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I so did not think of the white tulips in this context! But that's why I love reading other people's reviews – there's always something they see differently or they catch some detail that you didn't see.
At the beginning of this episode I was once again reminded how much I love the different title cards. Since I'm going into each new episode almost completely spoiler free, the different beginnings set a nice base note for what to expect.
Truth be told, I really don't know what to make of Walter in this particular episode. It was all so morally grey and conflicted; he has no problems with putting Olivia on a treadmill or pull of that disgusting stunt with the bloody kid to scare her but at the same time he's trying to protect her from her abusive father (even though that was kind of a belated reaction somehow; it was already abundantly clear before what was going on at her home and Walter still saw it as another puzzle piece).
What I really loved about this episode is young Olivia though. There was one particular scene (I think when Walter stress tested her with that block kind of puzzle) where she just throws it all across the table and says, I'm not doing this anymore, in SUCH a grown-up Olivia kind of way – amazing!
Maybe it's just me but I usually have problems when I see the kid versions of grown-up characters – they never seem to have much in common apart from their looks but this girl was just pure genius
I agree with you about Walter's portrayal in this episode–it was very morally gray. Even that minor scene in the beginning of the episode, where he scolded Olivia for talking during their meditation exercise and yet put the bear on Nick's feet, kinda showed that contrast between bastard and nice guy.
Olivia pushing away the puzzle was AMAZING. I kind of wish Walter would've showed her Jaws; you KNOW she would've not been scared of that movie at all!
I guess I'm confused. Why didn't Peter remember Olivia? I now know why he accepted his new dimension digs, but how come he doesn't remember Olivia? Did I miss something? How come Olivia forgot about Peter, also? Maybe they'll both remember at some point, eh?
I'm guessing that, if Walter could make himself forget how to create the doorway to the other universe, that making a couple kids forget they met and hung out once wouldn't be that difficult. Might even have been able to accomplish it with simple hypnosis.