The wait is over Fringe fans, but the question is "What Now?". True to their words, the Fringe think-tank did not deliver a flavorless 'reset' when the Peter situation was resolved, in fact the return of the boy genius has created more new riddles than solutions for Fringe fans, which is just the way we like it. Earlier today, though, FOX released a video featuring some scenes from upcoming episodes sandwiched between cast members Anna Torv, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Jasika Nicole, and, of course, Joshua Jackson, talking about how Peter fits into yet another pair of Fringe time-lines. Check out the video below, then we'll chat.
Personally, I love the idea that Peter is regarded as a sort of 'alien' and that Fringe is not falling back into a pattern of 'business as usual.' This is the type of drama that Fringe has built its brand around; how will this man we know and love reconnect with the people he cares for in a world where he never even existed. There is a latent tragedy to it all in the sense that we wouldn't want to see any of the versions of the characters we've come to know so well sacrificed for another. Or would we? Would you sacrifice the new timeline to have everything back the way it was? Is there even a 'correct' timeline at all? Is it what we are seeing now? Only the Observers know.
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"Would you sacrifice the new timeline to have everything back the way it was? " Damn straight I would. Yes it's good to finally have Peter back, but he's not really back until he's truly re-united with his Walter and his Olivia. So while I look forward to Friday (looks like Joshua Jackson will have some great scenes as a payoff for the disappearance, and he and John will nail them I am sure), the sooner they are really back the way they were, the better.
Can't wait for Friday. I have been and will continue to trust the writers as they are telling THEIR story.
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"What's an Observer? " That is what she said. Has this been about hiding themselves? Why have they not been discovered?