FRINGE - Official Season 4 Thread

[Lucky9teen]

Entering its fourth season on FOX, Fringe continues to reign as one of the most innovative, impressive and ingenious shows on television – and rightfully so. The character relationships, science stories and carefully woven mythology have made the show not just a hit among fans, but among critics as well.

In anticipation of the season premiere tonight, here is a compiled brief summary of what may be important for you to know – and remember – from last season.

THE MACHINE…AND PETER

 

We were always aware that due to Peter’s connection with the Doomsday device, there would be a consequence – but we never could have guessed how massive this consequence could be. After Walternate activated the machine in the parallel universe, Peter activated the prime universe’s own machine in order to try to stop it. He was sent 15 years into the future (which included a world run by Walternate and a stable a marriage with Olivia) and found that the universe was suffering from multiple wormholes, as a result of the prime and parallel universes being merged together.

Upon waking up again back in 2011, Peter eventually realized that the only way to truly destroy the machine was to merge the two universes by bringing the two machine rooms together, thus creating a bridge. After appearing to convince both universes that they need to work together to destroy the machine, Peter disappeared – having apparently never existed in the first place.

So, what is Peter’s “role” in the world’s master plan now that he doesn’t exist? Since cast and crew are keeping mum about his plot point, all we know is that Joshua Jackson is certainly returning to the show, which means we’ll hopefully get the answer to our question sooner rather than later.

THE WAR BETWEEN UNIVERSES

 

Over here or over there?

Undoubtedly the biggest aspect of Fringe’s second season was the ongoing war between the two universes – the prime and the parallel. We began the season with prime universe Olivia being trapped in the parallel world after a deceptive switch that left Bolivia to take on infiltrating the prime world Fringe division. Until Olivia managed to find a way to cross back over, Bolivia set the season in motion in many ways – including taking charge of a budding romance with Peter. This left prime world Olivia in a lurch when she finally returned, as she found that Peter had started a real romantic relationship – just not exactly with her.

With the two universes now merged, even just for a little while, we can bet on seeing a lot of parallel universe characters mixed in with their prime ones. The big question is, how will this affect our characters and their interactions?

PETER’S HISTORY – AND OLIVIA’S, TOO

 

At the end of the first season, we were left with the following cliffhanger: even though we had been seeing Peter all season…he was actually dead. In the second season, we came to find out that Walter’s real son, the Peter in the prime universe, had died when he was a child. When Walter discovered the parallel universe (and parallel versions of himself, his wife and Peter) he became obsessed with watching them, using this obsession to cure his own sadness that his son’s death had caused. The final straw was when Walter watched Walternate miss the correct cure for Peter’s illness. Along with his Massive Dynamic colleague William Bell, Walter devised a way to cross over into the parallel universe where he took Peter and brought him over to the prime universe to replace the Peter who had died. And although he had every intention of returning him once he was cured, Walter became unable to do so once he grew to love Peter as his own.

To build on that history, we discovered that both Peter and Olivia had met before – as children in Jacksonville, where Walter was using young kids to experiment with Cortexiphan. Olivia (as a child) had found a way to cross over into the parallel universe, and Walter tried to use it as a way to understand his own work. Peter and Olivia took the time to bond with each other as children, giving each other the same kind of support and advice they would later come to rely on in the future.

THE PERILS OF BOLIVIA

 

In the parallel universe, we learned that Bolivia was pregnant with a child – by Peter, whom she started a relationship with during her time in the prime universe. When Walternate discovered this, he kidnapped her and used a procedure to speed up her pregnancy. Ultimately, Bolivia escaped and delivered her child normally (with a little help from parallel universe Lincoln Lee, who had a soft spot for Bolivia all season.)

It was later revealed that Walternate (who figured out Bolivia’s child was a result of her and Peter’s relationship in the prime universe) was using Bolivia in order to get a blood sample of her new son – believing that if he had enough, he could activate the doomsday machine.

 

It’s been a long summer…but we’ve almost reached the end. Are you ready for season 4? Fringe returns on Friday, September 23 at 9/8c on FOX.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

They might take my wife but NEVER the stapler

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SEASON 4: EPISODE 7 – AIRS: 11/18/2011
EPISODE TITLE: WALLFLOWER

EPISODE SYNOPSIS:While Olivia copes with migraines, she and her team investigate an invisible force which kills its victims and causes the body to turn a ghostly white. As they trace the pattern of deaths, the Fringe team realizes that the force is linked to someone who died of an unknown genetic disorder.

[Lazlo in PA]

Thanks for the reminder. I almost forgot.

[LibertarianLiz]

I think this is the last new episode for a while. Do you know when they will begin showing new eps again?

[al baby]

I wish Olivia existed in my world that women drives me bonkers

[goldstategop]

After the winter break. :)

[LibertarianLiz]

Thanks. The previews for the show when it returns after the break, looked great last night. I think it has been very slow this season and I am waiting for something to happen. It seems mostly “monster of the week” type stuff; but, after seeing Nina last night being the cause of Olivia’s migraines; and, then the previews, it looks like things may get back on track. Hopefully, Peter will become a bigger player again.

[zzeeman]

Reminder for the Ping! At long last there will finally be a new Fringe episode tonight!

FRINGE - Preview #3 from "Back To Where You've Never Been" airing FRI 1/13

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SEASON 4: EPISODE 8 – AIRS: 1/13/2012
EPISODE TITLE: BACK TO WHERE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN

EPISODE SYNOPSIS: While Olivia and Lincoln try to return Peter home, they try to cope with the looming threat of the transparent shapeshifters.

In other news:

Thanks to baseball pre-emptions and winter hiatus, it's been two months since the last time "Fringe" (Fridays, 9 p.m. EST on Fox) aired in our universe. Given its knockout of a midseason finale (literally -- Nina Sharp and her Massive Dynamic lackeys gassed Olivia into unconsciousness and dosed her with Cortexiphan at the episode's climax), fans are understandably anxious to see what happens next.

I've seen this Friday's episode, titled "Back To Where You've Never Been," (which just so happens to be the episode that was filming when I visited the set last October) and I'm happy to report that it's one of the strongest of the season to date. You'll get a clearer idea of how Peter intends to return to "his" Olivia, new alliances will form, and in true "Fringe" fashion, there will be plenty of twists to keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. The last five minutes, in particular, are not to be missed.

To whet your appetite, above is an exclusive preview clip from the episode that sheds a little light on Peter's cunning plan. And if that isn't enough "Fringe" goodness for you, executive producers Jeff Pinkner and Joel Wyman gave more details in a wide-ranging phone interview earlier this week.

Besides the revelations in this week's episode, the pair talked about the season's overall arc and weighed in on Fox president Kevin Reilly's ominous proclamation at the network's Television Critics Association press day that "we lose a lot of money on the show" -- prompting many fans to wonder if cancellation isn't far behind.

Read more here...

[svcw]

Waiting in anticipation!!!!! FRINGE Friday.

[TheOldLady]

Slap those Dems!

Slap those Dems!

[Vinnie]

The shifting back and forth between dimensions has turned me off.
Really liked the show when they investigated really weird stuff.
Involving the main characters in the plot is a turnoff to me.
X-Files did the same and I lost interest in that one also.
IMHO it shows the writers groping for a story line. Beginning of the end.

I’ve lost interest in Fringe.

[rabidralph]

Yeah!!!!!

[rabidralph]

"Fringe" is in limbo at Fox.

It would be nice if it got renewed or got picked up by SyFy or something, but that hardly ever happens anymore.

[zzeeman]

The shifting back and forth between dimensions has turned me off.

It took a while for me to get used to it. I always watch on DVR later so I can rewind if need be, and also skip the commercial breaks. I found that helped in the continuity.

I used to really like the X-Files, my son bought me the first couple of seasons on DVD and I am looking forward to re-watching them when I get some more time.

BTW, Fringe has investigated some pretty weird stuff this season as well!

[pabianice]

“Fringe,” because any number of factors, long since became unwatchable as a weekly TV show. The only remedy is to wait and order each season, used, for $9.95. Or wait until cancellation and then order all four seasons as a boxed set from Hong Kong for $29.95. Or better yet, re-watch all 10 seasons of Stargate SG-1.

[Lucky9teen]

Some new shows I like this year:

Terra Nova
Once Upon A Time
Alcatraz just premiered this past weekend...it looks good
The Firm
Person of Interest
Last Man Standing (with Tim Allen)

And then there are some good shows with new seasons starting soon:
My secret pleasure...Sons of Anarchy
Haven (Based on the Stephen King book - The Colorado Kid)
House M.D.

A new show Touch with Keifer Sutherland premiers next Wednesday
Blending science, spirituality and emotion, the series will follow seemingly unrelated people all over the world whose lives affect each other in ways seen and unseen, known and unknown. At the story’s center is MARTIN BOHM (Kiefer Sutherland), a widower and single father, haunted by an inability to connect to his emotionally challenged 11-year-old son, JAKE (David Mazouz). Caring, intelligent and thoughtful, Martin has tried everything to reach his son. But Jake never speaks, shows little emotion, and never allows himself to be touched by anyone, including Martin. Jake is obsessed with numbers—writing long strings of them in his ever-present notebooks—and with discarded cell phones.

Social worker CLEA HOPKINS (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) believes that Jake’s needs are too serious for Martin to handle. She sees a man whose life has become dominated by a child he can no longer control. She believes that it’s time for the state to intervene. So Jake is placed in foster care, despite Martin’s desperate objections.

But everything changes after Martin meets ARTHUR TELLER (Danny Glover), a professor and an expert on children who possess special gifts when it comes to numbers. Martin learns that Jake possesses an extraordinary gift—the ability to perceive the seemingly hidden patterns that connect every life on the planet. While Martin wants nothing more than to communicate directly with his son, Jake connects to his father through numbers, not words. Martin realizes that it’s his job to decipher these numbers and recognize their meaning. As he puts the pieces together, he will help people across the world connect as their lives intersect according to the patterns Jake has foreseen.

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SEASON 4: EPISODE 9 – AIRS: 1/20/2012
EPISODE TITLE: ENEMY OF MY ENEMY

EPISODE SYNOPSIS: The Fringe Division of the Other Side must deal with both a visit from Peter and a new enemy.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Thanks for the ping! I was away on business and missed last weeks episode. Boy, what a week. All I want to do is sit down and watch Fringe and raid the Fridge. Thank the Creator it is Friday!!!

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SEASON 4: EPISODE 10 – AIRS: 1/27/2012
EPISODE TITLE: FORCED PERSPECTIVE

EPISODE SYNOPSIS:All New Tonight! -While the Fringe team tracks down a girl who can predict the future (death), Olivia tries to cope with the message given to her by the Observers.