Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

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Synopsis:

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

The title has fun implications ... Could we be getting zzzzombies?

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Might just be me but for those that are new and those that are old, do you like the "break messages" Where it tells you how long it will be until the show comes back? I know both my Fiancee and I really like them......Its almost like they are talking to the DVR crowd and saying skip 10/60/90 seconds ahead and we will be back ;)......

Cant wait for tonights episode though, I am hooked into this show until it sinks....

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Agree. And I love that!

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

This episode was okay, but it needed more Walter. Looks like Olivia's sister is developing an interest in Peter.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

You can never have too much Walter.

Agree with you regarding the sis.

Decent ep overall.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

I started to cringe at the beginning with the hand coming out of the computer, but was relieved when they explained it as a hallucination brought on by auditory/visual stimuli.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Still a big fan of the series, but that was probably the weakest ep of the season so far, imo. I guess I'm just not a fan of hacker-themed storylines, and all of those wacky user interfaces that allow them to easily find an address of someone downloading a file in about 30 seconds.

Where was The Observer? I missed him if he was there somewhere...


And damn, Astrid :drool:

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Yeah this was probably my least favorite so far. I still enjoyed parts of it but the new FBI guy is just bringing it down for me.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

I had no pity for the victims. Never click on pop ups! It's the cardinal sin of the internet.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Exactly, the young guy in the beginning at the very least seemed computer savy enough to know not to click on a random pop up.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Walter always gets the best lines in this show. The one about the $2000 for baboon seminal fluid was hilarious.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Was Chris Partlow the computer guy that Pacey went to?

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Yup. Counting Daniels, three actors from The Wire were in this episode.

And based on the preview:

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Hello! No one mentions the Dawson's Creek reunion between Pacey and Grams?

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Who was the third?

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

the baddie, Chris Bauer. he played Frank Sbotka.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Molester guy just needs to go.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

THAT'S why he looked so familiar.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

I was just thinking last night that if Walter was no longer on the show, I'd very likely quit watching it. Really, I just sit around for an hour waiting for Walter scenes.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

I had to explain to the people I was watching the show with why I suddenly exclaimed "Sobotka!" when the villain was revealed.

It was a so-so episode, but I wouldn't call it the weakest of the season - I'd still rank it higher than a couple of the earliest episodes. I am disappointed that they've gone with the cliche "Asshole investigator trying to shut down the unit and getting in the way of the heroes' work" plot that's been seen a million times; I hope it ends soon.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Growing tired of this show.

Same forumla every week. The angry FBI guy who no one would ever, and no one is taking seriously is a major annoyance and adds NOTHING to the show. Apparently Blair Brown is too busy running her company to even be in the show as if that ever had anything to do with the plot. There is/was some type of over arching story, wasn't there? Or is this just turning into a soap opera with crying mother's and cute sisters?

It is obvious that Abrams can come up with good ideas and then manage to leave everyone hanging while he tries to figure out what to do next.

I moved it down on the dvr priority list.

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Really?

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

Gizmo I cannot begin to explain how much you disappointed me with this comment. ;)

Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
 

I was expecting the Dawson's Creek reunion to be mentioned way earlier too... looks like Joshua Jackson hooked someone up with a job :)