The concept of evil has been a recurrent theme in Fringe. With the introduction of Walternate’s extreme focus on revenge, at the price of the life of his own son, it feels like this theme is going to come at the forefront of many a review and fan discussion forum this season. One of the… Read More Good and Evil in Fringe’s “The Box”
Stephen Root and Romy Rosemont, real-life spouses, star as on-screen husband and wife Raymond and Kate in the sixth episode of Fringe’s fourth season, very reminiscent of last season’s 14th episode, “6B”. In both episodes, a grieving spouse is reaching out to their other half, mindless of the consequences of their actions, intent on reestablishing… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 4, Episode 6: “And Those We’ve Left Behind”
Uncomfortable moments: those are the two words I would use to describe the current season of Fringe. We are at about a quarter of the way through the fourth season of the show, and yet I still find it equally fascinating and uncomfortable to watch. It is as if I had found the most beautiful,… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 4, Episode 5: “Novation”
Season 4 of Fringe is, at the same time, a fascinating study of the personality of characters we have come to care about, and a frustrating game of trying to figure out what happened to Peter Bishop. Thankfully, the wait is over – at least with regards to where Peter is. How he got there… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 4, Episode 4: “Subject 9″
Fringe fans, settle into your favourite couch; it looks like, yet again, the writers are going to take their time developing the storyline, delving into each characters’ psyche and exploring the differences in them created by Peter’s absence. While some might not like the slower pace, this lends to resolving the main question at hand… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 4, Episode 2: “One Night in October”
One of the best written dances between darkness and light in recent television is the comparison of the two universes in Fringe. While we might have wanted to remain in the relative ease of black versus white, the production team has added so many shades of grey that it makes a discussion about ethics, such… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 13: “Immortality” Part II
Cockroaches. I hate them. With a passion. And so, a very unusual something happened to me while watching this episode of Fringe: I closed my eyes. Thrice. Once when a cockroach came out of the first victim’s nostril (shudder), once when Altivia had cockroaches crawling all over her (double shudder) and again when Silva pulled… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 13: “Immortality” Part I
While I was disappointed this episode “6B” didn’t turn out to be a ghost story in the end, one of my favourite genres, I totally loved the way the Fringe production team managed, in its own way, to explore the concept. Just think about it: the setting was typical to a ghost story genre (an… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 14: “6B”
Amidst rumours of cancellation and a after a huge wave of panic amongst fans, Fringe delivered yet another fantastic episode; “Concentrate and Try Again” touched upon both the human drama at the heart of Fringe as well as upon the overarching plotline. I loved this episode for many reasons. For one, I always love an… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 12: Concentrate and Ask Again
This latest episode of Fringe drops more hints and clues, and plot twists that indicate that we are again in for a crazy end-of- season ride. For the sake of my poor readers, my editors and I have decided post the review in two parts. The first part is meant to be more plot oriented,… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 11: Reciprocity