Tuesday September 16, 2008
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Olivia, Peter and Walter Bishop investigate the strange death of a woman who had an even stranger child. The woman was pregnant for only hours, yet the baby she birthed was fully developed - and also aged 80 years in the span of a few minutes. Olivia asks Nina Sharp of Massive Dynamic for help.
Read Full Recap » (warning: possible spoilers!)Another interesting episode, and the continuation of this team of investigators. This episode furthers the story as well as adding to the mystery. It was different than the first episode, more of a hunt down and find the bad guy type then action, but I still enjoyed it. It's good to see early on that this show could possibly have a few different ways of approaching episodes. I guess I am seeing too far ahead, but I hope the show continues to get better, as I do think it has potential. The ending intrigues me, it seems that things are not all as they seem. I sort of like that about this show, it sort of reminds me of Eureka except with a darker feel too it.
After the great pilot, I was quite excited to see next episode and thought even those online viewing possibilities but I am glad I did not gave up and waited the week on local tv channel to see next episode.. because I still have my faith on this serie.. if I had seen that episode soon after pilot, I might have given up at all.
So.. that sounds terrible? And some way.. it was.. I do not know.. All the mystery and all the tempo, motion.. it was gone. The chars were there but I did not saw much development neither them or their stories.. Maybe only that father/son relationship got some motion forward and the case.. it sounded good on paper but in action.. I do not know.. there wasn't that mystery.. that tension, excitement what pilot had.. I hope it gets better.. There is potential..
A young woman becomes pregnant, dies in child birth, and the child dies of old age all within a few hours. This leads to Olivia and her team being called in and her realizing there is a relationship between this case and a case she and John investigated. hide show
I think this episode only worked if you were really interested in the science involved. There were a number of interesting specific techniques and scientific theories investigated here. We had the question of whether some form of injections from the pituitary gland would be able to slow aging and then we had the electronic visions held in the cornea at death. Both of these subjects have been discussed and rehashed in a number of different scientific programs and science fiction shows.
I find it interesting that they followed up the Pilot with this episode. There was a great deal of action in the first episode and this one was much more of a serial killer based story were the killer was doing something to survive. Very science fiction but also a little bit of monster/horror thrown in.
The characters are becoming better defined and there is more of an understanding of the structure of the various organizations. I think they went in that direction specifically to clarify the players and where they all stand.
Interesting episode that I still give a pretty high mark even though it is not my cup of tea. This almost seems like a science fiction procedural more than say dealing with the unknown. Maybe it will cycle back and forth in the stories. Not a bad follow up to the Pilot. Thanks for reading...
Lack of intesity and a bad choice in showing this case after the pilot. hide show
After this episode, I really donīt know if this show have potential, but since this show have good hands producing it, it doesnīt cost anything to have a little faith.
The case itself it is not very attractive and it was unreal, I didnīt expected to see some "magic" but more advanced science, exploring what is necessary and making the episode filled with mystery and making the development interesting.
It is not a bad episode, but the intensity and the plot twist made in the pilot make some pressure for this episode, this is why I expected more of it, at least was entertaining.
Nice follow-up to the pilot, but not as intense.. hide show
Fringe certainly had an interesting premise with this episode.. but one thing I've noticed about the show is their tendency to focus a lot of their efforts on the scientific breakdown of terms and solutions. Walter and Peter will ramble on about some odd type of paranormal thing that he worked on in the past, and they break down how it works and what it means.. by the end of the episode, there's a limited amount of screen time dedicated to the action.
But hey, why complain when the show is still so compelling? I've found myself drawn into the show, much like Lost did when it first aired.. the whole Massive Dynamic story line seems interesting and it makes me really want to know what its endgame is.
The characters are all becoming pretty interesting as well. Especially the interactions between Walter and Peter.. Walter consistantly delivers hilarious lines and brings some level of comedy to a show that's heavily dominated by science fiction, the paranormal and drama.
Overall, a good start to the season.
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