So much thinky! I've commented a lot lately, so I'll just touch on a few intriguing ideas that you've mentioned.
there must have been some hypnotic/scientific mindwiping going on there. I'm with you. I'd like to have this mentioned somehow somewhere down the line.
child Peter, who is much closer to the character I wish he was than the one played by Joshua Jackson. Totally agree. I really liked and understood child!Peter. Hard to see even a glimpse of that character in adult Peter. At least for me.
And this version of him is so much closer it makes me sadder that I just...don't. I don't get him. I don't get him at all. I don't either and I've given up on getting him. I think for me to understand Peter they'd have to focus more on him and I'm not sure I want that. I'll be happy with this flashback. What I want more information on is Olivia. I want the show to stay focused on her.
I also thought, oh dear lord, and that is the sound of a thousand shippers squeeing because that means for sure she loves Peter when FFS, I already know she's supposed to, show, ugh. Gosh, I never even thought of that! And then that means she is afraid there too! Gosh, that relationship is so complicated if you look at it that way. Terror and the expectations of love, but not necessarily getting love. And the overwhelming urge to run away. I kind of love thinking about it this way. Because these things are at the heart of who Olivia is and why she can do the things she can do.
I feel like I'm passing Olivia Dunham: Basic. :-) Now I want to move on to Oliva Dunham: Intermediate and Special Powers. I feel we are heading for a big Olivia-made fire at the end of the season. I want to see that.
The scene with young Olivia and Walternate was so effective. Was his office exactly the same? Maybe not but Olivia must have been scared out of her mind. She has no idea what she did, either. Very twisty. :-)
Oh, did this show once have your unwavering trust? Aww. No show has that sort of trust for me anymore. Fringe is actually earning my trust after a rough and long start. And it's actually fun not being invested because then I get so pleasantly surprised like last night. :-)
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there must have been some hypnotic/scientific mindwiping going on there.
I'm with you. I'd like to have this mentioned somehow somewhere down the line.
child Peter, who is much closer to the character I wish he was than the one played by Joshua Jackson.
Totally agree. I really liked and understood child!Peter. Hard to see even a glimpse of that character in adult Peter. At least for me.
And this version of him is so much closer it makes me sadder that I just...don't. I don't get him. I don't get him at all.
I don't either and I've given up on getting him. I think for me to understand Peter they'd have to focus more on him and I'm not sure I want that. I'll be happy with this flashback. What I want more information on is Olivia. I want the show to stay focused on her.
I also thought, oh dear lord, and that is the sound of a thousand shippers squeeing because that means for sure she loves Peter when FFS, I already know she's supposed to, show, ugh.
Gosh, I never even thought of that! And then that means she is afraid there too! Gosh, that relationship is so complicated if you look at it that way. Terror and the expectations of love, but not necessarily getting love. And the overwhelming urge to run away. I kind of love thinking about it this way. Because these things are at the heart of who Olivia is and why she can do the things she can do.
I feel like I'm passing Olivia Dunham: Basic. :-) Now I want to move on to Oliva Dunham: Intermediate and Special Powers. I feel we are heading for a big Olivia-made fire at the end of the season. I want to see that.
The scene with young Olivia and Walternate was so effective. Was his office exactly the same? Maybe not but Olivia must have been scared out of her mind. She has no idea what she did, either. Very twisty. :-)
Oh, did this show once have your unwavering trust? Aww. No show has that sort of trust for me anymore. Fringe is actually earning my trust after a rough and long start. And it's actually fun not being invested because then I get so pleasantly surprised like last night. :-)