Fox Takes J.J. Abrams' Fringe

[imdaly]

Peter will kiss her and know it's not her from that.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Did I miss something, how exactly did Olivia manage to restyle and colour her hair into an exact replica of Bolivia's in the space of a few minutes?

The finale was solid if unspectacular, I'm not sure about the Peter/Olivia thing, I don't see the chemistry there and I agree with Josh Jackson who said he saw their relationship as more brother and sister. Also I expected a more dramatic reveal scene when Peter realized Walternate is evil, he took it all calmly in his stride.

The acting was good, John Noble surely should be in with a shot at an Emmy, and while the switch was obvious I thought the final scene with Olivia and Walternate was powerful and well executed.

 

[Gilpesh]

Did I miss something, how exactly did Olivia manage to restyle and colour her hair into an exact replica of Bolivia's in the space of a few minutes?

It's one of her powers. Duh.

 

[Hunter Rider]

It's one of her powers. Duh.

Really?

 

[Gilpesh]

Really?

Not at all.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Not at all.

I don't always pay as much attention when Walter is not onscreen, I thought she must have developed uber Vidal Sassoon powers to add to her ability to switch lights on and off with her noodle.

 

[imdaly]

The better question is: If Olivia had to cut her hair to get it to look just like Bolivia's, how did Bolivia end up getting her hair to look just like Olivia's?

 

[Kaleb]

Did I miss something, how exactly did Olivia manage to restyle and colour her hair into an exact replica of Bolivia's in the space of a few minutes?

The finale was solid if unspectacular, I'm not sure about the Peter/Olivia thing, I don't see the chemistry there and I agree with Josh Jackson who said he saw their relationship as more brother and sister. Also I expected a more dramatic reveal scene when Peter realized Walternate is evil, he took it all calmly in his stride.
The acting was good, John Noble surely should be in with a shot at an Emmy, and while the switch was obvious I thought the final scene with Olivia and Walternate was powerful and well executed.

Got to agree with you there, I thought they could have at least developed there their relationship between the two a bit more. Noble should get an Emmy nod for his scene with Bell in Walternates old Harvard lab.

 

[Kaleb]

Btw I can anyone speculate what Bell meant when he told Peter '''I'm Surprised To See You Holding Up So Well'

Im thinking it has to do with his original illness, perhaps its not properly cured.

 

[MatthewZD]

Peter will kiss her and know it's not her from that.

Naah ... my guess is that Ella will be the first. She'll say something to her mother or Peter that it's not her Aunt.

Did I miss something, how exactly did Olivia manage to restyle and colour her hair into an exact replica of Bolivia's in the space of a few minutes?

The better question is: If Olivia had to cut her hair to get it to look just like Bolivia's, how did Bolivia end up getting her hair to look just like Olivia's?

IIRC, Olivia found a thing of hair color in Bolivia's apartment (guess she colors her hair also). Once Olivia's hair looked like Bolivia's it wouldn't be that hard for her to impersonate Olivia.

Got to agree with you there, I thought they could have at least developed there their relationship between the two a bit more. Noble should get an Emmy nod for his scene with Bell in Walternates old Harvard lab.

Agreed. I also wouldn't be surprised if Leonard Nimoy got a nod for his swan song, although Noble did great with the two vastly different roles.

 

[RockSP]

Btw I can anyone speculate what Bell meant when he told Peter '''I'm Surprised To See You Holding Up So Well'

Im thinking it has to do with his original illness, perhaps its not properly cured.

Could be. I was thinking he was talking about the crossing between worlds instability thing, but who knows...

 

[Kaleb]

Could be. I was thinking he was talking about the crossing between worlds instability thing, but who knows...

I dont think he was refering to that cause when Peter replied ''whats a little universe hopping between friends'' Bell replied ''thats not what I meant''.

 

[RockSP]

Yep. Forgot that.

 

[spider-neil]

I thought olivia opening herself up to peter was nice and I definately think the two have chemistry. you have to fear the 'moonlighting' effect kicking in but give the writers more credit than that.

 

[Shifty]

Catching up on the season on TiVo. Had 11 episodes still saved on it. Just finished the Peter episode. Wow. Loved everything about it. I have the last 6 episodes of the season left to watch, hopefully over the summer I can catch the 9 episodes I missed.

 

[Shifty]

Remember when one of The Observers said this looking at Ella and Oliva?

"Look how happy she is. It's a shame things are about to get so hard for her."

 

[Sentry2005]

I've just got up to episode 5 of season 2 and I'm loving it so far. Season 1 was definitely worth £20

 

[Sentry2005]

Can anyone answer one thing that has been bugging me for the last couple of weeks;

End of Season 1, Olivia drives to Massive Dynamic, takes the lift (elevator), and then... FLASH... and she's in the Alt universe and in the the Twin Towers.

SO, why does Bell tell her in episode 4 of season 2 that he pulled her from a moving car? He didn't from what I can gather... which then leads me to wonder where did Olivia's momentum come from to throw her through the wind screen?

 

[BlackLantern]

my favorite episode this season was Peter off by himself helping the sheriff....and Walternate is a total d-bag

 

[Maximus One]

The Alastair Peck episode was outstanding, as well was the one that introduced all the other Observers and of course the flashback episode was EPIC especially with that intro. That intro was fn awesome! I still have it and the finale on my dvr lol

 

[Paroxysm]

If you thought Fringe was going to keep giving us tiny bites of its alternate universe, every half-dozen episodes, then season three will be a surprise, judging from what the show's producers and cast told us at Comic Con. Spoilers...

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Season two of Fringe ended with our biggest visit to the "other side," the alternate universe where the Twin Towers still stand, in the show's run. And "our" Olivia was left stranded there, while her counterpart, Alt-livia, took her place. It sounds like we'll be exploring the other universe a lot more as the show progresses.

Jasika Nicole told reporters that the format of season three will be somewhat different. As in previous seasons, "really bizarre things are happening, and the Fringe team is investigating - but now you have two different Fringe teams doing the investigation."

And Nicole said we'll see more of the fact that the Fringe Division in the alt-universe is actually more of a happy family and more tightly knit than the dysfunctional Fringe team in "our" universe. This was something that came up a lot in the press interviews on Fringe: the idea that even though life is harder in the alt-universe, it's actually made everyone better people, and they're all more altruistic and caring towards each other. It's like people who lived through World War II, said producers J.H. Wyman and Jeff Pinkner.

The one exception, of course, is alt-Astrid, who is sort of an autistic savant in the alt-universe - something Nicole, who has an autistic sister, finds interesting to play. She likes the idea of people with autism or Aspergers being super-powered and being able to make a unique contribution.

"There's no waiting around" for the show to get into the dual universes storyline, Nicole said — the show dives into this stuff right away. In fact, Blair Brown told us she's not in the season opener because it takes place mostly in the alt-universe.

Producers J.H. Wyman and Jeff Pinkner told us they're excited to spend more time in the alt-universe. In "our" universe they get to create the world of their characters, but in the alt-universe, they get to create an entire, complete world altogether. And while it's "shockingly expensive" to create some of the visual effects of the alt-universe - like the people trapped in amber - it's really rewarding. In the alt-universe, the Bermuda Triangle is in the middle of New York Harbor, and there's a sign saying "Be Vortex Aware."

They really want audiences to invest in the alt-universe and want to see more of it. At the same time, they recognize that the "hero characters" are the "original" versions of Peter, Olivia and Walter. So we really only get to see the alt-universe when one of "our" people is over there. And don't hold your breath to see a third alternate universe - they think two are plenty for now, and they don't want to confuse casual viewers.

Other stuff:

Even though William Bell's story has ended, producer Jeff Pinkner told the panel audience that they would love to have him back. They were incredibly grateful to have him in season two. "He really was so unbelievably gracious," Pinkner recalls. "He was initially nervous that we just wanted him for promotional value, but we really wanted to give him a swansong role. Should we be able to convince him to come out of retirement again, we have another story in mind" for William Bell, Pinkner said.

One fan asked at the panel whether the reference to "First People" in the opening credits of the alt-universe Fringe was significant. And apparently it is! It has something to do with the mythology, and may be something the people in the alt-universe have found out about before people in "our" universe. And the show may be exploring that topic further this season.

And Akiva Goldsman dropped a hint to Jasika Nicole during the filming of the second season finale - in one scene, he wanted to have the subtext that maybe Astrid is in love with Broyles. Nicole actually thought her character might be the love child of Broyles and Nina Sharp, but in an upcoming episode, we'll actually hear about Astrid's parents.

The producers have been trying to do what they call "mythalone" episodes, which are stand-alone episodes that either advance one character's personal arc in some way, or tie in with the show's mythology somehow. They're sensitive to the fact that fans are impatient with standalone episodes, but casual viewers really prefer them. "Series television is challenging," J.H. Wyman told reporters. "People have so much to do with their time. It has to be understandable while you're eating dinner. It's not like you're in a movie theater and you're a captive audience."



The show's stars all had some interesting thoughts about their alternate-universe selves, and a common theme seemed to be not trying too hard to make the alt-versions totally different. They're still playing the same characters, just with different formative experiences. So Anna Torv told the panel audience that she wound up making Olivia and Alt-livia quite similar, but bearing in mind one crucial difference: "Olivia wants to be the best, but Alt-livia just wants to win." Meanwhile, Lance Reddick told us in roundtable interviews that alt-Broyles is more military and more of a soldier in the trenches than the more political, corporate Broyles in "our" universe.

Also, Blair Brown hinted that we'll be seeing a very different side of Nina Sharp in season three - in the second season, we started to suspect that Nina wasn't quite the villain we'd believed her to be. But in the third season, "the die will be cast," Brown said. Now that William Bell is gone for good, things will be very different at Massive Dynamic, and Nina's role will be very different. As for the Nina of the alt-universe, Brown hasn't found out anything about her yet. But Brown says "our" Nina at least has an arm in the other universe, so at least if Nina crosses over to that universe, she'll finally have two arms.

One exciting development is that Astrid is no longer homeless - that is, an upcoming episode will actually show us Astrid's apartment. Jasika Nicole told reporters that Astrid's apartment is surprisingly hippie-ish, with rugs and tapestries everywhere, and she now thinks Astrid was a total hypocrite to reprimand Walter for smoking weed. Also, Astrid has Erykah Badu albums laying around - and luckily, Astrid loves Badu too.

Stoked!!!!t:

 

[Maximus One]

Oh dude that sounds so ****ing awesome! Cant wait for this to be back on!

 

[Paroxysm]

The cast discuss how they see their alternate versions:
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[Paroxysm]

Lance Reddick hints he'll play an even bigger role in Fringe season three

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[flash13]

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Season three promo!