Fringe (new JJ Abrams show) : Mad scientist, flesh eating virus, a cow and talks with the dead

Anyone read Fringe producer @ Comic Con say, essentially, lol science?

bump for S3 premiere anticipation

v excited but sad that i can't just watch the whole season in one day

when does it start?

last night.

:O

Bubbs!

Eric the Midget guest stars next week.

hahahahahahahhahaha omg /pukes

splatterific! my wife screamed at that one.

I think this whole season will go back and forth from cases at one universe to cases at the other

Walter had some great quotes this episode

not thrilled with the whole ancient tech/Rimbaldi device part II turn they've taken, but otherwise this season is going well. am really going to hate Peter's character if they don't make him smart enough to notice that it's the wrong Olivia sometime pretty soon - i mean, he picked up on it within seconds in the alternate universe, so uh...

I think this whole season will go back and forth from cases at one universe to cases at the other

small spoilers regarding this on its wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_(season_3)

only just recently noticed on youtube that there are a quite a few clips of the Observer guy showing up randomly in the background of other tv broadcasts like NFL, Nascar and American Idol. i guess not many people noticed? but if they are for real, it was a pretty genius gimmick!

Damn good episode. Unusually good direction -- best use of split-screen on tv I'm betting, plus the cold open was beautifully shot. Also, the doubled image of Olivia in the beveled mirror == hello symbolism.

Getting a lot of The Wire vibes, too. Daniels of course, then Bubs. Now, we get a guy named Milo Stanfield. All that plus making Agent Charlie and Agent Pizzaface seem like genuinely good guys while it's the bosses who are doing dirt is VERY David Simon.

another good episode i thought!

why aren't more people watching this!?

I think they are? And they're just not posting?

Yeah, I am quite impressed with this season, esp. the last two episodes, "A+++ would watch again" caliber.

One point when Peter looked at Folivia you could see him struggling with eye contact. I felt like I saw fear in his face too but I'm not as sure. That's something I would look for if I watched that episode again. This season has been very good. It's impossible for an episode to be only 'freak of the week' with so much other stuff going on

watched this season's eps last night for the first time. i'm really enjoying it. the show is much more consistent now that they are covering both universes. i hope at some point they bring the main story more in line with the shape shifters because that still feels way out there to me.

Speaking of the shapeshifters -- wouldn't it have been obvious that Newton wasn't human when he was on ice?

I continue to be impressed with the fact that the awesome:dull ratio has improved immensely over three seasons. Agreed that the long-term B plots are so much more compelling than 'weird shit of the day'.

Since Pete was a con man for so long and survived through Sherlockian observation, he must have tipped pretty quickly to the fact that it's 'the wrong Olivia' and is playing this out to see what her plan is on his side? He can't let her know he knows, his only choice is to play it out. (haven't finished the last ep yet, may be speaking too soon)

Could they be planning to combine Olivias into somebody who functions simultaneously with awareness across universes? (In space, like Dr Manhattan across time: 'I'm sorry, I'm talking to Laurie ten minutes ago ...')

Though actually thinking about it now the show is setting up that a. Pete is becoming aware, though not convinced, and b. the false Olivia knows that the more contact he has with her her chances of being discovered are greater, since if anyone's going to notice her fakeness it's going to be him.

My opinion is that peter is at least 90% aware and he's just trying to play it cool because he will probably need fake Olivia to get the real one back.

Yeah, absolutely

I hope you guys are right -- the gradual realization thing is boring and cliche, but I think that's the way they're going right now.

Walter eating animal crackers solely in honor of William Bell was the lolziest thing ever.

Nov. 4 :(

And Nov. 4 is almost here! Just would like to say that the worst thing about the two Olives is that I hate her new haircut. Her bangs = bleh.

wrong

Astrid so cute this episode. ^_^

so cute all episodes!

haha true enough, but tonight she was superlative. <3

I kind of like the last minute twists they pull sometimes. Like tonight. Otherwise it just felt a little filler-y to me? Like the bad guy was creepy and stuff but they didn't invest him with anything but the most vague hint of a personality.

This is moving to Fridays when Idol comes back. Not sure how to interpret that.

last episode was definitely more drama than sci-fi or mystery
but this show is great
it better not get canceled

Thought this last ep was really gripping, thought it was great!

Glad to have Olivia and Fauxlivia back at home. But poor fake Broyles! (To add insult to injury, I can't even come up with a decent alt-universe nickname for him.) Also liked the blink-and-you-miss-it "Springsteen Station."

love this show

the dramaish episode regarding fake Broyles' kid is much better after this episode continued Broyles' drama

Thought this last episode had lots of plot problems, unintentional lolz, in spite of which, loved the scene where Olivia surprises Astrid. (Other Astrid is such an Aspie, btw.)

caught up on this show again and omg so good. the doomsday device is a bit much but everything else has been really entertaining. bummed i have to wait another month.

Yeah, the last episode about reanimation (the marionette) was one of the best episodes this season. The new snag in Peter and Olivia's relationship has me riled me up in a good way. Anna Torv has some great acting in this episode and I feel for her

her character*

I didn't like alterna-Olivia...I was SO glad when real Olivia came back home again because that other Olivia with her bangs and her fake smile was just a nasty piece of work. (I invest too much in the show. It's okay. I know this)

I didn't like alterna-Olivia...I was SO glad when real Olivia came back home again because that other Olivia with her bangs and her fake smile was just a nasty piece of work

zomg FINALLY someone else AGREES WITH ME ON THE BANGS. Ditto on the ickiness of Fauxlivia.

When the guy had the still-dead girl dancing, THAT WAS SOME MESSED UP STUFF. SO RONG IT IS RITE.

Fauxlivia's hair gave me major problems, I won't lie, it's nice to not be alone on that anymore.

i still like the idea of chicks wearing dark khakis with lots of pockets

i assumed it happened and i'm not just dreaming this

I just saw dead-girl-ballet episode...Holy wow what the...Great ep. Damn this show is so creepy & cool & real & weird.

And Anna Torv has the best gestures & facial expressions. Economical but she just makes such perfect choices.

havent read the thread cuz a spoilers but this show is so much better than id given it credit for

i mean it never makes any sense even a little but its incredible all the same