After a very BladeRunnerIsh introduction to the "History" of this episode — we are shown a dysfunctional Dystopia that reminds us of that classic Ridley Scott landscape. A world where Observers police the... The, er, world... And nobody is allowed to think what they want, be what they want, do what they want.
With an observer on every corner who can just walk up to you and read not only your mind but everything about you? Who have hints of other Arcane powers? There is just no future in this future - It's all pointless. Michael Kopsa is "Captain Windmark" of the Observers: the same name as his character in the 2008 horror short "Fringe."
The Fringe Agents police "The natives" i.e., the humans. That is the only freedom offered in this ObserverTopia
But there is a Girl, an "Agent" Etta, Georgina Haig who can hide her true thoughts from these people. There is something familiar about her. She and her Fringe Boss Henry Ian Cusick are members of a meager Resistance cell that comes across an artifact from 20 years in the past - A piece of Amber with Walter in it!
But in order to use this artifact, we are taken on a Mr Toads Wild Ride through Hell, and after the Agents are able to get Walter out, all he can think about is... Nothing, his brain has rotted away - How can they fix it?
If this episode takes place in a possible future of "The Orange 'Verse" aka "The Bridge Universe"— then we are due for some shocks:
Such as, the pieces of Walter's Brain that "Belly" took out upon Walter's request-We KNOW that they were destroyed. Right? Wrong.
If Massive Dynamic had The doorway that Walter used to try to get Peter - Then what other fun things did they have locked away in the Building in NY? Oh Lots of fun stuff, I'm sure. It's all there in Walter's Swiss-Cheese Mind.
If they can just FIX Walter, Oh if they could JUST Fix Walter, he'd have a surprise or two. But - What KIND of Walter will they end up with? Would he be more like Walternate? Because we know Walternate is not really a Nice man. Walter has genuine regard for life and would not hurt anyone intentionally. But Walternate? And Nina tells the Future Agents WHY Walter had those pieces removed.
And so let us just say, they "Fixed" Walter in this ep - How well did they Fix him? TOO well? Would he in fact *become* "Walternate"? Maybe, But I think the "Bridge Universe" Walter, is "our" Walter, Brain or No.
So the question is, where does this Episode go from here? Are we going to get to see more of this? Is any of this going to get explained?
If they had, say, a 5th Season, where this possible Fringe Future could be explored, Oh, I'd give, eh, I'd give my Right hand to see such a season!
Because there are only... 3 more Fringe Episodes left of this season, is that enough to give us a bow on all of these MythArcs?
Producer Akiva Goldsman Directed this Very Akiva Goldsman style Episode written by what appears to be the Big Three Guys - JJ, Kurtzman and Orci. Don't know if this is his first time in the Director's Chair - He really understands this show and this episode reflects that.
With an observer on every corner who can just walk up to you and read not only your mind but everything about you? Who have hints of other Arcane powers? There is just no future in this future - It's all pointless. Michael Kopsa is "Captain Windmark" of the Observers: the same name as his character in the 2008 horror short "Fringe."
The Fringe Agents police "The natives" i.e., the humans. That is the only freedom offered in this ObserverTopia
But there is a Girl, an "Agent" Etta, Georgina Haig who can hide her true thoughts from these people. There is something familiar about her. She and her Fringe Boss Henry Ian Cusick are members of a meager Resistance cell that comes across an artifact from 20 years in the past - A piece of Amber with Walter in it!
But in order to use this artifact, we are taken on a Mr Toads Wild Ride through Hell, and after the Agents are able to get Walter out, all he can think about is... Nothing, his brain has rotted away - How can they fix it?
If this episode takes place in a possible future of "The Orange 'Verse" aka "The Bridge Universe"— then we are due for some shocks:
Such as, the pieces of Walter's Brain that "Belly" took out upon Walter's request-We KNOW that they were destroyed. Right? Wrong.
If Massive Dynamic had The doorway that Walter used to try to get Peter - Then what other fun things did they have locked away in the Building in NY? Oh Lots of fun stuff, I'm sure. It's all there in Walter's Swiss-Cheese Mind.
If they can just FIX Walter, Oh if they could JUST Fix Walter, he'd have a surprise or two. But - What KIND of Walter will they end up with? Would he be more like Walternate? Because we know Walternate is not really a Nice man. Walter has genuine regard for life and would not hurt anyone intentionally. But Walternate? And Nina tells the Future Agents WHY Walter had those pieces removed.
And so let us just say, they "Fixed" Walter in this ep - How well did they Fix him? TOO well? Would he in fact *become* "Walternate"? Maybe, But I think the "Bridge Universe" Walter, is "our" Walter, Brain or No.
So the question is, where does this Episode go from here? Are we going to get to see more of this? Is any of this going to get explained?
If they had, say, a 5th Season, where this possible Fringe Future could be explored, Oh, I'd give, eh, I'd give my Right hand to see such a season!
Because there are only... 3 more Fringe Episodes left of this season, is that enough to give us a bow on all of these MythArcs?
Producer Akiva Goldsman Directed this Very Akiva Goldsman style Episode written by what appears to be the Big Three Guys - JJ, Kurtzman and Orci. Don't know if this is his first time in the Director's Chair - He really understands this show and this episode reflects that.