“Fringe” Season Premere — A Variety Review
Variety has a look at tonight’s season premiere of “Fringe.”
Toeing the line between creature-of-the-week procedural and an overarching storyline that foretells apocalyptic nastiness, “Fringe” returns for a second season with a greater sense of purpose. If only the bosses at the FBI would stop interfering with the gang’s mission, the faster everyone at the Harvard lab can figure out how to squash these paranormal threats.
Despite an absorbing 22 episodes that was mostly on target, one problem with the first season seen again in the opener is that the feds back in Washington can’t quite get a handle on what the Fringe division is up to. Because there’s no such thing as concrete evidence in these outlandish cases, bureacrats decide to shut the operation down — before naturally reversing course.
You can read the FULL REVIEW HERE.
Ah, Variety…Do they mean that Walter Bishop was “formerly institutionalized,” rather than “formally institutionalized.”
I’ve watched the season premere three times already. Is this not the best season two opening episode for a Sci-Fi genre show ever? I didn’t see how they could keep the shock going at the level of the season finale, but DAMN!
IT was a good start. I just hope that they don’t make the mistake of dragging things out too long for its second season.
Yes, Ray from Raleigh, it IS the best premiere ever. Do you know about the code words they give you through those odd pictures before and after commercial? You should google it. Fringe Rocks!