Fringe 5x06: Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There
* previously, the universe continued to screw with Olivia and Peter's potential happiness by killing Etta just weeks after they found her again. And then Olivia had very bad timing and Peter did something extremely stupid that may or may not have turned him into The First Observer. Which will annoy grav_ity to no end.
* hmm, video answering machines. I think I could do without that. I wouldn't want to have to make sure I look good every time I call someone
* this is how we show a futuristic world, by confining the principle players to confined spaces that are darkly lit
* more with the bittersweet. dammit, show!
* dammit, Peter, don't lie!
* Walter's come a long way, but I'm still not convinced he should be out in the world unsupervised
* it's a Borg!! (resistance is futile. the Observers would probably like that catchphrase)
* clearly not an apartment building in the better part of town (I renew my observation that as neat and tidy as they are, it doesn't fit to me that the city is such a dump)
* every time I see a TV show/movie where footprints are obvious, I wonder how many times they had to do that take and how they re-covered everything
* okay, that was kinda cool. a magic dance!
* see, Peter thinks he shouldn't be out unsupervised either
* ha, yes, nothing is private on public transit. anyone talking is considered entertainment for the masses. or just plain annoying
* yeah, I can't focus on what he's saying. something about video tapes makes me space out
* I was gonna guess Bell, but I guess not. though I don't recognize the name/person they described
* OMG, I was kidding about the magic dance; I thought it was just Walter's way of remembering where to end up. but it really is a magic dance!
* okay, maybe this can live up to the title. because, escher world! (which reminds me, I accidentally bought a Warehouse 13 ebook this evening. long story. hopefully it's good.)
* also, I feel like he should be leaving a trail of breadcrumbs or something
* S (I'm not even trying to guess here; too many words start with 's')
(* jeez, City, I really wish you'd give some warning when you come back from commercial breaks)
* oh, screwy time to go with the screwy architecture. fun times. (it is screwy time, right? this guy's been trapped longer than 5 days? though I don't know why I think that)
* I'm pretty sure they've used this building before. Altlivia's apartment complex, maybe? something to do with Over There, at any rate
* huh, so I was right about the weird time. how did I know that??
* if 5 days = 20 years, shouldn't Walter be out by now?
* and now everybody's gonna dance! \o/ (um, not as fun as I was expecting)
* okay, the footage existing only in the pocket universe is a neat detail. nonsensical, but neat
* the location tag had a reflection in the water!
* ah yes, because we were lacking a deadline
* P
* yeah, I completely spaced and missed what Walter was right about. I am too visual for all this audio and quieter speech
* um, yes, just because Walter is talking to someone else doesn't mean that someone else is actually there
* are we naming a bunch of books today?
* he's talking to a child, 'cuz he keeps looking down
* or, y'know, because they're showing a kid (who reminds me of Gibson Praise (The X-Files))
* he grew up and became an Observer!! that's why he's not there! (maybe he's September and that's why he had a soft spot for our team? he did bond a little with Olivia the first time around)
* L (...splay? I can't think of any 5-letter words that start with 'spl')
* yeah, the time differential thing is so not working right. Unless it isn't consistent? maybe it speeds up and slows down at random?
* NEVER MIND. I just realized I've got the passage of time thing reversed. except the time thing still doesn't work right (is this where I quote Kathryn Janeway? I know hers is about time travel but this is still giving me a headache)
* damn, it's really not fair that they can do that
* oh, no dance. how sad
* Cecil is no longer irrelevant to the plan. he is now a redshirt
* what do you sense, Olivia?
* uh-ohs
* KNEE HIM IN THE GROIN. why does no one do that on this show?!
* oh jeez, now I'm gonna have the monorail song from The Simpsons stuck in my head
* I (split)
* ah, yes, Peter, you have confused him
* also, you'd better kill him or he's going to report back and if you thought they were looking for you before, you're about to see it stepped up big time
* and when did he learn how to do that?
* show the numbers again, please
* so even though the timeline went screwy and reset a billion times, Walter still cut pieces out of his brain and then eventually put them back in
* yeah, Walter, it might have to be the other way around.
* HE CALLED HIM DAD. he hasn't done that since Northwest Passage (?), just before everything went Very Very Bad
* blue vision (which, I'm guessing, is not anything like seeing life through rose-coloured glasses)
* T (SPLIT)
Yes, so, my theory-for-the-sake-of-having-a-theory is that the kid grew up to become September. Other than that? I got nothin'.
* hmm, video answering machines. I think I could do without that. I wouldn't want to have to make sure I look good every time I call someone
* this is how we show a futuristic world, by confining the principle players to confined spaces that are darkly lit
* more with the bittersweet. dammit, show!
* dammit, Peter, don't lie!
* Walter's come a long way, but I'm still not convinced he should be out in the world unsupervised
* it's a Borg!! (resistance is futile. the Observers would probably like that catchphrase)
* clearly not an apartment building in the better part of town (I renew my observation that as neat and tidy as they are, it doesn't fit to me that the city is such a dump)
* every time I see a TV show/movie where footprints are obvious, I wonder how many times they had to do that take and how they re-covered everything
* okay, that was kinda cool. a magic dance!
* see, Peter thinks he shouldn't be out unsupervised either
* ha, yes, nothing is private on public transit. anyone talking is considered entertainment for the masses. or just plain annoying
* yeah, I can't focus on what he's saying. something about video tapes makes me space out
* I was gonna guess Bell, but I guess not. though I don't recognize the name/person they described
* OMG, I was kidding about the magic dance; I thought it was just Walter's way of remembering where to end up. but it really is a magic dance!
* okay, maybe this can live up to the title. because, escher world! (which reminds me, I accidentally bought a Warehouse 13 ebook this evening. long story. hopefully it's good.)
* also, I feel like he should be leaving a trail of breadcrumbs or something
* S (I'm not even trying to guess here; too many words start with 's')
(* jeez, City, I really wish you'd give some warning when you come back from commercial breaks)
* oh, screwy time to go with the screwy architecture. fun times. (it is screwy time, right? this guy's been trapped longer than 5 days? though I don't know why I think that)
* I'm pretty sure they've used this building before. Altlivia's apartment complex, maybe? something to do with Over There, at any rate
* huh, so I was right about the weird time. how did I know that??
* if 5 days = 20 years, shouldn't Walter be out by now?
* and now everybody's gonna dance! \o/ (um, not as fun as I was expecting)
* okay, the footage existing only in the pocket universe is a neat detail. nonsensical, but neat
* the location tag had a reflection in the water!
* ah yes, because we were lacking a deadline
* P
* yeah, I completely spaced and missed what Walter was right about. I am too visual for all this audio and quieter speech
* um, yes, just because Walter is talking to someone else doesn't mean that someone else is actually there
* are we naming a bunch of books today?
* he's talking to a child, 'cuz he keeps looking down
* or, y'know, because they're showing a kid (who reminds me of Gibson Praise (The X-Files))
* he grew up and became an Observer!! that's why he's not there! (maybe he's September and that's why he had a soft spot for our team? he did bond a little with Olivia the first time around)
* L (...splay? I can't think of any 5-letter words that start with 'spl')
* yeah, the time differential thing is so not working right. Unless it isn't consistent? maybe it speeds up and slows down at random?
* NEVER MIND. I just realized I've got the passage of time thing reversed. except the time thing still doesn't work right (is this where I quote Kathryn Janeway? I know hers is about time travel but this is still giving me a headache)
* damn, it's really not fair that they can do that
* oh, no dance. how sad
* Cecil is no longer irrelevant to the plan. he is now a redshirt
* what do you sense, Olivia?
* uh-ohs
* KNEE HIM IN THE GROIN. why does no one do that on this show?!
* oh jeez, now I'm gonna have the monorail song from The Simpsons stuck in my head
* I (split)
* ah, yes, Peter, you have confused him
* also, you'd better kill him or he's going to report back and if you thought they were looking for you before, you're about to see it stepped up big time
* and when did he learn how to do that?
* show the numbers again, please
* so even though the timeline went screwy and reset a billion times, Walter still cut pieces out of his brain and then eventually put them back in
* yeah, Walter, it might have to be the other way around.
* HE CALLED HIM DAD. he hasn't done that since Northwest Passage (?), just before everything went Very Very Bad
* blue vision (which, I'm guessing, is not anything like seeing life through rose-coloured glasses)
* T (SPLIT)
Yes, so, my theory-for-the-sake-of-having-a-theory is that the kid grew up to become September. Other than that? I got nothin'.