Fringe: The Last Sam Weiss

OKAY. So this time I'm probably not gonna get to watch Doctor Song on time anyway because I'm off for bowling and tasty food (yes, ironic considering the guest character in this week's Fringe) for a friend's birthday, and also, having spent a week or so considering it, I'm not sure whether I want to maintain a weekly response for this series or to just...wait until it's over and then respond to it as a (half) season. We'll see. Either way, instaresponse to Fringe.

In four words, better than I expected.

Obviously, for me, it was all about Olivia. And so awesome and such a relief to get her back. I still find myself wondering what the point in the Bellivia arc was because all it seems to have done is wipe clean the fact that Peter killed those shapeshifters (why even RAISE it if you're not gonna address it?) and give Olivia a moment of zen fearlessness that apparently is going nowhere. But...whatever, I'm back to tentatively considering that the third season may overall end positively even if it got hella wobbly in the middle for a while.

( Briefly, What I Didn't Enjoy. )

Okay, so the stuff I did like basically comes down to the kickass and the emotional.

( Kickassery! )

( Emotionality! )

( Sam Weiss? )

In sum, surprisingly well-played Fringe. Keep it up. And try not to annoy me with all the shippy stuff I imagine is coming next week.