1x07: In Which We Meet Mr. Jones

[wendelah1]

Just as the title says, this is the episode where we meet the Big Bad Wolf, one David Robert Jones. We're also introduced to ZFT, a cabal of mad scientists who enjoy experimenting on humanity and bragging about it, too! We find out that Olivia speaks fluent German, and has an old boyfriend who thinks about her but never calls. We also discover to our horror that our resident mad scientist Walter Bishop used to experiment on Peter when he was a child.


Writer: J.J. Abrams, Jeff Pinkner
Director: Brad Anderson
Originally aired: 11 Nov 2008

Synopsis: When a nightmare-inducing bio-engineered parasitic life-form is found literally squeezing the life out of Broyle's old friend Agent Loeb, the Fringe team is quickly assembled to save his life.

Most Memorable Quote:
Peter Bishop: "I’ve never had a conversation with a dead guy before. Forgive me if I don’t know the rules."

Links:
Transcript
A.V. Club Recap
Polite Dissent
Sarah Stegall
And last but not least, Scientists Say Fringe Parasites are Far From Realistic: Hollywood Fact vs. Fiction.

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Fanfiction:
Nope, but I found a great one for "The Arrival": Help Wanted by Rheanna.
Leave your recs, including self-recs, in the comments and I'll edit them in. Or write us a post-ep for this episode!

Comments

[casually_cruel]

I like this episode. The science doesn't interest me as much, but Olivia's interactions do. She's kind to Loeb's wife, she's sympathetic but then unyielding with Broyles. She's charming with the prison director, watchful with Jones, and a little bit awkward with Lucas. We get to see all sorts of sides of Olivia here.

We also see that she has a bit of a type, and that she wasn't lying when she told John Scott that she 'was sort of bad at this.' We're also reminded that she was happy with John! I wonder how things would have played out if he had lived and it was him by her side throughout all the Pattern stuff instead of, or maybe in addition to, Peter.

Astrid's quiet competence is always welcome. She really is a remarkable young agent; this is the second time one of her skills has helped move a case forward. I like to think she's getting the credit she deserves behind the scenes.

[kerithwyn]

We're also reminded that she was happy with John! I wonder how things would have played out if he had lived and it was him by her side throughout all the Pattern stuff instead of, or maybe in addition to, Peter.

Olivia, re John: he was straight-forward, decisive, charming, and it was wonderful. I want that AU fic so bad--like, at the end of the Pilot he secretly confesses to Olivia that he's NSA and investigating the Pattern, so now they have to hide on multiple levels while working with Walter and Peter. Yesssss.