The Day We Died

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In the year 2026, Fringe Division attempts to stop a terrorist organization, End of Days, unaware that the head of the organization is receiving help from Walternate, who plans to make sure that This Side is destroyed just as his world was.
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  • That awkward moment when Fringe is better than Lost.

    10
    "Perfect"
    By deathly_hollows, Apr 24, 2012
    OK, I don't really want to compare the two. But where Lost failed (and Alias for that matter) was the lack of consistency. Yes, the mysteries were mindfu**ing, but the final result (except the exceptional finale and few great standalone episodes) was an epic fail of a final season. It was just a whole bunch of irrelevant "A to B to C, than back to A and Smokey Locke" stories. Where Lost had me doubting they would pull everything off during seasons 1-5, Fringe left me with a strong sense and belief the writers and the whole team know what the endgame is. The Day We Died was an outstanding finale. Along with 6:02 AM EST and The Last Sam Weiss, Fringe gave us a three-part rollecoaster ride with each part having its unique theme. This final ride had us realise we were led to believe the future of the show lies in the War of the Worlds. And how wrong we were. Scenes from the future were dazzling. The relationships between our characters, their evolution and their lives - it was credible. Very much. I am still not clear on the whole First People revelation and sending the Machine through time concept. But I will probably be rewatching all the seasons soon, and I am sure all pieces will fall into the right puzzle. And the end? Oh the end. What seemed just like an epic scene of two worlds in one room was just an overture to probably the biggest cliffhanger ever (yes Lost, yes Alias). When Peter vanished I was like "Okay, so we have a reset/deletion/something". But when the Observers showed up with the whole "never existed" talk - that was when my jaw dropped in amazement. What's next? I won't even try to guess. Nobody could have guessed Peter never existing, so I'll let the show continue impress me when it does so well.

    Fingers crossed Fringe won't go Lost/Alias and lose itself in its mythology and hunger to shock, and not contribute to the story.moreless

  • I think they could have done with just 21 episodes this season

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    By calfmandooo, Mar 11, 2012
    if Sam Weiss really knew as much as Nina said he did, then why didn't he just tell Olivia to turn off the machine and LEAVE it off.

  • Forward in time...and backwards goes my brain in comprehension. (This review contain spoilers.)

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    By wendegen, Feb 25, 2012
    Before even viewing this episode, the title is pretty foreboding. In a recap from the previous episode, "The Last Sam Weiss", Peter enters the Machine and is transported 15 years into the future (2026). This episode continues from that cliffhanger and we get to explore this new eyesight of our universe, with our aging characters and world that is falling apart.
    Walter is back in custody, behind bars because he was the one who caused the destruction. Olivia and Peter are married, Ella is now a Fringe agent, something odd has happened to Broyles eye, and Gene the Cow is in moo-heaven. Oh, did I mention that they now have canned steak?
    But in all seriousness, this was a dark hour of Fringe television, as well as an emotional one. It almost felt like the pilot again, with Walter being reunited with Olivia and Peter , and getting used to the outside world after spending years in a cell. I can only think that these tie-backs were intentional.
    Seeing the Fringe future was an enjoyable one, at least for me. But everything was turned into a "what-the-hell" moment when the cliffhanger moment was revealed. Peter never existed? Wow. I really need to know how the writers are going to explain that. But it does make sense. Future Peter had said himself that by doing this, there would be major consequences...repercussions. But - I doubt he knew that this "consequence" would be erasing him from history. Final word on the episode: dark but enthralling, leaving us with a major brain-buster to leave us scratching our heads while we wait for Season Four.moreless

  • Great Series

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    By dreamgoat, Feb 03, 2012
    What an awesome show, Peter going into the future and how he and Olivia are like is incredible. What happens when Peter shows his world over the others, how both sides can't win. How Walternate went on a revenge rampage to end Peters world. Peter came back to his time and this time brought Walternate and others to his world to talk peace and make them understand that no side can win. But, before he can explain more he simple vanishes and all the observers gathered by the statue of liberty saying that they don't remember Peter at all and he served his purpose. Story flows well into the next season and also gives answers to the whole season 3 without being to overwhelm by it all. Great writing and entertaining to watch, I'll look forward to seeing season 4 and I'm lucky the show was renewed for a full 4th season Fringe is not done telling a terrific story.moreless

  • A worthy finale to a great season!

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    By emma5000, Nov 16, 2011
    To start with, this episode might not have been the best in this season, but given the outstanding standard of the episodes of season 3 that doesn't say too much, so it's still a perfect 10 for me (while other episodes would have gone beyond that if I had had the possibility to score them higher). So don't get me wrong, it still was great in spheres most other shows don't even get close to.

    What a great idea to show us the horrible outcome of Peter's going through with his plans to stop the machine. After "Fringe" had built a lot of sympathies for the people in the AlterUniverse it was horrible to imagine that they had all died and were gone except for Walternate, blaming Peter for the destruction of his world and being on a revenge spree at our Universe now. Poor Walter, being locked away like that for what had happened. I admit, that he wasn't innocent when it comes to how things turned out in this version of events and that in the end of the day he had been the source of the terrible developments. On the other hand he couldn't have foreseen exactly what were going to happen if our side tempered with the machine as well. Other than Peter, Olivia and Bolivia, with his narrow pattern of thinking in the matter he had never believed that there might be a possibility to save both worlds though (neither had Walternate) and maybe that's where his real guilt lies. It was beautiful to see how Peter would be loyal to him, calling him "Dad" (while he called Walternate a cold "father", it seems as if he's made his choice about where his feelings as a son lie) for the second time ever on the show (as an adult at least). As for the very ending: what a great development to have the protagonists from both worlds coming together to sort out what solution could save both their universes. I won't even try to contemplate though what the past and future absence of Peter would change, because my head isn't ready for it and I'm happy that there are talented writers to deal with this kind of challenge for us and I'm pretty sure, that we haven't seen the last of Peter, who IMHO is a vital part of the show and without whom things wouldn't work in the brilliant way they have up till now.moreless
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    • Peter: No matter who is at fault, you are my dad.

    • Walter: I didn't realize how much I miss swivel chairs. I also missed swiveling.

    • Walter: Our destiny was set the day we triggered the machine. I didn't understand it until it was too late that our two worlds were inextricably linked. Without one, the other simply cannot exist. When their world was destroyed, that was the day we sealed our fate. For all intents and purposes... that was the day we died.

    • Olivia: Amanda from across the street gave it to us. That's you and me and the little baby that we're going to have, that she is planning on babysitting. Peter: Ohh. Well, I think we should get started on that right away. Olivia: You really going to use a drawing from a little girl to get lucky? Peter: It sounds so dirty when you say it like that.

    • Secretary Bishop: Do you know what it's like... to wake up and just for a moment think that everything is as it was? And realize it's not. That the nightmare you had was real. Soon everyone here will experience loss the way that all those over there did. Air, water, light, even. But you, you will experience loss the way I did. Peter: What does that mean? Secretary Bishop: You destroyed my universe, Son, and I'm going to destroy yours. And not all at once.

    • Walter: I'm so sorry, Ella. I understand... words can't come close to mitigating your loss. Truly, if I could go back and change things, I would. I would give anything to go back and make different choices. Ella: But you can't. There aren't any happy endings nowadays, are there? Walter: No, I suppose not. Ella: I remember the cow that stayed over there. She had kind eyes. Walter: She did, didn't she? My Gene. I miss her.

    • Secretary Bishop: You shattered my universe. Do you have any idea how many deaths you've caused? Walter: That was an accident. What you have tried to do, you have done on purpose! Olivia: Whatever you've both done, we're here now. So maybe it's time to start to fix it.

    • December: You were right. They don't remember Peter. September: How could they? He never existed. He served his purpose.

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    • Blair Brown appears (at Olivia's funeral) but has no dialogue.

    • The opening credits are in gray to indicate the 2026 setting, and fringe science topics are listed: cellular rejuvenation, thought extraction, cryptozoology, neural partitioning, brain porting, temporal plasticity, dual maternity, chaos structure, clonal transplantation, water, biosuspension, and hope.

    • International Airdates:
      Canada: May 6, 2011 on Citytv
      Australia: June 8, 2011 on GO!
      UK: June 15, 2011 on Sky1/Sky1 HD
      Sweden: September 2, 2011 on Kanal 5
      Finland: February 1, 2012 on MTV3

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