TV-Reviewed

It's episodes like "Snakehead" that make me wonder if the writers are doing the right thing by including all of these episodes that don't really tie into the show's anthology. With the ratings dropping, I can't help but wonder if this is going to be Fringe's final season. "Snakehead" was hands-down one of the most disgusting episodes we've seen and Fringe has had some disturbing episodes. These squid-like parasitic worms were really a sight to see as they moved about in ... Read More

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this episode. "August" was an interesting episode, but it lacked the punch that I was expecting to eventually come. I somehow expected a big reveal and it never happened. "August" centered on a group of people we know relatively little about: The Observers. We really only knew of one coming into this episode, but "August" let it be known that there are several of them, each tasked with observing people and events. One ... Read More

"Of Human Action" had several of the elements that I enjoy in Fringe, but the fact that I was able to figure out that Tyler was behind his own kidnapping really hurt this episode. There wasn't a whole lot of mystery behind it. Every time something crazy happened Tyler was right there. It was clear that the supposed kidnappers were just there for the ride, so to speak. Perhaps my favorite part of this episode was witnessing Walter's reactions to the thought ... Read More

"Earthling" was without a doubt one of the creepiest episodes I've seen on television, and yet I was glued to my chair. This brought back fond memories of The X-Files, which had quite a few alien type episodes. This reminded me of a couple of episodes in particular, but this still stayed within the confines of Fringe and didn't necessarily feel like a clone of one of those episodes. I've been a fan of Lance Reddick ever since I saw his ... Read More

I can't believe I've fallen this far behind in my Fringe watching. I was keeping up until the MLB playoffs and then I managed to fall behind by four episodes. I don't know how that happened. The last time we saw Fringe brought about the death of Charlie Francis. Charlie was a likable character, but the character was fairly one-dimensional. He rarely showed emotion and I don't consider Kirk Acevedo a particularly good actor. He filled the role ... Read More

Last Thursday's Fringe surely satisfied the desires of regular viewers with a healthy dose of information which progressed the show's story along, but sadly meant the death of Charlie Francis. I applaud Olivia's willingness to down that glass of flatworms. I was honestly shocked that she grabbed it and downed it before Walter could really say all that he had to say about whether or not the experiment would truly work. Olivia didn't see immediate results, but over time her memories ... Read More

After a monster of the week episode last week, Fringe came back with another solid episode which continued with the story behind the series... the conspiracy. I didn't see it coming, in fact. It made for a truly entertaining episode. Sam had been warning Olivia all along about her headaches. I wondered if this was going to be of the typical headache variety or if this was going to be something unusual. As it turns out, it wasn't of ... Read More

Fringe's "Night of Desirable Objects" brought back memories of The X-Files, the very series Fringe has been compared to most since its debut. I have to tell you that the producers don't seem to be making bold attempts to keep viewers from drawing comparisons to the X-Files series. This was very another "monster of the week" episode. In this case, Peter, Olivia, and Walter were tasked with finding out why seven people had vanished from a town in Pennsylvania's countryside. ... Read More

Fringe was one of my favorite new shows last year. It's the closest thing to a successor to The X-Files and I really enjoyed the quirky characters, principally Walter. His unusual cravings for various foods were a source of a lot of laughter. I almost forgot that tonight was the night for the premiere of season two. Luckily I remembered it just in time to catch it on Fox. I knew from a friend of mine who saw a ... Read More

Fringe joined a lot of other shows this past Tuesday with its big season finale. The cat was out of the bag however, with the special guest appearance by Leonard Nimoy. The news was all over it, especially with all of the Star Trek movie buzz going around. So that big surprise was no longer a surprise, but it didn't mean this episode was going to be boring. The strange way that Walter disappeared in the previous episode carried over ... Read More