Review #3924: Fringe 5.13: “An Enemy of Fate”
Contributor: John Keegan
Written by J. H. Wyman
Directed by J. H. Wyman
Bringing a trilogy of episodes to a solid conclusion is a difficult task. Also bringing a full season arc to its natural and fitting conclusion is even more difficult. Wrapping up an entire five-season series at the exact same time is well nigh impossible. And yet, “Fringe” has come to its final conclusion with one of the finest examples of a series finale in recent memory.
As a disclaimer, I will openly admit that this is not a perfect example of storytelling. The episode does have its flaws. The hand-waving explanation for Walter’s disappearance from the timeline, as well as the absence of any real exploration of how Peter and Olivia would meet without September’s interference of Walternate’s experiments in Alt-Fringe, could be a show-stopper for some. But often a masterpiece is notable for how it transcends its flaws, and delivers better on its promises than a technically proficient 9/10 ever could.
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Mirrored from Critical Myth.