Okay, I was going to do a reaction post about the second half of Fringe season 2 (and what an awesome second half!) and just when I was reflecting that while I like Fringe and love Olivia I don't feel the same passion for it and I thought that would be a good thing since I won't be invested and then the last few episodes happened and now I'm all flappy hands and incoherent squeals of glee!
So instead of a reaction on the second half I can only think of reacting on the finale and also--
Fringe: MOST. IMPROVED. SHOW. EVER.
Fringe S2 22-23
I. I. OMG. OLIVIA! I'm incoherent with glee! I knew somehow they were going to pull a switcheroo and even called when it would happen but actually seeing it and seeing what happened to our Olivia! Meep!
But the thing is I can't even say alt!verse versions were evil because you can see that everything that happened to the alt!verse happened because of what our Walter started. In a way, our Walter threw the first volley and while grief was the dominant emotion Walter had after losing Peter, Walternate's dominant reaction seemed to be anger, a cold anger that drove him to become one of the most powerful people in his world.
Also, alter!Charlie! And he has worms arachnids! And the Team feeling in the alt!Fringe Division! Plus, alter!Olivia! She is also as awesome as our Olivia except opposed to our Olivia, alter!Olivia's happier and cockier than our Olivia, she didn't have Olivia's losses and regrets. We can see how Olivia could have been different without the experiments and her stepfather (I'm assuming or possibly kid alter!Olivia was able to finish off the stepfather?) and experiencing losing someone she loved. Where Olivia is contained, alter!Olivia is all about swagger and a supreme confidence in herself.
I wonder if alter!Olivia will realize in her time in the Olivia's world that the other world isn't as bad and that both worlds are just fighting for the same thing. Will alter!Olivia end up actually truly work with our Olivia? That would be awesome. All Olivias (Noir!Olivia, alter!Oliva and our Olivia) are awesome!
How will Olivia escape that other world? And Oh, my heart broke for her contained in that dark space, mirroring her position in her childhood. And Walternate! That cold fury, I'm afraid for what's to come with his fury, what he would do to Olivia.
I wasn't actually surprised Bell sacrificed himself and I liked the kind of Old Married Couple vibe Bell and Walter gave off, the kind of thing old cranky friends give off. I chuckled when Bell said that Olivia was the greatest creation they ever met. Guess Peter's not the only one with Two Daddies. But it also brings into focus how damaging Walternate imprisoning Olivia would be.
I'm so excited and anxious for the third season. The last time I was this excited it was after Life's first season... and look at what happened during the second season. So I'm really worried, excited and anxious and I want the third season NOW!
And to end things, I present, Charlie:
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