Fringe Review: Black Blotter

“Why are those mice shooting at us?”

The Theme of the Season is a question: how far will you go to save the world? And the answer has been: not too far. Last week, Peter chose to remain a member of humankind, sacrificing his time-reading abilities to stay a son, father, and husband. This week, a trip through Walter’s brain revealed that he, too, wants to maintain the best part of himself. He’s afraid that he has gone too far, now as then.

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The Fringe Podcast Episode 518-Black Blotter

In this episode of The Fringe Podcast we review the season 5 episode, “Black Blotter.” We discuss the various easter eggs and connections found in the episode, what it might reveal about Walter’s future (and his past), and new things we learned about the boy observer, Nina, William Bell, and Carla Warren. We share our theories on Sam Weiss and we talk about who might die before the show comes to an end.

We also share information about our Fringe finale party. Come join us for the finale!

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

Fringe 5.09 Review - Black Blotter

Tinkerbell Tripping

Hurdy, Gurdy, Pusher Man Goes A Wandering

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Walter to Carla Warren  - "I wanted to cry for you. But I'm different now."

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Pusher Man Lyrics -

Pete Shelley

I went to my pad

And I crashed on my bed

I kept taking that snuff

Until it blew my head

It was really gunpowder

I a flash in the pan

I a charcoaled cinder

God damn the pusher man

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As a nod to previous seasons where the nineteenth episode were always something outside the lines, even for Fringe, Episode 9 was given that honor in this shortened final season.  Less ambitious this time, no doubt due to a decreased budget, Walter’s discovery of an excellent batch of LSD - Black Blotter -  still made for a compelling, inner mind episode.

Walter And Company Go A Wandering.

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Fringe Glyph Code 509: "Black Blotter"

The Glyphs code in the Fringe episode "Black Blotter" spelled out GUILT, like how Walter felt guilty about his lab assistant's death.

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

Fringe 510 Preview: "Anomaly XB-6783746"

Here is the preview from the end of "Black Blotter" for the Fringe episode "Anomaly XB-6783746", which airs on FRIDAY, December 14th at 9:00PM on FOX.

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

Fringe Episode 509: "Black Blotter"

Happy Fringe Friday!

WALTER TAKES A TRIP IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS
In attempt to recall a plan to defeat the Observers, Walter takes an LSD trip down memory lane. Meanwhile, Peter and Olivia trace a mysterious signal to the woods, where they come upon a grisly scene.

During tonight's episode, help promote Fringe by tweeting about the episode using this week's hashmark #FreeYourMind (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) 
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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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Check back here soon for Observer sightings, Glyph codes, and other Fringe Easter Eggs.

How do you rate the Fringe episode "Black Blotter"?

Fringe Sneak Peeks: "Black Blotter"

Here are three sneak peeks for tonight's Fringe episode "Black Blotter".

Fringe Noble Intentions: "The Human Kind"

John Noble discusses the Fringe season 5 episode "The Human Kind" in the latest episode of Noble Intentions.

Fringe Observiews 5.08 The Human Kind

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…

4.14 The End Of All Things

DAVID JONES: "Your love for this man must be something quite profound."

It is. And just how profound? We will find out!

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The Fringe Podcast Episode 517-Feedback For The Human Kind

In episode 517 of The Fringe Podcast, we share some of the listener feedback we received for the Fringe season 5 episode titled, "The Human Kind." We hear some new theories about Peter and Windmark, we hear positive and negative reactions to Peter taking the Observer tech out of his head, and we hear opinions about Olivia's character improvements in the episode. We also hear two different takes on Simone and how she might tie in to cortexiphan, we discuss the pros and cons of having a shorter episode season, and even a new theory that could mean that Etta's not dead and more!

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

FRiNGEcasting podcast for ep 508 The Human Kind

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Listen here for episode #111 of the FRiNGEcasting With Wayne And Dan podcast! Wayne and Dan give their reactions and theories for FRiNGE 508 "The Human Kind", and share some mind-blowing theories and feedback from the FRiNGEcasting listener community.

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Fringe 5.08 Review - The Human Kind

Smoothing Out Brain & Time Wrinkles

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Olivia - ‘Why are you smiling?’

Simone - ‘I believe you can’t know everything.’

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Peter - ‘Etta’s gone.’

Olivia - ‘Etta’s not gone.  She saved my life today.’

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Wow!  Did not see that coming.  Peter’s Observerification was resolved much quicker than anticipated even in this shortened 13 episode season.

I’m glad for it on several fronts though.  First it kills any worries about Peter becoming an Observer ie September. Second, it allows Peter and Olivia to be working together in the last handful of episodes the series have left.  Far preferable than the two of them remaining at odds till the series finale.

Observer or Human?

Fringe has played the, ‘love conquers all,’ card several times and this hand was the weakest the series has dealt out. Partly because of its repeated reuse and partly because of the way the season has been structured.  There has been little to no positive emotional connections and investments maintained in Season 5 to deeply invest the viewers into the final scene between Peter and Olivia.

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