Olivia’s Odyssey Fringe Fox Network, Fridays, 9 PM “Entrada” Written by Jeff Pinkner & J. H. Wyman Directed by Brad Anderson “Who am I to play God with other people’s lives? Who am I to make that choice?” – Colonel Broyles I hesitate to brand any single episode of a complicated series as Best Episode Ever, but this week comes darned close. In a season marked by outstanding writing, this hour of Fringe brilliantly resolved several ongoing storylines, while at the same time bringing to the fore some long-simmering conflicts which will enrich the next half-season. All while keeping the pace and…
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Fringe: “The Abducted”
Candy Man Fringe Fox Network, Thursdays, 9 PM “The Abducted” Written by David Wilcox & Graham Roland Directed by Chuck Russell “There is no crime more heinous than the theft of a child.” – Walternate One of the difficulties of a background “mythology” to a show is that it threatens to overwhelm the weekly episodes; viewers who are invested in several years’ worth of story development are impatient when the more complicated storyline is “interrupted” by a case not related to the background arc. This episode ofFringe reaches back to earlier episodes to provide a different kind of continuity – with…