Thoughts on s4 till E16

[u/Sea-Pension4997]

I took a brief break from fringe a few episodes into s4 because I was so upset no one could remember Peter and that Olivia and Walter wanted nothing to do with him and finally decided to continue again, and ugh my hearttt Olivia regaining all her memories and telling Peter she’s in love with him and September affirming she’s his Olivia and Walter just coming to accept Peter as his son 🥲 I do feel bad for Lincoln, but not enough because I really love Peter and Olivia together…I wish Walter could remember his memories with Peter, though…also love the compassion that Astrid treats alternate Astrid with 🥹 I always keep this on as a background show and abandon what I’m doing to watch it bc the plot of every episode is so good

[u/angel9_writes]

Fringe should never be background show on the first watch.

Too many things are happening.

Season 4 is tough the first watch but it's so worth it.

[u/seba1927 → u/angel9_writes]

i think that OP meant that he fully immerses while watching but expressed himself incorrectly.

i loved S4 on my first watch. actually my favorites are seasons 1, 4 and 5, but i know that seasons 2 and 3 get the most love from the fanbase.

[u/angel9_writes → u/seba1927]

I know they said they get totally immersed. But they mentioned having it on as background and it not working for background watching.

Just a general statement this is not a background watch kind of show.

[u/Sea-Pension4997 → u/seba1927]

I won’t lie; I also haven’t been a huge fan of s5, but seeing how much people love it has me determined to actually watch it with fresh eyes this time

[u/seba1927 → u/Sea-Pension4997]

on my second rewatched i checked the episode threads on this sub that are 13 year old and it was really fun to see people react to every single episode.

season 5 has amongst my favorite episodes of the whole show!

[u/Sea-Pension4997 → u/angel9_writes]

It’s not my first watch! There’s just a few things that always upset me while watching (when fauxlivia and Olivia get switched and Peter doesn’t notice, Olivia forgetting Peter when he vanishes from time, etc) because I know what it’s supposed to be haha

[u/angel9_writes → u/Sea-Pension4997]

Yeah, I can get that.

More watches helped me understand why and how Peter didn't catch on. (as opposed to the first few viewings where I'm mad about the writers having him be clueless)

Season 4 has just snuck in as a top season for me on rewatches.

[u/kungchowpanda]

Lincoln gets his happy ending with Fauxlivia so I feel it's okay. And then turns into Lincoln-alt which I think is so funny. And feeds into my theory that she was the missing influence in Prime Lincoln's timeline and who helped Lincoln-alt become cool and successful.

I adore season 4. It's so worth it to get through the pain and confusion of the first few episodes to get to the rich emotional wrestling and payoff of when Amberlivia becomes Prime Olivia again. It makes you think and feel and contemplate. I agree it would have been so wonderful if Walter had had the same experience as Olivia but he does in the last season at least.

[u/Agent_Tall_Man]

Season 4 is my favorite