Fringe Summer Rewatch: #317 "Stowaway"
Email Post 9/15/2011 12:01:00 AM
Join us for our Fringe Summer re-watch, where we review every episode of Fringe during the summer hiatus.
"Sometimes when one walks away from their fate, it leads them to fate's doorstep." - Bellivia
Stowaway was an episode that brought the viewers from the edge of bizarre to the cliff of hilarity. In the episode prior we see Walter use the bell that William Bell had gifted to Nina claiming that by striking it, it will bring William to them using the hypothesis of soul magnets. It works, but in a way few of us may or may not have expected. This one way freaky Friday on crack episode starts off with Bellivia (Bell in Olivia - yeah, you got it) explaining to Broyles, Walter, Peter, and Astrid in so many words, how he got where he was in Olivia's body and the situation. It turns out Bell can survive for several weeks in Olivia's body, but this is met with quick objections from Peter and Broyles. When asked, Bellivia tells them that he'd fed Olivia the soul magnets 7 months earlier in the tea he'd given her when she'd crossed over to interview him. Peter, of course, looks absolutely pissed through the explanation and who can blame him. They'd finally found their stride in the relationship they've worked like crazy to build from scratch and Bell has taken that away from them. In the end Bellivia and Walter convince Peter and Broyles to allow Bell to remain in Olivia for 48 hours until a suitable host is found and so Walter can pick Bell's brain on Walternate's plot. In reality, Walter is like a child who lost his best friend and now has a chance to keep him again. It's hard to blame Walter for this chance at happiness when he doesn't get much of it, but Peter and Broyles aren't willing to risk Olivia's life for Walter's happiness.
"Sometimes when one walks away from their fate, it leads them to fate's doorstep." - Bellivia
Stowaway was an episode that brought the viewers from the edge of bizarre to the cliff of hilarity. In the episode prior we see Walter use the bell that William Bell had gifted to Nina claiming that by striking it, it will bring William to them using the hypothesis of soul magnets. It works, but in a way few of us may or may not have expected. This one way freaky Friday on crack episode starts off with Bellivia (Bell in Olivia - yeah, you got it) explaining to Broyles, Walter, Peter, and Astrid in so many words, how he got where he was in Olivia's body and the situation. It turns out Bell can survive for several weeks in Olivia's body, but this is met with quick objections from Peter and Broyles. When asked, Bellivia tells them that he'd fed Olivia the soul magnets 7 months earlier in the tea he'd given her when she'd crossed over to interview him. Peter, of course, looks absolutely pissed through the explanation and who can blame him. They'd finally found their stride in the relationship they've worked like crazy to build from scratch and Bell has taken that away from them. In the end Bellivia and Walter convince Peter and Broyles to allow Bell to remain in Olivia for 48 hours until a suitable host is found and so Walter can pick Bell's brain on Walternate's plot. In reality, Walter is like a child who lost his best friend and now has a chance to keep him again. It's hard to blame Walter for this chance at happiness when he doesn't get much of it, but Peter and Broyles aren't willing to risk Olivia's life for Walter's happiness.
FRINGE: Past + Present + Future #8 "A Double Agent"
Email Post 9/14/2011 01:35:00 PM Categories: Fringe, John Noble, Past + Present + Future, Season 4, Video
Our Olivia is trapped over there, while their Olivia takes her place over here, in this eighth installment of the twelve-part web series Fringe: Past + Present + Future. Narrated by series star John Noble.
FRINGE: Past + Present + Future #7 "Over There"
Email Post 9/14/2011 01:34:00 PM Categories: Fringe, John Noble, Past + Present + Future, Season 4, Video
Walter & Olivia cross over to the alternate universe in the hopes of rescuing Peter, in this seventh installment of the twelve-part web series "Fringe: Past + Present + Future". Narrated by series star John Noble.
FRINGE: Past + Present + Future #6 "The Other Side"
Email Post 9/14/2011 07:14:00 AM Categories: Fringe, John Noble, Past + Present + Future, Season 4, Video
In the sixth installment of the twelve-part web series Fringe: Past + Present + Future, Fringe Division in the alternate universe is in an epic race against time. Narrated by series star John Noble.
Fringe Summer Rewatch: #316 "Os"
Email Post 9/14/2011 12:01:00 AM Categories: Fringe, Season 3, Summer Rewatch
Join us for our Fringe Summer re-watch, where we review every episode of Fringe during the summer hiatus. Comments are welcome as we dig into the connections made over three seasons.

"Os" was written by Josh Singer and Graham Roland, directed by Brad Anderson, and was first aired on March 11th, 2011. The glyph for this episode was EARTH.
To me. "Os" is the perfect combination of MOTW and mythology. As the next chronological episode in the Blue-verse after "6B", it's the first exposure to Olivia and Peter in their new relationship. At the same time, it's moving inexorably closer to the end of the world and Walter is losing his tenuous grasp on his self-confidence and abilities to find a solution without his partner, William Bell. There's Doubting Walter, Happy Olivia, and once again, Peter being a mensch, as he grapples with his decision to keep secrets from Olivia. Couple this with a compelling case unrelated to the other universe, but illustrating one of the main themes of Fringe ("How far would you go to save your son / a loved one?"), and "Os" proves to be an episode that satisfies both the mystery and the mythology lovers.

"Os" was written by Josh Singer and Graham Roland, directed by Brad Anderson, and was first aired on March 11th, 2011. The glyph for this episode was EARTH.
To me. "Os" is the perfect combination of MOTW and mythology. As the next chronological episode in the Blue-verse after "6B", it's the first exposure to Olivia and Peter in their new relationship. At the same time, it's moving inexorably closer to the end of the world and Walter is losing his tenuous grasp on his self-confidence and abilities to find a solution without his partner, William Bell. There's Doubting Walter, Happy Olivia, and once again, Peter being a mensch, as he grapples with his decision to keep secrets from Olivia. Couple this with a compelling case unrelated to the other universe, but illustrating one of the main themes of Fringe ("How far would you go to save your son / a loved one?"), and "Os" proves to be an episode that satisfies both the mystery and the mythology lovers.
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