A Sense Of Isolation Fringe Fox Network, Fridays, 9 PM “Alone in the World” Written by David Fury Directed by Miguel Sapochnik “I know what it is to be lonely.” – Walter I am detecting a distinct theme in Fringe this year. It would be hard not to, since the writers are hitting us over the head with it in every episode: without Peter Bishop, the lives of everyone in this series is profoundly affected for the worst. In every episode, someone complains about being lonely or isolated, mentions the hole in their lives, the pervasive sense of loss they cannot explain.…
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Fringe: “One Night In October”
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, v. 2.0 Fringe Fox Network, Fridays, 9 PM “One Night in October” Written by Alison Schapker & Monica Owuso-Breen Directed by Brad Anderson “He’s a professor? And over there he’s a serial killer?” — Olivia Man is the only monster that can explain itself, so it’s no wonder that serial killers hold such fascination for us. Hard-wired as we are for social contact, the lone killer who shows no empathy at all holds all the lure of a mutant or a changeling. In what may well be the best-written episode of the entire show, Fringebrilliantly exploits…