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In this episode of The Fringe Podcast, we discuss the feedback we recevied for the Fringe episode, Enemy of My Enemy. Angela calls in about the acting in the episode, we hear an Observer theory from Eric, Christopher and Sister Pat discuss the product placement on Fringe and Joyce shares her perspective about the strong female lead in the show. We hear from some first time callers and some regular contributors as well.
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Yes! I just heard Interdimensional Dave’s theory on the podcast, and I love it! I think it’s plausible and it’s a good idea. I think it’s the best route for Fringe to take. Partly because I don’t think there is any “timeline” for Peter to get back to, he is in the right place, but also because it fits in with the whole idea of Peter sacrificing himself. If everything goes back to being hunky dory, there was no sacrifice, hence his choice looses the validity and weight that was originally placed on it. This Walter (which I think is our Walter) needs Peter just as much as he ever did, and I don’t think Peter can abandon him.
I don’t think anyone should be expecting a happy ending for Peter and Olivia; epic, but not happy. I think the writers will give us closure, but they already told us with the Casablanca reference that the best love stories are tragedies. Peter sacrificed his chance to be with her so she could live. It’s tragic and beautiful, and if the writers have them get together, all happily ever after, I fear that it will ring false.
Interdimensional Dave, thank you! You said what I’ve been trying to ramble out since the season started, I’m lovin’ it!
dana, thank you for the kind words. I’m glad you like my theory. I’m not exactly batting 1.000 with theories lately but I have a good feeling about this one. In the most recent episode, “Forced Perspective” no one even batted an eye when Peter offered his two cents. Olivia even said she was glad Walter and Peter are working together.
Home sweet home!
I have an addendum to my theory. At the end of the season Peter is now safely ensconced in the Orange universe accepting it as his home. The scene fades to black as the episode ends. Suddenly the scene reopens and we are in the old blue universe timeline. Everyone we know and love is back. As this brief scene closes we find that this Peter is from another universe (green?) he was brought there by the observers to fill the void. He has accepted this universe as his new home. There is more than one of everything! And on it goes!
What do you think?
It would be interesting if the baby that Peter and Fauxlivia had was somehow the child in “Inner Child”, since the child is essentially lost to time maybe he now exists outside of time like the observers, it would explain the child’s affinity for Olivia since she is a double of his mother.
Also I wonder if the Observers are part of a group of people trapped in a singularity (black hole) that Walter creates accidentally sometime in the future or in a different timeline and their interactions in the world are projections of themselves. Then since time standstill in a black hole they would never age and would experience time differently.
Also I don’t think there is any getting “back” for Peter, he isn’t in a different place, He (or the observers or both) changed his universe and what we are see is the result of those changes.
It’s also plausible that September gets shot trying to protect Olivia from Mr. X (the guy from the zeppelin), but fails, hence he tells her she has to die.