tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6650023324051419860..comments2024-03-29T05:43:36.177-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Fringe: The Road Not TakenBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-89834356141215318172022-02-05T15:45:11.980-05:002022-02-05T15:45:11.980-05:00>>"Francis: “She’s definitely a table f...>>"Francis: “She’s definitely a table for one…Do you think something’s wrong with her? A woman in the prime of her life, no evidence of a boyfriend…” That’s a bit harsh, isn’t it?"<br />Yes it is, lol. Jeez. And I like Francis.. <br />"She didn't use social media at all?! By god, we're dealing with a real ghost here"Onigirlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070327483035350298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-48243724046741607522012-06-12T03:11:34.541-04:002012-06-12T03:11:34.541-04:00You can think about it in terms of the Robert Fros...<i>You can think about it in terms of the Robert Frost poem that the title references, too. In the poem, Frost is really talking about opting out of conventional society (a bit odd for a future Poet Laureate, but whatever). But the idea of branching paths, and the fact that in Frost’s theory we’re stuck with the one we choose, even though we’re aware of other possible lives our alternate selves are leading.</i><br /><br />Josie -- I have to (slightly) disagree with you here. I think Walter's branches and Frost's branches are different. Walter is talking about the myriad of small choices we make every day, many unconsciously. To go to work or to stay home is the example that Walter uses. Few of us consciously make the decision every morning to go to work -- we just go. Yet, Walter's point is that the choice to go to work then leads on to others -- which suit to wear as opposed to which pair of sweatpants; a quick bowl of cereal as opposed to a lazy meal with the paper, etc.<br /><br />Frost's branches, I believe, are the big choices we make. Which job to take; which person to marry; as you say in your review, whether or not to be part of conventional society. As we stand on the brink of a big decision or a big choice, the road of our life does branch. I think what Frost is saying is that once the choice is made, we are not stuck. Yes, we cannot go back, but we can fix the mistakes the make. And, more often than not, the choices we make "ma[k]e all the difference."<br /><br />Can you tell that I love this poem?<br /><br /><i>Agent Harris: “Right now, you are acting emotionally.” All powerful, successful women just shuddered.</i><br /><br />Amen, sister.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-13387833523822722732011-07-19T00:29:22.998-04:002011-07-19T00:29:22.998-04:00I also cheered when Harris went poof. What a perf...I also cheered when Harris went poof. What a perfect way to take out a bad guy.<br /><br />This episode was really wonderful. It's what I was hoping for when I started watching this show.<br /><br />And just a little geek bit of fun: the guy who played the <i>Star Trek</i> nerd was Clint Howard, Ron Howard's brother, who actually played an alien in an outstanding episode of original <i>Trek</i> when he was little, <a href="http://www.billiedoux.com/startrek1x10.html" rel="nofollow">The Corbomite Maneuver</a>.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50461207607258576222009-05-08T16:10:00.000-04:002009-05-08T16:10:00.000-04:00Sad thing is, I found the review better then the e...Sad thing is, I found the review better then the episode.<br /><br />A lot less predictable.ZSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57840676385170414632009-05-08T00:49:00.000-04:002009-05-08T00:49:00.000-04:00Hi Percysowner: yes, that's my problem with the me...Hi Percysowner: yes, that's my problem with the memory loss thing. I think Olivia's anger is justified, but it feels like the show is trying to force us to sympathize with Walter's memory loss instead of being angry with him for running experiments on children. Does that make sense? 'Cuz I'm confused by it myself.<br /><br />And N: I cheered out loud when Harris died. He had it coming (in the TV-watching world where my morals are a bit, um, gray).Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-80241290894293323572009-05-07T19:57:00.000-04:002009-05-07T19:57:00.000-04:00I've been lurking and reading reviews here for a w...I've been lurking and reading reviews here for a while, and I just had to comment on this episode. Now, I don't wish a violent painful death on anyone, but I have to say that I am a bit pleased that nasty Agent Harris is no longer around to be pissed off at Olivia. I wanted to throw sharp heavy objects at him every time he got in her face. So, not so sad to see him go.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05472919010862222127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-36768234680198034872009-05-07T17:39:00.000-04:002009-05-07T17:39:00.000-04:00I'm not so sure that Walter didn't write the manif...I'm not so sure that Walter didn't write the manifesto. When Olivia found out about the experiments on her and the other children, Walter claimed that he was never involved with them that it was only William Bell, but the VHS tape shows that Walter WAS involved with Olive's experimentation to some extent. I think Walter finds it convenient to blame William Bell solely for things that he would be ashamed of. William Bell may well have been responsible for the manifesto, but why would Walter hide Bell's manifesto?<br /><br />As to Olivia seeming petty for being angry at Walter, I think she has every right to be angry. If Walter can't remember that is sad, BUT he was involved in experimentation upon children. He was not obviously mentally ill at the time, and should be held responsible for his action.<br /><br />I love Walter as a character, but his attitude is that only his science matters, the people who are affected by his experiments. He has little concern of people, even his own son. He admitted that he experimented on Peter earlier in the season. Walter did not behave in an ethical manner in much of his scientific life, so I think blaming him for his actions, even if he does not remember them is understandable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com