Fringe 4.09
Jan. 21st, 2012 06:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenakDue to circumstances beyond my control, I wasn't able to watch last week's episode. This week's, however, I watched. And squeed!
Not about everything, to be sure. Redverse Broyles (resurrected in life post Peter) being a traitor hits me as bad as when poor Blueverse Charlie was replaced by a shapeshifter back at the start of s2. Then again, it fits with Amberverse Nina's actions; they're the two protector-parental figures of the two Olivias, and as I might have mentioned before, what do most parents and parental figures do in a J.J. Abrams created show? Mind you, they may have a good and ultimately to your benefit reason for screwing you over - ask Sydney Bristow - as opposed to an evil one, but screw you over they do.
Other than Redverse Broyles, this adventure in both universes did a lot to make me glad. The two Astrids getting character scenes, for starters; both Lincolns being adorable, and both Olivias doggedly determined and just plain cool. Walternate (presumably because he did not have a living son to plot to get back) being on the whiter-grey side of ambiguous and having a functioning relationship with his wife (talking to each other about what's going on with you for the win!). And Elizabeth. Oh, Elizabeth. Mind you, the actress outside of flashbacks is just way too young, and they should have at least put some effort into aging her up a bit, makeup wise, but she's good and I can see why they didn't want to replace her with another more age appropriate one. The scene with "our" Walter was just fantastic, both written and acted, and I love that they remembered Elizabeth as a character and made her active instead of using her just for Walter or Peter to monologue at.
Also: the theme of forgiveness. In the Blueverse timeline, Walter took something as a sign of forgiveness that was really the result of his own actions and kindness towards someone else. Here, he gets forgiveness by one of the very few people entitled to do so without coming across as presumptous (when thinking of all that Walter did), and it's indirectly the result of his attempt to punish himself further by not communicating with Peter. And this forgiveness in turn enables him to reach out to Peter again.
Mind you, Peter still thinks there is a separate Blueverse to get back to, which I was amazed during the Christmas hiatus to discover several reviewers, among them Paul Cornell, assume to be the case as well. Whereas I think it couldn't be clearer that this verse - Amber, Blue and Red united and working together - is all there is in the offering.
Our creepy s1 Lector wannabe is back, and it's interesting that in the Amberverse timeline Olivia never met him. Otoh Peter did, and btw, the use of Peter this season continues to find my approval. Much better than in s3. And his reaction to Walter at the end was perfect.
In conclusion: I love this show!
Not about everything, to be sure. Redverse Broyles (resurrected in life post Peter) being a traitor hits me as bad as when poor Blueverse Charlie was replaced by a shapeshifter back at the start of s2. Then again, it fits with Amberverse Nina's actions; they're the two protector-parental figures of the two Olivias, and as I might have mentioned before, what do most parents and parental figures do in a J.J. Abrams created show? Mind you, they may have a good and ultimately to your benefit reason for screwing you over - ask Sydney Bristow - as opposed to an evil one, but screw you over they do.
Other than Redverse Broyles, this adventure in both universes did a lot to make me glad. The two Astrids getting character scenes, for starters; both Lincolns being adorable, and both Olivias doggedly determined and just plain cool. Walternate (presumably because he did not have a living son to plot to get back) being on the whiter-grey side of ambiguous and having a functioning relationship with his wife (talking to each other about what's going on with you for the win!). And Elizabeth. Oh, Elizabeth. Mind you, the actress outside of flashbacks is just way too young, and they should have at least put some effort into aging her up a bit, makeup wise, but she's good and I can see why they didn't want to replace her with another more age appropriate one. The scene with "our" Walter was just fantastic, both written and acted, and I love that they remembered Elizabeth as a character and made her active instead of using her just for Walter or Peter to monologue at.
Also: the theme of forgiveness. In the Blueverse timeline, Walter took something as a sign of forgiveness that was really the result of his own actions and kindness towards someone else. Here, he gets forgiveness by one of the very few people entitled to do so without coming across as presumptous (when thinking of all that Walter did), and it's indirectly the result of his attempt to punish himself further by not communicating with Peter. And this forgiveness in turn enables him to reach out to Peter again.
Mind you, Peter still thinks there is a separate Blueverse to get back to, which I was amazed during the Christmas hiatus to discover several reviewers, among them Paul Cornell, assume to be the case as well. Whereas I think it couldn't be clearer that this verse - Amber, Blue and Red united and working together - is all there is in the offering.
Our creepy s1 Lector wannabe is back, and it's interesting that in the Amberverse timeline Olivia never met him. Otoh Peter did, and btw, the use of Peter this season continues to find my approval. Much better than in s3. And his reaction to Walter at the end was perfect.
In conclusion: I love this show!
