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marinessSo, while I continue to wait for this phone call, I may as well take a moment to chat about Fringe, which decided to merrily return to its "how can we, as an entertainment venue, best sicken the American audience this week" roots in last week's episode (yes, I'm behind…and will be behind on all fall shows until, um, at least December at this rate.) Also, I am terribly sorry to tell you that the cow is back.
Oh, Fringe.
Other than my displeasure at the cow, I must say that this was another solid episode, mostly thanks to Anna Torv, doing a rather amazing job of playing herself trying to play herself, and yet, not quite getting it. I have to assume that fairly soon, Broyles and Astrid are going to get a bit suspicious at her changed behavior – even after she charged down the tunnel to save Peter. I am also assuming that Peter will be clueless since whatever we may be told about his supergenius powers he certainly hasn't shown them, plus he can chalk up any changes in her to, well, of course she's acting differently now that she's dating me.
What I really liked, however, was the bit – rare in television these days – where a specific disability was played as a positive asset; the one character originally survived only because he was deaf (even if, alas, he was foolish enough to trust AltOlivia just because she happened to be with the FBI. Does no one realize when they are in a conspiracy show anymore?) Even better, the show went out of its way to disable another character, however temporarily, to keep said character safe.
Oh, Fringe.
Other than my displeasure at the cow, I must say that this was another solid episode, mostly thanks to Anna Torv, doing a rather amazing job of playing herself trying to play herself, and yet, not quite getting it. I have to assume that fairly soon, Broyles and Astrid are going to get a bit suspicious at her changed behavior – even after she charged down the tunnel to save Peter. I am also assuming that Peter will be clueless since whatever we may be told about his supergenius powers he certainly hasn't shown them, plus he can chalk up any changes in her to, well, of course she's acting differently now that she's dating me.
What I really liked, however, was the bit – rare in television these days – where a specific disability was played as a positive asset; the one character originally survived only because he was deaf (even if, alas, he was foolish enough to trust AltOlivia just because she happened to be with the FBI. Does no one realize when they are in a conspiracy show anymore?) Even better, the show went out of its way to disable another character, however temporarily, to keep said character safe.
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Date: 2010-10-08 02:06 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-10-08 02:29 am (UTC)That made more sense while I was actually watching the show. But she's doing a very good job - you can always tell which Olivia she is while understanding why no one so far has been able to tell the difference.