Fringe: Night of Desirable Objects - AND FEAR!!1 ahem.
Oh thank you, thank you Fringe. As the weather turns toward fall, our cravings for good, old-fashioned horror movies increases. And boy, did this week's episode fit the bill. We even found ourselves shouting "No, don't split up!" at the television.Sure, it starts out innocuously enough with mysterious disappearances in a small town -- but you know it's turning horror show when the camera focuses randomly on an empty stretch of corn field. That's just never a good sign. And then the random utility worker gets eaten by said random corn field and the fun begins. More after the jump.
Okay, we may have a strange idea of what fun really is (especially in the context of horror-themed Fringe episodes) but here you go. The funnest things about this episode in no particular order.
Fun #1
We loved that the scarecrow. He made us laugh every time. Probably it was intended to be spooky and ominous, but we laughed. There's just something about how the whole thing was put together that just made us giggle. Maybe the junk in the trunk?
Fun #2
We loved Evil Charlie. Evil Charlie is Eeeeevil. Is it just us? Or are his eyes darker now? He certainly glowers more now. And he had that pained walk there at one point, where he looked like he was about to fall apart. But he didn't. So we look forward to Evil Charlie showing up again next week.
Fun #3
Predicting when something was going to jump out at us/pull someone on screen off screen. We particularly laughed at the poof of dust that was all the indication of the demise of the sheriff. (Who is evidently so under-staffed that he had to run his own crime scene tape.)
Fun #4
Wait, did Peter just ask the FBI for a C-130 transport plane?
Fun #5
The FBI searches an old farm house and doesn't realize there are two hidden rooms? Wow, okay then.
Fun #5
Hah! The frogs, the toy car, and the net. What more is there to say?
Fun #6
Poor Olivia, not enjoying her new superpower. Personally, I think I wouldn't have a problem with super-secret-super-duper hearing. But I guess she needs to go visit Nina Sharp's guy at the bowling alley to figure out what's happening to her. Really? You went to an alternate universe? And you're getting your hearing checked? Okay.
We have to admit that we've had our fill of rotting bodies now, though. They were all over the place in this episode. And we choose to think of all the references to other shows/movies as homages, rather than rip-offs. These guys do seem to be doing this with love, and so are we!
Favorite lines:
Astrid: We've been at this for five hours.
Walter: Science is patience
Astrid: It's also slimy
Peter: How's it going, Walter?
Walter: I plan to urinate in 23 minutes.
Peter: Good to know.
Walter: I'm telling you this because I'm going to need help unzipping my fly. I can't feel my hand.