1x08: The Equation
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fringe_rewatchIt was a dark and stormy night...
"The Equation" is worth watching because of John Noble's stunning performance as Walter Bishop at his most vulnerable. And that's about all I have to say about this episode, except that I found the villain's willingness to abduct and torture a young child so repugnant that when she died at the hands of her co-conspirator I barely blinked.
Writer: J.R. Orci, David H. Goodman
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Originally aired: 18 Nov 2008
Synopsis: When a young musical prodigy is abducted by a woman using a device with green and red blinking lights, it triggers a Fringe investigation because of its resemblance to a number of previous abductions over the past ten years. Conveniently, Walter Bishop makes a connection to an inmate he knew from St. Claire's Hospital. At Olivia's suggestion, Walter agrees to interview his old friend to try to get information that would lead them to the kidnapped child.
Most Memorable Quote:
PETER: The best lie—the one that's easiest to remember with consistency—is the one that's based on the truth.
Links:
Transcript
Polite Dissent
Fringe's Mad Scientist: The Mind of Walter Bishop
A.V. Club recap
Fanfiction:
I'm so late getting this up that I haven't even looked. Please leave your suggestions/recs/self-recs/links to newly written post-eps in the comments.
"The Equation" is worth watching because of John Noble's stunning performance as Walter Bishop at his most vulnerable. And that's about all I have to say about this episode, except that I found the villain's willingness to abduct and torture a young child so repugnant that when she died at the hands of her co-conspirator I barely blinked.
Writer: J.R. Orci, David H. Goodman
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Originally aired: 18 Nov 2008
Synopsis: When a young musical prodigy is abducted by a woman using a device with green and red blinking lights, it triggers a Fringe investigation because of its resemblance to a number of previous abductions over the past ten years. Conveniently, Walter Bishop makes a connection to an inmate he knew from St. Claire's Hospital. At Olivia's suggestion, Walter agrees to interview his old friend to try to get information that would lead them to the kidnapped child.
Most Memorable Quote:
PETER: The best lie—the one that's easiest to remember with consistency—is the one that's based on the truth.
Links:
Transcript
Polite Dissent
Fringe's Mad Scientist: The Mind of Walter Bishop
A.V. Club recap
Fanfiction:
I'm so late getting this up that I haven't even looked. Please leave your suggestions/recs/self-recs/links to newly written post-eps in the comments.
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Date: 2014-04-26 05:59 pm (UTC)- Green Green Green Red makes it's third appearance
- Olivia and the icky donut!
- trauma induced savantism is a real life thing
- Ben's story parallels Peter's in several ways. Of course, we don't know that until the end of the season
- Peter and Walter are both working on DIY electronics in the lab, leading to "What's up, Chachi?"
- Ostler is apparently a zombie, Charlie checked for TWINS
- I love how Walter's mind works. Follow that rabbit!
- Sumner = asshole
- Peter's brain worked just like Walters in his decoding of Ostlers identity - maybe slightly more focused
- Walter sees himself, or his TWIN
- The fight scene was deliciously brief and brutal. Believable that Olivia had been a marine.
- GREEN GREEN GREEN RED
- Loeb returns. "Numbers make everything work." A call back to Lost?
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Date: 2014-04-29 09:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-04-30 12:44 am (UTC)