Comments on: Fringe – Episode 1 (Season 2): “A New Day in an Old Town”

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 13 May 2011 16:42:14 +0000

I was a little confused as to how the SUV she was driving to the meeting in “There’s more than one of everything” had Massachusetts plates (and Had Mass plates in the rest of season 1), but suddenly had New York plates in season 2.

Of course I am catching up in season 2, so I don’t know if there is a reason for this.

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By: Alt-Rio

Alt-Rio — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:24:49 +0000

It was a little confusing episode.
Well all of Fringe is confusing but this is a little redundant.
Olivia went to meet Bell, and then suddenly someone is chasing her. Not to mention that if Bell had good intentions to call Olivia into “Twins” why wouldn’t he just let her leave the same way?

Another thing – Peter’s line about What they were doing during first season made my day.

By: FC

FC — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:11:11 +0000

Actually that exchange makes perfect sense. The timing problem is a viewer perception problem, although they heard the gunshots, there is no telling how much time ACTUALLY passed between the shots and them finally making it to the scene. You presume they are showing you the scene real time, but easily it could have been ten or fifteen minutes until they finally found Charlie and the nurse. Or do you want to extend the episode into a long sequence of boring shots of Peter and Jessup running around in a maze until the timing makes sense?

Actually I have a few questions about Jessup… just who gave her that fancy number that allowed her to see all of the fringe files. Also what code did she use to transform each case into a bible verse? There is more than meets the eye to this woman…

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Kosta and Mark, your explanation of the Fake Charlie-Charlie-Nurse exchange makes the most sense, though there hardly seemed time for it.

I really loved the first season and was willing to forgive most plot holes, but this first episode was really disappointing. How do you just go and leave the whole Season 1 finale unexplained? weak.

still loved it, though :-D

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:11:42 +0000

haha, that cocktail walter takes? i’ve been on it. it’s survivable. it’s all about dosages :p

the freaking etiology behind what olivia said has like 6 DEAD languages in it. AWESOME.

haven’t finished episode, just had to look at the possibilities of what she said.

By: Mark Temporis

Mark Temporis — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:55:27 +0000

I sort of worked out that the alien soldier stashed the nurse there and that was why he led the fight there. Still, there didn’t seem enough time for him to: overpower/kill an armed agent, shove his shapeshifty gizmo into his mouth, stash the body, and stand victoriously over the wrong body so none of the other persons thought anything was wrong,

But…why did Walter need to buy milk? He has a Cow!

By: FlowerPower

FlowerPower — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:04:05 +0000

I can’t sit through a viewing of this show without falling into a coma (or brain death??), but your reviews are still interesting to read.

Even though the first season is over and I’m sure you don’t want to overextend yourself, I’d love to hear your thoughts on Dr. Hank’s MacGyver-esque medicine on Royal Pains.

By: Peg C.

Peg C. — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:53:53 +0000

My favorite line in the show and which made me LOL was Peter’s line about Walter’s drug cocktail. I want me some of THAT! ROTFL.
This is our favorite show and we’re forgiving of all the errors, but it was interesting to watch with a family member who is an EMT and who criticized all the medical mistakes. My dad was a physicist and expert in too many things to mention. I never watched a show or movie with him because he ruined them all for me. As it is, for me most shows are way to stupid to bother with. Don’t even get me started on the “CSI” shows, which we’ve always loved but which I swear are causing brains to atrophy around the world.