Quickie reaction to Fringe 4.01

[sholio]

So I hope you'll believe me when I say that I'm genuinely happy for those of you who seem to be completely taken with Lincoln Lee and are glad he's getting more screen time. But for me he's always been about as interesting as a human-shaped piece of cardboard, and the fact that he was in just about every scene and seems likely to continue that way ... was something of a black spot, for me, on an episode that was otherwise fairly strong and interesting (if mostly setup/recap without a lot of payoff). I like the idea of changing up the team and I'm really curious where they're going with this season, but, damn, the team as it stands -- 1/4 character I oscillate between not caring about and being actively annoyed by, 1/4 Walter with no emotional center and never leaving the lab ... I'm going to be missing the next couple of episodes due to travel, and I'm not sure if I mind all that much.

Still love Olivia and Astrid, but since they've never had a particularly compelling bond with each other (alas), that basically leaves one remaining character relationship I'm invested in -- Astrid and Walter. And no particular sign that there will be new ones that engage me, if the focus is on bringing Lincoln into the fold and showing him the Fringe world this season.

This one may slip back to my "watch when I have time, don't miss it otherwise" pile.

Comments

[monanotlisa]

Olivia and Astrid, but since they've never had a particularly compelling bond with each other (alas)

I know; I wish the writers would tackle that a little -- c'mon, we know Olivia prides herself on not needing anybody...but perhaps she'd want it? God, I want gen fanfic featuring these two...actually, I think I still owe someone that very story, for help-pakistan. ;) Cheer me on?

[sholio]

*cheers on* :)

Yeah, the writing on Fringe is generally pretty strong, but damn I wish it was a more Bechdel-passing show than it is. Not that this is a specific criticism of Fringe, by any means -- I feel that way about nearly every show I watch, which just indicates how many of them fail on that front -- but it's frustrating because they've developed nearly ever other character combination except that one.