This review written in 2015.
The reason I decided to rewatch this episode is that there is a current debate afoot about Nolan's Interstellar, the 3 hour extravaganza whose position in film history, as this is written, is uncertain.
Leaving aside the length and editing -- talking about Interstellar -- the focus of the debate is science vs. humanism. Although Nolan tries to cram both into his film -- "cram" being the operative word -- it is not clear whether he succeeds.
Which brings us back to this episode of FRINGE.
The episode itself is OK. It meets or exceeds past standards for the series.
The mini-lecture on parallel universes struck a chord with viewers, as you can see in the social media archives from the air-date.
But here is the key. As time goes on, all I will remember from this episode is when John Noble breaks into tears as Torv's character finally confronts him with ... experimenting on children.
This episode of FRINGE I think unintentionally settles the debate about science vs. humanism.
Humanism always wins. Always.
But not always right away.
The reason I decided to rewatch this episode is that there is a current debate afoot about Nolan's Interstellar, the 3 hour extravaganza whose position in film history, as this is written, is uncertain.
Leaving aside the length and editing -- talking about Interstellar -- the focus of the debate is science vs. humanism. Although Nolan tries to cram both into his film -- "cram" being the operative word -- it is not clear whether he succeeds.
Which brings us back to this episode of FRINGE.
The episode itself is OK. It meets or exceeds past standards for the series.
The mini-lecture on parallel universes struck a chord with viewers, as you can see in the social media archives from the air-date.
But here is the key. As time goes on, all I will remember from this episode is when John Noble breaks into tears as Torv's character finally confronts him with ... experimenting on children.
This episode of FRINGE I think unintentionally settles the debate about science vs. humanism.
Humanism always wins. Always.
But not always right away.