'Fringe': Did Leonard Nimoy provide a prosperous season finale?

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Well, we must be getting close to the end of the first season of “Fringe,” as the clues are coming fast and furious now. ZFT! Massive Dynamic! The Observer! Agent Harassment! They were all accounted for, will just one piece of the puzzle left to appear: William Bell himself. When Nina Sharp says he’s traveling, she ain’t kidding around.
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The promo monkeys over at FOX promised us “the most awesome amazing OMG reveal EVER” in last week’s preview. (I’m paraphrasing, of course. Sorta.) Did the show deliver? Not really. The supposedly shocking ending wasn’t all that shocking to the trained viewer. Then again, it’s hard to be shocked about someone you’ve never met. After the mythological majesty of last week’s episode, this week of “Fringe” felt like a missed opportunity.

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I had to check the listings to verify, but Lord in heaven, we just had a sweet, sweet episode of “Fringe” that wasn’t instantly followed by a lengthy hiatus. This might be a first, people. Chock full of mythological goodness, some genuine creeps, and an awfully familiar sounding William Bell, chalk this episode up in the “epic win” column.
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In honor of the Piña Colada song mentioned in tonight’s episode, let me see if I can sum up the episode by rewriting its lyrics: “If you like big hybrid hell beasts, running rampant all through town/Walter sad about his dark past, Peter staring with a frown.” Because that pretty much sums up the hour, people. If it felt like déjà vu, well, that’s because tonight "Fringe" took a few elements from previous episodes, threw them against the wall, and watched it slide slowly down over the course of an hour.

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Last time on “Fringe”…well, it’s been a while, quite frankly. Something about a multiverse, a psychic Lite-Brite, and German men who can bust through walls after teleporting. It was all strange and weird and completely awesome and feels like it was twenty years ago. Ah, the beauty of modern-day television scheduling. In any case, the show returned tonight with a middle of the road episode that sorta just sat there, much like the child at the heart of its mystery.

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OK, let's get this out of the way up top: that was easily the best episode of Fringe so far, living up to the hype promise last summer, laying down the central conflict of the show, and exploding our minds with mythological overload. I need a cigarette. Oh wait, I don't smoke.

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C'mon, admit it: You cackled in hysterics at seeing the fried dog man. It's OK to admit: that was straight up hysterical. My notes in trying to ascertain what Marshall Bowman would eventually morph into read as follows: "Hulk... Dr. Jekyll... werewolf... HEDGEHOG?" I went from thinking we'd see MARSHALL SMASH to having visions of Spiny Norman. Oh, Fringe, you always go the unexpected route.
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Fringe wants you to learn a very important lesson: do not click pop up ads! Did you hear that, ye net-savvy people? Don't do it! Pop up ads apparently aren't for soccer moms anymore: they're for everyone! In some cases, you'll be whisked to a site that wants to sell you amazingly absorbent wash cloths or full-bodied blankets with sleeves. In other cases, your brains might very well ooze out of your nose. And even if you have one of those aforementioned wash cloths, you won't be in much shape to clean yourself off. But fear not: reading this recap won't make your brain liquify.

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Hey, Fringe fanatics, good to see you again. It's a new year, there's a new President of the United States, and there's another Pattern of the Week that had me giggling/squirming/wincing at the very site of it. However, this episode was anything but (get ready for it) sluggish. I know, I'm not proud of that one, either, if that helps.

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