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Last night's Fringe resolved a mystery that stretches back to the beginning of the series: the cause of Walter Bishop's mental disorders. All it takes is our team of dimension-hopping enemy supersoldiers and and a boatload of brain surgery.
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Last night's Fringe gave us a new monster nightmare: giant, tentacled worms that live inside their host until they come bursting out of their faces. But it turns out that not everyone minds an encounter with their fearsome fangs.
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They've been lurking in the background for the entire series, and last night, Fringe's bald Observers finally stepped into the limelight. Here's what we learned about the mysterious beings who've been spying on the Fringe team.
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Last night's episode featured a mind-controlling teenager with a penchant for violence. But that's not why Astrid has her tinfoil hat firmly in place. We also learned something sinister about our corporate friends at Massive Dynamic.
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With the World Series over, Fringe is finally back with a B-movie-inspired episode that plunges us into Russian fringe science, delves into Agent Broyles' past, turns people to ash, and has us wondering what the CIA is up to.
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On last night's Fringe we learned that stealing dreams is not only addictive, it can make some people feel downright stabby. Plus, Walter flexes his mad scientists muscles using a naive FBI agent and a flask of chloroform.
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Last night on Fringe, we drank worms, did drugs, and stole cryogenically frozen heads. But more importantly, we finally got to see Olivia's visit to the other universe, and hear Leonard Nimoy explain all about the coming interdimensional war.
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Last night's Fringe started out with unusual bang, in the form of a literal human bomb. Soon the Fringe team is blowing up watermelons, traveling to Iraq, and reminiscing about Peter's childhood Playboy jigsaw puzzle. Spoilers ahead.
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In last night's Fringe, a scorpion baby terrorizes a small town and reflects a father's desperate love. Also, Olivia learns the downside of superpowered hearing, and finds her guru working in a bowling alley. Spoilers ahead.
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Gene the cow put on her best party hat for last night's Fringe season premiere, an episode that brought us shapeshifters, transdimensional typewriters, a new team member, custard, and a kiss that revealed an unexpected alliance. Spoilers below...
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In last night's season finale of Fringe, there were some reality-splitting revelations and at least one crazy-ass Abrams lens flare moment. And it was awesome, but confusing to the uninitiated. Allow me to explain. Spoilers!
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All the conspiracies started to make sense last night on Fringe, in one of the most rewarding episodes ever for people who love the show's mythology. For those who don't, there were Trek jokes. Spoilers!
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Nothing like a little recreational spine-severing, Syphillis-engineering, and more hints about a secret underground science society known as ZFT. That's why last night's Fringe made us feel all grody-happy inside. Spoilers!
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We've been dying to know more about Olivia's strange powers, possibly connected to childhood experiments, and definitely connected to a vast science conspiracy involving supersoldiers. And in last night's Fringe, we got our wish. Spoilers!
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Fringe never lets me down. In last night's episode there was a giant monster that defied all laws of science and made me think of the Trogdor song from Homestar Runner. Spoilers ahead!
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In this week's Fringe, called "The No-Brainer," Olivia and the scoobies got to investigate their most cyber opponent yet: A pop-up window that turns people's brains to goo! Spoilers ahead, weirdos.
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Last night's episode of Fringe reminded me why I've fallen in love with this show: You've got your gooey mega-virus attacks, scary conspiracies, and Olivia fist-fighting her way through underground research facilities. Spoilers ahead!
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If I'd had any doubts about Fringe becoming my new guilty pleasure, this week erased them. I am now officially a watcher of Fringe, rather than a sampler of it. Last night's episode "The Cure" gave us a healthy dose of WTF back story on several of our main characters — Agent Olivia and Mad Scientist Spawn Peter — as well as some frankly awesome exploding heads. It was the first time that the show really gelled, and I'll tell you why. Spoilers ahead!
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Fringe Solves the Mystery of Walter's Madness
Last night's Fringe resolved a mystery that stretches back to the beginning of the series: the cause of Walter Bishop's mental disorders. All it takes is our team of dimension-hopping enemy supersoldiers and and a boatload of brain surgery. More »Monster Worms Are Fringe's Latest Health Craze
What We've Learned About Fringe's Observers
They've been lurking in the background for the entire series, and last night, Fringe's bald Observers finally stepped into the limelight. Here's what we learned about the mysterious beings who've been spying on the Fringe team. More »Always Wear Your Tinfoil Hat Inside Massive Dynamic
Last night's episode featured a mind-controlling teenager with a penchant for violence. But that's not why Astrid has her tinfoil hat firmly in place. We also learned something sinister about our corporate friends at Massive Dynamic. More »Commie Fringe Scientists Bring Back Deadly Space Souvenir
Fringe's Dream Machine Turns Your Coworkers Into Cannibals
Leonard Nimoy Explains Fringe's Final Storm
Humans and Watermelons Alike Explode on Fringe
Last night's Fringe started out with unusual bang, in the form of a literal human bomb. Soon the Fringe team is blowing up watermelons, traveling to Iraq, and reminiscing about Peter's childhood Playboy jigsaw puzzle. Spoilers ahead. More »Father-Son Bonding Over Fringe's Scorpion Baby
A Shapeshifting Supersoldier Can't Stop Fringe's Birthday Celebration
Is There More Than One Final Episode For Fringe?
Dimension-Hopping Conspiracies Explained, On "Fringe"!
Spinal Fluid With A Side of Syphillis, on Fringe
Olivia's Transdimensional Powers Get Stranger on "Fringe"
A Monster That's Half-Snake, Half-Bat, and Half-Tank on Fringe
Fringe never lets me down. In last night's episode there was a giant monster that defied all laws of science and made me think of the Trogdor song from Homestar Runner. Spoilers ahead! More »A Computer Virus That Turns Your Brain to Goo
Fringe Returns with a Triumphant Megavirus Attack
Fringe Is All About Drugs and Chainsaws
Walter and Peter Do Some Badass Bonding on Fringe
Shocking Brains and Revelations on Fringe
Fringe Gives Us a Bloody Birthday Present This Week
If I'd had any doubts about Fringe becoming my new guilty pleasure, this week erased them. I am now officially a watcher of Fringe, rather than a sampler of it. Last night's episode "The Cure" gave us a healthy dose of WTF back story on several of our main characters — Agent Olivia and Mad Scientist Spawn Peter — as well as some frankly awesome exploding heads. It was the first time that the show really gelled, and I'll tell you why. Spoilers ahead! More »