FRINGE RECAP 14
Season 3: Episode 16 “Os”
“How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive?”
Why hello Hurley.
While I thought it was entertaining to see the old LOST cast-member make a cameo this episode, I had hoped it would be for something more significant than Walter’s smoke buddy at Massive Dynamic. Hopefully we’ll be seeing him again, as I definitely got the impression there was more going on with him than we saw.
Back on topic, another good week for FRINGE, and good news is that ratings have still not significantly dropped since the Friday move, though FOX hasn’t made any definite announcements yet about renewal (no worries, it’s still early.)
While I enjoyed the case of this week’s episode, I do wish that the science would have yielded a more definite answer than “our world’s physics are deteriorating.” I’m getting sick of that phrase, and I want to see our mythology advance, which is why I was kind of excited about the ending of Os.
LOOK OUT FOR THE FLYING MONKEYS
I have a hard time believing these kids would just let this random guy inject them with some serum. I understand that they’re handicapped, and that they would really like to walk, but as every 5-year-old knows, you don’t take candy from strangers. Meaning you don’t allow some random guy you met in the gym put drugs into you. Maybe it’s just me, but I thought that should be be obvious.
And with all the dead bodies in that guy’s lab, where were all the police investigations into those murders? I saw at least 5 bodies in there, I would think that would at least spur some kind of cereal killer investigation, especially since they’re all from Boston and all handicapped. I’d think that would be major news.
I dunno, I guess I liked the case this week, but it had a lot of plot holes, and this is without me even going into the whole kid takes off his weight belt to escape and then realizes he’s going to fly away and screams for help nonsense. In my opinion, handicapped people just aren’t this gullible or stupid.
BELL, I THINK I’LL MISS YOU MOST OF ALL
Why is Walter so whiny right now? As far as I’ve seen his brain has yet to fail him on this show, and rarely was Bell ever around when he made his most brilliant inventions (i.e. his universe hopping device) It seems like one visit with Bell last season left Walter envious of the man who still had full mental faculties, and now he’s crippled himself with doubt.
As for Bell’s bell, I have a question. Did Nina never ring the bell after she received it? Seriously? No one rang the bell all this time? Not even for fun? She has two decorations in her office, a bonsai tree and a bell. That tree should only be cut once or twice a year (if I recall my bonsai tree knowledge), which means if she gets bored there’s only one other knick-knack to occupy her time, and it’s the bell. I’m just having a hard time accepting that.
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE FEMALE CURTAIN
Ok, so when Olivia spoke with Bell’s accent, my jaw dropped, and I instantly thought JUMPING THE SHARK. Now, I’ve calmed down a little, and I don’t think the Bell accent is as bad as I thought it was. The fact that I recognized the drawling way she spoke tells me that she does a good Leonard Nemoy, though whether it’s going to get old real fast next episode can be discussed next week. I think it was a brave move for the producers and Anna Torv to bring Bell back this way, and I sincerely hope it works out, and doesn’t end up as schmaltzy and cheesy and it has the potential to be.
As for the story of our characters, I do not think Bell is permanently in Olivia’s body. I am curious to see if he has complete control every moment, or if her personality will occasionally be allowed out. Either way, this is a good opportunity for our characters to finally sit down and discuss details with Bell, who until this point has not yet had any quiet time with Walter to go over everything that happened between them.
MISCELLANEOUS
Is Nina still talking to Sam? Her constant checking in on the Peter/ Olivia relationship always reminds me of her initial talk with him, and what else she may have learned.
Also, was Olivia pissed that Peter lied to her about killing the shape-shifters to get their memory chips? Was she mad that he kept a secret lab? I know there’s little chance of getting answers to these questions now that she’s possessed by Bell, but she did look perturbed right before the bell rang.
Ok, that’s it for today, I know this is one of my shorter recaps, but aside from Bell possessing Olivia, not much really happened in this bridge episode, and I’m sure there will be much more to discuss next week.
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