Fringe #7: In Which We Meet Mr. Jones/Nov2008

[Truth Seeker]

In Which We Meet Mr. Jones


Stars:Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham)
John Noble (Dr. Walter Bishop)
Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop)

Guest Star:Billy Burke (Lance Vogel)
Chance Kelly (Mitchell Loeb)
Jared Harris (David Robert Jones)
John Boyd (Ian Spencer)
Kenneth Tigar (Warden Lennox)
Trini Alvarado (Jessica Loeb)

A parasite mysteriously latches onto a dying FBI agent's internal organs. Agent Dunham rushes to Germany to meet a prisoner for information about the threat they face.
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[Asmo]

Not bad, not bad at all.

Asmo

 

[GlassJaw]

I really, really like this show. A lot. Heroes has been putting me to sleep this season and Fringe has me anticipating what's to come. It's like night and day. Great show.

This episode was pretty cool. I really liked the back-and-forth between Olivia when she was at the prison and the FBI raid back in the states. Great tension.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Warning!! The bald one, in suit, spotted at Airport.

Warning!!

 

[Kaledor]

I SAW HIM!

I think I shouted it out to my wife and she was looking down at that moment. What a great little "cameo"/twist/easter bunny... whatever you want to call it. Now I'm really curious what the meaning of the watcher is now... and has he showed up in other episodes without us noticing!



I really like Fringe. It's a little formulaic right now, but I love the characters, and John Noble is just outstanding as the crazy scientist!

 

[Kobold Avenger]

I SAW HIM!

I think I shouted it out to my wife and she was looking down at that moment. What a great little "cameo"/twist/easter bunny... whatever you want to call it. Now I'm really curious what the meaning of the watcher is now... and has he showed up in other episodes without us noticing!

He's apparently been in every episode of the show so far.

I remember seeing him come out of an elevator in the episode with the electric man.

 

[satori01]

I love Walter, any show with a legitimate mad scientist as one of the principle characters is a plus for me.

Beyond that.....I am more ambivalent. I need more metaplot.....at this point I feel like it is a Monster of the Week show, and while they are hinting like mad that there is a "plan" we get grand proclamations of what is going on beyond Dunhams pay grade, and no facts.

That needs to change.

My other quibble is like Alias the show is trying to get us to care about Dunham's personal life, but unlike Garner ,the actress just does not pull off the quiet relaxed moments well. She has professional, efficient down pat; non stick up butt not really a strength.

My only other 2 quibbles are:
1) Astrid has to be the least intelligent FBI agent in the history of the bureau.......very poor casting.
2) Why is Peter with 190 IQ sorta of the everyman character? I just find it funny that a character that is a genius, is the window for the average man into this world.

 

[Staffan]

Beyond that.....I am more ambivalent. I need more metaplot.....at this point I feel like it is a Monster of the Week show, and while they are hinting like mad that there is a "plan" we get grand proclamations of what is going on beyond Dunhams pay grade, and no facts.

That needs to change.

Dude, it's been 7 episodes. That's a third of a season. If you're going to have the show go seven seasons, you can't explain it all in season 1 - unless you're planning to continually reinvent the show like they did on Alias.

I just hope that toward the end of the season, we start getting some answers. Of course, many of those answers should start asking new questions in turn.