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Fringe: “Northwest Passage”

Peter from Boston By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2010 by Sarah Stegall Fringe Fox, Thursdays, 9:00 PM “Northwest Passage” Written by Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz & Nora Zuckerman & Lilla Zuckerman Directed by Joe Chapelle My area of expertise is weird. —Peter Bishop At last, we get an episode showcasing Peter Bishop. From being completely invisible in the episode named after him, he goes to center stage. Joshua Jackson delivers a solid, convincing performance that teaches us more about Peter than we learned in the first half of this season. We start with a mild flirtation between Peter—now…

Game of Thrones: “Baelor”

What Matters “Baelor” Game of Thrones HBO, Sundays, 9 PM Written by Daniel Benioff & D. B. Weiss Directed by Alan Taylor “If the day ever came when your father was forced to choose between honor on the one hand, and those he loves on the other, what would he do?” – Blind Master Aemon The most fascinating thing about this episode of Game of Thrones was learning how far some people will go to prop up their self-delusions. Even those who think honor lies in honesty are revealed as self-deluded, hypocritical, even vain. I don’t know what story George R. R.…