Title: Fringe
Broadcasting Station: Fox
Status: Ended
Creators: J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Synopsis: Kidnapped to an alternate universe and replaced in her own
world by a woman that isn't her, Olivia Dunham is trapped. She must get home to
her real world in order to prevent Walternate from implementing the final
stages of his plan- a plan that could result in the destruction of our world.
Or theirs.
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I have come to realize that Fringe is not like other series
that have story arcs that start and finish within every season, independent
from any other story arcs that may be developed through many seasons. Story
wise, Fringe is more like a soap opera: we are watching one story being
developed through the course of, up until now, three seasons; its story is not
divided into parts or seasons, it is a continuum.
Therefore, it is not surprise that season started exactly
where Season Two ended. Olivia is trapped in the Alternate Universe and
Fauxlivia is in Olivia’s place. After watching the first episode I was really
mad. I thought the producers where going to milk this situation; leaving
Fauxlivia infiltrated “Over Here” for the whole season, while Walter and Peter
were in the dark. I mean, any other series would have done it. Thankfully, I
stand corrected. By the end of episode seven Peter find out he was sleeping
with the wrong Olivia. And by the way, what an ending! Just thinking about it
still gives me goose bumps. That episode’s ending was framed perfectly.
Meanwhile, “Over There” Olivia was brainwashed to believe
she was Fauxlivia. It was really pleasant to see her being nicer, happier and
less stressed. But, it was even better to be able to see Charlie again! Also, I
immediately liked the new character: Lincoln Lee. The actor, Seth Gabel, made
him seem really natural. Sometimes, I would see him in the background of a
scene goofing around or making faces at Charlie and it would make me smile.
After both Olivias swapped places again the story “Over
Here” becomes a bit annoying. Olivia started to condemn Peter for not noticing
that he was sleeping with Fauxlivia. She kept going on about how the thought of
him was what kept her going but he was sleeping with someone else. I kept
telling her: “You. Kissed. HIM. That’s it. He never said he wanted to be with
you; he never said he loved you back. You can’t reproach him because you don’t
know how he felt. Maybe he didn’t love you and you were just hopeful that he
did.” But she wouldn’t listen to me. However, that only lasted for a few
episodes. They made up afterwards.
After episode fifteen many things start to happen and
develop at the same time: William Bell makes another appearance, Fauxlivia gives
birth to Bishop the Third and Sam Weiss’ true nature is discovered. All of these
happenings framing, and leading up to, yet, another impressive ending. The
first 35 minutes of the finale were boring; nevertheless, in its last five
minutes you are bombarded with shock after shock: plot twists, cliff hangers
and many, many questions.
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