My Ongoing Love Affair with Fringe : Movie Downloads

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I started watching Fringe because I had to—I work at TV.com. I remember being thoroughly confused by the Season 2 premiere, underwhelmed by Anna Torv's acting, and dissatisfied with the lack of Lance Reddick (The Wire) on screen. And yet I was intrigued. There was something magnetic about J.J. Abrams' youngest brainchild. Over time, I began to understand "the Pattern," I warmed up to Torv, and I found comfort in the fact that, while Lance Reddick is sometimes in the background, Joshua Jackson is very much in the foreground, and who can complain about that? To top it off, last night's episode, "Earthling," gave me the Philip Broyles (Reddick) storyline I've been waiting for.


Fringe is one of the few shows on television that successfully balances the week-to-week procedural plots with the season's bigger story arc. Last night, "Earthling" barely addressed Dunham's (Torv) time in the alternate universe and her subsequent season-starting car crash—but it didn't feel like anything was missing. Instead, we got a glimpse into Broyles' professional and personal past, and we found out that he's just as broken as the rest of the team. He can crack a smile—which he does playing peek-a-boo with a child in a restaurant—but he can also mask a lot of sadness behind his dignified exterior. Last night, we learned that a case of people turning to ash had once controlled his life and caused his divorce. When it resurfaced in this episode, and the CIA wanted to take control of the investigation, Broyles broke the rules and insisted on keeping it within his Fringe Division. And now that his rebellious streak has been exposed, we can begin to explore more about his character.


See, that's what Fringe does best. It tells us what we need to know, when we need to know it. It doesn't bombard us with unnecessary details. It doesn't favor certain characters because they're played by big actors, and it doesn't exploit other characters to force something unique. Joshua Jackson is probably the biggest regular on the show, but his character Peter's background is still largely hidden. And that's a good thing! The show has a wonderfully steady pace—and we can be sure that the writers will get there in due time. Meanwhile, lab assistant Astrid (Jasika Nicole) is adorable, but not so eccentric that it's over-the-top. Walter (John Noble) is strange enough already.


The future of Fringe is bright. The show has reeled in legendary actor Leonard Nimoy for the recurring role of William Bell. It's got plenty of territory left to cover, from Walter's past to Peter's childhood to Nina Sharp's (Blair Brown) mysterious motives. And when it comes down to it, Fringe is messing around with alternate universes and wacky technology, which is pretty sweet.
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