FRINGE Recap: ‘Forced Perspective’

In many ways, FRINGE’s “Forced Perspective” is the most difficult episode of the season to write about (so far). With the big “mythology” episodes, you can pick apart what we’ve learned, what has shifted, etc., etc. “Forced Perspective” was probably the most stand-alone episode we’ve had of the season, both in terms of barely touching [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘Enemy of My Enemy’

It’s very weird to talk about FRINGE on an episode-by-episode basis, because in many ways, it feels like we should be “judging” this season as an entire arc — more so than any other season in the past — and yet, that’s not how television works. It’s also a little bit hard because at the [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘Back to Where You’ve Never Been’

“Not everything is as it seems.” Well, if there was any line that summed up “Back to Where You’ve Never Been,” it certainly was that. We got double-crossing, dreams and much, much more. Given how many questions I had after watching the episode, instead of doing a traditional recap, we’re going to do things a [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘Wallflower’

“I’ve been investigating Fringe events for three years. I never thought I’d become one.” Oh, Peter. You are a Fringe event, but unfortunately for you, you aren’t what the team is investigating this week. Part of the fun of FRINGE for me is their opening credits. I don’t know how closely you pay attention to [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘And Those We’ve Left Behind’

“You, Peter. You’re the problem.” Oh, Dream!Olivia. How your words wound. And yet…she’s not entirely wrong. Peter is back and as fans of the series, it arguably makes our viewing experience more complete, more enjoyable, more of the show we know and love. But for these people, the people he — and we — care [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘Novation’

FRINGE (and Peter) have finally returned after a hiatus that lasted entirely too long, wouldn’t you say? But after viewing tonight’s brand new episode, “Novation,” you know things aren’t entirely back to normal. Let’s talk about what went down…

FRINGE Recap: ‘Subject 9′

A few weeks back, I pointed to “One Night in October” as a prime example of how even in its smaller episodes, FRINGE excels. “Subject 9″? Clearly not a small episode. To call it the biggest hour of the season so far might seem silly since we’ve only had four of them, but it’s also [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘Alone in the World’

Walter Bishop, how you break my heart. Fresh off Peter begging for Walter’s help, we begin “Alone in the World” with Walter getting a visit from Dr. Sumner. Apparently in this timeline, Dr. Sumner visits Walter every month as one of the conditions for Walter being allowed to live away from St. Claire’s. However, thanks [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘One Night in October’

“One Night in October” isn’t technically a big hour for the series. It’s not a season premiere or a season finale or even an episode with an event so major that fans would naturally point to it as a prime example of the show. And yet hours like these are exactly why FRINGE is one [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘Neither Here Nor There’

“They don’t remember Peter.” “How could they? He never existed.” With those words, the third season finale of FRINGE broke our brains a teeny tiny bit. Immediately after Peter bridged the two universes — and thereby preventing the destruction of at least one — he promptly disappeared from existence. And then the show went off [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘The Day We Died’

Given the events that happened in “The Day We Died,” I had no idea how to even begin this recap. But then I recalled what FRINGE executive producer Jeff Pinkner told me when I mentioned jumping into the future for the finale was game-changing: “If you could allow us to tease for a second, it’s [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘The Last Sam Weiss’

So, that just happened. Much like the Bad Robot-produced shows that came before it (hat tip to ALIAS and LOST), FRINGE has a way of giving us 58 minutes of mind-blowing storytelling and then completely turning everything you thought you knew on its head in the last minute and a half. “The Last Sam Weiss” [...]

FRINGE Recap: ’6:02 AM EST’

“I was never good at letting you go.” Oh, Walter. Everything inevitably comes back to the possibility of him losing his son and his stubborn refusal to accept that. And really, that’s why we’re in the position we’re in on FRINGE, isn’t it? Walter simply loved his son too much to let him die. When [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘Lysergic Acid Diethylamide’

So, um, that just happened. I mean, just when you think FRINGE can’t get more deliciously bizarre, the writers pull something like “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide.” What other show would be able to get away with things like that and have it be wholly believable? Can you imagine what that pitch was like from the writers [...]

FRINGE Recap: ‘Bloodline’

FRINGE Friday! Savor this one, kids, because after tonight’s episode, we have a mini-hiatus. Boo! But we did get an early season four renewal, so…yeah, I can deal with this break. Before we start off with the meat of the episode, did anyone else notice the odd camera angles for certain parts of the hour? [...]