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On one hand, this story was great and had everything you could want from a Fringe episode, but on the other hand this seems like yet another completely new change of plot for a series that has already reinvented itself a number of times. I find myself kind of torn about this new development.
#Fringe staffel 1 folge 1 full#
Just when it seemed like the remainder of the season would be all about Peter trying to find his way "home", the writers throw us into a brand new plot thread full of intrigue, old villains, and perhaps even a whole new round of shapeshifter games. This season is taking a new direction that could once again redefine the series storyline. Maybe it will pay dividends later, but for now it seemed oddly placed and unnecessary. I couldn't help but feel like this was a hokey gimmick to raise the stakes, and it's sad because Fringe has been so good at avoiding stuff like this in the past.
Finally, our old pal the Observer appears with a grave wound and a warning of impending doom for Olivia. It also may give the show a chance to go back to its origins and pick up past plot threads that made for great stories. Still, although it was short, it does serve a great purpose and raises lots of questions for the future of the series. The sneak peak trailer for this episode let us know that Season 1 villain David Robert Jones ( Jared Harris, who's since gone on to be a series regular on Mad Men and is currently in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) was back, but unfortunately the trailer's footage was almost the entirety of the character's scant seconds of cameo. Then there's the big guest appearance we've been waiting for. Is Walternate really trying to have Peter offed, or is it someone else? What's the deal with the shapeshifters? Can we really trust that Walternate isn't behind all this? He is, after all, an "untrustworthy son of a bitch" as Olivia #3 calls him. In the midst of all this quick action is typical Fringe mystery. This could be the beginnings of a genuine partnership between the two universes, but there's still much story to unravel. This is reminiscent of a while ago when Alternate Charlie and Lincoln had suspicions about their boss as well. But then we find an interesting secret – this Brandonate is a shapeshifter! The whole government might be full of 'em, and Walternate claims innocence.Īlternate Lincoln and Fauxlivia end up suspecting their boss is hiding things from them, and start investigating on their own. It seemed he might be fixin' to zap Peter.
But there's something suspenseful about the scene as Walternate retrieves an odd little device from a safe and cradles it ominously. We've already had several versions of Walter/Walternate meeting an adult Peter, so the emotional juice in that idea has run dry. The Peter-Walternate meeting is short, and necessarily so. After a reunion with his alternate mother, Peter shows up at Walternate's office. Peter and Lincoln are on the Other Side and already caught before the episode is halfway over. The plot moves very quickly, with Peter enacting his plan to get to the other universe at whirlwind speed. There are plenty of stunning developments in this story and lots to praise, but at the end we're left with one major question: where the hell is this story going? Pacing has been a problem with previous episodes, but it's not an issue here. Fringe returns with an episode that marks a dramatic change that may take us back to the roots of the series.
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