Night of Desirable Objects

Season 2, Episode 2, Aired
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The Fringe team travels to Pennsylvania to investigate an underground tunnel full of human remains. Meanwhile, Walter experiments using frogs to travel between realities.
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  • Little slow paced, but good to see incite of characters

    9.0
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    By dreamgoat, Jan 26, 2012 Report Abuse
    It was a little slow. Didn't care much about the case though yes it was predicable. I liked how the team worked together though in my opinion I think their doing lazy cases or should I say lazy case writing because of Olivia's injuries. That is what disappoints me but, for me why i give it the score I did because I got to see some sweet moments like Peter and his father asking to go fishing with him, Olivia and Peter working together. Not often Olivia asks for help she always did it alone and this was great to see them working together.moreless

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  • In case anyone missed the following X-Files Episode: "The Post-Modern Prometheus" - you are treated to its re-telling in this mostly disappointing episode...

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    "Poor"
    By SourceEnergy, May 16, 2011 Report Abuse
    Okay, now that I'm on board with this whole FRINGE phenom., I was really hoping that this creepy episode would not turn out to be so weak. And face it folks, it was a direct rip off of the X-Files episode referenced in my summary. And in a world in which a simple domestic dispute will result in an entire neighborhood being surrounded by police cars with FOX NEWS flying overhead, I just couldn't buy the whole idea of Olivia and Peter showing up at the end to apprehend the creature beneath the house - especially, since the Sherrif had already gone missing. A message to the writers: Your audience is NOT STUPID - quit treating us as if we are or else you will sure to find your program on the list of those CANCELED. Peace Out!moreless

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  • Pretty predictable, which was a shame and a surprise - and not the good kind.

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    By exitstageright, May 16, 2011 Report Abuse
    It's always disappointing to have figured out where an episode of any show is going from before halfway through - it really takes the fun out of watching a show. It was very obvious that the kidnapper/killer was the old guy's son as soon as he waxed lyrical about having lost his and, from there, all you were watching for was the appearance of the grotesque creature itself. Overall, the episode felt like a filler: something to keep us occupied while the writers figure out where to take the overall story. Or they've figured it all out already and are just toying with us.moreless

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  • screenagedkicks covered everything in his review and I agree completely, but he missed one thing.

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    By JCCavana, May 16, 2011 Report Abuse
    screenagedkicks covered everything in his review and I agree completely, but he missed one thing. I hoped someones review would cover it 'cuz I didn't want to write a review just "vent my spleen" on this 1 issue, but it also occurred in 2x03 so I thought I'd just bother all of you with it. In this episode they drove back and forth from Boston to Pennsylvania like 5 or 6 times and then a few times in 2x03 also. That is a 6 hour drive each way, and Olivia is still recovering from a head wound ! I would be too out of it to investigate anything after even 2 of those trips. One of the 2 eps. had a scene where they asked for a cargo plane so maybe they're going to use that to avoid this situation in the future.moreless

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  • The Fringe division investigates the disappearance of 7 people from a rural Pennsylvania community; Olivia, still recovering from her accident, learns that there are side effects of traveling to another universe; Peter and Walter share a father-son momentmoreless

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    By nmerlin_1, Dec 21, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode was definitely faster-paced than the previous installment but still lacks the intensity
    and suspense that I came to associate with last season. At its core, this episode began with the typical Fringe-esque teaser: A utility worker "Raymond" is working near a field of crops and an ominous looking scarecrow. In the background, a radio announcer indicates that six people have been reported missing in the past few weeks with no leads. Citizens who have any information are instructed to contact Sheriff Golightly. The utility worker walks near some pipes, and his coworker tells him to hurry up or they'll miss the game. Raymond hears a rustling noise in the field and tells his co-worker to wait a minute. When Raymond investigates the noise, he sees a mysterious blue hand, which pulls him into the ground. Meanwhile, a train is heard in the background, which drowns out the noise, and the co-worker has no idea where Raymond went.

    The rest of the episode play out in typical Fringe fashion, with the team investigating the abductions in rural Lansdale Pennsylvania, resulting in more deaths, and the discovery of a human/scorpion mutant hybrid, which paralyzes its victims and is also a cannibal. The mutant's father was a scientist, who injected his wife with an experimental treatment so that she could bear a child. The wife died, but the monster survived, and the father has been unable to catch it for years, feeling guilty that he has introduced a dangerous creature into the world, when all he wanted was a healthy child. Most of the story is bland and has many parallels (no pun intended) to last season's Chimera episode. There are, however, a few interesting nuggets to this episode, which build on the parallel universe saga from last season and the Season 2 opener. We learn, for example, that there are side effects of traveling to another universe. Olivia seems to have ultra-sensitive hearing, which aids in the resolution of the case but nearly results in her shooting Peter. We also learn that there will be other side effects, such as headaches, and the shapeshifter/Charlie-look-alike will somehow "help" Olivia remember what occurred in the other universe.

    Near the end of the episode, there is a father-son moment with Peter and Walter. Peter wants to go fishing with his father and shows him a lure called "The Night of Desirable Objects," hence, the title of the episode. It was a nice scene, but as with most of this installment, I felt that it was surrounded by a plodding story. Hopefully, things will pick up next week.moreless

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    • When Agent Jessup opens the Bible at the Hughes' house, she finds a newspaper clipping. The clipping has details about the death of Evelyn and her child. The three columns of print have the same paragraphs repeating over and over, some word for word. Edit
    • In the opening scene, a CN Railway train is shown passing through or near the town of Lansdale, PA, which is located near Philadelphia on the eastern edge of the state. CN's only route through Pennsylvania is along its western border near Pittsburgh. Edit
    • Trivia: The Canadian National locomotive that passes as Raymond's coworkers call out his name bear the logo "CN." This is a reference to the next episode, "Fracture," where the goal of Project Tin Man was to combat the effects of CYANOGEN, a nerve gas with a chemical formula made up of two cyanide (CN) groups linked together (NC-CN), and alludes to the fact that the CN-related explosion occurred in a train station. Edit

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    • International Airdates: UK: October 11, 2009 on Sky1/Sky1 HD Sweden: November 26, 2009 on Kanal 5 Germany: March 15, 2010 on ProSieben Poland: September 16, 2010 on TVN Finland: September 29, 2010 on MTV3 Czech Republic: December 10, 2010 on Nova Cinema Edit
    • Despite her guest star billing, Meghan Markle has no dialogue. Edit
    • Music: Poor Little Fool (Rick Nelson), Dear Mr. Fantasy (Traffic) Edit

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    • Peter: Did you check the drawers? Olivia: Nope. Anything I've forgotten, they can keep. I don't want to spend another minute here. I'm, uh, no good at sitting around. Peter: You're also no good at letting people help you. Olivia: Oh, I'll let you carry my suitcase. Edit
    • Astrid: We've been at this for five hours. Walter: Science is patience. Astrid: It's also slimy. Edit
    • Sheriff Golightly: Be damned if I know what to make of it. Walter: Well, we're all victims of our own gene pool. Someone must have peed in yours. Edit

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