Fringe Observiews 5.05 An Origin Story

Welcome to the Observiews for Season 5 of Fringe. I call them Observiews because they are more visual observations than deep thinking reviews, if that makes sense.
Screen caps from this episode are taken from fringefiles.com. Dialog is from fringepedia.net.

All observations are mine and therefore could be totally off the wall and/or wrong. I have not read or looked at any recaps or reviews. I could also have missed a few things, oh well…

1.10 Safe

WALTER: "Think back 20 years - imagine yourself then, imagining yourself now - 20 years into the future. In your wildest imagination, could you ever think you'd be here?"

I don't think they could have imagined then where they would be now. 

4.21 Brave New World Part 1

WILLIAM BELL: "Since the last move... about twenty years. In this game, the skill one must have above all else is patience. The board changes, but very slowly. The art of chess -- the art -- is knowing when a piece is most valuable, and then, in that very moment, being willing to sacrifice it. For in the vacuum created by the loss of what is most precious, opportunity abounds, influence is maximized, and desire becomes destiny. For example, on this board, the most valuable piece is the Bishop. Therefore, for the game to be won..."

DAVID JONES: "...the Bishop must be sacrificed."

This piece of dialog is right in more than one ways. 

- Since the last move... about twenty years

The team was in amber for about 20 years and nothing had been done. I'm talking about the original Fringe team and I'm not dismissing Etta's efforts and successes at all. 

-For in the vacuum created by the loss of what is most precious

Etta is gone

- desire becomes destiny

now the fight is really on.

- the most valuable piece is the Bishop

That was Etta because of her connections to the Resistance. It is Peter because of his determination and actions taken in this episode. It is Olivia because she wants the same as Peter. It is Walter because he has the plan. 

- the Bishop must be sacrificed

Etta already sacrificed herself. But I'm afraid there will be more out of the Bishop family (Peter, Walter or Olivia) who could meet that same demise. 

But I'm getting episodes ahead of myself...

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Fringe Review/Analysis 5 x 05: What We Now Know… and Don’t

“More human than human" is our motto. -Dr. Eldon Tyrell, Blade Runner

It was a rough week waiting to see our characters react to the loss of Etta. The Bullet that Saved the World was discussed far and wide right up until Friday night’s airing of An Origin Story. This episode had me even more excited.

As the first act opens, I can’t help but think that this is something that a father should never have to do—pack up the belongings of a deceased child. Sadly, he is not the only Bishop man who has experienced it. At least his counterpart from this universe had a memorial; a gravestone; a physical place for Walter to visit and reflect. All he has left now of his dear child are pictures and a few personal effects. He picks up Etta's identification badge for Fringe Division with a shaky reverence, a sense of great pride swelling the shattered pieces of his heart.

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Fringe Review: An Origin Story

“Why would we get her back just to lose her again?”

That, my friends, is the question. Character deaths almost always make me think of a line from the last season of Angel: “How very touching his meaningless death was.” It was creator Joss Whedon’s acknowledgement that death, especially on a show with a clear expiration date, is often a hokey emotion-generator, meant to give us the morbid frisson that tells us we’re watching quality television that is “willing to take risks.”

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FRiNGEcasting podcast for ep 505 "An Origin Story"

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Fringe Glyph Code 505: "An Origin Story"

The Glyphs code in the Fringe episode "An Origin Story" spelled out FIGHT, like how the Fringe team will fight the Observers.

For more information on the Fringe Glyphs, check out Fringepedia's Glyph / Symbols page, which has all the previous glyphs and codes.

Fringe Episode 505: "An Origin Story"

Happy Fringe Friday!

THE FRINGE TEAM GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE
The Fringe team responds to recent devastating events, and a key member makes a pivotal and shocking move.

During tonight's season premiere episode, help promote Fringe by tweeting about the episode using this week's hashmark #ShowNoMercy (Wait until 8pm, and don't use any other #hashtags! - plus please add the word Fringe (without a #) into your tweet.)

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Fringe Observiews 5.04 The Bullet That Saved The World

Welcome to the Observiews for Season 5 of Fringe. I call them Observiews because they are more visual observations than deep thinking reviews, if that makes sense.
Screen caps from this episode are taken from fringefiles.com. Dialog is from fringepedia.net/transcripts.

All observations are mine and therefore could be totally off the wall and/or wrong. I have not read or looked at any recaps or reviews. I could also have missed a few things, oh well…

I loved this episode just as much I did the others so far but my "little visual obserview heart" was doing cart wheels because of all the cool things packed into this one. 

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Fringe Review: The Bullet that Saved the World

“Love.”

I spent this entire episode waiting for something, watching to see how Fringe would avoid doing the obvious, plotting out how the eventual something would be sad—but resolved, as clearly the Over-Therians were destined to return, so it would all work out. But, frankly, I was overthinking it.

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Fringe 505 Preview: "An Origin Story"

Here is the preview from the end of "The Bullet That Saved the World" for the Fringe episode "An Origin Story", which airs on FRIDAY, November 2nd at 9:00PM on FOX.

Screenshots from this preview can be viewed at FringeFiles.com.

Fringe Glyph Code 504: "The Bullet That Saved the World"

The Glyphs code in the Fringe episode "The Bullet That Saved the World" spelled out WOUND, like the gunshot wound received by Widmark.

For more information on the Fringe Glyphs, check out Fringepedia's Glyph / Symbols page, which has all the previous glyphs and codes.

Fringe Episode 504: "The Bullet That Saved the World"

Happy Fringe Friday!

PIVOTAL AND EMOTIONAL EVENTS UNFOLD
When the Fringe team tracks a lead into a hostile and heavily guarded location, Phillip Broyles resurfaces…but can he be trusted?

During tonight's season premiere episode, help promote Fringe by tweeting about the episode using this week's hashmark #TurningPoint (Wait until 8pm, and don't use any other #hashtags! - plus please add the word Fringe (without a #) into your tweet.)

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• Fringe editor Ari Margolis (@jonxproductions)
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After the episode airs, continue the discussion here in the comments, and get more Fringe information at the:

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Fringe 5.03 Episode Review - More Bark Than Bite

The Recordist

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With this being the last season of Fringe there is an impediment for me to the stories that the show should be telling as it’s life cycle is coming to a close.  I want the stories to focus on the main cast and have it doing so by involving them directly in the main story.  

So when the first two episodes set up a scenario where the show seemed poised to break out of paralleling Case Of The Week stories and have the main cast directly involved in treasure hunts for Walter’s Beta tapes; my expectations were very high for the third episode.  But, ‘The Recordist,’ fell back into the mystery of the week, that was not much of a mystery, and shifted the focus from the main cast to the guest stars.

Strong Jawline!

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Fringe Noble Intentions: "The Recordist"

John Noble discusses the similarities to "Johari Window", the record keepers, and the car they hot-wire, in this latest episode of Noble Intentions, for the Fringe season 5 episode "The Recordist".

Fringe Observiews 5.03 The Recordist

Welcome to the Observiews for Season 5 of Fringe. I call them Observiews because they are more visual observations than deep thinking reviews, if that makes sense.
Screen caps from this episode are taken from fringefiles.com. Dialog is from fringepedia.net.

All observations are mine and therefore could be totally off the wall and/or wrong. I have not read or looked at any recaps or reviews. I could also have missed a few things, oh well…

4.05 Novation

WALTER: "I saw him, Nina... the man. I saw my boy in that man's eyes. The way he looked that night in the ice... floating away from me. God help me, I... saw the eyes of my boy in a man's face. That filled me with... indescribable joy. But I don't deserve joy. For anyone else, this would be received as a miracle -- to get a glimpse of their dead son. Why should I be rewarded for what I've done?"
NINA: "Because maybe you've suffered enough. No, I can't explain it, Walter. I don't know why he's here. I don't know where he came from, but maybe you've just been given a second chance."

Walter is not the only one who received a second chance. 

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FRiNGEcasting podcast for ep 503 "The Recordist"

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Listen here for episode #106 of the FRiNGEcasting With Wayne And Dan podcast! Wayne and Dan give their reactions and theories for FRiNGE 503 "The Recordist", and share some more excellent feedback from the FRiNGEcasting listener community.

Listener feedback voicemail: Call (904) 469-7469 or use the voicemail button at FRiNGEcastingPodcast.com

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Fringe Review: The Recordist

“It’s not that I can’t remember. It’s that I can’t forget.”

One of the most memorable scenes in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 doesn’t involve book-burning at all, but rather book-remembering. Wandering intellectuals have taken it upon themselves to remember the best books, the most important books, so that not all will be lost, and there will be some hope for humanity.

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Fringe 504 Preview: "The Bullet That Saved The World"

Here is the preview from the end of "The Recordist" for the Fringe episode "The Bullet That Saved The World", which airs IN TWO WEEKS on FRIDAY, October 26th at 9:00PM on FOX.

Screenshots from this preview can be viewed at FringeFiles.com.

Fringe Glyph Code 503: "The Recordist"

The Glyphs code in the Fringe episode "In Absentia" spelled out ANGER, like the anger the Olivia had for her self.

For more information on the Fringe Glyphs, check out Fringepedia's Glyph / Symbols page, which has all the previous glyphs and codes.

Fringe Episode 503: "The Recordist"

Happy Fringe Friday!

THE FRINGE TEAM EMBARKS UPON A NEW JOURNEY
As the rogue Fringe team continues to fight off the oppressive Observers’ invasion, unforeseen events lead them into a forest where they encounter a strange subculture of people devoted to recording human history.

During tonight's season premiere episode, help promote Fringe by tweeting about the episode using this week's hashmark #ForTheRecord (Wait until 8pm, and don't use any other #hashtags! - plus please add the word Fringe (without a #) into your tweet.)

While you are on Twitter, keep your eye out for live tweeting by:

• Fringe editor Ari Margolis (@jonxproductions)
• Fringe executive producer Joel Wyman (@jwfringe) 
• Plus other fringe cast and crew???

Also, don't forget to check OUT our LIVE Fringe Chat Room, and check-IN to Fringe at GetGlue to get this week's Fringe sticker.

After the episode airs, continue the discussion here in the comments, and get more Fringe information at the:

• Episode page on Fringepedia
• Transcript on Fringepedia
• Screenshot gallery at FringeFiles
• Promotional photos at FringeFiles

Check back here soon for Observer sightings, Glyph codes, and other Fringe Easter Eggs.

How do you rate the Fringe episode "The Recordist"?