Fringe (2008-2013)

Just watched the series finale. Overall, a good show. I liked the modern X-Files vibe it had when it first began. I started to grow concerned when it abandoned that for these huge season arcs but I think it turned out alright.

The cast was great. Though I had reservations about the casting of Joshua Jackson. Coming hot off LOST you could tell Peter Bishop was supposed to be the new Sawyer. The way they wrote the character and his backstory, how he kept calling women "Doll." It takes a certain kind of man to pull that off and not sound ridiculous. Joshua Jackson is not one of those men. But after the writers figured out what Joshua Jackson could bring to the table I think he did just fine in the roll.

I really hated the alternate timeline storyline though. That whole season was pretty frustrating and I hate that they never resolved it. They just gave Olivia her memories from the other timeline and called it quits.

The whole Observer invasion never made a lick of sense though. Nor how the resistance could exist or make as much progress as they did. It was established that the Observers could not only travel through time but also through the infinite timelines. Suddenly now that they've invaded though all they can do is teleport and give people nosebleeds.

On an emotional level, the finale succeeds but I think it could have been a lot better. I was fully expecting that once their plan succeeded that EVERYTHING would have changed. If there were no Observers then September would have never interrupted Walternate's test for the cure for his son. Which meant he would have cured him on his own and Walter would never have stolen Peter in the first place. A somewhat bitter end but the logical one given the course of events.