dream, but still a dream dammit! A half-baked attempt to sell his self-branded cologne to Dennis Feinstein leads to the future dynamic duo of Ben and Tom. Think about it, they’re perfect for each other! Same height, one is serious and one is funny, they both frequently look at the camera but with different expressions. I see a buddy cop show on their horizon. But in all seriousness, Tom needed a friend, an actual honest to goodness friend, at least someone more genuine than Jean Ralphio. Previously Tom was only humanized by his complicated relationship with Wendi, and now that Wendi is out of the picture and country, Tom needed a new humanizing factor. We’ve known about his celebrity aspirations before, but we’ve never seen him realize that his sights are set too high. And when we did it was fairly heartbreaking, and gave Ben a chance to step in and help Tom. I don’t think Tom will give up on his dreams, and I would very much like to see this budding friendship continue!
April and Andy have started dating, and it is adorably sweet! After watching them I think I’ve become diabetic. So conquering adversity is the theme for these two today, and since they are both broke they can’t really do anything at the bar. They decide to hold a competition to see who can get the most free stuff, which leads to some fun scenes of Andy in the bathroom acting as an attendant and April impersonating an employee and stealing drinks. After their fun was over they give all the money they scammed into the tip jar. How could anyone not love these two?
Which brings us back to the main plot, Chris and Ann. This relationship was too perfect to have lasted for too long without any conflict, so I was expecting some bumps in the road but definitely not what happened in this episode. But as I watched it, it made perfect sense. We as the audience don’t get to see the conversation between Chris and Ann because we would have understood what was going on, while poor Ann was clueless because she had never been dumped before. Also Chris is always so positive which further confuses the situation. I believe that Chris could have a lucrative career as a professional dumper. Perfect Ann is now no longer so perfect, which is a very good thing for her character, along with the hint of underlying crazy that we saw today in this episode. Also the relationship had been sort of pushing away Leslie, and the whole Leslie/Ann friendship has been the backbone of Parks since season one.
All in all this was another solid episode of Parks! Thursday nights they never seem to let me down, especially where so many other shows that I watch have been hit or miss, I can always rely on the Pawnee Parks Department to brighten my week. Next week’s episode is titled Harvest Festival, not sure if this will be the actual episode with the festival in it, the description doesn’t indicate that so we’ll have to wait and see.
Screenshot for the Episode:
Favorite Quotes:
- “His ether based perfume, Blackout, was named one of Maxim’s top 100 ways to trick someone into sex.”
- “Hey, Doug from Bloomington is thinking of buying a shirt! Come on Doug, who cares?”
- “And treasure chests! Full of scarves!”
- “I don’t know. I guess we’re dating. It’s new. Whatever. I don’t like labels. Go away.”
- “The owner of the motel I’m staying at said she was going to screen ‘Hope Floats’ in the lobby, asked me if I wanted to watch.”
- “Yeah. You should probably get out of that. I think she’s going to murder you.”
- “Leslie, you need to understand that we are heading for the most special place on earth. When I’m done eating a Mulligans meal, for weeks afterwards there are flecks of meat in my mustache, and I refuse to clean it because every now and then a piece of meat will fall into my mouth.”
- “Allergic: Cause a Reaction”
- “They just boarded her up like she was some common warehouse. I shoulda been here. What happened to the steaks that were in there when they closed?”
- “Looks like you just inhaled your future.”
NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE - Sunday March 13, 2011 - Saturday March 19, 2011
Ratings News - 25th February 2011
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Fringe - Tweet Along With Jasika Nicole, Jeff Pinkner & J.H.Wyman During Tonights Episode!
POLL : Which of these shows will you be watching Tonight? - 25th February 2011
Check out my thoughts on tonight's Archer, entitled "The Double Deuce," here.
Check out my full recap of and thoughts on tonight's Nikita, entitled "Echoes," here. That's all until April 7, kids. And remember: drugs are bad for you, okay?
Hawaii Five-0 - Hollywood Meets Hawaii at the Old Honolulu Advertisement Building Also News on 2nd Season
Hawaii Five-0 - Local Businesses Getting Good Exposure From the Show's Product Endorsement
Check out my thoughts on tonight's Fairly Legal, entitled "Believers," here. And please, stay off rooftops.
Hawaii Five-0 - 1.05 - Nalowale (Forgotten/Missing) & 1.06 - Ko'olauloa' (North Shore of O'ahu) - Australian Promo 2
The Event - Episode 1.11 and 1.12 - Two Hour Event - On Location plus Cast Interviews
Ratings News - 24th February 2011
House - Season 7 - Barbara Barnett - Interview with New House, M.D. Writer Katherine Lingenfelter
I had the opportunity earlier this week to catch up with new House, M.D. scribe Katherine Lingenfelter. Katherine wrote the episode “You Must Remember This” which aired February 14. Before coming to House, Lingenfelter worked on such critically noted series as Pushing Daisies and the Battlestar Galactic prequel Caprica.
Lingenfelter began her TV career as an assistant to Jason Katims (Roswell). Her first mentors included Katims Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica). She had also worked with House, M.D executive producer/writers Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner. So it seems only natural that Lingenfelter would wind up on a show where Lerner and Friend are executive producers.
Read the whole interview here
Source: Barbara Barnett
Brace yourself for a House divided.
Unless you’ve been holed up in Doc Crankypants’ bathroom for the past three months, you know that this season’s 15th installment — airing March 7 — represents a radical departure for the Fox smash. The episode is one part traditional — i.e. there’s the requisite POTW story — and one part what the frak?!
To be more specific, the bold, ambitious hour — helmed by the show’s lead director, Greg Yaitanes — is interspersed with about a half-dozen fantasy sequences that find our Princeton Plainsboro faves spoofing a number of classic Hollywood genres, including the Western, the big-budget musical, the classic sitcom and, as you can see in the exclusive image below, black-and-white ’50s TV.
I had the good fortune to screen the episode earlier this week, and I can confirm that it’s a dazzling mind trip rooted in a poignant and momentous House/Cuddy story. (Let’s just say there’s a reason the episode is titled “Bombshells.”) I’ll be dropping more clues about the can’t-miss hour in the coming days, which will give me time to sneak in a few more viewings.
Source: TV Line
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Episode 6.18 will be called "Lauren"
Episode 6.19 will be called "With Friends Like These..."
Episode 6.20 will be called "Hanley Waters"
POLL : Which of these shows will you be watching Tonight? - 24th February 2011
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One Tree Hill - Episode 8.17 - The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get - Sneak Peek
Check out my full recap of and thoughts on tonight's Justified, entitled "The I of the Storm," here. And let me hear your opinions - anyone else develop a sudden dislike of school buses? ;)
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Survivor Redemption Island Recap - Episode 2: "That Was Simple As Wiping Your Hiney With Toilet Paper"
Here is Sean Furfaro's recap of Survivor Redemption Island - Episode 2.
Last week’s season premiere of Survivor Redemption Island was one of the more memorable premieres we’ve ever seen, with arguably the best first Tribal Council ever. Last season, as we were all getting our cumulative hate-on for NaOnka, I made the point that some Survivor characters are great, no matter how annoying or ridiculous they are, because they still make good TV. Coach Wade, for instance, was great TV, while NaOnka was not. Now, say what you will about Phillip, the “is-he-or-isn’t-he-a-former-special-agent-with-the-tighty-pinkies”, this guy is fantastic television.
Would this week’s follow-up episode match last week’s excitement? Who is Russell clashing with? And which Survivor matches wits with a crustacean?
My Random Thoughts:
- Tonight’s night-vision preamble started with Fran-Sasquatch making her way to Redemption Island and getting the lay of the land. First of all, just as Exile Island was never really an Island, I don’t believe for a second that Redemption Island is surrounded by water either. But Redemption Clearing doesn’t sound that good, does it?
Second of all, how crazy was it that there is a sign on a tree detailing “Life At Redemption Island”…like the House Rules at a pool hall or a poker room? I’m glad that the Redemption Island twist included Jeff telling the contestants about it from the beginning. But I’m not a fan of the only direction being that the player who survives from Redemption Island comes back “at some point.” I think it should be made clear when they come back. If it is indeed, as rumored, when there are only 6 players left, then it might be a good strategy to get voted out early and take your shot with one-on-one challenges and try to get back in with only 6 left
Then, Fran-Scooby-Doo was praying that there was flint there so that she could make fire. Now, I’m sure I’m not the only one that thought this, but wasn’t she carrying fire in her hand in the form of the lantern she was using for light? Unless it was a battery powered lantern with a Christmas tree bulb inside, wouldn’t the smart thing to do have been to use the fire in the lantern to start a campfire? Is there some reason we had to watch the ridiculous shot of her scraping the flint with the machete BY THE LIGHT OF THE LANTERN?
- On the camp side of the night-vision segment, Phillip told Rob “you own my vote”, which led to Rob delivering the first of what I’m sure will be many laugh-out-loud soundbytes: “This guy Phillip, FBI...whatever...Special Agent...I don't know if he's delusional. I think he's a good-hearted guy...I do. Just might not ALL be there. Let it be a lesson to you: Government Jobs...stressful.”
- In a battle for the ages, Phillip took on…a crab? Look, I get that you need to look for food, and crab would be a smart choice to try and find around camp or near the water, but are these creatures (and especially the size we saw on this episode) really the best candidates to throw a SPEAR at? I mean, even if he was able to hit one, would he be able to generate enough force to penetrate the shell? And if by some strange stretch of the imagination he was able to do that, wouldn’t the spear just blow right through the tiny crab anyways, making the minute bit of meat useless? Obviously it was a much better idea to just chuck rocks at it until you hit one.

- Speaking of rocks, Ralph the Camp Rooster stumbled upon a Hidden Immunity Idol while gathering rocks, (don’t they normally gather firewood?) and first celebrated with a “Hot Doggie” before breaking out his newest nugget “That was simple as wiping your hiney with toilet paper.” I can’t wait to hear more pieces of wisdom from him this season. And I will re-iterate again that the Idols need to be hidden a LOT better.
- As Phillip was talking about how Fran-Susquehanna hurt his feelings last week, we heard him wax poetic and then go on about how much he loved his country and what it meant to him. Cue the “God Bless America” patriotic background music, Phillip’s mock tears and cracked voice, and a collective gag was heard by viewers everywhere. I haven’t seen as ridiculous a demonstration of forced American patriotism since the end of Spider-Man 2. And I won't even touch on his ridiculous Lion and Gorilla analogies at Tribal Council since I have no clue what he was talking about.- At the Reward/Immunity challenge (looks like we're back to combining them again), I hope you were thinking what I was thinking: Tile-Smashing! And not just one set of tiles, but a double section of tile-smashing...at the beginning and the end. Hairy Ralph pulled it out at the end, besting Phillip at the wire, proving that Phillip's talents were clearly not used in the ball-chucking division of the government.
And I'll let you in on a little secret you probably haven't considered. When you see that pool in challenges this season, remember that it's the same pool Fabio peed in last season. Think they drained and re-filled it? Me neither.
Also, at the end of that challenge, as Russell was carrying the fishing gear by the other tribe, it looked like Phillip may have winked at Russell, or at someone. Personally, I think it's just a nervous twitch on Mr. Pink Shorts.
- Wait a minute, people on Redemption Island get a luxury item? This is getting worse by the minute.
- Phillip’s speech to his tribemates before Tribal council went like this" “I want to say to all my fellow contestants…and tribe members…I thought you guys performed gallantry…ly…I mean, you know, you were outstanding. You should be proud of your effort. I only wish…I could have performed…in MY moment…as well as all of you did today.”Clearly Phillip is one of those people who likes to use big words because they sound smart without knowing what they mean. I look forward to hearing him use 'supposably' in upcoming episodes. That trait leads me to believe that he's just a massive shit talker, and that he's making up this whole Special Agent stuff.
- As Rob worked to include Phillip in his plan to get Matt out, and took a walk with him, I was screaming at the TV "Don't tell him anything!" But Rob is much smarter at this game than you or I will ever be, and found a way to include Phillip in the plan without actually telling him anything he could spill. If Phillip decided to actually sing like a canary at Tribal, Rob could simply say it was a test of his trustworthiness, which he failed.
- Tribal Council was anticlimactic, even with the producers saving all 4 of Matt's votes until the end. Andrea's reaction was priceless, though.- I'm impressed so far. 2 good episodes in a row.
Next Week: Andrea is pissed and Russell makes more enemies.
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How I Met Your Mother - Episodes 6.08 - Natural History, 6.12 - False Positive & 6.13 - Bad News - Australian Promo 2
One week left! The "Countdown to Justified" continues with a sneak peek at episode 2.03, "The I of the Storm," which you can find here. You can follow that link to catch up with earlier looks at episodes 2.01 and 2.02, and an exclusive interview with Elmore Leonard.
No Ordinary Family - Episode 1.17 - No Ordinary Love - Promo and Episode Description
Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior - Episode 1.02 - Lonely Hearts - Sneak-peek for tonight episode (02/23/2011)
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Ratings News - 23rd February 2011
Mega Buzz - Various Shows - 22nd February 2011
POLL : Which of these shows will you be watching Tonight? - 23rd February 2011
Check out my full recap of and thoughts on tonight's episode of The Game, entitled "You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello," here.
Tom Jones, hot sauce, and French kissing
Burt's hiding from Maw Maw, because she thinks he's her dead husband Wilfred again. Jimmy commiserates with him.
"Do you think this happens in other people's houses in the middle of the night, and they're too embarrass to talk about it?"
Virginia freaks out when she finds out her cousin Delilah (Amy Sedaris) is coming for a visit. "Burt, do my thing."
Not only is she after a share of the house, she also had her sites set on Burt. While her life turned out slightly better, Delilah was still fuming because Virginia stole her way to second base with Burt, when they were teenagers. Before they invite her into their home, the family has Jimmy sneak Maw Maw out of the house, on account of Virginia lied to Delilah about Maw Maw being dead.
We see Jimmy take Maw Maw to work at the grocery store, where she almost mooned a customer and ate her way through the deli case.
Alone with Burt, Delilah lets him know her true intentions, with a tight grip on his pecs. "I want a little piece of you."
The suggestion was so repulsive to Burt that it got him rocking again. He argues with Virginia behind Hope's back. "Second base -- that's under the bra. Who knows what kind of nipple drama I'm gonna find under there."
We see how faithful Burt and Virginia are to one another.
"All these years, I thought if I ever got to touch another woman's breast it would be my freebie."
"And if you ever run into Xena, Warrior Princess, you still have my blessing."
"Just like you still have my blessing if you ever meet Olympic hero Greg Louganis."
Maw Maw gives Jimmy the slip at Shelley's, takes off on Sabrina's moped, goes for a spin in Dancing Dan's roller skates, swipes Barney's tandem bike, and before Burt has to make the ultimate sacrifice for the family, she peeps into her bedroom window scaring Delilah off for good.
Notable mentions:
Instead of bald and fat, you're hot and hairful.
"Be strong and confident and never be afraid to be yourself." Virginia tells Hope this, all the while plastic wrapping her belly.
Laser pointers with names of wiener drugs on them.
How they made the baby scowl at the camera.
Delilah's overhead toilet shot and her freaky gyrations.
I don't often mention how funny those flashback sequences are. In this episode, the scene between little Virginia and little Delilah was equally entertaining.
Check out my full recap of and thoughts on tonight's White Collar, entitled "Payback," here. Chess, anyone?
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Being Human (US) - Episode 1.07 - I See Your True Colors...And That's Why I Hate You - Promo and Sneak Peek
Ratings News - 22nd February 2011
POLL : Which of these shows will you be watching Tonight? - 22nd February 2011
Check out my review of tonight's Hawaii Five-O, entitled "Loa Aloha," here. Can you believe we're closing on the end of the season already? How time flies when you're having fun.
Check out my thoughts on tonight's episode of The Chicago Code, entitled "Gillis, Chase & Babyface," here. And if you missed it earlier today, read my interview with series creator Shawn Ryan.
Check out my thoughts on tonight's Chuck, entitled "Chuck Versus The Masquerade," here. And now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to cuddle my own Sleep Sheep.
How I Met Your Mother - Episodes 6.08 - Natural History & 6.12 - Bad News - Australian 10sec Promo
Check out my review of tonight's episode of Top Gear, with special guest Jonathan Ross, here.
Apologies for it being a bit late (vacation!) but you can check out my thoughts on Friday's Law & Order: UK, "Masquerade," here. We're coming fast upon the end of the third series - can you believe it?
Yes, I know the ep aired 3 days ago. I was busy, and though about not recaping it, but decided to do so anyway. So let's begin!
In advance of tonight's all-new episode of The Chicago Code, check out my interview with series creator Shawn Ryan, who dishes on how his unique background and approach helped to shape the midseason's best new series. (The interview is spoiler-free.)
If you need to catch up, you can also revisit my review of last Monday's episode, "Hog Butcher," here, and read my previous interview with series star Jennifer Beals.
Don't miss an all-new Chicago Code tonight at 9 PM ET/PT on FOX.
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Fringe 3x14: In Which Walter Makes Pancakes and Everyone Has FEELINGS.
Feelings, nothing more than feelings…
Fringe’s Valentine’s Day instalment delivered a hellava lotta feelings this week. Grief, fear, love, loss - this episode pretty much covered them all. We got the grieving widow and widower whose heartache was so strong that it literally tore through the fabric of reality, the continuation of the Peter & Olivia Love Saga and the unsettling news that we may be expecting a vortex or two in the near-future. Yeah, this episode kicked all kinds of inter-dimensional ass. 
THINGS THAT MADE ME HAPPY:
Breakfast at Bishop’s – Walter’s attempt at matchmaking was adorable and hilarious, as was his attempt to sneak out after ‘setting the mood.’ Walter has been trying to get these two crazy kids to hook up since season one, so at this point he was really pulling out all the stops with the Bishop family recipe. And in a roundabout way, his ambush-breakfast did get them talking which got them drinking, which got them kissing so if I was Peter, I’d think about getting the old man a big 'ole bag of Red Vines. 
We Need To Talk – We see the fallout from Simon’s note quite early on in this episode. We infer that Olivia’s been distant, she’s been harbouring feelings of resentment towards Peter for not telling her the whole truth about the feelings he had/has for Altlivia. She calls him out on it and Peter admits that yeah, he does still think about her alternate and no, he didn’t tell her because he didn’t want to damage the already fractured relationship between them. And then something happened that made me remember why Fringe is one of the best shows on TV at the moment: THEY KEPT TALKING.
What’s that? Two leads actually engaged in a three-minute long scene that did not consist of pun-ny one-liners or indie-music accompanied monologues, but an honest, mature conversation about feelings? Is this network television? Here, Fringe succeeds where other shows have failed (I’m lookin’ at you Lost and your godforsaken quadrangle). Instead of telling us what characters are supposed to be feeling, we’re allowed three minute long dialogue scenes where minimal interpretation is required. Sure, we can debate whether Peter is looking for an idealised version of Olivia or whether Olivia is indeed the one “stopping them” from moving forward, but that Peter has those feelings is undeniable because he said so. So props to the writers for going the long way and not reducing the show to cheap slow-motion montages where emotions are manipulated, but rather giving us these moments where these relationships are earned and honest.
The Worst of Walternate – Walter seemed not so cautiously pessimistic in this one. While everyone else was having feelings about each other, Walter was mostly freaking out about the little things like you know the impending destruction of our universe. Much of his turmoil seemed centred around the guilt of his actions and the realisation that perhaps he and Walternate are not so different after all. Now I’m inclined to disagree with Walter’s tentative absolution of his doppelganger, who when last we saw him, was still experimenting on human beings with fatal results, but it was interesting to see Walter grapple with the dilemma of whether he too would be forced to make the choices Walternate made to save his world. This is evident as he debated the use of Amber with Olivia who is obviously still haunted by its effects from “Over There”. Olivia and Peter, even Astrid still act as his moral conscience. Without these figures in his life, Walter is dangerously close to being merely Walternate missing chunks of his brain. 
Seeing the initiation of the Amber in our universe was rather chilling as well and great continuity making reference to the substance used in “The Ghost Network”, which of course, was immediately what we thought of when first encountering the Amber. It was also great to see Olivia’s “Over There” knowledge being utilised as she went over Fringe Division protocol somewhat reluctantly.
I follow my heart and it leads me right to Jackson – So many great ‘Jacksonville’ parallels in this episode. We had Walter mention putting Olivia in a heightened state of fear as precursor to the scene where she sees Peter ‘glimmer’ as they kiss in the bar. I thought that scene itself had a really nice season one type feel to it. Her post-kiss freak out mirrors the scene in Jacksonville where, just before Peter and Olivia are about to kiss, she realises that she’s scared and is able to identify the building which is about to be sucked into the alternate universe.
Of course this time, she sees the glimmer coming out of 6B. In another parallel, both episodes, find Olivia struggling with feelings of vulnerability and ultimately allowing herself to be open to fear, although “Jacksonville” ends with her distancing herself from Peter, “6B” ends with her getting closer to him. And by close, I mean…
Peter and Olivia like totally did it – In the best possible way, Fringe managed to not only redeem Peter and Olivia’s relationship, but also give Olivia her groove back by having her initiate the sexytiemz. It was on her terms. She takes what Peter says to heart and makes the decision to take their relationship to that next level. So in true Olivia style, she gets some alcohol,
arrives at his door, says some words and makes a vulnerable face. She’s realising that she doesn’t have to be Fauxlivia to be liked/wanted by Peter, but she does have to be Olivia - completely and fully, without holding back. The Olivia leading Peter up that staircase is the Olivia Dunham reclaiming what is hers. BAMF.
Spooky action at a distance – So after the tantalising fade to black which closed upon our two young lovers ascending the stairs,
the story crosses over and we see a glimpse of Altlivia and Lincoln investigating the same case on the other side. Only on that side, the destruction has not reached epic proportions because we were able to stop it on our side. We see how the universes are beginning to affect and impinge on one another. After the later scene with Walter and Nina, I’m curious to see if and how she’s going to help him become who he needs to be to stop the impending collision.
Other nuggets worth mentioning – Broyles’: You think all of this is because of feelings? Ha. Ha. Ha. Also, Broyles kicks Obama’s ass at golf. Of course he does. 
Things That Did Not Make Me Happy:
Lab Withdrawal – Apart from Walter verbally abusing Astrid and his rather violent demonstrations, we didn’t really see the lab this week, which sucked, as did the general lack of Astrid, who I always enjoy as a side-dish. She played quite a substantial role in the first half of the season, so I’m hoping we get to see a bit more of Agent Farnsworth as this season progresses. 
End Notes:
This episode really stood out as one of my favourites of the season, because it reminded us what the core focus of the show is about: not physics, but people. Straight outta the mouth of J.H. Wyman:
“Ultimately, we’ve said from the beginning that FRINGE is a family show. It’s masquerading against the backdrop of this crazy science-fiction backdrop where the fates of two universes — at least two universes — are at risk. But ultimately, it’s about how this family — who in their own way are fringe characters themselves or are on the fringe of society for different reasons — have found themselves and how they deal with this larger canvas. And we’re never going to forget that.”
If this is the season of self-actualisation as the writers have so often told us, then this episode did a good job of getting the characters, specifically Walter and Olivia to a place where they were forced to look deeper and acknowledge certain things about themselves in order to move on and evolve.

RATING:
9.2 Glimmering Glyph Hearts





