This episode had me frowning a lot and then not anymore, as the seeming emphasis of romantic love over family love was revealed to have been a cunning plan of Olivia's as she had figured out she was being tricked re: Nina. So I was good with that plot thread, but unfortunately September in the other one insisted on being an OTP shipper and ramble on about the destined love of Peter and Olivia My reaction, exactly
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Season 3 certainly suffered from its Peter/Olivia focus. Season 4 hasn't YET - not least because Peter wasn't around for the first third - but it could if they do the same thing as they did in the last half of s3.
Palimpset: it also works as a metaphor for the Amberverse as a whole, written over the Blueverse.
I favor the father/son storylines of yore to the romantic shippy storylines of today. It had something other shows were lacking.
In which a possible future of humanity is revealed, and it is bald.
My thoughts also. And if we humans ARE destined to evolve into the Time Lords then the future must change in order to get rid of that gawd-awful fashion sense...
And if, as I've been hearing, this is the last season I hope they don't concern themselves solely with Peter/Olivia. I want more Peter/Walter...
Good point that the future doesn't have women. Interesting.
My question is what did this child that Peter and Blue verse Olivia have do that's so important?
I think Peter was moved about Henry. He just really wanted to find Olivia and get more answers from September. The question is now that he has the knowledge about his son, is that going to change anything for him?
I want the show to revolve around Olivia's cortexiphan powers too! Because she had some serious power this episode and I don't want anyone to forget that! (It was tied to Peter, but still!)
The thing with Henry reminds me of the old question - if you could go back in time and kill Hitler as a baby, etc. etc. Except in this case, whatever Henry does/has done on his behalf/whatever - they did go back in time and not just kill him, but erase him from all existence. I am amused. :D
Stephen Fry used this method on Hitler in his novel "Making History" (i.e. his main character ensures Hitler is never is conceived). Then he returns to the present and discovers Hitler simply got replaced by someone just as bad. Which brings us to the "how much do historical developments depend on the individual?" question....
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Palimpset: it also works as a metaphor for the Amberverse as a whole, written over the Blueverse.
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In which a possible future of humanity is revealed, and it is bald.
My thoughts also. And if we humans ARE destined to evolve into the Time Lords then the future must change in order to get rid of that gawd-awful fashion sense...
And if, as I've been hearing, this is the last season I hope they don't concern themselves solely with Peter/Olivia. I want more Peter/Walter...
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My question is what did this child that Peter and Blue verse Olivia have do that's so important?
I think Peter was moved about Henry. He just really wanted to find Olivia and get more answers from September. The question is now that he has the knowledge about his son, is that going to change anything for him?
I want the show to revolve around Olivia's cortexiphan powers too! Because she had some serious power this episode and I don't want anyone to forget that! (It was tied to Peter, but still!)
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Here's hoping for more about Olivia's powers!
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