The Fringe Podcast Rewatch

Since the final season couldn't offer us a nineteenth episode due to being a 13-episode order, we get our whacky, out-of-the-box episode in the form of episode 9. After dropping acid that is the titular Black Blotter, Walter goes on a trippy journey into his past and revisits some old demons, including one in the form of his former lab assistant Carla Warren who expired in a fire (see what we did...

Join us in welcoming Isla to the show for the first time covering this incredibly emotional gutpunch of an episode of Fringe! The three of us agree that while the episode has its weak spots, there are two scenes in particular that are very memorable, one of which being the beautiful tearjerker of a final scene. We also share some amazing listener feedback from Geoff (xforce11), ShelkyBean, Pavla,...

We are joined by Ynza for this episode of the podcast as we discuss this awesome episode of Fringe ! Ynza opens up about the unique ways that Fringe has impacted her as a trans woman, and we enthusiastically share excitement about Blair Brown being back in full force in this episode as well as how great Josh Jackson's performance is playing a new version of Peter. We also share some great feedback...

We are joined by Anna (not Torv) as we take a journey through the looking glass with Walter. What will we find there? We share our thoughts on this trippy episode and also share some awesome feedback from Rory, Geoff (xforce11), ShelkyBean, Isla, Erin, and Sarah! Join us next time as we discuss "Five-Twenty-Ten" with Ynza! We would love to hear your thoughts on that episode and/or Fringe in genera...

We are joined by Cory for this episode as we unpack yet another phenomenal, game-changing episode of Fringe! We talk about how much we love how emotionally poignant this aftermath of an episode is and how it is a great character study not only of the classic Fringe theme of what lengths someone will go to for love but also how people can experience the same tragedy but then react and grieve differ...

This is such a pivotal episode of the season that pretty much sets the tone and the direction of the rest of the season, and we are so excited to be joined by frequent feedbacker Erin this week to take it on! We talk about how much we love this episode and touch upon scenes such as the reunion with Broyles and the beautiful, heartfelt conversation between Etta and Olivia. We also share some amazin...

Although Chris didn't join us this week (he had some behind-the-scenes undercover work to do with Anil), Darrell and repeat guest and frequent feedbacker ShelkyBean are here to share their thoughts on this episode of Fringe! Also sharing their thoughts on "The Recordist" are some phenomenal Fringe feedbackers like Rory, Anna (not Torv), Erin, and Geoff (xorce11)! Next up is the incredibly pivotal...

Join us this week as we, along with special guest Danielle (DillyDilly), discuss "In Absentia" - an episode that shows us somewhat of a dark turn for Etta as she captures and tortures a Loyalist. We see Olivia's empathy and compassion shine through brighter than ever, and this is also the episode that kickstarts this season's treasure (scavenger?) hunt. In addition to our thoughts, we hear from so...

We are now, technically speaking, OFFICIALLY into season 5, cortexifans, and we are so excited! We are joined by Geoff (xforce11), a familiar voice to the podcast as he has not only co-hosted before but is also a frequent contributor to our feedback section, and he offers some incredibly great insight into some of the music that is heard in the episode. We, of course, touch upon the beautiful endi...

Welcome back, cortexifans, to our fifth and final season! We are kicking things off a tad unconventionally by starting off season 5… with a season 4 episode! "Letters of Transit" was Fringe's whacky, out of the box 19th episode of season 4 and truly behaves as the backdoor premiere to season 5 which is why we ultimately decided to watch it and cover it that way. We are joined by Damon as we cover...

We are ringing in 2026 with our discussion of the Fringe season 4 finale! We discuss the powerful character moments and great performances from some of the cast in this episode and how, were it not for 4.19 and the closing scene of this finale, this would have been a mostly satisfying series finale, but we love season 5, so we are really glad that that wasn't the case. We also share some great fee...

We are discussing part of the Fringe season 4 finale this episode which sees the return of William Bell! We talk about how much we love Walter's and Astrid's connection in this episode and were initially shocked by the cliffhanger. We also share some great feedback from listeners waffling on - listeners such as ShelkyBean, Geoff (xorce11), Anna (not Torv), and Eric (or Eric from Pennsylvania as yo...

Having skipped "Letters of Transit" for now because we're treating it as the season 5 premiere, we are taking on "Worlds Apart" in this episode as Jones' plan to collapse the universes and create a new one comes to an apocalyptic climax. We discuss the wonderful character moments in this episode, especially the great conversations between the two Walters and the two Olivias, and we get some phenom...

We are joined by a very special consultant of our own this week, returning guest Marianne! We discuss this episode and various aspects that we really like, especially the great character development that we get from characters such as Foelivia (even though she isn't really a foe anymore), Walter, and Colonel Broyles, and we share some great thoughts from feedbackers like Geoff (xforce11), Eric (or...

Join us this week (once again just the two of us, no special guest) as we talk about "Everything in Its Right Place" - finally an episode centered on Lincoln! We discuss how the theme of the episode is centered around Lincoln searching for belonging, a struggle that he has been experiencing for several episodes now. We also touch upon aspects of the episode such as the healing between the two univ...

Nothing is as it seems this week because it's just the two of us - no special guest! We discuss the return of Porcupine Man from "The Transformation" and how we feel about how he is handled. We agree that it isn't necessarily a highlight episode and we point to a scene especially that seems a bit contrived. We also voice some frustrations about the leaps in logic that this episode makes, but don't...

We hope that you have fearless… auditory passages (?) because we are here to share a short story about love along with frequent feedbacker Eric (or Eric from Pennsylvania as you'd prefer). This was such a fun episode to record especially since we love some aspects of this episode and not so much others. We love that we get some counterbalancing feedback from Geoff (xforce11) as well as some feedba...

We are joined by Jerame for this episode as we discuss one of the best, most pivotal episodes of Fringe ! Join us as we talk about what we love about this episode (especially the fact that we finally, after 75 episodes, find out "who or what" the Observers are) but also a couple of things that have us feeling just a tad frustrated. We also share some great feedback from listeners such as Geoff (xf...

Join us this week as we talk all about what it means to be a better human being! Pavla and Darrell dive into this episode that has many parallels to the Fringe pilot and "Marionette." We take a look at the developments in the Peter and Olivia relationship, the impact the music has on one particular scene, discuss Walter's behavior toward Peter, and earn some cool stuff about the Czech Republic.  W...

We are visiting the small Vermont town of Westfield this week along with Missnett and are so excited to be talking about this amazing episode of Fringe and its similarities to The X-Files , Twin Peaks , and horror. We love how the stakes feel so high and how the Olivia of this timeline is finally starting to get her previous memories back, and we share some great feedback from Geoff (xforce11), Sh...

We are joined by the GSM Podcasts legend Geoff (xforce11) this week as we discuss this myth-alone episode midway through season 4 - "Making Angels"! We love the interactions between the two Astrids as well as between Foelivia and Walter but also touch upon some minor issues with the writing. We also share some truly amazing listener feedback from listeners like Geoff (xforce11), Rory, Keilly, Shel...

We are looking at this episode of Fringe from a forced perspective, but it's kind of nice that it's just the two of us for once! Even though this episode is mostly a standalone episode, it's still a really beautiful episode with a great wraparound. We share some excellent (as always) feedback from listeners like Eric (or Eric from Pennsylvania as you prefer), Geoff (xforce11), Keilly, ShelkyBean,...

We are going back to where we've never been (or have we?) this week as Michael London of Fringe Connections joins us again to discuss this pivotal episode of season 4! We talk about how we have been feeling about this season vs. how we felt back in the day, discuss the references to The Wizard of Oz , Walternate's shift in character, and much more! We also share some amazing feedback from listener...

We are going back to where we've never been (or have we?) this week as Michael London of Fringe Connections joins us again to discuss this pivotal episode of season 4! We talk about how we have been feeling about this season vs. how we felt back in the day, discuss the references to The Wizard of Oz , Walternate's shift in character, and much more! We also share some amazing feedback from listener...

Helen joins us all the way from Germany this week to discuss this episode of Fringe. Listen in as we discuss the rich character moments from this episode that we love and how Eugene's story and conflict parallels both Olivia and Peter. We also, of course, share some wonderful feedback from listeners like Geoff (xforce), Rory (who offers up a short stack of waffles this episode), Linda Is Lost, Eri...