Welcome to the watching live thread!!! Please try to keep the posts topicy and have something more to say besides "Look at what Olivia did!!!!" or "OMG!!!".

Enjoy!!!

Oh man, this is already starting hilariously! But poignantly.

Woah, Brown Betty! Ram-a-lam!

Walter's listening to Yes? Not what I expected....

Astrid is such a lovely person.

"Uncle Walter" aww
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"Stella" lol. She's totally telling Walter off.

Walter called Ella Stella.

Walter is wicked stoned! Totally baked!
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Nice! Walter's telling a Dashiel Hammet pulp fiction novel!

Hey, I was just thinking about John....

Oh, that's' funny. Anna Torv and Mark Valle just announced they are splitting. Eek, I wonder if that was a reference.

Okay, that was weird...Walter singing -- is it "Tears for Fears"? -- coming from Rachel's mouth?

Haha..."medication"...right!
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That there is one cool hat!

Oh, this is kind of silly. So far not loving it. Maybe I should smoke some Brown Betty to help? ;)

Who is this music? NO! IT'S LANCE RIDDICK! ROCKIN'!

Nice voice, Lance!

I'm doing okay with this ep. I was on the fence about it before it came on, but I'm just taking it outside the storyline, like it's not even an episode of Fringe, and I'm enjoying it.

Nice phone on Nina's desk. Her hair looks awful, tho'.

I don't understand the mix of old-fashioned and new technology!

A bit scary to kill the little girl's mom in the story, no?

I kind of hope that SOMETHING from this episode ties into the larger story.... but I'm thinking nothing will.

Okay, so there's that grainy film look, again. Is that something they're doing for effect? I've been noticing it in LOST, too, and in my opinion, it just looks bad.

Love the retro Massive Dynamics sign!...and I wont even comment on Nina's hairstyle!:roflmao:

I don't understand the mix of old-fashioned and new technology!It's a look, just something to make it storybookish, you know? Always reminds me of the movie Brazil. Very surreal.

A bit scary to kill the little girl's mom in the story, no?I was thinking that.

I kind of hope that SOMETHING from this episode ties into the larger story.... but I'm thinking nothing will.I don't know. The heart looks pretty Fring-y. My guess is that Peter's going to save Rachel by giving her the heart.

And in a larger sense, my guess is that this is all serving as comic relief. Peter's going to show up at the end, and since the ep has been so frivolous, it's going to make that seem much heavier.

"Twoo wove!" Just like in The Princess Bride! :71:
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I kind of enjoy seeing Olivia and Broyles butting heads again. Just like early season 1.

Wow, Gene has a big role in the ep this week! :lol2:

I like his lab in this story!

I love all the silly do-nothing toys in the lab.

Nice! "Singing corpses!" :rotflmao2:

And Gene in polka dots!

Oh, dear, singing corpses.... oh my.

So, Ed, you're saying that this story takes place in current times, but just has a retro look for fun?

Aw, Peter stole his heart..... :(

Aw! Peter stole Walter's heart, and without it, he'll die! Aw!

Nice singing, Astrid!

Esther Figglesworth! Hahah! He totally did that on purpose!

Ooh! Astrid's got a great voice!

What show was that song from? Was that from A Chorus Line?

Okay, they're totally doing the LOST references on purpose! "She only calls me...when she gets LOST."

Ooh...nasty Observer!

Is that Newton?

Is that a cow or a loaf of wonder bread?
Singing corpses?
Was that really Astrid singing?!!!!!!!

Oh, was it the Observer? I thought it was Newton.

Yes, A Chorus Line.
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It's so weird seeing Olivia talking about men and love like this.

Let me guess...Massive Dynamic holds the patent to the laser scalpel...yep! Imagine that! :71:

The Watchers.

Is that Newton?Nope! It was a "Watcher" :71:

"You're getting ahead of the narrative..." :lol2:

Nice! Way to break Nina's tail light, Liv!
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Astrid makes Bell sound like Alvar Hanso....

Oh dear, Belly and Nina in love....

It's the window. And I love the video effect they did on Bell, there. Very old-fashioned TV looking.

Mr. Gemini

Peter! Yay!

Oh dear, Belly and Nina in love....
Yeah, makes me wonder how closely this story is based on in-show truth. Does Walter know something?

Peter to the rescue!

Peter rescues Olivia...never saw that coming!:rolleyes:

Yeah, makes me wonder how closely this story is based on in-show truth. Does Walter know something?

Peter to the rescue!

Yeah, Walter saying that Nina is dangerous and a liar... sounds like that must be how he really feels about her. I wouldn't be surprised if Nina is really in love with Bell, although I would guess he doesn't feel the same way in return.

Peter rescues Olivia...never saw that coming!:rolleyes:

lol right? ;)
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Oh man, my Olivier shipperness is getting excited, even if it is just a potential dream "dream sequence" hook up.

Peter's looking pretty slick in those duds!

Hey, it's "Freddie Freeloader"! I was just playing this song for a student early. There's a great recording of it, a transcription of this recording, in fact, but sung by Jon Hendrix, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau and George Benson.
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Wow...think of the fact that this is Walter's story...is he saying he is responsible for "The Pattern"?

Certainly, he feels guilty for the Cortexiphan experiments.
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The capsule!

He steals children's dreams!? Awww....

Sheesh, crazy fight scene. Olvia in her pajamas.

lol right? ;)


We knew he was gonna show up sooner or later!:biggrin:


Wow - the beacon!

Okay, I'm now officially unable to figure out what of this story is coming from Walter, and what, if anything, is not.

Yeah, Ed, I think he feels responsible and is probably mostly responsible (with Bell) for the Pattern....
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Okay, I'm now officially unable to figure out what of this story is coming from Walter, and what, if anything, is not.


What do you mean? Isn't he telling the story completely?

Okay, I'm never going to get upset over someone calling an episode of a TV show "filler" again. Clearly, a filler ep is not necessarily a bad thing!
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No, no, no, wait, no, that's not how the story can end...

Oh, yes, of course...Twoo Wove to the rescue!

Oo, I love this song! Stevie.

Walter is the bad guy in his own story?

Please dont sing, Olivia!
(Could this get any cornier?)

Walter invented the capsule? Or maybe Walternate?

lol they are TOTALLY invoking The Princess Bride, and Fred Savage telling how you REALLY tell a story.

Ella to the rescue! Fixing the story!

And we end with Peter and Olivia dancing to "Blue Moon".

And in walks...not Peter. Oh well.

I just gasped when I saw the Observer.

Uh oh, what warning?

Okay, very odd ending. Anyone have any idea what the Observer was talking about? Warning?
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Okay, LL, what's the verdict....did it work for you?

What warning is the observer refering to? Someone refresh my memory.

Wow! Four pages on a Fringe Watching Live thread! Things are picking up!

Wow! Four pages on a Fringe Watching Live thread! Things are picking up!

LOL! I'm guessing nobody really felt glued to the tv this time.:rolleyes:

My verdict is that I liked it but didn't love it. I wish they had done a more full musical episode set in the '20s or '40s or something. This seemed kind of half-done to me.

OK our turn
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A little YES
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Oh, Astrid
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Low Spark of High Heel Boys
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Oh, no, Gene in a clown costume.
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Esther Ficklesworth
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So Olivia gets to drive a cool T-bird
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And some Blue Moon