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outsdrAndy and I have recently gotten into the Fox show Fringe. We watched the first season via NetFlix, and then we caught up with season 2 via some downloads and me running cables to the TV to make an impromptu media player. We finally got caught up last night with the most recent episode, White Tulip.
So, lots of times when watching Fringe, I figure out things pretty quickly in the story- the familiar sci-fi tech and bizarre scientific theory. But the ending of White Tulip really caught me off guard.
#1 because Robocop (that wasn't the character, but the actor was Peter Weller) went back in time to die with his fiance, not save her. I wasn't expecting that.
#2, the white tulip that Robocop mailed to Walter one year after Robocop's death. Because by going back in time Robocop erased everything that had happened, Walter will never remember his discussion with Robocob about how he wants a sign from god to show him that it's okay to tell Peter his true origins- a white tulip, which aren't in season. So, Walter is not going to realize why Robocop sent it to him; it's just a random event to him, but since it's exactly the sign he was looking for, the only determination he'll be able to reach is that it really IS a sign from god.
I liked that episode a lot also because it really demonstrated the creation of multiple universes based upon the outcome of events. Every time Robocob went back in time, he created a new universe. What I can't decide is whether the old universe he left would continue, or if it would end because of his actions. I _think_ it would continue, just without Robocop being a part of it any more. Because he is creating these multiple universes himself with his time jumps, he is a stationary point, and only one of him would exist- there would not be multiple versions of him in these universes.
I love this show.
So, lots of times when watching Fringe, I figure out things pretty quickly in the story- the familiar sci-fi tech and bizarre scientific theory. But the ending of White Tulip really caught me off guard.
#1 because Robocop (that wasn't the character, but the actor was Peter Weller) went back in time to die with his fiance, not save her. I wasn't expecting that.
#2, the white tulip that Robocop mailed to Walter one year after Robocop's death. Because by going back in time Robocop erased everything that had happened, Walter will never remember his discussion with Robocob about how he wants a sign from god to show him that it's okay to tell Peter his true origins- a white tulip, which aren't in season. So, Walter is not going to realize why Robocop sent it to him; it's just a random event to him, but since it's exactly the sign he was looking for, the only determination he'll be able to reach is that it really IS a sign from god.
I liked that episode a lot also because it really demonstrated the creation of multiple universes based upon the outcome of events. Every time Robocob went back in time, he created a new universe. What I can't decide is whether the old universe he left would continue, or if it would end because of his actions. I _think_ it would continue, just without Robocop being a part of it any more. Because he is creating these multiple universes himself with his time jumps, he is a stationary point, and only one of him would exist- there would not be multiple versions of him in these universes.
I love this show.
