Fringe

[lls_mutant]

Ugh. The first draft of the big part on the Colony is off to the beta. Hallelujah.

Yay! Fringe is back.

You know, it's funny I like this show so much, because I was never into the X-Files. Granted, I never even really tried the X-Files, and it was one of those shows where I sort of felt like you had to know what was going on more. But I got on the Fringe boat early, so... yeah.



So, I was watching, thinking "I need a Fringe icon. Hey! There's a GREAT shot- that shot of Charlie bent over Olivia on the bed, his hand on her forehead." I don't really have a Fringe OTP, but Olivia/Charlie was the closest I had to one.

So much for THAT ship :P

I figured he was dead when we saw the corpse on the floor. That sucks. I liked Charlie, and I always felt like he was carrying a bit of a torch for Olivia (although I forget- was he married?) I was also a little confused about how people in the industry kept saying Charlie wasn't coming back, but the actor kept insisting he wasn't leaving the show. Well, THAT got cleared up tonight.

Oh well.

But yay for a new female character!!! I've been assuming now that they've been renewed Fringe would start picking up some more characters. I like that they added a new female agent, and I am intrigued by her at this point. Amy seems quite interesting, and I'm all for some more interesting female characters. (Also, could we utilize Astrid a bit more, please???)

Colonel Broyles. I liked that. I loved the shift when he went into military mode, too. I was very amused at Broyles/Nina, though. (Or I think that one might be Nina/Broyles.) I'd figured it out when EW hinted that we'd see a romance for one of them, but still.

Speaking of ships, though, pleasepleaseplease for the love of all that is holy, DON'T DO PETER/OLIVIA! If I can't have Olivia with Charlie, single would be best, and Peter- I'd prefer him single, too, but Rachel, Astrid, Amy... right now I'm fine with any of them. But I really liked Joshua Jackson's interpretation in EW- that Peter and Olivia are like brother and sister with this weird father figure in Walter, and the three of them are a totally dysfunctional family unit of three very broken people. YES. But Peter/Olivia is just way too conventional and BORING.

I really need to rewatch the season finale from season 1- or read the TWOP recap (please tell me Jacob doesn't recap Fringe, or that he's not as in love with his adjectives and poetry and purple prose as he is for BSG). I spent half the episode trying to remember the end of the finale and what had happened to Olivia and what she'd done. Must re-catch myself up.

All in all, though, I'm very glad Fringe is back!

I kind of dread Heroes returning, though. Because I'll probably watch, and it will probably suck again, and ::sigh:: that will totally suck. But then every fourth episode will be good, keeping me hanging on.

Also? I don't watch Desperate Housewives, but I still think it's funny that both the West Wing Oval Office secretaries are on it.

I've got almost all of the Never Ever meme fragments done. I've just got tin_o_bisuit's left to do. My favorite so far is the Admiral Dee one :) Sorry I've been quiet- the big bang's been eating me alive!

Comments

[safenthecity.livejournal.com]

:D Glad to provide a fun prompt. And I am working on your never-ever fragment, but alas, it's not... quite the prompt's specifications. But once I got the mental image, it didn't let go, so I went with it. (I don't know if I commented on your evil!Zarek snippet, but it was badass. I can see that being RDM's interpetation, which is kinda cool. I can't lie, I laughed my ass off when I saw the prompts falafel have you. ;) )

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Cool :) I'm looking forward to it!

I know. I looked at falafel's prompts and cracked up, because boy, does she know me. Fortunately, she gave me evil!Zarek. I don't agree with the evil Zarek interpretation, but it doesn't hit my squicks like infidelity or love-makes-babies does!!!!!

[tin-o-biscuits.livejournal.com]

Ooh, you chose to write one of mine? I didn't stump ya? X3

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

I haven't decided which one yet, but yours are not at all unwritable- especially for just snippets. The religious Felix one leaves me a little reluctant, because I'm almost sort of doing that a little in my big bang. But the other two... I shall find something. It's just been that said big bang has been taking up time- I REALLY needed to get the section done that I just sent to kappamaki33.

[tin-o-biscuits.livejournal.com]

Take your time, take your time. I'm just happy someone is writing for me. I guess I 'stumped' everyone else. :(

[plynn78.livejournal.com]

So...Did you want to throw things at the screen at the end?!? I did. And to answer your question, Yes, Charlie is Married. I was hoping that the major plot development that was hinted at regarding Charlie, was going to have something to do with his wife leaving him or some such. I really thought that there was something there in him for Olivia. Well...thanks to J.J. for sinking that ship.

As to Peter/Olivia...Please, never. I perfectly cool with Peter/Rachel, though, and I think they may be heading that way.

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Married I could handle, especially because I wasn't sure if he still WAS married. For some reason, I thought maybe I remembered him being divorced. His story was from a long time ago, so he could have had a wife and been divorced by now.

But, yeah. The end. My first thought was "Thank GOD I don't write for this show!", because my two favorite characters to write would be Charlie and Astrid, and I would have gotten my heart broken a bit. I was bummed about that.

Peter/Rachel wouldn't be bad. I don't love the idea, but I'm in utterly no way opposed to it. The only ship I'm truly opposed to (that they would go near) is Peter/Olivia.

[rayruz.livejournal.com]

Oh Desperate Housewives... it used to be brilliant... 1, 2, and 4 were all awesome... I have no idea if I can trust s6... *sigh* Oh my show... how you've gone down hill... and oh how I cannot stop thinking of Dana Delaney as her BSG character, even though I'd watched her playing Katherine long before that.