Fringe 4.3
Oct. 8th, 2011 11:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenakIn which David Fury, last season in an Abrams show during season 1 of Lost when he won an Emmy for his troubles for Walkabout, returns for scriptwriting duties. Why am I not surprised that he got a Walter story? (Clearly, what Joss Whedon shows, in which he was good but not extraordinary, were lacking in were broken tragic obsessive middle-aged to old men who can either doom or save the world(s). :)
Walter Bishop: believing in self mutilation for decades. Seriously, between the taken out heart in Walter's fantasy story for Ella, the actual taken out brain parts which at least according to William Bell was Walter's idea so he won't develop into Walternate, and now his idea of how to stop himself hallucinating near the end of the episode it's an established character trait, but really, it's the least that breaks one's heart about Walter in this episode. The conversation with the head of St. Claire's (btw, is this the same actor from season 1 or a different one? Is it even meant to be the same character? Can't check right now, am without my s1 dvds), all the scenes with Aaron and that last scene with Olivia - Walter kept gutting me (in the best way).
We also got more Orangeverse backstory clarified: Walter did abduct Redverse Peter, but because the Observer did not interfere in this timeline, lost him immediately upon reentry due to the breaking ice. Which gives Walternate indeed even more reason to hate him, while making Walter himself even more unstable and guilty. Something I've been wondering is whether or not child!Olivia still crossed verses inadvertendly, thereby alerting Walternate to the existence of the Blueverse and of his doppelganger; indeed whether the whole Cortizon experiment backstory between Olivia and Walter has been the same, or somewhat altered. Well, that may be cleared up.
Olivia also having been seen visions of Peter was the kind of surprise this show springs on you but was prepared by the scene of her running faces, and it is absolutely in character for her to keep this to herself and to investigate on her own before telling anyone, until Walter confesses to her. The trust and the tenderness between them was incredibly touching.
Walter and Aaron: in retrospect the idea of letting Walter bond with a young boy may seem obvious, but the way it was executed made it great instead of clichéd. Fury made sure not to let Aaron be all trusting immediatey (and the "and you don't think you belong in a mental institution?!?" was a great touch, because what is the boy supposed to think upon hearing Walter's backstory?), and it's a quick but appropriate reminder of Walter's inventive mind being a scary place when one of the methods he comes up with to separate Aaron from Gus is lobotomy. (Also a symptom of why Walter needs Olivia, Astrid, and in blueverse timeline Peter as a checks and balance system, to tell him no and that he has to think of an alternative.) It would be great if Aaron wasn't just a one shot character but if we were to see him again this season, but considering the utter absence of Ella last season I'm not putting too much hope there.
Still: great episode. And I'm left muttering "oh, Walter". And fangirl John Noble all over again.
Walter Bishop: believing in self mutilation for decades. Seriously, between the taken out heart in Walter's fantasy story for Ella, the actual taken out brain parts which at least according to William Bell was Walter's idea so he won't develop into Walternate, and now his idea of how to stop himself hallucinating near the end of the episode it's an established character trait, but really, it's the least that breaks one's heart about Walter in this episode. The conversation with the head of St. Claire's (btw, is this the same actor from season 1 or a different one? Is it even meant to be the same character? Can't check right now, am without my s1 dvds), all the scenes with Aaron and that last scene with Olivia - Walter kept gutting me (in the best way).
We also got more Orangeverse backstory clarified: Walter did abduct Redverse Peter, but because the Observer did not interfere in this timeline, lost him immediately upon reentry due to the breaking ice. Which gives Walternate indeed even more reason to hate him, while making Walter himself even more unstable and guilty. Something I've been wondering is whether or not child!Olivia still crossed verses inadvertendly, thereby alerting Walternate to the existence of the Blueverse and of his doppelganger; indeed whether the whole Cortizon experiment backstory between Olivia and Walter has been the same, or somewhat altered. Well, that may be cleared up.
Olivia also having been seen visions of Peter was the kind of surprise this show springs on you but was prepared by the scene of her running faces, and it is absolutely in character for her to keep this to herself and to investigate on her own before telling anyone, until Walter confesses to her. The trust and the tenderness between them was incredibly touching.
Walter and Aaron: in retrospect the idea of letting Walter bond with a young boy may seem obvious, but the way it was executed made it great instead of clichéd. Fury made sure not to let Aaron be all trusting immediatey (and the "and you don't think you belong in a mental institution?!?" was a great touch, because what is the boy supposed to think upon hearing Walter's backstory?), and it's a quick but appropriate reminder of Walter's inventive mind being a scary place when one of the methods he comes up with to separate Aaron from Gus is lobotomy. (Also a symptom of why Walter needs Olivia, Astrid, and in blueverse timeline Peter as a checks and balance system, to tell him no and that he has to think of an alternative.) It would be great if Aaron wasn't just a one shot character but if we were to see him again this season, but considering the utter absence of Ella last season I'm not putting too much hope there.
Still: great episode. And I'm left muttering "oh, Walter". And fangirl John Noble all over again.
