"Brown Betty" looks pretty cool.The plot revolves around a bedtime story told by Walter and will feature Olivia as a thirties-era private eye.
I wonder if that will be the ''musical'' episode.
On April 29, Foxs just-renewed Fringe will take a page from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Scrubs by staging a musical inside inside the mind of mad scientist Walter.
We didnt set out to do a musical, maintains executive producer Jeff Pinkner. We set out to do an episode that explored Walters state of mind hes dealing with some very upsetting news. When we realized that the way Walter would deal with such news would be to try to anesthetize himself with copious amounts of marijuana, well, singing and dancing became a natural outcome.
Anna Torvs Olivia who adopts a retro private-eye persona (see above) plays a central role in Walters drug-induced fairy tale. Teases Pinkner: Itll be interesting to see how Walter really perceives her.
Countdown to Finale: Expect the final three episodes to blow out the show as you’ve known it so far. Says executive producer Roberto Orci: “We were saving so many juicy secrets for years and years, and we’re actually going to stick a bunch of them in the finale. That may be the worst idea ever, but we’re doing it.” According to Anna Torv, all sorts of nooks and crannies of the show’s mythology will be explored: “The last couple of episodes are very exciting. You get to the bottom of Harris (Michael Gaston)—there are a couple of surprises—and Jones (Jared Harris) comes back, and you find out something that I didn’t expect. And we meet William Bell!” But according to Josh Jackson, the final eps are really all about Ms. Olivia: “The episodes that we’re in right now are about clarifying why it is that Olivia is so important to the FBI and understanding why Olivia specifically—not any other cop—got chosen for that job.”
The Best and the Brightest: Leonard Nimoy appears as William Bell in just one scene this season, and that scene is with Anna Torv’s Olivia. She tells us: “It was a tiny, tiny, tiny little scene, but I think we’ll pick on it when we come back. He was lovely. How exciting that he’s a part of our show, and that he’s William Bell, no less! How exciting that we get to meet William Bell and not just talk about him for another season!” For those of you who are worried that hard-to-come-by Nimoy wouldn’t be able to do as many episodes as originally imagined for Bell, Orci has some reassurance for you: “William Bell will be a bigger part of the story than you can even imagine,” regardless of Nimoy’s episode count. BTW, William Bell and Walter Bishop might be better buds that you’d think. John Noble tells us, “When Walter refers to William Bell, he doesn’t do it nastily, he always says ‘Belly and I did this or did that.’ He hasn’t got a grudge against him.”
Clone Wars? Also up for examination is Peter’s much-discussed medical condition. Says exec producer Alex Kurtzman, “Yes, that’s one of those things we were going to save for a long time. You’re going to find out about a big part of Peter’s life.” And Josh Jackson says that the reveals about his character are worth the wait: “It is actually, if I may say so, shocking. It radically changes the understanding of the character. I don’t play it…It happens somewhere else with other characters, but information is revealed.”
Altered Ego? So does the lightbox trick combined with the Cortextiphan reveal mean that Olivia Dunham has been gifted with powers far beyond those of mortal women? According to Anna, “I don’t know, but since I get to play Olivia, that’s the kind of stuff I want to see more of.” (Us too, girl!) Meanwhile, Orci says, “Does she have superpowers? It depends on what you mean by super. She could have powers that we could all discover within ourselves. Or she may be going crazy.” Don’t rush to any conclusions though, guys, because according to Kurtzman, “That’s not a denial, and that’s not a confirmation.”
In a Family Way: Everybody in the cast is still trying to figure out where they fit into the group dynamic of the show. According to Jackson, “We are this screwed-up family unit that [all the characters] want to be a part of although no one wants to admit it.” Whereas Anna says, “I don’t know what her place is yet. I don’t know if Walter is like a little father figure or if Olivia is gonna have to be a mom to these two little boys, Walter and Peter. I just don’t know.” John Noble has a firm stand on the character-relationship situation. He just votes no on a Peter-Olivia hookup because he thinks it would kill what semblance of familiar order they have established, “I hope it doesn’t happen. It would ruin the family dynamic—really, really screw it up, if we play it true to life. When people in work situations have relationships, it’s disastrous.”
Countdown to Finale: Expect the final three episodes to blow out the show as youve known it so far. Says executive producer Roberto Orci: We were saving so many juicy secrets for years and years, and were actually going to stick a bunch of them in the finale. That may be the worst idea ever, but were doing it. According to Anna Torv, all sorts of nooks and crannies of the shows mythology will be explored: The last couple of episodes are very exciting. You get to the bottom of Harris (Michael Gaston)there are a couple of surprisesand Jones (Jared Harris) comes back, and you find out something that I didnt expect. And we meet William Bell! But according to Josh Jackson, the final eps are really all about Ms. Olivia: The episodes that were in right now are about clarifying why it is that Olivia is so important to the FBI and understanding why Olivia specificallynot any other copgot chosen for that job.
The Best and the Brightest: Leonard Nimoy appears as William Bell in just one scene this season, and that scene is with Anna Torvs Olivia. She tells us: It was a tiny, tiny, tiny little scene, but I think well pick on it when we come back. He was lovely. How exciting that hes a part of our show, and that hes William Bell, no less! How exciting that we get to meet William Bell and not just talk about him for another season! For those of you who are worried that hard-to-come-by Nimoy wouldnt be able to do as many episodes as originally imagined for Bell, Orci has some reassurance for you: William Bell will be a bigger part of the story than you can even imagine, regardless of Nimoys episode count. BTW, William Bell and Walter Bishop might be better buds that youd think. John Noble tells us, When Walter refers to William Bell, he doesnt do it nastily, he always says Belly and I did this or did that. He hasnt got a grudge against him.
Clone Wars? Also up for examination is Peters much-discussed medical condition. Says exec producer Alex Kurtzman, Yes, thats one of those things we were going to save for a long time. Youre going to find out about a big part of Peters life. And Josh Jackson says that the reveals about his character are worth the wait: It is actually, if I may say so, shocking. It radically changes the understanding of the character. I dont play it It happens somewhere else with other characters, but information is revealed.
Altered Ego? So does the lightbox trick combined with the Cortextiphan reveal mean that Olivia Dunham has been gifted with powers far beyond those of mortal women? According to Anna, I dont know, but since I get to play Olivia, thats the kind of stuff I want to see more of. (Us too, girl!) Meanwhile, Orci says, Does she have superpowers? It depends on what you mean by super. She could have powers that we could all discover within ourselves. Or she may be going crazy. Dont rush to any conclusions though, guys, because according to Kurtzman, Thats not a denial, and thats not a confirmation.
In a Family Way: Everybody in the cast is still trying to figure out where they fit into the group dynamic of the show. According to Jackson, We are this screwed-up family unit that [all the characters] want to be a part of although no one wants to admit it. Whereas Anna says, I dont know what her place is yet. I dont know if Walter is like a little father figure or if Olivia is gonna have to be a mom to these two little boys, Walter and Peter. I just dont know. John Noble has a firm stand on the character-relationship situation. He just votes no on a Peter-Olivia hookup because he thinks it would kill what semblance of familiar order they have established, I hope it doesnt happen. It would ruin the family dynamicreally, really screw it up, if we play it true to life. When people in work situations have relationships, its disastrous.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The reason why the show is elevated from just a decent show to a great show is because of John Noble's portrayal of Walter Bishop and his relationship with his son. I just wish there was more focus on Peter than with Olivia but even she is interesting now.
I love when Walter is cooking in the lab while working on a case. I also really like the interaction between Walter and Astrid, she is another quiet gem of the show.
It kinda seems like they are just ignoring the hot black chick now...she's going to fade away I suppose. It's too bad, I liked her relationship with Walter.
Astrid has always been a background character. She's done more this season than the first...starting with actually leaving the lab!!!!!!!!![]()
My thoughts exactly. Especially that scene where Peck was like doing the lil surgeries on himself with the 80's soundin music. That scene was just so great for some reason that and of course everything with him and Peter. It was totally EPIC