Fringe 4.07: "Wallflower"
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icepixieASDFJKL; OMG THE ENDING. I thought it would be less cliffhangery since we weren't getting the real fall finale, but NO, NO, NOT QUITE.
(Although I suppose this could mean that the next episode is even cliffhangerier. As an aside, the preview made it look really, really good, and I so wish we'd gotten it this year. The Lincolns meeting! Fauxlivia telling Peter she doesn't remember him! Elizabeth Bishop! Olivia meeting the Observer!)
From the beginning:
I want to know how long Olivia's migraines have been going on. Are they related to Peter's reappearance? They seemed rather more long-standing. Bluelivia didn't have them, did she? Maybe it's a Cortexiphan thing. (If you go too long without being activated, you get migraines?)
I sincerely hope nothing comes from it because I am an OTPer, but I have to admit that Olivia and Nerd!Lincoln at the diner in the beginning was cute. Was his hair a bit spiker in that scene? OMG, he's slowly turning into Red!Lincoln.
Oooh, Amberlivia's back to black hair ties like Bluelivia instead of the white she's been sporting. I wonder if that means anything.
Walter: You must have been a very boring child.
Astrid: I'm ignoring that. *click*
Ha! Astrid seems more assertive now that she can just turn Walter off. He also seems more bitchy toward her than Blue!Walter was, but maybe I'm just misremembering.
Awww, Astrid has the good sense to go to the FBI shrink. And poor, confused Olivia's just like, "But I thought it was normal to take shapeshifters and alternate universes and time warps in stride!" It's sad that she doesn't even talk to Nina about her job, though. :( (Though after that ending, maybe that's for the better...)
So was Marilyn's Massive Dynamic private insurance something the family received for Olivia's participation in the trials?
What exactly is Peter building? Isn't there a machine already?
"Thanks for your help the other day." Wait, so if last week Peter had only been back for three days, and that adventure was just "the other day"...do these people not get weekends?
Hmmm, Peter said "timeline" rather than "universe." I wonder if that's significant.
Oh, I loved the way he just went completely still (and a little googly-eyed) when Lincoln mentioned Olivia's name. And Lincoln proves he's much more of a people person than this Olivia by immediately cottoning on to the fact that Peter and Bluelivia were/are together.
"That's not my Olivia." BRB, CRYING FOREVER. Also, awww, Lincoln has a crush. He's in for a rude awakening.Someone needs to find him a nice young man.
"You know I'm going to be the one to take the blame for this." Ohhh, Walter's budget minder would indeed be a TERRIBLE job function!
Blah blah plotcakes. I admit, aside from the Nina stuff and the few scenes with Peter, this episode did basically nothing for me. Maybe it would have been better if I didn't NEED to see what's going on with Peter and the timeline, but I think even without that urgency it wouldn't have been very interesting. They were a little heavy-handed with U-Gene's relevance to Peter's situation, too. He wants to be "looked upon by the right person" and "to see recognition" in their eyes, because "that's when you exist." HI, I AM YOUR SYMBOL. Peter doesn't really exist until Olivia, Walter, etc. recognize him!
Despite how anvilicious that was, though, it does fit rather nicely with what Nina says to Olivia later. (BTW, "Olive," OMG.) She says Olivia will find where she belongs *cough cough WITH PETER cough*, and when the time is right she'll know she's in the right place. I mentioned last week that I thought the timeline might be changed in part because Olivia would have to believe in it--since there's evidence from "Subject 13" that what she imagines can become real--and now I really think they're going to go there. I think maybe there's going to come a point where she has to choose whether to be more Bluelivia or more Amberlivia, and whichever she goes with is going to be which timeline dominates.
Ohhhhh, that completely impersonal acknowledgement as Peter and Olivia passed each other in the hall BROKE MY HEART. Such a change from Peter's demeanor in the scene at the Bishop house!
Linc and Olivia set up a date! I don't know whether to be sad because it's not her and Peter or to coo because they're awkwardly adorable!
And...Peter is trying to set them up. By giving Lincoln less nerdy glasses. Um. (How did he get Linc's prescription, anyway?) Personally, if he has to wear glasses, I prefer the hipster ones.
Olivia putting on an outfit very similar to the one she wore before her date with Peter in "Jacksonville" and messing with her hair in the exact same way was a knife to the gut, even if she did go with the ponytail instead of leaving it loose this time. And that date didn't turn out as planned either...
Olivia, is there a reason you have a security camera in your apartment?
So, um, Nina is getting less "vaguely" and more "evil" by the minute. Who knew Blue!Nina would seem less sinister than Amber!Nina? Arrrgggh, what did she do to Olivia? The only thing they said was that she wouldn't remember the last couple hours, but they didn't take her, and there was only one injection...was it red? I can't remember. Might it have been Cortexiphan? Not sure to what end that would be, since they already have a bridge between the universes. ARGH, WINTER HIATUS, WHY MUST YOU BE SO LONG??
(Although I suppose this could mean that the next episode is even cliffhangerier. As an aside, the preview made it look really, really good, and I so wish we'd gotten it this year. The Lincolns meeting! Fauxlivia telling Peter she doesn't remember him! Elizabeth Bishop! Olivia meeting the Observer!)
From the beginning:
I want to know how long Olivia's migraines have been going on. Are they related to Peter's reappearance? They seemed rather more long-standing. Bluelivia didn't have them, did she? Maybe it's a Cortexiphan thing. (If you go too long without being activated, you get migraines?)
I sincerely hope nothing comes from it because I am an OTPer, but I have to admit that Olivia and Nerd!Lincoln at the diner in the beginning was cute. Was his hair a bit spiker in that scene? OMG, he's slowly turning into Red!Lincoln.
Oooh, Amberlivia's back to black hair ties like Bluelivia instead of the white she's been sporting. I wonder if that means anything.
Walter: You must have been a very boring child.
Astrid: I'm ignoring that. *click*
Ha! Astrid seems more assertive now that she can just turn Walter off. He also seems more bitchy toward her than Blue!Walter was, but maybe I'm just misremembering.
Awww, Astrid has the good sense to go to the FBI shrink. And poor, confused Olivia's just like, "But I thought it was normal to take shapeshifters and alternate universes and time warps in stride!" It's sad that she doesn't even talk to Nina about her job, though. :( (Though after that ending, maybe that's for the better...)
So was Marilyn's Massive Dynamic private insurance something the family received for Olivia's participation in the trials?
What exactly is Peter building? Isn't there a machine already?
"Thanks for your help the other day." Wait, so if last week Peter had only been back for three days, and that adventure was just "the other day"...do these people not get weekends?
Hmmm, Peter said "timeline" rather than "universe." I wonder if that's significant.
Oh, I loved the way he just went completely still (and a little googly-eyed) when Lincoln mentioned Olivia's name. And Lincoln proves he's much more of a people person than this Olivia by immediately cottoning on to the fact that Peter and Bluelivia were/are together.
"That's not my Olivia." BRB, CRYING FOREVER. Also, awww, Lincoln has a crush. He's in for a rude awakening.
"You know I'm going to be the one to take the blame for this." Ohhh, Walter's budget minder would indeed be a TERRIBLE job function!
Blah blah plotcakes. I admit, aside from the Nina stuff and the few scenes with Peter, this episode did basically nothing for me. Maybe it would have been better if I didn't NEED to see what's going on with Peter and the timeline, but I think even without that urgency it wouldn't have been very interesting. They were a little heavy-handed with U-Gene's relevance to Peter's situation, too. He wants to be "looked upon by the right person" and "to see recognition" in their eyes, because "that's when you exist." HI, I AM YOUR SYMBOL. Peter doesn't really exist until Olivia, Walter, etc. recognize him!
Despite how anvilicious that was, though, it does fit rather nicely with what Nina says to Olivia later. (BTW, "Olive," OMG.) She says Olivia will find where she belongs *cough cough WITH PETER cough*, and when the time is right she'll know she's in the right place. I mentioned last week that I thought the timeline might be changed in part because Olivia would have to believe in it--since there's evidence from "Subject 13" that what she imagines can become real--and now I really think they're going to go there. I think maybe there's going to come a point where she has to choose whether to be more Bluelivia or more Amberlivia, and whichever she goes with is going to be which timeline dominates.
Ohhhhh, that completely impersonal acknowledgement as Peter and Olivia passed each other in the hall BROKE MY HEART. Such a change from Peter's demeanor in the scene at the Bishop house!
Linc and Olivia set up a date! I don't know whether to be sad because it's not her and Peter or to coo because they're awkwardly adorable!
And...Peter is trying to set them up. By giving Lincoln less nerdy glasses. Um. (How did he get Linc's prescription, anyway?) Personally, if he has to wear glasses, I prefer the hipster ones.
Olivia putting on an outfit very similar to the one she wore before her date with Peter in "Jacksonville" and messing with her hair in the exact same way was a knife to the gut, even if she did go with the ponytail instead of leaving it loose this time. And that date didn't turn out as planned either...
Olivia, is there a reason you have a security camera in your apartment?
So, um, Nina is getting less "vaguely" and more "evil" by the minute. Who knew Blue!Nina would seem less sinister than Amber!Nina? Arrrgggh, what did she do to Olivia? The only thing they said was that she wouldn't remember the last couple hours, but they didn't take her, and there was only one injection...was it red? I can't remember. Might it have been Cortexiphan? Not sure to what end that would be, since they already have a bridge between the universes. ARGH, WINTER HIATUS, WHY MUST YOU BE SO LONG??
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Date: 2011-11-19 07:53 pm (UTC)Walter: "Is that a word?"
I want to know how long Olivia's migraines have been going on.
I think they're a side-effect of the knock-out drugs Nina is using on her. Because she's getting injected with cortexiphan, right? And that alone didn't cause headaches before. I can't figure out what Nina's goal is with that, though. Maybe we'll finally get back to the Machine, and That Apocalypse We Kinda Put On The Back Burner? After the scenes they chose for the previouslies, I was hoping the migraines would be related to her dreams of Peter, but apparently not.
but I have to admit that Olivia and Nerd!Lincoln at the diner in the beginning was cute.
So cute! There's gotta be some universe where they get together! ...Just not one with Peter in it, okay? Poor Lincoln is getting set up for a heart-smooshing, I can tell. :(
OMG, he's slowly turning into Red!Lincoln.
Complete with Olivia fixation! Aww.
Oooh, Amberlivia's back to black hair ties like Bluelivia instead of the white she's been sporting.
...It appears I am not the only one here who is creepily over-observant?
He also seems more bitchy toward her than Blue!Walter was, but maybe I'm just misremembering.
Maybe it's that he doesn't have Peter to bitch at? :(
And poor, confused Olivia's just like, "But I thought it was normal to take shapeshifters and alternate universes and time warps in stride!"
Oh, Olivia. Somebody needs a hug. And maybe a shrink.
So was Marilyn's Massive Dynamic private insurance something the family received for Olivia's participation in the trials?
Maybe? Or maybe the insurance company wasn't exclusive to MD?
What exactly is Peter building? Isn't there a machine already?
There's one in the universe-bridge. Maybe he's trying to figure out how to hack it for timeline-swapping?
do these people not get weekends?
Fauxlivia mentioned having Sundays off at one point (in the process of getting called in to work on a Sunday...). I kinda assumed that they were all on the six-days-a-week-plus-emergencies schedule.
Hmmm, Peter said "timeline" rather than "universe." I wonder if that's significant.
It does seem to make sense. Redverse has a LOT of differences, like Nixon and ballpoint pens, but Amberverse's only differences stem mainly from the Peter-hole.
Oh, I loved the way he just went completely still (and a little googly-eyed) when Lincoln mentioned Olivia's name.
Meeeeep. And Lincoln is not the only one who can cotton.
"That's not my Olivia." BRB, CRYING FOREVER.
FLAILFLAILFLAIL
Also, awww, Lincoln has a crush. He's in for a rude awakening.
This is really starting to point towards Amberlivia actually turning out to be Blulivia at a later date, because how do you maximize the crazy doppeldrama? Have Peter accidentally set Lincoln up with Peter's Olivia. And then Olivia remembers she's Peter's Olivia. OH SNAP! Lincoln loses in every timeline!
Someone needs to find him a nice young man.It would be for the best, really.
They were a little heavy-handed with U-Gene's relevance to Peter's situation, too.
A bit hamfisted, yes, but... the fact that the sciencetastically-lonely introvert suspect is a (admittedly shallow) metaphor for not only Peter, but also Olivia AND Lincoln? Awwwwwwwww, this show, awwwwwww! Hugs for everybody! (That last scene between Nina and Olivia? OH MY GOD.)
Also, if Eugene is visible in UV light... this whole plot could've been prevented if he'd just taken up with Boston's raver crowd, or a black-light bowling league. Just saying.
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Date: 2011-11-19 07:53 pm (UTC)That'd be a little reminiscent of Peter "having to choose" between Ourlivia and Fauxlivia, but... less icky. Also, Nerd!Lincoln, go gay, quick! Before your heart gets stomped!
Ohhhhh, that completely impersonal acknowledgement as Peter and Olivia passed each other in the hall BROKE MY HEART.
The part where he grinned at her, all, "Heheheh, my plan to sexify Lincoln is totally gonna work!" got me. He's completely given up on this being his Olivia. Which means she totally is. :(
Linc and Olivia set up a date!
A date for 3am at Insomniac's House of Pancakes! Awww! This can only lead to disaster!
(How did he get Linc's prescription, anyway?)
I bet it's in Lincoln's personnel file. Hooray for Peter's makeovering! Lincoln's old glasses weren't just fugly, they were too small for his face. Peter has excellent taste. Also he has really great chemistry with Lincoln, to a slightly disturbing level.
(It occurred to me this week that Nerd!Lincoln is also sad in this timeline because he doesn't have a Scarlie to hang out with. :( )
and messing with her hair in the exact same way was a knife to the gut
Oliviaaaaaaaaaa!! Nooooo!! (And obviously no Olivia in any timeline will be allowed to set up dates, short of showing up on the guy's doorstep with a bottle of liquor and a proposition.)
Olivia, is there a reason you have a security camera in your apartment?
Lingering paranoia over Faux?
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