{"id":677,"date":"2011-10-15T14:53:23","date_gmt":"2011-10-15T21:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/?p=677"},"modified":"2011-10-15T14:53:23","modified_gmt":"2011-10-15T21:53:23","slug":"mark-watches-fringe-s04e04-subject-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/2011\/10\/mark-watches-fringe-s04e04-subject-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Watches ‘Fringe’: S04E04 – Subject 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the fourth episode of the fourth season of Fringe<\/em>, Walter and Olivia revisit the Cortexiphan trials to determine if a past patient is using their ability for astral projection to haunt Olivia. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Fringe<\/em>.<\/p>\n

LET ME COUNT THE WAYS I LOVE YOU, FRINGE<\/em>. No, seriously, can I do that?<\/p>\n

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  1. I keep reading online that season four is supposed to allow new viewers to just jump into the action without being confused, and I am not sure how anyone on the planet could do that<\/em>. I love that this show is so deeply serialized at this point that all of the dialogue and events that happen to the new “version” of these characters references something else from the past. Even if the writers really do want to bring new viewers in, they are certainly keeping me hooked on this. It’s like a high five from the writers every time we figure out another parallel.<\/li>\n
  2. OH MY GOD NINA IS BACK. Oh, how I have missed your ferocity, dear. And what’s that? You grew up as Olivia’s best friend? Oh, this show is killing me<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  3. Oh, Nina and Walter constantly bicker? This is endlessly entertaining and I want nothing to change ever.<\/li>\n
  4. Walter still can’t remember Astrid’s name? Oh god how is this show so perfect.<\/li>\n
  5. The fantastic reference to The Matrix<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  6. The fact that this show still<\/em> has a moral heart (and one that can make people quite uncomfortable) is one of the main reasons I stick with the show. While it doesn’t have quite the moral ambiguity of Battlestar Galactica<\/em>, it’s clear that things are a bit muddled in this world. Since the timeline has basically been reset, half the fun of season four has been trying to catch all the ways in which the history of these characters has been altered. I was surprised that Olivia had still gone through the Cortexiphan trials, but I was a bit dissatisfied that she seemed so nonchalant about them. Season two really came into its own when it forced Walter to confront what he and Billy had done to those children. But all I had to do was wait to be introduced to Cameron James to find the show’s moral voice; and as uncomfortable as it was to watch Walter be excoriated once again, it needed to happen. It would not have been believable had the show ignored this.<\/li>\n
  7. Hi, Cameron James. I’ll just leave my number over here. Call me sometime.<\/li>\n
  8. Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey plot stuff always makes me smile.<\/li>\n
  9. Fringe<\/em> has and continues to highlight stories that are more about character developments or character portraits than strict plot, and it never bores me. When you think about it, not much actually happens<\/em> in “Subject 9,” yet I never found my attention drifting. The relationship between Walter and Olivia is the focus of the story, and we get to see how the two have come to respect one another over the last three years. There was no doubt in my mind that Olivia would not send Walter back to Saint Mary’s. This was more about how Walter dealt with the reality of his mental illness and how Olivia both related to and sympathized with it.<\/li>\n
  10. THESE ACTORS. That scene in the hotel room when Walter has a phobic episode; the diner conversation; the first confrontation with Cameron; the chat outside the SUV at the end of the episode; we get to see, time and time again, that this cast is able to give us such nuanced performances that we can see the obvious differences between the variations of these characters. (Has anyone kept track of how many versions of each character we have been treated to?)<\/li>\n
  11. “You ever had raisin toast?” I’ll let that one slide, Cameron. That shit is delicious.<\/li>\n
  12. The perfect recipe for a root beer float. I mean, he’s totally right, isn’t he?<\/li>\n
  13. I loved the fact that one of the electromagnetic episodes with Peter took place in public. I have a thing where I find it weird that things happen in private and are only viewed by the main characters. This wasn’t. I approve.<\/li>\n
  14. I love that Cameron James is a small character who might not ever appear again, but the writers take the time to develop him into a whole person. Ugh, Fringe<\/em>, you are everything right in the world.<\/li>\n
  15. PETER IS BACK. PETER IS BACK. PETER IS BACK<\/strong>. And not only has he returned, but he was deposited into Reiden Lake WITH AN OBSERVER LOOKING ON. And contrary to my own personal theory, his reappearance DOES NOT RESET THE TIMELINE. No one knows who he is. JESUS SWEET CHRIST, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I am intrigued by this new dynamic: Peter only has knowledge of the other timeline while everyone else here is stuck in theirs. How???? HOW CAN THIS BE RECTIFIED? omg i love this show SO MUCH.<\/p>\n

    (I know this is a short review, but I have a bunch of other things I need to take care of in my personal life. Still, I wanted to get something up so we can talk about AWESOMENESS. Oh god, two week break, NOT FAIR.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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