That's a great point. I think the show has been smart about - as this episode mentioned in the dialogue - mashing up genres. The strength of that kind of story-telling stems from its flexibility and its fluid incorporation of new blood (no pun intended). Unending horror would quickly drive the show into corners it…

Totally! Jenson Ackles, as is frequently the case, is the MVP of comedy. His wary look heavenward when Lance shouts out, "Oh, ye gods!" just underlined how great he is in his reaction shots. When the dude in the stocks drops his teeth and has them shoved back into his mouth by Jerry, Ackles licks his own teeth in a…

That sheriff kicked nine kinds of ass. His opening scene, talking to Sam and Dean, was dry and hilarious, particularly when he told them that the drawn-and-quartered victim was "all there, twig and berries, too." Then, he dropped the exquisite phrase, "high as balls," and stole my heart.

This was, quite possibly, the most joyfully queer episode of SPN ever. It embraced the play of gender and sexualities and literally defined the point of it all as "play," by the end - allowing the Winchesters (even dour Sam) to acknowledge the value and the healing of simply having fun.

Sorry to be responding so late, but I have a theory on this and figured it wouldn't hurt to throw it out there (plus, I'm reluctant to let go of our last forum for talking to like-minded Fringe fans).

Yes. I was afraid to say this out loud, but yes, the axe is looming over him.

Thus, The Bullet That Saved the World!

I don't think it'll be Declan dead in the boat because the corpse's left hand is the only part of him shown in the previews and it's clearly wearing a wedding ring.

I also thought it was cool the way he said, "You owe me." There was a wealth of backstory in that one sentence.

Certainly, September's speech about discovering his own fatherhood in loving a son was the one thing he could say to Walter Bishop that would sway him.

Yes! Colonel John Sheppard. *outs self as Stargate: Atlantis fan* Yeah, I said. it.

This reminds me of the mad skills of Noble in contrast to the mediocre skills which are so frequently rewarded with little statuettes and public acclaim. It would be nice to see a guy who has perfected his craft with hard work over years, in relative (U.S.) obscurity get some of that (rhubarb) pie.

The hair was weird, very stiff, like a Farrah-do frozen in place with a crap-ton of hairspray, which so so not Fauxlivia's style, The grey streak were actually kind of cool but, even with superior wig-making advances, that thing was awful. No natural-looking part, no movement, just a cap of hair. Disappointing.

@kthrace:disqus Of course you're right. They've overtly referenced Trek numerous time - early in the series, particularly - and I totally forgot about Nimoy being Spock because I was so focused on wondering throughout the 2 episodes tonight if we were going to find out what William Bell did to Olivia before the…

The only thing that makes me less sad about that is that Walter at least didn't have to die at the end, which I thought for sure was where the show was going. So I imagine Walter playing with all the cool tech of the future, running another lab, solving mysteries and, eventually, being able to think of Peter, Olivia,…

Have you seen them?

Your post just made me start crying all over again. Also, I never had a dad. Dammit. Glad your's is home but please don't let him watch T:BD1.

Honestly? I was hoping to see one of those Alien worm things burst out of his stomach and see how fast he figured out human emotion THEN.

I don't know. I was having a Star Trek flashback at that moment. I'm sure that wasn't intentional.

The best thing about that righteous kill was that, after a season where Olivia has been fairly passive - sad mom, unconsulted wife - she finally gets to be Agent Dunham again. Her solo trip to the other universe and her world-killing powers unleashed and shooting the fuck out of all bad guy then squashing the…