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io9TelevisionFringe gives us a series of Earth(s)-shattering decisions!
Wow. Fringe’s war between universes turned bloody last night. Both Walters decided to make some major sacrifices, and both Olivias faced some tough choices. Fringe is once again an epic drama. Spoilers ahead… To be honest, I was starting to forget just how good Fringe can be when all the cylinders are firing on full. … Continued
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io9Fringe gives us the mother of all creep-outs
Now that Fringe is miraculously renewed for a fourth phenomenal season, the show is back to blowing our minds. I counted four clever misdirections in last night’s episode. Actually, “Bloodline” could have felt ridiculously contrived — but unlike last week’s episode, Anna Torv totally sold this one, and once again it’s harder to know where … Continued
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io9Did Fringe just serve up one crazy plot twist too many?
William Bell’s final message to Walter Bishop, earlier this year, was “Don’t be afraid to cross the line.” And now it seems like Bell has been taking his own advice, being all too willing to cross some huge ethical boundaries. Last night’s Fringe episode was one of my least favorite — but at least it … Continued
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io9Anna Torv’s greatest acting challenge yet, on last Friday’s Fringe
Here’s the scene where Anna Torv really proves what a versatile actor she is — first she registers a ton of different emotions as Peter shows her his secret. And then she turns into a whole new person. Honestly, last Friday’s episode of Fringe was one of the least memorable overall, except for a couple … Continued
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io9TelevisionWalter Bishop’s Day Care Center of Horrors
Last night’s Fringe episode may have pulled off something that’s never been done before: a lengthy flashback about events that nobody remembers. We weren’t delving into the memories of any particular character, because they’ve all blotted it from their minds. Which makes it even more fascinating that it felt like we were seeing defining moments … Continued
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io9Every amazing Walter Bishop moment from last night’s Fringe
Our favorite remorseful maniac, Walter Bishop, almost completely stole last night’s episode of Fringe — except that some very poignant Peter/Olivia moments demanded our attention as well. Here are the 10 greatest Walter Bishop moments from last night’s Fringe. The 10 clips above, in order, are: 1) Walter makes breakfast for Peter and Olivia. And … Continued
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io9TelevisionIt’s official: Fringe is a beautiful, demented soap opera
Fringe keeps delivering the pain to its characters. This scene was agonizing to watch, especially with the look on Anna Torv’s face as she tries to get past this impossible situation, but she can’t. Poor Liv. And then it leads to one of the creepiest/tenderest scenes ever, which I honestly don’t know what to make … Continued
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io9TelevisionTonight’s Fringe episode might make you root for Walternate
So… Walternate is the villain of Fringe, right? Well, you might not think so after watching tonight’s episode. We’ve seen “Immortality,” and it’s another classic Fringe episode. Tonight’s episode contains some shocking revelations — but it also will change how you view some of Fringe’s main characters. Here’s our spoiler-light preview of tonight’s episode… By … Continued
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io9Fringe gives us the most important love triangle in two universes
Fringe doesn’t do anything normally, so it makes sense that television’s best freak show would do love triangles in a skewed, horrifying fashion. Last night, we learned a lot more about the show’s central romantic dilemma… and it all spelled more heartache for Olivia Dunham. Spoilers ahead! While “our” Olivia was being held prisoner and … Continued
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io9How to become a monster, the Fringe way
Walter Bishop becomes an animal-human hybrid, in this ludicrous scene from last night’s Fringe. But he’s not the only one confronting a monstrous side of himself — last night’s episode found a scary new spin on the theme of dopplegangers. Spoilers ahead! Walter’s transformation, we’re told, is temporary, but what about Peter’s? At the start … Continued
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io9Fringe can’t stop torturing Walter Bishop — and we love it!
Walter Bishop got rooked last night. Of course, to be fair, he was dealing with the greatest poker face in the universe. In fact, it’s official: Sawyer is no longer the greatest con artist in the J.J. Abrams-verse. Spoilers ahead! So for all their shy, non-interfering schtick, it turns out the Observers are incredibly manipulative … Continued
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Walter’s challenges are just beginning, judging from tomorrow’s Fringe episode
We’ve seen tomorrow night’s all-new episode of Fringe, and we’re happy to say the show’s continuing its winning streak. John Noble is still bringing the finest comic timing and raw pain to television, and Anna Torv’s never been better. Here’s our spoiler-free preview post of tomorrow night’s episode, “The Firefly.” Without giving anything away, this … Continued
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Olivia Dunham becomes a superhero, on Fringe
There’s just one problem with swapping the Olivia Dunhams of two universes and embedding the “wrong” Olivia with the Fringe team of your alternate universe: She’ll kick so much ass, everybody will come to love and trust her. Spoilers ahead. The Walter Bishop of the other universe, aka Walternate, thought he could embed “our” universe’s … Continued
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io9TelevisionThe sound of plot hammers on Fringe
Last night, a big piece of Fauxlivia’s secret mission was revealed on Fringe — and the show’s mythology got a lot deeper. Too bad the episode itself was a little underwhelming. Spoilers ahead. This was the first episode of Fringe season three that hasn’t totally blown me away — I guess the law of averages … Continued
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Sensory deprivation and psychedelic drugs: Fringe gets back to basics!
Our month of painful Fringe withdrawal ended last night with yet another outstanding episode. Is there any doubt left that this show is on its way to being one of the genre’s all-time classics? Spoilers ahead. The whole storyline where Walternate and Science Gnome brainwash Olivia into thinking she’s Fauxlivia could have been painfully contrived … Continued
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io9TelevisionFringe tells the truth about your fake relationships
Fringe took on a heavy legacy when it decided to name an episode after one of Philip K. Dick’s greatest novels. But last night’s spectacular episode actually delivered something approaching a PKD-level of insanity and neuron disruption. Spoilers ahead. So who’s having real emotions in the Fringe-verse, and who’s just pretending? Who’s a machine and … Continued
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io9 Mad Scientist Smackdown: Walter Bishop faces Doctor Evil!
Sure, Walter Bishop’s crazy ass managed to vanquish Reed Richards AND Victor Frankenstein… but today he faces a professional! Doctor fricken Evil! We’re turning up the heat on io9’s Mad Scientist Smackdown! Finally, someone who can beat Walter in the apparently all-important “inappropriate personal share” portion of the contest — Walter can talk about his … Continued
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With season 3, Fringe becomes the most daring show on television
Fringe has already proven that it’s willing to take its alternate-universe concept in shocking directions. But the first two episodes of season three have so many mind-blowing, thought-provoking, can’t-believe-they-went-there moments, you’ll have to watch them twice. Here’s our spoiler-free preview. We were lucky enough to watch the first two episodes of Fringe’s new season, premiering … Continued