A Sense of Isolation—Fringe’s “Alone in the World”
The theme of loneliness brings out some great episodes (including this one), but is it a reflection of dwindling audiences...? (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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A Hole in Your Life—Fringe’s “Neither Here Nor There”
If the most important person in your life were completely erased from your memories, would you notice? And can you make good television from that erasure?... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Dark Red—Fringe’s “Bloodline”
This was one of the more quietly brilliant episodes of Fringe to date. Reaching all the way back to the first season for its genesis, it was still firmly rooted in the most up-to-date events, tied together several characters in a cabal of resistance, paved the way for major drama down the way, and gave us some emotional highlights we cannot expect to see from Our Side characters... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Feedback Loop—Fringe’s “Reciprocity”
This was a very good, game-changing episode, with enough mythology in it to reward long-term viewers and enough new stuff to draw in new viewers. Warning: massive spoilers...
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Olivia’s Odyssey—Fringe’s “Entrada”
I hesitate to brand any single episode of a complicated series as Best Episode Ever, but this week comes darned close... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Schrödinger’s People—Fringe’s “Amber 31422”
The level of characterization, attention to detail over three seasons, and depth of plotting makes Fringe a classic... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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True Natures—Fringe’s “Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?”
A wonderful exploration of a classic sf theme: what separates humans from their creations?... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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When Worlds Collide—Fringe’s “Over There, Part 1”
Even two hours doesn't seem enough to cram in all the story we're getting in the first half of this two-part season finale. And it's probably coming back even better next year... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Peter From Boston—Fringe’s “Northwest Passage”
I can forgive weak plotting for the sake of excellent acting, and Joshua Jackson as Peter Bishop owns this episode... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Fringe Noir—Fringe’s “Brown Betty”
Fringe goes out on a limb with a truly odd-ball episode that works on several fascinating levels... (Warning: This review contains some spoilers.)
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The Sins of the Fathers—Fringe’s “The man from the Other Side”
This was the one that brought it all into focus, and made it all important. This episode finally brought an emotional climax to weeks of speculation and conjecture... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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The Road to Hell—Fringe’s “Peter”
If you missed this episode, dig out the tape, or go watch it on Hulu, right now. It's that good... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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