Welcome to SpoilerTV's weekly edition of Fringe Friday!
Otherwise, it is (almost) time to see what affect that Observer tech will have on Peter, what lies ahead for our bereaved and mourning Bishop family, and what move will Captain Windmark make to hurt our beloved Fringe team next? Is it possible that we are in for even more heartache? (Well, that's a given, I'd suppose) And what Fringe events do you think will come into play this episode?
What do you think about these tapes that Walter left himself? Doesn't that feel a bit arbitrary and lighten the quest a bit to have the answers spelled out for the team for each one they find? I kind've almost wish that instead they'd have to relearn Walter's original plan through infiltration and torture or something else... The "fetch the Deus ex Machina" trope feels so overdone having been a fan of so many Science fiction and fantasy shows/movies/games, that this is my least favorite part of Fringe this season.
Also, sidebar: do you think it's rather terrorist-like how the Fringe team works these days? I feel very little empathy for any Observers, but the Loyalists (one of which the writers made SO sympathetic in that one episode) are caught in the path of destruction along the way to defeat the Observers. Of course I agree with "the good of the many vs. the good of the one" but doesn't it hurt a bit to watch our Fringe team actually harming people? It's an alarming and wild aspect added onto Fringe (much like they throw weird stuff at us in the first place I suppose!)
Who's ready to get this Fringe Friday underway! Time to break out the licorice and slush-os!
(Updated October 19, 2012)
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
(AND WHAT WALTER FOUND THERE)
Writing this at the end of another long week, I'm so thankful to have a show like Fringe to cling to in the middle of all kinds of stress, political angst, and late hours spent working on projects and studying.
It's getting quite close to Thanksgiving, folks! So, today's topic is: What is it about Fringe that you are most thankful for? The ambience? The cast? Walter's Walterisms? The gorgeous special effects, or even the incredible score?
(AND WHAT WALTER FOUND THERE)
Writing this at the end of another long week, I'm so thankful to have a show like Fringe to cling to in the middle of all kinds of stress, political angst, and late hours spent working on projects and studying.
It's getting quite close to Thanksgiving, folks! So, today's topic is: What is it about Fringe that you are most thankful for? The ambience? The cast? Walter's Walterisms? The gorgeous special effects, or even the incredible score?
Otherwise, it is (almost) time to see what affect that Observer tech will have on Peter, what lies ahead for our bereaved and mourning Bishop family, and what move will Captain Windmark make to hurt our beloved Fringe team next? Is it possible that we are in for even more heartache? (Well, that's a given, I'd suppose) And what Fringe events do you think will come into play this episode?
What do you think about these tapes that Walter left himself? Doesn't that feel a bit arbitrary and lighten the quest a bit to have the answers spelled out for the team for each one they find? I kind've almost wish that instead they'd have to relearn Walter's original plan through infiltration and torture or something else... The "fetch the Deus ex Machina" trope feels so overdone having been a fan of so many Science fiction and fantasy shows/movies/games, that this is my least favorite part of Fringe this season.
Also, sidebar: do you think it's rather terrorist-like how the Fringe team works these days? I feel very little empathy for any Observers, but the Loyalists (one of which the writers made SO sympathetic in that one episode) are caught in the path of destruction along the way to defeat the Observers. Of course I agree with "the good of the many vs. the good of the one" but doesn't it hurt a bit to watch our Fringe team actually harming people? It's an alarming and wild aspect added onto Fringe (much like they throw weird stuff at us in the first place I suppose!)
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Who's ready to get this Fringe Friday underway! Time to break out the licorice and slush-os!
FRINGE FRIDAY'S SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!
I've crafted a spotify playlist for all you FRINGE fans out there who will be pining away for the new episode all day! From selected tracks related to promoting FRINGE to the score of FRINGE itself, some hand-picked tracks that keep with the mood, these tracks have been loaded into this playlist for your entertainment! So, while you're at work, keep your excitement level at a peak with these tracks!
(Updated October 19, 2012)
(FEATURING: Pink Floyd, Violet Sedan Chair, Rolling Stones, The xx, Moby, and many more!)
I always felt since the beginning, especially with the way Peter and Walter were introduced and later expounded through William Bell, that Fringe rides on a criminology underbelly (as I think a lot of Bad Robot shows do), as we knew Peter was a lost soul, and young Walter ambitious, becomes blind to theological beliefs of William Bell, which is also reflected in the red universes present (in the S1-3 timeline) with Walternate and even a bit, red Olivia...Even a nine year old blue Olivia, exposed to drugs and abuse, eventually shoots her step father and not too much later looses her mother....
ReplyDeleteI honestly feel this dealing with the Observers is a haunting lesson going right back the Frankenstein references, and the ramifications of not always being able to foresee consequences of certain kinds of actions, especially actions that center around mortality and great great loss. I agree they have become an image of criminals in some sense, even though I am sure we all know they are fighting against some seriously repressive and abusive forces, but I don't doubt it's for a reason and a way to come full circle with the Observers' own creation.
What am I most Thankful for? -This is tough, as much as I think the cinematography and aesthetic the show has is really nice, I think it really comes down to combo of the cast and the writers...You can have good writing, but not a good cast and I think you can have a good cast, but have bad writing. IMO I feel Bad Robot's over all writers know how to use the actors cast to their advantage and seem to have good relationships with them. I really feel Joel H. Wyman, now seemingly leading the writer lot, has added an emotional touch to this show that goes really deep that can continuously be felt, especially since he always takes the time to talk with us and express his own opinions on various subjects. The episodes are ALWAYS well executed too! But obviously it's hard to imagine this show with a different cast. Joshua Jackson really impressed me, as he finds a way to be his own self, but also reflect Walter, and John Noble is just SO fantastic, he can capture SO many sides to Walter, that it's a REAL crime that he doesn't get fully recognized. I can't imagine another Olivia (or Olivias) either, or an another Astrid, Nina, Broyles, or Lincoln for that matter. Additionally I feel their guest cast are also always good. I tend to remember a lot of them.
Anywaysm Happy FRINGE FRIDAY! I am on my way to my own little Pocket universe where I watch Fringe upside down! Anyone want to join me? (; See you guys on the other side!
What am I most thankful of? The great pay off Fringe delivers week to week, season to season, and I'm sure that as an overall TV show (yet to know, but I trust Wyman!). The characters are great, they weren't fully likeable in season 1 (Walter aside), but the mysteries kept me going, and as I saw the Fringe team solve more cases the more I digged into the dynamic the characters developed with each other. As the show continued the relationships became stronger, their tasks became harder and so the pay off just became even greater every time. I'm reallt glad there's television like Fringe; I love sci-fi because it shows us the deepest of the human condition, and Fringe is really good at showing us at that, there's no show like it on TV right.
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