Fringe Observiews 5.11 The Boy Must Live

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…

5.01 Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11

CAPTAIN WINDMARK: "Ah, you're trying to think of music. You miss music."
WALTER: "There's not a lot of it here."
CAPTAIN WINDMARK: "We tolerate it. But it's merely tones, rhythms, and harmonic vibrations I don't understand."
WALTER: "Mostly it amazes me. Music helps you shift perspective, to see things differently if you need to."
CAPTAIN WINDMARK: "See things? Like hope?"
WALTER: "Yeah. Very much like that."
CAPTAIN WINDMARK: "But there is no hope... for you."

For one, Captain Windmark, I think you are underestimating the Bishops and two, this scene entails a theme that was present in the current episode. 

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The Fringe Podcast Episode 526-Fringe Finale Party and Initial Reaction

In this episode of The Fringe Podcast we bring you our initial reactions recorded LIVE at our Fringe Finale Party in Oklahoma City. You'll hear our thoughts on the time reset, the resolution of Walter's character, the death of Windmark, and some of our favorite moments. You'll also hear from several members of the Fringe community that attended the party as they share their thoughts on the finale and their experiences over the last 5 seasons. Even though I introduced this as episode 528, it is actually episode 526.

Thank you to everyone that helped make our finale party possible! We're especially grateful to all those for their support for all of season 5 of The Fringe Podcast and covering some of the costs of our Fringe Finale Party!

Join our next live show on February 3 as we give our full finale review and share your feedback! Send in you feedback by calling our voice feedback line at 304-837-2278 or email us at feedback@thefringepodcast.com.

Fringe Review: An Enemy of Fate

“Because it’s cool.”

I suppose there could be a group of people who found this finale unsatisfying. And I can’t fault them for that, since they likely take issue with it for the same reason I found Season Four troubling. But I hope that most—even all—people felt as I did: that this show ended well, ended with dignity, and it did so with more optimism than I expected, and more beauty than I’d hoped.

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Fringe Review: Liberty

“Sacrifice is hard, son. But you’re no stranger to it.”

If we imagine a plot as the movement of individual scenes and chapters from A to Z, “Liberty” is entirely unnecessary in the larger scheme—a letter our alphabet doesn’t need, like “ll.” A brief tangent, brought about by Michael’s unexplained exit from the monorail: by the end of this episode, the situation has more or less returned to what it was at the end of the previous episode. More or less.

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Fringe Series Finale: "Liberty" & "An Enemy Of Fate"

Happy Final Fringe Friday!

THE THRILLING WORLDS OF “FRINGE” COME TO A MIND-BLOWING END ON THE TWO-HOUR SERIES FINALE
The acclaimed series that has explored the human condition through the prism of parallel universes, unexplainable phenomena and unimaginable threats, reaches a milestone 100th episode and comes to an epic and climatic conclusion. First, the Fringe team engages a desperate plan as Olivia embarks on a dangerous and otherworldly journey into the unknown. Then, Peter, Olivia, Walter, Astrid and Broyles face off against the Observers in one final and extraordinary battle for the fate of mankind.

Don't forget tonight's 2-hour event starts ONE HOUR EARLY at 8/7c!

During tonight's episodes, help promote Fringe by tweeting about the episode using this week's hashmark #KeepLookingUp (Wait until 7pm, 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:

• "Liberty" episode page on Fringepedia / Transcript
• "Liberty" screenshot gallery at FringeFiles
• "Liberty" promotional photos at FringeFiles
• "An Enemy Of Fate" episode page on Fringepedia / Transcript
• "An Enemy Of Fate" screenshot gallery at FringeFiles
• "An Enemy Of Fate" 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 "Liberty"?

How do you rate the Fringe episode "An Enemy Of Fate"?

Hail And Farewell

It is enough; the end and the beginning
are one thing to thee, who art past the end...
Now all strange hours and all strange loves are over
Dreams and desires and sombre songs and sweet...

- Ave Atque Vale by Algernon Charles Swinburne



There is a garden which God has planted for Himself, more beautiful than any earthly garden. The flowers that bloom there are the white souls of His saints, who have kept themselves pure and unspotted from the world.

In God's garden there is every kind of flower, each differing from the other in beauty. Some are tall and stately like the lilies, growing where all may see them in their dress of white and gold; some are half concealed like the violets, and known only by the fragrance of kind deeds and gentle words which have helped to sweeten the lives of others; while some, again, are hidden from all earthly eyes, and only God knows their loveliness and beholds the secret places where they grow. But known or unknown, all have risen above the dark earth, looking ever upward; and, although often bent and beaten down by many a cruel storm of temptation and sin, they have ever raised their heads again, turning their faces towards God; until at last they have been crowned with the perfect flower of holiness, and now blossom for ever in the Heavenly Garden.

Let us remember that God has given to all of us, little children as well as grown-up people, a place in His garden here on earth, and He would have us take these white flowers, the lives of His saints, as a pattern for our own. We may not be set where all can see us; our place in God's garden may be a very humble and sheltered spot; but, like the saints, we may keep our faces ever turned upward, and learn to grow, as they grew, like their Master, pure and straight and strong—fit flowers to blossom in the Garden of God.

- Words and illustration from "In God's Garden: Stories of the Saints for Little Children."

Fringe Benefits Project Artist Interview - Mark Englert

The third interview in our Fringe Benefits Project interview series is with Mark Englert.

Mark created this superb dual aspect poster with glow in the dark ink to represent episode 3.03 "The Plateau"

Q - Mr. Jensen Karp is the mastermind behind Gallery 1988 and The Fringe Benefits Project. When did he contact you about participating in the series? How much advance notice/working time did you have? Especially as the episodes were voted for by the fans of the show.

A - Not much lead time, but coming from a comic book and production art background, I'm used to crazy deadlines.

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The Fringemunks: Epis. 4.21 - "Brave New World, Part 1" (parody of "Hey Jude" by The Beatles)

The Fringemunks recap Fringe Episode 4.21 "Brave New World, Part 1" with a parody of "Hey Jude" by The Beatles. Olivia is wondering how she was able to save Jessica Holt from a weird nanite issue.  Peter reassures Olivia that they will figure this out together.  Both of them have a showdown with David Robert Jones.

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TV Guide: Fringe Oral History

TV Guide has a four part mega-interview with John Noble (Dr. Walter Bishop), Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop), Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham), Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth), Lance Reddick (Phillip Broyles), Blair Brown (Nina Sharp), Seth Gabel (Lincoln Lee), series co-creator J.J. Abrams, executive producers J.H Wyman, Jeff Pinkner and Bryan Burk, Warner Bros. President Peter Roth and Fox's Chairman of Entertainment Kevin Reilly about the bumpy road to the Fringe series finale.

TV Guide: Fringe Oral History - Part 1 - producers and cast discuss the beginnings of Fringe, casting choices, procedural vs. serial, and the turning point for the show.

TV Guide: Fringe Oral History - Part 2 - producers and cast discuss the introduction of the parallel universe, which opened up the world of Fox's sci-fi drama to new and exciting possibilities, including a new set of characters with names like Walternate and Bolivia that fans would — gasp! — actually come to love in the end.   

TV Guide: Fringe Oral History - Part 3 - producers and cast discuss the most polarizing story line of the series: The Season 3 cliff-hanger featured a scene in which Peter Bishop, who we had come to know and love over three seasons, mysteriously vanished into thin air. The Observers then explained that he had, in fact, never existed. (Come again?) This controversial creative move ended a season that included Fringe's foreboding move to the Friday "death slot." Still, the show soldiered on for another two seasons, much to the credit of its passionate fan base.

TV Guide: Fringe Oral History - Part 4 - producers and cast discuss the episode that took Fox's sci-fi series in an entirely new direction: into the future. The series has always been known for its offbeat 19th episode, but its final one took the viewers on an adventure to Observer-occupied 2036, in which Peter, Olivia, Astrid and Walter were freed from amber by Peter and Olivia's grown-up daughter Etta. In the race to the series finale, what's left of the team will attempt to reset time in hopes of ridding the world of Observers.

Fringe 2-Hour Series Finale Begins Tonight At 8/7c

Don't forget that Fringe starts one-hour earlier tonight, starting with the penultimate episode "Liberty" at 8:00 ET, followed by the Fringe series finale "An Enemy Of Fate" at the regular 9:00 ET.

What Would You Ask: Johusa Jackson

Tomorrow afternoon, we'll get the chance to chat with Joshua Jackson, the man who plays the one and only ;) Peter Bishop.

This will undoubtedly be a crowded conference call, so we may only get to ask one or two questions, but we still want to know - What would you ask Joshua Jackson?

Submit your questions in the comments by noon tomorrow, and we'll try to include as many as we can!

Fringe Discuss: What Will Happen in the Series Finale?

Welcome to the last installment of Fringe Discuss, where we post a Fringe-related question and ask you to give us your answers.

We cannot change the fact that the end is in sight, but we can speculate about it.

This week's question: What do you think will happen during the 2-hour season finale this Friday?

Please feel free to post your responses below.

DO NOT POST ANY SPOILERS HERE.

C'mon. This is your last chance to share your thoughts on the ends of the story arcs here!