So where’s Peter Bishop? It’s hard to say. As you can expect, we’re likely not going to see much of Peter, who is played by Joshua Jackson.

Speaking of Joshua Jackson, here’s an interview IGN did with him at Comic-Con, where he talks about what to expect from this season and how much the producers tell him about the mind-blowing story.

So what are your theories? Joshua Jackson asked all of the questions we have… what are the answers?

As for the room inside the Statue of Liberty, it’s going to serve as a portal of sorts for VIPs to cross to and fro. This bridge will remain secret from the general public.

Holy smokes, what a bizarre way to end the season. Although the producers said they wrote this episode with the intention of seeing a fourth season, the way the episode ended made me feel it could go either way. By that, I mean it could have worked as either a season or series finale. It sort of covered bases, but in the end, it was a big disappointment.

I’ll start things off by admitting I enjoyed seeing the future of everyone. It was all very interesting and emotional. John Noble was incredible as Walter Bishop once again. Noble deserves some sort of award for his performance. He’s overdue if you ask me.

Watching the future Olivia (Anna Torv) was a shock. She was clearly wiser and more in control of her abilities. I would not have expected she would continue to work on them after abandoning them for so long prior to just recently.

Together with Peter, they made a great couple. It’s too bad it didn’t last for very long…

Olivia was gunned down by a brilliantly-executed sequence of events which transpired when Walternate pulled a fast one on Peter. That hologram twist was brilliant, even if the setup of that scene felt very strange. I had an uneasy feeling about the way Peter sat down.

Still, I loved the twist, followed by Walternate’s cold-hearted killing of the future Olivia. It was gut-wrenching to see it happen.

I used to enjoy time travel stories, but as I’ve grown up, I’ve grown tired of them and the complicated paradoxes that come with it. In the Fringe season three finale, we learn that Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) never existed. What?!

To me, the finale brought back memories of Lost. Everyone hoped that Lost wasn’t going to be about some dream sequence or something nonsensical like that and that’s exactly what Fringe turned out to be, in a manner of speaking.

If Peter Bishop never existed, why did Walter go over to the other world and bring Walternate’s Peter over? The war between the two universes was sparked by Walter’s kidnapping of Peter. If Walter never had a son who died, why would he feel compelled to visit the other world?

For a while, I was curious about learning more about what happened in Detroit between Broyles (Lance Reddick) and Peter, but after learning Peter’s no longer in existence, I find myself caring less about the events that transpired in Detroit and more curious about where the writers are going with the series in the larger sense.

We’ve spent a great deal of time and emotion getting to know two different universes and the versions of characters who occupy them and now Peter’s suddenly gone, having fulfilled his mission according to the observers.

The way “The Day We Died” was as confusing as it was frustrating. That scene with the observers left me scratching my head, wanting to know more. What connection, if any, did/will Peter have with the observers.

Peter’s bridging the two worlds together was definitely a clever way to reboot the series. I just don’t have a friggin’ clue where they’re going to go from here though. The Fringe producers messed with Fringe’s mythology so much with this episode that it immediately changed the entire show.

There are only a handful of shows that have thought-provoking episodes. Fringe cemented its name in that very short list with “”. There’s no way you come away from this episode not blown away and wondering what the hell just happened.

Rating: 8.5

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It felt like the writers took us on a long trip and lied the whole way, making Sam look a lot more special than he turned out to be. I was really hoping to be amazed and dazzled. The decision to make Sam Weiss an ordinary man and not give him very much screentime makes me question the decision to involve him so much in the episode title. His significance in the episode is notable, but at the same time completely disappointing.

I did like how Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) was involved in the machine, however. Seeing her in those drawings bordered on mind-blowing, I have to admit. It all seemed destined, that she would be the one who would help Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) into the machine. I guess I just don’t understand why Olivia was destined to be involved after Sam Weiss said that Peter shouldn’t have had any problem getting into the machine because the other side wasn’t supposed to activate the machine. The only theory I can come up with is the crowbar (Olivia) was a backup plan in case something like that did happen.

Kevin Corrigan as Sam Weiss

I really didn’t care for the special effects present in this episode. The low elevation lightning strikes looked almost identical to the cheesy garbage used in the Syfy Channel’s original movies.

I did, however, like seeing Walter Bishop (John Noble) get struck. That was not only exciting but hysterically acted as well. Watching Dr. Bishop play with lightning instantly brought me back to the Back to the Future movies which had Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) doing his share of the same wacky stuff.

Watching the typewriter work remotely was pretty cool. I’ve been curious to learn more about who was using it on the other side. If one of the worlds really is destroyed in the finale, maybe this won’t be explored.

In any event, I enjoyed about half of the show. I thought the Fringe writers did a decent job with some aspects of the story. As I said earlier, I thought they totally botched the Sam Weiss story. And the pacing was deplorable. There were some redeeming qualities to the episode, on the other hand. Seeing Peter and Olivia come together, hand in hand, towards the machine was beautiful. I loved it.

Rating: 7.5

The decision by Walternate (John Noble) to activate the machine from his universe will definitely have an impact on both universes. Ultimately it came down to him giving up Peter (Joshua Jackson) in order to save his own people, most notably Peter’s son. I found Walternate’s ‘destroyer of worlds’ line to be quite poignant given the highly unusual circumstances at play at the time.

I was disappointed we didn’t get to see the vortex tear up the countryside, sending man and animal flying to God knows where. I suspect the issue wasn’t time or creative differences, but rather money. Even bad CGI costs money and Fringe’s producers are probably pinching pennies for the season finale.

Putting Peter into the machine felt like the natural thing to attempt. I know I was saying it as soon as the machine was activated. It seemed like Peter was the only logical thing to try to deactivate it. However, I wasn’t counting on the reaction Peter’s body had when touching the machine. He got zapped like a mosquito who ventured too close to a backyard bug zapper.

Joshua Jackson as Peter Jackson

With no brain trauma, it’s likely Peter will come out of his comatose-like state relatively soon. Or at least that’s my hope. I don’t want to see Peter bedridden for the rest of the season, even if it is just two more episodes.

The recent re-emergence of Sam Weiss (Kevin Corrigan) felt perfectly timed. It was evident right from the beginning that Sam was a unique individual. There was obviously a reason Olivia was sent to see him quite some time ago. He knows more about this unusual Fringe world than anyone. I just haven’t come up with a very good theory to explain it all. I honestly can’t wait to see what Sam is all about.

I’m not sure if I’m the only one who noticed that when the alternative Olivia was questioning Walternate about his decision to activate the device that she acted exactly like ‘our’ Olivia. I think Anna Torv’s been put through the ringer this season and it’s starting to take its toll. The personality differences, however small they are, are almost gone entirely. I don’t throw the blame squarely on Anna. The producers and writers have asked an awful lot of her this year. She’s not only had to play Olivia, but the alternate one, and then William Bell. I wouldn’t give her an Emmy for her work, but she does deserve some praise for it all.

“6:02 AM EST” felt like the typical filler episode. It gave us just enough action and drama to prep us for the finale. These lead-ins often leave me with a bit of an empty feeling. They make me want more from the episode, not just more from the next episode.

Rating: 7

Watching Anna Torv try to imitate the voice of Leonard Nimoy wasn’t always the easiest thing to do. Attempting to replicate someone else’s voice is very difficult, especially when it’s a woman trying to do a very deep, gravely voice like the one possessed by Nimoy.

Getting William Bell out of Olivia Dunham’s body was something I’ve been looking forward to right from the beginning of this whole thing. I will admit that it was a clever and creative thing to do in the first place, but I’m a little reluctant to claim the story was thrilling. It was more novelty than anything.

That being said, I loved the lab scenes in which Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) and Walter Bishop (John Noble) took LSD in order to go in and find Olivia. To take things to an even higher level, Agent Phillip Broyles (Lance Reddick) mistakenly took LSD and began tripping. I laughed out loud several times during those scenes. Reddick was hysterical!

Lance Reddick as Agent Phillip Broyles on Fringe

The inclusion of the animation took me by surprise. I really liked it. It’s a cool change, even if it’s for a single episode. The only thing I didn’t care for it is the dialogue seemed dumbed down and made more simple for the purposes of making the animation easier to do. Zoic Studios only had six weeks to do the scenes so it would make sense to cut some corners to speed things along.

I appreciated William Bell’s exit from the series. I never imagined he would be back, especially after Leonard Nimoy announced his retirement from acting, but he admitted he couldn’t decline after hearing of the clever ways the producers came up with to bring him back for an episode. I would have come back if I were in his shoes too.

The big thing that they didn’t answer was the identity of the Zepplin man. I haven’t quite figured out how Olivia came to the conclusion that the man would likely be the one who kills her. That’s a tremendous leap to make. I just wish I knew what made her go there.

While I had some issues with the “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide” episode of Fringe, I thoroughly enjoyed it. There haven’t been very many comical episodes this season. I’d like to see Fringe’s writers display a sense of humor more often to lighten the mood more often. It doesn’t necessarily have to involve the use of drugs, but the drugs did make for a highly entertaining episode this time around.

Rating: 8.5

That being said, I found it mildly refreshing to go over to the alternative universe. I really prefer “our” universe, but the change is needed now and again, especially with so much going on over there.

Olivia Dunham’s (Anna Torv) pregnancy twist surprised me. While I remembered she was pregnant, I wasn’t aware of the likelihood of her losing her life because of complications. I completely forgot about the problems Olivia’s sister had with her pregnancy.

Seeing Lincoln Lee (Seth Gabel) front and center in this episode was another welcomed change. Linc isn’t just replacing the other Phillip Broyles (Lance Reddick), he’s now somewhat of a love interest of Olivia. Or at least he was tonight. It remains to be seen if these two will have a future together. I’m hoping something develops between them after Linc put himself out there emotionally.

Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham in Fringe’s “Bloodline” episode

The alternative Walter Bishop, or Walternate, as he’s been referred to as on the show, has been a bit of a surprising character. He’s been quite hesitant about putting children in danger in order to find a way to the other side, unlike his counterpart on the other side.

In tonight’s episode, “Bloodline”, Walternate put caution to the wind and put what appeared to be a great deal at risk when he was behind the kidnapping of Olivia. It never surprised me that he and his lab tech were the ones ultimately behind it all. Walternate’s stoic face through it all told me a great deal, frankly.

While I wasn’t surprised by certain things in this episode, I was surprised by the return of Henry (Andre Royo), the cab driver. I love Andre Royo and I thought he has done a terrific job in the few episodes he’s been featured in. Generally a minor character, the things he told Charlie Francis (Kirk Acevedo) and Linc were profound. Now in the loop to some extent, Charlie and Linc aren’t sure what to believe from Walternate and I can’t really blame them. Walternate’s been very secretive.

While I had some issues with the storytelling, the biggest gripe about “Bloodline” I had was with the acting. In that emotional birth scene, there was a momentary disconnect between Anna Torv and Seth Gabel that I felt really hurt it. It’s like they were in their respective characters and Anna Torv paused and remembered she was just acting and tried to get back into character. It made me snicker a bit because until that moment, one of the rare emotional scenes on Fringe was working really well.

Despite those issues, “Bloodline” was still a very good episode. The show will be off for a few weeks, but we now know that it’ll be back for a fourth season. Thanks to FOX for renewing Fringe!

Rating: 7.8

Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson), not surprisingly, was the most adamant person about seeing Bell get out of his sweetheart’s body. When you think of it, who would want a man soul in your girlfriend’s body? Talk about a mood killer.

While all the drama surrounding William Bell was getting underway, across town, a bizarre new killer surfaced. Played by the terrific Paula Malcomson, Dana Gray, has a bizarre attraction to suicidal people. She’s helped out more than thirty people who were on the verge of committing suicide. When it was learned she couldn’t die (think Claire from NBC’s Heroes), it wasn’t hard for the mind to start spinning.

Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham

The “soul vampire” thought tossed around seemed interesting, but for me, it just didn’t seem to quite fit. The interest in heaven, hell, and the afterlife is what made me really question what was going on.

As someone who also has a strong curiosity about what happens when we die, I was particularly interested in seeing this plot play out. I wish they had delved into it a little deeper, but I was relatively satisfied after Bellvia pointed out the possibility that Dana couldn’t die until she fulfilled her purpose, which was to save those passengers from being killed.

Fringe is a show that talks a lot about fate, destiny, and purpose. I don’t think any intelligent person can overlook these topics and not wonder how much we do may have been planned for us and how much is truly free will.

I don’t know if anyone else caught this, but near the end, Peter was offered tea by Bellvia. Earlier in the episode, we learned William Bell used a cup of tea to put the soul magnets into Olivia. Could Bellvia be up to something regarding Peter?

As for the cliffhanger of an ending, I’m not quite sure what to make of it. Frankly, when it looked like Olivia was back, I silently cheered because I was tired of hearing that deep, gravely voice Anna Torv was trying to pull off. It got tiresome after a few minutes. You could see even Anna was growing frustrated with it.

The church bells had an interesting affect on Bellvia, but I wonder how much trouble Olivia will truly be in. I’m okay with seeing William Bell pass forever now because his character has frankly run its course. I hope Olivia survives this ordeal before Fox cancels the series.

“Stowaway” proved to be one of the more thought-provoking episodes of the season, but I didn’t feel it made a whole lot of progress with the overall story of the season.

Rating: 7.0

Anytime you see a man float away like a helium-filled balloon, you know you’re in for a ride on the show. It was a fascinating way to start off the episode. The investigation into determining how this all happened gave me a bit of an empty feeling because the two rare elements that were used shouldn’t normally work together in the making of a new alloy. The explanation that it had something to do with the bigger issue of the world deteriorating was acceptable, but I would have frankly preferred a more normal explanation behind it all.

John Noble’s terrific acting really shines during some of the oddest moments. Walter Bishop’s obsession with finding a way to fix the rift in the world wouldn’t be believable if most other actors were playing him, but Mr. Noble’s approach is dare I say perfect.

After multiple weeks of whining about the relationship between Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) and Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson), I really enjoyed what was going on in this episode. Olivia’s finally smiling and what a beautiful smile Anna Torv has!

While the couple are engaging in an open, honest relationship, I appreciated Peter’s coming clean about his research into the machine. Had Olivia found out about it after Peter lied about it, it may have put a big wrinkle into their relationship, which is frankly just starting again because of all of the “fauxlivia” drama.

I remember laughing a bit when Walter brought up bringing William Bell back in the past, but I knew if anyone were to do it, it would be the crazy Walter Bishop.

That being said, I didn’t expect William’s soul (or whatever you would like to call it) would take over Olivia’s body. Like Walter, I would have assumed it would go to Nina Sharp.

If you think about it, if William did have to implant some sort of magnet in the body, putting it (or them, if we’re talking multiple magnets) in Nina’s mechanical hand would be an ideal place to do it and no one would suspect a thing.

However, I would imagine that Olivia’s body has been scanned multiple times by now both in this world and in the other. Had any magnets been in her body, it would make sense they would have been detected in such scans and we’d know about them by now.

However it happened, I was pleased by the twist at the end of the episode. “Os” was only a decent episode until the surprising end. We’ve seen too many episodes of well-meaning doctors experimenting on patients. Fringe is beginning to get a little repetitive in that sense.

The two big guest stars of the week were a real treat. I just don’t know what Jorge Garcia is planning to do with his acting career. He seems to be showing up everywhere suddenly in a few guest spots. I’m curious what he plans to do now that Lost is over.

The same goes for Alan Ruck. Persons Unknown as an interesting series. A fine actor, Ruck also deserves his own series. I miss him on SpinCity and that was a long time ago.

Rating: 7.7