OMG WHAT DID YOU FORGET THIS? Fringe is back on our television sets! That means it is ~crucial~ that we all sit our butts down and liveblog the hell out of the return of the best thing ever. I am already so full of emotions and not a second of this episode has aired. SO MANY FEELINGS.
Legit excited, y’all.
Because we are all on the exact same ground this time around, our spoiler policy for these blogs will be completely different. Anything that has aired in the past is fair game for discussion. Anything that has not publicly aired WILL BE CONSIDERED A SPOILER.
This liveblog will work in relative to when the episode airs for you. So, you may begin your livebloggy commenting down below when the episode starts. To avoid spoilers, I stick to the first page and comment away, and then go back afterwards to add any more
DO. NOT. POST. SPOILERS. This community is not the place for that. You have the rest of the Internet. Go there.
The review will go up on Saturday, as usual. SEE YOU ALL FRIDAY NIGHT!
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Sweet summer child, this episode is going to be pure brilliance!
In other news, David Fury wrote tonight's episode, and will also be live-tweeting during the episode, eastern and pacific! He is @DFury on twitter.
Walter on a swingset will never not be amazing.
WHY CAN I ONLY UPVOTE ONCE? I should be allowed one vote per gif that made me grin like a little kid. Which would be ALL OF THEM.
Supremely awesome gifspam. I especially love the cartoon one. And all the other ones too.
I'M SO EXCITED Y'ALL!
Yes you are perfect, Lincoln Lee, omg so perfect.
What episode was it where Astrid hugged Peter?
I believe it's from "6:02 AM EST", before Peter gets in the machine the first time in his snazzy Massive Dynamic outfit.
FRINGE! FRINGE! FRINGE!
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OH MAN, this is going to be the first episode of Fringe that I watch in real time. I marathoned all the episodes up to this point over winter break, I wonder how watching it episodically will ~change the experience. Probably just A LOT MORE TORMENT waiting between the episodes.
Yes, get ready for exponentially more torment. Sorry.
THE PAIN WILL BE WORTH IT, THOUGH, because Fringe.
Yay! It's always nice to have more tormented Fringies around here!
Pain shared is pain halved, and all of that. 😀 Is that the ~official fandom nickname, then?
Heck if I know, that's just what Mark calls us. We're also fond of "Fringles," because some of us read too fast. 😀
ONCE WE POP THE FUN DON'T STOP.
The fun and the deep emotional sadness. Heh.
😀
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Aw yay, welcome new Fringie! You're in for a lot of heartbreak.
Well, since sad is happy for deep people, I anticipate the heartbreak with joy.
Same here. I managed to watch all of it right before the last episode aired and for the first time I actually had to wait. And even for longer than I thought as I didn't know about the long break. Unfortunately I can't take part in the liveblogging-frenzy because it will be in the middle of the night here and I have no idea where I could even watch it live… I have my ways to watch it tomorrow though and then there will be no stopping me. So so excited!
WELL when you do get around to watching the episode I hope it was well worth the wait!
It's so fucking hard, I marathoned while we were about 3/4 through Season Two. The last two years have been a nightmare.
…yeah I can't even imagine going through season 3 episode by episode, HOW DID YOU PEOPLE COPE?
With much wringing of hands and occasional squeeing 🙂
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Who is the second gif from the bottom?
I ask because I thought it was my friend for a second, who I totally would see doing that, and it looks like her as well… though sunglasses are covering the face, making it hard to actually tell.
Looks like Adele. Could be wrong though…
It is Adele.
Awww yeah, our queen Lady Violet Crawley. I only started watching Downton for her (although seriously that show is seriously addictive there must be subliminal messages)
uhhhhh DITTO. Mark should probably watch and review Downton Abbey though i honestly dont know if he's even remotely interested in such a thing. and for all i know he'd rips it apart. it IS pretty pretentious, albeit incredibly wonderful and addictive.
I'm tired and feel like death, but none of that matters because it's FRINGE FRIDAY! We finally get to see the half-season finale! Woo! I spent the Fringeless break rewatching season one and making gifs. HAVE SOME.
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Oh my word, that is is some time well spent.
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I think so, too. 😀
ALKSDJF;AKSJ the last one is fantastic!
Thank you! John Noble's face is amazing. <3
OMG the gif with Gene and Astrid, I died a little. 😀 Is tonight's ep the original half-season finale, then? I hadn't realized.
Yep, baseball ruins lives.
😐 As if I needed yet another reason to dislike baseball.
I… actually did forget about this. I rely on my sister to remind me about these things.
I feel like I've betrayed the entire Fringe universe/fandom by not even knowing that it would be back tonight… TT.TT
I am so excited to be back watching it with you guys!! 😀 (also I do need something to think about besides Sherlock, because I know it's going to kill me on Sunday)
But then you run the risk of COMPOUNDING the effects of thinking about Sherlock with the effects of thinking about Fringe, too. Does that make the whole thing better or worse? Guess we'll have to wait and see…
I hate everyone on the east coast right now who are about to get new Fringe in an hour! YOU LUCKY JERKS!
As someone who has just recently moved to Virginia from California I REMEMBER THAT FEELING AND I'M SO SORRY.
I find that absolutely hilarious because I'm trying to get a residency in Roanoke and I'm currently in California! I hope to be following you soon (but not in some creepy, stalker-y way)!
😀 Not creepy at all, good luck on the residency (to say nothing of the culture shock).
Good luck! i hope you're able to join us in the spoiler-free time zone!
Good luck! And we'll try not to gloat too much in the meantime. 🙂
I AM SO EXCITE! Also, the guy I sat next to on the train looked like he could have been Peter Bishop's brother
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edit: this looks like such a creeper comment
I love the creeper Olivia GIF.
Was he wearing a pea coat?
/creepier comment
no 🙁 he was wearing a duffle coat, so it could be worse
I love your creeper comment and the creeper replies. I sincerely hope you threw a creeper eyebrow raise in that guy's direction!
I can't do the eyebrow raise!!! I did give him a creeper smile
Just as good!
I just rewatched the last 2 episodes to fully prep for tonight. My mother (who is staying with me this weekend) thinks I am a weirdo, but this is not a new sensation for her. She's retreated to the guest room and I AM LIVEBLOG READY. LET'S DO THIS.
Ha, my mom is the one who recommended Fringe to me. Glad I listened to her!
She'd still think I'm a weirdo for liveblogging, though.
Well then we're all weirdos together.
My mom thinks Walter is adorable and thinks Peter is really cute. I totally blew her mind when I told her he was the kid from The Mighty Ducks.
My mom just doesn't have patience for sci fi. I'm trying to ease her into it.
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IT IS TIIIIIIME
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
ANY MINUTE NOW
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Oh, that was cheesy as fuck, Gordon Ramsay. "Finally earned her wings." Guh.
SO CLOSE.
These previouslies are making me tense.
He's wearing pants!
APRON. I CAN'T.
Poor Peter. These dreams must be torture.
Walter!?!?!
OLIVIA?!?!?!?!
Poor Peter is dreaming.
Walter in that apron is PRICELESS.
APRON OMG
this must be a dream, right? WHY NOT REAL LIFE
Omg, Look at Walter in that apron!
AHHHHH!!! IT'S STARTING!!!
Okay, that was weird.
Oh, no, it was all a dream. 🙁
So cruel to tease us like that. 🙁
Use the pastries as a shield, Walter
Peter/The Machine, MY OTP RETURNS.
peacoat? is that you?
This.
OH NO THE TEARS ARE COMING. WALTER!
That isn't fair of them to put happy Walter in apron right before super sad Walter.
torture, tbh
So many tears. ;_;
;____; Sad soundtrack you understand how I feel.
Walter: Breaking hearts forever
Dying to know why Nina's been knocking Olivia out.
Her migraines. D: I had forgotten about them.
She's wearing all black again
she's wearing all NAVY. Totally different 😛
I am shit with dark colors, lol
I can't tell navy from black unless they're right next to each other. Which is why I often wear navy skirts with black blazers. Tres chic. *facepalm*
It takes me a loooong time to tell the difference. Dark green can be bad, too. I did well on this test (which probably means nothing), but I can't handle darks.
There's no way I can do that during a commercial break, but I can already tell I will fail. Sigh.
I thought she was wearing all black too until she stepped into the light.
Well, navy and black are both neutrals, so it's ok! right???? I'm the kind of person that wears black and brown together because I can't be bothered to give a fuck when I'm getting dressed early in the morning -_-
I think black and brown look great together, so there.
I just realized Walter's wearing black and brown in that picture above, so I'm in good company!
What's the deal with Olivia's migraines? Are they part of the ripple effect created by Peter's disappearance and subsequent reappearance?
Nina and her crew have been secretly wiping her memories. The migraines are a side effect.
wait…is this true?
Yes! Well the memory wipes are possibly part of the side effect as well, and they might be doing something else to her? It's not terribly clear.
Having just watched the last episode, I can confirm that is what the dude said as they were injecting Olivia. She won't remember a thing from the last 2 hours, but she'll wake up with a hell of a migraine.
AND NINA WAS LOOKING ON! DUN DUN DUN!
RIGHT! I remember Nina was injecting her with stuff, but I forgot they were wiping her memories
OH THAT'S RIGHT. I had forgotten. Silly me.
i KNEW it would be kennedy!
KENNEDY!
oooooooo
Shoulda brought her waffles, too.
this is a very beautiful group of people
Liar
I don't think you're being completely honest here, Olivia. You sneaky lady.
please no bathroom monsters
I think this often. Maybe something is wrong with me?
ever since I saw The Grudge I've had bathroom monster thoughts 🙁
This can only end in tears.
LOL public bathroom humor
Just climbin' a bus, NO BIG DEAL.
Shapeshifters on the loose in the red!verse? :O
shit these shapeshifters are intense
NO, COMMERCIALS, GO AWAY.
Another death by bus. Where's that montage of people getting hit by buses when you need it?
so are these shapeshifters from a third universe???
Evil Brandon
Oh shit, the shapeshifter tech is coming from someone else.
Exciting! And troubling.
This is an intriguing development!
AND AN INTRIGUINGER DEVELOPMENT!
huh
I have a sudden urge to buy a Nissan. Seems like a good car. Lots of features. Modern.
find local dealers on your sprint tablet
Oh Fringe, one day you will learn to be subtle in your product placement but I hope that it's a long time away because it's never not funny.
Today's product placement: Nissan
And I'm tired of this song.
The product placement is so horrible, PRETENDING I CAN'T SEE IT.
It is horrible, but I am sooooo willing to put up with it if it means we get Season 5.
LOL they actually showed them driving and mentioning distances.
YEAH YOU DO LOOK GOOD YEAH
eeeeeeeee makeover!
lol awkward kennedy
that loving touch from olivia <3
SO ADORABLE.
YOU FUSS WITH THAT HAIR OLIVIA. GET SOME GIRL.
UPVOTE FOREVER.
Lincoln, I love your face
I forgot that Peter killed someone like that? Also, how adorable are Kennedy and Olivia in this timeline?
"I killed a guy like that once" lol Peter way to be a creeper.
That was so great. I love this Peter.
This Peter means business and is ain't messing around. (But does have time to matchmake a little.)
what's with sci fi shows and opera houses? hmmmmm
LOL. Poor Kennedy. Never prepared.
Lincoln, totally adorable
ugh did not need to see
Groooooooooosssssss
Why is Walternate so intent on keeping everyone out of his investigation of the new shapeshifters. DOES HE KNOW SOMETHING? OH GOD OH GOD WHAT IS HE DOING?
J
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Judge…jump…jinkies…
Throwing some possibilities out there.
Evil Velma is making shapeshifters in a third universe
Someone stole a puppy at gunpoint?!
Now i gotta watch the damn local news…
Makeover makeover makeover makeover MAKEOVER!
(Only makes sense if you've seen Clone High.)
(And if you have seen Clone High, I'm sorry for getting that jingle stuck in your head.)
Edited to add video context to my reference. (Makeover jingle about 55 seconds in.)
Okay, so does Walternate not command these shape shifters then? If he feels the need to cut them open?
Local news item during the ads: PUPPY STOLEN AT GUNPOINT. Seriously, Virginia? SERIOUSLY?
Oh, now I know you're in the same news market. It happened in Rockville, tho, so it's Seriously, Maryland.
Oh, was it? Oops. Clearly I'm new enough to the area that I don't actually know where most of the cities are. XD
NYOOOOOOOO!! that's so sad!!!!
my local news says the St. Patrick's Day Parade has been canceled
What? But that's months away! Why?
You should have a protest parade.
Wait, that was on my news, too. But I'm in Pennsylvania. Weird.
in st louis we have day old news about snowstorms
Nice bluff, Kennedy.
lol oops…
Oops
Thank god Lincoln didn't burn his hands in a fingerprint mutilating way growing up.
Way to front, Kennedy.
OH SHIT.
You're gonna get yourself killed Kennedy
Fauxlivia looks like Anjelica Huston
He has a "knack for deception" …and then my brain goes to OH GOD IS HE EVIL OR A SHAPESHIFTER, IS THAT FORESHADOWING, OH GOD.
I love watching Anna Torv be another Olivia.
Me too.
ruh-roh
NOOOO
Uh oh, now they're caught.
FUUUUUCCCKKK