re: *OFFICIAL* Fringe M/TV Board rewatch thread (current episodes discussion p. 60)

I know we don't discuss this till tomorrow. But, even though I know what happens in a few episodes I was still really excited to see what was going to happen to Olivia. I don't remember what exactly I felt like the first time I watched this show, but I would think I would have been very very excited and wanted to continue watching. Knowing fringe switches between the alternate universe and ours episode to episode. I almost skipped over episode 6 and watched episode 7.

What I've come to realize about this season so far is that.

1) the Olivia story line in the alternate universe is great exciting and makes you want to come back. I agree it has its flaws too but it is one of the higher points of the season so far.
2) the story line in our universe isn't as entertaining and doesn't want you to come back as much. Fauxlivia is a decent addition to the story. Anna torv is a great actress but I'm not as intersted in fauxliva's story line.
3) I think I was more interested in the machine story line in the first watch but the story isn't as good as the story in the alternate universe. Maybe the writers tried to Mix in to many stories and into one arc. See bellow
A) Peter playing with this machine that only bonds to him.
B) fauxlivia leading the shape shifters.
C) Walter not trusting Peter and trying to stop him
D) fauxlivia not trying to be found out by Peter that she isn't Olivia. (It's pretty obvious she isn't I'm shocked Peter hasn't found out)
E) the latest fringe event thy have to solve.

Compared to the other side
A) Walter trying to get Olivia be like fauxlivia
B) Olivia and her losing her mind (pretty much A)
C) eventually trying to find a way out of this side.
D) the latest fringe case.

I've enjoyed the alternate story arc on this run through more than our universe. Maybe because it's something new, but I suspect it has more to do with, there is one main story we are following, while on our side you have about 4 stories to keep track of.

I'm going to continue this discussion after the saints game, maybe some tonight but def tomorrow.