Fringe

Fringe, Ep. 5.12-13, “Liberty”/”An Enemy of Fate”: Heavy-handed finale delivers with character, if not plot

Fringe, Ep. 5.11, “The Boy Must Live”: Talky ep answers some questions, ignores others

Fringe, Ep. 5.09-10: Character, in very different ways, remains paramount in strong eps

Best TV of 2012

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Fringe, Ep. 5.07-8: Series’ themes come to the fore in quasi-two-parter

Fringe, Ep. 5.06, “Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There”: Second standalone of s5 far more successful

Fringe, Ep. 5.05, “An Origin Story”: As ever, the Bishops don’t handle loss well

Fringe, Ep. 5.04, “The Bullet That Saved the World”: Tragic twist ups stakes, finality of season

Fringe, Ep. 5.03, “The Recordist”: Strong character beats don’t make up for lack of action

Fringe, Ep. 5.02, “In Absentia”: Restraint promises quiet, intelligent arc

Fringe, Ep. 5.01, “Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11”: Strong premiere sets up series’ brave new world

2012’s Best TV – So Far

Fringe, Ep. 4.22, “Brave New World (Part 2)”: Finale makes most of troublesome setup

Fringe, Ep. 4.21, “Brave New World (Part 1)”: Uneven ep raises stakes, concerns for finale

Fringe, Ep. 4.20, “Worlds Apart”: Bittersweet ep bids fond farewell to groundbreaking chapter

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Fringe, Ep. 4.19, “Letters of Transit”: Fun episode offers intriguing glimpse at show’s future

Fringe, Ep. 4.18, “The Consultant”: Continued focus on character keeps series on track

Fringe, Ep. 4.17, “Everything In Its Right Place”: Character study puts series back on track

Fringe, Ep. 4.16, “Nothing As It Seems”: Half intriguing sci-fi, half hokum

Fringe, Ep. 4.15, “A Short Story About Love”: Answers and identity issues overshadow familiar case

Fringe, Ep. 4.14, “The End of All Things”: Welcome answers belie stalled-romance nervousness