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| Saturday, April 17, 2010 05:46 PM |
| On the Viewer - Fringe (Season 2, Episode 17 - "Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver.") |
 by Fëanor |
Beware spoilers!
Another Fringe opening, another hideous death. If these folks are more subjects from the Cortexiphan trials, I have to wonder why Olivia and company haven't already tracked down all those people.
Ah, the return of bowling alley guru. I still can't decide if I like this character or not. I think I'd like him better if he were played by Jeff Bridges...
Another episode of Fringe, another ridiculous story from Walter involving inappropriate language and imagery. Good old Walter.
Man, things sure are awkward between Olivia, Walter, and Peter now!
Doctor: "I took your Advance Biochem Seminar, Dr. Bishop."
Walter: "Oh, I apologize."
So a guy touched this woman and gave her cancer that spread at lightning-fast speed. Okay then.
Walter is in the middle of sawing a dead woman's arm off, and lists a bunch of items he'll need, including food coloring.
Astrid: "Food coloring?"
Walter: "Not for her, but since we're baking, we may as well make some taffy."
Peter and Olivia are trying to figure out why someone would kill someone else in a crazy, ostentatious fashion? Uh, have they been paying attention at all? This happens every episode!!
Poor Peter. Olivia's going to have to tell him eventually why she's avoiding him. Or maybe she could lie and tell him she's gay.
Oh, now we're bringing in chi and the touch of death. Good stuff. Dude kept healthy by transferring his sickness into the woman.
Peter: "I think I know what it is that's bothering you - why it is you've been so awkward around me for the last couple weeks."
No, Peter. No, you don't!
Bowling guru shows up at Olivia's place after midnight with a copy of Clue. Well, that explains the title of the episode! (Sort of. Except she never does anything with her gun in the lab.)
Bowling guy calls Olivia a soldier, a protector. He's right - perhaps more right than he knows! She's a psychic soldier in a war with another dimension!
Bowling guru guy says he's older than he looks and taller than he appears. Is he just joking, or is he some kind of immortal shaman or something?
So the victims really are all Cortexiphan subjects. But apparently our heroes never tried to track them down because there was no official list - only a bunch of first names and last initials.
Turns out Cortexiphan can give you super powers, but also make you susceptible to cancer transfer. Unfortunate side effect!
I like that Olivia is finally confronting Nina about what a pain in the butt she is. And she actually surprised her a bit with the "I know about Peter" thing. It's good to see Nina honestly surprised for once. But of course Nina quickly takes control of the conversation again.
Our sick killer was pseudo-activated by a man who came to see him in the hospital. Why in hell's name does Olivia not ask him for a detailed description of the mystery man??
These events have finally convinced them to focus on finding the other subjects of the Cortexiphan trials. It's about time!
D'oh. Olivia finally gets herself convinced not to tell Peter, and now Walter has himself convinced he does have to tell Peter after all.
Pretty good episode. Not my favorite, but pretty good. Some of the major plot threads and character relationships have advanced. I'm still waiting to see what happens with the whole Peter situation, though. |
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