tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2264598736911338396..comments2024-03-28T10:18:52.493-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Fringe: Alone in the WorldBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-25308863573360754762011-10-11T17:56:17.008-04:002011-10-11T17:56:17.008-04:00Jess, you're watching Fringe!
I think the dif...Jess, you're watching <i>Fringe</i>!<br /><br />I think the difference between "relevance" and "resonance" is a very nice distinction. This episode did resonate with me, but I didn't feel like it was entirely relevant.<br /><br />But it's really cool, too, to know that this new season is accessible to new viewers. I'm so glad you're enjoying it!Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-17770948836014914912011-10-11T14:21:04.295-04:002011-10-11T14:21:04.295-04:00I agree with Jess, they wouldn't make us inves...I agree with Jess, they wouldn't make us invested if they were going to just negate it.<br /><br />What I think it's going to happen is something similar to what happens to Roland in the 3rd book of the Dark Tower series: he had both timelines in conflict in his mind.Gus Brunettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554920460249324531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-33000943067353205042011-10-11T14:08:42.864-04:002011-10-11T14:08:42.864-04:00I wanted to catch up with this show over the summe...I wanted to catch up with this show over the summer, but it just didn't happen. But, I've been following reviews and discussion of the show for awhile now, so I feel like I've got a pretty good handle on what's going on. So, when I saw the current season was available On Demand, I decided to just dive in.<br /><br />Understanding all the background of the previous seasons, but not having watched it unfold, I don't have the emotional attachment to Peter that the long time viewers do, so I've been enjoying the time spent in the altered timeline (both Over Here and Over There) and am not super eager to have Peter just come back already. It is an interesting position to be in. I'm guessing that when he does come back, if the timeline shifts back or returns somehow to the previous iteration, then I'm going to be distressed that these versions of the characters have been lost.<br /><br />For me, both this episode and the previous one had tremendous emotional resonance (that term works better for me than "relevance"), and I actually found myself tearing up as Walter promised not to leave Aaron. I was also quite moved by Olivia saving Walter and sharing her dreams. I give credit to <i>both</i> Anna Torv and John Noble for making what could have seemed quite ludicrous work so well, especially on an emotional level.<br /><br />But my favorite little moment was Lincoln admitting he was freaked out and asking Olivia if she wanted to talk about it. I'm enjoying these two slowly developing a bond (and love the contrast between the current Over Here version of the relationship and the Over There one). I'll be quite sad if our investment in this new bond is squandered when Peter returns, which makes me wonder how they plan to handle Peter's return. <br /><br />Why get us to invest in these new relationships and such, if it will all be overwritten soon? On the other hand, what happens to the previous three years of investment if they don't revert to that version of history? Does it still count because Peter wasn't completely erased from Olivia and Walter, and they still feel his absence? Interesting stuff to ponder.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63550154094105371822011-10-10T14:49:05.293-04:002011-10-10T14:49:05.293-04:00Man, there are so many dirty puns floating around ...Man, there are so many dirty puns floating around my mind right now! The 5th grader in me is howling. But this is a decent website, so I'll refrain myself.Gus Brunettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554920460249324531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-74274353190886936032011-10-10T14:41:20.219-04:002011-10-10T14:41:20.219-04:00Paul "P.E,N.I.S." Kelly,
Don't try ...Paul "P.E,N.I.S." Kelly,<br /><br />Don't try to out-think the robots. We're just not good enough.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79136850927601881822011-10-10T05:22:48.488-04:002011-10-10T05:22:48.488-04:00Gus, if it's any consolation, I was trying to ...Gus, if it's any consolation, I was trying to float the phrase "Peter enters narrative in secret" and hoping a robo-acronym would spring to mind. Nothing yet, though. <br /><br />I know I'm in a minority, but I'm not actually missing Peter that much. I <i>do</i> want him back at some point. I'm just enjoying the effect his absence is having on the Fringiverse. I'm not ready to give it up just yet.Paul Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979646022056755322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7501985293252354482011-10-09T20:33:08.542-04:002011-10-09T20:33:08.542-04:00It's good enough for me.
I was writing someth...It's good enough for me.<br /><br />I was writing something very similar in my reviw of Ep 3 of Person of Interest, on how and when a stand-alone has importance to the series as a whole.Gus Brunettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554920460249324531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82988873943347856572011-10-09T20:14:35.605-04:002011-10-09T20:14:35.605-04:00Maybe, the Stand-Alone With Yoodles of Emotional R...Maybe, the Stand-Alone With Yoodles of Emotional Relevance?<br /><br />Yoodles isn't a word, but it sounds like "oodles," i.e., "lots."Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-77719546816666655972011-10-09T20:03:09.351-04:002011-10-09T20:03:09.351-04:00CoolSid, you think you were excited when Walter na...CoolSid, you think you were excited when Walter named it Gus? Imagine me.<br /><br />There have been many cool Guses popping up in tv shows lately. There was one in The Wire, too.<br /><br />I spend a long time trying to cram a "Y" into your acronym so it would be a SAWYER, but I couldn't.<br /><br />I'll have more to say when I reflect a little more.Gus Brunettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554920460249324531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-715001012473699492011-10-09T11:23:33.261-04:002011-10-09T11:23:33.261-04:00This is a macabre nitpick... no pun intended. But...This is a macabre nitpick... no pun intended. But that wasn't an ice pick, it was a lobotomy set. Specifically for frontal lobe lobotomy, usually done through the eye (which is totally gross).<br /><br />I loved this episode, because in a way no episode is a simple SAWER anymore. At some point in season two, it became less about the weird science of the week, and more about the characters. This one was totally about Walter, and I loved it for that!<br /><br />Thank you once again for your review, and I truly hope you're right that people will be dissecting this show in the future. (ok this entire comment is kinda gross =-)<br /><br />TVNerdTVNerdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-15459925596437889582011-10-09T11:22:21.206-04:002011-10-09T11:22:21.206-04:00Good but disposable. I like the way they're ex...Good but disposable. I like the way they're exploring the Peter-less world(s) but it seems like an extended version of the many many What-if stories that abound in fiction today. I think I'm about ready for Peter and the original characters to come back now....<br /><br />On a side note though, As a breaking bad fan, I was highly amused by the fact that Walter named the nueral network Gus, as in Gus "Fringe"...Siddharth M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16106439271492628550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84070926433879263262011-10-09T10:36:02.967-04:002011-10-09T10:36:02.967-04:00Absolutely agree. It was a very good episode (I e...Absolutely agree. It was a very good episode (I especially loved the little boy saying, "And you don't think you belong in a mental institution?") and the extreme ridiculousness of Walter trying to lobotomize himself actually working because John Noble is so good) but I'm ready for Peter to come back. I'm just worried about the repercussions to the timeline.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com