'Fringe' Episode Recaps

• 'Fringe': Last brain to Clarksburg

  Let's just call this episode of Fringe what it was: "The John Noble Hour!" And folks, that's a mighty fine way to spend an hour, let me tell you. This week's episode didn't balance the personal and mythological as well as last week's entry in the series, but the personal side was so damn good that I really couldn't care less. Am I interested in the Pattern? Absolutely. But if the show wants to spend a few weeks making us care more about those investigating it, you'll scant hear a complaint from me.

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• "Fringe": Getting to the heart of things

  Chalk it up to Lucky Number Seven. Tonight, after a lengthy hiatus, we all got the first truly great episode of Fringe. It's been fits and starts up until now as the show struggled to find its feet...its voice...its pattern (pun intended). But this edition provided some insight as to where the show could actually go, wisely tying this week's mystery into both the larger mythology of Fringe and the personal lives of its central characters.

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• 'Fringe': Wave of radiation

  Tonight's episode of Fringe was not for the squeamish. It's not as if the show hasn't ratcheted up the gore in episodes past, but the show's prop master sure had to bust out bucket after bucket of fake blood this time round. But the gore was in service of what might have been the most intriguing mystery of the week so far. While convoluted, it nevertheless presented a scenario that seems somewhat plausible in the near future of our own reality.

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• 'Fringe': Boogie oogie oogie...

  Give Fringe this: it's not often that the work of REO Speedwagon becomes a central part of the plot. Sure, we've all seen shows in which Toto points the way to the truth, or Air Supply saves the day, but it took the mind of J.J. Abrams to put REO Speedwagon into this rather limp episode in which The Pattern showed remarkable little sizzle. A show that could have been charged with excitement instead blew a fuse almost instantly. (And yes, fret not: I'm done punning. I’ll be sure to conduct myself more professionally from here on in.)

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• 'Fringe': Bad vibrations

  I know that Fringe isn't a comedy, but how many of you laughed out loud when Agent Broyles referred to a potential key to unlocking The Pattern as "The Observer?" I could hear the studio executives at CBS and TNT scrambling to put together a pilot based on that name alone. ("Sarah Michelle Gellar IS The Observer!") Sadly, this wasn't even the silliest thing about this week's episode, which simultaneously provided the richest mythology and yet dumbest "Pattern of the Week" yet.

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'Fringe' News

• 'Fringe's' John Noble Talks Josh Jackson, J.J. and The Inspiration for Walter's Genius You guys keeping up with Fringe as closely as KTV correspondent, Marisa Roffman? My girl conference called it up with series star John Noble and was kind enough to share the highlights here. Enjoy...
• Checking in on the new faces in old places . . .

  We’ve had a lot of new faces hanging around some of our favorite shows this fall so let’s take a look at how they are doing.
• J.J. Abrams tells 'Fringe' viewers they can't handle the truth Noel or Ben? What's Rambaldi's big secret? What's up with the smoke monster, four-toed foot, polar bears, numbers and formerly invincible Others?
• Analysis: FOX's January Scheduling Moves Sigh. FOX did it again. On Thursday (Nov. 6) afternoon after most East Coast reporters had left the office, the network sent out a new midseason schedule that basically scrapped everything FOX sold to advertisers in May.
• On the outside of 'Fringe'

  To put it in strictly critical terms, Fringe is bumming me out. On paper this is a show I should love. It’s from J.J. Abrams and stars Pacey (aka Joshua Jackson). How could it possibly go wrong?

'Fringe' Videos

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  In Which We Meet Mr. Jones (HD)

  When a mysterious parasite attacks a dying FBI agent’s body, Dunham rushes to Germany to meet an prisoner, with some disconcerting details. More
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  The Cure (HD)

  The trio investigates a woman with a rare disease who goes missing and resurfaces for devastating results. More
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  The Arrival (HD)

  A mysterious cylinder found at the scene of an explosion triggers some unusual events and odd behavior. More
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  Pilot (HD)

  An international flight lands in Boston with nobody on board alive. More
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  The Same Old Story (HD)

  A woman conceives, carries to full-term and births a baby in the span of hours. More