“The worst part of holding the memories is not
the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.” ― Lois Lowry,
The Giver
This episode was sure to be controversial as early
viewers warned that tissues would be needed and some outlets leaked that there
would be an emotional death. I do have to say that I had a pretty good idea of
what was coming due to set reports concerning the activities of a certain
actress—or lack thereof. However, when that big moment came, I was not
prepared. The script was written by Alison Schapker, who is one
of the best Bad Robot team writers, having penned The Plateau, Marionette, Bloodline, The Last Sam Weiss, One Night
In October, Enemy Of My Enemy and
A Better Human Being. She’s great
with meaningful and gut-wrenching stories, and this may be her Fringe magma opus.
The following is fairly long, but this episode
deserves thorough treatment.


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