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Fringe: Subject 13
Feb. 26th, 2011 08:50 pmWell, that was...not horrible! Yay! I mean it was a bit weird, and since it occurred entirely in flashback, not only did I miss Anna Torv like crazy, it didn't really deal with any of my ongoing anxieties regarding the direction of the show. That said, it wasn't as retcontastic as I'd feared, destiny was nowhere to be seen and the twist at the end was pretty awesome. On the negative side, I kind of expected more answers, and Fringe does its usual thing of presenting interesting ideas without Directions on Use, meaning I'm fairly certain they'll be seen in far more...well, to indulge myself and hopefully not offend anyone reading, stereotypical shippery ways than I think they should be.
SHALL WE BEGIN?
( Plotses. )
( Peterses. )
( Walterses. )
( Oliv(e)(ia) )
Last thing: Orla Brady as Elizabeth Bishop was really, really excellent and that's about all I have to say about her, except that I really wasn't expecting this episode to mostly BE about her, and was...somewhat impressed and charmed that it was, and therefore feel guilty about not actually...taking more time to talk about her. Both of her. Because she totally owned a lot of this episode and completely convinced me of her character and all its nuances, in both versions.
Soooo yes. A cautious thumbs up that would be a big thumbs up if I just trusted the show and the current direction slightly more.
ETA: OH OOPS FORGOT TO ADD, I have to admit, while I occasionally found the "VCR" lens they were using a bit offputting, it was HILARIOUS to see that they cleaned up the picture a little in the "Betamax" footage.
SHALL WE BEGIN?
( Plotses. )
( Peterses. )
( Walterses. )
( Oliv(e)(ia) )
Last thing: Orla Brady as Elizabeth Bishop was really, really excellent and that's about all I have to say about her, except that I really wasn't expecting this episode to mostly BE about her, and was...somewhat impressed and charmed that it was, and therefore feel guilty about not actually...taking more time to talk about her. Both of her. Because she totally owned a lot of this episode and completely convinced me of her character and all its nuances, in both versions.
Soooo yes. A cautious thumbs up that would be a big thumbs up if I just trusted the show and the current direction slightly more.
ETA: OH OOPS FORGOT TO ADD, I have to admit, while I occasionally found the "VCR" lens they were using a bit offputting, it was HILARIOUS to see that they cleaned up the picture a little in the "Betamax" footage.
