Fringe

For the most part I’ve been trying to focus on series that most people may not have heard of or just skipped over due to lack of interest. This series I was honestly surprised to find out that not as many people had watched it as I thought. If I could compare it to anything it would almost be a modern day x-files but on a completely different scale. Fringe is one of my favourite series in general not just on Netflix.

Olivia Dunham is an FBI agent who goes through a personal tragedy at the opening of the series but because of it uncovers a series of events falling under the category of fringe science. After asking many questions to her superiors she is eventually transferred to a new division with the specific task of stopping these potentially lethal fringe attacks. As they start to investigate the science behind some of the things going on they are led to Dr. Walter Bishop, one of the most brilliant scientists to have ever lived that had been spending the last 17 years in St. Clair mental institution. Due to his conditions the only way they are able to talk to him is if his son Peter is present. Peter also happens to be a genius but works mostly in the black market and doing private contracting of different kinds. 

At first he is reluctant to return home and see his father, but Olivia eventually convinces him by threatening to let “certain people” know his whereabouts. After meeting with Walter the FBI pushes to have him released into Peter’s custody and reopen his lab at Harvard University. Despite being a genius with a recorded IQ of 192 after spending the better part of two decades in the institution he has definitely gone a little crazy. Even so him and his old lab partner William Bell had worked for the government developing their most top -secret projects all while experimenting with psychedelics and other substance constantly. While Walter was away William had started a company called Massive Dynamic, which has become the most powerful and most advanced company on the planet. Most of the events relating to the pattern trace back to Walter but he doesn’t remember everything and as I said earlier is a little bit off his rocker. Walter being as smart and as crazy as he is Peter most often is the only person that can handle and understand him. To be honest the show is worth watching just to experience Walter’s character and his antics.

Fringe’s story progression through the seasons is perfectly paced and eventually becomes a completely different beast than it had originally started as. The scientific phenomena such as teleportation and telekinesis are what make the plot so interesting and the possibility of it through science is what really intrigued me. If I could elaborate more without ruining the plot for everyone I would but I’m not one to dish out spoilers when trying to get people to watch something. Anyways, I would really recommend this especially if you like or don’t mind science fiction.