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When is a pattern just a pattern?
Forget the Observer in the top left for a moment. Notice how the cars along the bottom are positioned in a ’staggered arrangement’? I can’t help but wonder whether this staggered pattern, which has appeared in prominent shots throughout the series, is part of some kind of code – a means of communicating extra morsels to those paying attention to the small details? Or, is it just sheer coincidence?
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If you’ve never watched “Lost” and plan to catch up at some point, I’d suggest not clicking on the link towards the end of this post!
As much as I try to avoid making connections between “Lost” and “Fringe”, I can’t help but notice the clear parallels that run throughout my two favourite shows. Thing is, most of these parallels seem to be unintentional. Then again, followers of ‘Bad Robot’ have been advised not to mistake coincidence for fate.
Earlier this week, in the respective “Fringe” and “Lost” episodes – “The Transformation” and “The Little Prince”, I noticed a parallel that I thought was worth mentioning.
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Here is the FringeBloggers short and snappy review for episode 1.13 “The Transformation”.
The Good
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Time to vote for your favourite Fringe of 1.13 “The Transformation”.
1.13 "The Transformation" - Fringie of the Week
Total Voters: 88
Loading ...*The “No Brainer” Fringie of the week was Peter Bishop with 36% of the vote.
Current standings (prior to 1.13):
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Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
‘Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it’s just a part of it:
We’ve got to fulfil de book. – Bob Marley, Redemption Song
I feel that this is a rather appropriate song in light of recent events on the fringe. Not an exact analogy, but it works for me on some levels, considering that in the space of an episode, John Scott has gone from national traitor to a true hero – redeemed in the eye’s of Olivia; who herself is seemingly free from mental blockage caused by Scott’s consciousness. It will be interesting to see how this liberates her in future episodes – after all, we haven’t seen her this happy since the beginning of the Pilot. An episode where she literally leapt across rooftops in an attempt to save the man who she loved.
The Redemption Song also works with the reference about the futility of atomic energy - “none of them can stop the time”. Perhaps, in the end, science shouldn’t be feared because we all answer to a higher power? Maybe, one day, “Fringe” will boil down to that very conflict – Science vs Mother Nature (or God, or whatever ‘higher power’ the writers go with)?
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — “Fringe” went back to its beginning (which was borrowed from its sister show “Lost”) with another plane crash last night.
This time, however, the deaths aboard the flight weren’t caused by a mysterious virus. Instead, they were caused by a mysterious virus that mutated the carrier into a raging porcupine-ape man, who then killed everyone on board.
Are you following me so far?
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Popular Mechanics return to the fringe with their science fiction vs science-fact analysis of “The Transformation”. Wanna know your chances of turning into Sonic The Hedgehog? Then you better read on!
Viruses are back terrorizing victims on Fringe, and they’re as vicious as ever. Two weeks ago mysterious killers used super-sized cold viruses—and questionable science—to murder to prominent epidemiologists, and in last night’s episode, “The Transformation,” a deadly virus turned its victims into unrecognizable monsters. The first victim is flying on a plane when the change starts as a nosebleed, and then kicks into high-gear when he convulses and huge spines shoot out of this back. Once the man becomes a half porcupine/half wolfman, he terrorizes the plane until it crashes. The Fringe team finds his body at the crash site, so mangled that rescue workers thought he was an animal, not a human.
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“I like to cut.”
Walter said that off screen. Olivia had just marched into the lab, looked over the sedated man who was in the process of turning into some sort of werehedgehog and said she wanted to cut open his hand. That’s when Walter made his little proclamation, and I knew the “Fringe” I liked was back.
Looking back, though, it’s obvious that this episode was written specifically for me. It’s like Zack Whedon and J.R. Orci sat down and thought, “What would make that Show Tracker guy happy?” They are the two perfect guys to do this: Zack Whedon, the writer of one of my favorite episodes of “Deadwood” and collaborator on “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” with his brother, Joss; and J.R. Orci, one of my favorite budding photographers.
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Thanks to the eagle eyes of Fringe-Forum member, cgranier, for this observation and possible easteregg. Moments before the plane crashes behind the soccer field in Scarsdale, a mysterious object can be seen falling from the right wing (credit):
MYSTERY OBJECT FALLS FROM THE PLANE
Is this a visual graphic oversight, or an intentional piece of object placement? The fact that the Observer was right by the incident initially swayed it for me. He was collecting a piece of the pattern. But that can’t be the case, can it? We’ve never seen him interact with another object that is not already on his person – the cylinder, for example. Which brings me to another point, which is probably best kept for another post!
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