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I really liked this episode.
Was very irritated by the major c-block that took place—GRRR!
The look on Olivia's face when she saw that Peter was from the alt universe—was amazing—talk about a picture being worth a 1000 words! That was some good actin'!
The MOW ep with the Nazi did seem out of place, if only because I've been so antsy to get on with the universe merging/ saving the world sltoryline. I did enjoy it, though. It showed more of Walter's resolve – which we've heard about but hadn't really seen until recently. It also showed that his relationships are getting damaged. It seems like every week, Olivia looks at him with more hate.
I actually liked 'Bishop Revival'. The fringe-y parts were on the tame side, yes, but there was a lot of good meaty character interaction among the family (and not just the ones who are related). It's good to see glimpses every now and then of the lingering tensions in the group, particularly the thorny spots between Peter and Walter. I can't wait to see the fallout from the revelation of alt-Peter. It'll make for some great drama.
For me, 'Jacksonville' was the less interesting of the two. The whole cortexiphan (sp?) storyline feels somewhat cliched, and the "glimmer" effect is unconvincing to me. Plus, I'm entirely anti-Peter/Olivia. I like their platonic relationship much more than their romantic potential. I actually really liked Peter/Rachel from last year, so seeing him make a move on Rachel's sister is a little squicky. It's interesting that that was his instinctive way of offering comfort, though.
The look on Olivia's face when she realized Peter was from the parallel universe was indeed priceless, as was Walter's plea to her (he was practically begging), "Please don't tell Peter." I sincerely hope they do not follow Lost's playbook of throwing these beyond fantastic concepts and events at the Fringe Team and they just roll with them without truly being affected by at least some of them. How can Olivia work with Peter as normal, knowing that he is NOT from the same universe. She showed genuine anger at Walter for experimenting on her as a child; that's something that should not go away any time soon. This crazy stuff has got to start messing with the Team's heads.