Fringe Finale Review for 5.12 & 5.13 - 'Deus Ex Michaelna'

 

Deus Ex Michaelna

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Fauxlivia - ‘Stop checking out my young ass.’

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Walter, ‘ It’s a beautiful name - Astrid.’

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Walter, ‘You have always been my favorite thing, son.’

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Donald to December, ‘You can change destiny.  If you have the will to change it.  It may require sacrifice.’

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The Fringe Series Finale:

1) Emotionally Satisfying.
2) Mythologically Satisfying.
3) Narrative Ninja.

'That is cool!'

A tip of the Fringe Fedora to everyone connected with the Fringe show.  They invoked one of those pat phrases that make fans cringe whenever such platitudes are uttered - this season will be a love letter to the fans - pulled it off and made it a first class delivery.

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Fringe Benefits Project Artist Interview Gary Pullin

The fifth in our series of Fringe Benefits Project Artist Interviews is with "Ghoulish" Gary Pullin who created the poster for Episode 1.13 - The Transformation.

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 - Back in December I got an email from Jensen asking if I liked Fringe. I'll be honest, living the freelance life hasn't opened up a lot of time for TV so I had only seen a few episodes but thought it was an awesome show. In fact, a lot of it was filmed in an old church just steps away from my home here in Toronto. When he sent me the episode "The Transformation" how could I resist, it had a great monster and I knew I wanted in on the project.

Q - If you had the chance to create another print in this series what moment would you have chosen?

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FINALE! Fringe Benefits Inc Podcast: Episode 5.12 & 5.13 Review

Our last podcast.    

This is it everyone - the finale podcast.

Remember to grab that FBI Bingo card and play along!  See how many slots we fill.

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.

Joining us this time is special guest:

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

Enjoy!

Downloadable MP3 version

Intro Music: 'Out Of The Blue' - Time Machine - Alan Parsons Project

Outro Music: 'Time Together' - Carol Burnett

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Fringe Benefits Inc Podcast Play Along Bingo Card!

Our Fringe Benefits Inc podcast episode review for the Fringe finale will be up - appropriately enough - this Friday.

And YOU can join in on the fun with our very own Fringe Benefits Inc Podcast Bingo Card!

Whipped together by our very own graphics guru - Frea_O!

Listen along starting this Friday and keep score!  See how many squares we manage to cover off.

PS - Physics! is an alternative for the free center square.  ;)

FRiNGEcasting podcast for ep 512 and 513 Series Finale

FRiNGEcasting With Wayne And Dan podcast: 

Listen here for episode #115 of the FRiNGEcasting With Wayne And Dan podcast! Wayne and Dan discuss the FRiNGE Series Finale 512 and 513 "Liberty" and "Enemy of Fate", and share a ton of excellent listener feedback from the FRiNGEcasting listener community.

Listener feedback voicemail: Call (904) 469-7469 or use the voicemail button at FRiNGEcastingPodcast.com

If your business or website needs voice-overs, I'd love the opportunity to work with you! Details at MediaVoiceOvers.com.

Fringe Benefits Project Artist Interview - Anthony Petrie

The next in our series of Fringe Benefits Project artist interviews is with Anthony Petrie the creator of the first poster in the series for episode 2.18 White Tulip.

Q - If you had the chance to create another print in this series what moment would you have chosen?

I loved the creature from the episode "Unleashed," it would have been a lot of fun to draw.

Q - Were you restricted/instructed in anyway?

No, we were allowed to depict the episode however we felt was most appropriate.

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UPDATE WINNERS PICKED! Fringe Contest: Smart Pop Books 'Fringe Science'

Thanks to everyone that entered - great answers all.

The decision was difficult and here are the two winners:

1) Angela Drefcinski

and

2) W. White

Please contact me at the following email address:

olddarth at yahoo dot ca

and I'll pass along your mailing information to have the book sent to you.

Enjoy!

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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"?