FRINGE: "Because it's cool!"

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Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

LAST SEASON: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3435580

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Aatrek fucked around with this message at 15:00 on Feb 17, 2013

# ¿ Sep 20, 2012 01:39

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 11:41

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

The finale will be in early February, as it's a 13-episode season. There will be two short breaks (probably baseball-related); the season is to run 4 eps / 2 eps / 7 eps, with a three-part finale.

# ¿ Sep 20, 2012 05:25

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Hey, it got us a final season. I'll take what I can get.

# ¿ Sep 20, 2012 05:35

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

IRQ posted:

Someone spoil me, I still have like 9 episodes of the last season sitting on my DVR suffering from the Fringe mid-season nothing loving happens in MOTW episode blues. Does Peter get back into the right timeline? Is it worth forcing my way through these?

Do yourself a favor, watch AT MINIMUM episode 19 ("Letters of Transit"), which sets up the final season; episode 20 ("Worlds Apart") which may or may not end the "red" universe storyline; and then the two-part season finale. This is very, very important going into the final season.

# ¿ Sep 22, 2012 01:20

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Rewatching 'Letters of Transit' - Walter, Astrid, Peter, and Bell were amber'd in the typewriter shop we'd seen many times before, which housed the quantum-entangled typewriter used to communicate with the other universe.

Since we later found out that the bridge to the other side ended up closed, and that Olivia got de-Cortexiphaned after she got shot in the head, the team had no way to reach Walternate and company... after the Observer invasion, I am convinced that the team was trying to reach the alternate Fringe team for help, or backup, or SOMETHING to fight the Observers.

# ¿ Sep 23, 2012 00:06

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Here's a nutso tidbit about the world of the future, from io9.

quote:

In the Observer-controlled future, there's a general lack of decency and dignity, most notably when it comes to a group of people referred to as Amber Gypsies. These creepy mercenaries cut out blocks of amber — with human being still encased inside of it — and sell it. And people use the ambered humans as furniture.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2012 16:46

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Maybe Olivia is off being a coffee table or something

# ¿ Sep 25, 2012 19:27

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow

# ¿ Sep 28, 2012 02:31

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

# ¿ Sep 28, 2012 12:03

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

I think we're to assume that Walter is now back to his original, pre-brain-removal state. FULL WALTER.

# ¿ Sep 28, 2012 17:03

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Odoyle posted:

Yeah, it's ridiculously linear and forced. Don't get me wrong, I really liked HL2 and the first 3 seasons but this is like X-files after it should have gracefully exited. Or Lost's last season.

Wrong, wrong, wrong!

# ¿ Sep 29, 2012 02:50

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Daysvala posted:

That was a really jarring end to the episode.

What's up with Walter anyways? During the 19th episode of season 4 Walter was basically a one man army with his genius back, but every time I expected him to outsmart the observers or have a clever plan ready, he just sort of stood there. It's not like a home-made concussive device is hard to make ahead of time, in the event he was cornered like that.

Did they retcon the part where Walter got the full measure of his mind back or something?

I think it's probably pretty difficult to conjure up a bomb when five guys have guns in your face, and then you get your brain scrambled. I'm not sure when you thought he was able to fight back.

# ¿ Sep 29, 2012 03:07

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Aphrodite posted:

Does Fringe do by-episode starring credits, or are Broyles and Nina dropped from the main cast?

I did a quick check on older episodes, and Blair Brown was credited on episodes where she did not appear as recently as Season 4. They're probably reduced to a recurring status because of budgetary reasons, but I assume that at least one of them will appear in next week's episode, so we'll see for sure then.

# ¿ Sep 30, 2012 17:05

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Good interview with Lance Reddick here: http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/watch-fringe-star-lance-reddick-teases-the-final-season

# ¿ Sep 30, 2012 17:17

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Aphrodite posted:

Every episode of Sliders was a bad episode of Sliders.

You take that back

# ¿ Oct 1, 2012 01:02

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

# ¿ Oct 6, 2012 04:18

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Nice touch on the cubes, when activated, the lights flashed green-green-green-red. Love a good callback.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2012 03:39

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

# ¿ Nov 3, 2012 13:14

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

They didn't say that time was 'shorter' or 'passed faster', but that it 'looped in on itself'. Forward may not always be forward, but a wrap-around sort of thing. It's not normal time, but they didn't say it was 'faster' or 'slower'.

# ¿ Nov 10, 2012 20:42

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

These little marble things caught my eye when Peter was doing his dance to cross over. Strange that they don't mean anything, as far as I know.

# ¿ Nov 11, 2012 15:35

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Yeah, they're not contracted as regulars this season for the budget. Nina is set to make at least one appearance in the next few weeks, and I'm sure they'll both be around for the finale.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2012 16:37

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

After the break, it's new episodes all the way to the end.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2012 17:18

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

I just had my first Red Vine. My god, what the hell is Walter thinking?

I'm definitely in the Twizzlers camp.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2012 23:42

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

The Red Vines I had tasted like dry wax. So gross. Twizzlers are awesome, shut your face.

# ¿ Nov 18, 2012 15:47

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Continuum is pretty good. The first season all aired in Canada in the Fall; it's a bit of a slow start but it's a good finale and has already been renewed for a second season.

# ¿ Dec 19, 2012 17:56

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

This is not the Lost thread.

# ¿ Dec 25, 2012 14:46

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Nobody ever talks about Astrid :allears:

# ¿ Jan 6, 2013 16:40

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

What we know about Astrid:

She had a father
???
Profit

# ¿ Jan 6, 2013 17:00

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Electromax posted:

Just picked up some twizzlers for prep! No red vines in my area

That's fine. Red Vines are terrible.

# ¿ Jan 19, 2013 00:31

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Note the 'thank you' message.

# ¿ Jan 19, 2013 04:50

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Quick thoughts on how Peter is still there after the reset:

Peter-A and Peter-B were both sick as children; Walter watched Walternate hunt for a cure. If all the Observers were unmade, then September never distracted Walternate, so Peter-B was cured, and Walter saw what formula to use to cure Peter-A.

Therefore, Olivia and Peter-A got together - that's who we see at the end - and because he was so young when he was cured, he grew up as pretty much the same person as Peter-B (the Peter we watched throughout the series).

Easy solution.

# ¿ Jan 19, 2013 04:53

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

bobkatt013 posted:

I thought Peter-A was already dead at that point and due to that he was obsessed with seeing Peter b

poo poo, you're right. Never mind.

# ¿ Jan 19, 2013 04:56

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

hcreight posted:

God forbid we discuss the plot of a very plot-driven show.

No, he's right: it was a very sweet, very emotional ending, but if you think about it for more than a minute there are some very big logic holes there.

So let's not think about it and just be sad :sigh:

# ¿ Jan 19, 2013 05:02

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Deadpool posted:

Wait, you guys thought it was Olivia that killed Windmark? I thought it was made pretty clear that Michael did it.

What? I must have completely missed that, because I saw Olivia get thrown across the street, see Etta's bullet and get pissed, start to super-charge up her Cortexephan power (sucking all the electricity) from the buildings behind her, and then the truck got tossed across the way into Widmark. What did Michael do?

# ¿ Jan 19, 2013 15:43

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

# ¿ Jan 19, 2013 16:05

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Mu Zeta posted:

Am I getting things mixed up or did "Peter" never happen in the world of the finale?

"Peter" happened as shown, but when Walter and Peter fell into the ice at the end, September never showed up to save Peter. Walter survived.

# ¿ Mar 3, 2013 16:34

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Day Break. A one-season wonder that aired on ABC about time loops in east LA.

# ¿ Jun 9, 2013 14:47

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Taffer posted:

But brace yourself, because unlike Fringe it has horrible acting and writing.

Oh, come on. Continuum's not that bad.

# ¿ Jun 10, 2013 15:18

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

I think it was two things - tailoring the writing more towards her strong suits, and then playing up the reason why the character seemed so 'flat' in the early days of the show. Anna Torv is pretty great in Seasons 2-5.

# ¿ Jul 2, 2013 17:08

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 11:41

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

The Alias "Project Christmas" puzzle shows up in Walter's lab in Jacksonville, as one of the tests for the Cortexiphan kids.

# ¿ Jul 5, 2013 15:00

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