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Fringe: Subject 13
Wow. I don't think I can actually talk about that coherently. I guess I mostly have questions about continuity. I thought the experiments took place when Olivia was between 3 and 5. I didn't think they'd continued until she was 9, which is when she shoots her stepfather, right? I mean, I guess they couldn't really do what they did the way they did it with a 4 yo actor, but still, continuity, guys. Look into it.
My other question I guess is whether Walter was truly trying to help her at the end, or if he thought that threatening the stepfather would make him terrorize Olivia more (or pull her out of the program altogether and take her away, which is what I would have expected him to do once Walter threatened him with social services.)
Otoh, I mostly spent the whole episode on the edge of tears. Watching Walter and Elizabeth try to get Peter to succumb to their lies about being his parents, seeing Walternate's helpless despair - it really was horrible for all of them. Nothing is simple or easy on this show. And then Olivia handed over the evidence herself! To Walternate!
Plus, Olivia terrified at being locked in that room and setting it on fire. Oh, my heart.
I thought the young!Olivia actress did pretty well at capturing Olivia's mannerisms and personality. Young!Peter, on the other hand, struck me as mostly glassy-eyed and creepy, even as I sympathized with his desire to get back to his real parents.
So while I'm annoyed at the retconning, I still found the episode emotionally resonant. Seriously, the actress who plays Elizabeth Bishop was amazing. And it was a lot less Peter/Olivia=DESTINED than it appeared from the previews, which pleases me.
Then I watched Supernatural: The French Mistake, which I enjoyed right up until the ending, which left a bad taste in my mouth, even though I knew it was going to happen and know better than to expect better of the show at this point.
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Wow. I don't think I can actually talk about that coherently. I guess I mostly have questions about continuity. I thought the experiments took place when Olivia was between 3 and 5. I didn't think they'd continued until she was 9, which is when she shoots her stepfather, right? I mean, I guess they couldn't really do what they did the way they did it with a 4 yo actor, but still, continuity, guys. Look into it.
My other question I guess is whether Walter was truly trying to help her at the end, or if he thought that threatening the stepfather would make him terrorize Olivia more (or pull her out of the program altogether and take her away, which is what I would have expected him to do once Walter threatened him with social services.)
Otoh, I mostly spent the whole episode on the edge of tears. Watching Walter and Elizabeth try to get Peter to succumb to their lies about being his parents, seeing Walternate's helpless despair - it really was horrible for all of them. Nothing is simple or easy on this show. And then Olivia handed over the evidence herself! To Walternate!
Plus, Olivia terrified at being locked in that room and setting it on fire. Oh, my heart.
I thought the young!Olivia actress did pretty well at capturing Olivia's mannerisms and personality. Young!Peter, on the other hand, struck me as mostly glassy-eyed and creepy, even as I sympathized with his desire to get back to his real parents.
So while I'm annoyed at the retconning, I still found the episode emotionally resonant. Seriously, the actress who plays Elizabeth Bishop was amazing. And it was a lot less Peter/Olivia=DESTINED than it appeared from the previews, which pleases me.
Then I watched Supernatural: The French Mistake, which I enjoyed right up until the ending, which left a bad taste in my mouth, even though I knew it was going to happen and know better than to expect better of the show at this point.
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