The Fringe Podcast Episode 511-Feedback For An Origin Story

In episode 511 of The Fringe Podcast we share some of the listener feedback we receive for the Frige season 5 episode, “An Origin Story.” We hear from some listeners who are unfulfilled by the season, and others who are loving each episode more as the season progresses. We discuss possible outcomes for the series finale and whether or not we’ll figure out what will happen or if the writers will surprise us with something even better. We hear various thoughts on the death of Etta, Peter’s decision to put the Observer tech into his head, and if Peter has now become the first Observer.

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We received a LOT of amazing feedback for this episode, much of it from first time callers or contributors! Thanks to EVERYONE that sent in feedback for this episode. Send in your feedback and theories to 304-837-2278 or feedback@thefringepodcast.com.

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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 - Sneak Peek 1 - 5.06 Hologram of Etta

 Hologram of Etta from "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There"





Sniffles on my part.  How about you?

Fringe Benefits Inc Podcast - 5.05 Review

Frea, Jan, Lou, & Maximus get together after each Fringe episode in this temporarily constructed shared reality known as a podcast to discuss the Fifth & Final Season of Fringe.

Hey everybody!  Fringe is back and so are we!!!!  Woohoo!  Time to talk some Fringe.

Joining us are special guests:

Karen Lindsay from the FarScape - Scaper Chronicles & Castle - Storming The Castle Podcast

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Intro Music: Intro - 'Lunatic Fringe' - Tom Cochrane

 Agenda:

1) Intros

2) Quick Thoughts 

3) RoundTable 

4) Ep Rating - out of 10 Genes

Leave us feedback here or on Twitter:

Frea - @Frea_O

Jan - @happydayz3

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Jan's Fringe Recaps can be found at NiceGirlsTV

FBI Inc Podcast graphics designed by Frea_O

Observer Talk - An Origin Story

This week I think we got only the second on screen attempt to decode the observer language, the first being way back in season 1.

However as usual this new notebook contains yet more different symbols, Astrid's epiphany explanation is that the symbols may have multiple meanings and one symbol may represent different English letters depending on your perception. So it is most probable that there are multiple observer character sets that translate to the same English letter.

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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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The Fringe Podcast Episode 510-An Origin Story

In episode 510 of The Fringe Podcast we break down the season 5 episode, “An Origin Story.” We talk about Peter’s action’s at the end of the episode and whether or not this will cause him to become an observer, we talk about the drastically different ways that Peter and Olivia are dealing with the same situation, and we share our thoughts on several parallels we saw between this episode and episodes from previous seasons. We also talk about the brilliant writing, music, and acting in this episode and how this episode might just go down as one of the all time great Fringe episodes. We also talked about more Blade Runner tie-ins and Clint tells us how Peter’s eye movement test is used in the real world.

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Send in your feedback and theories to 304-837-2278 or feedback@thefringepodcast.com.

Older episodes of The Fringe Podcast on The Fringe Podcast Network can be found here, or the entire episode collection of The Fringe Podcast can be found here.

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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Fringe 5.05 Review - An Origin Story

How Peter & Olivia Got Their Grief On

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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"

George Santayana

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“You don’t even know what you don’t know.”

Unnamed Observer to Peter

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“I’m feeling optimistic.”

Peter to Unnamed Observer

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FRiNGEcasting podcast for ep 505 "An Origin Story"

FRiNGEcasting With Wayne And Dan podcast: 

Listen here for episode #108 of the FRiNGEcasting With Wayne And Dan podcast! Wayne and Dan give their reactions and theories for FRiNGE 505 "An Origin Story", and share some mind-blowing 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: Reward Wire

A new Fringe website was teased during last night's episode: RewardWire.org.

Good loyalists, like yourself, can earn vouchers for reporting protocol infractions, and letting the observers know if you have spotted any known fugitives, like Olivia Dunham, Peter Bishop, Walter Bishop, or Astrid Fansworth.

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.